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
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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) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Fair Warning (1981) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- 1984 (1984) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- 5150 (1986) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- OU812 (1988) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- Jump (1984) — 80s songs
- Panama (1984) — 80s songs
- Hot for Teacher (1984) — 80s songs
- Why Can't This Be Love (1986) — 80s songs
- Unchained (1981) — 80s songs
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- Who are Van Halen?
- Van Halen — Pasadena, California, USA, active 1972–2020. 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-t
- What did Van Halen release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 5 albums and 5 essential songs for Van Halen, covering 1980–1988.
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