Sammy Hagar Wasn't Van Halen's First Choice

[VAiN]

Ehhh, either way they ended up with a woman who ruined Van Halen.

[cadaverdog]

http://www.vhlinks.com/pages/interviews/misc/wos071698.php

There's the story. Nothing about her tits though.

[cadaverdog]

Ehhh, either way they ended up with a woman who ruined Van Halen.

Maybe they should have asked Yoko Ono to sing with them.

[cadaverdog]

Ehhh, either way they ended up with a woman who ruined Van Halen.

Actually she supposedly auditioned after Sammy quit/got fired. They were looking for a new female singer to replace the old one.

[fraroc]

Maybe they should have asked Yoko Ono to sing with them.

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[twonabomber]

Maybe it happened.... maybe it didn't. Though it's funny that Smyth has told this story several times now over the years, and yet she's the only one telling it.

It was mentioned in the Musician magazine VH interview that ran just before 5150 came out.

Sass Jordan was another female offered. She would've done it if the name wasn't Van Halen. She's a Roth Broad.

But she wasn't offered the gig in 1985...

Speaking of female rockers, I would have loved Pat Benatar.

Benatar probably wouldn't have left Neil Giraldo behind.

[WARF's Vagina]

Dave quit or the rest of the band decided he had to go? Never got a straight answer on that one. I've heard this before but I have some doubts about the Ferrari mechanic story. Dave and Sammy supposedly had a problem with each other in 78 at a concert in L A with Boston, Black Sabbath, VH and Hagar. The rumor I heard was Sammy was acting like he was the star and said something about VH being an opening act and Dave didn't like it. Ed and Alex probably sought him out just to piss Dave off and they certainly picked the right guy to do it. Too bad Wolfie wasn't born yet. He could have replaced Dave and Mikey on vocals and bass. I'm sure he has a lovely singing voice just like his daddy.

roth and hagar prolly never gave each other a reacharound. sammy at least "turned" straight and went with the opposite sex.

[Nickdfresh]

Ehhh, either way they ended up with a woman who ruined Van Halen.

Or at least they ended up with a person that had tits...

[Heater]

Sammy Not First Choice For DAVE???

[QUOTE=Seshmeister;1827439]Sammy Hagar Wasn't Van Halen's First Choice

http://www.antimusic.com/news/14/February/14Sammy_Hagar_Wasnt_Van_Halens_First_Choice.shtml

And in related and even more interesting news about our hero, our idol, our liver to the full hellion!!!

David Lee Roth was not the first choice to rejoin VH when Sammy left. Ouch, that smarts. David Lee
Roth wasn't even the second choice, and he knew the words!!! Yes, he forgot them at times, at times when he he being the "cool Dave" of yore up there, singing one of his intriquite vocal passes as only he could (in the studio, thanks to multiple takes auto tune and other studio wizardry, he sounded good! live? Well everyone gives his limited abilities a pass cause of the cool just running off this man.

So it appears Dave was 3 rd choice for rejoining his old band--God they must've REALLY wanted him!
To review, they wanted him OUT much more than they EVER wanted him in. I can see how knowing this could confuse an otherwise relaxing kayak ride. Doesnt that piss you off how little they wanted him?

[FORD]

[DLR Bridge]

Here's a song with Ed & Scandal. 3 chord pop fluff with senseless flash showing up more often than not. There is no way in hell that she would have been able to touch a CVH song without utterly destroying it, however, if he worked with her instead of Spam and did 1 album under a different band name, it might have been more interesting than what they did with the king clown of shrill.

[VAiN]

Here's a song with Ed & Scandal. 3 chord pop fluff with senseless flash showing up more often than not. There is no way in hell that she would have been able to touch a CVH song without utterly destroying it, however, if he worked with her instead of Spam and did 1 album under a different band name, it might have been more interesting than what they did with the king clown of shrill.

Ugh.. This just reenforces that unless Ed is in a band called Van Halen with a singer named Dave it just doesn't work.

[VHscraps]

Here's a song with Ed & Scandal. 3 chord pop fluff with senseless flash showing up more often than not. There is no way in hell that she would have been able to touch a CVH song without utterly destroying it, however, if he worked with her instead of Spam and did 1 album under a different band name, it might have been more interesting than what they did with the king clown of shrill.

Yeah, dead on. I think Ed was maybe just into her as a woman.



But that clip just reminds me that the more examples I hear of Ed playing with other people, the more I think he just can't play with other people! He always seems like he's in his own key or something. The Michael Jackson thing worked brilliantly, but he just laid down a solo and it was in the studio.

It's a weird thing, but I think without Alex, he's a bit lost really - I seem to remember reading that when he plays with VH what he has in his monitors is mostly Alex and a little bit of vocals. Alex is more of a jazzy cat as a drummer anyway - he's got a bit of swing, and doesn't sound like s straight rock or pop drummer much of the time. So this pop fluff stuff is a bit alien to Ed really.

[Nitro Express]

Sammy was however first choice when McDonalds were looking for a mascot. When he sneaked into Van Halen the role went to Ronald...

He's playing Up For Breakfast to promote the new egg McMuffin.

[Heater]

Its not that "Dave was the only choice" its more like "Dave was the only one left". But, he's back so, who cares if he was a back up choice to a back up choice. He is back mofos!