Alex Van Halen BRUTALLY REJECTS Sammy Hagar

[@felixmartinez5792]

Michael Anthony has the last laugh. He's still playing and enjoying life thru music getting paid and never spoke bad about anyone or anything. NO MA. NO VH .

[@markgrant1302]

Roth and Hagar are the only ones talking about any of this

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

Agreed. Bass players are usually the most sane in a band. And this coming from a guy, a hack, who has lead sang and played lead guitar.

[@MALoadedDiaper]

Actually, Mikey accused Randy Rhoads of stealing everything off Ed. This is from an interview AFTER the band forced him to sign all his VH rights away. Looks like his loyalty counted for shit.

[@felixmartinez5792]

@MALoadedDiaper I thought it was Eddie making that claim. And the loyalty part, even though Ed/they did him wrong. He still had another 20 years of career with them making bank. Mikey's defiance of not to play with Chicken Foot or "Sammy" proved him right. He's still playing and enjoying life thru music and making bank. He found a true friend in Sammy, which none of the other guys were ever his friends. On the contrary. He's having the last laugh and wait for his book to come out 😁

[@Luckyrider1958]

@@MALoadedDiaper " in 1982, in an interview with Jas Obrecht (Transcribed by Rock and Roll Garage), Eddie gave his opinion on Rhoads. The interview happened after Rhoads was tragically killed in an airplane accident when he was touring with Ozzy Osbourne. “Yeah (I knew him), God damn, f*cking poor guy. He was one guitarist who was honest anyway. I read some interviews that he did and he said that everything he did he learned from me.” Randy said in an interview with Guitar World back in 1982 that he felt like it would take him still a few years to develop his own style. He told the magazine that he was doing in the Ozzy Osbourne concerts the same guitar licks Van Halen used to use during the guitar solos. “Everything happens so fast that I haven’t had enough time to think about what I want to do. I have my own personality on the guitar but as of yet I don’t think I have my own style. For instance, I do a solo guitar thing in concert. I do a lot of the same licks as Eddie Van Halen. Eddie is a great player, but it kills me that I do that.” Sorry.. That was EVH.. and RR... not MA....

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

Over it….enjoy the music….Sammy was a great in his moment….DLR was great in his moment

[@aaronossont39]

This sane logical comment has no place in a Van Halen comment section. Only mudslinging and bitterness please.

[@MrOccyc]

You’re 100% spot on. The brothers never seem to accept the fact that they needed others to achieve the success they had.

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

@@MrOccycgood point!

[@cryptofan6255]

@@MrOccyc On top of needing others, thank God for Eddie's Porsche mechanic hooking him up with Hagar. Eddie actually approached Patty Smyth to join the band. That would have been an epic failure!! I wouldn't have paid 50 cents to see that. Hell, Cherone was great with Extreme, but a horrible choice for VH. I didn't bother seeing that concert when it came to town.

[@metricdeep8856]

100%. Best comment on any VH vid.

[@chrisa1125]

Michael Anthony is a rare bird in a rock band... pure class. Never says a bad word about anyone, even if he thinks it. He's just pure class and grace.

[@mikereiss4216]

A fine bassist too. The thing is he's basically on team Hagar these days (not that there's anything wrong with that).

[@markcoggins-jx6rr]

Same can't be said about Alex or Eddie, they were both assholes.

[@trixlee5102]

I agree, but I would like to add that people very often forget his vocal contributions. I was surprised at how well he sings and how high his range is even as he nears 70: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYjMoIiKrquDnsk

[@gerrywong3749]

He didn't like Sammy's spirit but liked cashing the cheques from Van Hagar.🙃

[@raynepromotions]

Esp getting song writing credits songs he never had anything to do with writing. They were always shutting on Mike but Alex was right there too cashing in on the songs they didn’t write.

[@Pepsolman]

The Van Halen brothers at the end of the day were loyal to each other and the name. Screw everyone else.

[@hammer44head]

Yep they screwed most everyone else, cept for Dave he was pretty much an azzhat but i guess its more 50 - 50 with Dave.

[@daniel213141]

According to Hagar, the brothers would get into some vicious brawls when they did disagree on something.

[@raysosebee8841]

The VH brothers were Assholes! But I love the music, all of it! Except for the Cherone era. Never even listened to it.

[@themopar426]

both brothers dicks!

[@daviddubeck2436]

Agree. Blood is thicker than water.

[@fozziebear7139]

Alex is selling a book. By the end of the year, we won't hear from him anymore.

[@cobaltbovine]

Exactly

[@edwinh7908]

Yes But Sammy Sold His Book As Well.....

[@Plowguitarist]

Do you think Alex owes you something?? He owes us NOTHING..

[@reloadnorth7722]

Good

[@nativejimmy4036]

As Sammy wrote his shit only to sell his rag of his shit opinion to sell to the masses. I'm sorry but Sammy is a piece of shit. I've been a Van Halen fan since 1978 and Sammy's band was nothing when the first album came out. Fuck Sammy Hagar!!!

[@steverino5054]

It’s all in the past. Sammy and Dave both were part of amazing music history and that can never change.

[@Topnikko]

VH was never the same after DLR left. I wouldn't call the Sammy era amazing music. It was neutered VH.

[@robkrasinski6217]

There were a few good songs on the 1986 and 1988 albums that got heavy radio airplay.

[@stephensandiford3981]

@@robkrasinski6217all four Van Hagar albums had good songs that got mega airplay.

[@MK356BC]

Why....because the VH brothers probably made him sign a NDA

[@stephensandiford3981]

@@Topnikko it was never the same , because it got way better, neutered my a$$.

[@StevenSensibaugh]

Well I'm a drummer of 45 years and I can tell you I saw Van Halen many times not once was I going to see Alex Van Halen Edward was a genius and absolutely amazing that's who we all went to see it was always to see Edward😊

[@51502]

That's right

[@robertshabarekh610]

@@51502well put

[@GUITARSTYLINGSSAMUELLETIZIA]

Who was a mentally unstable, goofy, weirdo savant.

