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The guitar on this track is great and the solo on this version is really great. Stick with it for this one.I
Every time i hear something from this era, Ed rips it up, has a great tone, interesting intro, then Sammy comes in and i turn it off.
For some reason he reminds me of when the jocks got into metal because they could go to shows and punch people.
I know, I need to eek my way through it and get to the solos some day. I’ll try.
Ok. I’m going back in.The guitar on this track is great and the solo on this version is really great. Stick with it for this one.
I know, it's only rock 'n roll but I like it.Parachute pants. Headset Mics. Someone playing a guitar in Van Halen with Eddie on stage playing guitar in Van Halen.
And I am told that the world is getting way worse than it once was. How?![]()
Yeah, I agree. I did like some of Sammy's earlier stuff (like Bad Motor Scooter) but the Van Hagar gig had a lot (A LOT) of cringe. Honestly though, I just hate power ballads.I always felt like Van Halen was a raw and original take on blues influenced heavy rock that changed the music industry and really the culture of the late 70's and 80's. The influences they had, direct and indirect are unbelievable.
As much as I liked Sammy's earlier work, Van Hagar felt more like just another hair metal pop band. Like a version of Poison with more talent. I don't think it was all Sammy's fault as I believe the other guys were shooting for more commercial and chart success to stick it to Dave for "leaving" but either way, the music was never the same.
Sammy lyrics are terrible at best.I like parachute pants and headset mics. I like the ballads and I like the keyboards. Sammy's voice is great and that era was overall great for them. It's really just when Sammy does the old man perv lyric schtick where it becomesfor me. Even then; I still dig the tuneage \m/
All VH lyrics are fuckin' cheesy. I think that was a prerequisite for joining that band. I'd imagine if I were old enough in the 80's to be fully aware of what DLR was talking about I'd feel differently about it, but the time I hit that age in the 90's, all that shit was corny as fuck.
Fortunately for me, I never pay attention to lyrics. I catch a word here and there but overall the only thing I pick up on with vocals is the emotion/intent/delivery. Sammy does get a LOT of shit, to the point no one even mentions how much of a great singer the guy is. Dude has an insane range and after watching a ton of VH boots, he's remarkably consistent for that vocal style. Same technique as Cornell/Ian Thornley/Kotzen and the fact he's been able to do it as long as he has is nuts.
I do wish I caught VH, but the two times I had the chance was '04 and '07 and I already knew Ed was playing like shit and didn't want that to be my memory of VH live. Still don't regret that now, but wish I tried harder to catch them once Ed got sober.
The most common words used by two out of 3 VH singers: Hey, Uh, & Baby.Only time will tell if they stand the test of time.
PS - that 3rd singer had more than words ...
That's not 100%.Eddie wrote all the lyrics for VHIII, which is a big part of why it tanked. Eddie was best at ideas and snippets, but he needed people like DLR and Hagar to turn those ideas into songs.