The guitarist Eddie Van Halen actually learned how to play piano first before he started playing guitar. In 1978 I was fortunate to spend a hour with the band at a "meet and greet" at a record store in Austin, Texas. They were all extremely nice and each one spent equal time with everybody. That is a good memory.
I was working for a promoter in the 2000’s and was standing side stage at an arena when Eddie walked by on his way to the stage. He had a huge smile on his face. That smile was pure gold. He so loved playing it showed in every performance.
Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitarists ever! David Lee Roth (singer) is one of the greatest showmen of all time! Iconic band! Love that you enjoyed the track.
The energy that David Lee Roth brings is just phenomenal. He is so athletic and animalistic. Regarding meaning, I think 'jump' is about just going for it and taking a chance, especially if you have little or nothing to lose.
Nope. The story is a bit darker than that. From an article: "David Lee Roth drew inspiration for “Jump’s” lyrics from a news story about a suicidal jumper in Los Angeles. The thought of someone telling the jumper to “go ahead and jump” sparked the initial line that eventually became the song’s title. The rest of the lyrics deviated from the darker origins, with Roth incorporating lines he heard from strippers at the time."
VanHalen a legendary band. The lead guitarist, Eddie VanHalen is one of the most influential electric guitarists of all time. Probably every electric guitarist playing today owes a debt of gratitude to Eddie R.I.P. VanHalen wrote many iconic songs and this is probably one of the most recognized. So great you reacted to this and your expressions throughout were a pure delight. Well done!
Eddie was pulling double duty for the studio version: he did both lead guitar AND synthesizer. Which is why you barely see any keyboard playing in this video, despite the song having arguably the most famous synthesizer riff in the history of recorded music.
_arguably the most famous synthesizer riff_ ... Not sure it's *more* famous than the one from "the final countdown" by europe, i'd think they are at the same level.
@@sauermusicDE Of the 3 you mentioned i think Axel F is the most commonly known. Rockit some people i know would at lest say they have heard parts of it when you play it for them. But would not be able to name it. And i would not even recognize Ckockets Theme without context just by listening. The people i mentioned know the final countdown and Jump though. So as the discussion was about most famous, honestly i don't think these 3 can compete.
@@williamyates694 5th degree black belt in the Korean martial art Gangwon Yusul or aka taekwondo but not the same kinda! but he holds a 2nd degree in Taekwondo if that makes sense lol
Eddie Van Halen was a Dutch immigrant that arrives to America when he was around 7 yrs old. He did not speak English . No one in his family spoke English. His family arrived with $50.00 and a piano. Dad was a musician. He lived and was the American dream. Truly inspirational.God I miss his talent and music😢 RIP
Fun fact : Alex started to learn guitar and eddie started drums . They swap the instruments . Good for us . Both brothers get classic piano lessons when they were young .
Right on! Yes. That was also Eddie on the keyboard. I think the way the story goes, is that Eddie Van Halen had been a child prodigy that played classical piano, and then at some point, he just picked up one of his older brother Alex's, the drummer, guitars, and went on to become one of the greatest guitar players to ever live. In that era, a lot of rock songs didn't necessarily have very deep lyrics, and more than anything, were just about partying and sex. You should also do some "Van Hagar"! So, to explain. This is the original Van Halen, from the 70s and the first half of the 80s, with David Lee Roth as the lead singer. Then David left, I guess. I don't really know the back story to how it went down, but word on the street is that Eddie and Alex kept very tight control over the band. I mean, the band is called Van Halen, and it was their ship. My guess is that Eddie was the timid and sensitive but also wild and troubled musical genius, and Alex was the muscle that was extremely loyal and protective of his little brother, and that can be smothering if your not one of the two of them in the band. So, they replaced David with Sammy Hagar, who had been from the band Montrose and had a solo career, which brought Van Halen a second life. People jokingly refer to this second version of Van Halen as "Van Hagar". Both versions are good in there seperate ways. They got rid of Sammy after like ten years. There had been a third version after that with Gary Cherone from the band Extreme, btw check out their song "More Than Words", but I think by that point no one was really paying attention anymore, and it didn't really work out. Then there were periods where they'd tour with Sammy again, then David again, and I think one tour with both. Then they just pushed out poor sweet Michael Anthony, the bassist, who had always been loyal and did what he was told, so they could replace him with Eddie's son Wolfgang. Since then, Michael has been playing in a couple different new bands with Sammy Hagar. Anyway, all the old-school Van Halen is great! Stick with it if you want to. "Hot For Teacher" is a good one with a classic fun music video you'll have to see. For the Van Hagar, check out "Right Now", which also has an interesting video that's worth seeing, and "Poundcake" and "Dreams".
A rock band, a song and a video that are considered classics. excellent choice for your reaction Miss Bisscute👍👍👍, Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best guitarists in history and David Lee Roth the vocalist one of the best Front man and show man of the eighties. Other songs by the band recommended for further reactions: Panama, Hot for teacher.
Finally a return back to great 80's songs 🙂. Yes, that part is very iconic and it instantly makes the song recognizable. Even though Van Halen is not one of my favorite bands, this particular song and its accompanying music video always bring a smile to my face."
The lead singer (David Lee Roth) was into martial arts explaining his flexibility. Eddie started on piano and is a musical Genius!! This was the bands first number 1 song. Please check out Van Halen - Best Of Both Worlds (Long Version) - 1986 - Live Without A Net, this was from the same concert you reacted to Eddie's amazing Eruption guitar solo. Love your reactions, Thank you!!
