As the book suggests, there's nothing new here lyrically: more macho musings on fast cars and fast women; but the music shows signs of evolution. Having worked on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album that combined live instruments with synthesizers, and having been pushing to include synths on previous VH albums, Eddie Van Halen finally got his way here.
The resultant sound is a pretty fun mix of hard rock and cheesy synth rock, with "Jump" being the most known hit here. Eddie VH still sprays a liberal serving of searing lead guitar over the album, and David Lee Roth is in fine voice.
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