[@phatbackbeat6553]

I went to see the band.

[@paulwalker899]

Mikey represents the truth.

[@tonybroken6353]

Put me off buying the book, if Alex wipes the memory of the Hagar era he is a fool and after all the negative stuff the brothers said about DLR I think it's very hypocritical of Alex to take the DLR line that tried to erase the Sammy years. Very sad. Sammy and mike are out there doing it and keeping the music alive, Alex is doing fuck all.

[@MrOccyc]

Yeah, I remember 85/86. When Dave left, there was a lot of mudslinging by the Brothers. DLR hit back too. Then the MTV reunion, the brothers went on tv to slam DLR again. Then they have problems with Hagar and it was the same lines they said about Roth.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Sammy and Mike suck so who cares what they do? BTW Sammy's voice is now GONE just like DLR. He's toast.

[@angrywhitemangamer]

@@deathmetaldouglas69 Hey do you know the difference between a pound and a dollar? Simple.. I don't dollar your mom.. Seriously.. what have done lately?

[@chaotikcavalier515]

DLR was a great frontman, entertainer and showboater. But I never saw him pick up a musical instrument. Sammy was the Red Rocker before he joined and a helluva guitar player in his own right. Sammy and Mike are stand up guys still, I can't say that about the other members even though the band wouldn't have been the same without any of them.

[@larrycourtney8893]

Totally agree, Alex VH talking shit,again. Out of both sides of his mouth, again...

[@talldrummer1]

Alex talks out of both sides of his mouth. Clearly early on he was happy with Sammy. As much as I like the Van Halen brothers, they are/were primadonnas, and hard to get along with, not even mentioning drugs and alcohol. Alex in my mind is just lost without Eddie. Van Halen was successful as both bands. Get over it. At least Sammy cares enough to want to involve Alex. He co-wrote all of that material, so he has every right to perform it. He cares enough about it to honor both of the brothers. Admirable.

[@AdamLocke-h8d]

Dave and Alex grew up together lol you can't take that away.

[@chrisandjabunny]

IF ALEX COULD OR PROBALY IS SUCKING DLR BALLS​@@AdamLocke-h8d

[@RB2331]

I agree they were legendary from 19 7784 obviously seen DLR wanted to do something different and let me tell you they were never the same but they were different band with Gary😎 and Sam. They got along though I’m telling you there’s no way anyone’s gonna tell me to say shut up you can hear Eddie kinda yelling at him. There’s no way that would be happening, but the end day they’re both great Van Halen, but no reason to ride on Sammy

[@DuaneElliott-j6o]

Rush fan here- Sammy needs va. Halen material to play live because if he does not people will not buy tickets to see him live( solo or any other band )

[@TheMrbeasely]

It's always hilarious how an anonymous poster on KZbin thinks he or she really knew the members of Van Halen, knew their dreams, goals, internal dynamics, etc. without ever knowing anyone in the band. Basically, you're just guessing and trying to make it sound like you actually know something.

[@Valkron11]

Van Halen died when they kicked Michael out

[@cryptofan6255]

I saw VH three times. Once with DLR, twice with Sammy. I wouldn't go to a concert with Wolfie. You don't boot a band member and replace him with your kid. Let him find his own way in the band world. He already had a huge advantage as Ed's kid. Plus, Eddie had enough wealth to make him a wealthy trust fund kid.

[@aschule5684]

​@@cryptofan6255 actually also, Wolfie being in VH wasn't his idea and if I'm remembering correctly he didn't want any part of it, it was all dad's doing!

[@cryptofan6255]

@@aschule5684 Yeah, I wasn't blaming Wolfie, I lost interest in VH after Sammy, I wanted no part of them when Wolfie started playing with them, nor did I want to see them with Cherone or the DLR return. I was done with them at that point. I'm just fascinated with how bitter Alex is at Sammy. Shit, Eddie made amends with Sammy, why is Alex so bitter? On another note, when DLR left Van Halen the guys all had a very low million dollar net worth. They had just paid off their debt from their first tour because they signed a crappy record deal Sammy made them all filthy rich. Hell, Eddie wanted to replace DLR with Patty Smyth. Hell, that probably would have bankrupted them. Alex should be thankful Eddie didn't destroy the band and he didn't end up spending the rest of his life driving a forklift and paying clubs on the weekend!

[@aschule5684]

@@cryptofan6255 no worries friend I knew you weren't blaming Wolfie just a reminder he really didn't want to be in the band. I so totally agree with your thoughts and feelings about all of it. I personally feel it's very sad that Alex has completely erased the Sammy years from his mind and heart like it never happened. I don't get it I don't in any way feel good knowing that, it bothers me. It bothers me that when Dave left the band neither Ed or Alex had anything good to say about him now for Alex it's a completely different story. It's the only time he acknowledges for VH. I know none of them personally but Sammy Hagar appears to me to be very honest and he seems like he's genuine. I read so many comments from so many people about how Sammy threw the brothers under the bus in his book. I don't feel that to be true. He was very open and honest about what went down and I don't feel it was done for hurtful reasons. The only thing that made anyone look bad was the truth. There is a saying, "the most hated man in the the room is always the one who tells the truth" sadly for Sammy that's very true. I just hope someday there's some kind of closure for Alex and he acknowledges Sammy and his time in the band.

[@cryptofan6255]

@@aschule5684 I've always been in the Sammy camp. Can you imagine how much it would have sucked to be in a band and have to take separate charter jets, stay in separate hotels, and wait backstage for Ed to sober up enough to play. Nothing like being a member of a multi million dollar band and your lead guitarist is an out of control drug addict and alcoholic.

[@longgrayline8055]

The pettiness is embarrassing. Everybody involved should be celebrating the life of possibly the greatest guitarist to ever pick the instrument up. Kudos to Sammy and Michael Anthony for being class acts about the whole thing.

