I love Sam, think Van Halen was able to stretch their sound and appeal with him. I love his work since leaving VH, but I wish he would quit taking shots at Eddie. That situation is what it is (hopefully was). Let it go, and just be happy with what they had.
Heck, with VH, Sam may work with them again. You never know.
Correction: Meant to say 'Dave didn't write 'their' music'. He may have written his own. Like most people, I never purchased one of his CDs, even though I think his VH stuff is iconic. Eddie is the musical genius & everyone knows that VH is 'his' band, with Alex, of course. They owned all the 'rights', per se, as its their baby. Anthony was a contract employee, all along. Look it up.
That sums what up? Sales? Is that what validates music for you? Have you seen how much money theSpice Girls made? Does that make them better too? Van Hagar and Van Halen are 2 different bands. Van Halen, classic hard rock. Van Hagar, classic sellout, Nascar fan, pop rock. Fuck Doesn't this song (Summer Nights prove that?)doesn't THAT sum it up?
Ok, if Van Halen isn't a sellout with DLR, why did they gouge people for $175 cheap seats on this last tour? They got back together for money, nothing else.
Oh yeah, and THIS SONG was written by the VH brothers before Sammy came on board like the rest of the 5150 album. They would have gone pop with DLR if he stayed, the song "Jump" proved that.
I saw Van Halen 2 months ago and the cheap seats were $45.00 the FLOOR, first few rows, were $175. So you are wrong on that. And just for the record it was Don Henley who came up with the concept of "gold circle" seating for the Eagles reunion tour, over charging the fans. So what if they did it for money. Carlos Santana has a line of womans shoes and Bongo drums. Sammy sells Tequilla.He promised to do a free concert under the St. Louis Arch, but did 2 nights at a theater screwing the fans.
For every person who dredges up their youth in pretending that early VH was somehow so 'different' and 'hard' (Eddie writes almost all the music, btw), I generally say "bo-zie bo-zie bop.....ze-dee-bop" & then ask if they're going to dance.......dance...........dance the night away.
Classic hard rock, ya know. I'll wait, til yer loves comes ALL the way down, I guess. Sheesh, it's not 1983 any more, dude. And Sammy doesn't cover the Vandellas.
You're a fucking idiot. Dave & Eddie wrote the originals together, all of them. It may not be '83 anymore but those are the true classics in original form. What about Zep getting back together? There is magic there, although you'll probably dispute that too. I saw the show and it was amazing. No solo DLR stuff so no big deal. What are you mad Michael Anthony wasn't there? I would have preferred that but whatever. Sammy is a fucking asshole.
FYI, Dave primarily wrote the LYRICS, not the music. Dave doesn't write music. VH always shared publishing rights, but it was really Eddie who wrote the music & the lead singer who brought along the lyrics.
Another FYI: a truly intelligent person realizes that anonymously calling someone names from the comfort of their keyboard is not an act displaying a high level of mental acumen.
Your schtick gains warrants you little respect & shows that you're not worthy of a reading audience. IMO.
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"fuck u sammy u fucking dipshit!if u were half the player eddie is u should get on ur knees and suck eds dick u think after cant drive 55 sam would still be big WRONG!look he plays almost all vh songs at his half ass shows,and mike u fucking trader u got what u deserved. LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN "
oh, so youre mad at sammy because you coudnt get no Eddie van halen cock or something?..at least he has some musical career and is a great singer, what do you do when youre not sucking cock?
I love how DLR fans rip on Sammy fans!!! 5150 ruled!! Sammy loves to Party....and he can sing DLRs lame ass under the table! 300.00 a ticket to hear the VH karoke show of 2007-2008!.....midaswell jump!
Karoke show. Hmm, sang by the original singer/songwriter? You're a dumbfuck and a liar. There were no $300.00 seats unless you went through a scalper. I had a great mid-level seat and it was $55.00 5150 was and still is a piece of shit. I actually use the CD as a coaster. Oh, "Sammy loves to party" what the fuck does that mean to you? So, a sixty year old man drinks too much. Is that cool to you? He was outa shape and outa breath in St. Louis. You are a fool.
