I really bugs me how little respect Hagar era VH gets. ANY band on the planet would kill for the run of success they had AND the greatest hits record they could put together of Hagar era material.
Run of success? Hell, most band would have killed to have ONE ALBUM do as well and ANY of the Van Hagar albums did lol!! Sammy voice was just the beauty of power rock. They were a match made in heaven.
I was never against Sammy fronting VH. His voice, showmanship & personality are phenomenal. He still one of the most authentic yet down to Earth rock stars ever. He still rocks!
Sammy's vocals were such an inspiration! A lot of peeps who don't like Van Hagar are specifically aware of the songs that were hits - "Why Can't this be Love," and "When it's Love." If you don't like "Mine all Mine,'" "Judgement Day," "Seventh Seal" etc. then you don't like great hard rock in general!
My most favorite song from Van Halen with Sammy Hagar. it just had every element that you'd expect from a great 80's tune especially from the Van Halen era. Great music and great times. Absolutely the best ever.
Sammy and Mike were always the Foundation of Harmonics in Van Halen. That's why Motown was so great when it came out. Those vocals are drenched in your soul.
Sammy's voice was made for Rock and Roll. Such passion.He never sounds like he's phoning it in. He is an all-star vocalist who sometimes gets overlooked due to the era in which he was most productive (videos, hair, leather etc.)as well as the drama that follows the Van Halen bros. He reminds me of Paul Stanley, Ted Nugent, Roger Daltry voices made to Rock Out!!
Reading the comments I realized if Sammy was VH's first singer. In the 70's. How would Dave be judged as the next singer. Probably not too well. It's always the first guys who are considered the pioneers and prob get too much credit.
I put Sammy in a class with Steve Perry as far as vocal capabilities. Definitely many classes above the group you mentioned him in. Stanley, Nugent, Daltry are basically in the same class as Roth. Not really singers. Sammy Hagar is a singer.
That album is absolutely on the Van Halen's best. When it's Love is has always been a favorite, and it's great to hear The Red Rocker speak about it! Adam, you have yet to make a video I haven't thought was outstanding, and this is no exception!
That song has stood the test of time and held up so well for the past 32 years...everytime you hear the piano/keyboard intro, it takes you totally right back to where you were and what you were doing around 1988-89...especially if you were in junior high or high school, you got memories for a lifetime! 🤟🏿😎
This was fun. Hagar was the first concert I ever went to in 1982 when I was 16. Quarterflash opened for them and was the real reason I went, but I left a Hagar fan, too. I agree he has a stellar voice.
When It's Love is my favorite song of all time. My uncle had the cassette and I'd beg him to play it over and over while were driving. He'd have to rewind it manually every time but he was happy to it. The song checks off every criteria I look for in pop/rock songs... big chorus, amazing harmonies, oohs and aahs, killer guitar solo... the song has it all for me. Thinking about it, When It's Love probably spawned my criteria for a great song and I'm just comparing other songs to it. Also, it could probably be a part of your series on less remembered 80s classics. Compared to Jump or Why Can't This Be Love, When It's Love is played a lot less on radio, even though it hit no. 5 on the hot 100 at the time.
Sammy is a class act. Same with Michael Anthony. I had the extreme pleasure to meet Mike at a car show in Temecula, California many years ago. He's such a nice guy! I wish that the Van Hagar version of VH had survived. Those four guys are (were) magic together. Rock on, Sammy! (SUBSCRIBED!)
This is my favourite VH song of all-time! It emotionally stabs me through the heart and I nearly tear up every time I hear it. I can't play it often enough, not to mention the music video. I've had a man crush on Sammy Hagar because of this song for many years and still do. And that gorgeous long hair!
It's funny that they mentioned that it was a song that so many people got married to. My wife and I also used that song as 1 of the 3 songs we danced together at our wedding reception. We sure got a raised eyebrow from the DJ. We actually had to provide him with our 3 rock songs as he didn't have them in his sappy collection! It's such an awesome song- I loved it then and I still love it- the hallmark of timeless song, its an absolute classic.
Just found this channel today because I am a die hard Red Rocker fan. I looked at your channel and realized 2 things. 1. We are going to spend a lot of time together. The other my work production just went down significantly.
I remember this song during the Monsters of Rock show at Candlestick Park in 1988. Sammy was absolutely brilliant that day, hitting the notes perfectly and with a little extra energy, maybe because he was home in San Francisco.
