So these guys have been active since 1972, but weren't officially known as Van Halen until 1974. They did some self promotion at high schools to get a fan base and then got some club gigs. Gene Simmons ended up making a demo with the band name, but then opting out after his management said they had no chance of making it. It didn't matter though because they were signed by a label and released their debut in 1977. They toured and made albums back to back for years while the animosity between Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth continued. This song was on the album 1984 and is still one of the most popular songs, but after that album the feud burst the group apart and even now no one agrees about what exactly happened. The band continued to make music without Roth, and then had meetups with him, only leading to more animosity, which is huge and I don't want to get into it. In any case the Van Halen I care about was in the David Lee Roth era, so enjoy that section right now.
Peace.
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