10 worst opening songs by classic artists
Leaving the listener underwhelmed.
Van Halen Archives: 03/2025
What was the difference between David Lee Roth’s and Sammy Hagar’s Van Halen?
Lucky enough to have two of the defining voices of the 1980s…
“Get away with everything”: The one producer Sammy Hagar refused to work with
Not the one he’s used to.
“That fucking little prick”: The rivalry that defined Van Halen
David Lee Roth’s sheer swagger and stage presence made Van Halen bona-fide rock stars. The kind that may have cut their teeth touring with Journey and Black Sabbath, but not as adoring disciples just happy to pay tribute. They completely blew the hoary old legends off stage night after night and by the end of the 1970s were poised to be the defining hard rock band of the next decade.
“It was time to break up”: Sammy Hagar names the one album that killed Van Halen
The fall of the hard rock icons.
“No more fucking guitar solos”: The song David Lee Roth didn’t want Van Halen to record
“He’s on an ego trip.”