Thank you Biss for the great reaction. Astonishing that Eddie Van Halen played both guitar & keyboard. Even more astonishing is the fact that he could not read music. He said that he fooled his piano teacher into thinking he could read music, but learned to play by ear. Same with the guitar... Learned by watching & listening to Eric Clapton (Cream) & Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin).
Eddie " The King" Van Halen is not only the greatest guitar player ever, but also a very good keyboard, and piano player! Also, a great song writer, and innovator!! The drummer is his brother Alex, and he's in the top 10 best drummers ever! Super talented family, and band! Eddie, actually started off playing the drums when he was a kid, and Alex played guitar, they switched one day, and they each liked those instruments better, I think they both made the right choice!!! 👍💪👌🎸🎸🤟
Edward Van Halen (aka Eddie Van Halen) was the iconic rock guitarist of Van Halen... but he was also a keyboard player (He learned to play piano as a kid before he picked up a guitar) ... Van Halen was a party rock band and they were more on the uplifting side of rock music. However, the story behind 'Jump' (which became Van Halen's #1 single in 1984) was a difficult one... Eddie Van Halen wanted to incorporate keyboards into the music he was writing, but lead vocalist David Lee Roth did not like it... He would tell Eddie that 'no one wanted to hear him play keyboards'... Eddie wrote the music for 'Jump' around 1981 and Roth hated it and refused to write lyrics and sing on it. Eddie apparently went to Gene Simmons of Kiss in 1982 and confided in him that Van Halen was likely breaking up because David Lee Roth was driving him crazy w/ his demands... Gene heard the music for 'Jump' and was very impressed; he encouraged Eddie to work it out in Van Halen and persist on recording it... The situation in Van Halen was problematic w/ egos, as well as drug and alcohol abuse in the band. Van Halen were recording the '1984' album and Eddie insisted that 'Jump' (and another keyboard song "I'll wait") be on the album... David Lee Roth was not happy about it, but he apparently wrote 'Jump' about suicide 😲 It sounded like a 'fun' song... but Roth wrote the lyrics about seeing someone who was in a hopeless situation and couldn't find a way out... so, this person got on the ledge of a tall building and was on the verge of taking his own life, and people who saw him would yell, "Jump!" Van Halen's '1984' album was a huge hit on MTV and sold 10 million copies in the US alone... However, Eddie Van Halen was proven right because David Lee Roth split w/ Van Halen around 1985 after the tour - Roth was more interested in a solo EP 'Crazy from the heat' and hoped to make a movie career... Eddie Van Halen had written a new album w/ a lot more keyboards, but Van Halen had no singer, until Sammy Hagar auditioned for the band... He loved the new music and encouraged Eddie Van Halen to play keyboards. The '5150' album in 1986 was the first Van Halen album w/ Sammy Hagar on vocals - it went to #1 on the US charts and sold 6 million copies... while David Lee Roth's solo album ''Eat 'em and smile" in 1986 sold platinum in the US (1 million copies).
I believe the idea here is "Jump" means "why not ask me out - you know. make that leap" from seeing me "standing next to the record machine" and "I'm not the worst that youve seen"
This song is motivational, it tells you about how hard life is but enjoy the good things about it. When you have something good, express it by jumping, jump.
The singer, David Lee Roth was a martial artist, he studied Kenjutsu since he was 12, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and Kenpo karate (which I also studied). That explains his kicks.
Jump means, jump off a building. Roth has gone on record saying this song was inspired by a news story he saw about a man commiting suicide by jumping off a building.
The song is about a man trying to convince an old girlfriend to sleep with him, jump means to just take a chance and go for it, as in, jump at the chance.
@@nocalsteve From his own lips. Roth remembered a news item from the night before about a suicidal jumper. Roth joked to Larry that an onlooker probably shouted, "Go ahead and jump". The line fitted the music. Roth imagined the jumper thinking, "Yeah, might as well jump." Larry laughed.
@@nocalsteve In 1981, Eddie Van Halen penned the synth line of “Jump,” but his bandmates were sufficiently unimpressed as to opt out of doing anything with it at the time. (Whoops!) A few years later, producer Ted Templeman approached David Lee Roth and asked him to give it a listen, which he did, and he came up with lyrics while reflecting on a news story he’d seen about a man threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a building. Somewhere along the way, however, the song’s lyrics evolved away from the decidedly dark tone inherent in that premise, instead transforming it into more of a paean to love. After writing the lyrics, Eddie said, “We finished all vocals that afternoon and mixed it that evening.” I never said the song was about suicide, I said it was inspired by it. Pay attention to what you're reading next time.
In regards to the lyric "Jump." David Lee Roth- who wrote the lyrics- in an interview states it's about taking a chance & also getting the girl. Also, David Lee Roth, the singer, has trained in martial arts since he was a young kid so that's where you are seeing his flexibility from.
Another Fact is that Edie Van Halen palyed the solo in one of the songs of Michael Jackson´s Thriller album, the song is "Beat it", he performed that solo!!
