The Foreword was written by Michael Anthony who comes off as a very bitter man. It is interesting reading about the formation of the band from Anthony’s perspective. He writes about the early Van Halen days but does not mention David Lee Roth until he discusses his departure. Even then, he refers to him only by his last name. Anthony then moves straight into Sammy Hagar joining the band. He writes that Hagar took Van Halen “to a new level” which seems questionable. The Sammy Hagar version of Van Halen is great but Van Halen’s first album is one of the top rock albums of all time. All the other DLR Van Halen albums have great songs on them and compare favorably to any of the Van Hagar albums. Hagar is a better singer and the music did evolve with the use of more acoustic guitar and keyboards but there simply was not a “new level” to be reached after their first album. That is not a criticism of Hagar. Van Halen I was a masterpiece that could not be topped. If Hagar was in the ...