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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1640 in Music
• Released on: 2000-09-19
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered

Album Description
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2008.

Amazon.com essential recording
1984 was a successful record not only because it contained solid, catchy hard rock, but also because it incorporated synthesizers into the mix, the first metal album to do so to any serious extent. Although the advances in electronic music make this material sound dated now, it's still a highlight of Van Halen's career. Songs like "Jump" contain a pop element that gave 1984 mainstream appeal, and David Lee Roth turned the frontman role into an art form on songs such as "Panama," "Hot for Teacher," "Drop Dead Legs," and "I'll Wait." To a large extent, it was 1984 that set the standard for '80s pop metal, and David Lee Roth who set the standard (or takes the blame, depending on your point of view) for the aggressively good-time attitude most pop-metal bands took for their own. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews

Van Halen's classic, not full of "Jump"s.
Van Halen's classic album, filled up with plenty of risky and innovative guitar riffs (signed of course by, what else?, guitar virtuoso and experimental Eddie Van Halen) which defined the essence of hard rock sound during the 80's.

The subtle blend between hard rock and keyboards worked really well, just for this record and its era, keeping in mind the New Wave movement invaded almost everything then. Much more of it would become tedious...

Excellent vocals, amazing guitar riffs and a few hooking songs made this one of the decade's music exponent, still good enough to enjoy almost after thirty years. However, not all of the songs are as catchy as Jump or Panama, so listener may not expect much more beyond that, but not a bad album anyway with more than a half of good songs.

Some drum sounds on a couple cuts eventually reminds Bonzo's on Led Zeppelin IV.

A must in any 80's collection.

Hailing Vanaheim...
Yeah. This was the cd that made of lot of people, prolly those VHers, sit up and pay some attention. Featuring an outrageous cherub smoking a cig, the rest of the album isn't quite so much. Given the title 1984, I can't help but think that the actual content of this record was suppressed by Big Brother. Regardless, they still managed to get some very high quality songs to the black. Well, shiny, now, not black. If that disc is even there. Point being, this is one of the most important albums out there, not just because it defined much of 80s rock, but because the songs are so frickin' good. `Jump' is about the best rock song I've ever heard, and it's not a downer. Imagine that! And I just read on wiki that Thor, er, I mean Roth, is rejoining that lot for another album! Ah, I can't wait.

One of Van Halen's Best
Giving you the rundown of where I stand, I really enjoyed "Van Halen I" and "Van Halen II." "Women and Children First" was a good record. I did enjoy parts of "Fair Warning." I know a lot of people knocked "Diver Down," but actually, I kind of liked that record. That brings us to the subject at hand. While I don't feel "1984" is quite the record "Van Halen I" is, one could easily argue that "1984" is the closest they came to repeating the magic of "Van Halen I." '1984' is a brief but interesting keyboard piece. 'Jump' is a energetic song that starts the record on a high note. 'Panama' really rocks. 'Top Jimmy' was not my favorite, but I understand it was really popular. 'Drop Dead Legs' had its style. 'Hot For the Teacher' kind of goes against my nature, but I understand it was a major hit. 'I'll Wait' is different with a more relaxed tone, but it is still good. 'Girl Gone Bad' is alright. 'House of Pain' ends the record on a pretty good note. While "Van Halen I" will always be my favorite, "1984" is a really good record and should be in the collection of any Van Halen fan. It is also great to know that Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth are FINALLY back together.