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Van Halen Was An American Rock Band Formed In Pasadena California In 1972. Credited With "restoring Hard Rock To The Forefront Of The Music Scene" Van Halen Was Known For Its Energetic Live Shows And For The Virtuosity Of Its Lead Guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2007. From 1974 Until 1985 Van Halen Consisted Of Eddie Van Halen Eddie's Brother Drummer Alex Van Halen Vocalist David Lee Roth And Bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon Its Release In 1978 The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album Reached No. 19 On The Billboard Pop Music Charts And Would Sell Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. By 1982 The Band Released Four More Albums Van Halen II Women And Children First Fair Warning And Diver Down All Of Which Have Since Been Certified Multi-Platinum. By The Early 1980s Van Halen Was One Of The Most Successful Rock Acts Of The Day. The Album 1984 Was A Commercial Success With U.S. Sales Of 10 Million Copies And Four Hit Singles Its Lead Single "Jump" Was The Band's Only U.S. Number One Single. In 1985 Roth Left The Band To Embark On A Solo Career And Was Replaced By Former Montrose Lead Vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar The Group Released Four U.S. Number-One Multi-Platinum Albums Over The Course Of 11 Years 5150 In 1986 OU812 In 1988 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge In 1991 And Balance In 1995 . Hagar Left The Band In 1996 Shortly Before The Release Of The Band's First Greatest Hits Collection Best Of Volume 1. Former Extreme Frontman Gary Cherone Replaced Hagar And Recorded The Commercially Unsuccessful Album Van Halen III With The Band In 1998 Before Parting Ways In 1999. Van Halen Then Went On Hiatus Until Reuniting With Hagar In 2003 For A Worldwide Tour In 2004 And The Double-Disc Greatest Hits Collection The Best Of Both Worlds. Hagar Again Left Van Halen In 2005. In 2006 Roth Returned But Anthony Was Replaced On Bass Guitar By Eddie's Son Wolfgang Van Halen. In 2012 The Band Released Their Final Studio Album A Different Kind Of Truth Which Was Commercially And Critically Successful It Was Also Van Halen's First Album With Roth In 28 Years And The Only One To Feature Wolfgang. As Of March 2019 Van Halen Is 20th On The RIAA List Of Best-Selling Artists In The United States The Band Has Sold 56 Million Albums In The States And More Than 80 Million Worldwide Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups Of All Time. As Of 2007 Van Halen Is One Of Only Five Rock Bands With Two Studio Albums To Sell More Than 10 Million Copies In The United States And Is Tied For The Most Multi-Platinum Albums By An American Band. Additionally Van Halen Has Charted 13 Number-One Hits On Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. VH1 Ranked The Band Seventh On A List Of The Top 100 Hard Rock Artists Of All Time. Eddie Was Diagnosed With Cancer In 2001 And Died Of The Disease On October 6 2020. A Month After His Father's Death Wolfgang Confirmed That Van Halen Had Disbanded. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Van_Halen Studio Albums
Van Halen 1978 Van Halen II 1979 Women And Children First 1980 Fair Warning 1981 Diver Down 1982 1984 1984 5150 1986 OU812 1988 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge 1991 Balance 1995 Van Halen III 1998 A Different Kind Of Truth 2012
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"Dance The Night Away" Was Van Halen's First Top 20 U.S. Hit Peaking At #15 And The Second Song From Their 1979 Album Van Halen II. While The Rest Of The Songs From This Album Had Existed In Various Forms Since Their Days Doing Demos And Playing Clubs This Song Was Possibly The Only Song Written During The Recording Sessions For The Album. The Band Members Conceived The Song During The Recording Sessions While They Were Standing In A Circle Humming To Each Other. It Was Inspired By Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way". Eddie Van Halen Purposely Left A Guitar Solo Out Of The Final Version Of The Song Replacing It Instead With A Riff Of Tap Harmonics. David Lee Roth Originally Wanted To Call The Song "Dance Lolita Dance" But Eddie Van Halen Convinced Him That "Dance The Night Away" Was More Suitable And The Chorus Was Changed To Reflect That. Roth Claimed During A 2006 Performance In San Diego California That He Wrote This Song In Tribute To An Intoxicated Woman Who Was Having Sex In The Back Of A Truck And Ran With Her Pants On Backwards While Escaping Police Officers Into The Bar Where The Fledgling Band Was Playing. This Was Also Mentioned At A 2006 Performance In Detroit Michigan. Billboard Magazine Described "Dance The Night Away" As "a Melodically Driving Rocker Spiked By Blaring Guitar Riffs Keyboards Bass And A Powerful Lead Vocal.
