I love the 1984 album. Every song on it is great (well Top Jimmy is merely OK) except for I'll Wait. I've come to the conclusion that it is in fact a Van Hagar tune in disguise! Along with Jump it showed that Ed was moving away from the guitar towards cheesy synth sounds but at least Jump is a great tune. The only redeeming value I'll Wait has is the attitude Dave brings to the vocals, but even so the song leaves me to wonder what the future would have held had they not split. The two '96 tunes proved that CVH would definitely been able to crank out awesome rock tunes, but a question remains: Could the have kept making albums that equal the 6? I simply can not see Dave liking I'll Wait.The only reason i can think of for that song ending up on 1984 is that Ed wanted to include it and Dave agreed to compromise. I believe that had they stayed together there would have been more cheesy synth tunes on future VH albums due to Ed.That's why i believe that while they certainly would have kept making tunes to equal the classics, the quality of the albums as a whole would have declined. Not by much but still noticeably.