[@dusty3913]

The BOOK is called, “Brothers.” I’ve read it. It’s not about “Van Halen,” or the career of VH. It stops after 1984, and neglects everything after it. It’s not even about their whole lives. Ed’s son Wolfie is not even mentioned once. Alex’s own sons are referenced maybe twice. It’s really about Alex and Ed’s journey to America and their initial rise to prominence. Sammy is mentioned in passing and absolutely nothing negative is said about him. The book really paints a picture of two brothers. It is quite well done.

[@aae7583]

nice.

[@Albatross_1823]

Yeah this is clickbait. The term "brutal" is fabricated for clickbait. Alex has more class than that. I'm excited to read it.

[@gustavobravorosales1434]

But he said that Van Halen died when DLR quit. And Michael Anthony not even was a main member of the band, there were only 3 principal members (the 2 brothers and DLR)

[@Vibeagain]

Well Alex should come out and say thank you, Hagar, for saving our ass in the 80s and being a great rocker and such a good mench

[@aae7583]

@@Vibeagain Alex turned Sammy Hagar into a legend. Sammy is Van Halen history too.

[@DexterHaven]

Lose the dishonest clickbait title. It makes you look bad. Not responding to emails is hardly "brutally rejects"; it's as gentle as it gets; he didn't want to offend, which is the main reason for ghosting someone.

[@jimthomas1989]

Van Halen can't get along with David or Sammy , sounds like the common denominator here is Van Halen , they was making money with both David and Sammy

[@kelleychilton2524]

And Sammy and DLR were making money with the Van Halen brothers. Sammy's solo career was falling off by the time he joined VH, he needed those guys much more than they needed him. The Van Halen's saved Sammy's career, but nowadays Sammy comes across as petty and bitter.

[@markbouquet1316]

Many of us can see that Eddie was set free artistically when he had a real vocalist like Sammy. I’m with Sammy in this one.

[@ThinkCriticallyNow]

100%

[@vonholland64]

Lmao 🤣

[@vonzombo2354]

Van Halen and Eddie Van Halen were groundbreaking in the late 70’s and early 1980’s with Dave. They became legends for that time because no one had ever heard anything like that before. When Dave left they did have more contemporary rock “radio” hits, but didn’t break any new ground and played it more safe, more mainstream family friendly, like a Journey with different guitar player. Ed didn’t come close to the guitar playing that put him on the map from 78’-84’. They sold twice as many records than the Van Hagar era , in fact the VH debut and 1984 alone sold almost as many copies as the entire Van Hagar era catalog. But I don’t care about the record sales, because the guitar playing on those first few records is what made Ed an iconic groundbreaking legendary guitar player. People can prefer the Hagar era because they don’t like Dave or prefer the songs and material of the Van Hagar era , that’s their preference and prerogative , but Edward and Alex became legends as players for songs like “Outta Love” “I’m the One” “Atomic Punk” Light Up the Sky” “On Fire” “DOA” “Eruption” and the list goes on and on. If they never made another record after 1984 the band would still be legendary giants of hard rock. Also, when Van Halen came out in 78’ they were considered heavy metal in that disco era that they came out in during those first couple months of 1978.

[@Ledsabbath-69]

Anyone who thinks the Hagar years are even in the same galaxy as the Roth years with all due respect is clueless. The guitar work during the Roth years is light years above the Hagar years. Lyrically Roth blows Hagar away. In pretty much everyway the Roth years are much better and it ain't even close.

[@jonblackers4339]

@@Ledsabbath-69 Maybe but IMHO someone should be able to deliver studio vocals on stage. I get that his personae got him a lot of fans but as he grew older, whats left?

[@TheRange7]

Did anyone in the comments ever go to a VH show to see Alex???? LOL, of course not. He was nothing more than EVH's brother and a decent drummer. The heart and soul of VH was always Edward. When Sammy came in, I personally thought they expanded their signature sound exponentially. Sammy's a high energy and 100% positive guy. I had the opportunity to sit with Sammy and shoot the shyte for about 1/2 hour years ago when they were playing a few shows in Chicago. I saw him and his wife with their security guy walk into a restaurant in Chicago. I had the GM send Sammy a very great bottle of wine just as they were seated and just waved. I didn't want to bother him. His wife wasn't feeling great and left just after dinner. The GM came over and told us Sammy wanted to buy us a bottle and stop by and say hello. I was in heaven, as I'd always been a fan. He ended up sittining with us for about 1/2 hour. What a down to earth class act. Love ya Sammy...RIP EVH Rock on Wolfie

[@dp6297]

Great musicians but it’s safe to say both Alex and Eddie are and were egotistical maniacs.

[@shawnok1]

Personal business, don’t care. Humans are imperfect. The music was undeniable

[@robertshabarekh610]

BINGO!

[@francoisfavreau769]

Best comment

[@zusanli251]

Undeniable crap

[@markbouquet1316]

DLR CANNOT SING ANYMORE AND REALLY WAS A CARICATURE WHEN HE WAS AT HIS “PEAK.”

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Hey mouth-breather ALL CAPS, guess what? Sammy's voice is shot now too. He's done AND he's getting fat. Time to retire just like DLR with a far less amazing musical legacy.

[@jonblackers4339]

My ex was crazy about DLR. Wonder how she feels about him in his current state. Whats left of this " RockGod" ?

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@jonblackers4339 Who cares? He more than made his mark. We all get old and die you jealous dog.

[@spearman-fm9ym]

People get old. And typing in caps show low intelligence.

[@chrisandjabunny]

Alex probably wants dlr balls

[@deplorabledaven450]

The harmony & backing vocals were Mikes talent on those early efforts. Sad to see the indifference.

[@anz2441]

So many just dont get it. Alex is lost without his lil bro..on top of this, sam aired dirty laundry in both his book and in interviews. He is dead in the eyes of Alex !!

