10 Perfect Rock Albums For Pop Music Fans

There's a reason why a lot of metal doesn't show up on the hit parade that often. This is a dark genre by nature, and most bands that sing about the darkness in their soul is not really something that fans want to sing along to in between their daily dose of Maroon 5. Metal did have a fun side though, and Van Halen turned the entire genre into a 24 hour party on their debut album.

And before anyone starts, Van Halen is more of a metal band at this stage in their career. As much as they wrote killer hooks behind their music, the intensity behind the album was enough to rope the metalheads in as well, with David Lee Roth right in the center as the party animal. Along with the incredible musicianship here, Van Halen knew how to serve the song, from turning the Kinks up to 11 on You Really Got Me to getting their real swagger on Jamie's Cryin or Ain't Talkin Bout Love.

Even the complete instrumental Eruption was enough to win people over, with many casual fans of music being left with their mouths on the floor from Eddie Van Halen's tapping technique on the fretboard. Whether you want to call it metal or not though, this is the kind of rock and roll that's not supposed to speak to you on an intellectual level. Music is about having fun too, and this record is the equivalent of going to one of the greatest parties that West Hollywood has to offer.