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Diver Down is the fifth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on April 19, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. It spent 65 weeks on the album chart in the United States and had, by 1998, sold four million copies in the United States.
Van Halen was an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 by the Dutch-born American brothers Eddie Van Halen (guitar) and Alex Van Halen (drums), plus singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony. The band's discography consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, and 56 singles.
Diver Down is what many fans derisively refer to as the band’s “covers album” since it has five, with the remaining seven tracks comprised of three EVH instrumentals and four originals.
Live: Right Here, Right Now. is the first live album by American rock band Van Halen, released in 1993.It is the band's only live album featuring Sammy Hagar and the only live album by Van Halen until the release of Tokyo Dome Live in Concert in 2015.
Although Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar was a financial supporter of President George W. Bush in his 2004 re-election campaign, [23] during the 2004 reunion tour, the band projected the "Right Now" music video, with a few extra modern scenes, on a large screen behind them while they performed the song. Some new modern scenes were, "Right now ...
The album is dedicated to Eddie and Alex's father, Jan, who died on December 9, 1986, at the age of 66. The inner linings of the album include the words, "This one's for you, Pa". Jan had previously appeared playing clarinet on one track, "Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)", on Van Halen's 1982 album, Diver Down. [10]
The album is Van Halen's first live album with their original lead singer David Lee Roth and third bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. The album features songs from every Roth-fronted Van Halen album, including their 2012 release, A Different Kind of Truth. However, the album has been criticized for Roth's vocal performance. [4]
Van Halen is the debut studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on February 10, 1978, by Warner Bros. Records.Widely regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in rock music, [9] [10] [11] and considered a progenitor of glam metal, [5] [6] the album was a major commercial success, peaking at number 19 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. [12]