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Wow, only 3 songs in and this thing is a beast. Wow. Jump is a fucking record!!! Yeah okay this whole thing is classic.
3 good songs
Several bangers, as made famous by tiktok
It’s good probably their best
Many hits several misses - great ‘80’s rock
Not neven the best Van Halen album let alone in the top 1001
i wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did but it was pure fun. #dudesrock
Some great tunes albeit a bit repetitive like most van halen stuff. Hot for teacher is a great track also has a killer video. AS always the guitar playing is the highlight, some excellent solos in there.
I keep getting surprised by how repetitive and pop-y 80s rock music is. Even still, I can’t say I don’t like it. Hot For Teacher will always be a bop.
Hell yeah brother honestly love this album. Jump is amazing, Panama is dope and I’ll wait is definitely my favorite by far. Drop dead legs was something I hadn’t heard before and I really liked it as well.
3.5. Maybe I'm slightly biased, as I'm a Van Halen enjoyer, and I consider Van Halen to be one of the first bands that got me into classic rock as a genre, but I think this album is pretty solid, even if it's not their best.
This album has "jump" and "panama". All time classic!
Classic rock with four great singles.
Jump, Hot for Teacher, I'll Wait
This album is pretty good. I’m not sure if it’s super deep in meaning, but at least everything flows well together. The guitar and drums were great, but I think the keyboard is really where the songs shine. The voice was decent enough. It kinda felt like it was missing something for me (maybe cohesion of the album?), but still liked it quite a lot. Favorite track: I’ll Wait
Ван Хален это громкое имя! Есть ощущение, что я слышал у него только Jump и это неплохой трек, заводной, яркий. Как раз на этом альбоме и есть Яркие, сочные синты с лютейшим вайбом восьмидесятых, хочется быть школьником, который бежит в игровые автоматы в новой пластиковой курточке и блестящих кроссовках. Жаль, что я никогда таким школьником не был ) Вокал приятный, чёткий, яркий, заводной panama тоже знакомый трек. Гитарное соло приятно ложится. В целом знаете что это за музыка? Это синтвейв без иронии, постиронии, ностальгии. Это музыка крутого парня в стране крутых парней.
Fun album.
Music for the quad
Another solid entry by Van Halen. 30+ mins of more of their recognizable sound. Not as good as their debut but still a worthy album entry. 3.53 stars
Some classics, and I really liked that it was only 30 minutes long
Rating: 8/10 Great album overall. Plenty of great guitar riffs, solos, and melodies, Eddie Van Halen definitely carries this album. The singles are all fantastic and the highlights of the album. The rest of the songs are mostly good but sometimes questionable vocally and lyrically as well as having a few subpar riffs. Favorite songs: Jump, Panama, Top Jimmy, Hot For Teacher, I'll Wait, Girl Gone Bad. Worst songs: Drop Dead Legs, House of Pain.
Hot For Teacher is a great song. From Alex Van Halen's "motorcycle engine" drum opening to the clever snark of the lyrics to the bluesy guitar line, this is easily the best song Van Halen ever made. Just brilliant. The rest of this album doesn't live up to that song. Jump is terrible IMO. Eddie's fascination with synth guitars just doesn't do it for me. I hate that song. Can't stand I'll Wait either. Panama, Top Jimmy and Girl Gone Bad are the other standouts. The rest of the album is okay I guess. One brilliant song, some okay songs, and a few bad songs representing the shift the band was making. It is really no surprise why Roth left after this album as the band was clearly heading in a new direction.
Favoritlåt från albumet var: Jump Albumet får 4/5 stjärnor. Perfekt längd för ett album!!
Great Album!
A big success at the time, though some of us that loved the first couple of albums found this one to be a bit more "pop" than our taste would prefer. There's no doubt that Eddie Van Halen redefined rock guitar technique and style in the 1980s.
Classic Rock and Roll, I’m not a huge fan of the synths, but love “Hot for Teacher”
Fun album with some real bangers.
I prefer Eddie's rhythm guitar to his asymmetrical solos. But this is a good album, and overall the guitar is amazing.
The best three songs are all timers, the rest is not. Hard to rate that. 3.5
#8 Van Halen - 1984 (1984) Hard Rock AOR, Heavy Metal, Pop Rock, Glam Metal Essential cock rock. The production kinda sucks, but the songs absolutely hit when they need to. Favourite Tracks: I'll Wait, Hot for Teacher Least Favourite Track: 1984
Just pure rock from start to finish. Everyone involved knew the assignment. I would give it 4.5/5 stars only because some of the 80’s synth sound isn’t my style and sounds a bit outdated.
Not normally my type of music but this album wasn't too bad
Enjoyed this way more than i thought i would. Always just wrote off Van Halen as a boring classic rock radio band with a few hits that i heard a million times but actually sitting down and listening to this album has changed my opinion completely. This record hauls ass from front to back. It is fun and creative and entertaining as all hell. Even the hit tunes i had heard a million times on the radio sounded more interesting when i actually sat down to listen to them. The guitar playing is unreal. I was ignorant to Eddie Van Halen's style but i am now enamoured. I will definitely be doing a deep dive on Van Halen.
not as good as the first one (Van Halen)
Le doy un 4, pero por Jump.
