The Band that Changed My Life!

In 1978 I was a prepubescent 12 1/2 year old.  I was a card carrying member of the K.C. & The Sunshine Band fan club.  Then one day my older brother brought home THIS!  

From the opening wail of 'Runnin' With the Devil' to the cool shuffle of 'Ice Cream Man', I knew every lyric and nuance of every song within weeks.  I honestly think that I could go 10 or more years without hearing this record (which I would NEVER do), and still remember those lyrics.  They're THAT burned into my brain.  And in the following years, Van Halen churned out an album a year all the way through 1984.  I intend to cover each and every one of them on this blog sometime in the future, so stay tuned.  In the meantime, I found this clip of Eddie performing 'Eruption' in 1978.  Enjoy!