@@SapmiNeiden No to anything Gary: record? No -it sucked. Tour? No (even though I saw it at House of Blues Orlando). Continue with this fiasco? HELL NO.
If you ever watch Extreme live, Gary Cherone is just like that on stage. He always moves like aerobic athlete, can't just stand still, moves his hands and twists his body. It's just don't really match in a Van Halen concert, hence why you said he was looked like a VH contest idol winner.
@Daryl Wheeler You're right. Extreme is a funk/funky-metal band. If you listen to their music, you can imagine their vocalist must always be moving around like a maniac, and the other 3 members also can't keep quiet. Van Halen is a different kettle of fish for Cherone. VH vocalist must have a charisma and control on the stage.
David Lee Roth was very good. Sammy Hagar was great. This guy can't hold a candle to either of them. That is potentially the worst rendition of jump that I've ever heard.
I've seen Van Halen in concert ten times and with all the different lineups. The concert with Cherone was great because the setlist covered the best of their ENTIRE catalog, and Eddie looked like he was enjoying himself for the first time in years.
@Thomas Cavanaugh I doubt it. The album he did with them did not do well and I think their record label let them know how unhappy they were. Some of the tunes written for the second record with Cherone got reworked for Cherone's later project called Tribe of Judah. There are some good songs on that record, like "Thanks for Nothing" and "East of Paradise" -- those were much heavier than most of the material on "Van Halen III" and I think could have made for a great second VH record with him. Personally, I think the major mistake in VHIII was having Mike Post as the producer.
No the mistake was letting Eddie produce the album. Mike Post really didn't do much. Ed was in no shape to be producing an album. If there had been a real producer on the album I guarantee it would have been awesome.
I'm surprised how much I like Gary's performance here. He just goes for it; totally uninhibited. If I saw this video in 1998 I'd probably be more critical, but Gary's vocals are on point, which is more than I can say for DLR when he rejoined VH in 2007. And I'm a huge DLR fan.
False, sir. Dlr carried them throughout the 2007 tour , where Ed was still half a mess…. He sang I’ll Wait just fine , which is waaay more taxing than Jump. All opinions of course . So we’re either both right , or both wrong …but since I’m a genius , I’m gonna go with you are wrong .
@@Beepbopboh Yep. He was still good in '07. Saw two shows, both good. Last show of tour in Grand Rapids was the best he ever sounded live, to me. Ever. ruclips.net/video/y0VO5d01uYE/видео.html&ab_channel=SilverStallionVideos
They picked Cherone for a reason. the guy can sing. of course its weird when he's singing Roth's or Hagar's songs but the guy can sing and that's why they picked him.
Yes, he CAN sing alright BUT, to me he sounds too screechy squeaky for Van Halen! Just my personal opinion, you'd need more baritone there, he seems pitchy all the time. Funny, but Michael Bolton could've done a better job, don't you think? Also, Gary's overdressed for the part, he looks like a nerd among rockers. Just imagine Ralph Macchio with Guns 'n Roses, get the picture? 😂 I like Gary's voice don't get me wrong, but I think he's better off singing his own songs, should've stayed with Extreme, i loved him in Extreme.
Damn, loved this man!. Van Halen fan here, I just want to say Gary Cherone is one hell of boss performer!🤘 Eddie made the right choice by choosing him, He's such a talented singer, songwriter and performer....His stage presence is captivating when you see him perform live. Saw Extreme concert and he owns the stage with some very cool antics....You also need to watch the "Freddie Mercury tribute in 1992" where Gary and Extreme played all the famous Queen Hits and He owned the stage I've never seen any frontman or band, the way He captivate and pumped up the crowd into joyful hysteria jumping and singing along is such an epic joy to watch, watched it 20x times already....they owned the stage and did the best tribute and performance that even Metallica and Guns and Roses are also there to pay tribute to Freddie, those bands paled in comparison to how Gary and Extreme performed. That's simply the most epic tribute I've seen by an artist. Gary is the Man!...cheers.😄
Really sucks man, I’m 21 and I never got to see him live damn I wish I group up in the 80s, I believe I was born in the wrong generation all these great musicians dying and not being able to see the full band perform. I’ve only seen Metallica, Cheap Trick , Heart , Bryan Adams, and Billy Idol . Was gonna see Rolling Stones and Billy Joel but thanks to covid, idc about getting I just wanna see them before there gone .