Lyrically sophomoric, but I enjoyed the hell out of the music.
Ridiculously cheesy but infectious
- couple of all-time classics on here - guitar work is insane - good length, really enjoyed the listen
Van Halen will always have a special place in my heart. This is a great album. I love the synths incorporated into this one, and plus this album has so many tracks that will never get old to me.
So many classics pushed into a 33 minute kickass sonic experience. All hype and fist pumps
Never realized how little music is on this album. 33 minutes. That said, for me, when i think of Van Halen i think of Jump, Panama and Hot for Teacher.
80's heavy metal. Van Halen gets lumped, perhaps fairly, with the other 80's hair metal bands but they are on another level than the Poison's of the world. Eddie Van Halen's virtuosity and creativity on the guitar and a certain pop sensibility allows Van Halen to create songs (not all of them) that still play well decades later -- such as Jump & Panama from this record. They are still hard rock but talented enough to cross over to other audiences and be the standard to which other hair bands always aspire to (and fail).
Too short to be this sweet
Ytterligare en bra artist. Har inte lyssnat så jättenoga, men allt låter ganska likt Jump. Inte för att det är dåligt. 4 / 5
• En bebis-ängel som röker? • Synth • Jump & Panama har man hört några gånger, inte dåliga låtar • Elgitarr • I’ll Wait va bra Betyg: Vill man lyssna på 80-tals-synth-elgitarr-rock kan detta nog vara ett av de bättre albumen => 4/5
Such a classic album, iconic sounds. Even though I’m not the biggest 80s rock fan, this album slapped Top tracks: Jump, Panama, Hot for Teacher
Really great album
The peak of Van Halen's cross between hard and glam rock. Heavy singles that appealed a wide audience while appreciating long-time fans.
C’est peut-être du gros rock de blanc sale, mais je suis après tout un blanc sale
Instrumental. Check. Bands most iconic song, check. EPIC guitar solo. This is how this album starts in the first three tracks. I didn’t feel it let up after that. Overall a brilliant piece of ‘80s rock. Brilliant!
Solid van Halen album. Fun time 👩🦱
Classic VH
One of the very few good collections of music to come out of the 80's.
The «radio hit rock» that never gets old! Classic!
"1984" by Van Halen, released in, well, 1984, is a powerhouse album that blends hard rock with pop sensibilities, showcasing the band's exceptional musicianship and songwriting prowess. Tracks like "Jump," with its iconic keyboard riff, and "Panama," with its driving guitar and infectious chorus, are standout examples of Van Halen's ability to craft anthemic rock songs. The album also includes instrumentals like "Eruption," highlighting Eddie Van Halen's virtuosic guitar skills. While "1984" leans more towards a commercial sound compared to some of Van Halen's earlier work, it retains a raw energy and edge that keeps it from feeling too polished or formulaic. Overall, "1984" is a classic album that has stood the test of time, earning it a solid 4/5 rating. It's a must-listen for fans of rock music and a testament to Van Halen's enduring legacy.
Not gonna pretend that Panama and Jump aren’t bangers. The rest does not come close. Still a decent listen though.
Certainly got my head banging for a Wednesday morning!!
A solid rocker from start to finish, sweet and to the point. E. Van Halen's insistence upon cheesy Yamaha-tinged synth throughout means some songs wear thin on modern ears. Not as hot & heavy as some Roth-era VH.
Its very similar to the van Halen album I had on two days ago, its fine you know what you are getting and I probably enjoyed it as much as I did the self titled one.
Jump Panama Hot For Teacher
don’t often listen to rock but this was fun! the lil synth-pop moments were a good addition
Van Halen
Standout songs: Tom Jimmy Girl Gone Bad
Fun Memories. Top Jimmy
Unusually good for a "classic" rock album in the 80s. Blends the sounds of the time well which a lot of acts couldn't do. Songs are good!
some crazy good guitar
good ol' rock and roll. Nisam fan tappinga na gitari, ali dobar album
TOOOOOP, isla san trcat uz ovo, mozda mi inace osim te dvi pisme najpoznatije ne bi bilo dobro
Awesome!
Some wild LFO of the top here... and the transition into Jump -- really something. I like the synth bassline on I'll Wait. I'm struck by how much fun these fellows seem to be having although the virtuosity got a bit much for me towards the end. If the album title is an Orwellian reference, it's really at odds with the content.
Awesome. Classic songs, big sound.
I yump.
Подобається, старий роцк
Favourite tracks: jump; hot for teacher; Panama; I'll wait
Not a huge fan of Van Halen, but I am a big fan of Jump. Nothing special or terrible about the rest; standard 80s rock.
No lo he escuchado súper atenta, pero parecía guay.
1984 is Van Halen at its best. Good guitar, good Synth, and of course David Lee Roth. If Roth stayed the course the groups success would have rivaled if not surpassed what was achieved by Hagar
Jump!!
Needs to be played loud. Love the guitar solos . Album cover is fun too
Drop Dead Legs is probably the best song on the album.
