This week, I’m joined by Eric Senich of the Van Halen News Desk and host of Booked On Rock, along with Patreon Mixtaper Cactus Pete — and together we’re building a (ahem) mammoth-sized playlist in honor of the mighty Van Halen.

We’re not cherry-picking eras or playing favorites here. This one spans all singers, all lineups, all phases — from the Sunset Strip swagger to the arena-sized reinvention, and everything in between.

Will there be a careful — and completely unavoidable — balance between the David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar years? How much love does  ...