Did sammy do your girlfriend or are you just so dissatisfied with your life that your refuge is to insult people in which you have never met? It's either that or you have a really small dick. It's probably both! Why can't you be happy for your fellow human grow up and realize that life is not about what others have in comparison to what you have. "study your success, but study your failure even harder'.
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Sammy Hager is a blow hard. Nobody "requests" this lame song. The worst they ever recorded. And yes, He is on the upcoming Celebrity Fit Club, rock star edition. Check out VH1.
Sammy is the definition of rock?? Are you nuts? What about Hendrix or Zep? Sammy hardly rocks. With songs like "I can't Drive 55"? What a joke. What he does well is take money from losers like you and laugh all the way to the bank. You don't know what real music is you fucking LOSER.
Are you like 60 yrs old. That is some old music,dude. Must be a generation gap thing. Maybe you haven't seen Sammy live. I'm not calling him god just kick ass rock&roll. I've seen a lot of shows and Sammys rates right up there. Heard of Chickenfoot? Sammy, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Drummer from Chili Peppers. Recording now. Keep sucking cock old fart
Am I sixty years old? No BUT SAMMY IS!!! You dumbass. And "Chickenfoot"? Great name for a band. Even you didn't know the name of the drummer from The lame-ass Chilli Peppers. And Who cares about Satriani anymore? Sammy puts these "supergroups" together and they never amount to anything, just like The Other Half and HSAS. How could you say "it must be a generation gap thing" when Montrose and Zepplin recorded at the same time? Sammy just toured with Montrose recently. It's not a generation thing.
Some ass hole said somthing about sammy ticket's being $75.00 I can tell you in the 45 sammy shows i have been to since i was 15 i have never spent more then $40.00 and have been close enough to see the hair on his chiny chin chin. The man flat out- out performs artist half his age and destroyes artist his own age IE. aerosmith(give it up boy's, no wants to see sixty year old men humping a mic stand. And if they are reading this can i have my $280.00 back?) Stones, hair bands etc.
Listen, Sammy is a great singer. He did some great stuff with Halen. He needs a better guitarist for the 'Other Half" music. Vic is great for the Sammy stuff, but you need a more technical player for the halen stuff.
stevedahl your mother should have taught you not to speak of which you don't know. I have played guitar since i was 11 and taught for over ten years now and can confinntly say EDDIE VAN HALEN IS THE LEAST TECHNIAL PLAYER OUT THERE.He would even tell you that the man plays guitar lke it's a piano which was his first insterment He can't read music and he counts three's and fives which for that reason alone is why most people can't play his music the way he does. He is a great guitarest tho!
That's great I actually double majored in Finance and Music Theory (with guitar and piano performance) at Northwestern...Anyway, the crux of my statement dealt with Vic's cababilities of playing Eddie stuff. HENCE my saying a MORE technical player, as in more technical than the cat from The Busboys (Vic). I made no reference to EVH being a technical god. I just made statement, I have no concerns with contacting mothers blah blah blah. I think Vic is great for Sammy stuff.
Sorry i did not see that, I went to Interlochen Arts Academy for two years of high school but got fed up with clasical music and transfered to public school.
After my expearnce with a so called music school i decided it best to major in business at the University of Michigan.
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What a fucking pathetic joke. Sammy is a fat, bloated idiot. Who pays 75.00 to go see him fucking talk all night? "Summer nights" is the worst, most pathetic, pussy song ever recorded by Van Hagar. And, furthermore, the "cult" of Sammy is done in St. Louis.
