Blender Slams Hagar Again!!!!

[Warham]

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[Matt White]

Good to see 'ya Guwapo_rocker!!!!

I think it's hysterical that the younger generation of ROCK critics find Spammys work so REPULSIVE!!!! After having to endure ALL THOSE YEARS of hearing "Van Hagar" is more critically ACCLAIMED than CLASSIC VAN HALEN. RIGHT. Just because the journalist of the 80-90's were still SEETHING from DAVE's infamous "ELVIS COSTELLO" crack, the band NEVER got the respect and acclaim they so richly deserved!!!!



DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!

[blueturk]

Blender is the closest thing to the late great Creem you can get.You can catch a buzz and laugh like hell at the captions,then read the articles!I almost hated to see Greed break up because of all the fun I was having when they were giving Scott Stapp hell.Not too long ago they described REO Speedwagon as "poodle-rock".That's just too fucking perfect!

[Matt White]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

I still find it HYSTERICAL that it's implied that he has NEVER created anything of artistic worth in a DECADES long career.
This guy is the explanation why the SHEEP bay that "The words don't matter, it's all about the music". NO SHIT!!! For Van Hagar, the words are completely DISPOSABLE!!!!


FUCK YOU Van Hagar!!!:fucku2: :fucku2: :fucku2: :fucku2: :fucku2:

[Halen High]

The eternal question remains. How the hell did this guy end up in Van Halen? It's as if Eddie and Alex chose Sammy based soley on the fact that he had the vocal power to pull-off power ballads, and they could get along with him. It seems no thought was given to his artistic abilities as a songwriter and lyricist.

Sammy's solo stuff is bland and uninspiring. There's just nothing interesting or edgy about it.

[Kelly]

Great article, thanks.

Didn't Roth once say "The worst thing in entertainment is to be boring?" Well, Van Hagar, with one or two exceptions, are just that. They sort of fall into that Nickleback/Creed bland formula rock that has the occasional good riff but is generally easily ignored. Such a shame as I have huge respect for Eddie's playing.

Roth Van Halen was sooooooo much fun. Van Hagar was like your drunk old uncle playing the same song over and over.

[Matt White]

Van Hagar, and Spammy Hagar in general, are like the 45 year old guy with the mullet in the mall parking lot. Blasting Cheesey hair -meatl POWER BALLADS and thinking he's a STUD. Outta place, Outta time, and NEVER COOL.
30+ years recording and NOTHING anybody wants to here a second time.

DAVE OR THE GRAVE BABY!!!

[RogueHorseman]

Originally posted by Kelly
...Van Hagar was like your drunk old uncle playing the same song over and over.

Now, that is funny...

[mentalpancake]

Originally posted by bueno bob
I don't really like calling Sam's stuff "Hard Rock", though....

It's more...along the lines of "Limp Rock"...

Definitely. I tried to listen to one of his many greatest hits albums once (don't worry, it wasn't mine) and I almost shot myself.

[katie]

30 years in the business.
If it wasn't for VH he would of only had 15 tops!

[CROWBAR]

Gotta love Blender! Ha Ha

[Hardrock69]

Well, I will say this....in the late 70's (Spammy's heyday), you did not have to be that heavy to be considered "Hard Rock". Back then, Spammy was fairly good live as a performer, but what ruined it were his suckass songs and lame song titles.

I saw him 2wice on the same tour...he was opening for Boston on their Don't Look Back Tour. I saw him in Seattle on September 15th, 1978 and then 6 months later in Wichita, Kansas in march of 1979.

I was young and stupid and easily impressed....but he still did not kick my ass on a musical level. I just felt at the time that he was a decent opening act.

Funny...27 years later and I still think that...
LOL!!!

:D

[DaveTheSoulOfVH]

"Anyone who appreciates Hagar in any form is an idiot.

I don't mean that as an insult.

It's a fact." (pete)

HAHaHAhahah...so true man, so true

[Matt White]

"There's something inherently screwy when your nick-name ("The Red Rocker") and your brand of booze are better known than any song you've created."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!