Radio stations wanted to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from their biggest hit

Released on Van Halen's 1984 - released that same year - Jump became the band's sole number 1 hit on the US Billboard 100.

"I had to stick my head in the low bins - it got blown off when Bill Ward was hammering the kick drum."

Alex Van Halen opened up to Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain about what it was like seeing Black Sabbath in the early 70s ...
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IRON MAIDEN's NICKO MCBRAIN Discusses The Decision To Retire & The Difficulties Of Post-Stroke Drumming

"I wish I could still play with the guys." "It was. This one, we kept the kind of same schedule, like gig, travel day, gig, travel day, gig, two days off or a day off, travel day, that sort of thing.