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 ...

While the outside world watched them soar to dazzling new heights, Van Halen secretly knew they were doomed. The keyboards that appeared on "Jump" and the follow-up No. 13 hit "I'll Wait," which not ...