It's one of the best feel good songs of 1984! I can be in the worst mood ever, and I hear this song and I'm dancing and singing all over the house and my troubles are forgotten! ❤❤
Hi Miss Bisscute !!! Eddie was A Guitar 🎸 Legend !!! He Help Michael Jackson With the Guitar solo in Beat it , but wanted no credit on the Album just a case of Beer & Some Dance lessons from Michael 😀. However you should find His Guitar Solo he Does on Tour it's about 11 minutes long if you Enjoy watching Him play the many Rifts he created over his Lifetime. It would Make A Fantastic reaction video !!! As always the like button 🔘 has been Illuminated 😁👍👍😎🤗
Biss this was Eddie Van Halen, God of the guitar, the one who invented tapping and who at the age of 8 went into Jimi Hendrix's dressing room and told him: "You can't play the guitar. You play the guitar badly, I play the guitar properly." R.I.P. God Eddie Van Halen ❤🩹
The story goes that David Lee Roth was opposed to having electric keyboards (which were new at the time) to be used on a Van Halen record. Eddie Van Halen (RIP) was a well trained piano player as a child before he picked up a guitar. VH went with it, and made a fun party song. Play this at a party and everybody does the 'jump!' part. Simple but effective.
The Van Halen's lived down the street from me and went to the same high school PHS ... I used to go to the backyard parties when they were still named Mammoth....
If i remember correctly on their hit song Panama David Lee Roth the lead singer even twirls a sword around in the music video. Showing a bit of his swordsmanship. Another great reaction Biss thank you.
The song had an interesting origin. Eddie was pushing for new musical boundaries and wanted to bring in the keyboards which Dave initially objected to reminding Eddie he's a guitar player and warned him not to stretch himself too thin. Eddie didn't back down and JUMP was born. The rest is history. It came full circle a few years later when Dave left the band and Eddie brought in Sammy Hagar who was open to ANYTHING and Van Valen was reborn with a new sound all over again...
I love your appreciation of this one that is song that is one of the most iconic of the 80s... The composition is of an orchestral level... Edward Van Halen was one of the most inventive guitarists of the history, but one thing is sure, he was the most happy guy to play guitar ever! He always feels like child, and smiles with no worries in mind! No other guitarist did that way! He first learned guitar and piano, then switch to guitar. Just look the way he places his finger to hit keys vertically: he plays the baroque pipe organ technique... David Lee Roth, the singer, is an accomplished acrobat, and a martial artist: has been practicing kenjutsu since he was a kid, kenpō and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. And yes, his voice is recognizable anytime! Unique! For the note you talk about at 6:19, you can be sure that no other sang has this peculiar chord and sound! The keyboard is a Californian Oberheim, that is, to my sense, the ultimate synthesizer of the 80s... Continue your great work lady!
Hello Miss Bisscute Diamond David Lee Roth was the Lead singer here and is well Trained in Martial Arts to his Flexibility !!! Unfortunately he left the Band & was Replaced by Sammy Hager Yes that was Eddie ( Edward Van Halen RIP ) on the Key boards & 🎸 Guitar !!! Unfortunately this Rock Legend was recently lost to cancer !!! He was considered to be one of the Best Guitar players in the world 🌎 & was I believe also classicly trained His Brother Alex is on the Drums.😊
So nice ur learning more about Van Halen😁😁🎸🎸This song came out 6 years after their debut album 1978 & they had a more polished sound. Now you need to go to the very 1st album & listen to the Raw sound of early Van Halen. Ain't talkin bout love ..or ..Jamies crying. This album dropped Jaws all over the World. Edward Van Halen G.O.A.T. ( RIP ) 🎸🎸👑👑❤❤
Eddie Van Halen also worked with Michael Jackson on some songs, I think it was Beat it and Billie Jean, not sure of that, but something happened, he was one of the greatest Guitar Heros!
For me, 'Jump' was one of my top 3 songs that defined the early 1980's, the other two were "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "I Love Rock N' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Of course that era gave me a billion other songs and bands that were super famous and never stop making me happy but, those three songs were my top three as symbols of that period, even back then, so it's not even like I settled on those three in retrospect or anything. I had my mind made up about that back when these songs were still brand new.
The Van Halen brothers Eddie (guitar/keyboard) and Alex (drums) went 1-2 in a junior piano contest for the State of California. There were 5000 contestants. Pure talent, insert singer and voila! Really, the sum of all parts though, like all the great bands.
This is the first track (well, second, but the first one with the vocals)) from their best album of David Lee Roth era, 1984. I recommend listening to the whole album, it's a masterpiece! And how do all their happy and smiling faces in this video conflict with the fact, that by that time they actually had a lot of quarrels and disagreements, especially betveen Eddy VH and David Lee Roth, after which David actually left, and the whole new Van Halen era with Sammy Hagar on vocals began in 1986! And that was quite different, but still Van Halen!
Fun fact. The singer, David Lee Roth, left music in the 1990s to be an EMT in New York City. There are a handful of stories about him being recognized when his ambulance responded to situations.
Eddie, the greatest guitarist of his generation and arguably a top five all time guitarist, initially learned to play the piano and later, the guitar. Amazingly, he never learned to read music. He learned to play by watching others and being able to mimic note from records he listened to. Further, eddie came up with the music for this song which the studios didn't like because they didn't believe a rock song led by a synthesizer would sell. Eddie convinced david lee roth to write the lyrics and the song ended up as the band's biggest hit at that time.
David Lee Roth has a black belt in Karate, so it's not surprising, that he does this moves. By the way, Bisscute wears the same T-shirt, she wore when she did the presentation of Scorpions, Still loving you.
One of the best bands of all time. Eddie Van Halen was so talented. His guitar solo "Eruption" was epic. Van Halen brings me back to my younger days, whether it was with David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar as lead singers. So many good songs like "Panama", "Hot for Teacher", "Mean Street", "Running with the Devil", "Ain't Talk About Love", "Unchained", "Atomic Punk", "I'll Wait", "House of Pain", "Poundcake", "Dreams", "Judgement Day", "Good Enough", "Why Can't This Be Love", "Love Walks In", "Right Now", "Runaround", & "When It's Love". Also, the live performance of "One Way to Rock" from their 1989 Tokyo concert has some cool guitar shredding from Eddie and Sammy.
