Dave has the perfect eccentric personality for a rockstar. Sammy acts like a normal guy. Both are phenomenal singers. I really don’t understand the hate either of them get from the other side.
@@JuanDiaz-mv1lg I call bullshit, David Lee Roth's vocals on the first 6 albums exemplified and amplified the guitar riffs of Eddie. To come on here and pretend like David Lee Roth is only a performer/ frontman is retarded...
@@southie3177 I don’t think its even that. I’m a silly billy full time, I do use several recreational drugs (in moderation) and I don’t think I could handle him for more than a couple days at a time. Roth is… a lot.
He seems so subtly obnoxious. He's an idiot of he thinks all of Sammy's songs are about love or have love in the title. "Heavy Metal"? "I Can't Drive 55"? "Cabo Wabo"? "Summer Nights"? So many without love in the title. Dave is just jealous.
I like both but I love Sammy great guitarist also in his own right,also he was kicking it longer and better before Dave even came out.Dave needed great guitarists to make the few solo albums he made tolerable
@@one_with_kevrything9825 Gary was nothing more than a hired gun. No different than a fill in guitarist or drummer. I give him his props, as he is a great front man and singer, but at that point they just wanted a good front man who wouldn't be causing any more of those "creative differences." Ironically, not letting Gary join in the writing was what started causing their problems, which Eddie and Alex claimed was "Lead Singer's Disease" and just blew him off. Sorry, but Gary was forgettable from day one. Not his fault, it just is what it is. Some things aren't the best fit or timing.
Sorry, but Sally Hagar and her sappy love ballads... was NOT a great era for Van Halen. Roth albums... 57 million sold... Hagar albums... 27 million sold. Classic rock radio stations still play MOST of Van Halen's catalogue with DLR, but only a small handful of the Sally songs.
@@Mr.Ekshinsally is the better musician. Damn good guitar player and way way better singer. It’s not even close. Go watch the live shows from sally era with him and Eddie shredding on guitars. I was never big Van Halen fan period. Used to hate on Sammy until I watched the live shows. The guy is a killer. Dave ain’t close as a live product. Sammy was the man before Van Halen anyways. Now i defend the man on his live abilities and guitar playing. Had no clue his skill. Just listened to whiny Roth fans complain and assumed it was truth
@Hey-Its-May Heard your stuff.😖 How can you call someone else out when your own demo is so bad?? You think your demo isn't lame and doesn't sukk? Really?? Who are you?🤔
@@errorunknown667 Van Halen was Van Halen as long as it had the Van Halen brothers especially Eddie. Personally, I believe Van Halen became more sophisticated with its lyrics when Sammy came along. Yes DLR was the original singer but Sammy was a better singer. I just don’t understand your point about how it isn’t Van Halen without DLR.
@@bryanhusser722 No way Sammy Hagar is a better singer then David lee Roth. And it’s technically still Van Halen. It just sounds like a completely different band then the OG Van Halen.
DLR forever! Classic VH When you listen to Hot for Teacher, Jump or Panama, my god, there’s so much energy in those songs! And DLR is a huge part of that, the guy is so charismatic
There definitely was a palpable difference in the energy between the two bands, and it was more than just the singers. It was so much more... sedate without DLR.
Friend asked me once.... "DAVE or Sammy ? I said ..."Yes" It's like asking "who do you like more...Mom or Dad ?" To be blessed w both singers...just amazing !!!
I disagree. I never got into Van Halen with Hagar, except for barely liking a few songs of theirs, otherwise, they'd have remained my favorite band forever.
My dad hitchhiked across the country in the early 80s. And during his travels he got the chance to bum a smoke off of DLR outside of a 5 star hotel somewhere in Cali, maybe LA. I can’t remember where exactly my dad said this took place in Cali. He asked Roth though, “aren’t you a famous celebrity?” And Roth replied, “something like that,” as he sparked up the cigarette my dad bummed off of him. My dad said DLR seemed like a normal person while they conversed… until one of his assistants approached him and said “Mr. Roth your chopper has arrived on the helipad”. Roth shook my dad’s hand and followed his assistant to the chopper. It then dawned on my dad that he had just bummed a smoke off of, spoke to, and shook the hand of the lead singer of VH🤘
This is a REALLY interesting 3 hour conversation. One of my favorite parts was Dave talking about doing the training and getting certified to work as an EMT in New York. Imagine him responding to your fender bender.
@elduderino73 it was one of the best episodes of jre imo. DLR is an interesting “bunch of guys” for sure. Imagine him standing over you after an accident and he says, “when push comes to shove they send me” or something along those lines😂
David Lee Roth was the piece that held that beautiful puzzle of Van Halen together. His energy, his stage presence, his vocals, it just could never be matched by anyone else. He knows that, so does Sammy Hagar. Diamond Dave forever!