I think they are both great. They are very different so there is room to release both as singles which they did, and judging by the success of hdikwil, it was smart to release it. I feel a police vibe from feels so good. . It is a great song....actually I see ou812 get panned alot, but I loved it as a 14 yr old listening to it at friends houses etc and I still love it today...I love Cabo wabo and black and blue as well. The knock on the album is the production, but as a 14 yr old those songs were part of that summer for me and reminds me of the girl I chased and finally hooked up with mid summer. The songs on that album will always bring me back .
sammy was van halen, i was never interested in them until sammy came along. i have met sammy several times and he is the sweetest down to earth guy everyone says he is. i even was invited to attend his birthday party at cabo. i was so sad that eddie passed away. i was always hoping they would have gotten back together. the hits that van halen had were written by sammy. its the tempo, the words, the voices that made them unforgettable.
I wonder if these songs would have happened if David had still been with the group? What singer you prefer may depend on the style of rock you like, but I personally liked the music they put out with Hagar more than with David. The stuff they put out with David, naturally sounds more wild and crazy, which I think reflected their actual youth, but the stuff they put out with Sammy sounded like a group that had mastered its craft.
Yeah, Love david, but they were more a "show" band with david. More of a "rock" band with sammy. Given, alot of that might just be the times, but more mature is a good way to phrase the difference. Both versions are great though!
Dave would have never sang these songs and the lyrics are Sammy's so the songs would have never happened. The Melodies and the keyboards by Eddie and his guitar and Alex on drums Etc yes but Roth never in a million years would come up with these lyrics. Four number one albums in a row. Hardly any rock band does that except the Stone's, Elton John, big name bands.
When Its Love is a brilliant written song. Amazing arrangement. The intro keyboards is phenomenal then the way band kicks in just arranged fantastic. Eddie's solo is so uplifting. Man. Want a remastered deluxe edition of OU812 CD. Awesome Sammy era Van Halen album👍
I'm a rocker who's been playing as a front man and songwriter in bands since the '70s. I've just got to say, that your soulful connection to all music is genuine and disarming. You bring a genuine joy and diversity of appreciation to all popular music and have a genius rock brain. Well done. I love watching you work, young man.
Sammy brings a love of music to his work. It’s as if he is a fan of what he is doing. Sammy never goes through the motions and has a deep connection to what he does. Michael Anthony is that undertone of Van Halen that made them work out. You can’t have everyone over the top like Dave Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen because you need a stable and dependable musician who is there but sort of is so low key he goes unnoticed but is still important nonetheless.
I initially had trouble with it because it wasn’t DLR… However, when I saw the video I quickly recognized the greatness of the song… The harmonies with Michael et al are just incredible!
People were so busy dismissing Eddie’s keyboard-driven songs that we didn’t get to hear a note-for-note breakdown until now when Sammy spoke. I had classically trained pianists trying their hand on Feels So Good, Right Now, Dreams - wondering where the heck do these patterns and phrasing’s come from. They would marvel at the simplicity of the patterns that created out her worldly goodness. Almost like a universal code that tapped right into one’s soul. Close Encounters stuff !!
Love Sammy Hagar! That voice is unforgettable and makes a girl feel so mush! Get him back for more interviews. He is an amazing person and knows what love is all about.
OU812 was a great follow up to 5150 and the songs were amazing, proving it was an instant classic. As for the great vocals on when it's love, it shows Michael Anthony was the back bone of VH with his vocals and a true team player. Too bad the VH brothers treated him like crap, like cutting him out of an equal share of the band's profits near the end of the Roth era, and still diss him to this day with some of the comments EVH made not too long ago about showing Mike how to play certain cords, etc. I'm glad that Sammy realized how important and talented Michael Anthony was and that he made him a part of his band when VH replaced him with Wolfie VH. They never sounded the same after Mike was replaced and it shows again how smart and cool Sammy Hagar is. OU812 was a great time in VH history and I look back at it with fond memories. Great channel and I'm loving this.
Huge VH fan...about died inside when Dave left...always loved Sammy and his stuff....but replace Dave???? Wasn't sure...5150 blew my mind...hole new sound...refreshing Thanks Sammy for saving my favorite band. You are the best! Love the Circle too!