Gary Cherone rules, i personally appreciate a lot his voice and his personality on stage. Not to mention, if Eddie VH wanted him in studio to write and record together, he must have heard something some of you don't get..
get? I think you need to take inventory of what the musical landscape of 1998 was and where VH did or didn't fit into it (they didn't fit into it). This is as odd now as it was then.
I saw this tour in San Diego, CA. It was a different Van Halen, no doubt. The audience still had a great time, the band sounded awesome and they were a tight unit. I don't think too many people walked away disappointed.
Cherone with VH: "A" for effort. "F" for results. Square peg/round hole. Still worth watching if nothing else to see people living free and having fun pre-cell phones and lockdowns.
I give him a solid C for effort. His stage antics were awkward and poor. He’d get a better letter grade for effort if he worked on his chemistry with the band. Even DLR is a better vocalist on his worst day.
He’s a fucking great guy, and talented. Met them in Hawaii this year(98) My band Sunburn Opened for them. I like that he sang it all, David and The Sammy era. Love ya Gary, miss ya Eddie
By all accounts this was one of the tours where everyone got along and the party lifestyle was under reasonable control. I think they sounded great and Cherone was in a situation that no one wanted to be in, because you can’t please everyone and be all things to everybody. He did it as well as anyone else would have IMHO.
I didn't know I could like this version of Van Halen any less till I saw this video. I'm surprised the Germans didn't start another war after this show.😮
I don't care what anyone says I say Van Halen with Gary 3 times and each show was F#cking awesome. If VHIII was Rocking and I have heard a couple of the songs from what would have been their 2nd album with Gary a lot of people would have loved Gary more and excepted him!! he was the perfect inbetween guy to sing both Dave and Sammy Era songs.
Really cool I had not seen before a live song with Gary he did it great, so fresh version, great deal the three of those singers, too short Cherone’s tenure.
You watch this and realize how great of a band Van Halen was. Here they are, touring with their least popular singer and behind their worst album at a festival in Europe, and the place is still going nuts.
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 trying to find in my comment where I said I'd take Cherone over Sammy or Dave. Guess what....its not there cause I never said said that. All that has grown on me is a stupid comment from a dipshit that can't read.
Somehow this combination didn't work out but still worth a watch for the love of Eddie Van Halen. Good God bless🙏 you can't get bands like these anymore.
Eddie looks like an Ooompa Looompa. A really, really, talented one. The only other guy that I can think of that smiles more when performing, would be Ozzy. I think that's what I miss most, is watching his enjoyment, entertaining the shit out of people.
Greatest guitar 🎸 player ever. Been a Halen fan since 1978. Love 1st 1/2 with Dave and 2nd with Sammy. Cherone is the worst thing to happen to VH NOT counting the loss of EVH
I saw this tour, and while it was nice to hear the old Dave era songs live again I was embarrassed for Cherone. Vocally he was strong, this video does not do him justice, but his stage antics were cringe worthy. He had big shoes to fill, and I think he just tried too hard to fill them.
Couldn't agree more. I just don't get him as a choice for VH. Cringe worthy is the best description. His flailing about, tall and lanky, horrible voice, etc, etc
I disagree, respectfully. I think Eddie took Hendrix to another level - and I think Nuno built on Eddie's style and took it to yet another level but the 'quantum leap' - comparable to Jimi showing us what 'else' could be done with the instrument - is happening with Jeff Beck..
@Daryl Wheeler You make a good point, but David Lee Roth will always be the real Van Halen. As far as I’m concerned without Dave in the band, Van Halen was just an Eddie Van Halen solo act, but Dave is what makes it Van Halen!
I saw it in Phx, I loved it, but then again I was in the 4th row in front of Eddie's side of the stage, I thought Gary's energy was great. Monster Magnet sucked balls though.
I like Gary Cherone! He has a lot of energy, didn't think anyone but Roth could pull off "Jump" lyrics but he did it. Loved Mikey's tie-dyed shirt and Eddie's just too cute in short pants overalls and Alex? .. looks like a medical experiment but oh can the man drum!!
@@nt3523 the VH saga definitely breeds drama! 😂 I always get crap for saying 1984 is the best DLR record. And probably my favourite overall. But the Sammy years were just better all around. They became an actual original band during that time. Eddie never played better than the F.U.C.K./Balance era. Just my opinion of course. But I can agree with your statement.
