Treading similar ground as their debut but with even greater confidence, Van Halen's second album was released on this day in 1979. The band served up 10 hard rock anthems, including “Beautiful Girls,” “Somebody Get Me a Doctor” and the irresistible “Dance the Night Away." Eddie Van Halen's fretwork is dazzling throughout, and frontman David Lee Roth's humor and energy give the collection appeal far beyond headbangers. A Top 10 hit that eventually went 5x platinum, VAN HALEN II is a near-perfect