@@bozeekeyeah because they watered themselves down to be appealing to the boring masses who don't like anything out of left field. Dave's presence made thay band as insane as it should be
@@TheGiantMidget I don't agree. The singing and songwriting were both better with Sammy and Eddie was playing more than one style of guitar because he now had a singer with real range. The only reason more old school VH fans like Roth (although you all just don't know it) is because there's a human pre-disposition to prefer 'the first' of something (the original actor in a role, the original singer in a band, the original recipe of a food, the original version of a song etc.). However, that doesn't mean the new thing isn't actually better. You just have a pre-disposition to like the first version. But in reality, Roth as a singer is the equivalent of a chef who can't cook.
@@bozeeke yeah on paper they were more "refined" and had a more elegant sound but they lost their sense of humour. They became generic, the worst thing you can be as a musician is generic. At least with dave they had some character. It's not about who came first. Most bands get worse when they start taking themselves too seriously because they lose touch with what actually makes them interesting. All the best musical geniuses have a bit of humour about them. Steely dan, frank zappa, even mozart had that going for him, he wrote a song called "lick my ass" 😂
@PaulShaw-ex7ri I saw black oak Arkansas twice...I think it was around 1980. They were great... had some real young kid playing lead guitar for them at the time. He had super long hair and He wore real high boots that were all fur. I remember thinking that kid had a heck of a life ahead!
Dave is a classic lead singer- and there is the rub. He fell for the hype, became his own self- parody, and then lost much of the range and energy that DID sustain him.
When I saw David Lee Roth live with Van halen in 2012 I was disappointed. His voice was weak and he couldn't even remember the lyrics. And yes I understand that he was getting up in age. A friend of mine seen him when he was in his prime in the seventies and said it was awesome.
I saw Sammy twice within a year once with Montrose and once as the Red Rocker opening for Boston. He was a wild ball of energy and entertainment for the entire time on stage. Dave is dave.
Basically two different bands. One was spectacular, flamboyant and explosive like fireworks. The other was headed by a man with the stage presence of a cocker spaniel.
Dave nails the difference between the 2 incarnations. Its that simple. Us original fans were disappointed by the change. But I respect the Vanhagar catalogue. Hands down the original band songs were lightyears above the second run...total ground breaking songs and iconic stage act.
And now Dave is a caricature and sounds like a lounge singer. Sammy can still sing as well as he did with VH. In fact, both his bands "Chickenfoot" and "The Circle" sound just as good as old VH. Especially with Michael Anthony on bass and vocals.
Love them both, 1984 was my introduction to VH at the age of 10 and instantly went back to the beginning and then rode the Hagar wave as well so I didn’t really have allegiance to either just really loved and enjoyed the sound and craft from the group entirely .
Same here, except that I was 9 when they became my favorite band with 1984, but an even bigger exception is that I didn't like the Hagar version at all. NO WAY! Dave IS and WAS Van Halen forever!
Dave is Dave. And he was awesome for Van Halen. High energy. Mid-air splits. Hot for the teacher. Rock N Roll antics. If not Dave...how would you find energy and angst to match these two Van Halen Wizard Brothers in the band? Don't mess with perfection man. MTV, VanHalen, The 80s and The 90s would not have been the same without VanHalen and without David Lee Roth as part of VanHalen of the ages.
Dave wrote the lyrics. He's a great writer and story teller. And both Billy Sheehan and Gregg Bissonette stated Dave is a really good song arranger and composer. Everybody knows this.
@@druckel1961 Dave had plenty of vocal talent. It just didn't age well. Idk how people can listen to DLR during his VH and early solo years and still repeat that same tired BS. As for prancing, I guess u didn't care for Mick Jagger, or Steven Tyler, or Scott Weiland, or Freddie Mercury, etc.? The original VH had a unique, innovative sound because of DLR's influence. How do I know that? Easy... just listen to Van Hagar. Some cool and catchy tunes, but nothing that makes you say, "Wow, I've never heard anything like this before!" Kinda like Dave's solo material vs. Sammy's.
@john gill if you want to discuss vocals, Dave was horrible. Dave was literally the 4th best singer that Van Halen had. Sammy, Gary, Michael, then Dave. Thank God the band knew how to work around it, or drown him out. Sammy was a far better frontman, than Dave was a singer.
That’s what made David Lee Roth special, Different, weird or whatever you want to call it!!!!!!!!!! One of the best front man ever!!!!!!!!! 😂and he ain’t talking about love 💕!!!!!!!!👍 But, I have to tell you: I like Sammy Hager music too 🎶 and what he brought to the table with Van Halen: “Best of Both Worlds “ 😅oh shit!!!!! That’s a Sammy Hager song 🎧 ( I will say this: David Lee Roth voice and showmanship seems like it was specially crafted or tailored for Van Halen- it’s almost like the Gods got together and sent him down just for this band )
It may have been rough towards the end, but Dave always was,is,and will be...... the Diamond in the rough. Mr. Roth set precedence for what is expected of a true front man and entertainer. He turned every audience into a riveted fan. You listened to the band, but you watched Dave. From the bottom of my vibrating soul, thank you Mr. Roth... or do you prefer "Diamond Dave"?
If that's the case, I can only guess that you just hate David Lee Roth. How can anyone really want to meet Sammy over Dave?! 🤔. Dave is way better as a front man than Sammy ever was in every which way.
