I think the debut album from Van Halen is one of the LAST great debut albums in rock because what came after them has been so damn lame from Motley Crue, Metallica & lots of others. When VH exploded on the scene way back in 78 with great solid tracks along with Dave's swaggering vocals & Eddie's guitar virtuosity there hasn't been nothing leke them since. Great important & influential debut albums in rock from the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith & KISS before them prove Van Halen is a once in a lifetime band.