3 Chords and the truth. 6 LPs and a T-shirt: 1 - Dune OST 1984 (Unofficially, a Toto album. ROFL) 2 - Billy Joel "The Nylon Curtain" 1982 3 - Bruce Springsteen "Western Stars" 2019 4 - The Motels "Shock" 1985 5 - Commodores "Self-titled" 1977 6 - The Beatles "Abbey Road" (1st repeated LP... 2nd time in Adam's videos) Adam is showing off a sweet English Beat T-shirt. Nice one, Adam! GGGWY!
Sammy era VH was so great. Sammies range and the keys he can see in are so rare. The maturity and growth of the band... Yes it was a new/different direction from DLR but I loved it as the much as the six albums with DLR. Best band ever with whatever line up. Including the Gary era. Rest in peace King Edward. No one comes close to your brilliance.
Spot on again. Such a great love song. And again the chemistry between Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen and the rest of the band is undeniable. Van Halen was great before Sammy but they got better with him. Red rocker rules!
Great video talking about an even better song. I absolutely wore this song and this whole album out when it came out. Van Halen with Sammy Hagar was incredible pairing that left us with incredible tunes that to me have stood the rest of time. Red Rocker rules! Love both era’s ( Sam + Dave ) but this was Van Halen at their peak. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 One mans humble opinion.
I loved this song from the moment I heard it. What Sammie brought to the band was a powerhouse voice, added guitar for live shows, and songwriting skills. Plus... tons of energy. The Hagar era was totally different than the DLR era and both were great. I know a lot of fans are divided but why?!! It's so easy to like and appreciate both eras... otherwise, you're missing out on some epic music.
I love the Mike Mills of R.E.M. reference. Mike said he would think, “What would (Fleetwood Mac bassist) John McVie play?” when coming up with bass parts. When I met Mills once I told him I think, “What would Mike Mills play?” when doing bass parts. It went over about as well as Sammy’s response to Prof’s Mills reference to Sammy. LMAO.
Congratulations to you having the pleasure of an in person interview with Sam. That version of VH was incredible...I hope they can drop the BS and get together again before it’s too late. My life’s version of Lennon and McCartney. Magical...
Despite what some true VH fan says about that era, I think Sammy raised the bar very high when joining the band. To me those albums sound nice (some more than the others, some less..) but the point is that VH with Hagar was the best rock machine than ever. The Circle, Sammy's band, is the proof. Pure high energy rock!
They were on such a roll with that band. It seemed like everything they put out for 10 or 12 years was just a huge hit. But that was a great great song. I love hearing Sammy talk about tuning down he said because when you get older you can't sing the way you did when you were twenty-two so you said you tune everything to step down and he said I can sing these songs all night when I do that.
I liked Sammy Hagar’s time with Van Halen. In fact the song poundcake rocked harder than any David Lee Roth rock tune. It was a very productive time in that band when Sammy was singing
Poundcake harder than any early VH tune? Are you nuts? Go listen to Atomic Punk, DOA, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Light Up The Sky, And The Cradle Will Rock, Romeo Delight, Loss Of Control. Do I need to go on? Next time do some research before you post falsehoods.
What? I love Poundcake, but it doesn't have the edge that some of the DLR tunes had. On Fire is probably the most intense VH song, period. Add On Fire, I'm the One, Mean Street, Unchained, Hot for Teacher, House of Pain to Anthony's list.
Nice interview on my favorite VH song with the Red Rocker! This track was exceptional as stated, as it had all the elements needed for a great Rock song. Keep this up, Professor!
If there was a song that showed the prowess of VH “Hagar years” it’s When it’s Love!... it had everything that showed what VH was capable of... yea it’s not the most heavy or rock in’ tune but it displayed what that era of VH became... songwriters!
Love your style - let the people you are interviewing speak. It cracks me up when the interviewer dominates the discussion, it's like hey buddy ( or lady) I do not care what you have to say ... a little, like your intro, is alright though. Well done.
My all-time favorite band hands down. And all my family and friends knew it. I was and still am a Van Halen freak! They have inspired me so much throughout the years musically and otherwise.
This is the first song, and first VH song, I distinctly remember hearing. I was about 5 years old and some guys were roofing a house just over the fence from me. The sun was setting and "When it's Love" came on their radio. I was instantly mesmerized. I was humming that tune for weeks after hearing it that one time.