8-1-24 who's rocking to this 🤘
I didn't realize how Wild Gary was on stage. "High Energy" is probably and understatement.. Cheers!
Right here brother
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I don't understand the hate for Gary here.. I think he did a great job! Sings in key with attitude and brings his antics along.
I thought Gary did great. the band was having fun, right? He brought energy to the performance.
No.
@@ConstanceCox No what?
@@SapmiNeiden No to anything Gary: record? No -it sucked. Tour? No (even though I saw it at House of Blues Orlando). Continue with this fiasco? HELL NO.
I would of enjoyed it even more if I was there live.
Cherone seems like a guy who won a contest to sing a song with Halen live.
Yes
Van Cherone ?
If you ever watch Extreme live, Gary Cherone is just like that on stage. He always moves like aerobic athlete, can't just stand still, moves his hands and twists his body. It's just don't really match in a Van Halen concert, hence why you said he was looked like a VH contest idol winner.
@Daryl Wheeler You're right. Extreme is a funk/funky-metal band. If you listen to their music, you can imagine their vocalist must always be moving around like a maniac, and the other 3 members also can't keep quiet. Van Halen is a different kettle of fish for Cherone. VH vocalist must have a charisma and control on the stage.
Hehehe good point
What a career Gary Cherone has had.
there will never be another sound like that coming out of a guitar. RIP eddie
yup
Eddie, like Jimi and like Wes, will live on through his influence on the way the electric guitar is played.
@@oldjim1078 If you have to ask then you obviously don't know the history. Where does Django Reinhardt fit on your influence line?
SO TRUE ROBERT!!
you don't know anything about me but i'll let you keep your money
Only three men that walk this earth have had the unbelievable fortune of fronting the phenomenon that is Van Halen...wow...
4.
Yeah, my old friend Mitch Malloy was in there too!
Holy moly. That's one hell of a crowd.
the location is hockenheimring, where the rock am ring festival takes place
Nürburgring!
I remember when he was the new guy, and now that's 23 years ago. Crazy how time flies. Enjoy being young because it goes by fast.
So true.
David Lee Roth was very good. Sammy Hagar was great. This guy can't hold a candle to either of them. That is potentially the worst rendition of jump that I've ever heard.
@@richardjustinamericantatem5758 Yep. It's just awful.
I've seen Van Halen in concert ten times and with all the different lineups. The concert with Cherone was great because the setlist covered the best of their ENTIRE catalog, and Eddie looked like he was enjoying himself for the first time in years.
@Thomas Cavanaugh I doubt it. The album he did with them did not do well and I think their record label let them know how unhappy they were. Some of the tunes written for the second record with Cherone got reworked for Cherone's later project called Tribe of Judah. There are some good songs on that record, like "Thanks for Nothing" and "East of Paradise" -- those were much heavier than most of the material on "Van Halen III" and I think could have made for a great second VH record with him. Personally, I think the major mistake in VHIII was having Mike Post as the producer.
Yeah Eddie butted heads with Sammy and David all the time I wish I would have saw them in concert with Gary
No the mistake was letting Eddie produce the album. Mike Post really didn't do much. Ed was in no shape to be producing an album. If there had been a real producer on the album I guarantee it would have been awesome.
@@jasons2270only after Ed Leffler died did things sour with Sammy and Eddie. 86-93 were great years.
I'm surprised how much I like Gary's performance here. He just goes for it; totally uninhibited. If I saw this video in 1998 I'd probably be more critical, but Gary's vocals are on point, which is more than I can say for DLR when he rejoined VH in 2007. And I'm a huge DLR fan.
VH were notorious for fixing up their 'live' recordings. This may also be one.
False, sir. Dlr carried them throughout the 2007 tour , where Ed was still half a mess…. He sang I’ll Wait just fine , which is waaay more taxing than Jump. All opinions of course . So we’re either both right , or both wrong …but since I’m a genius , I’m gonna go with you are wrong .
@@Beepbopboh Yep. He was still good in '07. Saw two shows, both good. Last show of tour in Grand Rapids was the best he ever sounded live, to me. Ever. ruclips.net/video/y0VO5d01uYE/видео.html&ab_channel=SilverStallionVideos
What a freaking great song ! I never got tired of it.