Its not Van Halen (debut album), dabbles a bit too much into hair metal/pop territory
all bangers, just not something i’ll usually put on
First VH album Jump, Panama, Hot for teacher, i'll wait
Some classic songs on this one like. Hit for teacher
Some wonderful standards we were all familiar with. Very high energy clearly aimed at teenage boys.
The album opens beautifully and there are some solid bops throughout. Perfect album to throw on at the top of a roadtrip.
Solid album that had held up
Classic Van Halen. Hard to believe this was the last of the David Lee Roth era albums. Panama is the stand out but all the songs are great, even Jump.
80s Nostalgia, probably. 😄
Van Halen has a fantastic sound and vibe to most of their albums, with this being one of the most unapologetically Van Halen records. The shredding guitar and the rasp of the voice is phenomenal and addictive. Standouts are Panama, Jump, and Girl Gone Bad
Know it. Live it. 4 stars? Ok.
From the start, you can tell we're entering a new era for Van Halen. I tend to associate this album with the single "Hot for Teacher" so I forget the Synthesizer makes it's first appearance here. I feel that all the singles were the correct choices as I find myself singing along and being transported back to middle school. The non singles are ok, meaning that I could take them or leave them. But I don't think the last 2 songs work and feel out of place on 1984. To me they feel like after thoughts or leftovers from past sessions. With this album we say goodbye to the Roth era and along with the Synthesizer we get a glimpse of what's to come.
Deserving of its classic status. Almost every song on here is great. I’m not a huge fan of Hot For Teacher.
I had not listened to this album in many many years. Still as great as I remembered it. Great memories! So 80's!
Classic album with some great hits! I enjoyed the songs that weren’t hits as well. Van Halen really has their niche in sound and feel. Never been a huge fan but can’t deny that they are good. This is a 3-4 album.
7/10
More than holds up, this still rocks. I can’t hear the word Panama without singing it VH style.
This is what cocaine sounds like.
When I think of hair metal this is the first album that comes to mind.
This is peak Van Halen, and the last time the creative dynamics of the original lineup would appear together. These are artists at the top of their game, straddling that awkward phase between Classic Metal Rock and the Hair Bands. Minus one star for the outrageous misogyny.
slamma jamma
1984 deserves a spot on this list. I have complicated feelings about this album because the best songs (in my opinion) on this album are probably the songs that eventually would cause David Lee Roth to leave the band. "I'll Wait" is a song that could have been on "5150." You can feel Eddie Van Halen moving the band's sound away from the band's previous song with the use of the synthesizer. Roth's lyrics have also shown no progression and are still pretty juvenile. I guess you don't ask Roth to be mature and expect it to stick. I will admit the "I don't feel tardy" line on "Hot for Teacher" still makes me chuckle for some reason. I have to be in a specific mood to hear this album, but it is the song of a band moving apart from their lead singer.
Rok klasik
Good energy but a little in the short side
A certified cheesy hard rock classic! Jump is a certified bop!
Power pop. Not up there with their debut but brought colour to a dour genre. Excellent.
Nostalgia overload! But what's surprising is how similar, in parts, this is to Rush! I never noticed that when I first listened to this album way back when.
4/5
Very entertaining album. After one listen, I was considering to give it five stars, but with the second listen there were a few songs where I was less engaged.
classic
Too hot for Teacher
Not the biggest Van Halen fan, but this is a great album. 3 giant hits, great production and guitar playing throughout. The drums on Hot for Teacher! Generally don’t find the antics that entertaining. But it rocks!
I think what makes this better in my eyes is the albums short run time and the singles are very solid, except for Jump, I hate that song. any longer and I'd chuck it, but it doesnt overstay its welcome.
The hits are bangers!
Hell yeah
The Van Halen album that pushed the pop side of things. Synths came out from the background to the forefront, most notably on Jump, shocking and dividing fans. But it worked and sold a ton.
Nothing I could say about this album that hasn't been said a million times before. 12 year old me is still in love with Van Halen. Favorite tracks: Hot For Teacher, I'll Wait
A classic.
A classic of 80s rock when it was groovy and silly. Such a fun album!
Maybe a just have a soft spot for Van Halen, but I thought this was a great album. There’s some serious hits here, “I’ll Wait” is probably my favorite VH song and “Hot for Teacher” is just so fun. And that’s the overall vibe of the album, fun hard-rocking guitar licks. It’s very 80s glam metal, but it’s basically a VH best of album so how could you not love it? It ends fairly weakly unfortunately, but the hits throughout really elevate it for me. And as the last album to feature David Lee Roth, it has a finality to the end of the VH era that dominated 80s rock.
Killer start to the record with Jump and Panama. Great guitar playing throughout. Has to be at least a 4.
Locura
Keyboard heavy Van Halen but still a classic
An album I heard all the singles from but never the main body of tracks. Light in tone throughout with some great guitar work but its Eddie Van halen, what would you expect. One song sounds like genesis but otherwise a good album. Not their best work but up there.