Van Halen and Van Hagar were two totally different bands, different styles, music, the whole approach to playing for all of them was extremely different from one singer to the other, I felt like
Look it was a great time to be alive and growing up in these times, being born in 1969 I got enjoy all of these guys music through the years, lots of great memories !
VH with Dave was one band, VH with Sammy was one band. Although I cherish each and every song from each, Dave set the precedent, and Sammy helped carry them into a whole new era.
Talking to DLR is like befriending a "high five guy". Unless you pay close attention and you get all of their references and jokes, you'll think, "Why are we high fiving all the time?"
@Chucky Dall Ha ha! I could totally see him doing that. My high five comments were based on a little vibe that I got from listening to DLR talk in other interviews as well. He's constantly trying to randomly insert little jokes in order to spice up the conversation, but many of his jokes require you to understand his now obscure references. I get all of his jokes because I was in my late teens when their debut album shook the foundation of the Rock and Roll world in the late 70s. But, I started thinking about what his conversations might sound like to someone younger, who doesn't understand all of Dave's random, off-color, and sometimes hacky or unfunny jokes. I thought about those types of guys whom I've known, who would say something that wasn't all that noteworthy and then they would put up their hands for high five validations, which made for awkward conversations sometimes. You'd think to yourself, "Really? We're high fiving over that comment? It really wasn't THAT funny, dude." Dave sort strikes me that way. Even when his jokes miss or bomb, he still acts like he's expecting a response. No, judgment. That's just DLR being DLR. In a weird way, it kind of makes him an even more likable character because he's so quirky.
I was there at an early Canadian Van Halen concert. After Dave left, Van Halen ended. Later the Sammy band had the old band members of Van Halen but it wasn't Van Halen without Dave. 15 years later Dave was in my recording studio being a complete puktard. Awe the memories. 😅
I remember the concert 5150 me and my girlfriend had tickets in the rafters in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum there was some type of scaffolding catwalk in front of us what's made it even harder to see. But then to our surprise Eddie Van Halen got on this elevator rode it up to our level and was right in front of us playing. You got to love Eddie!
Yes.. its not like Sam vh álbums are bad but they are generic... van haggar no van Halen... Dave vh album are unique the sound style is vh and u can easily tell... if took 3Eddie s solos from the haggar álbums it could be anything
@@jdraven0890 kind of funny considering he made four albums with Van Halen and two of them did not happen in the 80s. And David Lee Roth made six albums with Van Halen and four of them took place in the 80s.
David Lee Roth is the Greatest Front Man of any band of All Time!!! Van Halen was never the same without DLR!! David Lee Roth has one of the most in red lives any of us could only day dream about!! Straight Pasadena!!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. EVH and Alex was the brains and Dave was the face, and Mike was their secret weapon. That’s when they were the best in my opinion.
I've seen the original several times with Dave and several with Sammy at live shows. With Sammy it was good but Dave is a much better entertainer, way more energy.
Dave had that energy about him that kept Van Halen out of the dark, literally, his idea was to have a funky and poppy beat while staying on rock, Eddie wanted to do more dark tones seen with his half step down tune so the two clashing ideas which lead to this hard but also energetic glam rock band which is what I loved about Van Halen, that style is so lively and makes you feel badass without feeling edgy, Dave’s face, high pitched howls, and voice will always be the perfect front for Van Halen other than Eddie himself, sure his vocals were imperfect but that’s what made it good, he wasn’t trying so hard to perfect singing, he was having fun and not being as basic as Sammy, Sammy’s not bad but he feels like he should be in a band like AC/DC or Metallica, Dave is a lean machine, full of power and energy the soul of what VH was built on, a bunch of guys that excelled at what they did because they had fun
Definitely!!!! Dave was the ultimate rockstar. Do you know Dr. Rockso? If not, search that up. You won’t be disappointed. He’s an over the top cartoon character of DLR.
Dave has the perfect eccentric personality for a rockstar.
Sammy acts like a normal guy.
Both are phenomenal singers. I really don’t understand the hate either of them get from the other side.
Yup, Sam was the singer of VH, Dave was the front man of VH, DIFFERENCE!
@@JuanDiaz-mv1lg probably the best statement yet .... I love and have seen them both
Always loved them both
I like Sammy on his own. Great Singer. Yet V-H. Glory days i believe was with Diamond Dave Lee Roth. ""Get Me a Doctor ''
@@JuanDiaz-mv1lg
I call bullshit, David Lee Roth's vocals on the first 6 albums exemplified and amplified the guitar riffs of Eddie. To come on here and pretend like David Lee Roth is only a performer/ frontman is retarded...
One of the rare occasions where a huge band was great with 2 different singers
So was AC/DC
survivor too
AC/DC ACTULLY HAD 3 -
AXL ROSE- BRIAN JOHNSON & BONN SCOTT
@@ArthurMorgan268AC/DC 👍✅❗️
Genesis
Dealing with Roth on a daily basis had to be so exhausting
Cant imagine
Especially if you walked around with a stick up your backside 😂😂😂
@@southie3177 I don’t think its even that. I’m a silly billy full time, I do use several recreational drugs (in moderation) and I don’t think I could handle him for more than a couple days at a time. Roth is… a lot.
