MCMLXXXIV (1984)
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MCMLXXXIV (1984)
1984 (stylized as MCMLXXXIV) is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on January 9, 1984. It was the last Van Halen album until A Different Kind of Truth (2012) to feature lead singer David Lee Roth, who left in 1985 following creative differences, and the final full-length album with all four original members. 1984 and Van Halen's debut are Van Halen's bestselling albums, each having sold more than 10 million copies.-Wikipedia
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Mike Ladano
1984 is a very special record, and quite arguably Van Halen’s very best.
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Sound Advice
2010 - Love him or hate him, Diamond Dave exited the band with a bang and recorded one of the band’s most memorable albums.
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Chris Gossett
2015 - If you want to have a blast, put on 1984! ... Without 1984 music would never have changed the way it did and became as cool to play guitar as keyboards.
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John McFerrin Music Reviews
this album remains a clear standout of its era, and even somebody who doesn't like Van Halen on the whole could enjoy the hell out of this
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OO Cities
Reasserting their greatness, Van Halen came roaring back with 1984, which featured the bands customary strengths while adding new ingredients
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Robert Christgau
Side one is pure up, and not only that, it sticks to the ears: their pop move avoids fluff because they're heavy and schlock because they're built for speed
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Mark's Record Reviews
The sound is HUGE - instant arena rock
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Starling
Here's where it all comes together.
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Liverpool Sound and Vision
From the opening segment of Van Halen’s sixth studio album, you can’t help feel the expectation ooze majestically from the American rock band.
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Rolling Stone
1984 - Every song hits harder than expected, until by album’s end you’re convinced that, despite all the bluster, Van Halen is one of the smartest, toughest bands in rock & roll. Believe me, that’s no newspeak.
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Billboard
2014 - Who could have imagined that a synthesizer, and not a guitar, would put Van Halen over the top?
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Consequence of Sound
2012 - The songs on 1984 represent the best (and maybe some of the worst) elements of eight years together as a band
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All Music
this places an emphasis on the songs, and they're uniformly terrific, the best set of original tunes Van Halen ever had
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Bloody Disgusting
2012 - a timeless classic that belongs in any music library, regardless of taste
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Sonic Waves Album Reviews
2016 - Just clocking in at over 33 minutes and that’s all it takes to drop down a album that is still classic nowadays as it has that timeless sound that only Halen could deliver.
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In The 80s
1984, the essence of the 80s, and one of the greatest rock albums of all time
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Amino
this album is a great jam
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Sound Vapors
2018 - Michael Anthony not only brought is bottom end to the album, like he always does, he also brought in those harmonies that were sorely missed on much later VH releases.
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