[@danielabilez3619]

Alex has to live with the fact he enabled his little brother's drug problem. Both Al and Sam choose Sam. Ed wanted to go pop. Al, Ed, and Dave screwed Monk and Mike. The good thing both Al, Sam, and Mike are still alive.

[@anz2441]

@danielabilez3619 Ain't sayin Alex is clean in all this, but what sam did is unforgivable. And no way did Alex want ed on drugs.

[@rq5663]

The groove of van halen is because Alex van halen.

[@JacksonPlant]

Who cares what he thinks

[@davidmiller5045]

He told the truth about his druggie brother.

[@dilligafmofoker]

Never heard of anyone that liked Alex.

[@AarosConcerts]

I love them both, but Sammy has talked about Alex nonstop an it’s been annoying, so I don’t blame Al at all

[@kelleychilton2524]

Same here. Sammy has created a cottage industry these past few years complaining about the Van Halen brothers, he comes across as petty and bitter.

[@Janet-f1e]

Michael Anthony was always overlooked and he was the best…took all kinds of shit Cause he loved Van Halen Sad the way he was treated…love Michael always…❤🙏

[@nathanwalsh3028]

All he said was the magic Was gone. When dave left. Sammy's butt hurt. But all you need to do is listen to a few songs and you'll understand. Hey man that suit is you... You'll get some leg tonight for sure... We're running a bit hot tonight... I can barely see the road from the heat coming on... I like the way the line runs up the back of the stocking. That stuff that's the magic. 💯💯👊👊

[@jdblack9120]

pretty sure sammy made van halen relevant...and alex is no longer relevant

[@speedwayman100]

yeah and now dave's nothing but a lounge singer.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@jdblack9120 Sammy is not relevent because he cannot write good songs, good lyrics and does not know when to go away. Van Halen should have never hired him or at least got rid of him by 1990. He sux. So do you.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@speedwayman100 Who cares what he is now? Hagar's voice disappeared now too and can no longer sing. He is finished also. But without an amazing legacy. "Fair Warning" alone destroys ALL Sammy's music.

[@leonardomattarmonteiro2824]

​@@deathmetaldouglas69CHECKMATE ✊🏽🤜🏽🤛🏽🤘🏼🤘🏼🍻🇧🇷💚

[@stevealbers8839]

The brothers were great at their professions but difficult people to work with, it's that simple. We all have people like this our lives.

[@Dayhawk001]

Alex has never let go being the keeper. His true hate will haunt him and he will take it to his grave.

[@ErikDeMann]

I really wish they would stop doing this to eachother, and grow the fuck up. Enough, already.

[@vonholland64]

@@ErikDeMann what has Alex done to Sammy ?

[@vonholland64]

@@BeaverdamMan honestly it’s been 100% Sammy for 20 years

[@DexterHaven]

Yeah, they should make an agreement to just complain about Dennis DeYoung from now on. That is more fun.

[@robertmarcotte276]

I rest my case. There will be nobody like the original VH. I'm 59 now and started when I was13 and still cranking there music. Nothing better than the original recipe. Thank you VH for everything!

[@ipitythefool2001]

Well van Halen would have ended in 1985

[@caseycoady3063]

Alex was the most carried member of VH and nobody cares. Alcoholic says what?

[@kristinnorgaard6238]

Spot on… you had to be there. If you weren’t, you’re likely a vanhagar fan

[@toothnail605]

You are 100% right regarding the first 4 albums; ALBUMS RECORDING *BUT NOT LIVE* NO PHUCKING WAY! Saw VH with Roth 5 times starting in 78. Roth may have had a strong work ethic but live he could not complete one song, it was always "I forgot the phucking words" which became redundant. Roth was a look at me look at me and my changing of costumes and gymnastic circus act, which I get it - fine if your nailing your parts or at least 85% of your parts. Roth was a major disappointment live because he could have easily sang his parts. (I mean can you imagine any other musician messing up every song??) Never understood why he got a pass on all that. Sammy on thee other hand saw him 3 times live with VH and lol I'm here to tell you say what you want about Sammy but live, man the dood knew the lyrics and his part, always produced 100%, totally crushed it! Like him, hate him whatever, I was there Sammy live kicked ass, Roth was a joke most of the time, unless you were inebriated, then I'm sure Roth was fine. Albums yes, live LMFAO he was a joke singing wise. That one time tho where Roth was masturbating his baton and he broke his nose -- blood EVERYWHERE yeah that too was some fine singing. Gymnastic Circus act I/we do understand

[@Vibeagain]

No you don't rest anything

[@Doug-b1e]

Sammy Hager is also GREAT! Montrose and everything!

[@kelleychilton2524]

Montrose was definitely worthy, but everything Sammy did afterwards (solo + Van Hagar) was just commercialized cookie-cutter crap that any college music major Music 101 could have written, noting special, nothing noteworthy.

[@Doug-b1e]

@kelleychilton2524 I think the REAL magic in Sammy Hager is in his live performance. I saw him with zztop, triumph and foghat at the tangerine bowl in Florida. 1984? He was the most fired up energetic front man I have seen EVER! David Lee Roth came very close! But Sammy was a badass performer, still is! He just doesn't climb the stage and run all over like he used too! But I thought standing Hampton was very good. Burn in hell. Trans Am. Heavy metal. Etc... he was not reinventing rock and roll, but he was definitely showing EVERYONE how much fun it really was!

[@tomokeefe593]

The drummer loved the money from the renewed success. He is wracked w guilt for the decades of Enabling his lil brother up until his death.

[@mattt-th2ij]

Alex lost Eddie, I can't blame Alex for not wanting to play again. Van Halen is finished.. let it go Sammy

[@kelleychilton2524]

Amen, yes ... Sammy can't let go because the Van Hagar years were Sammy's best. Over the past few years Sammy has created a cottage industry out of slamming the Van Halen brothers. Sammy had moderate success before the Van Hagar years, but he really made his bread with the VH's ... but now he comes across as petty and bitter.