I love it too since 84’ funny most VH fanatics hate it saying it’s too poppy. I always dug it, all van haven songs are rockers.RIP Edward 🎸
They picked Cherone for a reason. the guy can sing. of course its weird when he's singing Roth's or Hagar's songs but the guy can sing and that's why they picked him.
Gary can sing his ass off
Yes, he CAN sing alright BUT, to me he sounds too screechy squeaky for Van Halen! Just my personal opinion, you'd need more baritone there, he seems pitchy all the time. Funny, but Michael Bolton could've done a better job, don't you think? Also, Gary's overdressed for the part, he looks like a nerd among rockers. Just imagine Ralph Macchio with Guns 'n Roses, get the picture? 😂 I like Gary's voice don't get me wrong, but I think he's better off singing his own songs, should've stayed with Extreme, i loved him in Extreme.
Damn, loved this man!. Van Halen fan here, I just want to say Gary Cherone is one hell of boss performer!🤘 Eddie made the right choice by choosing him, He's such a talented singer, songwriter and performer....His stage presence is captivating when you see him perform live. Saw Extreme concert and he owns the stage with some very cool antics....You also need to watch the "Freddie Mercury tribute in 1992" where Gary and Extreme played all the famous Queen Hits and He owned the stage I've never seen any frontman or band, the way He captivate and pumped up the crowd into joyful hysteria jumping and singing along is such an epic joy to watch, watched it 20x times already....they owned the stage and did the best tribute and performance that even Metallica and Guns and Roses are also there to pay tribute to Freddie, those bands paled in comparison to how Gary and Extreme performed. That's simply the most epic tribute I've seen by an artist. Gary is the Man!...cheers.😄
Love this version because Gary Cherone is here....the best! xx
Fuck, I miss Eddie. Seeing him here, healthy and happy.....I really miss him. That’s a void inside me that’s never getting filled again.
Truth
We will always love and miss Eddie Van Halen, they will never be another.
I couldn't agree more.
Really sucks man, I’m 21 and I never got to see him live damn I wish I group up in the 80s, I believe I was born in the wrong generation all these great musicians dying and not being able to see the full band perform. I’ve only seen Metallica, Cheap Trick , Heart , Bryan Adams, and Billy Idol . Was gonna see Rolling Stones and Billy Joel but thanks to covid, idc about getting I just wanna see them before there gone .
He was far from healthy in 1998. 96-2007 he was an absolute mess
Michael Anthony's backing vocals fits well with any singer.
Awesome crowd and VH performance!
Love the camera work on this. Really feel the energy of the whole band. Eddies guitar has insane tone even more so than usual.
Eddie will be missed thanks for your guitar riffs you’re my influences
It was 'happy' music back in the day, there is no need to criticize Cherone or Hagar now. They sang the soundtrack of our young lives. Now Let It Be.
Gary Cherone is a great performer.
Never. Cheats. The. Audience.
@@jeffreyg607 however he does make half of them cringe
Love, Love, Love.Everything is fine. Thanks Gary Cherone, thanks Eddie
I like Gary Cherone! Great show!
Oh my! I was there in the middle of the crowd. Crazy times. ❤ Van Halen
Gary Cherone rules, i personally appreciate a lot his voice and his personality on stage. Not to mention, if Eddie VH wanted him in studio to write and record together, he must have heard something some of you don't get..
get? I think you need to take inventory of what the musical landscape of 1998 was and where VH did or didn't fit into it (they didn't fit into it). This is as odd now as it was then.
I saw this tour in San Diego, CA. It was a different Van Halen, no doubt. The audience still had a great time, the band sounded awesome and they were a tight unit. I don't think too many people walked away disappointed.
I think Gary is better than Lee Roth! 👍
Eddie at at his top notch 👌
Cherone with VH: "A" for effort. "F" for results. Square peg/round hole. Still worth watching if nothing else to see people living free and having fun pre-cell phones and lockdowns.
I give him a solid C for effort. His stage antics were awkward and poor. He’d get a better letter grade for effort if he worked on his chemistry with the band. Even DLR is a better vocalist on his worst day.
@@dlracer2 You had my attention until the DLR comment. Sometimes we get a little carried away, yes?
He’s a fucking great guy, and talented. Met them in Hawaii this year(98) My band Sunburn Opened for them. I like that he sang it all, David and The Sammy era. Love ya Gary, miss ya Eddie
Wow, that song is now (Oct 2023) almost 40 years old. I was in college and married a couple years already. Boy do I feel old.
