A double dose of classic albums today:
Lynyrd Skynyrd/Nuthin' Fancy (1975) - This was their third studio album, and their first to reach the Top 10, peaking at #9 on the US albums chart. It was certified Platinum on 7/21/1987 by the RIAA. This is the first record with new drummer Artimus Pyle and the last with guitarist Ed King until the reformation of the band in the early 90's.
"Saturday Night Special" was the only single released and reached #27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Van Halen/5150 (1986) - This is the 7th studio album by the band and was the first of four albums to be recorded with new lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth. It was named after Eddie Van Halen's home studio, 5150, itself named after a California law enforcement term for a mentally disturbed person (a reference to Section 5150 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code). The album hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing the band's previous album, 1984.
The album was notable for a number of love songs and ballads, which were not a feature of the straightforward rock stylings of the Roth-fronted era of the band. Many who had heard the previous incarnation of Van Halen called the new iteration "Van Hagar" either derisively or affectionately, a nickname widespread enough that, as Hagar points out in his book, Warner Bros. asked them to consider renaming the band as such.
The singles released were: "Why Can't This Be Love"(#3), "Summer Nights"(#33), "Best of Both Worlds" (#12), "Love Walks In"(#4) and "Dreams" (#3).
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