[@Albatross_1823]

The book is called "BROTHERS". Why does he have to write about Sammy?

[@ironeddie9917]

I understand alex is hurting. He could be correct about some of the stuff, but at least he could talk to Sammy and Michael. I agree, Michael Anthony he’s the sweetest dude in the band.

[@user-bz7fg1pk4lbo7]

The Damage occurred not because David Lee Roth Left. Sammy was great and they were as big as ever. , The Damage occurred because their SANITY left due to Drug Use and EGO.

[@ronaldmello1831]

That's O.K. Sammy doesn't need your approval for anything. He is a self made millionaire who can still pack a house.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Amazing considering he can't write decent songs or even passable lyrics. That's not even the point. Alex WAS in VH from day one. Sammy shit on VH's legacy by learning only like four or five songs. Gary Cherone did VH WAY better because he was an actual VH fan to begin with. He learned like a bunch of DRL tunes and did not impose Extreme's tunes on the VH audience. Extreme were WAY better than Van Hagar.

[@MattGuitarman67]

@@ronaldmello1831 we knows he's Sammy we hear him all the time he was kinda cool long ago but he's annoying irritant all over the media I'm over him and his telling everybody about his success

[@raymorrow170]

I never got Sammy.! They became a pop Soccer mom music band.! It died when DLR left the band for me.!😮

[@Kashed]

@@deathmetaldouglas69🤡😂

[@thecolorgreen7046]

@@deathmetaldouglas69 Absolutely right! 👍

[@malcolmmuggeridge7862]

Alex Van Halen is a bitter old man over nothing. If it weren’t for Sammy, Van Halen would’ve been over

[@TheMrbeasely]

Sure, sure....

[@jonkonopelski3795]

Is it just me or does all this drama make you not want to listen to Van Halen anymore, kinda like Kiss

[@wolfgangfrost8043]

Exactly! The more you know the more you realize that Kiss were 4 uniquely horrible people that happened to end up in the same successful group.

[@tw19771]

Nah, I'll spin VH when I wanna hear it, and when I'm looking for that vibe. Which is almost exclusively the DLR era. And Mostly VH 1, VH 2 at that, along with some of the really early live show recordings before they got signed. The stuff they did with Hagar. I can listen to it and can tell it's good stuff, but it never spoke to me personally. Alex is right, it became a different band when he came in, and it just wasn't for me. What I'm not digging with Hagar is the fact that he's taking shots at Eddie, for supposedly attacking Michael. Which is kind of old news, that Sam is complaining about, but if he still is, he needs to let it go and chill out. Eddie's not here anymore to defend himself, and taking shots at him is in bad taste. Even if it's true, and if it is I'd agree with Sammy, but there comes a point when you gotta let stuff go.

[@speedwayman100]

@@tw19771 sammy defending michael is an old video so it's not like sammy is rehashing that crap[.A s far as their music with sammy blame eddie for picking up the keyboards not sammy.

[@speedwayman100]

@DanM-t7y yeah and millennials are living with mom and dad at age 30.

[@jonblackers4339]

@@speedwayman100 Synths suck. Jon Lord who tried to use them turned away from it in later days. Synths can be useful in demo s or in certain music but have to be inferior in bands like VH or Deep Purple.

[@andyparrish3137]

It is an exquisite memoir. I loved every word.

[@mikehunt3559]

I read somewhere that Ed was pissed at MA for not calling when their mom died ? He also wasnt happy about MA marketing at hot sauce brand. They said he didn’t contribute that much and wasn’t worth an equal share of the royalties. A big part of the VH sound was their background vocals. They just didn’t get it. MA is great. Sam detailing dirt about the VH brothers in his book would have pissed me off too. Alex is rich and he isn’t going to play with someone that threw him under the bus.

[@neechee5150]

@mikehunt3559 The brothers VH threw Hagar under the bus and EVH, and Hagar is worth far more $ than AVH is which I think is one of the big issues here. The brothers VH were not smart investors when it comes to the Cabo thing and Hagar was. Hagar took the risk, he deserves the reward. EVH and AVH could have made big $ off of that venture too but they opted out and that is on them. Even though Hagar does not need the money he invited AVH to join him on the tour that is celebrating the music of VH At the end of the day there are reasons why the core of VH was so dysfunctional and there are reasons why VH essentially went through 4 lead singers: DLR, Hagar, Mitch Mathews and Cherone.

[@robertw8861]

Since he got kicked out of the band Hagar can't finish a sentence without bringing up Van Halen

[@kelleychilton2524]

You got that right. Sammy has created a cottage industry out of complaining about the Van Halen brothers. Nowadays, he comes across as petty and bitter.

[@JessicaAbbott-k8c]

People's opinions can change. Alex is definitely entitled to his

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

It's because he looks back and realized what a mistake Sammy Hagar was. If they really needed another guitar player who sings they could have found one the old fashioned way through auditions.

[@BlackHawk287]

@@deathmetaldouglas69are you feeble minded? Sammy era they had all NUMBER ONE albums. Never with DLR. David is a clown who can just dance.

[@kelleychilton2524]

@@deathmetaldouglas69 I think you're right about that. Van Hagar may have been commercially viable, but their music from that era was second-rate. They seemed to have lost their creativity after Dave left the band. With Sammy, the songs became cookie-cutter commercialized crap.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@kelleychilton2524 The band should have just taken a couple of years off and came back in like 1987 or 1988. They were so dead set with yearly LPs and even Van Hagar never did yearly albums. Pink Floyd were the first major band to do an LP every other year (starting in 1975) instead of each year. If Def Leppard waited until 1987 for a follow up than VH could have done something similar. "Pyromania" was out like a whole year before Van Halen did "1984".

[@realledbetter5015]

Redundant & dumb for the robotic voice to quote Hagar twice about the way Michael Anthony was treated by the VH Bros, & then actually have Hagar say it exactly the same thing afterwards. Just Hagar talking about this once is adequate.

