Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen rewrote electric guitar technique while David Lee Roth turned hard rock into vaudeville. '1984' produced the synth-driven 'Jump', and the band's mid-decade switch to Sammy Hagar delivered a run of chart-topping albums.
Origin: Pasadena, California, USA · Years active: 1972–2020
Biography
Eddie Van Halen rewrote electric guitar technique while David Lee Roth turned hard rock into vaudeville. '1984' produced the synth-driven 'Jump', and the band's mid-decade switch to Sammy Hagar delivered a run of chart-topping albums.
Key 1980s albums
- Women and Children First (1980)
- Fair Warning (1981)
- 1984 (1984)
- 5150 (1986)
- OU812 (1988)
Essential songs
- Jump (1984)
- Panama (1984)
- Hot for Teacher (1984)
- Why Can't This Be Love (1986)
- Unchained (1981)
Genres
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