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Van Halen's 1984 & Jump Covered on Oberheim OB-8
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 เม.ย. 2020
- First I play "1984" on the OB-8 and then "Jump" along with the original song's stems. The ending I crafted is modeled after how they performed the song live on the 1984 tour. (Check out Jump + Montreal on youtube and you can see my inspiration.) I did this by editing together individual drum hits, guitar and bass parts from the split stems and other Van Halen songs.
Update: Some people were asking if I could upload a version with just the keyboard I played and no backing track. Here you go!
• Van Halen - Jump - Key...
After living with the video for a while, I decided I could do a lot better version, so I re-recorded Jump, but synced it to the original video. This version isn't public, but I prefer it to my first version. 1984 is the same performance, but mixed a bit better:
• Van Halen - 1984 and J...
One of the greatest guitarists invented one of the greatest synth riffs. Only EVH could have done that. Rest in peace buddy.
Eddie was a big fan of Pete Townshend, who came up with quite a few great synth riffs as well. Baba O’Riley, Won’t Get Fooled Again, and Who Are You being just a few.
They even once played Won't Get Fooled Again with Eddie doing all the synth parts on the guitar.
It was a one time presentation for a TV show. You can google it and with some luck, you'll find it.
@@wmoecke I’ve seen it and it’s great. I’ve also covered that song many times myself doing all the keyboard parts on guitar.
@@wmoecke There's also a version of them doing Won't Get Fooled Again on the Live: Right Here Right Now album.
He was a true musician
Seeing someone playing a musical instrument smiling makes me hope world will be back to normal one day.
I LOVE this comment. And I hope the same!
Here's hoping......
Friend......we're never going back to that normal.......something much better is our destiny. All the good of the normal that we remember but with something new and shiny and beautiful installed. It's within our grasp.....FEEL the music and reach!!! 💓
Like I said, here's hoping.
I always smiile when I play. After a hard days work I love coming home and relaxing in my man cave by playing with my music gear
FINALLY. Somebody who knows the songs and plays it the way it was actually recorded. Doesn’t go too fast on certain parts and has essentially all of the correct notes played. This is tremendous and you deserve all hats off to you sir.
Aw man, thank you so much!
Inasimplerhyme I have played the 1984 intro myself as close as I can recall in one of my earlier videos on my channel. So many others don’t compare
@@chance_peterik so listen to the solo a few times ..
I'm not about taking any credit away, but this piece ain't that hard to play for those who actually can play. There's just so many crappy keyboardists on TH-cam, really.
@@FinSynthMusic how long the notes are played and playing the album accurate keys as opposed to what sounds like it, which is what most do, is what the challenge is
Lol I remember keyboard shop back 80’s “No Jump” allowed 😁🤣🤣 I used to set up a few keyboards play it anyway! 😱🥸
No Jump, denied!
@@BudderB0y2222 and Stairway among other classics
Rebel.
Take on Me, the final countdown allowed ?
Asia..."Only Time Will Tell"?
I love that Oberheim sound.
Eddie Van Halen , kicked ass on the guitar, and keys. Gone is truly a legend in his time.
The “Jump” cover was great, but the first 1:30 minutes... wow!
The real analog growling beast, there is something missing in the emulations.... I miss my old analog gear
Thank you!
Tom Oberheim made the best sounding synths ever. Love that sound!
Agreed! I need to do more research on him. Hopefully there's a good doc out there about him.
👍👍👍👍👍its right!
The intro song to the 1984 album sounds so badass.
Eddie was a genius.
I cried and didnt sleep well.
Edward Lodewijk Van Halen passed away at the age of 65.
1955-2020
Rest In Peace Ed
I'm with ya.
I'm very hurt. I liked him a lot.
@@jeffjohnson5877 I'm with ya.
I'm hurting inside to brother
_Three_ weeks tomorrow (October 27, 2020). If we are sad, just try to imagine how his closest loved ones are feeling.
I just wanted to say a gigantic THANK YOU to everyone who has now made this my most liked video!
do you think that the main synth sound on "You don't remember, I'll never forget" is the same or similar to "Jump" sound? Jens Johansson used Oberheim Matrix 12 - what do you think?
@@scottnoricsson2023 I wasn't familiar with the song, but I just gave it a listen, and I suppose they're kind of similar, but "Jump" has a lot more low end to it. "You Don't Remember..." sounds thinner by comparison, which probably works better for that song.
