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Van Halen
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11/22/04 05:43 AM
11/22/04 05:43 AM
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I saw this thing on VH1 about their history. It's pretty interesting, Sammy Hagar is okay but DLR was the man, he made Van Halen rock, Sammy sometimes made some of the songs sound like Micheal Bolton. I'd like an experts opinion on this.
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Re: Van Halen
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11/22/04 09:20 AM
11/22/04 09:20 AM
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I liked Van Halen and also Sammy, but I do think that when the lead singer of any group leaves or dies or whatever, that the group, for the most part is history.  Not that Sammy isn't good, but it really was no longer "Van Halen" IMHO. TIS
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Re: Van Halen
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11/22/04 12:47 PM
11/22/04 12:47 PM
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Sammy Hager also has a heckuva resume without Van Halen.
Some bands get better with a shake-up of personnel or when a new guy stepped-up to the microphone. The Moody Blues, Springsteen's E Street Band and Journey are some notable examples of bands that benefitted from fresh blood after the first album or two.
The Moody Blues were in the first wave of the British Invasion, but it's hard to imagine they would have survived with the "Go Now" pop sound advocated by Denny Laine when he was in the band. It wasn't until Justin Hayward and John Lodge began to assert themselves that the classic Moody Blues sound began to emerge.
Journey without Steve Perry.
E Street Band -- Born To Run album wouldn't be what it was if Springsteen had used the same line-up as Greetings From Asbury Park or The Wild, The Innocent...
Any of youse New Jersey guys remember Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom, Springsteen's band from around 1970 or so?
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Re: Van Halen
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11/22/04 10:29 PM
11/22/04 10:29 PM
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I like Van Halen, regardless of the front man (though didn't they recently replace another member for their latest effort, Van Halen III, which flopped?) I liken it to the song "1985" by Bowling For Soup. "and who's that other guy singing in Van Halen..." 
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