He seems so subtly obnoxious. He's an idiot of he thinks all of Sammy's songs are about love or have love in the title. "Heavy Metal"? "I Can't Drive 55"? "Cabo Wabo"? "Summer Nights"? So many without love in the title. Dave is just jealous.
100% agree . Im a huge DLR fan , in and out of VH . He is a great performer /singer but every interview ive ever seen him in makes me cringe
David Lee Roth had the best stage presence ever!
Little richard
Ok, but Sammy Hagar was a much better vocalist with better quality of performance.
Dave was a true showman and funny as hell! I remember the dwarf dressed as a waiter bringing him a bottle of whiskey on stage! 🤣
He did with no musical capabilities
@eduflo60, you are right and Dave had no idea about music.
Sam’s a great singer Dave is a great entertainer!
You nailed it.
I always thought I preferred singing over entertainment, but not in this case. Roth all the way, 100%
@@lilmoe4364 Roth has my vote
I like both but I love Sammy great guitarist also in his own right,also he was kicking it longer and better before Dave even came out.Dave needed great guitarists to make the few solo albums he made tolerable
Dave had the look Sammy had the talent.
Loved both versions of vh
fair enough , me too . I did like Dave better for the party. , then Sammy for the artistic flair he brought .
Don't forget Gary
@@one_with_kevrything9825 Gary was nothing more than a hired gun. No different than a fill in guitarist or drummer. I give him his props, as he is a great front man and singer, but at that point they just wanted a good front man who wouldn't be causing any more of those "creative differences." Ironically, not letting Gary join in the writing was what started causing their problems, which Eddie and Alex claimed was "Lead Singer's Disease" and just blew him off. Sorry, but Gary was forgettable from day one. Not his fault, it just is what it is. Some things aren't the best fit or timing.
@@pastxmas But, he was still a part of the band for 3+ years for better and worse.
@@one_with_kevrything9825 I like the way Gary sings, but it just didn’t work out with Van Halen.
We are all so lucky they each played the role of frontman because both eras produced great music!
Sorry, but Sally Hagar and her sappy love ballads... was NOT a great era for Van Halen. Roth albums... 57 million sold... Hagar albums... 27 million sold.
Classic rock radio stations still play MOST of Van Halen's catalogue with DLR, but only a small handful of the Sally songs.
@@Mr.Ekshinsally is the better musician. Damn good guitar player and way way better singer. It’s not even close. Go watch the live shows from sally era with him and Eddie shredding on guitars. I was never big Van Halen fan period. Used to hate on Sammy until I watched the live shows. The guy is a killer. Dave ain’t close as a live product. Sammy was the man before Van Halen anyways. Now i defend the man on his live abilities and guitar playing. Had no clue his skill. Just listened to whiny Roth fans complain and assumed it was truth
@@Mr.Ekshinsomebody got their panties in a bunch
@@IEchuckie - I always assumed Sally was wearing panties, but thanks for confirming.
@eh5872 in reality you don't need a rhythm player when you have Eddie Van Halen.
Let's face it.
Their both incredible legendary performers!
Hagar sucks.
Sammy Hagar? I don't agree lol.
@@bobabooey4537
Sammy Hagar and Montrose were badass.
@@NoNotMe0000 Sammy Hagar is the opposite of badass. He's lame.
@Hey-Its-May
Heard your stuff.😖
How can you call someone else out when your own demo is so bad?? You think your demo isn't lame and doesn't sukk? Really??
Who are you?🤔
Picking between Sammy and Dave is like picking between tequila and bourbon. They both get you there, but in totally different ways! 😂
Well Said!! 👍💯♥️
The greatest analogy of Van Halen I’ve ever heard 😂
Great analogy!
Great analogy.
Great analogy. I dont drink, so maybe it could be like spaghetti and ravioli. Both great, just one is filled with cheese...😂
Don’t get me wrong Sammy Hagar was great in Van Halen. But it really isn’t Van Halen without DLR.
Not true but okay
@@bryanhusser722 not true that Sammy Hagar in van Helen was good? Or that it isn’t Van Halen without David Lee Roth?
@@errorunknown667 Van Halen was Van Halen as long as it had the Van Halen brothers especially Eddie. Personally, I believe Van Halen became more sophisticated with its lyrics when Sammy came along. Yes DLR was the original singer but Sammy was a better singer. I just don’t understand your point about how it isn’t Van Halen without DLR.
@@bryanhusser722 No way Sammy Hagar is a better singer then David lee Roth. And it’s technically still Van Halen. It just sounds like a completely different band then the OG Van Halen.
@@errorunknown667 "Complete different band"....?
Listen to "I'll Wait"... That was Eddie working on the new sound... BEFORE Sammy.
Roth and Hagar perfectly represented the decades their VH tenures represented: Hard and heavy vs. tepid and limp.
DLR forever! Classic VH When you listen to Hot for Teacher, Jump or Panama, my god, there’s so much energy in those songs! And DLR is a huge part of that, the guy is so charismatic
He is untouchable ❤
Unfortunately, so is his ego!!!!