An awesome song to hear at sporting events. Definitely one of my favorites cause of the synth. I recommend Right Now, Feel Your Love Tonight, and Hot for Teacher. Great reaction Biss!! ❤🔥🤘👏
My friend Brendan was a pro kick boxer who went on to be a trainer at "he Jet Center" in the San Fernando Valley in So. Cal. One of his clients was David Lee Roth who told him one day 'I wrote a song for you on our next album, it's called "Jump", it's about how you inspired me to "just go for it, don't be afraid of failing." I loved that. Brendan was a good friend.
Definitely a first to hear Dave's voice described as "beautiful" but the fun, spirit & energy of the song can have that effect, I suppose. And for almost 40 years, I've been trying to figure out what he's doing with the mic stand on his butt there at the end but it always cracks me up 😂
I actually saw Van Halen during this tour in Augusta GA. A buddy who played guitar had tickets and invited me. When they started playing this song, something happened with the synth connection. So Eddie told Alex and Michael to keep vamping while he climbed down into the scaffolding to reconnect a cable. That's a true story. Live music. I played professionally for 22 years, I've seen these things happen.
Eddy (guitar) and his brother Alex (drums) are/were (R.I.P. Eddy) both classically trained musicians by their father! Incidentally, Eddy played the lead guitar part on Michael Jackson's song Beat It from the Thriller album! David Lee Roth (singer) is so flexible due to his extensive Martial Arts background.
David Lee Roth, not surprisingly based on his moves, was an avid student of Martial Arts since childhood. Van Halen was like a hometown band for us growing up near LA. ❤
When they were young Eddie started on drums and Alex played guitar. In an interview Eddie said he came home one day and Alex was playing his drums. So he grabbed Alex’s guitar. Seems the exchange of instruments worked out fairly well.
I saw Eddie Van Halen on TV during the ending credits of an episode of either The Six Million Dollar Man or The Bionic Woman. Eddie was wearing a red silk suit and his hair was as wide as his shoulders and he had that same giant smile on his face and a guitar in his hands
The guitarist Eddie Van Halen actually learned how to play piano first before he started playing guitar. In 1978 I was fortunate to spend a hour with the band at a "meet and greet" at a record store in Austin, Texas. They were all extremely nice and each one spent equal time with everybody. That is a good memory.
I was working for a promoter in the 2000’s and was standing side stage at an arena when Eddie walked by on his way to the stage. He had a huge smile on his face. That smile was pure gold. He so loved playing it showed in every performance.
The synth part to Jump is the keyboard version of what Smoke on the Water is to guitarists.
It's extraordinarily easy to play, but so, so, memorable.
Hehe very true
Fact! Also JUmp >>> Final Countdown and the world is not ready to admit it...
Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitarists ever! David Lee Roth (singer) is one of the greatest showmen of all time! Iconic band!
Love that you enjoyed the track.
The energy that David Lee Roth brings is just phenomenal. He is so athletic and animalistic. Regarding meaning, I think 'jump' is about just going for it and taking a chance, especially if you have little or nothing to lose.
Nope. The story is a bit darker than that. From an article: "David Lee Roth drew inspiration for “Jump’s” lyrics from a news story about a suicidal jumper in Los Angeles. The thought of someone telling the jumper to “go ahead and jump” sparked the initial line that eventually became the song’s title. The rest of the lyrics deviated from the darker origins, with Roth incorporating lines he heard from strippers at the time."
The lyrics are an expression of "jumping" into life, love, action...etc. "Go ahead and jump. Jump!"
VanHalen a legendary band. The lead guitarist, Eddie VanHalen is one of the most influential electric guitarists of all time. Probably every electric guitarist playing today owes a debt of gratitude to Eddie R.I.P. VanHalen wrote many iconic songs and this is probably one of the most recognized. So great you reacted to this and your expressions throughout were a pure delight. Well done!
40 years later, this is still amazing. In another 40, people will still be talking about it. EVH is timeless.
The term "Jump" in this song simply means to go ahead and take a chance. If you're unsure of afraid just try it. Jump in head first, go for it.
Eddie was pulling double duty for the studio version: he did both lead guitar AND synthesizer. Which is why you barely see any keyboard playing in this video, despite the song having arguably the most famous synthesizer riff in the history of recorded music.
_arguably the most famous synthesizer riff_ ... Not sure it's *more* famous than the one from "the final countdown" by europe, i'd think they are at the same level.
@@nirfzYeah. 🙂But how about "Axel F." by Harold Faltermeyer, "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock or "Crocket's Theme" by Jan Hammer? The list goes on...
@@sauermusicDE Of the 3 you mentioned i think Axel F is the most commonly known.
Rockit some people i know would at lest say they have heard parts of it when you play it for them. But would not be able to name it. And i would not even recognize Ckockets Theme without context just by listening.
The people i mentioned know the final countdown and Jump though.
So as the discussion was about most famous, honestly i don't think these 3 can compete.
A classic song. Never gets old..Yes this song is iconic. The lead singer (David Lee Roth) is a martial artist. That's why he was so flexible.
Wasn't he like...a 6th degree black belt?
