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After reading a few of the threads i have wanted to express what i'm thinking about some of them, but the comments overlap so i thought i'd do it this way.
There was an interesting one about AC/DC with Bon Scott and Brian Johnston.
The main difference between that and Van Halen is obviously the music. Hagar changed the sound and made it more "Mature" (shite) whereas AC/DC's sound remained the same.
However. If David Lee Roth had died, i don't reckon that sammy Hagar would have been accepted at all. Not just because he sucks.
If you think of it this way, what if Bon Scott was still alive, but just quit. There would be a huge rivallry between Bon/Brian era fans. Which is something that i don't really get from AC/DC fans who seem to appreciate both eras but like Bon Scott more (Most think he was better).
So if DLR had died, The band would have had a bigger incentive to keep the original sound of CVH living. If DLR had died, Sammy wouldn't have got the job.
Then, there's these guys (Tom Vu, Three Lock Rock) trying to convince us that Sammy was better in Van Halen because he sold more records. That doesn't do anything other than reiterate the stupidity of the general public. Just because it's popular does not mean it's good. I'm pretty sure Nazism was popular in it's day.
Nirvana had a song on their "In Utero" album called "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" Which is EXACTLY what Van Hagar is. That music was designed to sell loads. CVH was designed to be performed by the four individuals that wrote and recorded it. The music at the time was revolutionary. Van Hagar was just the same as all the hair metal soft rock drivel that was out at the time. That's why it sold, not because it was better, but because it was more "Radio Friendly" because it wasn't about sex, which is unsuitable for regular programming.
If you're going to come to the Army with your Pro Sammy shite you'd better have a fucking better argument than "Hagar sold more albums so fuck you" because... guess what?
WE'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE AND WE'RE STILL HERE!
YOU CAN'T CHANGE SOMEONE'S MIND WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT ABOUT IT!
Peace, Love and Happiness:
Tydhurst!
There was an interesting one about AC/DC with Bon Scott and Brian Johnston.
The main difference between that and Van Halen is obviously the music. Hagar changed the sound and made it more "Mature" (shite) whereas AC/DC's sound remained the same.
However. If David Lee Roth had died, i don't reckon that sammy Hagar would have been accepted at all. Not just because he sucks.
If you think of it this way, what if Bon Scott was still alive, but just quit. There would be a huge rivallry between Bon/Brian era fans. Which is something that i don't really get from AC/DC fans who seem to appreciate both eras but like Bon Scott more (Most think he was better).
So if DLR had died, The band would have had a bigger incentive to keep the original sound of CVH living. If DLR had died, Sammy wouldn't have got the job.
Then, there's these guys (Tom Vu, Three Lock Rock) trying to convince us that Sammy was better in Van Halen because he sold more records. That doesn't do anything other than reiterate the stupidity of the general public. Just because it's popular does not mean it's good. I'm pretty sure Nazism was popular in it's day.
Nirvana had a song on their "In Utero" album called "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" Which is EXACTLY what Van Hagar is. That music was designed to sell loads. CVH was designed to be performed by the four individuals that wrote and recorded it. The music at the time was revolutionary. Van Hagar was just the same as all the hair metal soft rock drivel that was out at the time. That's why it sold, not because it was better, but because it was more "Radio Friendly" because it wasn't about sex, which is unsuitable for regular programming.
If you're going to come to the Army with your Pro Sammy shite you'd better have a fucking better argument than "Hagar sold more albums so fuck you" because... guess what?
WE'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE AND WE'RE STILL HERE!
YOU CAN'T CHANGE SOMEONE'S MIND WHEN THEY'RE RIGHT ABOUT IT!
Peace, Love and Happiness:
Tydhurst!
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