@@inasimplerhyme How did you do the ending fills with the original drum track? Great rendition BTW. 🤘👍
Thank you! I have the stems, so I just cut the kick and snare where I needed them. I used bits of a bunch of songs - Secrets, Hot for Teacher, So This Is Love?, among others.
@@inasimplerhyme Just discovered your performance few hours earlier. Ah, OK. Just like in any drum software. Now I get it.
I’ve roller skated many miles to this song in 1985!
Did you jump? Lol
Me too! Miss those days and this music!!! RIP EVH! 🙏❤️🙏
Roller rinks, that takes me back 😜
I love the grin at the end of the intro. He knows what he just played.... Perfect recreation...... grin was saying "play dat beotch....." in a friendly way of course
Also, Van Halen has that effect on people!
That was definitely a "I nailed that one" grin! And deservedly so. Great job!
Thank you!
personally i think "1984" is one of the most gorgeous and unique songs ever written. you did a nice job. thanks for posting it. i need to buy an oberheim someday...
Thank you! And if you want the same machine Ed used for recording 1984, it's an OB-Xa, the previous model to the OB-8.
My headphones weren't pairing with my phone for a long time, so I just haven't been using them... For whatever reason I just pulled em out and decided to try again. This time they connected! So I came to youtube to test them out. I scrolled through about 20 or 30 suggested videos before I saw this one. "Ooh" I thought "this should be good!" Suffice it to say, I am glad this video exists (and my headphones work lol) great job, this sounds awesome! And of course, thank you Eddie for all the amazing music you made, you will be missed :)
Thank you! And I'm so glad your headphones work!
I saw a video where they said Eddie had written the music notes about 2 years before he turned the tune over to David Lee Roth to write lyrics for it. The guy in the video said that Roth sat in the back seat of a convertible with his bare feet propped up on the seat in front of him, out on a beach somewhere, listening to a cassette tape of Eddie's tune. It turned out to be one of their biggest hits.
This is ALSO the reason why the original VAN HALEN was so special: Eddie Van Halen’s unique melodies COMBINED with David Lee Roth’s playful lyrics.
Eddie had also said that Roth and producer Ted Templeman had objected against him playing synths for years, because they wanted him to be seen exclusively as the guitar god by their fans, and not as some keyboard player. Though he had sometimes used synths and a Wurlitzer before 1984 in a less prominent way, it was that album that featured synth-driven songs like 1984, Jump and I‘ll wait.
I've heard the title track was edited out of a half hour instrumental . I'd love a deluxe edition with the FULL title . I love how Ed DIDN'T do a Deep Purple church organ-only sound . And I love the way he refused to let anyone keep keyboards out of 1984 . Thank you for posting this video .
You're welcome! Thanks for the great comment!
Chills every time I hear that intro start up.
Top 10 best log synths-if not the best of all time.
I get goose bumps every time I hear this! Takes me back to 7yrs old just loving life!!! RIP Edward Van Halen
Goose bumps me too. Takes me back to 1984 riding BMX bikes all summer ❤good times
As a young man in the 70"s, I grew up with EVH and Van Halen. Sad days indeed. IMHO we just lost the greatest guitar player to ever grace rock and roll. The band in heaven is rockin now. Thanks EVH for allowing me to be a part of music history. RIP FOREVER...
Never had an Oberheim anything (I had a well-loved Poly-6 just for this song), but I got to play this song live with my then-band way back in the early 90s in front of over 5000 high school classmates in our first of many performances and a few concerts. Opening song, wrote a bit of an intro piece, nothing like what you've got here but it worked for the build-up. I was first out on the stage, lights out, and as I played my intro piece the spotlight slowly came up on me. The rest of the band slowly made their way out onto the still blackened stage. Those opening few notes of GMaj to 2nd Inv CMaj are electrifying. I still remember the moment before we were set to go on and our lead singer said, "this moment that's about to happen, is better than sex". I hadn't gotten that far with a girl yet in my young life but he was not far wrong. It stays with me, that entire concert and it was a defining life experience.
Wow, what a comment! Thank you so much for sharing!
Strange when your own era of music stars pass away. All the magic of their unique sounds will ripple down throughout time. Their original hits will largely dissolve with us, the fans, when our time comes. It is the way of things, it seems.
Wouldn’t it be great if the man himself saw this most excellent cover prior to his passing?