Yes indeed...I think it was 6th degree black belt.@@williamyates694
@@williamyates694 5th degree black belt in the Korean martial art Gangwon Yusul or aka taekwondo but not the same kinda! but he holds a 2nd degree in Taekwondo if that makes sense lol
Cool.@@TheDarrin10
I was 12 when VH released 1984. Still love it to this day.
I still have a copy of the LP in its original packaging.
cool...I was 26....🙏
yeah...not just 58 (year the Giants baseball team moved from New York to San Francisco)....born on 4/20 too....bonus.
The Mighty Van Halen!! Best band ever!!
It's about taking a leap of faith, "jumping" or taking a chance on someone you wish to love.
One of the greatest songs to come out of the 80's, I wish I could go back
Great Reaction Bisscute! You hit the nail on the head!
That little keyboard sound is all it takes to know this is JUMP! 🎸🙏🏻
Eddie Van Halen was a Dutch immigrant that arrives to America when he was around 7 yrs old. He did not speak English . No one in his family spoke English. His family arrived with $50.00 and a piano. Dad was a musician. He lived and was the American dream. Truly inspirational.God I miss his talent and music😢 RIP
Eddie Van Halen was one of the best guitarists to ever live. He was also pretty good on the piano and keyboards. He is sorely missed.
then you must have never heard of Stevie Ray (SRV)
@@mytime007 I suggest you read it again.
comments are filled with thin skinned idiots who take issue with you celebrating an artist for his greatness. @@ClaytonMacleod
Fun fact: Eddie van Halen (guitarist) and Alex van Halen (drummer) are brothers. And Eddie was (he died 3 years ago) was guitar genius.
You don't say...🙄
Fun fact : Alex started to learn guitar and eddie started drums . They swap the instruments . Good for us . Both brothers get classic piano lessons when they were young .
So two people named Van Halen didn't just form a band by coincidence?
WOAH no way dude? Something i never knew now im smarter due to you 😂😂
Fun fact Dave Lee Roth is now as bald as a coot😂😂😂
Right on! Yes. That was also Eddie on the keyboard. I think the way the story goes, is that Eddie Van Halen had been a child prodigy that played classical piano, and then at some point, he just picked up one of his older brother Alex's, the drummer, guitars, and went on to become one of the greatest guitar players to ever live. In that era, a lot of rock songs didn't necessarily have very deep lyrics, and more than anything, were just about partying and sex. You should also do some "Van Hagar"!
So, to explain. This is the original Van Halen, from the 70s and the first half of the 80s, with David Lee Roth as the lead singer. Then David left, I guess. I don't really know the back story to how it went down, but word on the street is that Eddie and Alex kept very tight control over the band. I mean, the band is called Van Halen, and it was their ship. My guess is that Eddie was the timid and sensitive but also wild and troubled musical genius, and Alex was the muscle that was extremely loyal and protective of his little brother, and that can be smothering if your not one of the two of them in the band.
So, they replaced David with Sammy Hagar, who had been from the band Montrose and had a solo career, which brought Van Halen a second life. People jokingly refer to this second version of Van Halen as "Van Hagar". Both versions are good in there seperate ways.
They got rid of Sammy after like ten years. There had been a third version after that with Gary Cherone from the band Extreme, btw check out their song "More Than Words", but I think by that point no one was really paying attention anymore, and it didn't really work out. Then there were periods where they'd tour with Sammy again, then David again, and I think one tour with both. Then they just pushed out poor sweet Michael Anthony, the bassist, who had always been loyal and did what he was told, so they could replace him with Eddie's son Wolfgang. Since then, Michael has been playing in a couple different new bands with Sammy Hagar.
Anyway, all the old-school Van Halen is great! Stick with it if you want to. "Hot For Teacher" is a good one with a classic fun music video you'll have to see. For the Van Hagar, check out "Right Now", which also has an interesting video that's worth seeing, and "Poundcake" and "Dreams".
A rock band, a song and a video that are considered classics. excellent choice for your reaction Miss Bisscute👍👍👍, Eddie Van Halen is considered one of the best guitarists in history and David Lee Roth the vocalist one of the best Front man and show man of the eighties. Other songs by the band recommended for further reactions: Panama, Hot for teacher.
Bis should really do Hot for teacher!
It was a huge hit, so yes, iconic. 👍Arguably the song of the 1980s. Really sums up the feel of the decade.
all time classic! ♥
Finally a return back to great 80's songs 🙂. Yes, that part is very iconic and it instantly makes the song recognizable. Even though Van Halen is not one of my favorite bands, this particular song and its accompanying music video always bring a smile to my face."
This song is just iconic ! 🙏🤘
The lead singer (David Lee Roth) was into martial arts explaining his flexibility. Eddie started on piano and is a musical Genius!! This was the bands first number 1 song. Please check out Van Halen - Best Of Both Worlds (Long Version) - 1986 - Live Without A Net, this was from the same concert you reacted to Eddie's amazing Eruption guitar solo. Love your reactions, Thank you!!
Van Halen had many good songs and did some excellent covers of the Kinks "You Really Got Me" & Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman".
Thank you Biss for the great reaction. Astonishing that Eddie Van Halen played both guitar & keyboard. Even more astonishing is the fact that he could not read music. He said that he fooled his piano teacher into thinking he could read music, but learned to play by ear. Same with the guitar... Learned by watching & listening to Eric Clapton (Cream) & Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin).
