5.0 - One listener commented that back in 1978 this record sounded like it came from another planet. As a purely guitar-driven composition, “Eruption” still sounds otherworldly - possibly Eddie’s greatest achievement. There’s a sheen to this sound that foretold much of what 80’s rock would sound like, for better but mostly for worse. David Lee Roth fronts the sound impressively with a Beach-Boys-strung-out-on-Hollywood-Blvd vibe. For this moment in time, Van Halen had grabbed the world by the balls.