My 5th favorite lead singer for Van Halen
Would you count Mitch Malloy?
@@tobinstaggsrocker2851 Exactly. And I count Sammy twice for his 2 stints.
Loving Al’s necklace.
By all accounts this was one of the tours where everyone got along and the party lifestyle was under reasonable control. I think they sounded great and Cherone was in a situation that no one wanted to be in, because you can’t please everyone and be all things to everybody. He did it as well as anyone else would have IMHO.
I wonder how many times Gary has pulled out this video to prove he was in Van Halen to some chic at a bar. lol
lol
Gary IS THE MOST gorgeous and talented man EVER.
Hey! Great version!
Mister Gary Cheron Rocks .
The 90’s was then best because you still had the brilliance of the 80’s bands Run into the decade plus the fresh 90’s bands.
I didn't know I could like this version of Van Halen any less till I saw this video. I'm surprised the Germans didn't start another war after this show.😮
That looks like a lot of fun onstage and off.
VH Al Ed Mike .... That Part Great... Gary.....No One Can Fill Dave or Sam's Shoes....
Great. Greetings from Germany!
I remember watching Friday night videos on the NBC network. jump by van halen comes on. wow!
Honestly this guy is an Amazing singer songwriter and realy cool guy, but even he knows it
hahaahahhahahahhahahahhaahahahhahahahaha
Gary Cherone #1 love him
Man, what a smokin’ performance! EVH was such an amazing talent!
This was hard to watch . Really hard .
Super cool, and gary do it super well
This is really good
Wow! Never saw this one before! Thank you!
Daniel Shanle thanks man. My pleasure!
Thank you!!! Never saw this b4.
Johnny Beane thank YOU for your nice words!
I don't care what anyone says I say Van Halen with Gary 3 times and each show was F#cking awesome. If VHIII was Rocking and I have heard a couple of the songs from what would have been their 2nd album with Gary a lot of people would have loved Gary more and excepted him!! he was the perfect inbetween guy to sing both Dave and Sammy Era songs.
Really cool I had not seen before a live song with Gary he did it great, so fresh version, great deal the three of those singers, too short Cherone’s tenure.
You watch this and realize how great of a band Van Halen was. Here they are, touring with their least popular singer and behind their worst album at a festival in Europe, and the place is still going nuts.
Gary Cherone is awesome!!!! So much energy and a great vocalist. Handsome also.
Brutal, 🤣😂🤣😂 mind boggles 🤣😂🤣😂
Não entendo o hate no Gary. O cara mandou bem na apresentação. Voz massa, presença de palco sensacional.
i enjoyed that Gary was great
Son!!!! Seeing Eddie on here....knowing he's gone!! A terrible loss for all of us......
The more videos of Cherone with VH I see the more he grows on me.
Rob Fetter You what else grows on you .? Warts and that never a good thing. I'll take Dave or Sammy any day over this guy.
@@lilorbielilorbie2496 trying to find in my comment where I said I'd take Cherone over Sammy or Dave. Guess what....its not there cause I never said said that.
All that has grown on me is a stupid comment from a dipshit that can't read.
We will see you someday Eddie Van Halen I promise, love you 🕊️😇☮️👍
Not a VH super fan, but man, Cherone is great in my opinion...
Somehow this combination didn't work out but still worth a watch for the love of Eddie Van Halen. Good God bless🙏 you can't get bands like these anymore.
THESE DAYS????
Total CRAP today.
@@michaeltammaro482 yes brother..
Eddie looks like an Ooompa Looompa. A really, really, talented one. The only other guy that I can think of that smiles more when performing, would be Ozzy. I think that's what I miss most, is watching his enjoyment, entertaining the shit out of people.
Not a big Gary or Extreme fan, but damn, he nailed that song! Great job from everyone!
Dan Dearborn positive feedback is always welcome. Thanks!
Karaoke is good sometimes.
Ummm, he screwed up the lyrics,,, TWICE!! Yeah, great job...
@@cantyouhearmeknocking1961 But if dave does its ok
Gary Did A Great Job In Van Halen! 🎤 …R.I.P. Eddie… I Miss Him! 🎸🙏
Gary did his thing
Greatest guitar 🎸 player ever. Been a Halen fan since 1978. Love 1st 1/2 with Dave and 2nd with Sammy. Cherone is the worst thing to happen to VH NOT counting the loss of EVH
Cherone didn't get enough credit. Including from me. Have spent a lot of time reuniting with Van Halen 3 and it was well done.