This completed the holy trilogy of van halen LOVE jams, w love comes walkin in and why can't this be love! All 3 beautiful rocking tunes that take me back to simpler times.
Hey Professor! Another guy kinda lost to time is Jude Cole. A View From Third Street is still one of my ALL-TIME favorite albums. I got to see him live around 1990, and it was just an incredible show. Time For Letting Go is phenomenal, as is House Full Of Reasons. The whole stinking album is great! Thoughts?
Dude I just figured it out ‼️ I have been Binging on your channel and I have thought to myself who does this guy sound like. ⚡️💡 the light bulb goes off..... you remind me of Casey Caseem ( I know I didn’t spell his last name correctly) 🇺🇸Friend from Georgia 🇺🇸
I all ways thought that Sammy did better for Van Halen than Dave. Sammy brought a grow up style to the band. Better lyrics music class that Dave didn't. With Dave Van Halen was a glorified bar band high school backyard band. Sammy made the respectable rock band. So sorry I am a Van Hagar fan. First number one songs and album under Sammy not Dave. To many covers with Dave because he can't write. Sammy brought writing. 🇬🇧
I really bugs me how little respect Hagar era VH gets. ANY band on the planet would kill for the run of success they had AND the greatest hits record they could put together of Hagar era material.
Adding insult to injury, unlike the DLR era albums, none of Sammy's albums with Van Halen have been remastered!
Run of success? Hell, most band would have killed to have ONE ALBUM do as well and ANY of the Van Hagar albums did lol!! Sammy voice was just the beauty of power rock. They were a match made in heaven.
I don't know man, there's a #uck ton of Van Hagar fans out there! I think they HAVE the respect.
It really bugs me how many people haven't heard of the band Montrose.
Helluva lot better than VH III, lol.
I was never against Sammy fronting VH. His voice, showmanship & personality are phenomenal. He still one of the most authentic yet down to Earth rock stars ever. He still rocks!
@Majik0715 Many of the 'soft' songs are from Eddie.
Sammy's vocals were such an inspiration! A lot of peeps who don't like Van Hagar are specifically aware of the songs that were hits - "Why Can't this be Love," and "When it's Love." If you don't like "Mine all Mine,'" "Judgement Day," "Seventh Seal" etc. then you don't like great hard rock in general!
Donna McManus DLR is a clown now look at him. And his voice is gone
Those years, the 80s were awesome,, every day was good.
Sorry for your loss...our loss
OU812 and Hysteria were in constant rotation in my Sony Walkman in 88, my first year of high school. Love this channel
🤘😎👍
me too, both albums sound very slick and polished, i love it.
Me too
They are still in my rotation
Sony Walkman....lol
I had the Yellow Sports model with Auto Reverse......It was the coolest thing ever!
Now we have IPhones. .....
Seriously I can't believe sammy is in his 70's.... he looks like he's 50
It’s all that clean livin
My most favorite song from Van Halen with Sammy Hagar. it just had every element that you'd expect from a great 80's tune especially from the Van Halen era. Great music and great times. Absolutely the best ever.
Sammy and Mike were always the Foundation of Harmonics in Van Halen. That's why Motown was so great when it came out. Those vocals are drenched in your soul.
Outstanding. That song takes me back to 88. Great follow up on 5150. Thanks professor 👍
Indeed.
The harmonies are sick. Sammy's lead vocal is legendary.
Sammy's voice was made for Rock and Roll. Such passion.He never sounds like he's phoning it in. He is an all-star vocalist who sometimes gets overlooked due to the era in which he was most productive (videos, hair, leather etc.)as well as the drama that follows the Van Halen bros. He reminds me of Paul Stanley, Ted Nugent, Roger Daltry voices made to Rock Out!!
Couldn't agree more! My favorite vocalist for sure!
Both VH and Sammy benefited enormously from getting together.
And yes, I've always thought Paul Stanley sounds exactly like a rock singer should!
Reading the comments I realized if Sammy was VH's first singer. In the 70's.
How would Dave be judged as the next singer. Probably not too well.
It's always the first guys who are considered the pioneers and prob get too much credit.
@FarOutWest he possibly meant derek st. holmes.
I put Sammy in a class with Steve Perry as far as vocal capabilities. Definitely many classes above the group you mentioned him in. Stanley, Nugent, Daltry are basically in the same class as Roth. Not really singers. Sammy Hagar is a singer.
