1984 (MCMLXXXIV)

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Main Artist: Van Halen

About this CD:
1984 (written as MCMLXXXIV on the front cover) is the sixth album by American hard rock band Van Halen. One of the band's more popular albums (in terms of both record sales and chart performance), 1984 is the final album featuring singer David Lee Roth, who later left the band in the spring of the following year over escalating tensions between him and guitarist Eddie Van Halen, as well as Roth's desire to pursue a solo career.

1984 peaked at #2 on the Billboard Magazine album charts (#1 at the time was Thriller, which featured an Eddie Van Halen guitar solo on "Beat It," which Roth had criticized) and contained future hits "Jump," "Panama", "I'll Wait", and "Hot for Teacher." "Jump" reached #1 on the magazine's singles chart.

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Retail Price: £9.99
Release Date: 1984

Track Listing:
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

Your Opinions and Comments

Jump has to be one of the songs that defined the 1980s...

posted by Rich Goodman on 3/4/2008 18:41

Yeah, it's a decent song, but sadly it's gone on to define the band in the eyes of the public-at-large, when it's actually very unrepresentative of the band's sound, before and after.

Panama and Girl Gone Bad feature two of Eddie's finest riffs, though.

posted by Matthew Smart on 5/4/2008 20:12