Thank you
Eddie " The King" Van Halen is not only the greatest guitar player ever, but also a very good keyboard, and piano player! Also, a great song writer, and innovator!! The drummer is his brother Alex, and he's in the top 10 best drummers ever! Super talented family, and band! Eddie, actually started off playing the drums when he was a kid, and Alex played guitar, they switched one day, and they each liked those instruments better, I think they both made the right choice!!! 👍💪👌🎸🎸🤟
No matter which style is your own you can't remain indifferent to this sound and explosive musical track amazing
Edward Van Halen (aka Eddie Van Halen) was the iconic rock guitarist of Van Halen... but he was also a keyboard player (He learned to play piano as a kid before he picked up a guitar) ... Van Halen was a party rock band and they were more on the uplifting side of rock music.
However, the story behind 'Jump' (which became Van Halen's #1 single in 1984) was a difficult one... Eddie Van Halen wanted to incorporate keyboards into the music he was writing, but lead vocalist David Lee Roth did not like it... He would tell Eddie that 'no one wanted to hear him play keyboards'... Eddie wrote the music for 'Jump' around 1981 and Roth hated it and refused to write lyrics and sing on it.
Eddie apparently went to Gene Simmons of Kiss in 1982 and confided in him that Van Halen was likely breaking up because David Lee Roth was driving him crazy w/ his demands... Gene heard the music for 'Jump' and was very impressed; he encouraged Eddie to work it out in Van Halen and persist on recording it... The situation in Van Halen was problematic w/ egos, as well as drug and alcohol abuse in the band.
Van Halen were recording the '1984' album and Eddie insisted that 'Jump' (and another keyboard song "I'll wait") be on the album... David Lee Roth was not happy about it, but he apparently wrote 'Jump' about suicide 😲 It sounded like a 'fun' song... but Roth wrote the lyrics about seeing someone who was in a hopeless situation and couldn't find a way out... so, this person got on the ledge of a tall building and was on the verge of taking his own life, and people who saw him would yell, "Jump!"
Van Halen's '1984' album was a huge hit on MTV and sold 10 million copies in the US alone... However, Eddie Van Halen was proven right because David Lee Roth split w/ Van Halen around 1985 after the tour - Roth was more interested in a solo EP 'Crazy from the heat' and hoped to make a movie career... Eddie Van Halen had written a new album w/ a lot more keyboards, but Van Halen had no singer, until Sammy Hagar auditioned for the band... He loved the new music and encouraged Eddie Van Halen to play keyboards.
The '5150' album in 1986 was the first Van Halen album w/ Sammy Hagar on vocals - it went to #1 on the US charts and sold 6 million copies... while David Lee Roth's solo album ''Eat 'em and smile" in 1986 sold platinum in the US (1 million copies).
Fun seeing the different costume changes throughout the video.
I believe the idea here is "Jump" means "why not ask me out - you know. make that leap" from seeing me "standing next to the record machine" and "I'm not the worst that youve seen"
This song is motivational, it tells you about how hard life is but enjoy the good things about it. When you have something good, express it by jumping, jump.
The singer, David Lee Roth was a martial artist, he studied Kenjutsu since he was 12, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and Kenpo karate (which I also studied). That explains his kicks.
Jump means to just go for it! Dive right in and take a chance before the moment passes you by! Jump!
Jump means, jump off a building. Roth has gone on record saying this song was inspired by a news story he saw about a man commiting suicide by jumping off a building.
The song is about a man trying to convince an old girlfriend to sleep with him, jump means to just take a chance and go for it, as in, jump at the chance.
@@nocalsteve From his own lips.
Roth remembered a news item from the night before about a suicidal jumper. Roth joked to Larry that an onlooker probably shouted, "Go ahead and jump". The line fitted the music. Roth imagined the jumper thinking, "Yeah, might as well jump." Larry laughed.
@@nocalsteve In 1981, Eddie Van Halen penned the synth line of “Jump,” but his bandmates were sufficiently unimpressed as to opt out of doing anything with it at the time. (Whoops!) A few years later, producer Ted Templeman approached David Lee Roth and asked him to give it a listen, which he did, and he came up with lyrics while reflecting on a news story he’d seen about a man threatening to commit suicide by jumping off a building. Somewhere along the way, however, the song’s lyrics evolved away from the decidedly dark tone inherent in that premise, instead transforming it into more of a paean to love. After writing the lyrics, Eddie said, “We finished all vocals that afternoon and mixed it that evening.”
I never said the song was about suicide, I said it was inspired by it. Pay attention to what you're reading next time.
In regards to the lyric "Jump." David Lee Roth- who wrote the lyrics- in an interview states it's about taking a chance & also getting the girl. Also, David Lee Roth, the singer, has trained in martial arts since he was a young kid so that's where you are seeing his flexibility from.
Another Fact is that Edie Van Halen palyed the solo in one of the songs of Michael Jackson´s Thriller album, the song is "Beat it", he performed that solo!!
Watching your sincere reaction was a great fun as well, thank you ❤
I enjoy your reactions. You always seem to make me smile. 🙂
I ❤ how you describe Eddie Van Halen as “this wonderful man here”
Yes. Yes he was.
Growing up this song was used for my hometown’s NHL hockey team. It’s weird when you know a song this classic since a very young age.
