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Introduction
Act One: Diamond Dave
01 Sinner’s Swing!: Van Halen is born
02 Could this be Magic?: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley discover Van Halen
03 Hear about it Later: Ted Templeman and Mo Ostin check out the band at the Starwood
04 I’m the One: Van Halen issue groundbreaking debut album
05 Get Up: The band embarks on first tour
06 Summer Nights: Van Halen play Texxas Jam
07 Everybody wants Some!!: Van Halen certified platinum
08 The Full Bug: Van Halen issue the rough ’n’ tumble second album
09 And the Cradle Will Rock . . .: Van Halen issue Women and Children First
10 Why can’t this be Love: Eddie marries Valerie Bertinelli
11 Unchained: It’s Eddie’s album, Fair Warning
12 Push Comes to Shove: Van Halen’s contentious fifth album, Diver Down
13 Little Guitars: Eddie plays on Michael Jackson’s Thriller
14 Pleasure Dome: The birth of 5150 Studios
15 Light up the Sky: Van Halen headline the US Festival
16 Atomic Punk: Van Halen score massive hit with 1984
17 One Foot out the Door: The original Van Halen play their final show
18 Bottoms Up!: “Jump” wins Best Stage Performance at first MTV Video Music Awards
19 Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love: Diamond Dave issues Crazy from the Heat . . . then quits Van Halen
Act Two: The Red Rocker
20 So this is Love: Eddie joins Sammy onstage at Farm Aid
21 Mean Street: Eddie inducted into Hollywood RockWalk
22 Cabo Wabo: Sammy replaces Dave for 5150
23 Dreams: 5150 hits #1 on Billboard album charts
24 Ice Cream Man: Dave issues Eat ’Em and Smile
25 “Dirty Movies”: Van Halen issue the Live Without a Net concert video
26 Mine All Mine: Van Halen’s eighth album, OU812
27 Runnin’ with the Devil: Van Halen headline Monsters of Rock tour
28 Little Dreamer: Eddie and Valerie welcome Wolfgang
29 Man on a Mission: Putting in the work results in For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
30 The Dream is Over: “Right Now” takes top prize at MTV Video Music Awards
31 On Fire: The long-awaited first live album, Live: Right Here, Right Now.
32 Without You: Longtime Van Halen manager Ed Leffler dies
33 Source of Infection: Bad vibes for Balance, Van Halen’s tenth album
Act Three: Trouble
34 Ballot or the Bullet: Van Halen—with Dave—present at MTV Video Music Awards
35 Big Fat Money: The first compilation: Best of Volume 1
36 Not Enough: Van Halen III, with Gary Cherone as front man
37 Top of the World: Van Halen and 1984 certified diamond
38 Right Now: Eddie announces he is fighting cancer
39 House of Pain: David and Sammy’s solo bands mount a tour
40 Take Me Back (Deja Vu): Five-month tour finds the band reunited with Sammy
41 Beats Workin’: The second compilation: The Best of Both Worlds
42 When It’s Love: “Dimebag” Darrell buried with one of Eddie’s prized guitars
43 Best of Both Worlds: Dave appears on bluegrass Van Halen covers album
44 Judgment Day: Van Halen inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
45 How Many say I: Sammy sells majority of his tequila business
46 Finish What Ya Started: Band reunites with Dave and hits the road
47 Black and Blue: A Different Kind of Truth: the shocking last album
48 Jump: Van Halen issue Tokyo Dome Live in Concert
49 Jamie’s Cryin’: Van Halen tour for the last time
50 Aftershock: The passing of King Edward
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