Which Van Halen do you guys like the most? Sammy Hagar or David Lee Roth?

I like David Lee Roth's Van Halen the most . Sammy Hagar is a p*ssy.

 

I think Roth was more of a rocker and front man... but Sammy actually has musical talent.
It wasn't until 1984 that VH actually had a full rock album. Everything before that would have a couple of full-blown rock songs, a few toned down rock songs and then a bunch of crap covers.

In the Hagar era, the entire album was solid front to back with every song written and performed like it could be released for radio airplay.

Also, if you filter out the vocals on their own, Dave couldnt sing worth a crap. It only worked because of his attitude, the melody of the song and of course Eddie.

ANd I guess there is no point even mentioning Gary Cherone.

 

There's only one Van Halen. Van Hagar had no soul. They may have been a 'technically' better band; but, they were no fun to listen to. I liked Sammy better before he took over for DLR.

 

yeah, he seemed to be in Dave's shadow for a long time.

 

Not a big DLR fan and Sammy's solo work is > than Daves, but I enjoyed Van Halen's earlier albums more than the ones with Hagar.

 

Dave did solo work? I mean, besides the album he did with Steve Vai

 

DLR Solo Career 1985-Present
1985
Crazy From the Heat
Warner Brothers

1986
Eat 'Em and Smile
Warner Brothers

1988
Skyscraper
Warner Brothers

1991
A Little Ain't Enough
Warner Brothers

1994
Your Filthy Little Mouth
Reprise

1997
Best of David Lee Roth
Rhino

1998
DLR Band
Wawazat Records

2003
Diamond Dave
Magna Carta

 

Sammy all the way. Roth just danced around like a fairy to mask his lack of talent.

 

What is your problem? Roth is the best! Sammy is a pansy that sings only love songs. That's not rock 'n' roll.

 

Gary Cherone was the biggest fairy of all Van Halen frontmen. Or should I call him a rear man?

Great move, Eddie...

 

Dude. Gary was the biggest idiot of the three. Why was he the biggest idiot? Because he left a better band to go to that worn out tired *** pile of egos band formerly known as VanHalen.

Extreme was twice the band VanAging was, and they just never caught on with the mainstream gig. Nuno Bettencourt made Eddie VanHalen become Eddie VanWHO.

Gary could outsing the others, and still kick your *** for calling him a fairy. Get serious. Just because Gary wasn't the drunk, stupid ***, ignorant frontman that the other two are doesn't make him a fairy.

 

SAMMY
There's Only One Way To Rock
I Can't Drive 55
Mas Tequila
Heavy Metal
Rock Candy
Bad Motor Scooter
Little White Lie
Cabo Wabo
Finish What Ya Started
Black And Blue
Poundcake
Runaround

DAVE
Women In Love...
Dance The Night Away
Could This Be Magic?
In A Simple Rhyme
(Oh) Pretty Woman
I'll Wait
So This Is Love?
California Girls
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody



So what was your point again?

 

This whole thing is subjective. If you were born about the time that Van Halen was great, the 80's, then you can't possibly put the band in context of what was going on at the time. Also, if you haven't seen DLR on stage with Van Halen, you haven't seen a rock show worth comparing all others to.

 

I saw 'em with Dave in '81. Dave is nothing but a clown in spandex.

 

Like I said... Subjective. Besides, by the mid 80s, there was quite a bit of polish added to the show. Dave was still a clown; but, he was an entertaining clown. They were a fairly young band, as far as touring goes, in 1981.