We recall the dynamic rhythms of Van Halen, as well as one beautiful rock ballad about love

My way Van Halen started out by being "Mammoths." - back in 1972, brothers Edward and Alex Van Halen formed their own band called Mammoth. A year later, they were joined by David Lee Roth - and soon bassist Michael Anthony joined the line-up. So, towards the middle of the 70s, a band that became a star on the Californian scene emerged.

The road to fame was not quick and "at the snap of fingers": at first, the young band achieved recognition in non-local venues, performing tracks by other rock giants, mostly in nightclubs in California. Black Sabbath. Their first demo tape flopped miserably, despite being produced by himself Gene Simmons - a prominent member of the glam rock movement and a member of the Kiss! But the 1978 debut album made Van Halen stars of the world. At the turn of the 70's and 80's the band was one of the most successful in rock.

Today Van Halen is one of the most marketed of rock bands in history: in the US alone, album sales are more than 56 million! In this article we decided to recall three of the most incendiary hits of the legendary band, as well as one very beautiful romantic ballad ... In general - listening promises to be not only enjoyable, but also diverse!

"Hot For Teacher"

In this song, the members of Van Halen share their... bold fantasies about schoolteachers! The lyric describes a teenager's attraction to his attractive female teacher, and the subtext here, not at all, unambiguous - probably very sexy:

"The teacher needs to see me after school.
I think about all the education I've missed out on.
But my homework has never been like this!"

This cheerful song was accompanied by a film no less incendiary clip with beautiful bikini models - what a teacher! With them, no one would probably miss a class!

"Hot For Teacher" - a very remarkable track! To create the sound of the motorbike at the beginning of the song, as much as 4 bass drums! It was also the last single released by the original Van Halen line-up. And because of its racy message it turned out to be very scandalous - parents literally revolted against this hit and its music video.

"Panama."

It's literally hot track! We don't know what images you get when you listen to "Panama", but the song was written about car - that's what he told me David Lee Roth. The thing is, the Van Halen singer was accused of singing only about girls, parties and "cars". Realising that the latter point was exaggerated, Roth didn't take long to write a hit song about fast cars - especially since he'd been to a race in Las Vegas shortly before.

It was on that day at the race track that David saw a four-wheeled beauty named "Panama Express.". Hence, in fact, the title of the song. It's worth noting that "Panama." the singer called his Opel Kadett.

A dizzying music video in which the members of Halen take their breath away fool around and literally floating above the ground, lifts your spirits just as much as the track itself!

"Jump."

Overall, the album "1984" The record was rich in hits - it is not without reason that it is the most successful record in the career of the Californian rock band! And "Jump", the main single from it, has long been dubbed a powerful smash! The song quickly became international hit and reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 - every artiste's dream.

David Lee Roth dedicated this masterpiece "Jump" to Benjamin "Benny" Gilbert Urquidez. - to a martial arts master of whom he himself was once a student. But what's most interesting about the story of this hit is the music video. Not really standing out from the hundreds of other hard rock music videos, it was nominated for three MTV awards and even won one! Its views are skyrocketing every year - just a little bit more, and it's going to 200 million!

"When It's Love"

We would like to conclude our driving selection with a more heartfelt and profound piece - with the ballad "When It's Love.".

"When It's Love" - one of the most beautiful ballads in the genre. And a worthy jewel in Van Halen's repertoire, of course.