I don't think this music will dissolve, I'm from the gen X and I only listen to rock and metal music and I prefer 70s and 80s. I guess it will be like classical music for us now
@@radosawwalkowski5824 Some folks are guided to fine collections of music from decades past. You are why the songs dissolve but don’t disappear entirely.
An analogy to classical music is fair but I reckon rock music, by its nature, doesn’t seek to be thought of as something that will last forever. There is something impulsive about rock that requires you to “have been there” to get the most out of it. And it is quite a lot you are exposed to at a visceral rock show. Even through the haze of booze & cigarette smoke (showing my age), you recall that something electrifying occurred to all present.
I went on a tangent there.
Listen to what you enjoy, play what you enjoy, & occasionally try stuff you wouldn’t normally listen to.
I just bought an OB-8....for waaaay too much money. Anyway, I am dying to recreate 1984 for sure. Great job!
Thank you! If you're starting with the stock sounds, I think it was D8 that sounds pretty close for the left hand (though I built the left hand from A1 before I discovered that.) And I believe I used A3 as the starting point for the right in Split mode. Good luck, and have fun!
I like it but I can't afford it
Sorry, I'm just seeing this now. These will break eventually, and getting them fixed can be a hassle. My button to write new settings is a little tricky, and it literally cannot be replaced. My tech searched all over the internet for it and it cannot be found. That being said, it's SO MUCH FUN. Mine sat broken for YEARS, but I did finally get it fixed. Especially in light of yesterday's horrible news, I say go for it and have fun.
i bought an OB-12 in 2001. Only synth i ever bought. Didn't sound great but looked really cool though. I'll settle with the OP virtual one instead.
Get to it! I'm serious. If I knew that locked within that machine was that signature sound waiting to get out I'd find a way to do it even if it meant learning by rote.
Thank you for shining a bright light on Eddie's wonderful keyboard work. The spirit of Van Halen's music lives on thanks to you!
That was so nice of you to say! You're welcome! It is my genuine pleasure.
What a great performance, RIP Van Halen
Thank you!
"I get up, and nothing gets me down" 🤘
Yeah, I got chills. Very well done! "Jump" has a deep sentimental meaning for me in how it encapsulates all of 1984 especially that spring.
Thanks! And I know what you mean. "Jump" was my introduction to the band when I was 12.
i'm sick of viewing videos of people doing jump with their obies, but this is delightful. it's closest to perfection, congrats!
Thank you! I'm very glad I didn't make you sick! :)
RIP Eddie. On of the best synth riffs and best guitar riffs in the same song. Genius gone too young.
I was in hypnotized in 3rd grade when I heard this. Still brings tears today.
WOW - JUST WOW - what a classic song - legendary - they don't make music like this no more - listening on hi-end headphones - audiophile Philippines *
Thank you! So glad you're enjoying it!
That is a beast of a machine.
Hits you with a thud..
In these troubled times, this put a big smile on my face. Great playing. Thank you.
My pleasure!
I’ve listened to this at least once a week for the last 3 weeks and it amazes me how PERFECT everything about this cover is. Between the actual OB-8 sound and the perfect transition between songs. Bravo
Wow, thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
The imaging on 1984 from the OB-8 is so superb - simply beautiful and well played, Thank You!!!
You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words!
Wow, i just got chills up my back listening to this, havent felt that way since 1984 when i first heard the songs.... :)
Thanks!
That was just great! I loved how you ended “Jump”....the way Eddie did on the “1984” and “5150” tours!
Thank you! And I learned something too. I didn't know they also used this ending on the 5150 tour! I thought it was just 1984.
@@inasimplerhyme Yes...saw them play it on the 5150 tour. You can find a video here on TH-cam from Detroit in 1986 with that same ending. Just ignore the buffoon DJ that Hagar pulls on stage to sing with him.
@@CairnTerrier69 Cool! Never seen that before! Thanks so much!
I love that you included the alternate part on the pre-chorus. It's little things like that that make a song a hit.
Thanks! I had a lot of fun making it!
1984...the perfect opening to the album
Agreed!
You are soooooo talented please don't ever stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! I hope to have a new video soon!
One of my favorite analog synthesizers along with the Roland Jupiter 8
I've never played a Jupiter 8, but I'd LOVE to play with one! I believe that's what was used for the arpeggios on Queen's Radio Gaga.
