Van Halen or Van Hagar
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Topic: Van Halen or Van Hagar
Posted By: Soul Reaper
Subject: Van Halen or Van Hagar
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 16:35
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Does anyone here prefer DLR era Van Halen or Samm Hagar era Van Halen? I know they're not very proggy but it's a non-prog forum, so whatever. ------------- "What's the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" |
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Posted By: Poxx
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 23:26
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I don't like Van Halen that much, but their early albums with Roth were definitely the best. Nice avatar, we need more people capable of appreciating the great musician that is Buckethead. |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 23:29
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Roth era Van Halen is Van Halen. Sammy Hagar ruined Van Halen. Eddie's great of course throughout, but I tuned out when Roth left. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 23:37
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Roth era Van Halen,end of story.period. -------------  |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 23:54
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I like the Diamond Dave period the most. And my only complaint with Eddie overall is that his solos are pretty much all tapping. ------------- 
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: June 01 2005 at 23:57
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Yeah, that's really my overall criticism of Eddie's solos: they're great rock guitar, no doubt, but I don't pick up an interesting personality behind the soloing. He's not an artist, but an incredible pracitioner. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Cygnus X-2 wrote:Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 02 2005 at 00:11
I know what you mean. It's all the same, I learned the incredibly difficult tapping parts of Eruption easily, and now all of his solos are just so easy. Alex Van Halen is a good drummer, but he is somewhat overrated and can get repetetive; and Michael Anthony -------------
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, words cannot describe the filth that he plays.Posted By: Soul Reaper
Date Posted: June 02 2005 at 12:31
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Cool, I'm glad you guys like DLR era more. I'm on a Roth fansite, so naturally, I'm a DLR fan, definitely not Hagar. The DLR albums were more fun to listen to. Hagar's songs are just cheesy ------------- "What's the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" |
Posted By: Soul Reaper
Date Posted: June 02 2005 at 12:31
Buckethead certainly is a unqiue guitarist. But he's still bizzare and enigmatic. ------------- "What's the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?" |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: June 02 2005 at 15:18
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Undoubtedly the David Lee Roth era was best- that debut album of Van Halen is easily one of the Top 10 rock albums ever made- as when Roth left, the wit and sparkle that put them above other rock bands of the era went with it. Whilst I think Sammy Hagar is great in his own right, the Hagar-era material bears no resemblance to previous Halen stuff- and is more AOR in style. |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 05 2005 at 19:24
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The Roth era was a lot better- the songs were just...cooler. Van Hagar really only had a handful of really good songs. |