[@jaywagner7894]

Figure it out Sam, he can’t stand you.

[@speedwayman100]

feeling's mutual biatch.

[@ronbaker8383]

No one likes a cheating so called a drummer named Alex vanhalen

[@jonblackers4339]

I hate it when people, having had longstanding succesfull relations, start to stab someone in the back after all is ended. Why put up so long with Sammy if he was useless?

[@kelleychilton2524]

@@jonblackers4339 Don't forget, it was Sammy who starting the sh*t slinging a few years back, not the Van Halen brothers.

[@kelleychilton2524]

@@jonblackers4339 But I do agree that the backstabbing goes too far.

[@isgar2266]

Alex, Eddie, David and now Wolfie, they're assholes!!! Mike was the coolest one in the group. Sammy has always been cool that's why I respect Michael and Sammy so much they are real living rock legends!!!

[@VivaToddVegas]

They were thick as thieves and full of love for each other for years after Sammy joined. There’s a ton of video evidence of this. Alex can try to retcon it into something else all he wants now, but no one is buying it.

[@johnnalty5150]

Alex’s book was a disappointment in my opinion. 80% regurgitated Van Halen stuff. He completely ghosted Michael Anthony and pretty much fawned over DLR

[@jazzbassoonpaul]

That’s my impression too. Alex is still proud of times he was incredibly drunk even though he talks about his and Ed’s alcoholism throughout the book.

[@konowd]

Have no interest in reading it at all. Alex is a punk bully

[@jonblackers4339]

@ Johnny. Maybe Alex and DLR should make a VH tribute with Wolf on guitar?

[@konowd]

@@johnnalty5150 Cash grab, ripping off the fans

[@johnnalty5150]

@@konowd agreed

[@caryboren2051]

Van Halen was at its best during the Sammy years! My ex coworker is a huge Van Halen fan and I hesitantly revealed I prefer the Sammy years. To my surprise he agreed, saying it can't be denied! Alex may have been happiest in the early years but the numbers and the quality of the music speak volumes! Sammy is an awesome guy, truly kind man!

[@jdblack9120]

1984 was amazing...Then Sammy kept them relivant for 7yrs.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

Moron.

[@jonblackers4339]

There must ve been something good he brought into the mix. If not, why the reunion tour? 2004 alone or were there more attempts?

[@rockhead69]

I see nothing offensive in his comments...Alex is voicing his opinion, and many agree with him... including myself...hated what they did to Mike, though.

[@Hornetmech18]

I liked both the DLR years and Sammy’s. The bottom line though is that Sammy can still sing and Dave can’t like he used to. Also, after Sammy was fired Van Halen went nowhere.

[@matthewgromelski223]

Again, I understand everyone has their opinions and recounting of memories. However, find it odd Al stops at 1985 and doesn’t continue on until 2020 when Ed passed away. That’s 35 years of unanswered questions and band history. I know the brothers were very very close and I saw how Al started to breakdown in a recent interview where talking about Eddie, but I do believe he is still bitter at Sammy for what he said in his autobiography about Eddie’s demons. Well that’s life, every band or musical act has drama or controversy. I do want to read the book and support the VH brothers. I really hope Al makes a part II book.

[@MarkTurner-vs7uc]

Sammy is a cool guy. The vsn halens are the worst of the worst. Terrible people. Sammy was very easy on them in the book. That was the very least of it.

[@BreauxBobby]

Sammy is a cool guy. I can’t believe there’s an argument about it. He took VH to the next huge part of their career, and the two brothers had all that hate towards him? Unbelievable d-heads.

[@neechee5150]

No one talks about the fact that the inner core of VH aka the VH brothers were so dysfunctional that they went through essentially 4 singers: DLR, Hagar, Cherone and Mitch Matthews. No one wants to talk about this but EVH's substance abuse and use of hard drugs hurt the potential success of VH more than changing a lead singer. In addition, VH as a band has not put out any legitimate real new music since VH III

[@mickeydoodle69]

Van Halen became a pop product with Sammy. Despite Jump, and all the success before it, the group was never a pop property first. I’m not a huge fan of the music the made with Samny, but the chart success and raw reach of that band can’t be denied. What Alex says is true. Also, what they did to Mike is almost criminally irresponsible. He was a fantastic player and singer, a perfect fit for the band, and they just never could see it.

[@DanielC__]

Alex comes off a bit creepy in his live interview. Maniacal laugh at all the wrong times doesnt help and he can not rewrite Van Halen history. There’s far too many books, video’s and interviews that refute whatever he’s trying to claim today. Sammy has never ever exhibited jealousy of any kind. To the contrary, he’s been out touring with multiple bands, releasing Albums with multiple bands, releasing DVD’s, developing restaurants & liquor brands, hosting multi-season TV shows, appearing in multiple TV shows, doing weekly radio shows, hosting Vegas Residency’s, etc. What did Ed and Al do over the last 20 years of Ed’s life? They mostly stayed in lockdown but Ed has a reason, what about Al?

[@amievil3697]

That is why everyone called it "Van Hagar"

[@Jm-Gonz]

Alex should have done a hell of a lot more to get his brother clean and sober And also apologize for screwing over Micheal Anthony

[@kelleychilton2524]

That may be so, but Alex said in a recent interview that he had been in and out of rehab 8 times himself, so apparently, he had a full plate just getting himself clean. Also, you can't force an addict to get clean, they have to be motivated to do it themselves or else it just won't happen.

[@CharlesBronson1977]

Van Halen was a hard rock machine with DLR. They became a pop band with Sammy.

[@51502]

Did you come up with that yourself?

[@CharlesBronson1977]

@@51502 I can tell that the truth bothers you. It must be tough being a beta-male.