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Van Halen Was An American Rock Band Formed In Pasadena California In 1972. Credited With "restoring Hard Rock To The Forefront Of The Music Scene" Van Halen Was Known For Its Energetic Live Shows And For The Virtuosity Of Its Lead Guitarist Eddie Van Halen. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2007. From 1974 Until 1985 Van Halen Consisted Of Eddie Van Halen Eddie's Brother Drummer Alex Van Halen Vocalist David Lee Roth And Bassist/vocalist Michael Anthony. Upon Its Release In 1978 The Band's Self-Titled Debut Album Reached No. 19 On The Billboard Pop Music Charts And Would Sell Over 10 Million Copies In The U.S. By 1982 The Band Released Four More Albums Van Halen II Women And Children First Fair Warning And Diver Down All Of Which Have Since Been Certified Multi-Platinum. By The Early 1980s Van Halen Was One Of The Most Successful Rock Acts Of The Day. The Album 1984 Was A Commercial Success With U.S. Sales Of 10 Million Copies And Four Hit Singles Its Lead Single "Jump" Was The Band's Only U.S. Number One Single. In 1985 Roth Left The Band To Embark On A Solo Career And Was Replaced By Former Montrose Lead Vocalist Sammy Hagar. With Hagar The Group Released Four U.S. Number-One Multi-Platinum Albums Over The Course Of 11 Years 5150 In 1986 OU812 In 1988 For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge In 1991 And Balance In 1995 . Hagar Left The Band In 1996 Shortly Before The Release Of The Band's First Greatest Hits Collection Best Of Volume 1. Former Extreme Frontman Gary Cherone Replaced Hagar And Recorded The Commercially Unsuccessful Album Van Halen III With The Band In 1998 Before Parting Ways In 1999. Van Halen Then Went On Hiatus Until Reuniting With Hagar In 2003 For A Worldwide Tour In 2004 And The Double-Disc Greatest Hits Collection The Best Of Both Worlds. Hagar Again Left Van Halen In 2005. In 2006 Roth Returned But Anthony Was Replaced On Bass Guitar By Eddie's Son Wolfgang Van Halen. In 2012 The Band Released Their Final Studio Album A Different Kind Of Truth Which Was Commercially And Critically Successful It Was Also Van Halen's First Album With Roth In 28 Years And The Only One To Feature Wolfgang. As Of March 2019 Van Halen Is 20th On The RIAA List Of Best-Selling Artists In The United States The Band Has Sold 56 Million Albums In The States And More Than 80 Million Worldwide Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups Of All Time. As Of 2007 Van Halen Is One Of Only Five Rock Bands With Two Studio Albums To Sell More Than 10 Million Copies In The United States And Is Tied For The Most Multi-Platinum Albums By An American Band. Additionally Van Halen Has Charted 13 Number-One Hits On Billboard's Mainstream Rock Chart. VH1 Ranked The Band Seventh On A List Of The Top 100 Hard Rock Artists Of All Time. Eddie Was Diagnosed With Cancer In 2001 And Died Of The Disease On October 6 2020. A Month After His Father's Death Wolfgang Confirmed That Van Halen Had Disbanded. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Van_Halen Studio Albums
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"Dance the Night Away" was Van Halen's first Top 20 U.S. hit, peaking at #15, and the second song from their 1979 album Van Halen II. While the rest of the songs from this album had existed in various forms since their days doing demos and playing clubs, this song was possibly the only song written during the recording sessions for the album. The band members conceived the song during the recording sessions while they were standing in a circle humming to each other. It was inspired by Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way". Eddie Van Halen purposely left a guitar solo out of the final version of the song, replacing it instead with a riff of tap harmonics. David Lee Roth originally wanted to call the song "Dance, Lolita, Dance", but Eddie Van Halen convinced him that "Dance the Night Away" was more suitable and the chorus was changed to reflect that.
Roth claimed, during a 2006 performance in San Diego, California, that he wrote this song in tribute to an intoxicated woman who was having sex in the back of a truck and ran with her pants on backwards while escaping police officers into the bar where the fledgling band was playing. This was also mentioned at a 2006 performance in Detroit, Michigan. Billboard Magazine described "Dance the Night Away" as "a melodically driving rocker spiked by blaring guitar riffs, keyboards, bass and a powerful lead vocal. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.