Jump!
"Just go ahead and Ju-ump!"
That's all the motivation they needed.
Tho the first 4 albums are the alltime classics, I am also a fan of the Van Hagar era (mainly the first 2 albums of that era). And I was pleasantly-shockingly- blown away by the reunion they did with Wolfgang on bass.
Jen and I saw them in LA in the "Sammy" days. It was a great show. We got to meet the band back stage and get a picture. Why oh why were baggy clothes and flannels in back then. Oh well, lesson learned!
Sorry, Sammy and the other leads just don't make the cut when I think of Van Halen. It's gotta be David Lee Roth. Spandex-wearing, big-haired, leg-kicking David Lee Roth.