That album is absolutely on the Van Halen's best. When it's Love is has always been a favorite, and it's great to hear The Red Rocker speak about it! Adam, you have yet to make a video I haven't thought was outstanding, and this is no exception!
Oh man, I still love this song; it just never gets old...
I loved 5150 and OU812 so much bitd. It was just an evolution of the band with the Red Rocker.
That song has stood the test of time and held up so well for the past 32 years...everytime you hear the piano/keyboard intro, it takes you totally right back to where you were and what you were doing around 1988-89...especially if you were in junior high or high school, you got memories for a lifetime! 🤟🏿😎
"When it's Love" is such an Emotional Jam.
This was fun. Hagar was the first concert I ever went to in 1982 when I was 16. Quarterflash opened for them and was the real reason I went, but I left a Hagar fan, too. I agree he has a stellar voice.
When It's Love is my favorite song of all time. My uncle had the cassette and I'd beg him to play it over and over while were driving. He'd have to rewind it manually every time but he was happy to it. The song checks off every criteria I look for in pop/rock songs... big chorus, amazing harmonies, oohs and aahs, killer guitar solo... the song has it all for me. Thinking about it, When It's Love probably spawned my criteria for a great song and I'm just comparing other songs to it. Also, it could probably be a part of your series on less remembered 80s classics. Compared to Jump or Why Can't This Be Love, When It's Love is played a lot less on radio, even though it hit no. 5 on the hot 100 at the time.
Sammy took Van Halen to its greatest heights 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I see Sammy, I click. Long live the Red Rocker!
Van Hagar for life!! I grew up on Sammy's voice. My dad RIP was his biggest fan!!
Sammy is a class act. Same with Michael Anthony. I had the extreme pleasure to meet Mike at a car show in Temecula, California many years ago. He's such a nice guy! I wish that the Van Hagar version of VH had survived. Those four guys are (were) magic together. Rock on, Sammy! (SUBSCRIBED!)
Unfortunately it doesn't look like Eddie will bury the hatchet with Sammy which is terrible.
'Balance' is an incredible album. One of the most under-rated rock records of the '90s.
This is my favourite VH song of all-time! It emotionally stabs me through the heart and I nearly tear up every time I hear it. I can't play it often enough, not to mention the music video. I've had a man crush on Sammy Hagar because of this song for many years and still do. And that gorgeous long hair!
It's funny that they mentioned that it was a song that so many people got married to. My wife and I also used that song as 1 of the 3 songs we danced together at our wedding reception. We sure got a raised eyebrow from the DJ. We actually had to provide him with our 3 rock songs as he didn't have them in his sappy collection! It's such an awesome song- I loved it then and I still love it- the hallmark of timeless song, its an absolute classic.
OU812 is so overlooked, definitely one of their very best
"When It's Love" just happens to be my favorite VH song and Sammy is one of my top 5 favorite rock singers. The dude is still kickin ass in his 70s!
Sammy kicks ass, just saw him Saturday night in Tulsa and it took me back 30 years, the music is just incredible, still!
Best song and album in the Van Hagar era. Every song is pure gold!
Just found this channel today because I am a die hard Red Rocker fan. I looked at your channel and realized 2 things. 1. We are going to spend a lot of time together. The other my work production just went down significantly.
I remember this song during the Monsters of Rock show at Candlestick Park in 1988. Sammy was absolutely brilliant that day, hitting the notes perfectly and with a little extra energy, maybe because he was home in San Francisco.
I was at that show -- I was living down in Monterey at the time. I have some pretty vivid memories of that day.
I have always liked Feels So Good more than When It's Love. I think it is the superior pop tune on OU812.
Not me
Hell yeah Feels So Good is FAR SUPERIOR to When It's Love!!!!!!!!!!
"I'll send a message in a bottle
I'LL SEND A MESSAAAAGE”
The drumming in “Feels So Good” is probably some of the most impressive drumming by AVH...or anyone
Feels So Good for me the perfect follow-up to Dreams. Bluesier and very prog. Just pure awesomeness. I love When It’s Love, though. I love the power.
