1984

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Product Details

Artist : Van Halen
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0093624774129
Label : Warner Bros
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2000-09-19
UPC : 093624774129

ASIN : B00004Y6O3

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. 1984
2. Jump
3. Panama
4. Top Jimmy
5. Drop Dead Legs
6. Hot for Teacher
7. I'll Wait
8. Girl Gone Bad
9. House of Pain

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Editorial Reviews

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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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1984 was a successful record not only because it contained solid, catchy hard rock, but also because it incorporated synthesizers 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 like "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 '80s 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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Suite à quelques albums bâclés, après un fantastique premier opus, Van Halen fait mieux que se ressaisir avec 1984, aussi révolutionnaire dans un autre genre. En s'installant aux synthés, parallèlement à la guitare, Eddie Van Halen donne au groupe un son nouveau et plus commercial. Cela lui vaut quelques-uns de ses hits les plus mémorables, comme "Panama" et "Jump", qui vont influencer toute une génération de formations de hard FM durant les années 80. Les fans de la première heure ne sont pas oubliés, cependant. Des titres comme "Drop Dead Legs" ou le boogie speedé "Hot For Teacher" montrent qu'Eddie n'a rien perdu de sa capacité à balancer des chorus de guitare en forme de missiles à tête chercheuse, et que David Lee Roth reste un hurleur et "frontman" plus grand que nature. Malheureusement, "Diamond Dave" ne tardera pas à quitter ses petits camarades, qui ne se remettront jamais tout à fait de son départ. Raison de plus pour encore mieux les apprécier, ensemble ! --Thierry Chatain

Customer Reviews

Needless to say, this album is one of the best out there. (2004-07-14)

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 practically every song from VH1 and this album on any good classic rock station. Songs like "Panama", "Hot For Teacher", "I'll Wait", and the classic "Jump" all became classics on the radio and made Van Halen even larger than they were after their 78 debut that launched their careers. The only down side to this album is the fact that it was Diamond Dave's last with the band before Sammy Hagar took over. Don't get me wrong, I like Hagar for his solo and Van Halen songs, but the band just wasn't the same without their original frontman. Never the less, this album is a must have for any fan of good classic rock or fun metal.

Fun Rock And Roll (2004-06-02)

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! Jump and Panama are classics, I Will and Hot For Teacher cement the deal. Footstompin rock, a good listen.

4.5 stars - The end of an era (2004-05-18)

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. The band probably didn't know it at the time, but this would end up being the band's final album with David Lee Roth on lead vocals - he'd leave the band and pursue a solo career following this album. How does Roth's swansong with Van Halen measure up? Read on for my review.

This is probably Van Halen's most popular album (well, this and the debut), and with good reason. Some of the band's finest material and biggest hits can be found here. Jump, Van Halen's only number one hit EVER, comes from this album. The band's newfound love for synthesizers really shows in this track. I admit, I was a bit skeptical about synthesizers working in this band, but this opening track shattered those doubts. In fact, the opening title track is an instrumental that heavy emphasizes their usage - and it should be proof enough that the band can use them well. Other big hits include the classic hard rockers Panama and Hot For Teacher (you've gotta love Diamond Dave's lyrics in the latter song), as well as the Genesis-esque I'll Wait. I'll Wait is one of the band's most synth-heavy songs, but it would become another one of the band's many big hits. The chorus is particularly memorable. Through and through, this album rocks. Although it is very different from earlier Van Halen releases, it's still nothing short of excellent. I don't agree with the fans who call this the band's strongest release (my personal favorite will always be the self-titled 1978 debut), but I remain confident that this is a solid, hard-rocking album through and through, and it is one of their finest.