You're the pathetic joke you candy-ass bitch. He would knock your bitch ass out in a second. Considering the millions of records he sold, you obviously don't know shit and are a jealous bitch - you faggot. Go jerk off to your Pearl Jam and Nirvana posters
Vic sounds excellent on this one. Glad to hear it being played live again. I caught VH on their 5150 tour when they actually played it live. When Vic does the VH stuff, it's never up to EVH standards on guitar work, but at least he gives it his best shot.
fuck u sammy u fucking dipshit!if u were half the player eddie is u should get on ur knees and suck eds dick u think after cant drive 55 sam would still be big WRONG!look he plays almost all vh songs at his half ass shows,and mike u fucking trader u got what u deserved. LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN !!!!!
what sammy doesnt state is that its probaly a hell of a lot harder to play a very technical song fucked up than it is sober, to props to eddie hes good while hes drunk and when sober but he needs to bring it all back on stage and leave the drunk bum part at home
hes rite the stienberger guitar eddie uses 4 that song is a fucked up guitar but only eddie could play it and that only makes him more better of a guitar player sammy dont kno wut the fuck hes talkin bout
and by the way the intro to that song sounded like complete shit
Oh, come on, the Steinberger TransTem guitar wasn't THAT tough to play. Hell, all he does with it is change keys after the intro. So Sammy's guitarist had to figure out the intro in F instead of in G. Ed couldn't do that? Geez, I did that when the record came out in order to play the tune in bars!
To me, it sounds like Sammy is giving some praise to Eddie for the guitar technique. Then, he brings out the point that Eddie is always fucked up. Classic...
omg what the sound of his guitar sux!!!Well, at least when you compare it with eddies. Eddie played "mean streets" perfectly 1998, I'm sure that he can play summer nights as well. I dunno if he played summer nights the last tour 2004, but ed was so drunk that tour so I don't think he could have played summer nights in that shape he was back than
I love Sam, think Van Halen was able to stretch their sound and appeal with him. I love his work since leaving VH, but I wish he would quit taking shots at Eddie. That situation is what it is (hopefully was). Let it go, and just be happy with what they had.
Heck, with VH, Sam may work with them again. You never know.
artimusbill 1 year ago
Eddie was too damn drunk.
FxScalper 2 years ago
I do not know what you other people are thinking, but I LOVE THIS SONG!
owenschuta 2 years ago
lol 1:17 what sammy said was funny
STLFISHER 3 years ago
The good old trans trem good luck setting one of thoes up.
leehr777 3 years ago
There a pain in the ass, And you never ever get any better at setting them up.
redrocker1055 3 years ago
Correction: Meant to say 'Dave didn't write 'their' music'. He may have written his own. Like most people, I never purchased one of his CDs, even though I think his VH stuff is iconic. Eddie is the musical genius & everyone knows that VH is 'his' band, with Alex, of course. They owned all the 'rights', per se, as its their baby. Anthony was a contract employee, all along. Look it up.
rjwest21 3 years ago
Finally someone that gets it!!
MusiciansQuarters 3 years ago
Van Halen with DLR had zero (0) number one albums
Van Halen with Sammy had four(4) number one albums
EVERY studio album with Sammy hit #1
No album Roth was ever on hit #1
That pretty much sums it up.
Stinger9D9 3 years ago
That sums what up? Sales? Is that what validates music for you? Have you seen how much money theSpice Girls made? Does that make them better too? Van Hagar and Van Halen are 2 different bands. Van Halen, classic hard rock. Van Hagar, classic sellout, Nascar fan, pop rock. Fuck Doesn't this song (Summer Nights prove that?)doesn't THAT sum it up?
talktopete 3 years ago
Zepplin 68 Montrose 73. Sammy is 62-63 and still rockin. To bad I can't say the same for you. Pantera REules!
dozer712001 3 years ago
Pantera?!! Really?!!
All in all, it's been fun sparring with you.
At least you like rock n' roll. Aint nothin bad about that!!! Hope you have a great weekend. Rock on.
talktopete 3 years ago
Ok, if Van Halen isn't a sellout with DLR, why did they gouge people for $175 cheap seats on this last tour? They got back together for money, nothing else.
Oh yeah, and THIS SONG was written by the VH brothers before Sammy came on board like the rest of the 5150 album. They would have gone pop with DLR if he stayed, the song "Jump" proved that.
