I never knew how good the synth was in that song!!!!!

jesus that synth solo brings a tear to my eye.

Thank you guys who lived na d was grown in the 80's for making that song a hit

HELL YEAH.

I love "Jump."

Bought the Warner Remasters re-release of MCMLXXXIV to hear that song (and the full album) in the clearest HQ sound on the market. It's that classic of a track.

Have you checked out the full 1984 album perchance? I love "Drop Dead Legs" -- that song kicks my ass. "Top Jimmy," "I'll Wait," "Panama," "Hot For Teacher" -- all top notch. Eddie's guitar work on HFT and Top Jimmy is CRAZY. It's a straight-up rock album but with dancefloor sensibility. I love it. One of my fave albums from the '80s.

Mara said:

Good album, but I don't like it as much as I used to. Still, Panama and Hot for Teacher are hot! Still love those

Mara said:

I have got to find that album with Jump on it. Is it real good?

I saw them in the NW two weeks ago with David Lee Roth. Incredible! They were always my favorite band. Van Halen and Prince. Jump is a great song and if you can sing the lyrics to Diry Mind along to it and vice versa These guys were the funkiest rock band ever. Well okay Grand Funk Railroad and Led Zeppelin were to. I agree with Mara about Drop Dead Legs. Those guys had so much swagger and attitude and they looked like they were enjoying themselves.That's what's missing in rock music today. Nobody smiles
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I love this thread already.

sunlite said:

HOLY SHIT! Dirty mind and that track DO have the same synth line!

RipHer2Shreds said:

Whenever summer comes around this album owns my player, I will say.

Great summer album.

paisleypark4 said:

If you're into synthisized-driven, dance/party-based music, a lot of it will appeal to you. Especially Side A. "I'll Wait" is dated and synthy as hell, but that's EXACTLY what I want.

I'll take it a step further and say if you are into really synthy/pop-infected hard rock music that doesn't apologize for it, then look into this album.

sunlite said:

I 100% agree with you on these points.


lol... I'm thinking of something Chris Rock said about David Lee Roth back in the '80s.
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Mara said:

ooooohhhh....

paisleypark4 said:

Can you post an org announcement when you host your next party please?

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sunlite said:

ME TOO!!!KICKASS SHOW!!!!! "JUMP" & "DIRTY MIND".....WHATTA MASH-UP!!!!!

Mara said:

I would if any1 came...since org invasions are singled out to exclusive people only these days..fuck em

nah, give me Hot For Teacher

I'm a fan of VH, and actually dug this album, even with the synth sound.

Drop Dead Legs w/no synth's...rocks!.

OW!

"Drop dead legs, pretty smiiiile,
hurts my head, gets me wild.
Dig that steeeam, giant butt,
makes me scream, I get nuh-nuh-nothing but the shakes over you,
And nothing else could ever do".
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They performed that on Sunday night when I saw them in concert

luv4u said:

they did??

Jump is one of the best songs of the 80s. Eddie is a god. Panama is maybe even better

InsatiableCream said:

I liked that one too

I must get round to buying the album "jump" comes off.


I know "Jump", but Van Halen are not popular over in UK, so its not likely I could buy said album in my local HMV.

I do like "jump", despite, from what I recall, having no chorus LOL

thesexofit said:

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

You really have to good if you can KILL Pretty Woman & You Really Got Me and make them your own. This was the fun VH while Sammy Hagar was the serious VH, I'll take Dave & Eddie all the time.

Cinnie said:

Iam not even sure if my local HMV even has any Van Halen? Maybe a greatest hits, but thats it Van Halen over here is like Queen are in USA and probably same with Canada too.

going to see 'em in Feburary!!

Also did u know Jump was #1 for 5 weeks.

cheeseburger said:

It was??? Damn.. i cant stop listenin 2 this song!

Yeah that synth solo is like one of Eddie's guitar solos.

It's really a great song. I was really anti-hard rock at the time, and that song became a guilty pleasure. It kind of showed me that "metal" bands don't necessarily have to be about posing all hard. Sometimes they just make good music.

paisleypark4 said:

If you like Jump you should check out their self titled debut which is a better album from top to bottom than 1984