There definitely was a palpable difference in the energy between the two bands, and it was more than just the singers. It was so much more... sedate without DLR.
Was
@@jamesstewart1794 In the context of those videos, it is and always will be the present tense.
Friend asked me once....
"DAVE or Sammy ?
I said ..."Yes"
It's like asking "who do you like more...Mom or Dad ?"
To be blessed w both singers...just amazing !!!
When I hear people arguing about Dave or Sammy I just bring up Gary Cherone and suddenly everyone loves both Dave and Sammy😂
Idc about their personalities but daves singing is not in the same league as sammy.
Diamond 💎 Davi baby yeah!!!😎🍺
I disagree. I never got into Van Halen with Hagar, except for barely liking a few songs of theirs, otherwise, they'd have remained my favorite band forever.
@@user-wu8up5bj9dDude, you're crazy! Sammy's voice is terrible!
My dad hitchhiked across the country in the early 80s. And during his travels he got the chance to bum a smoke off of DLR outside of a 5 star hotel somewhere in Cali, maybe LA. I can’t remember where exactly my dad said this took place in Cali. He asked Roth though, “aren’t you a famous celebrity?” And Roth replied, “something like that,” as he sparked up the cigarette my dad bummed off of him. My dad said DLR seemed like a normal person while they conversed… until one of his assistants approached him and said “Mr. Roth your chopper has arrived on the helipad”. Roth shook my dad’s hand and followed his assistant to the chopper. It then dawned on my dad that he had just bummed a smoke off of, spoke to, and shook the hand of the lead singer of VH🤘
This is a REALLY interesting 3 hour conversation. One of my favorite parts was Dave talking about doing the training and getting certified to work as an EMT in New York. Imagine him responding to your fender bender.
@elduderino73 it was one of the best episodes of jre imo. DLR is an interesting “bunch of guys” for sure. Imagine him standing over you after an accident and he says, “when push comes to shove they send me” or something along those lines😂
Badass
@@shawneasley1735
So, now what
NOTHING....
DUH...
HAHA hahaha haha hahaha haha haha
DUH
DLR has been piloting helicopters for years.
One minute of Dave seems like a lifetime
DLR single-handedly made the 80's era incredible!
Yes!! Perfectly said.
Yeah, until you realize that David Lee Roth literally quit the band because he hated half of what are probably your favorite songs
Nope. His guitar player did
Different kind of monsters in two different eras.Both great both talented & they were suited for the two outstanding periods of VH evolution.
Dave is a great singer and a great entertainer and he was one of the best frontman of all time
He’s a great entertainer…and a wild frontman. He kind of sings compared to Sammy, who’s so good.
Don’t know about great singer.
dave a great singer?! 😂 😂 😂
I’d buy Dave was a great vocalist, while Sammy was and still is a great singer
David is actually an awful singer.
Dave was us a 16 y/o. Sammy was us at 36! Van Halen was just the band that took us from being a boy to being a man an loving every stage of it!!!!
David Lee Roth was the piece that held that beautiful puzzle of Van Halen together. His energy, his stage presence, his vocals, it just could never be matched by anyone else. He knows that, so does Sammy Hagar. Diamond Dave forever!
You could always put on some spandex and do a few jump kicks.
Except they were actually more successful with Hagar and he fizzled out on his own.
@@bozeekeyeah because they watered themselves down to be appealing to the boring masses who don't like anything out of left field. Dave's presence made thay band as insane as it should be
@@TheGiantMidget I don't agree. The singing and songwriting were both better with Sammy and Eddie was playing more than one style of guitar because he now had a singer with real range. The only reason more old school VH fans like Roth (although you all just don't know it) is because there's a human pre-disposition to prefer 'the first' of something (the original actor in a role, the original singer in a band, the original recipe of a food, the original version of a song etc.). However, that doesn't mean the new thing isn't actually better. You just have a pre-disposition to like the first version. But in reality, Roth as a singer is the equivalent of a chef who can't cook.
@@bozeeke yeah on paper they were more "refined" and had a more elegant sound but they lost their sense of humour. They became generic, the worst thing you can be as a musician is generic. At least with dave they had some character. It's not about who came first. Most bands get worse when they start taking themselves too seriously because they lose touch with what actually makes them interesting. All the best musical geniuses have a bit of humour about them. Steely dan, frank zappa, even mozart had that going for him, he wrote a song called "lick my ass" 😂
Sammy's aging well!
He is, but to be fair, that was a pretty old clip of him. I think it was from Opie and Anthony or Opie with Jim Norton.
@@Lamtitude oh man I didn't know that, thanks
I dint hamuch good to say bout Sam but he is aging well
Dave is a great entertainer... he's not the first odd musician. Thanks Dave for great music and memories.
Right..
David lee was a knock off of Jim Dandy Mangum of BLACK OAK ARKANSAS , to a T .black oak also produced Tommy Aldridge. Hardest working drummer ever.
@PaulShaw-ex7ri I saw black oak Arkansas twice...I think it was around 1980. They were great... had some real young kid playing lead guitar for them at the time. He had super long hair and He wore real high boots that were all fur. I remember thinking that kid had a heck of a life ahead!
