Background
In 1983, Van Halen was written into the Guinness Book of World Records as the "highest paid band of all-time" for its 90 minute set headlining the US Festival. Additionally, the band's guitarist, Eddie Van Halen - already internationally-known for "re-writing the rules of the electric guitar" - performed one of popular music's most famous guitar solos on Michael Jackson's 1983 #1 hit Billboard hit, Beat It. Each successive Van Halen album had charted higher than its predecessor - and by 1983, Van Halen was arguably the most popular rock band in the world; however, during 1984 - with Van Halen's album, 1984 - the band achieved the pinnacle of its commercial and critical success.
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