Why was the band Van Halen influential?

Answer 1

Van Halen were and still are one of the most influential rock bands ever for many reasons.

They are as follows : Alex van halen, the drummer popularized his distinctive double bass drum technique in 1984's "hot for teacher" video.

Lead singer Dave Lee Roth was a larger than life character that brought a humor that was previously unseen in Rock Music, and still remains in rock Music Videos nowadays.

And last but not least, they had a game changing guitarist called Eddie van Halen who changed the face of rock guitar with his finger tapping technique, that incorporated the right hand to hammer on and pull off of the fretboard quickly. This astonished Guitarists, guitarists like Kirk hammet (Metallica) Steve Vai and countless others have milked this technique in many songs you've probably heard

To hear his game changing technique listen to the song"Eruption".