Van Halen or Van Hagar

Does it matter? As long as Eddie is playing guitar that is all that matters

Van Keggar

Van Halen. I grew up with the boys. I remember seeing them as Mammoth at keggar parties.

isn't this question about 10 years older than current relevancy?????
Chazz

Anthony was ousted so EVH's bedwetting son could be in daddy and uncle al's band.Not to mention they don't have to pay Wolfie what Anthony was getting.

Van Halen (Except I loved the album OU812, sorry, it's weakenss).

You think Michael Anthony CHOSE to not be in Van Halen? Seriously?

Spiritualized, I concur he is a good singer. Being rock steady and having good time isn't enough for me to consider someone a great bass player. They need to have rock steady time AND and some color to the sound ..... just my .02

I agree with you about DLR, spiritualized, but it appears that MA doesn't....he jumped ship to join Hagar's new version of Van Hagar, Chickenfoot.

"but god help me if Michael Anthony isn't the most boring bass player on record."

Michael Anthony is the most undervalued member of the group. Not only is he rock solid, he also provides great background vocals. Take a close listen to the bass track on "Panama". He can play.

Oh, and there is only one VH. The one with DLR fronting it.

Halen "for sure".

"That suit is you!"
"Give me a break Dave...."
"ONE BREAK, COMING UP!"

Unchained is way, way up on my list of rock favorites...........

Dave may have been an A$$, but he was a funny A$$....."for sure"......

Enjoy,

TIC

Neither.

Ain't Talkin' 'bout Hagar

'Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love' - best VH song. Ever.

I'm always amazed at how many people don't seem to pay attention to Fair Warning.

Ask most musicians who study Van Halen closely, and they'll tell you that Fair Warning was where they were absolutely on fire - especially Eddie.

The first album is great, of course, but I'd take Fair Warning first no matter what.

Van Halen! I
"I don't feel tardy"

but god help me if Michael Anthony isn't the most boring bass player on record.

An interesting bit of trivia about David Lee Roth. He credits Frank Sinatra as one of his biggest influences as far as singing style goes. You can really hear it at times too. Frank had that way of sometimes sounding like he was singing slowly even on uptempo songs. He had a tendency to hold the note for the full duration, without any decrescendo. David does that as well.

Oh, and I vote for Roth / Van Halen hands down. Although I liked some of the songs on 5150, the Roth era was when they were a "rock band"!

*have you seen junior's grades?*

Being that Eddie Van Halen is the guitarist who doesn't need another guitarist on the stage, I thought it was very bold of Sammy Hagar to stand there and play opposite EVH.

Lokie, Eddie Van Halen guitar playing on Van Halen records, is fundamentally blues based. He distorts it, stretches it and even at times mangles it, but it's still blues based. Where he differs from Clapton, Page and others is that he mixes in tinges of jazz and California surf stylings. It was a truly fresh sound!

Both were different but in the end I thought Hagar took them much further.

Van Halen, and only I and II because I'm your Ice Cream Man.

I remember being 16 years old and being blown away by Eddie's playing. Most rock up to that point was blues based riffs by English guys. This was something new, fresh, fun and very Californian.

Srwooten,

I am surprised that you liked Van Hagar! I have never heard anyone who liked Sammy Hagar better than Dave as a front man! While quite an ass, he was a key element for the band and they fell apart for me when he left.

Van Halen and only I.

Van Halen because..."I'm just a Gigolo"

Van Halen, and only I and II