Thank you for pointing out the rhythmic tension :)
It's one of the best feel good songs of 1984! I can be in the worst mood ever, and I hear this song and I'm dancing and singing all over the house and my troubles are forgotten! ❤❤
Hi Miss Bisscute !!! Eddie was A Guitar 🎸 Legend !!! He Help Michael Jackson With the Guitar solo in Beat it , but wanted no credit on the Album just a case of Beer & Some Dance lessons from Michael 😀. However you should find His Guitar Solo he Does on Tour it's about 11 minutes long if you Enjoy watching Him play the many Rifts he created over his Lifetime. It would Make A Fantastic reaction video !!! As always the like button 🔘 has been Illuminated 😁👍👍😎🤗
I was born in 89 i grew up on this kind of stuff thanks to my mom and uncles that knew great music
Biss this was Eddie Van Halen, God of the guitar, the one who invented tapping and who at the age of 8 went into Jimi Hendrix's dressing room and told him: "You can't play the guitar. You play the guitar badly, I play the guitar properly." R.I.P. God Eddie Van Halen ❤🩹
The story goes that David Lee Roth was opposed to having electric keyboards (which were new at the time) to be used on a Van Halen record. Eddie Van Halen (RIP) was a well trained piano player as a child before he picked up a guitar. VH went with it, and made a fun party song. Play this at a party and everybody does the 'jump!' part. Simple but effective.
Saw them live in the 1984 tour. They were amazing. The energy they had was unreal.
Incredibly cool song for driving. Empty highway, and give in.
And yes the song is iconic, if you only know ONE Van Halen song, it's probably Jump.
I love this song energy. It's very high energy, which makes it a good song to listen to, when you are working out at the gym, or going for a run.
“ I’m trying my best here” made me chuckle 😅
Great reaction to Jump one of the best Van Halen albums. David Lee Roth was the perfect front man. Nice video!
Seen them once, wish I would have seen them more, awesome cool jam, 🤘😆🤘🎸🎸🥁🎤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
The Van Halen's lived down the street from me and went to the same high school PHS ... I used to go to the backyard parties when they were still named Mammoth....
If i remember correctly on their hit song Panama David Lee Roth the lead singer even twirls a sword around in the music video. Showing a bit of his swordsmanship. Another great reaction Biss thank you.
That's is true .and Eddie, the great guitar. Also plays the keyboard
The song had an interesting origin. Eddie was pushing for new musical boundaries and wanted to bring in the keyboards which Dave initially objected to reminding Eddie he's a guitar player and warned him not to stretch himself too thin. Eddie didn't back down and JUMP was born. The rest is history. It came full circle a few years later when Dave left the band and Eddie brought in Sammy Hagar who was open to ANYTHING and Van Valen was reborn with a new sound all over again...
I love your appreciation of this one that is song that is one of the most iconic of the 80s...
The composition is of an orchestral level...
Edward Van Halen was one of the most inventive guitarists of the history, but one thing is sure, he was the most happy guy to play guitar ever! He always feels like child, and smiles with no worries in mind! No other guitarist did that way!
He first learned guitar and piano, then switch to guitar. Just look the way he places his finger to hit keys vertically: he plays the baroque pipe organ technique...
David Lee Roth, the singer, is an accomplished acrobat, and a martial artist: has been practicing kenjutsu since he was a kid, kenpō and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
And yes, his voice is recognizable anytime! Unique!
For the note you talk about at 6:19, you can be sure that no other sang has this peculiar chord and sound! The keyboard is a Californian Oberheim, that is, to my sense, the ultimate synthesizer of the 80s...
Continue your great work lady!
We alway played this song before we went parachute jumping. Pumping up the energy. Good memories
i had their Album Van Halen 5150 on cassette as a kid & it rocked hello from Australia .
I saw them in 1980. I was in front of Eddie right up against the stage. It was an excellent concert.
David Lee Roth is an extremely underrated vocalist
He was a great front man. Super charismatic and energetic.. Yeaahhh.
Hello Miss Bisscute Diamond David Lee Roth was the Lead singer here and is well Trained in Martial Arts to his Flexibility !!! Unfortunately he left the Band & was Replaced by Sammy Hager
Yes that was Eddie ( Edward Van Halen RIP ) on the Key boards & 🎸 Guitar !!!
Unfortunately this Rock Legend was recently lost to cancer !!! He was considered to be one of the Best Guitar players in the world 🌎 & was I believe also classicly trained His Brother Alex is on the Drums.😊
This song, video, and entire album was such a visceral part of life in high school in Southern California in the 80's, Class of 1986!
Yes. The Keyboard lick is iconic and definitely the “hook” of the song. Everybody knows that intro.
So nice ur learning more about Van Halen😁😁🎸🎸This song came out 6 years after their debut album 1978 & they had a more polished sound. Now you need to go to the very 1st album & listen to the Raw sound of early Van Halen. Ain't talkin bout love ..or ..Jamies crying. This album dropped Jaws all over the World. Edward Van Halen G.O.A.T. ( RIP ) 🎸🎸👑👑❤❤
Boa escolha, clássico de Van Halen... um dos melhores guitarritas de todos os tempos.
Eddie Van Halen also worked with Michael Jackson on some songs, I think it was Beat it and Billie Jean, not sure of that, but something happened, he was one of the greatest Guitar Heros!
For me, 'Jump' was one of my top 3 songs that defined the early 1980's, the other two were "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "I Love Rock N' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. Of course that era gave me a billion other songs and bands that were super famous and never stop making me happy but, those three songs were my top three as symbols of that period, even back then, so it's not even like I settled on those three in retrospect or anything. I had my mind made up about that back when these songs were still brand new.
The Van Halen brothers Eddie (guitar/keyboard) and Alex (drums) went 1-2 in a junior piano contest for the State of California. There were 5000 contestants. Pure talent, insert singer and voila! Really, the sum of all parts though, like all the great bands.
