I have to say that i don't own any Van Halen, but I dig some of the early stuff with DLR. Even I cannot deny that they kicked ass...I'm not fond of Sammy Hagar though. DLR was such a crass and cocky guy, and he's hilarious (and of course almost totally bald nowadays). One of my favorite stories is in Motley Crue's book (a must-read for any rock'n'roll fan, even if you hate the band)...Nikki Sixx was talking about DLR sitting by this mirror, doing a bunch of coke (and hogging it all to himself), when the mirror felt and shattered on him, but he didn't even stop doing what he was doing. Ah, those were the 80's!!