Van Halen: The Essential Album-by-Album Guide

VAN HALEN II (1979)
Key Tracks: "Dance the Night Away," "You're No Good"
Quick Take: The blistering Van Halen II takes the approach of the first album further, with an even more over-the-top cover ("You're No Good") and yet more inspired guitar pyrotechnics. Roth also steps more confidently into his character, developing his trademark bawdy squeal into a leitmotif and stepping back now and then to laugh at it all with canny self-awareness.

Van Halen II (Warner Bros.)