The post Van Halen Broke Out the Synths and Conquered the Charts with 1984 appeared first on Consequence. In the early ‘80s, synthesizers and keyboards within the realm of heavy metal and hard rock ...

It's hard to believe it's been 42 years since we first heard those opening synthesizer notes that changed everything. On ...

Just like the final moments of New Year’s Eve in 1999 did not close out the 20th Century or the millennium (despite what Prince sang in “1999”), musical eras of rock ’n’ roll do not align with decades ...

Each week in The Vinyl Vault, Ozarks First’s Parker Padgett and Tony Nguyen dive into a featured album, highlight standout tracks and explore what makes it truly unique. The vinyl of the week this ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Rolling Stone has called "Jump" one of the 500 greatest rock songs ever written. The biggest hit Van Halen ever had was released 40 years ago. It was the lead single from the album ...

David Lee Roth was out and Sammy Hagar was in. You also saw Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing—and his guitars—evolve. But the close of Van Halen 1.0 might be the group’s finest 33 minutes and 10 ...

It was 40 years ago today when Diamond Dave told the band to play. Rock band Van Halen was riding high on the success of its new single, "Jump," when it came to the old Jacksonville Coliseum on its ...

One night, nearly 40 years ago, forever changed the lives of six Cincinnati residents, who went to see the legendary rock band Van Halen play at the Cincinnati Gardens.Now, they are coming out with a ...

Serving as the only Van Halen track to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Jump" was one of the group's most popular ...

Valerie Bertinelli paid tribute to her ex-husband, Eddie Van Halen, on the fifth anniversary of his death, and she highlighted his love for their son. In the clip, Van Halen and his son Wolfgang were ...