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Van Halen did a 180 on the follow-up to OU812. Outside of the introspective anthem Right Now, the boys got down ’n’ dirty on this Grammy winning #1 debut from ’91. This is as basic a hard rock record as Van Halen ever released. Though "basic" in the VH universe means you get Eddie’s trademark riffing and soaring fretwork (Judgement Day; In ’N’ Out; Spanked) in spades while you also find him experimenting with an electric drill on his guitar’s pickups (Poundcake) and the usual amounts of Alex’s hyperactive hit ’n’ run drumming (Pleasure Dome). Also includes the hits Runaround and Top of the World.