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Van Halen Was An American Rock Band Formed In Pasadena California In 1972. Credited With "restoring Hard Rock To The Forefront Of The Music Scene" Van Halen Was Known For Its Energetic Live Shows And For The Virtuosity Of Its Lead Guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2007. From 1974 Until 1985 Van Halen Consisted Of Eddie Van Halen Eddie's Brother Drummer Alex Van Halen Vocalist David Lee Roth And Bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon Its Release In 1978 The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album Reached No. 19 On The Billboard Pop Music Charts And Would Sell Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. By 1982 The Band Released Four More Albums Van Halen II Women And Children First Fair Warning And Diver Down All Of Which Have Since Been Certified Multi-Platinum. By The Early 1980s Van Halen Was One Of The Most Successful Rock Acts Of The Day. The Album 1984 Was A Commercial Success With U.S. Sales Of 10 Million Copies And Four Hit Singles Its Lead Single "Jump" Was The Band's Only U.S. Number One Single. In 1985 Roth Left The Band To Embark On A Solo Career And Was Replaced By Former Montrose Lead Vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar The Group Released Four U.S. Number-One Multi-Platinum Albums Over The Course Of 11 Years 5150 In 1986 OU812 In 1988 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge In 1991 And Balance In 1995 . Hagar Left The Band In 1996 Shortly Before The Release Of The Band's First Greatest Hits Collection Best Of Volume 1. Former Extreme Frontman Gary Cherone Replaced Hagar And Recorded The Commercially Unsuccessful Album Van Halen III With The Band In 1998 Before Parting Ways In 1999. Van Halen Then Went On Hiatus Until Reuniting With Hagar In 2003 For A Worldwide Tour In 2004 And The Double-Disc Greatest Hits Collection The Best Of Both Worlds. Hagar Again Left Van Halen In 2005. In 2006 Roth Returned But Anthony Was Replaced On Bass Guitar By Eddie's Son Wolfgang Van Halen. In 2012 The Band Released Their Final Studio Album A Different Kind Of Truth Which Was Commercially And Critically Successful It Was Also Van Halen's First Album With Roth In 28 Years And The Only One To Feature Wolfgang. As Of March 2019 Van Halen Is 20th On The RIAA List Of Best-Selling Artists In The United States The Band Has Sold 56 Million Albums In The States And More Than 80 Million Worldwide Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups Of All Time. As Of 2007 Van Halen Is One Of Only Five Rock Bands With Two Studio Albums To Sell More Than 10 Million Copies In The United States And Is Tied For The Most Multi-Platinum Albums By An American Band. Additionally Van Halen Has Charted 13 Number-One Hits On Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. VH1 Ranked The Band Seventh On A List Of The Top 100 Hard Rock Artists Of All Time. Eddie Was Diagnosed With Cancer In 2001 And Died Of The Disease On October 6 2020. A Month After His Father's Death Wolfgang Confirmed That Van Halen Had Disbanded. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Van_Halen Studio Albums
Van Halen 1978 Van Halen II 1979 Women And Children First 1980 Fair Warning 1981 Diver Down 1982 1984 1984 5150 1986 OU812 1988 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 1991 Balance 1995 Van Halen III 1998 A Different Kind Of Truth 2012
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Van Halen Was An American Rock Band Formed In Pasadena California In 1972. Credited With "restoring Hard Rock To The Forefront Of The Music Scene" Van Halen Was Known For Its Energetic Live Shows And For The Virtuosity Of Its Lead Guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2007. From 1974 Until 1985 Van Halen Consisted Of Eddie Van Halen Eddie's Brother Drummer Alex Van Halen Vocalist David Lee Roth And Bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon Its Release In 1978 The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album Reached No. 19 On The Billboard Pop Music Charts And Would Sell Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. By 1982 The Band Released Four More Albums Van Halen II Women And Children First Fair Warning And Diver Down All Of Which Have Since Been Certified Multi-Platinum. By The Early 1980s Van Halen Was One Of The Most Successful Rock Acts Of The Day. The Album 1984 Was A Commercial Success With U.S. Sales Of 10 Million Copies And Four Hit Singles Its Lead Single "Jump" Was The Band's Only U.S. Number One Single. In 1985 Roth Left The Band To Embark On A Solo Career And Was Replaced By Former Montrose Lead Vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar The Group Released Four U.S. Number-One Multi-Platinum Albums Over The Course Of 11 Years 5150 In 1986 OU812 In 1988 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge In 1991 And Balance In 1995 . Hagar Left The Band In 1996 Shortly Before The Release Of The Band's First Greatest Hits Collection Best Of Volume 1. Former Extreme Frontman Gary Cherone Replaced Hagar And Recorded The Commercially Unsuccessful Album Van Halen III With The Band In 1998 Before Parting Ways In 1999. Van Halen Then Went On Hiatus Until Reuniting With Hagar In 2003 For A Worldwide Tour In 2004 And The Double-Disc Greatest Hits Collection The Best Of Both Worlds. Hagar Again Left Van Halen In 2005. In 2006 Roth Returned But Anthony Was Replaced On Bass