Van Halen was also experiencing a significant upward trajectory in record sales. 1984 ’s predecessor, Diver Down, was a commercial success thanks in large part to the hit status of the 1982 single (Oh ...

After more than a decade together since forming in Pasadena, California in 1973, and with six albums behind them, David Lee Roth parted ways with Van Halen in 1985 to pursue his solo career. Although ...

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 ...