I think they are both great. They are very different so there is room to release both as singles which they did, and judging by the success of hdikwil, it was smart to release it. I feel a police vibe from feels so good. . It is a great song....actually I see ou812 get panned alot, but I loved it as a 14 yr old listening to it at friends houses etc and I still love it today...I love Cabo wabo and black and blue as well. The knock on the album is the production, but as a 14 yr old those songs were part of that summer for me and reminds me of the girl I chased and finally hooked up with mid summer. The songs on that album will always bring me back .
sammy was van halen, i was never interested in them until sammy came along. i have met sammy several times and he is the sweetest down to earth guy everyone says he is. i even was invited to attend his birthday party at cabo. i was so sad that eddie passed away. i was always hoping they would have gotten back together. the hits that van halen had were written by sammy. its the tempo, the words, the voices that made them unforgettable.
I wonder if these songs would have happened if David had still been with the group? What singer you prefer may depend on the style of rock you like, but I personally liked the music they put out with Hagar more than with David. The stuff they put out with David, naturally sounds more wild and crazy, which I think reflected their actual youth, but the stuff they put out with Sammy sounded like a group that had mastered its craft.
I always thought of the David years as teen/college boy and the Sammy years, the boy grows up. I love em both!!!
Yeah,
Love david, but they were more a "show" band with david. More of a "rock" band with sammy.
Given, alot of that might just be the times, but more mature is a good way to phrase the difference.
Both versions are great though!
Dave would have never sang these songs and the lyrics are Sammy's so the songs would have never happened. The Melodies and the keyboards by Eddie and his guitar and Alex on drums Etc yes but Roth never in a million years would come up with these lyrics. Four number one albums in a row. Hardly any rock band does that except the Stone's, Elton John, big name bands.
I agree
@Therin Chilnsford Amsterdam lyrics are probably the worst of any Hagar song. That's too bad because the instrumental part is fantastic.
When Its Love is a brilliant written song. Amazing arrangement. The intro keyboards is phenomenal then the way band kicks in just arranged fantastic. Eddie's solo is so uplifting. Man. Want a remastered deluxe edition of OU812 CD. Awesome Sammy era Van Halen album👍
Love Sammy’s vocals!
Certainly one of the best songs ever made.
My absolute fave VH track of all time.Those rack toms are deadly too. Miss Van Hagar!
It was a great era for VH! Thanks POR
🗣I CAN'T TELL YOU BUT IT LASTS FOREVER Luv the vocals!!!
I'm a rocker who's been playing as a front man and songwriter in bands since the '70s. I've just got to say, that your soulful connection to all music is genuine and disarming. You bring a genuine joy and diversity of appreciation to all popular music and have a genius rock brain. Well done. I love watching you work, young man.
Sammy brings a love of music to his work. It’s as if he is a fan of what he is doing. Sammy never goes through the motions and has a deep connection to what he does. Michael Anthony is that undertone of Van Halen that made them work out. You can’t have everyone over the top like Dave Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen because you need a stable and dependable musician who is there but sort of is so low key he goes unnoticed but is still important nonetheless.
I initially had trouble with it because it wasn’t DLR… However, when I saw the video I quickly recognized the greatness of the song… The harmonies with Michael et al are just incredible!
People were so busy dismissing Eddie’s keyboard-driven songs that we didn’t get to hear a note-for-note breakdown until now when Sammy spoke. I had classically trained pianists trying their hand on Feels So Good, Right Now, Dreams - wondering where the heck do these patterns and phrasing’s come from. They would marvel at the simplicity of the patterns that created out her worldly goodness. Almost like a universal code that tapped right into one’s soul. Close Encounters stuff !!
Love Sammy Hagar! That voice is unforgettable and makes a girl feel so mush! Get him back for more interviews. He is an amazing person and knows what love is all about.
You interviewed Sammy. This is so exciting on so many levels you cannot believe. Thank you so much
I remember when the song came out. I loved it. I had the video recorded on a VHS tape
Saw them on the OU812 tour and man they blew it out of the water. Such a great team. So sorry it ended.
I loved both 5150 and OU812. Great songs. I was a teenager then. Listening to the casettes on a Sony Walkman.
OU812 was a great follow up to 5150 and the songs were amazing, proving it was an instant classic. As for the great vocals on when it's love, it shows Michael Anthony was the back bone of VH with his vocals and a true team player. Too bad the VH brothers treated him like crap, like cutting him out of an equal share of the band's profits near the end of the Roth era, and still diss him to this day with some of the comments EVH made not too long ago about showing Mike how to play certain cords, etc. I'm glad that Sammy realized how important and talented Michael Anthony was and that he made him a part of his band when VH replaced him with Wolfie VH. They never sounded the same after Mike was replaced and it shows again how smart and cool Sammy Hagar is. OU812 was a great time in VH history and I look back at it with fond memories. Great channel and I'm loving this.
