Yup, completely see what you mean....
If Dave's vocals were "normal" (whether those yelps are intentional or not), this wouldn't even be a topic IMO... Sure I would've loved to eventually see Mike re-replace Wolf and have the original band back together one last time.... But even if it were still Wolf, if Dave were to sing the songs like they're meant to be sung, that's still a no-brainer compared to Van Velveeta....
Yes, even though the deep cuts have been fantastic to hear live once again, I don't know how long they can (could?) run out the same batch of hits every few years without any new material.... Personally, yes I would still go assuming it's fairly close, there are worse things to do than listen to Van Halen....
Having said all that, I simply think that it's clear that Dave's voice is shot (no crime at age 62 - he's human), and while Bette's voice isn't exactly sounding like it's 1982 either, it's still serviceable....
So you combine that with what I'm absolutely sure is a package deal to also include Mike, they kiss and make up, and voila, you've got Van Hagar Part 3....
Will it sell well? Not especially, but they did have a run of commercial hits, albeit sappy ballads... I saw figures from PollstarPro that said that while I thought the 2015 VH tour had a pretty respectable showing at most of the venues that I saw pics/video, officially the average attendance was approximately 10,500 per show.... I don't see Sam's return beating that....
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