@@brucepal3907 i remember him , i saw them at a bar in Branson ,Mo In 97 , he was about 275lbs by then.
And on that note, I love Sammy Hagar (as a singer), great vocals and great entertainer!
Both iconic figures to anyone who grew up in the 80s especially the teen years. So many songs bring you back to that one moment
I'm always going to pick David Lee Roth 👊
Dave is a classic lead singer- and there is the rub. He fell for the hype, became his own self- parody, and then lost much of the range and energy that DID sustain him.
@@timwalker8776 And I'm sure having a hard time getting out of bed this morning 😖
When I saw David Lee Roth live with Van halen in 2012 I was disappointed. His voice was weak and he couldn't even remember the lyrics. And yes I understand that he was getting up in age. A friend of mine seen him when he was in his prime in the seventies and said it was awesome.
I absolutely agree with you❤❤❤❤❤❤
Monty you're the one I agree with❤❤❤❤❤
Sammy was great but Diamond Dave was tops for me...Early Van Halen kicks ass!!!
Fun Fact. Van Halen was better with Sammy.
I saw Sammy twice within a year once with Montrose and once as the Red Rocker opening for Boston. He was a wild ball of energy and entertainment for the entire time on stage. Dave is dave.
Diamond Dave!
Too bad Sammy Hagar sucks
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@@Carnage7209 Nope.
Always preferred DLR over Sammy
As a frontman Dave was king...As a real singer Sammy all day every day not even close.
Dave is fuckin hilarious man😂😂 the Dave show never stops! Those rogan podcasts are gold. Sammy should do one
Basically two different bands. One was spectacular, flamboyant and explosive like fireworks. The other was headed by a man with the stage presence of a cocker spaniel.
DLR, what a diamond of a guy. The Lead Singer and hell of a performer.
Diamond dave… the GOAT
He's not even the GOAT of Van Halen.
Sammy is Alright But DLR is the GOAT 🐐 of Front Men
Thank You Both though for so many Great songs over the years!!!
They both made such great music! I encourage you to listen to both!
Dave has always been my favorite singer in van Halen
Back in the day Dave was amazing!
The guy was phenomenal. I ain't taking that from him.
VH + Dave = entertainers
VH + Sammy = musicians
Truth. David sang on key purely by accident.
Dave nails the difference between the 2 incarnations. Its that simple. Us original fans were disappointed by the change. But I respect the Vanhagar catalogue.
Hands down the original band songs were lightyears above the second run...total ground breaking songs and iconic stage act.
David Lee Roth will always be Van Halen's lead singer
So will Sammy.
I can't imagine seeing it any other way unless you specifically came of age when Sammy was the singer.
@@pCeLobster Was 14 when 5150 came out so that would apply to me. I appreciate both eras of VH though.
Sammy wrote elevator music, Dave wrote rock and roll.
And now Dave is a caricature and sounds like a lounge singer. Sammy can still sing as well as he did with VH. In fact, both his bands "Chickenfoot" and "The Circle" sound just as good as old VH. Especially with Michael Anthony on bass and vocals.
Love them both, 1984 was my introduction to VH at the age of 10 and instantly went back to the beginning and then rode the Hagar wave as well so I didn’t really have allegiance to either just really loved and enjoyed the sound and craft from the group entirely .
Same here, except that I was 9 when they became my favorite band with 1984, but an even bigger exception is that I didn't like the Hagar version at all. NO WAY! Dave IS and WAS Van Halen forever!
Dave is Dave. And he was awesome for Van Halen.
High energy. Mid-air splits. Hot for the teacher. Rock N Roll antics.
If not Dave...how would you find energy and angst to match these two Van Halen Wizard Brothers in the band?
Don't mess with perfection man. MTV, VanHalen, The 80s and The 90s would not have been the same without VanHalen and without David Lee Roth as part of VanHalen of the ages.
David Lee Roth never did an album with Van Halen in the 90s
Give me Sammy everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. If he was singing on those first few albums it wouldn’t be close…
One of the best showman in any genre of music. A true front man.
Dave was a tremendously unique front man. Sammy was a good lead singer and talented songwriter.
well said. Sammy is a musician, Dave is a character
Dave wrote the lyrics. He's a great writer and story teller. And both Billy Sheehan and Gregg Bissonette stated Dave is a really good song arranger and composer. Everybody knows this.
DLR was never the problem in Van Halen. The VH brothers were the problem.
‘The Best of Both Worlds’ will always be a go-to for me…🤟🏻
It ain't Van Halen without David Lee Roth !!!
From the Carnivore Connection, you're right!
It ain't Van Halen without Eddie..
Yeah it's van hagar
Van Halen is no more. Ego and cancer squashed that. And Sammy is still kicking ass! DLR has family money, will never be an earner like Sammy!
@@jamesturner6949or Sam Halen.
Sammys great but make no mistake DAVE is the best frontman ever. Van Halen was at their best with DLR
DLR had to prance around, mostly because of his lack of vocal talent.
As for frontmen, Freddie Mercury was way ahead of DLR.
