10 Most Divisive Hard Rock Albums

10. Fair Warning - Van Halen

As Van Halen were making their huge pillage across the US in the late '70s, their management company really burrowed them into the ground. For all of the great material coming from records like Women and Children First and Van Halen 1, these guys were bound to burn out really quick if they kept going on the rollercoaster of album and tour for much longer. Sometimes things got so hectic that even great albums like Fair Warning got lost in the shuffle.

Then again, this is probably a case of mismanaged expectations on the part of the promotion team, with none of the songs really cut out to be singles. Although this is a Van Halen record from skin to core, it's also an album that feels like it's primarily for guitar nerds, with Eddie taking center stage and leaving the rest of the band in the background.

Hell, even when talking about the amazing streak that Van Halen had at the time, only Unchained found its way into the band's setlist until the very end. Even the band aren't all that happy with this record, thinking that it was held back a little too much and less indicative of their fun-loving personality. Sure, it might not be the most free spirited attitude, but it might just the album that you play if you really want to rattle some heads.