The album Jeff Lynne said was never going to beaten: “You don’t realise”
The best that it could ever get.
Author: Tim Coffman Archives: 02/2026
The Van Halen song Sammy Hagar punished himself with: “Beat myself up”
Walking in circles for inspiration.
The one genre Don Henley said was made for dumb people: “Macho posturing”
Far away from the heartland rock.
The songwriter so good that it made Linda Ronstadt sick: “It seems perverse”
The best emotional translator.
The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen always wanted to play like: “He’s a real artist”
Not fitting the rock and roll aesthetic.
The prog-rock band that Dave Grohl never enjoyed: “Too hippie-ish for me”
Not the most relatable band.