[@caseycoady3063]

Name A SINGLE hard ROCK SONG dAVE WAS INVOLVED IN AND i WILL NAME 2 COVER SONgs TO MATCH.. I will also put a Hagar era hard rock song

[@Valkron11]

Pretty Woman? I forgot what a metal head Roy Orbison was 😂

[@warrennicholsony.fernando4513]

I think they were more glam when.Dave was on

[@jeffs4760]

In another interview by Rolling Stone, Alex apparently was laid up for months for his back and that is why he went silent too.

[@cryptofan6255]

Too bad Alex didn't address the real reason Eddie died. And it wasn't copper guitar pics. (Actually, copper IUD birth control devices have been used and implanted in women for over 40 years! Not only does the copper IUD not cause cancer, it reduces uterine cancer.) Wanna increase your risk of oral and throat cancer? Chain smoke for decades and let your oral hygiene go to shit. One of my good friends is an oral surgeon specializing in dental implants. He has new patients come in all the time hoping for implants that have been smoking for decades while letting their teeth rot. Many have undiagnosed oral cancer and he has to refer them to an oncologist before he can even touch them.

[@DexterHaven]

My friend smoked pot everyday and los this teeth by age 50.

[@greatexpectations2307]

Sammy came in and helped expand their musical boundries. That turned out amazing also.

[@crayolascents]

Sammy is a savvy business person; extremely smart, good with money, a clear sense of the numbers and bottom line of things. That he's also a great musician, composer, singer, and chef makes him also a miracle man. That said, I liked Roth better as their front man and I liked the Roth era VH better. But, when you have that much personality going on, things are on a very limited time line.

[@godbyone]

Sammy is annoying

[@speedwayman100]

@@godbyone so was your mom until she got her teeth out of the way

[@51502]

​@@godbyoneyou mean David Lee Roth don't you

[@kimdawcatgirl]

This is another reason why Rush is my favorite band. Excellent musicians without the ego and drama! RIP Neal Peart!

[@chethammer]

Alex's disdain comes from Sammy's book. I think when EVH kicks you in the nuts in front of 50,000 people, you should be allowed to say what's on you mind in your book.😊

[@jonblackers4339]

As far as I recall , I m not enough a follower/fan to be sure, the hammering came from several sides, maybe not so much from MA.Is that literal...... EVH kicking him in the nutz, or what is this about?

[@ok-bb7xu]

I was a huge vh fan at the time and bought 5150 when it came out. I listened top to bottom, never listened again and never bought another vh record. Sorry but alex was right, the magic was gone. Vh was truly over right then and there. A sad year for me.

[@davidansaldi2971]

Alex said what everyone has been thinking for 35 years. Van Halen was no longer a super group after Dave split.

[@kelleychilton2524]

Exactly, after DLR left they could only crank out cookie-cutter commercialized crap ... thanks Sammy Van Hagar.

[@LeoLovell-sg4xw]

You're talking about nothing when Eddie died Van Halen died.

[@Rainy_Day12234]

Van Halen died over thirty years ago.

[@buzzedalldrink9131]

They died the day DLR left.

[@AdamLocke-h8d]

I did not take it that way, I saw that Alex grew up with Dave and loves him.

[@eddiemissey266]

Wow Alex, if the music wasn’t the same after Roth, he sure didn’t refuse any of the money that was rolling in.

[@51502]

Add from what I hear he spent it as fast as he could get it

[@BazookaToe]

Yeah after having Roth from the start anything else was a step down. Thanks for the music Alex.

[@jonesy2111]

The Magic was the Roth era - end of story

[@DexterHaven]

Totally right. Ain't talkin' 'bout sam! I stopped listening to VH after Roth left. Everyone should watch the "Jump" video again or hear the song with Dave saying, "Have you seen Junior's grades?" Roth reached out and grabbed the listener with charm.

[@kelleychilton2524]

@@DexterHaven Same here

[@mateosimon4237]

Michael Anthony was key for VH success, it would not have been the same without him

[@LipAllowance1]

Did cocaine for 25 years straight and played in the biggest party band in the history of music but now he's Mr. serious lollllllll

[@totigerus]

[@gavinparkes2846]

Incorrect. Read Al's book. Al did coke once at Ed's studio 5150 and never touched it again.

[@joepinto509]

People seem to forget Sammy did a tell all book and Sammy trashed Alex and Eddie in his book . .that pissed off alex...and he still holds that against Sammy...

[@kelleychilton2524]

Yes, exactly 👍👍 that's where all of this got started. Sammy got that ball rolling.

[@jeffbehringer1262]

Is it wrong that I can no longer see Eddie and Alex Van Halen without thinking of Bill Hader talking about their interview?

[@Safestill]

Haha nice. I love how much Hader is obsessed with that interview

[@dougpeters1625]

Same!

[@PatriotSteve]

The DLR years were magic and larger than life. Van Haggar was just another rock band.

[@kelleychilton2524]

Right, exactly, correct👍👍 the Van Hagar years were uninspiring cookie-cutter commercialized crap.

[@andyynda8917]

Sammy it's over, STOP !!!!!! With Alex Van Halen. Sammy love You. As Paul McCartney said time to move forward. The Late Ronnie James DIO , YOU ROCK SAMMY!!!!!!! I lost my Wife 11yrs. Ago it hurts, But I have to move on. She would want it that way.

[@speedwayman100]

tell that to alex,sammy isn't the immature one here.

[@DR676767]

They all gotta stop, it ended when Roth left the band end of story

[@jonblackers4339]

@@DR676767 For me it was when the great cornerstone Michael Anthony was ditched.

[@Treachery93]

I don't like what they did to Michael Anthony. Allegedly forcing him to take a pay cut mid tour and the way he was treated.

[@hollandrocksls]

Yea but he is older and has the time on his hands to go by. Dlr was the best front man. Regardless what anyone says. Even the brothers think so

[@GeRocker]

Van Halen with DLR: Sounds like Van Halen. Van Halen with Hagar: VH sounds like Journey. Van Halen with Cherone: VH trying to sounds like Extreme. Period.

