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1984 [Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued]

Van Halen Audio CD
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1. 1984
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6. Hot For Teacher
7. I'll Wait
8. Girl Gone Bad
9. House Of Pain

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1984 was a successful record not only because it contained solid, catchy hard rock, but also because it incorporated synthesisers into the mix, the first metal album to do so to any serious extent. Although the advances in electronic music make this material sound dated now, it's still a highlight of Van Halen's career. Songs such as "Jump" contain a pop element that gave 1984 mainstream appeal, and David Lee Roth turned the frontman role into an art form on songs such as "Panama", "Hot for Teacher", "Drop Dead Legs" and "I'll Wait". To a large extent, it was 1984 that set the standard for 1980s pop metal, and David Lee Roth who set the standard (or takes the blame, depending on your point of view) for the aggressively good-time attitude most pop-metal bands took for their own.--Genevieve Williams

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Synthesizers "Jump" into the band's sixth studio album as their first single wins over radio fans. Includes the band's most famous anthems: Jump; 1984; Panama; Hot For Teacher; I'll Wait; Girl Gone Bad and more!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Van Halen's best Nov 29 2012
By Langer
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Last of the David Roth era's effiorts, I think this one the best. A desert island album. Every tune is fantastic
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By Mike London TOP 500 REVIEWER
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Released December 31, 1983, 1984 is the last record released (to date; there are rumbles of a new Roth project looming on the horizon) by the original lineup of Van Halen. And what an album it is. After 1984's questionable processor DIVER DOWN, not only did Eddie Van Halen prove his band could write great pop-metal, he showed beyond any doubt Van Halen had some of the best rock the 1980s had to offer.

In many ways, 1984 is one of the most important for the band from a psychological perspective. Van Halen's first three albums were very successful. Eddie went into a dark era of his life, which lead to the creation of FAIR WARNING, one of the dirtiest, mean-spirited rock albums ever recorded. Due to the chilly reception this disc got, Roth wanted DIVER DOWN to be more sunny and poppy to make up for the lacking sales of FAIR WARNING.

Roth pressured the band to record a bunch of cover songs, with only a few original songs. This resulted in DIVER DOWN, easily the most uneven and weakest of the six Roth albums. At Eddie's disgust, he decided he'd rather make it with his own material than rely on other songwriters, and so took control for DIVER DOWN'S follow up. The Van Halen brothers were so dissatisfied with DIVER DOWN that Eddie founded his own studio, 5150, and recorded the band's music on his own terms. While this direction or artistic integrity would later lead to the career-killing VAN HALEN III, on 1984, Eddie's decision to take control of the band's future paid off in spades.

The biggest change to the music from the previous five LPs was the incorporation of keyboards, a decision David Lee Roth was not entirely happy with. Eddie is a classically trained pianist, and had been wanting to bring them in for some time. 1984 is notable for really being among the first pop-metal albums to use synthesizers, which in the ensuing years would be widely employed by any number of bands in the pop-metal genre. Ironically enough, 5150, the band's next album and first with Sammy Hagar, is a natural extension of the direction Eddie began here. One of the album's biggest songs, "Jump", is built around keyboards rather than guitar.

The songs of 1984 are some of the best, shiniest, and just plain fun pop metal around. The title cut is a short one minute keyboard instrumental.

"Panama" is one of VH's best hard rock songs, and the only song about cars the band has.

"Jump", the aforementioned song, is one of their most famous songs, and one of the biggest hits of the early 1980s.

"I'll Wait", another synth song, was a top ten hit about Roth falling in love with a model in magizines and having to deal with that heart break (think The Who's "Pictures of Lily", only with less mastu involved). Most famous people have to deal with obsessive-compulsive stalkers such as this, I suppose. Lot more scary in real life than in the song.

"Drop Dead Legs" is another typical hot mama VH song, but non the worst for the wear for common lyrical preoccupation for the boys (read: sex). Has kind of a slow rock tempo that's just dripping with raging . . . hormones and testosterone.

"Hot For Teacher", with its amazing drum work and blistering guitar, was also a huge hit with an equally famous video. This was years before a lot of the teacher-sex scandals began breaking out all over the US. Don't know what school the boys in the video went too, but my teachers sure as hell didn't look like that.