Every song on this album is an absolute bop and I will fight anyone who says otherwise (except the intro title track, excusable). This album shows growth and experimentation in the band while also remaining true to their style and having fun. It isn’t the most profound or deepest album, but I always enjoy listening to it and find no flaws in it. 4/5
Pure 80s cheese
Did not really age as well as I thought it would. I had only really heard the hits before and while they are good, they are not as good as my memory of them. The lyrics to "Jump" are pretty inane but I guess you don't notice when you are seeing how high you can jump every time the chorus comes around. Still enjoyed most of it so it's a 4 for me but I probably wouldn't recommend it if you'd never heard it before.
That’s a classic right there, some serious bangers, couple mid tracks but overall a really good listen
30 min of the best hair metal cock rock you can find classic album
I have never listened to a full Van Halen album before this. Very over the top, but fun and catchy.
Sehr vielseitig. Synth, Blues, HardRock, teils proggig, mehrstimmig. 4/5
jump is forever a classic hot for teacher is great overall a cool rock album
Iconic album for a reason, but a bit too short.
3 bangers
Standout Track- Hot For Teacher
Enjoyed the hits I'd heard before.
First things first let's make a HUGE RIP to a Mr. Eddie Van Halen. Thanks to him I have a fonder appreciation for guitar riffs and synth in rock music. This is the first time I've heard a full Van Halen and honestly it wasn't bad. The consensus seems to be a mixed bag in whether or not people consider this worthy enough to bed in this list but I thinks it deserves solely off the song "Panama". That song and other songs on here are incredible and feel like mini explosions of sound coming together to rock your eardrums. If this was the last time that the public got a full project from the OG members then I'm not complaining at all. Definitely feels like one of the musical peaks in the 80s forsure. 4 out of 5 stars.
What a banger. I've written a long review before but it got lost. So uhh. Coolest synth song with the coolest guitar band. Whee.
Solid 80s rock
Fav Song: Panama
There are few albums out there that are more synonymous with the 80s. This album just oozes style and cool. 4/5
Heavy metal. Un par de megahits. Un 4.
1. 1984 - interlude 2. Jump - I liked the synth riff of this one it was cool but I'll always associate it with Glee 3. Panama - this one had a good beat and was boppy 4. Top Jimmy - I didn't mind this one 5. Drop Dead Legs - this one had a really cool guitar solo at the end which I liked. 6. Hot for Teacher - I don't love this one, but the beat and guitar is pretty cool. 7. I’ll Wait - I like the synths in this one and it's kinda a bop. 8. Girl Gone Bad - I really like the sound of this one too. 9. House of Pain - this one has a bit more of a metal tinge to it, but still sounds ok. Overall, I actually quite liked the sound of almost all of them, I don't love the lyrics and lead vocalist but the music made up for it. I also really love the guitar solos - (go eddie van halen)
Classic
The hits are hits. The rest of the album isn’t as solid.
The highs here are great but it falls short in places.
If you love the air guitar you’ll love this album.
Classic.
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It was less “hard” rock than I was guessing and it was pretty enjoyable to listen to
What a great album! So many fun songs. Awesome music.
I like the guitar in this. I also know some of the songs vaguely. I'd likely listen again
definitely a “i’ve heard these all before” album i liked it but it’s basic
Great album that was a joy to revisit. Was a regular featured cassette in my 1984 Dodge Omni. Hot For Teacher is a top 100 song for me.
I liked it. Hope its enough as a review. Sorry but im not a writer, so i am not able to write long reviews ... :D
God album
Short, sweet, and to the point. This is an iconic 80s rock album. Roth’s vocals and the guitars of Van Halen were defining moments for what the genre was in the 80s. If you ever listen to classic rock radio then you know many of these songs. Added to playlist: Jump
A decent 80s rock album. Standouts include Jump, Panama, and Drop Dead Legs.
Long haired metal music. 4 stars.
Fun album. Great guitar playing! Some unexpected favorites were Hot for Teacher and House of Pain.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Jump, Panama
Classic 80s music. Panama, Hot for Teacher, Jump still hit as hard today as when I heard them as a teenager. The boys were locked in!!
8/10 enjoyment
Well, color me surprised. I was sure this was not my favorite VH album (again, I wouldn't list the band among my faves, in general), but I was duly impressed with this album on this listen. "Jump," and the keyboard sounds as a rule, kind of irk me — though I have to admit the song is catchy, despite my annoyed indifference. The thing that really caused me to reflect and reevaluate, though, is Alex Van Halen's drumming. Somehow, he doesn't seem to get enough credit for being an innovator, but damn, he's a hard act to mimic. There's not a single song on here that doesn't include a drum prat that most drummers wouldn't ever think to do and couldn't pull off if they wanted to — there's a subtle approach to transitions and emphasis on strange beats that is drum artistry. And then there's "Hot For Teacher," which ranks among the wildest, most difficult, and creative drum parts ever. Nothing subtle about that. Then you combine all the other elements, including over-the-top Dave, out-of-this-world Eddie, and the stellar VH harmonies, and wow. Why not a 5? I dunno. But this is a great rock album.
Decent with a lot of their biggest hits. Rating: 4.2
Good album
This album marks the end of classic era Van Halen as this was the last one with David Lee Roth...atleast until They Made a Different Kind of Truth almost 30 years later. Not my favorite VH record, but it ranks high among their discography. Its a lot of fun and has classic tunes on it like Jump, Panama and Hot for Teacher. Then you've got underated cuts like I'll Wait, Girl Gone Bad and House of Pain.