Stinger9D9 3 years ago
I saw Van Halen 2 months ago and the cheap seats were $45.00 the FLOOR, first few rows, were $175. So you are wrong on that. And just for the record it was Don Henley who came up with the concept of "gold circle" seating for the Eagles reunion tour, over charging the fans. So what if they did it for money. Carlos Santana has a line of womans shoes and Bongo drums. Sammy sells Tequilla.He promised to do a free concert under the St. Louis Arch, but did 2 nights at a theater screwing the fans.
talktopete 3 years ago
For every person who dredges up their youth in pretending that early VH was somehow so 'different' and 'hard' (Eddie writes almost all the music, btw), I generally say "bo-zie bo-zie bop.....ze-dee-bop" & then ask if they're going to dance.......dance...........dance the night away.
Classic hard rock, ya know. I'll wait, til yer loves comes ALL the way down, I guess. Sheesh, it's not 1983 any more, dude. And Sammy doesn't cover the Vandellas.
rjwest21 3 years ago
You're a fucking idiot. Dave & Eddie wrote the originals together, all of them. It may not be '83 anymore but those are the true classics in original form. What about Zep getting back together? There is magic there, although you'll probably dispute that too. I saw the show and it was amazing. No solo DLR stuff so no big deal. What are you mad Michael Anthony wasn't there? I would have preferred that but whatever. Sammy is a fucking asshole.
talktopete 3 years ago
FYI, Dave primarily wrote the LYRICS, not the music. Dave doesn't write music. VH always shared publishing rights, but it was really Eddie who wrote the music & the lead singer who brought along the lyrics.
Another FYI: a truly intelligent person realizes that anonymously calling someone names from the comfort of their keyboard is not an act displaying a high level of mental acumen.
Your schtick gains warrants you little respect & shows that you're not worthy of a reading audience. IMO.
rjwest21 3 years ago 4
sammy's an asshole and full of shit.
fretfirestarter 2 years ago
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"fuck u sammy u fucking dipshit!if u were half the player eddie is u should get on ur knees and suck eds dick u think after cant drive 55 sam would still be big WRONG!look he plays almost all vh songs at his half ass shows,and mike u fucking trader u got what u deserved. LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN "
oh, so youre mad at sammy because you coudnt get no Eddie van halen cock or something?..at least he has some musical career and is a great singer, what do you do when youre not sucking cock?
thejuanmeza 3 years ago
tell him how ya really feel!!!
trollgoal 3 years ago
I love how DLR fans rip on Sammy fans!!! 5150 ruled!! Sammy loves to Party....and he can sing DLRs lame ass under the table! 300.00 a ticket to hear the VH karoke show of 2007-2008!.....midaswell jump!
chubba801 4 years ago
Karoke show. Hmm, sang by the original singer/songwriter? You're a dumbfuck and a liar. There were no $300.00 seats unless you went through a scalper. I had a great mid-level seat and it was $55.00 5150 was and still is a piece of shit. I actually use the CD as a coaster. Oh, "Sammy loves to party" what the fuck does that mean to you? So, a sixty year old man drinks too much. Is that cool to you? He was outa shape and outa breath in St. Louis. You are a fool.
talktopete 3 years ago
Did sammy do your girlfriend or are you just so dissatisfied with your life that your refuge is to insult people in which you have never met? It's either that or you have a really small dick. It's probably both! Why can't you be happy for your fellow human grow up and realize that life is not about what others have in comparison to what you have. "study your success, but study your failure even harder'.
redrocker1055 4 years ago 2
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Sammy Hager is a blow hard. Nobody "requests" this lame song. The worst they ever recorded. And yes, He is on the upcoming Celebrity Fit Club, rock star edition. Check out VH1.
talktopete 4 years ago
You blow hard cock. Sammy is the definition of rock, you douchebag
dozer712001 3 years ago
Sammy is the definition of rock?? Are you nuts? What about Hendrix or Zep? Sammy hardly rocks. With songs like "I can't Drive 55"? What a joke. What he does well is take money from losers like you and laugh all the way to the bank. You don't know what real music is you fucking LOSER.