The Warner Remasters rerelease of this album improves the sound quality, but I really thing that Warner could have done more with these reissues. Expanded liner notes/interviews/etc. would have made for a good extra, as would bonus tracks. The Madonna reissues in the Warner Remasters series had bonus tracks, so why can't the Van Halen reissues? Or better yet, they could have combined multiple albums onto single discs (one disc could have been Van Halen/Van Halen II, one could be Women And Children First/Fair Warning, and one could have been Diver Down/1984.) That would have been more convenient to fans, but I guess record companies care more about profits than convenience. Oh, well. This doesn't change the way I feel about the album itself.

1984 marked the end of an era. Well, TWO eras actually. Diamond Dave became a solo artist, and his solo work would never compare to the stuff he did in the good old Van Halen days. Likewise, Sammy Hagar replaced him, and this causes the band to kiss their roots goodbye - and NOT in a good way. 1984 is the last album of one of the greatest eras in rock and roll. Pick it up if you're a fan of the band - I can almost guarantee that the album will satisfy you.

Worship at the altar of Diamond Dave! (2004-05-18)

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. While "1984" isn't Van Halen's best album (that would be their 1978 self-titled debut), it's still an amazing accomplishment from one of rock's most innovative bands, and cemented their status as rock gods.

Much ink has been spilled over the animosity between Eddie Van Halen and Roth about the musical direction of the group. Eddie wanted to branch out with synthesizers (this WAS the 80s, after all), while Dave thought Eddie should stick to playing guitar. On the "1984" album, Eddie put his foot down, and got Diamond Dave to agree to three tracks with synthesizers.

While Eddie has received much deserved praise for "Jump", overall, Roth was right in wanting to limit Van Halen's synthesizer pretensions. The cheesy synths in a couple of the songs are what prevents "1984" from being the best VH album. Here's a song-by-song analysis:

1. "1984": Brief, boring intro. Nothing but Eddie on synthesizers. Very, VERY dated. It sounds like the soundtrack to 1980s educational film on astronomy. Every VH fan I know skips over it.

2. "Jump": One of Van Halen's greatest songs and one of the greatest songs of the 1980s, the one place where Eddie went right in adding synths to the mix. VH was always better with guitars, but this song is awesome.

3. "Panama": Another legendary staple of rock radio. It's a song about chicks & cars. Anyone who dislikes either chicks or cars is not someone I want to know.

4. "Top Jimmy": Excellent guitar work by Eddie in a tribute to Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs, a legendary L.A. bar band whose fans included the punk rock band X, as well as David Lee Roth. Top Jimmy--a talented blues guitarist and a life-long alcoholic--passed away from liver failure at the age of 46 in Las Vegas in 2001.

5. "Drop Dead Legs": Sexiest riff to a VH song ever. I love the Betty Boop imagery too. While the song runs out of steam towards the end, it's still great.

6. "Hot for Teacher": Van Halen's best song. They just don't make 'em as good as this one anymore. If you haven't seen the hilarious video for this song, you haven't truly lived.

7. "I'll Wait": VERY dated, and along with the title track, the worst song on the album. Apparently, Roth didn't like it and it's not hard to see why. Cheesy synths straight outta the 80s. Another one I skip.

8. "Girl Gone Bad" & 9. "House of Pain": These two track aren't really songs, but instrumentals with some obligatory Roth vocals slapped on. It seems like VH was running out of ideas and quickly put these two tracks on the album. The fact that they're so good speaks volumes as to how great Van Halen really was.

Overall, despite a brief running time of 33 minutes--and a couple of bumps along the road--"1984" is solid from start to finish. It's a must-buy for any VH fan and any fan of 1980s popular culture.

Classic Album (2004-05-13)

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. On 1984, Diamond Dave and the gang mix the ude of synthesizers with their metal, which would soon become a Van Halen trademark. This is okay, but on some tracks like the atrocious I'll Wait, they take the synth-pop sound a LITTLE too far. This is why this only recieved 4 stars instead of 5. But I'll Wait and Jump are really the only two songs with extreme synth use, and I like Jump, in spite of the keyboards, so the rest of the album is very good. I would recommend it it 80's hard rock fans, as well as pop rock fans.

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