I’ve known about this album for the longest time and I am so happy I finally took the time to listen to it.
good length weak 4 top jimmy instrumentals
Really good album
This dude is horny lol. Felt like every other song was about chicks. Great album though, fun to listen to and easy to digest... just throw it on and enjoy
Includes some of my favourite rock songs, but also a few filler tracks that drop the rating from 5 to 4
Fantastic album.
In the top 5 best 80s Heavy Metal albums ever.
Van halen er based
Eddie bumps it from a 3 to a 4
This record feels so much more coherent to me than most of the contemporary hard rock albums. Maybe it's the gorgeous synths. Maybe it's the proggy vocals of David Lee Roth. Or maybe it's that even with a generational talent, Eddie Van Halen is constantly flashy but never boring and uninviting. The lyrics are of course atrocious.
4/5
Three very well known popular songs out of the eight and a half on the album is impressive. It's not reinventing the wheel, because this is the sound of 80's rock. Not the most musically impressive thing I've ever listened to, but it's full of drive and energy. To be appreciated for its influence for sure
I forgot how many hits were on this album. I was too young to know it when it was released, but it contains anthems of my youth. It reads like a Van Halen (DLR) greatest hits and that might be its downside for me. It's a better grouping of singles to my ears than it is a fully cohesive album in the way I look to listen to albums.
Love the way they can rip a guitar solo. And the drums on hot for teacher is wild. High tier 80s rock
Amazing guitar work, amazing vocal performances, innovative synth usage, great songwriting. This doesn't quite make it to a 5 for me but it was close.
Was prepared to hate this, but man was I wrong. It's party all the way to Panama, the musicianship - even though I usually am not a fan of shredding - is awesome, and the songs, for what they are, are pretty good. Maybe the dash of creepy schoolboy misogyny is a fault, but I guess it's an interesting cultural artefact to learn from now that music world has generally moved away from it and it also doesn't sound that it had an intention to be destructive at the time.
ok
Les synthétiseurs les distinguent des autres groupes rock de l'époque que j'ai écoutés récemment. Les guitares déjantées sont plus ludiques que lourdes. Un plaisir à ne pas bouder.
I read somewhere that this album was so big that it made Diamond Dave think he could leave and make it as a solo artist, thereby destroying one of the best rock bands of the era. If that's true, it's the one bad thing about this record. Yeah, even the synths are great - get over it. Probably Van Halen's best set of original songs.
Pretty great but not as great as their first album
Dit album zwenkt van stereotype pop-metal (Hot for Teacher) naar stereotype '80s (I'll Wait). Ze hebben de juiste dosering te pakken om beide leuk te houden. Het overkomt me niet vaak. Maar dit album had wat mij betreft iets langer gemogen. En dat heb ik graag. Ze hebben ons de opvullers en B-platen bespaart. Ik zet het gewoon nog eens op.
Just the kind of enjoyable nonsense I was in the mood for today. Like a trashy film. I'll hate it tomorrow, but I enjoyed it in this ice tea swigging summer's day.
Some all-time bangers with a bit of trash thrown in for flavor.
85 Buenísimo psra escuchar increible guitarra y solos
I enjoy clicking on my 1001 Albums link only to see a picture of an angelic baby smoking a heater on the cover of Van Halen's album 1984. A quick check of the track listing: Jump... Panama... Hot For Teacher... and I knew I was in for a good time. The album is short, only 33 minutes. "There are few men you recognize from the sound of their guitars, but Eddie Van Halen is one of them." -me. The first track, 1984, is almost like an electronic dream sequence firing up and it goes straight into Jump, which, strangely, was the band's only #1 single. The thump and pacing of Panama rules, and the engine sound on Hot For Teacher is amazing. I like the ZZ Top vibes, too. Great listen... A solid four stars.
This is the second Van Halen album that I've gotten in this exercise. The first one I reviewed was their self titled debut. This album is their sixth, and was released, as the album title suggests, in 1984 (6 years after their debut album). This is the band's last record with singer David Lee Roth, and it is the first to heavily feature synthesizers. It may be a product of the 80's, or their attempt to appeal to a wider audience, but this album felt softer than their debut. A similarity to their debut album is their cheesy lyrics that are about mysogeny, alcohol, partying, and teenage angst. As corny as it is, it still slaps! The drum solo at the beginning of Hot for Teacher is absolutely flawless, coming in at 256bpm. Alex Van Halen was on fire!! He is a super underrated drummer! Overall, a great album today. Definately front loaded with Jump and Panama back to back, but not as strong a record as their debut album. That won't stop me from listening again, however. Favourite songs: Hot for Teacher, Panama, Jump, I'll Wait Least favourite song: Top Jimmy 4/5
Thought the opener was classic 80's pop not "hard rock" rest is a bit "harder" but still super fun!
