Royale with Cheese Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 Who else is with me? 3 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Who else is with me? I wonder if row_33 is laughing ‘with’ you, or ‘at’ you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) Nope! But they were 2 different bands, especially Eddies playing style. Both have their place. Listen to any Van Hager album and then listen to Fair Warning; not even close to be comparable, especially Eddie's playing 32 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: I wonder if row_33 is laughing ‘with’ you, or ‘at’ you. at him Edited February 21, 2020 by Reed83HOF 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobilz Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Please stop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Not better than tiny tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 I cannot believe none of you have the courage to admit it. ”Right Now” is Van Halen’s greatest song and you all know it. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Solo, I like Sammy more than Dave. I like Sammy solo more than Sammy with VH. I like VH with Dave more than VH with Sammy. Van Halen's first few albums were killer. The stuff they did with Sammy was good, but not groundbreaking like the earlier material. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: I cannot believe none of you have the courage to admit it. ”Right Now” is Van Halen’s greatest song and you all know it. Great song. I think Dave was a better showman and vocalist. Love both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Sammy was best with Montrose. who cares about Van Halen. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 This should be in the controversial opinions thread. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: I cannot believe none of you have the courage to admit it. ”Right Now” is Van Halen’s greatest song and you all know it. blue-eyed murder in a size 5 dress - is their best mainstream song Mean Street is fugging awesome I actually would say Poundcake & Don't Tell Me are 2 of the better Hagar songs... Right Now, meh Sammy is a much better sing than Dave, especially now, but in their primes DLR wins every time. Back your claim up - why is he better? Edited February 21, 2020 by Reed83HOF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nextmanup Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 David Lee Roth has been on the Joe Rogan podcast. He pointed out that every VH song with Sammy Hagar talks about love. But as Diamond Dave pointed out, he ain't talkin' 'bout love. I thought that was great; summed up the difference in the bands. Sammy Hagar is a talented guy but I don't particularly like his music; VH had some good songs with him, but much prefer the original band with DLR. To me, Van Halen with Hagar is something else; it's not Van Halen anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwksilver Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) This is better as a drunken debate with someone that has your complete opposite view. My great buddy X (RIP Jav) loved DLR. I was always a SH fan. Respected DLR years but was a little too young for DLR. I was 14 when 5150 was released. My point was SH always had a better voice than DLR, even true today. I even like some of the live stuff where SH sings the older DLR songs. This might be the only band where the lead singer wasn't the true head case.... Edited February 21, 2020 by qwksilver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Are we talking about the Red Rocker or a pair of pants? If you like him more, you should at least spell his name correctly. Van Halen with David Lee Roth was iconic. With Sammy they never reached the same heights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I like Sammy and he seems like a cool dude (and he lives on my street), but Hager era VH is a joke compared to the early years when Roth was fronting. VH was the balls in the early years. Of course, that’s not all b/c of the lead singer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 There's Van Halen...and then there's Van Hagar. Van Halen was an all-time great rock band. Van Hagar was a really good, borderline great pop rock band. I saw them during the 5150 tour and saw Van Halen during the 2015 Tour. Dave's voice was crap and I wish I had seen them in their first go-around, but it was still a good show and I wasn't a fan of them until after they broke up. Sammy is a better singer than Dave. But then again, Van Halen wasn't about Dave's vocal prowess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I've always found it pointless to compare DLR-era VH to Sammy-era VH. Two entirely different bands; each of them awesome in their own ways. Furthermore, DLR's and Sammy's voices are completely different. DLR was perfect for the VH albums he was on; Sammy was perfect for the VH albums he was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bbb Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Royale with Cheese said: I cannot believe none of you have the courage to admit it. ”Right Now” is Van Halen’s greatest song and you all know it. I opened this thread to say that all I know is that Sammy sang their greatest song. God, do I love that - and the video. The only other song that I love is Dance the Night Away, but not even close to Right Now................I like a bunch of other songs. But, I've seen them twice - for free - once with Dave and I was in the front row. And, once with Sammy in a luxury box. I wanted my money back both times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Doc said: Sammy is a better singer than Dave. But then again, Van Halen wasn't about Dave's vocal prowess. Agreed. Especially as they got older. Sammy still puts on a killer show, while Dave **** the bed the last time I saw him with VH in Buffalo (he was totally not into it and really pissed me off)... Edited February 21, 2020 by Lurker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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