That leaves the last two songs. While the whole party atmosphere that so characterizes Van Halen is maintained through the album, there's trouble in paradise. "Girl Gone Bad" is about exactly what it says it is. "House of Pain" is another troubled relationship, with Roth declaring he'd make it where his woman could never lead this house of pain. ["House of Pain" has Roth dumping his girl cause she's a little bit too much into S&M for his tastes.] This is actually one of Van Halen's oldest songs, written before they got a record deal and resurrected at Alex Van Halen's insistence years after its initial composition.

Much like the end of the album, no matter how great the party there's always trouble somewhere. After the band released 1984, there was trouble in paradise between the brothers and their gonzo frontman, and David Lee Roth split in 1985 to forge a solo career. Van Halen hired Sammy Hagar and issued the first Van Hagar album in 1986, and so began the never resolved Hagar/Roth debate.

Ultimately, the whole Roth/Hagar debate is neither here nor there in regards to 1984. Had Van Halen called it quits after this record, they would still be remembered as a great rock and roll band, if a little preoccupied with sex and the frat boy image. Without a doubt, this, along with their debut, is easily the pinnacle of their achievements with Roth as front man. Both records are essential staples in any rock fan's collection. As to which is better is hard to say - VAN HALEN is one of the best, most fully realised debuts released by any band. Their sound was instantly defined and had amazing guitar which would prove to be enormously influential, far beyond the scope of most pop-metal bands. 1984 equally looms large, influencing and shaping the rest of the decade.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Van Halen Album July 24 2012
By Skeezix aka TOP 500 REVIEWER
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I bought this CD when I was going through my "relive my childhood" phase, although I wasn't sure I'd still like the songs, the flavour, the mood and attitude of this album. I couldn't have been more wrong.

The songs took me back to a simpler, kinder time, and the best part: I finally "got" a lot of the lyrics. LOL!

I can't match or top the other reviews of this album, but I will say that if you're on the fence about whether or not to buy this CD... all I can say is...
(you guessed it):
JUMP!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Might As Well Jump!
Released in 1984, the aptly titled 1984 was a massive successful for hard rockers Van Halen and is now considered a classic album. Read more
Published on May 15 2011 by Tommy Sixx Morais
5.0 out of 5 stars Needless to say, this album is one of the best out there.
While it may not have as good guitar work as VH1 from 1978, this album has the same quality of song writing which is proven when one considers the fact that they can hear... Read more
Published on July 13 2004 by Mike Clor
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun Rock And Roll
I'm not a big Van Halen fan. I liked about 4 songs on their debut, and some of their videos were entertaining. This though is a kicking rock album! Read more
Published on Jun 1 2004 by Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars - The end of an era
1984 (1983.) Van Halen's sixth album.

In 1983, Van Halen recorded their sixth studio album, which they would release at the dawn of the next year, and accordingly, entitle 1984. Read more

Published on May 17 2004 by Rocker_Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Worship at the altar of Diamond Dave!
There is no debate that David Lee Roth was Van Halen's best frontman. In the first half of the 1980s, the man WAS rock n' roll. Read more
Published on May 17 2004 by Continental Op
4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Album
This is a good album. It is regarded as a classic, even outside the metal world. But in my opinion, VHI and VH2 were much better. Read more
Published on May 12 2004 by HeadbangerDuh
5.0 out of 5 stars MAYBE MY FAVORITE VAN HALEN ALBUM?
1984 WAS AN AWESOME YEAR!THE TERMINATOR CAME OUT,MICHAEL JACKSONS HAIR CAUGHT ON FIRE...ETC.AND OF COURSE VAN HALENS 1984 CAME OUT!!!!THIS ALBUM IS SO GOOD! Read more
Published on May 1 2004 by TamaDrummer
4.0 out of 5 stars classic
are you kidding, this a must-have for any van halen fan. three of their most well-known songs (panama, hot for teacher, & JUMP) are on this disc. Read more
Published on April 10 2004 by bill teager
1.0 out of 5 stars Ain't got nothin' on Leppard
Leppard's "Pyromania," "High 'N' Dry" and "On Through the Night" albums rip Van Halen's "1984" to shreds, and everyone knows it, too. Read more
Published on April 9 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars Van Halen's best, so might as well jump, JUMP!
1984--the word brings up ominous connotations of George Orwell's novel. Now, if one was thinking of Van Halen, it'd be something different. Read more
Published on Mar 26 2004 by Daniel J. Hamlow
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