One of the coolest things I have seen in a long time. Instant subscriber.
Thanks so much! New video coming on the 19th!
It is so amazing to watch a cover that is the same as the instrument used🔥🎹
Thanks! Though technically, Ed used the OB-Xa on the original recording, which is the model just before mine. But the OB-8 is what was used on "Why Can't This Be Love?" so you can check out my video of that too!
Genius tune from a legend and well played it takes skill and a good ear to master his work and you have done it,brilliant
Aw, thanks so much!
Truly one of the 80s song that just makes you feel great all around .. just JUMP !!! :D
This really cheered me up, stuck in bed with a terrible flu. Cheers for making my day.
I'm so sorry to hear you're sick, but I'm so happy my video could help in a small way! Here's to a speedy recovery!
Very very best and beautifull cosmic group...❤️
Thank you!
This is the reason I bought an OB-8!!!!! RIP EVH
I had no idea a synth could sound so beautiful. Like listening to a million dollar Stradivarius.
Always loved the song. Ed bouncing around in the video with his guitar even when you were actually hearing the keyboard.
There’s something quite Billy Joel about it. And I mean that as a complement.
80'S ..Best era Ever ! Spot on Dude , Nice !
Thank you!
WOW! That thing is massive! 80s quality. They don't make it like they used to.
Perfect cover and beatiful Intro!!!! Spectacolary Oberheim.
Thank you so much!
I was never a huge Van Halen fan. And this was never my favorite of their songs. But listening to it now makes me smile with nostalgia for the old days when music was something worth listening to. I dont' even turn the radio on anymore. Of course, now I have to look for the video of Panama
Very glad to bring a smile to your face!
I’ll never forget when I heard this for the first time. I thought it was the most amazing thing ever especially w it leading right into Jump
Agreed.
God i want that synth..That sound 😱 And love you Eddie, you Legend! One of the coolest songs ever written.
It's amazing to think that Eddie was just fooling around coming up with this iconic riff and how silly it must have seemed compared to their guitar driven stuff😂 And then... BOOM! Biggest hit ever🔥🤘
If you look around on youtube there's an interview from '82 where Ed plays a tape of an early demo of "Jump" over the phone!
@@inasimplerhyme Wow!!😍😍😍
As A Kid At The Pool Hall Popping The Quarters Into The Jukebox And Now 47 Years Old And Now Know What That Cool Keyboard Is And Now I Want One. Thanks my Friend For This. You're A Pro. God Bless And Be Safe And Sound And Well And Thanks
Thanks so much, and good luck on your future purchase!
I’m watching this every day now, for some reason…..😊
3:55~4:42 my favorite part. Amazing cover!!!
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked it!
Hey you also covered the eddie smile :)
Excellent rendition of the song with the classic Oberheim sound that lives on forever.RIP Eddy.
Thank you so much!
Lord, what a rich sound.
Wearing headphones tells me he's either married or has children 😎🤔
Both....and neighbors!
Great job! I hope I'll be able to finish the restoration of my own OB-8 soon.
Thank you! And that's GREAT! I want to see some videos soon!!
When you've finshed with that OB8, I've got a good home for it 😁
The Oberheim OB-X patch "1984/Synth Sweep and Jump Synth Brass" was heard in the song "1984" (1984).
That made my day 😂 it was good to hear that rythm part during the guitar solo!
Happy I could help!
Awesome cover, man!! That gave me chills, seriously! I have been playing keyboards for years and I have owned a number of synths but I have never owned an Oberheim, and the three or four synths I have always wanted to own are an Oberheim OB-Xa/OB-X, a Roland Jupiter 8, or a Yamaha DX-7. I did purchase a vintage Yamaha DX-11 when I was living in Oregon, but had to sell it before moving to Ohio.
Thanks so much! I hope you get to own one one day! I recently found out there was only about 3000 OB-8s ever made!
IM BACK !!!! I couldn't resist this video !
AWESOME !! ILOVE Van Halen´s "1984"
Thank you! And me too!
Great job. Really love the ending you did for jump.
Thanks so much! If you haven't yet, check out the live performance from the band on the '84 tour in Montreal. That's where I sourced it. They're fantastic.
Awesome cover of 1984 and Jump!👍🏼😎 Liked it very much and you played it so well...sounded almost the same!
This video of yours deserves so much more views!
