I just read on an old post here on this site. Someone said Sammy era sold 20 million more albums then Dave Era. That is not true.
Dave era VH sold 32 million and some. Sammy era VH sold 21 and some. If you dont beiieve me about 6 years ago they had it on the official Warner Bros site or the official van-halen site.
Tired of people saying that Sam Era sold more than Dave era.
Lies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thefive
Here is the totals from the official Van Halen site. www.van-halen.com
Dave Era
_________
Van Halen 10.3 Million
VH II 5.7 Million
WACF 4.3 Million
Fair Warning 3.4 Million
Diver Down 4 Million
1984 10 Million
________
TOTAL: 37.7 million
Sammy Era
_________
5150 6.9 Million
OU812 4.4 Million
F.U.C. K. 3.8 Million
Live: RHRN 2.5 Million
Balance 2.9 Million
________
TOTAL: 20.5 million
Someone help me out and add these figures. I think my math is right.
In my last post
I was wrong about the Roth Era . It actually sold 37.7 million instead of 32 million.
I was wrong with the Sammy Era, It actually sold 20.5 million instead of 21 million.
LOL
thefive
I just love facts.
Well, I'm all for the facts... but also realize that the DLR era has been selling 7 years longer than the Hagar era.
I think the vh site has THE TOTAL dates. Final dates.
CALCULATED.....
thefive
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Dave era is the "REAL VAN HALEN"!!!!!!!
Van Halen is consider one of the greatest rock albums of all time, even from non Van Halen and DLR fans.
5150, has seen it's success infect it was Van Halen's first number 1 album. I'm not sure if thats true some one please help me with that.
How often are those figures updated and when was the last time?
I dont know. Who is the webmaster to that website. van-halen.com
thefive
Bradman.
I think the more important thing is that the dave era is STILL SELLING, because it's classic...while the sam era is just a piece of 80's pop-rock-history...and by the way...a piece of shit...
Roth Army Icon
First official owner of ADKOT (Deluxe Version)
Sammy sucks.
thefive
Old news peeps ...
Fookin' rookies...
Broken down n' dirty dressed in rags ...
Obviously Dave-era Van Halen has been selling for longer but you search Amazon for VH and sort by bestselling - you get the best of, then Dave, Dave, Dave, Dave...
Interesting that Van Horrible's studio albums sold progressively less and less - 5150 followed on from 1984, of course it was gonna sell. Eddie could have employed Gene Pitney to sing on it, it would still have sold.
It doesnt matter that Dave's stuff has been out longer.
Sammy era V-H is forgettable on every level.
The first six are not.
End of fucking story.
Hell even Dave's solo albums sold more than Spammy's solo shit.
7 years from now Spammy-era has not sold 37,7 million...Originally posted by Dr. Love
Well, I'm all for the facts... but also realize that the DLR era has been selling 7 years longer than the Hagar era.
Originally posted by Cato
Golden, why are you FAT?http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpgOriginally posted by lesfunk
Much like yourself as the Jim Morrison of Nazi bunker flies
Sam era is never going to beat Dave era.
thefive
To the fucking moron that made the comment about Dave era being out 7 more years...
well...uh...no shit....
so let's compare that piece of shit 5150 to 1984...with 1984 rolling into a huge curiousity factor...as well as throwing together two groups of fans...came out in 1986...2 after 1984...and still had over three million to go to catch 1984...
never happen...
You can stand on your laurels all you want with that 7 year horseshit...but the fact of the matter is this...Van Hagar is an inferior product...with not nearly as many fans...
I mean...only so many dudes can buy the album for their girlfriends...
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
With that being said...I don't give a flying fuck about the numbers...
I'm a Roth-era fanatic...so who gives a fuck how many albums sell...
I don't give a shit about Sammy and the Chirelles...others do...their prerogative...if they want to watch Beaches...that's up to them...
The Sam era will never catch the Dave era. You could give Sam 700 more years. The reality is Dave is widening the gap more and more every day.
Who the hell would want to buy a copy of OU812?
Like I said..does it really matter?
Let the Chirelles talk about sales...fuck it...
The Chirelles could put out 40 more albums...and if they are lucky...they'll get close...
..and look at the remasters , warner remastered the first 6 albums only
..reason - 'cos they still sell
..ou812 is used as landfill in some countries
Well Flappo, there's a lot of speculation that those albums were remastered based on the reunion possibility...if they would have reunited...those albums would have gone through the roof as far as remasters go...
Now...with the potential of a Sammy reunion...look for the WB cash cow to throw out the rest...
..oh christ
..maybe they can do a proper remaster of ou812
..like sell it as a blank cd-r ?
LMFAO...
a properly remastered CD of OU812 would be...well...would we even get to the blank disc?...
I'm thinking a few thousand pounds of dynamite would do the trick...
I don't want to hear OU812 any more clearly, thank you very much.