@@druckel1961 Dave had plenty of vocal talent. It just didn't age well. Idk how people can listen to DLR during his VH and early solo years and still repeat that same tired BS. As for prancing, I guess u didn't care for Mick Jagger, or Steven Tyler, or Scott Weiland, or Freddie Mercury, etc.?
The original VH had a unique, innovative sound because of DLR's influence. How do I know that? Easy... just listen to Van Hagar. Some cool and catchy tunes, but nothing that makes you say, "Wow, I've never heard anything like this before!" Kinda like Dave's solo material vs. Sammy's.
@@druckel1961 noticed you didn't say Hagar was better. DLR was just one of the greatest Front men ever and Hagar was a good singer
@john gill if you want to discuss vocals, Dave was horrible. Dave was literally the 4th best singer that Van Halen had. Sammy, Gary, Michael, then Dave.
Thank God the band knew how to work around it, or drown him out.
Sammy was a far better frontman, than Dave was a singer.
@@Fla_Law_Dog Dave didn't have vocal talent even when he was young. He had a daddy with deep pockets to fund the band and give them a start.
Sammy aged better, but Diamond Dave is the legend.
Better front man - Dave
Better human - Sammy
Dave was the king in the day by far.
Beyond FN awesome! The athletic ability was Jim dandy on coke
Van Halen without David Lee Roth is like the Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger.
Amen!!! Completely agree
Yeah? Well what about ACDC without Bon Scott, oh wait Brian Johnson. Your logic is hugely flawed.
Sammy can actually sing, and his hair is real....Roth wore assless chaps on stage exposing his bare bottom...any questions?
I totally agree, I'm glad to know that there are other people who feel this way too.
You are absolutely fuckin right.
That’s what made David Lee Roth special, Different, weird or whatever you want to call it!!!!!!!!!! One of the best front man ever!!!!!!!!! 😂and he ain’t talking about love 💕!!!!!!!!👍 But, I have to tell you: I like Sammy Hager music too 🎶 and what he brought to the table with Van Halen: “Best of Both Worlds “ 😅oh shit!!!!! That’s a Sammy Hager song 🎧 ( I will say this: David Lee Roth voice and showmanship seems like it was specially crafted or tailored for Van Halen- it’s almost like the Gods got together and sent him down just for this band )
Love them both...but Sammy HAS the better Solo carreer!
Dave still has so much energy !
Speed or Coke
And no voice
Dave sounds like he has been gargling razor blades. Coke will destroy you.
It may have been rough towards the end, but Dave always was,is,and will be...... the Diamond in the rough. Mr. Roth set precedence for what is expected of a true front man and entertainer. He turned every audience into a riveted fan. You listened to the band, but you watched Dave.
From the bottom of my vibrating soul, thank you Mr. Roth...
or do you prefer "Diamond Dave"?
I agree with you 💯%!
Dave’s a better front man but Sammy is a better human
I saw Van Halen in 1979 an I was 14 years old. They were so awesome. David van halen was the best one.
Diamond Dave..will always be the GOAT...
One is Nor Cal. The other is So Cal. It's as simple as that.
Both amazing vocalists shame they cant get on 🤘🤘🤘❤
If I had a choice to meet one or the other it would be Sammy !
If that's the case, I can only guess that you just hate David Lee Roth. How can anyone really want to meet Sammy over Dave?! 🤔. Dave is way better as a front man than Sammy ever was in every which way.
Id meet Dave! What a funny guy lol his facial expressions in his videos always made me laugh 😂
Van Halen and Van Hagar were two totally different bands, different styles, music, the whole approach to playing for all of them was extremely different from one singer to the other, I felt like
Look it was a great time to be alive and growing up in these times, being born in 1969 I got enjoy all of these guys music through the years, lots of great memories !
VH with Dave was one band, VH with Sammy was one band. Although I cherish each and every song from each, Dave set the precedent, and Sammy helped carry them into a whole new era.
Talking to DLR is like befriending a "high five guy". Unless you pay close attention and you get all of their references and jokes, you'll think, "Why are we high fiving all the time?"
😂🤣😂🤣😂
Lmfao. You really have to pay attention when he talks lol
Ya because Dave is such a deep guy he will slip in a high 5 when your not looking lol
@Chucky Dall Ha ha! I could totally see him doing that. My high five comments were based on a little vibe that I got from listening to DLR talk in other interviews as well. He's constantly trying to randomly insert little jokes in order to spice up the conversation, but many of his jokes require you to understand his now obscure references. I get all of his jokes because I was in my late teens when their debut album shook the foundation of the Rock and Roll world in the late 70s.
But, I started thinking about what his conversations might sound like to someone younger, who doesn't understand all of Dave's random, off-color, and sometimes hacky or unfunny jokes.
I thought about those types of guys whom I've known, who would say something that wasn't all that noteworthy and then they would put up their hands for high five validations, which made for awkward conversations sometimes. You'd think to yourself, "Really? We're high fiving over that comment? It really wasn't THAT funny, dude."