I was actually looking for a cover of 1984, but very nice you did Jump right after 1984 👏🏼😊
Imo these 2 tracks belong to each other like Eddie belongs to the guitar and synth.
I always play 1984 and Jump right after each other in my car with the volume up! 😁
This results in the car moving faster because of the energy of Jump!
Greetz from The Netherlands, van Halen's country of origin. 😊
Rest in Peace, Eddie! Fly high, guitar hero! You will be missed...! ♥
What a beautiful comment! Thank you so much!
@@inasimplerhyme You're welcome, mate. 👍🏼😉 Keep it up! ✌🏼😎
Nailed it, awesome!! Sometimes, I wish it was 1984 again.....
Thank you! And I know what you mean!
still gives me chills and brings me back when I heard it for the first time, 20 years after the original release
RIP Eddie Van Halen the Rock God!
RIP Eddie Van Halen
It still hasn't fully hit me.
Such a multitalent, this Oberheim. Both the world's greatest synth AND the atomic bomb!
I've always thought synthesizers had a very cold, emotionless, electronic sound, until I first heard the late, great Eddie Van Halen playing one. Every time I hear the riff to 'Jump', it takes me right back to that moment!
Let’s just have a moment of silence for our fallen brother.
*Wow, this is an Awesome sound! Loved the intro before the song! New SUB!* ⭐😃👍
Thank you! I have a bunch of other VH songs up as well. Hope you like them!
All while wearing the 1984 tour tshirt! Saw VH in Dallas 84 Reunion Arena, EVH made his one time live appearance with MJ the night before at Texas Stadium.
Very cool!
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this. Thank you!
EPIC!! Brilliant job, man! Loved the snippet of HFT at the ending too! :)
Thank you Grant! And good ear! The two tracks used the most are probably that and Secrets. Plus snippets of a bunch of other VH songs.
Vinnie and Dime better have a damn good party planned in rock heaven for Eddie
The sound, the feel, the notes, all there, fantastic!
Thank you so much!
This blew me away. So awesome.
Thank you!
The solo part is tricky, Eddie's crazy spider hands made it seamless
RUSH - The Camera Eye
Your synth would be perfect for it.
Nailed it man👍
Sounded just like it mike!!!!!!! Wow
So cool how you noticed that!!!!
This is what Geddy Lee used on Camera Eye
@@ncapone87 Wow. Thats cool nick. One of my favorite Rush Songs !!!!! I saw the moving pictures tour back in 1981.It was Awesome Dude!!!!!!!
@@ncapone87 maybe... Moving Pictures was epic in my teen years.
Great cover of the song '1984' - that made me want to get into music when I was 11, and I always wanted an Oberheim to use in my music. I got some plugins, but not the 1984 preset, yet. Thank You for posting 1984!
Thanks so much for the nice words, and you're welcome for the video!
Excellent! And great smile. 👍🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻
Thanks!
Makes me wonder if Eddie Van Halen was a fan of J.S. Bach.
Being a classically trained pianist, I'd think that he at least respected classical composers.
Well, as the user above me pointed out, EVH was a trained pianist, so he definitely had to learn Bach pieces, and anyone who has to listen to Bach DOES become a fan. Plus, it's obvious in his guitar playing anyway. Whenever he tapped, it sounded like a Bach piece.
@@Incog2k6 I was unaware of EVH’s classical training, or at least forgot about it. It seems to explain the melodic and harmonic creativeness and playfulness in his playing.
@@Incog2k6 I hear it too. Some Rachmaninoff, too, especially in the opening riff of Light Up The Sky.
@@rikk319 I mean his son is named wolfgang
That thing is huge
It only weighs 35 pounds.
Thats what she said
Gives me chills
Thank you!
This is amazing. i Watched it in 2020, i'm watching now, 2 years later and man, I wanna cry. What a sound (and it's better, for sure, alive)
thanks to share and good playing
Wow, thank you so much for the kind words!
Nailed it Dude...
Sweet! When you complete the phrase you’re playing it to staccato, notice that?
It's interesting - I honestly didn't realize I was doing that until after I uploaded it. Then I listened to the original and noticed the difference. I guess that's how I was hearing it in my head!
one of my favorites 🤘🏼
Me too!
One of the most awesome song ever written. EVH KICKED ASS ON GUITAR,AND KEYBOARDS HE TRULY WAS A GREAT MUSICAL GENIUS. HAD EVERY ALBUM GROWING UP IN THE80s .