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Definitely commercial 80s cheese and mastered for a mono clock radio like most 80s soft rock but it seems a bit of hipster stretch to call this the worst or eve
by kev009 2y ago
Definitely commercial 80s cheese and mastered for a mono clock radio like most 80s soft rock but it seems a bit of hipster stretch to call this the worst or even bad.
The synth and processed drums sit in the mix reasonably well for the time frame. There are some comical 80s songs in the same time frame where the synth really doesn't sit in the mix at all but somehow it remains endearing like Europe's "Final Countdown" or even Don Henley's "Sunset Grill" or Van Halen's "Jump" all of which are rescued by other musical and production value.
- nineteen999 2y agoGiven that Van Halen was primarily a guitar player and just starting to mess with synths in his own home studio where 1984 was recorded, im gonna cut him some slack here. Not disagreeing with your assessment though, the synths on that track are cheesy and a little overwhelming.
- mixmastamyk 2y agoEVH was an competition-winning piano player in his youth, and also played the drums for a bit before handing them off to Alex. Their dad was a classical musician.