Huge VH fan...about died inside when Dave left...always loved Sammy and his stuff....but replace Dave???? Wasn't sure...5150 blew my mind...hole new sound...refreshing Thanks Sammy for saving my favorite band. You are the best! Love the Circle too!
MY WEDDING PARTY WALKED IN TO WHEN ITS LOVE
You can’t top the Gifts Eddie and Sammy gave us.
VH with Sammy could have been one of the greatest bands of all time.
3 Chords and the truth.
6 LPs and a T-shirt:
1 - Dune OST 1984 (Unofficially, a Toto album. ROFL)
2 - Billy Joel "The Nylon Curtain" 1982
3 - Bruce Springsteen "Western Stars" 2019
4 - The Motels "Shock" 1985
5 - Commodores "Self-titled" 1977
6 - The Beatles "Abbey Road" (1st repeated LP... 2nd time in Adam's videos)
Adam is showing off a sweet English Beat T-shirt. Nice one, Adam!
GGGWY!
Sammy era VH was so great. Sammies range and the keys he can see in are so rare. The maturity and growth of the band... Yes it was a new/different direction from DLR but I loved it as the much as the six albums with DLR. Best band ever with whatever line up. Including the Gary era. Rest in peace King Edward. No one comes close to your brilliance.
Spot on again. Such a great love song. And again the chemistry between Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen and the rest of the band is undeniable. Van Halen was great before Sammy but they got better with him. Red rocker rules!
Sammy should be in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. They should induct him twice (the 1st time with VH).
I always enjoyed The Red Rocker. 'When It's Love' is great, but solo songs like 'Remember the Heroes'... no words.
Beautiful song, even though I personally love most Right now. The piano is unique and unbelievable
Brilliant album.... feel so good is my fav song off this album..
Great video talking about an even better song. I absolutely wore this song and this whole album out when it came out. Van Halen with Sammy Hagar was incredible pairing that left us with incredible tunes that to me have stood the rest of time. Red Rocker rules! Love both era’s ( Sam + Dave ) but this was Van Halen at their peak. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 One mans humble opinion.
I loved this song from the moment I heard it. What Sammie brought to the band was a powerhouse voice, added guitar for live shows, and songwriting skills. Plus... tons of energy. The Hagar era was totally different than the DLR era and both were great. I know a lot of fans are divided but why?!! It's so easy to like and appreciate both eras... otherwise, you're missing out on some epic music.
I love the Mike Mills of R.E.M. reference. Mike said he would think, “What would (Fleetwood Mac bassist) John McVie play?” when coming up with bass parts. When I met Mills once I told him I think, “What would Mike Mills play?” when doing bass parts. It went over about as well as Sammy’s response to Prof’s Mills reference to Sammy. LMAO.
"VAN HAGAR"!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
Congratulations to you having the pleasure of an in person interview with Sam. That version of VH was incredible...I hope they can drop the BS and get together again before it’s too late. My life’s version of Lennon and McCartney. Magical...
Thank You Professor for this amazing stuff nad amazing guests. This song was my father theme song in 80s
Sammy is such a consummate professional and a music and lyrics genius. I've had everything he's ever done and he's never let me down.
Despite what some true VH fan says about that era, I think Sammy raised the bar very high when joining the band. To me those albums sound nice (some more than the others, some less..) but the point is that VH with Hagar was the best rock machine than ever. The Circle, Sammy's band, is the proof. Pure high energy rock!
They were on such a roll with that band. It seemed like everything they put out for 10 or 12 years was just a huge hit. But that was a great great song. I love hearing Sammy talk about tuning down he said because when you get older you can't sing the way you did when you were twenty-two so you said you tune everything to step down and he said I can sing these songs all night when I do that.
I liked Sammy Hagar’s time with Van Halen. In fact the song poundcake rocked harder than any David Lee Roth rock tune. It was a very productive time in that band when Sammy was singing
I prefer Sammy . Dave held his own and stood tall back in the day
Poundcake harder than any early VH tune? Are you nuts? Go listen to Atomic Punk, DOA, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Light Up The Sky, And The Cradle Will Rock, Romeo Delight, Loss Of Control. Do I need to go on? Next time do some research before you post falsehoods.
nope
What? I love Poundcake, but it doesn't have the edge that some of the DLR tunes had. On Fire is probably the most intense VH song, period. Add On Fire, I'm the One, Mean Street, Unchained, Hot for Teacher, House of Pain to Anthony's list.
