I distinctly remember the first time i got to listen to the 1st album.
Was in college living in Newport Beach in a small 2 bedroom apt above a garage, one block from the beach.
Rent was $210/mo which i split with my college roommate.
We also rocked out that semester to the the 1st Montrose album (with Sammy Hagar on vocals).
There was a big debate as to which was the better hard rock album.
RIP Eddie
The only time i ever got to see Van Halen Live was many years later at the Paso Robles state fair near SLO,
and it was when the band had neither
Roth or Hagar at vocals, talk about disappointment.