Morsomt med litt ironisk distanse
A great, undeniably fun album, probably Van Halen's last truly excellent work. Several of the band's best known hits reside on this album, as well as some solid deep tracks. This is of course the one where Eddie really leans into keyboards, which made for a much slicker sound than on VH's earlier works. It's also Dave's last album with the band, but what a way to go out, right? Just an album full of big, strutting, joyful rockers. At the time, the band splitting was the last thing on anyone's minds, but in retrospect you can always see it. The band in this form had nowhere else to go creatively after 1984, but this album stands as a testament to how brilliant they were while it lasted. Fave Songs: Jump, Hot for Teacher, I'll Wait, Panama, Drop Dead Legs
some of the best riffs in history. if any glam metal/hard rock album from this era kicks ass its this
-this sort of rock is definitely more my thing than steely dan -i have definitely heard jump before, which makes sense because its from the 80’s and is. literally van halen -guitar solos are SICK AS FUCK -favorites probably panama, drop dead legs, and i’ll wait -(note that guitar solo at the end of drop dead legs is awesome) -sucker for some guitar man. guitar solos are making or breaking my favorites on this one -overall this album is actually REALLY good. i enjoyed it a lot and am glad this was my first introduction to van halen
jump is obviously an all time banger and the rest of the album is pretty much as good
It was fine. It's Van Halen hair rock.
3.75/5 I really enjoyed this. I mean, I love cheese, so of course I liked this. I'm not a huge fan of American Cheese usually, but this had some class, maybe because it's been aged? 😅 More seriously, there were parts that the guitar was so widdly that it verged on sounding jazzy, and that is not my taste. But I felt like it was fast paced and energetic and fun. I'm probably going to listen to it again. 😬
Cliché shaped hair metal cheese but I did enjoy it. Brief enough that when I ended up accidentally playing it twice I didn't mind. Not something I'll charge back to but definitely made me smile while I was listening. Nice end to an average week of music.
Meni helposti kolmesti läpi. Viihdyttävä teos ja pari megalekaa. 3,5 on lähempänä totuutta, mutta perjantain kunniaksi laitetaan 4.
Van Halen? Come on. This album kicks ass and Panama is legendary
Honestly it’s alright very old light rock vibes had the fnaf song from security breach. Groovy drop dead is pretty good actually the songs grew on me most of them pretty cool.
Classic. So many hits
Buen disco de rock, con canciones muy reconocibles e icónicas. Virtuosismo de guitarras, ritmos en ocasiones sureños y una excelente voz
Good album feels a little weird now because it is so 80s. It is hard to call this metal but I guess it is close enough.
What more can you say? Classic Van Halen with Eddie-riffs all over. Several amazing hits.
Hair metal bangers
Great catchy album blend of showmanship and technicality
Great album!!! I can’t complain about an album that has both “Jump” and “Panama” on it. Absolute classics.
Solid. How can you deny this?
This hit in high school, got a ton of play from me and my friends. Has a special spot in my heart.
Another classic album.
surprisingly good. Hot for teacher is obviously dumb. 4
Gallons of ink have been spilled on this band and all of it's members. And though I am not a huge fan, this album has something special. It's HEAVY. But not in a way that would turn off non metal fans. It's a relentless party and it's tongue in cheek all the way. But it's not ironic. It's just happy to be what it is. Other than "Jump", this record is very cohesive and a really fun listen. Jump is just out of place and the synth drives instead of the guitars.
I liked it, solid album
Good and enjoyable listen, didn't blow me away
Fantastic album
Just iconic
I was surprised with how fun this was.
This album was goofy but fun. Panama is a dive bar anthem and I liked the album a lot more than I remember I did when I first tried listening to Van Halen.
Fun. I've owned the album for years. Some recognizable hits.
1984 (the year) is one of the best years for Rock N' Roll music. 1984 (the album) was the threshold to the quintessential 80s rock sound and opened the door for the later hair / metal / grunge successors that worship at the feet of Eddie Van Halen's mastery. 4/5.
4.75
The hits outweigh the misses. A defining album for VH for sure. 4/5
After I'll Wait, the album drops off, but before that this is Van Halen at its most poppy catchy and infectious. Eddie is in great form throughout and Dave is having a lot of fun. The end of an era and they go out in style.
SYNTHSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! This is kinda the perfect pop song, isn't it? Cheese, cheese, cheesy, cheese. Love it! It would be foolish to say that EVH was anything but a brilliant guitarist. Hahaha, fucking amazing!!! Another stone-cold classic right here!! Clocking in at just over 30 minutes, 0% fat, bonkers guitar playing and some interesting synth sounds too, great album and one I have overlooked for too long. 4 / 5 stars.
Too glam for me to become daily listening but I enjoyed listening in full.
Það er ekkert hægt að segja annað en að ég elska þetta. Þó herra Roth hafi verið/mögulega sé ennþá aggressive asshole, þá er restin af þessu eitthvað svo skemmtileg.
I liked it more than I thought I would.
Haven't listened to this bad boy in a while. One of the last Van Halen records I really like.
Behind the unbelievable excess and kind-of dumb lyrics is actually a very fun synth infused rock record. At some moments it even gets cringey, but never not-fun.