Dave sort strikes me that way. Even when his jokes miss or bomb, he still acts like he's expecting a response. No, judgment. That's just DLR being DLR. In a weird way, it kind of makes him an even more likable character because he's so quirky.
DLR....all day everyday!!!
Dave TV ! All Dave, all Day !
Except now days.. guess you missed the Vegas shows in 2020 that literally started covid
Why not both? Both are awesome. I loved both eras.
DLR can't sing
Not Van Halen without David!
I have nothing but respect for David Lee Roth, but in my personal opinion, Van Halen was much better with Sammy Hagar.
Dave....you were the best!!
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤡🤡🤡
@@MarieLuvsNate Whats funny??? Im serious!! hahaahah🤣
Love Diamond Dave , But Sammy Hagar is my favourite Van Halen singer ! , Both are Legends!
I'm opposite. Love Sammy, but Dave more in VH
I love Michael more.
I was there at an early Canadian Van Halen concert. After Dave left, Van Halen ended. Later the Sammy band had the old band members of Van Halen but it wasn't Van Halen without Dave. 15 years later Dave was in my recording studio being a complete puktard. Awe the memories. 😅
I remember the concert 5150 me and my girlfriend had tickets in the rafters in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum there was some type of scaffolding catwalk in front of us what's made it even harder to see. But then to our surprise Eddie Van Halen got on this elevator rode it up to our level and was right in front of us playing. You got to love Eddie!
Sammy’s era sounds like it’s from the 80’s. Roths is timeless. That’s the difference.
Definitely I can't hear Sammy-era VH without thinking of the 80's, yep.
There you have it!
Exactly you put that the best way
Yes.. its not like Sam vh álbums are bad but they are generic... van haggar no van Halen... Dave vh album are unique the sound style is vh and u can easily tell... if took 3Eddie s solos from the haggar álbums it could be anything
@@jdraven0890 kind of funny considering he made four albums with Van Halen and two of them did not happen in the 80s. And David Lee Roth made six albums with Van Halen and four of them took place in the 80s.
Dave was THE front man for Van Halen. Never listened after he left
You missed out on some great music. EVH was just reaching his peak when Roth left
Sammy always bashes DLR, never hear DLR bashing anyone. He’s just living his life
David Lee Roth is Van Halen, Sammy Hagar is Sammy Hagar. Sammy, you can’t touch this guy he’s one of a kind!
THANK YOU!
What do you accomplish?
@@CHUCKSCHUMACHER stuff
Listen to them live and then tell me that with a straight face. Roth sounds like shit.
Both amazing performers in totally different ways
They were both great with the band.
Sammy Hagar was lame with Van Halen
David Lee Roth is the Greatest Front Man of any band of All Time!!!
Van Halen was never the same without DLR!!
David Lee Roth has one of the most in red lives any of us could only day dream about!!
Straight Pasadena!!
Sammy Hagar is my fave, hands down!!!!
Both legends 👏
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. EVH and Alex was the brains and Dave was the face, and Mike was their secret weapon. That’s when they were the best in my opinion.
Dave is a one-off, a true star and original talent. He is the definitive Van Halen frontman and singer. No one else comes close.
I enjoyed all three of Van Halen's singers. They were all good in their own ways.
I've seen the original several times with Dave and several with Sammy at live shows. With Sammy it was good but Dave is a much better entertainer, way more energy.
I guess it depends what you want to see… a clown show or an actual band.
David Lee Roth. Hands down.
Dave had that energy about him that kept Van Halen out of the dark, literally, his idea was to have a funky and poppy beat while staying on rock, Eddie wanted to do more dark tones seen with his half step down tune so the two clashing ideas which lead to this hard but also energetic glam rock band which is what I loved about Van Halen, that style is so lively and makes you feel badass without feeling edgy, Dave’s face, high pitched howls, and voice will always be the perfect front for Van Halen other than Eddie himself, sure his vocals were imperfect but that’s what made it good, he wasn’t trying so hard to perfect singing, he was having fun and not being as basic as Sammy, Sammy’s not bad but he feels like he should be in a band like AC/DC or Metallica, Dave is a lean machine, full of power and energy the soul of what VH was built on, a bunch of guys that excelled at what they did because they had fun
Dave is a complete madman…and that’s why he’s the best!
Definitely!!!! Dave was the ultimate rockstar. Do you know Dr. Rockso? If not, search that up. You won’t be disappointed. He’s an over the top cartoon character of DLR.
‘Gimme a glazed donut and a bottle of anything………..to go!’
Yeah, tanlentlss hack.
VH with Dave=huge. VH with Sammy=MASSIVE.
When we're talking vocals. Sammy Hagar hands down was the better frontman. David was a better showman though.
Sam is a great vocalist with a great vocal. Dave is a rockstar with rockstar attitude. Inside and outside.
Who is more successful in music and business? Sammy all fucking day long!!!
Dave was the man! Period
Van Hagar all the way!
David Lee Roth was good back in the day, but Sammy kills it compared to him
They’re both so great in their own individual unique way
Roth 1 #1 album (after he left the band). Hagar 4 #1 albums with VH. Roth = show (and owning an amp). Hagar = go and a voice that is timeless.