How much progress had Van Halen made on their seventh studio album before parting ways with David Lee Roth in 1985, and how much of that work made its way onto 5150 ... s 1985 covers EP Crazy ...

But with 1986's '5150' Van Halen proved they knew what they were doing when they hired Sammy Hagar, even if the result was a markedly different, more mature version of everybody's favorite party band.

Every David Lee Roth solo album isn’t better than every Van Hagar record. Not by a long shot — “5150” is often very fun, very ...