You know, I went into this expecting to like this less than their self titled album, but I forgot how many hits are on here, and most of the songs that aren't hits are still good. My favourite songs were Hot for Teacher and Drop Dead Legs.
Not as good as OU812, but this is vintage Van Halen.
Junior year of college all over again. Solid album.
Rocked the house!
hated it when it came out now i love it that’s what happens
One listen all the way through and some individual tracks a few times. Still gathering my thoughts on the album as a whole (I like to listen to projects at least 4 times to digest them) but I definitely enjoy it. Some tracks feel dated, especially vocally, but I think overall there’s a lot that works even today. My least favorite moments on the record where these times that I feel played heavily into trends that aren’t as prevalent today. The overindulgent guitar solos and vocals that randomly go into a higher pitch are some examples of this that come to mind. Still, I thought that the energy was infectious and that the album had quite a few surprisingly strong melodies. This was a good first album to kick off this experience. Favorites: Hot For Teacher, Top Jimmy, Girl Gone Bad, Jump
Some great songs here. And this is some of EVH'S most focused guitar playing.
JUMP!
Pro’s: Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing A couple massive hits 34 minute run time - in and out, doesnt overstay its welcome. Cons: The synth sounds are very dated and of their time.
Deserves 5 stars for the album art alone. Great guitar rock if a little immature in the lyrics. All fun.
80s rock album but I actually liked this one.
Ah, this was fun! Flashback to high school, and it still is great.
Sometimes it sounds so loose, like they were just jamming and happened to come up with this awesome, tight sound. I'm not even a big Van Halen fan ("Jump" docks an automatic point from me), but all of this sounded killer as hell. Can see why they were such a huge deal. Favorite tracks: "Panama", "Drop Dead Legs", "Hot For Teacher"
Face melting guitars, wailing synths, the human penis screaming and hollering lyrics at you while all wrapped in spandex. What's not to like? Best Tracks: Jump; Panama; Hot For Teacher
Leuk! harder dan ik had gedacht
Love me some classic dad rock
Eddie
Decent
fav track Jump review 7/10 not really my thing but still good good example of rock plus synth
I'm not the biggest fan of Van Halen, but its hard to deny the quality of this album. It's got 80's rock radio staples and some quality deep cuts as well. Everything is done so well, everyone involved is just firing on all cylinders. A nice lean, run time just makes it all the sweeter. It's a emphatic 4 from me, but it's a 5 as far as the genre goes.
Solid rock album in a period of pretty terrible rock albums. Not an ounce of fat either.
it's so cheesy but i can't deny that it bangs. 8/10
8/10. Finally, an album named after a year that's actually the year the album was released in! Taylor Swift, Prince, Rush--take note.
Not gonna pretend that Panama and Hot for Teacher don’t kick ass. 8/10
A classic rock album. Perhaps a little too much Dave Lee Roth and not enough Van Halen, but it still rocks hard enough. Not quite five stars as there is some filler (Top Jimmy, I'll Wait, House of Pain - in my opinion)
They discovered synthesizers. Honestly out of the nine tracks six of them were really solid.
Nice classic rock album, some very nice guitar and drum solos (especially Hot for Teacher).
Quite liked the energy on this album. Got slightly repetitive overall but it's quite short so let's commend him for that.
Better than one remembers. The synths on "Jump" and "I'll Wait," which felt selly-outy then are nice leavening to the drive of the usual VH attack, while "Panama" and "Hot for Teacher" prevent it from becoming too full-on a kinder, gentler Van Halen. One finds this more than marginally less clownish than their other records. Mabye not fully mature but at least maturing. Given one's past loathing of this band (and their fans) one is surprised how much one enjoyed.
Pretty good
Listened on vinyl. A stone-cold hair metal classic. Eddie Van Halen's riffs are in top form here, as are David Lee Roth's unmistakable vocals. A little simplistic? Maybe, but that's part of the fun! Favorite track: Jump
"1984" is the sixth studio album by Van Halen and the last one with David Lee Roth and the original line-up until 2012's "A Different Kind of Truth." I can't say I've listened to that one. In the previous few albums, Eddie Van Halen had wanted to use synthesizers but David Lee Roth and producer Ted Templeton would not allow it. But on this album they came to a compromise with a mixture of keyboard-heavy and guitar-heavy songs. Also, it took them roughly a year to record and produce this whereas previously albums were done within days or a few weeks. This album was a huge success and stayed at #2 on the Billboard chart for five weeks behind "Thriller." Being 16 at the time this came out and in the height of the video era, of course, I've liked this album to some extent. After a Rush-like synth instrumental, we come upon the synth-heavy "Jump." A classic synth intro and melody. Both the guitar and synth solos are cool. However, I'll also always think of the Chicago Cubs since it was played as their TV intro for years and being a White Sox fan, welll....I do have mixed feelings. Although it has more of a happy vibe, David Lee Roth said the lyrics were from actually watching a man waffle as to whether to jump or not off a skyscraper. Didn't know that. Then we dive into the guitar-heavy "Panama." OK, this is my favorite VH song. I liked the goofy video. Kick ass guitar. The song was created when a reporter asked Roth why he only wrote songs about women, partying and fast cars. Well, he never had written a fast car song. This is that. On the second side, Alex Van Halen's drums start and shine on "Hot for Teacher." Eddie's guitar comes skammin' in. It goes loud/soft/ loud. Cheesy lyrics. Yeah, I liked the video too. Back to synth-heavy on their second single "I'll Wait." Co-written with the Doobie Brothers' Michale McDonald. Inspired by Roth seeing a women wearing men's underwear. Hmmmm. The last two songs are actually hidden gems. The band just rocks it. "Girls Gone Band" has a Rush-like guitar start and then Eddie just kicks it in with all his guitar gymnastics. "House of Pain" was a song from the mid 70's. It's heavier. A good song to end the album. Yes, this album is of its time and place. I remember seeing them on this tour. Kind of sloppy. Kind of drunk. The sound quality was terrible at the Rosemont Horizon. But, I had fun. And, I kind of had fun listening to this again today.