talktopete 3 years ago
Are you like 60 yrs old. That is some old music,dude. Must be a generation gap thing. Maybe you haven't seen Sammy live. I'm not calling him god just kick ass rock&roll. I've seen a lot of shows and Sammys rates right up there. Heard of Chickenfoot? Sammy, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Drummer from Chili Peppers. Recording now. Keep sucking cock old fart
dozer712001 3 years ago
Am I sixty years old? No BUT SAMMY IS!!! You dumbass. And "Chickenfoot"? Great name for a band. Even you didn't know the name of the drummer from The lame-ass Chilli Peppers. And Who cares about Satriani anymore? Sammy puts these "supergroups" together and they never amount to anything, just like The Other Half and HSAS. How could you say "it must be a generation gap thing" when Montrose and Zepplin recorded at the same time? Sammy just toured with Montrose recently. It's not a generation thing.
talktopete 3 years ago
Hey, I'm an older fart than you, Sammy rocks. Did in the 70s, does now. You don't like him, so fucking what. He speaks highly of you...
jimdandygo 3 years ago
Some ass hole said somthing about sammy ticket's being $75.00 I can tell you in the 45 sammy shows i have been to since i was 15 i have never spent more then $40.00 and have been close enough to see the hair on his chiny chin chin. The man flat out- out performs artist half his age and destroyes artist his own age IE. aerosmith(give it up boy's, no wants to see sixty year old men humping a mic stand. And if they are reading this can i have my $280.00 back?) Stones, hair bands etc.
redrocker1055 4 years ago 5
Listen, Sammy is a great singer. He did some great stuff with Halen. He needs a better guitarist for the 'Other Half" music. Vic is great for the Sammy stuff, but you need a more technical player for the halen stuff.
stevedahl 4 years ago
stevedahl your mother should have taught you not to speak of which you don't know. I have played guitar since i was 11 and taught for over ten years now and can confinntly say EDDIE VAN HALEN IS THE LEAST TECHNIAL PLAYER OUT THERE.He would even tell you that the man plays guitar lke it's a piano which was his first insterment He can't read music and he counts three's and fives which for that reason alone is why most people can't play his music the way he does. He is a great guitarest tho!
redrocker1055 4 years ago
That's great I actually double majored in Finance and Music Theory (with guitar and piano performance) at Northwestern...Anyway, the crux of my statement dealt with Vic's cababilities of playing Eddie stuff. HENCE my saying a MORE technical player, as in more technical than the cat from The Busboys (Vic). I made no reference to EVH being a technical god. I just made statement, I have no concerns with contacting mothers blah blah blah. I think Vic is great for Sammy stuff.
stevedahl 4 years ago
Ok, I got ya.. Where you go to school?
redrocker1055 4 years ago
Northwestern, as stated Line 3, Word 1 in comment.
stevedahl 4 years ago
Sorry i did not see that, I went to Interlochen Arts Academy for two years of high school but got fed up with clasical music and transfered to public school.
After my expearnce with a so called music school i decided it best to major in business at the University of Michigan.
redrocker1055 3 years ago
For all the people trashing sammy. i hope your doing as well as him when your 60. he rocks harder than most 20 year olds. SAMMY ROCKS
doormankrw 4 years ago 5
Sammy Hagar is on the new season of "Celebrity Fit Club"!!!!!!
talktopete 4 years ago
there is no truth to that. Look at him he is in amazing shape for a 30 year old let a lone a 60 year old.
redrocker1055 4 years ago
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What a fucking pathetic joke. Sammy is a fat, bloated idiot. Who pays 75.00 to go see him fucking talk all night? "Summer nights" is the worst, most pathetic, pussy song ever recorded by Van Hagar. And, furthermore, the "cult" of Sammy is done in St. Louis.