I saw this tour twice ❤️
Van Hagar rulez!!!🤟🏼🎸🎼🎵🎶
Nice interview on my favorite VH song with the Red Rocker! This track was exceptional as stated, as it had all the elements needed for a great Rock song. Keep this up, Professor!
Awesomeness! I listen to 5150 at least once a week, OU812 also. So glad I got to see them live back in 2005
God damn it, Professor!
Your channel's on fire, this pandemic!
If there was a song that showed the prowess of VH “Hagar years” it’s When it’s Love!... it had everything that showed what VH was capable of... yea it’s not the most
heavy or rock in’ tune but it displayed what that era of VH became... songwriters!
caged7tiger 100% Amen to that.
or Why Can't this be Love...
Dreams
This song helped my brother decide to marry his wife..
Rest peacefully Eddie Van Halen 😢 💔
Looooove Samy 🥰🥰best interview ever
Sammy is one of the best and got the best teeth in rock&roll😁
Balance is my favorite VH album. Amazing songs in Sammy's era. "Why cant this be love" is another anthem!
Maybe I’m weird, but OU812 is my favourite VH album hands down 🤷♂️
Love Sammy. It's too bad his tour with the Circle was postponed for now.
Nice bro, Man I wish Sam and Ed would sort their stuff out and get back in the studio. Anyway everyone is allowed a pipe dream, kudos for the video :)
Love your style - let the people you are interviewing speak. It cracks me up when the interviewer dominates the discussion, it's like hey buddy ( or lady) I do not care what you have to say ... a little, like your intro, is alright though. Well done.
One of my favorite Van Hagar tunes. Eddie paying homage to Clapton on the solo. Nice interview
Sammy is Da man!
Van haggar had it's moments .
At 72, Sammy still blows a lot of these younger vocalists out of the water. Easily.
My all-time favorite band hands down. And all my family and friends knew it. I was and still am a Van Halen freak! They have inspired me so much throughout the years musically and otherwise.
Great channel. So glad I stumbled on it.
My favourite song of all time. Sammy’s voice! Woah!!
When Roth left became a different band ...sammy now says VAN HAGAR ..love "Poundcake "
This is the first song, and first VH song, I distinctly remember hearing. I was about 5 years old and some guys were roofing a house just over the fence from me. The sun was setting and "When it's Love" came on their radio. I was instantly mesmerized. I was humming that tune for weeks after hearing it that one time.
Great video! This version of the band was soooo killer!
Van Hagar - still my favorite version of VH!
Sammy Hagar....$12 t-shirt, $1000 shades, ....lol....Always been down to Earth,..with just a little Rock star side to him..
This completed the holy trilogy of van halen LOVE jams, w love comes walkin in and why can't this be love! All 3 beautiful rocking tunes that take me back to simpler times.
Hey Professor! Another guy kinda lost to time is Jude Cole. A View From Third Street is still one of my ALL-TIME favorite albums. I got to see him live around 1990, and it was just an incredible show. Time For Letting Go is phenomenal, as is House Full Of Reasons. The whole stinking album is great! Thoughts?
You must’ve ready mind. Covering one of Jude’s songs this week. Thanks for watching !
Professor of Rock I swear we must be long lost brothers. 😂
Dude I just figured it out ‼️ I have been Binging on your channel and I have thought to myself who does this guy sound like. ⚡️💡 the light bulb goes off..... you remind me of Casey Caseem ( I know I didn’t spell his last name correctly)
🇺🇸Friend from Georgia 🇺🇸
That’s it? That’s all we get from Sammy. You should’ve brought Eddie in with him. On that particular song Sammy and Eddie killed it.
I all ways thought that Sammy did better for Van Halen than Dave. Sammy brought a grow up style to the band. Better lyrics music class that Dave didn't. With Dave Van Halen was a glorified bar band high school backyard band. Sammy made the respectable rock band. So sorry I am a Van Hagar fan. First number one songs and album under Sammy not Dave. To many covers with Dave because he can't write. Sammy brought writing. 🇬🇧