“Let me see you lay down a groove like Poundcake. That’s harder than getting up there and soloing”: The lead single from Van Halen’s 1991 album with Sammy Hagar combines a thunderous bassline with a revved-up power drill

Rock musicians Michael Anthony and Eddie Van Halen (1955 - 2020), both of the group Van Halen, perform onstage.

Van Halen’s third album with frontman Sammy Hager, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, was released in summer 1991, just as the Seattle grunge revolution was poised to explode.

Notable for its absence of keyboards and ballads (apart from the piano-dominated Right Now), it was an immediate success, debuting at #1 on the Billboard charts and spawning several hit singles as well as a hugely successful world tour. It also demonstrated that Van Halen remained a vital force amid changing musical times.