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Originally Posted by Chief Ten Beers
Sammy may well be the coolest, most down to earth guy in rock n roll... anyone who doubts that should watch a few of his "Rock n Roll Roadtrips" on youtube
But he was simply ALL wrong for Van Halen
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While I admit I do like their earlier stuff better, I wouldn't say he was all wrong for VH; just different. For starters, Sammy was always a much better singer than Dave, and he could sing the early stuff just fine. Good luck to Roth ever trying to sing Hagar stuff. And who's to say that the band wouldn't have altered their newer stuff had they not parted ways with Dave.
I guess I'll also admit that my opinion has softened a bit over the decades because Sammy's so cool and Roth is a gigantic douche.
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Originally Posted by KC Dan
Saw Sammy this summer. Can't do the high stuff anymore but the music was very good. Had Mikey sing all the high parts.
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I think it was Billy Joel who said something along the lines of "I didn't think about singing these songs in my 60s when I wrote them in my 20s." Old age is a bitch - for most, the voice goes to hell along with everything else. At least he recognizes his limitations.