talktopete 4 years ago
You're the pathetic joke you candy-ass bitch. He would knock your bitch ass out in a second. Considering the millions of records he sold, you obviously don't know shit and are a jealous bitch - you faggot. Go jerk off to your Pearl Jam and Nirvana posters
reno5150 4 years ago
Vic sounds excellent on this one. Glad to hear it being played live again. I caught VH on their 5150 tour when they actually played it live. When Vic does the VH stuff, it's never up to EVH standards on guitar work, but at least he gives it his best shot.
zymbolicule 4 years ago
this is why mike isnt touring with them now eddie never talked shit about any of them fuck them!!!!!Might VH rules
AlienRiff 4 years ago
fuck u sammy u fucking dipshit!if u were half the player eddie is u should get on ur knees and suck eds dick u think after cant drive 55 sam would still be big WRONG!look he plays almost all vh songs at his half ass shows,and mike u fucking trader u got what u deserved. LONG LIVE THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN !!!!!
frattz5150 4 years ago
I love Sammy but this is the lamest song ever recorded.Especially the backing vocals. What were they thinking???
talktopete 4 years ago
This is one of my favorite Van Halen songs. Eddie's techniques are showcased best in this song
domigit 4 years ago
'Get Up" is a good one too
stevedahl 4 years ago
roths van halen is awesome, hagars van halen is awesome. eddies the king. alex blows. michaels cool.
babylonkid 5 years ago
what sammy doesnt state is that its probaly a hell of a lot harder to play a very technical song fucked up than it is sober, to props to eddie hes good while hes drunk and when sober but he needs to bring it all back on stage and leave the drunk bum part at home
masseraty009 5 years ago
everyone hates ed...he's an asshole. one bad ass guitar playin asshole!
cnote001 5 years ago
hes rite the stienberger guitar eddie uses 4 that song is a fucked up guitar but only eddie could play it and that only makes him more better of a guitar player sammy dont kno wut the fuck hes talkin bout
and by the way the intro to that song sounded like complete shit
none of it was rite at all
VHrocker5150U812 5 years ago
Oh, come on, the Steinberger TransTem guitar wasn't THAT tough to play. Hell, all he does with it is change keys after the intro. So Sammy's guitarist had to figure out the intro in F instead of in G. Ed couldn't do that? Geez, I did that when the record came out in order to play the tune in bars!
toxicbag 5 years ago
To me, it sounds like Sammy is giving some praise to Eddie for the guitar technique. Then, he brings out the point that Eddie is always fucked up. Classic...
miket4383 5 years ago
damn hagar hates ed
diverdownup5150noho 5 years ago
Sammy's not a hater... He's a rocker!! Ed needs to get off his ass!!!!
dgr1988 5 years ago
this summer eddies gonna get off his ass hopefully with diamond dave
diverdownup5150noho 5 years ago
sammy was a player in his own right long before van halen
beeess1991 5 years ago
Oh my!
I can't bealive Sammy said that!
And Mike!
Oh my oh my!
I really love Sammy, but, fuck you sammy!
I love 5150, and this guy didn't made the intro right!
And Eddie is god!
So... shame on you Sammy!
AdrianaTaylor 5 years ago
Summer Nights, my bad!
AdrianaTaylor 5 years ago
omg what the sound of his guitar sux!!!Well, at least when you compare it with eddies. Eddie played "mean streets" perfectly 1998, I'm sure that he can play summer nights as well. I dunno if he played summer nights the last tour 2004, but ed was so drunk that tour so I don't think he could have played summer nights in that shape he was back than
19651965 5 years ago
It's Mean Street. MEAN STREET !!!
JWH5150 5 years ago
Ditto VHRules
vhrocks2006 5 years ago
FUCK YOU SAMMY!!!
vanhalenrules 5 years ago
That was wicked!
vtown2575 5 years ago
I was at the show on 7-8-06 at DTE in michigan. Great Show. Sammy didn't talk about Edie not being able to play it when I saw him though.
sdp5150 5 years ago
I'm pretty sure Eddie can still play it, Sammy is just trying to be funny.
jas270 5 years ago
AWESOME SHOW!!!
MFriemoth 5 years ago