Any one who thinks van halen started hair metal is an idiot and obviously hasn't heard their songs that don't get a lot of air time. Them, AC/DC, and sabbath all pioneered the hard rock and later born heavy metal genres.

I really don't know why vanhalen always gets snubbed but ac/dc and black sabbath are borderline worshiped when it comes to historians talking about their music. Some bullshit VH1 countdown show had the 50 greatest metal songs of all time and not 1 VanHalen song made it. Meanwhile the scorpions and quit riot made the countdown. The scorpians have been around since the 60's but comeon thats more hair than anything else and quiet riot got the nod simply because randy rhoads used to play in that band.