Monday, April 22, 2024: 9pm ET: Feature LP: Van Halen – Diver Down (1982)

Diver Down is the fifth studio album by American rock band Van Halen and was released on April 14, 1982. It spent 65 weeks on the album chart in the United States and had, by 1998, sold four million copies in the United States. In 2022, Diver Down was named #3 of ‘The 25 greatest rock guitar albums of 1982’ list in Guitar World.

  1. “Where Have All the Good Times Gone!” 3:02
  2. “Hang ‘Em High” 3:28
  3. “Cathedral” 1:23
  4. “Secrets” 3:28
  5. “Intruder” 1:39
  6. “(Oh) Pretty Woman” 2:53
  7. “Dancing in the Street” 3:43
  8. “Little Guitars (Intro)” 0:42
  9. “Little Guitars” 3:47
  10. “Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)” 2:44
  11. “The Full Bug” 3:18
  12. “Happy Trails” 1:03

David Lee Roth – lead vocals, synthesizer on “Intruder”, acoustic guitar and harmonica on “The Full Bug”
Eddie Van Halen – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, synthesizer on “Dancing in the Street”
Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals
Alex Van Halen – drums
Jan Van Halen – clarinet on “Big Bad Bill”