![]() Of course, 1984 isn’t completely dominated by synthesizers. ![]() Rolling Stones Recorded a New Song With Paul McCartney But once Alex Van Halen’s drums kick in and singer David Lee Roth starts to unravel a typically convoluted story line, things start sounding a little more familiar and by the time Eddie Van Halen reinforces the synthesizers with steely bursts of guitar, you know this has got to be Van Halen, even though it’s a mainstream pop tune. Like “1984,” “Jump” is not exactly the kind of song you’d expect from Van Halen: the main synthesizer figure uses suspended chords and a pedalpoint bass in a manner more suited to Asia. ![]() It manages to sound simultaneously streetsmart and glowingly pastoral, and it’s the perfect prelude to “Jump,” the album’s initial single. The opening track, “1984,” is a wistful synthesizer instrumental that could have come from Pete Townshend or Thomas Dolby. And 1984 is the album that brings all of Van Halen’s talent into focus.įrom the start, it’s clear that the band has a few tricks up its sleeve. Beneath all the strutting and heavy-metal antics lies a band with more pop savvy than a dozen Journeys, as well as the chops to pull hooks from the most unlikely places. ![]() This album confirms what a lot of Van Halen fans have suspected for some time: this is no mere arena-rock band. ![]()
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