Jump is one of the greatest anthem
Look at the size of that crowd!
This band really hit the skids.
That’s the first song I’ve heard with Gary singing. He wasn’t too bad.
He is good and fully vetted by VH.I agree with you
Cherone was a top shelf front man in any group he fronted. Always thought he was underrated.
in HAITI🦅
A versão original é incomparável, a voz de David Lee é inigualável!
He did amazing vh
I've tried to like Gary With VH I really have.But it just didn't work.
Exactly
Indeed...that record is almost unlistenable...and i really wanted to like it.
What about Gary with EXTREME?
Gary sounded good with Extreme. Sounded awful on that Van Halen 3 record.
@@murderface3r Love Gary w Extreme, not so much w/ VH.
I saw this tour, and while it was nice to hear the old Dave era songs live again I was embarrassed for Cherone. Vocally he was strong, this video does not do him justice, but his stage antics were cringe worthy. He had big shoes to fill, and I think he just tried too hard to fill them.
sounds like he’s just shouting in a monotone voice
Saw the tour also. I thought Cherone live was better than Hagar, but then again, I hate Hagar's voice. Cherone's stage moves were kinda weird, though.
Couldn't agree more. I just don't get him as a choice for VH. Cringe worthy is the best description. His flailing about, tall and lanky, horrible voice, etc, etc
*It's the lunging, and general thrusting around that makes him so unlikeable*
Better than Hagar sure
Love Van Halen with Gary Cherone
He can sing and get crowd going.
Eddie is just ripping on this!! Love this version. Especially guitar wise.
Greaaaaaaatt shoowwwww
tremendous this guy changed everything with hendrix
I disagree, respectfully. I think Eddie took Hendrix to another level - and I think Nuno built on Eddie's style and took it to yet another level but the 'quantum leap' - comparable to Jimi showing us what 'else' could be done with the instrument - is happening with Jeff Beck..
Cool, never saw this before. Gary may not be the 1st choice to sing it, but this song is undeniable!
Gary is awesome! But I prefer him in EXTREME and David in Van Halen
Ya, David Lee Roth is Van Halen and Gary Cherone is best in Extreme.
@Daryl Wheeler You make a good point, but David Lee Roth will always be the real Van Halen. As far as I’m concerned without Dave in the band, Van Halen was just an Eddie Van Halen solo act, but Dave is what makes it Van Halen!
For having to fill two pairs of shoes…he did a good job imo. That takes balls👍👍
Certain self evident facts for three great Frontman for Van Halen .
Still strange after all these years.
Cherone did a great job.
Van Cherone.
They must have done two different days in Germany. This definitely looks like the Rock Am Ring at the Nurburgring, Germany, 1998.
fkn brutal
top top ahmad chnahim from moroco
I think this is really superb
Cherone ... was für eine Fehlbesetzung!
Difficult to believe that eddie has gone.
Saw them on this Tour with Gary in Phoenix, so-so.
I saw it in Phx, I loved it, but then again I was in the 4th row in front of Eddie's side of the stage, I thought Gary's energy was great. Monster Magnet sucked balls though.
GOD Bless You 🎸🎸🎸
Sammy best singer. Van Hagar is the best🤘
Damn…dude from Extreme looks and sounds like the drunk guy he jumps onstage at a karaoke bar when somebody else is singin
I like Gary Cherone! He has a lot of energy, didn't think anyone but Roth could pull off "Jump" lyrics but he did it. Loved Mikey's tie-dyed shirt and Eddie's just too cute in short pants overalls and Alex? .. looks like a medical experiment but oh can the man drum!!
Gary is good here, but trying to replace DLR is impossible task.
Except that Hagar actually replaced TF outta DLR.
@@brownhooque VanHagar was more like a supergroup. Sammy wasn't a replacement, more of a whole different trajectory.
@@nt3523 the VH saga definitely breeds drama! 😂
I always get crap for saying 1984 is the best DLR record. And probably my favourite overall. But the Sammy years were just better all around. They became an actual original band during that time. Eddie never played better than the F.U.C.K./Balance era. Just my opinion of course.
But I can agree with your statement.