[@brentjeralds777]

There's no proof that Sam and Ed kissed and made up

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

And Alex would know if that really happened.

[@jeffswank9018]

Alex hated Dave when Sam joined . Hypocrite

[@aschule5684]

They BOTH hated Dave when Sammy joined!

[@aschule5684]

They BOTH hated Dave when Sammy joined!

[@Trace7173]

I remember Alex lavishly praising Hagar along with the rest of the band after DLR left. So I'm kinda surprised that he would say the spirit left the band. I'm about half way through Alex's book and it's very good and keeps you interested.

[@jpow73]

He’s like a flip flopping politician. He’ll say what he thinks he needs to say for people to buy his book, which, imo, are more likely fans of the Roth era.

[@milt6208]

The way "the brothers" treated Michael Anthony only shows me what a bunch lowlifes those two "brothers" are.

[@Dan-440]

Ageed.

[@ROOKTABULA]

Alex, rightly, hasn't forgiven Hagar for all the shite he revealed and said about Ed in his autobiography. That book showed Hagar to very a self obsessed person for much of his life.

[@hankl1118]

In any interview I've ever seen with Eddie and Alex, Alex always said the least, and whatever he said was always iirelevant

[@kelleychilton2524]

Hum ... just like your comment.😂🤣

[@danieldaneker3702]

The band was better with Sammy

[@healingenso7923]

I saw the 2002 solo's tour - Sammy came on first, rocked. Vast part of the crowd left and then DLR headlined in front of a half full venue. I've seen Sammy do the 3+ hour solo shows and would pick him every time for entertainment value. The dysfunction was there before Sammy and after Sammy. So go figure who was and is responsible for the dysfunction !

[@MrOccyc]

Time for Alex to just go away. Go lock yourself in your mansion and just hold your grudges to yourself.

[@dw9034]

Nobody was looking for him to begin with

[@vonholland64]

@@MrOccyc he’s not holding a grudge, he learned to not handle a snake 🐍

[@Backwoods145]

I hope everyone sees that sammy loved eddie despite their differences.. family before business! An thats what sam was doing when they decided the drop him like a bad habit! Even though sam is a hypocrite, because he drinks an still smokes weed an drinks as im sure alex does as well.. an you guys also have to realize that this is all to help push book sales for alex.. i think these guys still care for one another behind the scenes. Any publicity is good publicity! An die hard fans love sam an dave, but that ship has sailed! Just like when dime died, there was no more pantera! An there is no more van halen! No matter how many great guitar players try to take Ed's place, they aren't eddie van halen! Nuno bettencourt said it best.. "i finally got to meet eddie an he let me play his rig! My dream had came true!, but as soon as i started playing it still sounded just like me!" So nobody can replace eddie!! An nuno as amazing guitar player as he is knows it! Just like zakk wylde said he could never replace dime or play like em.. cause even though zakk is shredding it, every time he goes out with phil an rex, he isnt dime.. hes still zakk! But eddies playing was a lot better than those early albums with dave! Just listen to van halen 3! Ed's playing was astounding!! Was very melodic an even more technical than it was on some of the other albums! An thats the truth! Now with same they had a lot more hits than with dave.. but Eddie's playing on pound cake, with the drill! An run around, best of both worlds, dont tell me what love can do, dreams, why cant this be love, finish what you started, from 5150 to balance was amazing musically!! So stop with the, they didnt have any magic with sammy!! Cause they did!! An Ed's playing was way more musical.. again dave an ed had there own chemistry as he did with sammy an gary.. as a van halen fan of all of Ed's playing his later stuff was actually musically an technically better! No, its not eruption nor did eddie ever try to top the masterpiece he had already done an cemented him in the history books a guitar hero an legend.. but he did it all through the music vs just soloing.. so whether you love dave, sammy or gary.. they all deserve a shout out. Cause without them van halen wouldn't have been van halen!!

[@jonblackers4339]

Eruption is great but I think it was kinda inspired by/based on Deep Purples intro to Speed King. I think it used to be omitted from the original vinyl version in the USA. Maybe they added the single black night to it, dont remember.

[@godbyone]

Sammy every interview. Man I loved Eddie. But Eddie had8 albums I had 450. Eddie. Was good at lead but I had to teach him rhythm. . Eddie had 3 houses. U had 680 houses.

[@SonOvLaw]

It's no secret that Alex has suffered from arrested development his entire life (as did Eddie).

[@davidmiller5045]

Both Van Helens are/were so weak mentally

[@herbcanter2114]

Stupid comment .

[@wardzaza768]

Seen, Michael and Sammy play with the Circle here a few years back. And let me say, Michael could play that dam bass!

[@marksenio3546]

Alex, enough already ! All you’re doing is bitching and complaining about Hagar , go enjoy retirement.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

He's a Van Halen and he is right. Spammy is trying to muscle in on the legacy of VH which is NOT him. He needs to shut up. After EVH died he could have resurrected Chickenfoot to make a couple more mediocre records and stood on his own a tad. Fuck him.

[@greatexpectations2307]

I think if Dave stayed, the album 1985 would have been amazing. That return to original form never really happened again. Adkot had some nice moments but not quite what fans wished.

[@DavidLee-xt8bu]

I'm sorry, but Sammy van halen was shit never liked it

[@demonsaint1296]

I think it’s cool that the VH bros set in on some outstanding Sammy jams.

[@CharlesBronson1977]

Van Halen ended when DLR left in 1985.

[@davidclark1683]

Yep, Van Hagar started after Roth

[@4GuitarTrance]

BS!!!

[@MrOccyc]

The brothers kept on calling it a new band. Eddie was the one that wrote the music and went to keyboards.

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@@MrOccyc Yeah but he did not write those retarded lyrics.

[@jonblackers4339]

@@MrOccyc Which was kinda weird. Being a hero on guitar and then......