Greatest song from the album 1984!
This is the first track (well, second, but the first one with the vocals)) from their best album of David Lee Roth era, 1984. I recommend listening to the whole album, it's a masterpiece! And how do all their happy and smiling faces in this video conflict with the fact, that by that time they actually had a lot of quarrels and disagreements, especially betveen Eddy VH and David Lee Roth, after which David actually left, and the whole new Van Halen era with Sammy Hagar on vocals began in 1986! And that was quite different, but still Van Halen!
Fun fact. The singer, David Lee Roth, left music in the 1990s to be an EMT in New York City. There are a handful of stories about him being recognized when his ambulance responded to situations.
I was a freshman in high school when this album came out. Great memories
Eddie, the greatest guitarist of his generation and arguably a top five all time guitarist, initially learned to play the piano and later, the guitar. Amazingly, he never learned to read music. He learned to play by watching others and being able to mimic note from records he listened to. Further, eddie came up with the music for this song which the studios didn't like because they didn't believe a rock song led by a synthesizer would sell. Eddie convinced david lee roth to write the lyrics and the song ended up as the band's biggest hit at that time.
The recognizable notes is Eddie Van Halen introducing the electric piano to the Rock scene
There is a great interview with Eddie about the brothers Zocalo town Square posted it. It's a fascinating story.
David Lee Roth has a black belt in Karate, so it's not surprising, that he does this moves.
By the way, Bisscute wears the same T-shirt, she wore when she did the presentation of Scorpions, Still loving you.
R.I.P. Eddie Van Halen, God bless you. Q.E.P.D. Eddie Van Halen, Dios te bendiga.
Sometimes *Bisscute* gets her groove on in the chair dance was hoping we got her to do the *David Lee Roth JUMP LOL*
One of the best bands of all time. Eddie Van Halen was so talented. His guitar solo "Eruption" was epic. Van Halen brings me back to my younger days, whether it was with David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar as lead singers. So many good songs like "Panama", "Hot for Teacher", "Mean Street", "Running with the Devil", "Ain't Talk About Love", "Unchained", "Atomic Punk", "I'll Wait", "House of Pain", "Poundcake", "Dreams", "Judgement Day", "Good Enough", "Why Can't This Be Love", "Love Walks In", "Right Now", "Runaround", & "When It's Love". Also, the live performance of "One Way to Rock" from their 1989 Tokyo concert has some cool guitar shredding from Eddie and Sammy.
Awesome band with an amazing guitarist indeed! 😊👍
She did check out 'Eruption' a while ago, too 🙂
An awesome song to hear at sporting events. Definitely one of my favorites cause of the synth. I recommend Right Now, Feel Your Love Tonight, and Hot for Teacher. Great reaction Biss!! ❤🔥🤘👏
My friend Brendan was a pro kick boxer who went on to be a trainer at "he Jet Center" in the San Fernando Valley in So. Cal. One of his clients was David Lee Roth who told him one day 'I wrote a song for you on our next album, it's called "Jump", it's about how you inspired me to "just go for it, don't be afraid of failing." I loved that. Brendan was a good friend.
It is indeed one of the most iconic rock songs of the 80s. In fact, it's is one of the most iconic rock songs OF ALL TIME.
Definitely a first to hear Dave's voice described as "beautiful" but the fun, spirit & energy of the song can have that effect, I suppose. And for almost 40 years, I've been trying to figure out what he's doing with the mic stand on his butt there at the end but it always cracks me up 😂
I actually saw Van Halen during this tour in Augusta GA. A buddy who played guitar had tickets and invited me.
When they started playing this song, something happened with the synth connection.
So Eddie told Alex and Michael to keep vamping while he climbed down into the scaffolding to reconnect a cable.
That's a true story. Live music. I played professionally for 22 years, I've seen these things happen.
❤❤❤stay in the 60s and 70s❤❤❤you won’t regret it❤❤❤
I am so old, I bought 1984 on album at my college book store! This song is so much fun!
Eddy (guitar) and his brother Alex (drums) are/were (R.I.P. Eddy) both classically trained musicians by their father! Incidentally, Eddy played the lead guitar part on Michael Jackson's song Beat It from the Thriller album! David Lee Roth (singer) is so flexible due to his extensive Martial Arts background.
David Lee Roth, not surprisingly based on his moves, was an avid student of Martial Arts since childhood. Van Halen was like a hometown band for us growing up near LA. ❤
When they were young Eddie started on drums and Alex played guitar. In an interview Eddie said he came home one day and Alex was playing his drums. So he grabbed Alex’s guitar. Seems the exchange of instruments worked out fairly well.
That's crazy how that led to Eddie being one of the greatest guitarist if not the greatest and Alex had the best and most iconic snare ever imo.
The album, 1984, was released on December 31, 1983. The song, Jump, was #1 for 5 weeks in 1984. RIP Eddie Van Halen, God bless your soul.
I saw Eddie Van Halen on TV during the ending credits of an episode of either The Six Million Dollar Man or The Bionic Woman. Eddie was wearing a red silk suit and his hair was as wide as his shoulders and he had that same giant smile on his face and a guitar in his hands
Happy Holidays, Bisscute!!!
He he he, this is one of the most iconic song of 80s along with Panama which is from them too
high energy, high vibes forever in my life! Jump❤
Great the legend rock Band enjoy your reaction beautiful Bisscute 👍🤘🤘
David Lee Roth the singer was a martial artist. In some of their other videos you wil see him swinging Chinese swords and doing more jumps and kicks.