Wow, I didn't know you'd be so threatened by a passing comment.Originally posted by POJO_Risin
To the fucking moron that made the comment about Dave era being out 7 more years...
well...uh...no shit....
so let's compare that piece of shit 5150 to 1984...with 1984 rolling into a huge curiousity factor...as well as throwing together two groups of fans...came out in 1986...2 after 1984...and still had over three million to go to catch 1984...
never happen...
You can stand on your laurels all you want with that 7 year horseshit...but the fact of the matter is this...Van Hagar is an inferior product...with not nearly as many fans...
I mean...only so many dudes can buy the album for their girlfriends...
Calm down.
Might be something to be said for a certain amount of those classic lineup sales having to due with people upgrading their classic vinyl and cassettes to CDs, but 1984 and 5150 were released within a little over two years from each other, and 1984 is more than 3 million up on 5150.Originally posted by Dr. Love
Well, I'm all for the facts... but also realize that the DLR era has been selling 7 years longer than the Hagar era.
Sales figures are meaningless. 5150 outsold Fair Warning, and nobody's ever gonna tell me that 5150 is a better album because of it.
DAVE ERA BEAT SAMMY ERA!!!
THEFIVE
The remaster of the 6 Dave era albums also helped out sale sammy era.
I heard WB remaster all 6 of the VH Dave era, because of a potential Van Halen with Dave reunion at the time.
We should compare Dave solo albums to Sammy solo albums to see, which one have sold the most copies!!!!!!!!
Dave era beat Sam era!!!
Just to repeat it 1 more time.
hahahaha
thefive
The first album and 1984 have almost sold as much as the entire Sam catalog.
can someone tell sam?
I could give a fuck less about Spammy's solo shit.Originally posted by Dave IS VH
The remaster of the 6 Dave era albums also helped out sale sammy era.
I heard WB remaster all 6 of the VH Dave era, because of a potential Van Halen with Dave reunion at the time.
We should compare Dave solo albums to Sammy solo albums to see, which one have sold the most copies!!!!!!!!
I dont have to compare anything to that shit.
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I could give a fuck less about Spammy's solo shit.
I dont have to compare anything to that shit.
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"I decided to name my new band DLR because when you say David Lee Roth people think of an individual, but when you say DLR you think of a band. Its just like when you say Edward Van Halen, people think of an individual, but when you say Van Halen, you think of…David Lee Roth, baby!"!
This bullshit was started by Hagar hmself the little insecure prick.
My undertaning was thet he claimed Roth era albums sold during the Van Hagar as his sales.
With people moving their classic VH albums to CDs, the ongoing slow burn effect of the first six combined with the Hagar AOR abortion, more VH albums were sold during Hagars time than Roths but a hell of a lot of them had Roth singing on them!.
Sorta like saying that more wheels were sold because somebody came out with a Chevette
Last edited by Igosplut; 03-18-2004 at 10:10 PM.
Chainsaw Muthuafucka
Just wondering when you got these #s for album sales in regards to the DDLR Era. Just 2 weeks ago heard it on the tv and radio that VH 1
is 15mil+ and that 1984 just broke the 20 mil mark and this in no way includes world sales.
Now a little story that I heard a little while ago.
On the beach down in Venice one warm "Summer Night" you had David having a drink with, believe it or not, Sammy and Gary. They were sitting there talking when one of them suggested that whomever can run out across the ocean and touch the ship that was going by would be crowned "King" of the VH "X" leadsingers. Gary, wanting to be the one to be crowned "KING" went first, but after a few short steps came back. Sammy, laughing at Gary, took off into the ocean but just like Gary before him,didn't venture to far before returning to the safety of the land. Without a word Dave took off.Right across the water he went over to the ship and back again. Looking at the other to guys he smiled when Sammy asked him "how did you manage to stay on the rocks without slipping?" And Dave's reply was
"WHAT ROCKS?"
The moral of the story is this.
Dave was, is and always will be "KING" of the Hill. He is"DA MONSTER"
From the official Van Halen site
Sammy always says that shit that VH sold more albums with him than with Dave. Actually that is true. VH sold more TOTAL albums while Sammy was in the band. Whwn Sammy was in VH, they had two eras to sell and VH sold a shitload of the first 6 while Sam was in the band. Obviously the DLR era sold more than Van Hagar. Let me ask you this Sammy, how many albums did you sell solo or with Montrose? Not nearly as many as DLR era. Also, how many albums did Sammy sell after VH? Not many. Granted, Dave hasn't sold many albums of late, but he doesn't talk shit how he's the best thing since cold beer. If anyone doesn't believe that DLR era outsold Van Hagar, just go to VH's official site and do the math. I think the numbers are like 38 mil to 20 mil, almost 2:1 DLR. I could be wrong but the bottom line is the DLR era sold more than Van Hagar. VH 1 and 1984 alone sold more than 20 million combined. 5150 sold the most of any Van hagar at maybe 5-6 million. All of which came from the momentum from 1984 and the DLR era. Sammy can suck a big fat cock. maybe that will keep his friggin mouth shut. And for the record, Van Hagar Pt. 2 will suck.
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