Guitar By Eddie's Son Wolfgang Van Halen. In 2012 The Band Released Their Final Studio Album A Different Kind Of Truth Which Was Commercially And Critically Successful It Was Also Van Halen's First Album With Roth In 28 Years And The Only One To Feature Wolfgang. As Of March 2019 Van Halen Is 20th On The RIAA List Of Best-Selling Artists In The United States The Band Has Sold 56 Million Albums In The States And More Than 80 Million Worldwide Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups Of All Time. As Of 2007 Van Halen Is One Of Only Five Rock Bands With Two Studio Albums To Sell More Than 10 Million Copies In The United States And Is Tied For The Most Multi-Platinum Albums By An American Band. Additionally Van Halen Has Charted 13 Number-One Hits On Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. VH1 Ranked The Band Seventh On A List Of The Top 100 Hard Rock Artists Of All Time. Eddie Was Diagnosed With Cancer In 2001 And Died Of The Disease On October 6 2020. A Month After His Father's Death Wolfgang Confirmed That Van Halen Had Disbanded. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Van_Halen Studio Albums
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Diver Down Is The Fifth Album By American Hard Rock Band Van Halen Released In 1982. According To Van Halen's Official Website It Spent 65 Weeks On The US Album Charts And Had By 1998 Sold 4 Million Copies In The United States. The Album Cover Displays The "diver Down" Flag Used In Many US Jurisdictions To Indicate A Diver Is Currently Submerged In The Area And Caution Is Advised To Nearby Boats. Asked About The Cover In A 1982 Interview With Sylvie Simmons Sounds June 23 1982 David Lee Roth Said It Was Meant To Imply That "there Was Something Going On That's Not Apparent To Your Eyes. You Put Up The Red Flag With The White Slash. Well A Lot Of People Approach Van Halen As Sort Of The Abyss. It Means It's Not Immediately Apparent To Your Eyes What Is Going On Underneath The Surface." The Music Video For " Oh Pretty Woman" Was One Of The First Banned By MTV Although VH1 Classic Has Consistently Aired It In Recent Years. In 1982 Dave Explained The Ban As The Result Of Complaints That It Made Fun Of "an Almost Theological Figure" The Samurai Warrior Mike Anthony In The Video And Also Because Two Midgets Appeared To Molest A Woman Actually A Man In Drag . The Video Directed By Roth Was He Said "rather Like A Surrealistic Art Project ... Where They Paint The Picture And Come Back Three Days Later And Try To Figure Out What They Meant." The Track "Intruder" On The Album Which Precedes " Oh Pretty Woman" Was Written Specifically In Order That There Would Be Enough Music To Cover The Length Of The Film That Was Edited Down For The " Oh Pretty Woman" Video. In His 1982 Interview With Sylvie Simmons Dave Takes Credit For "Intruder" Stating "I Wrote That ... When We Finished The Movie I.E. The Video It Was About Three Minutes Too Long. So I Said We Won't Cut Any Of It We'll Write Soundtrack Music For The Beginning. So We Went Into The Studio And I Played The Synthesizer And I Wrote It. It Took About An Hour To Put That Together." Sounds June 23 1982 Eddie And Alex Van Halen's Father Jan Van Halen Plays Clarinet On "Big Bad Bill." Five Of The Twelve Songs On The Album Are Covers The Most Popular Being The Roy Orbison Cover "Oh Pretty Woman." At The Time The Record Company Thought They Had A Greater Chance Of A Hit Record If It Comprised Songs That Were Already Successful. In Retrospect It Turned Out To Be One Of The Van Halen's Brothers' Least Favorite Albums With Eddie Stating "I'd Rather Have A Bomb With One Of My Own Songs Than A Hit With Someone Else's". However At The Time Whilst He Admitted To The Pressure The Band Was Put Under To Record It He Was Able To Tell Guitar Player Dec. 1982 That It "was Fun" "When We Came Off The Fair Warning Tour Last Year We Were Going To Take A Break And Spend A Lot Of Time Writing This And That. Dave Came Up With The Idea Of 'Hey Why Don't We Start Off The New Year With Just Putting Out A Single?' He Wanted To Do 'Dancing In The Streets.' He Gave Me The Original Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Tape And I Listened To It And Said 'I Can't Get A Handle On Anything Out Of This Song.' I Couldn't Figure Out A Riff And You Know The Way I Like To Play I Always Like To Do A Riff As Opposed To Just Hitting Barre Chords And Strumming. So I Said 'Look If You Want To Do A Cover Tune Why Don't We Do 'Pretty Woman'? It Took One Day. We Went To Sunset Sound In L.A. Recorded It And It Came Out Right After The First Of The Year. It Started Climbing The Charts So All Of A Sudden Warner Bros. Is Going 'You Got A Hit Single On Your Hands. We Gotta Have That Record.' We Said 'Wait A Minute We Just Did That To Keep Us Out There So That People Know We're Still Alive.' But They Just Kept Pressuring So We Jumped Right Back In Without Any Rest Or Time To Recuperate From The Tour And Started Recording. We Spent 12 Days Making The Album ... It Was A Lot Of Fun." In Addition To This Two Of The Original Songs Were Around Long Before The Album Was Made. "Hang 'Em High" Can Trace Its Roots Back To The Band's 1977 Demos As "Last Night" Which Had The Same Music But Different Lyrics. "Cathedral" Was Also Nothing New Being Played In Its Current Form Throughout 1981 With Earlier Versions Going Back To 1980. Additionally "Happy Trails" Had Been Recorded For Their 1977 Demos As A Joke.