This might be peak Van Halen - always solid rock and roll with significantly better than average smarts. Jump is one of the absolute best songs of this style of rock: check Aztec Camera’s hilariously downbeat cover to see how finely tuned and resilient its song structure is.
Such a monster album. Not perfect, but pretty close.
More good Van Halen. Not as good as debut album, but still a lot of fun. 4/5
Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Roth stayed with Van Halen in the 80’s? Would their next album sound more like 5150 or Eat ‘Em and Smile? Would they be trying to recreate “Jump” with every few songs or would their next hit be closer to “Hot for Teacher”? That first album can’t be topped, but I understand why this is their peak. Eddie needed to show the bands who followed in their wake who the GOAT is, and he embraced new wave in as classy of a manner as a band of their kind could, while still maintaining enough hints of their earlier edge to not alienate long-time fans. But this is seldom my first choice. B+
Fun in the Cali sun
Great album!
Now this is good ol' fashioned rock and roll sounds like!
As a synth lover, this album slaps. And rocks at the same time. Very energetic album.
Jump is a 5 star song for 5 star men
Jump is great but the rest didn't really catch me so much. I liked drop dead legs though.
Top 3 Songs: 1 - Hot For Teacher (6) 2 - Panama (3) 3 - House of Pain (9)
This album reminds me of cruising with my dad in his old truck. Lots of great classics on here.
best song: jump. a little too much of the same but i love the guitars enough for it to not matter
Listened Before: Y Blistering, break-neck pacing from one of the tightest rock bands of all time. Eddie and DLR in their prime here. This is an absolute scorcher from beginning to end. Even the "ballad" is a rocker. Even in the spots where it loses its edge a bit, it's still pretty darn good. And it's short! Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Panama, Hot For Teacher
Awesome!
No, Mr. Orwell, there were no telescreens, thoughcrimes, and Big Brothers. Not yet. It will be long before that. As of now, we got glam metal! Intense guitar-driven synth rock. Isn't that great? Oh, yes it will NOT age well, but we got Van Halen and their guitar. It will keep it alive and relevant like a cheap preservative.
One thing that I was surprised to learn about myself through the 1001 project is how much I enjoy David Lee Roth era Van Halen.
So overplayed and somewhat cheesy, but damn are these songs overall pretty good. Credit where credit is due.
A semi-classic!
That baby has a cigarette! If I heard Jump before this I would know it but have no idea it was Van Halen. Nice guitar throughout.
that's so much fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun
Guitar and synth combo is so fun to listen to Feels like the whole band is just on the edge of losing control One tempo - as fast as possible Panama and Jump are 2 of my favorite rock songs I'm embarrassed by the lyrics sometimes The intro to Hot for Teacher is nuts Super short and an easy listen
Jump, Panama, Hot for Teacher. Classic Van Halen album. Great guitar work from Eddie Van Halen
Iconic. Unique sounds that don’t drown out the vocals and each song didn’t sound like a repeat. Made me feel like I was in the 80s
first listen steaming classic
Not quite their best work, but still a great album. Eddie was such a reckless wizard on guitar. R.I.P. Favorite song: PANAMA
Classic album with a bunch of hard rocking tunes but I'm kind of tired of it tbh
A classic. Rocks start to finish
Great rock album, liked it
This flew by, in a good way. They were all enjoyable, with a couple of stand outs.
The 5 hits on this album go crazy. The rest is fine, but nothing special. I might be being a hardo here but I cant give it above a 7 because the other 4 songs are nowhere close to the bangers. 7/10
You got to ro-o-oll with the punches and get to what's real! 4 certified bangers on this album and the songs in between them bridge the gap well enough. Would listen to while driving.
Feels very very 80s. The synth on Jump is too crazy. Hot for teacher is a horny anthem. Top Jimmy - good song, would make for an even better nickname. Also Panama is pretty good
One of Van Halen's best albums, although, it's due to some really incredible songs amongst some pretty normal ones. Jump, Panama, and Hot for Teacher are rock fundamentals with the big show quality of the first two and the guitar solos in the third. The rest of them just aren't anything to write home about. I'd still put their debut album above this one but anytime we can get Van Halen on here is worth jumping for.
Pretty decent! Knew like half the songs going into it but still enjoyed! Rating: 7.8/10