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Miles Archer

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13. Part of the problem with Van Hagar...

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 09:57 PM

Jul 2014

...was that Sammy showed up at a time where Eddie's fascination with keyboards and ballads had grown to such proportions that the hard rock songs often seemed like they were throwing the fans a bone. Out of ALL of teh Van Hagar albums, I like about ONE album's worth of material.

I thought Montrose KILLED, I think Chickenfoot is a GREAT band, and I like about 25% of Sammy's solo output. He just had WAY too much crap in the post-Montrose days..."Cruisin & Boozin," "It's The Pits," just really weak stuff. And I don't blame him for Van Hagar, I blame Eddie, because Eddie and Alex have ALWAYS called the shots, no matter WHO was holding the microphone.

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John Corabi recorded ONE album with Motley Crue...name your LEAST FAVORITE lead vocalist replacement [View all] Miles Archer Jul 2014 OP

Anyone who sang in Queen after Freddie Mercury died jmowreader Jul 2014 #1

The first one I wholeheartedly agree with. I mean, *Paul Rodgers*? WTF? nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #16

Blaze Bayley shenmue Jul 2014 #2

Sammy Hagar replacing David Lee Roth LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #3

OU821 is a great album lame54 Jul 2014 #5

I thought it was OU812? Callmecrazy Jul 2014 #7

That's a good album 2... lame54 Jul 2014 #9

To me the Van Hagar albums range from "meh" ('F.U.C.K.') to pretty good ('5150'). nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #17

Definitely a different direction for them... lame54 Jul 2014 #31

Jump came from EVH's hardon for the keyboards. Iggo Jul 2014 #32

Exactly. Not Dave's fault in the slightest. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #40

I've read articles describing how Dave railed on Eddie for that Miles Archer Jul 2014 #51

Part of the problem with Van Hagar... Miles Archer Jul 2014 #13

good point about the timing fishwax Jul 2014 #14

Van Hagar simply didn't rock in a way that appealed to young males. Throd Jul 2014 #15

Imagine them doing "Everybody Wants Some!" with Sammy. Unfathomable, right? n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #18

I worked in a warehouse when the first Van Halen album came out... Miles Archer Jul 2014 #45

I was a Roth fan first. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #39

You went to Van Halen and Hagar over Van Halen and Cherone? flvegan Jul 2014 #21

Excellent point. I forgot that one - probably would've been my pick otherwise. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #25

Since I didn't like Hagar... LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #38

Cherone was the "Bobby Ewing isn't dead, he's in the shower and it was all a dream" VH frontman Miles Archer Jul 2014 #46

But it was Roth who gave us "Jump". Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 #34

The problem with "Jump" SwankyXomb Jul 2014 #35

You're right. Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2014 #36

"Jump" doesn't bother me. LeftOfSelf-Centered Jul 2014 #37

Noel Burke replacing Ian McCulloch in Echo and the Bunnymen Tom Ripley Jul 2014 #4

Lead singers are tough to replace because so many times that Singer defines the band LynneSin Jul 2014 #6

Ripper Owens is actually my pick for worst replacement. I don't know how he wound up in a tribute nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #19

Definitely Sammy Hagar for DLR. Iggo Jul 2014 #8

Totally agree OriginalGeek Jul 2014 #11

Eddie asked Patty Smyth to replace Dave... GOLGO 13 Jul 2014 #29

I remember that. They also had that guy from Extreme for a minute. Iggo Jul 2014 #30

Bruce Dickinson Throd Jul 2014 #10

Paul Di'Anno agress with you. OriginalGeek Jul 2014 #12

Whaaaaaaaaaat!!!!???? Populist_Prole Jul 2014 #49

Owens for Halford (Judas Priest). Horrible voice, horrible material - just *unlistenable*. n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #20

I think if they took and recorded under a different name juggulator could have been forgiven Arcanetrance Jul 2014 #22

Judas Priest is my favorite band, and I can't name one song from the Ripper era. Iggo Jul 2014 #33

Whoever is replacing Barlow in iced earth now Arcanetrance Jul 2014 #23

Haven't heard a note of the "new improved" Iced Earth. And frankly I don't want to. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #24

Thanks been busy with moving and setting up my new life Arcanetrance Jul 2014 #27

Wasn't Ripper with Iced Earth for a cup of coffee? Iggo Jul 2014 #41

Yeah he did two albums of very inconsistent songs Arcanetrance Jul 2014 #42

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DUzy Miles Archer Jul 2014 #47

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That REALLY didn't work out for me. Miles Archer Jul 2014 #48

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