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Brian Damage · 04-01-2010, 10:02 AM

Sammy Hagar, lead singer of supergroup Chickenfoot, returns to the roost for a solo turn on Thursday at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino near San Bernardino.
Hagar, onetime frontman for Van Halen, grew up in nearby Fontana. "I haven't played in the Inland Empire in a long time," he said Wednesday. "This came up at the right time."

Hagar has sold more than 60 million CDs. Despite enjoying sold-out arenas, he enjoys playing smaller venues, too, he said.

"When I built Cabo Wabo (a bar and lounge in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico), I got into the intimacy of how you can get into a show and have more spontaneity and more fun. It's a different kind of energy in a small room. And 3,500 is not that small. But it's small enough to feel intimate."

Hagar said he's more into Chickenfoot these days than the old Van Halen songlist. "I like Chickenfoot better. With Van Halen, I tried that reunion ... we really couldn't get along. Everyone should get along great and the fans should come first. Mikey (fellow Chickenfoot bassist and former Van Halen member Michael Anthony) is the same kind of person. You don't go out there wasted and incapable of doing your job night after night. It's not the way I do things. I just don't see it coming together."

Hagar said of Van Halen: "The band broke up in 1995. The last record was in '93. Seventeen years and they haven't made any new music. That's crazy ... if it changed and it was like it used to be when I was

in the band, I could do a reunion and an album, but not under these circumstances."
When asked if Anthony would join him onstage on Thursday, Hagar answered, "Probably ... but you don't want to say he is. He might."

http://www.sgvtribune.com/living/ci_14720008

catlover79 · 04-01-2010, 11:07 AM

Why am I not surprised?? But Sammy does bring up some valid points.

pna42 · 04-01-2010, 04:18 PM

How many times is he going to point out that he no longer enjoys much association with VH? VH was the biggest, hard driving band in the world and sold out arenas for years. He should be thankful he got the experience...and move on.

ABlairican Pie · 04-02-2010, 01:08 AM

Eddie Van Halen has some serious issues. Sammy has some real points. Why haven't Van Halen been doing any new albums for over a decade and a half?
I've always taken Sammy Hagar's side in regards to the Van Halen debacle. Eddie was underhanded when he secretly was working with David Lee Roth behind Sammy's back. It's just all messed up.

Great to see that Sammy and Michael Anthony are still best of friends and working with another guitar genius, Joe Satriani, in Chickenfoot.

catlover79 · 04-02-2010, 01:24 AM

Eddie and Alex made a HUGE mistake dumping Michael Anthony, who is not only an awesome bass player but a very good vocalist in his own right. Great to see that he and Sammy have remained tight and are working together again.

Nighthawk76 · 04-03-2010, 06:33 PM

The last Van Halen album with Sammy was Balance in 1995. It was also the band's last hit album. There was the Van Halen III album with Gary Cherone in 1998, that sold poorly. Except for three new songs on the Best Of Both Worlds collection in 2004, Van Halen hasn't recorded any new music since. Eddie stated that the band would record a new album with David Lee Roth after Wolfgang graduated from high school. I think its been a year since Wolfie graduated, but there hasn't been any news of a new album.

I'm not sure what is going on in the Van Halen camp, and I honestly don't really care anymore. I still love the music the band made with Sammy and Dave, but the truth is they are never going to make any new music. I think Eddie and Alex tease fans with new music just to keep them interested.

I really enjoyed seeing Eddie and Alex play with Dave two years ago, since I never gor to see them perform together back in the day (I was only eight and a half when Dave quit in 1985) but I don't see them ever making music together again.

I think Sammy needs to get beyond the entire Van Halen thing. The Chickenfoot album was really good and he should focus his energy into that.

Dr. Thong · 04-04-2010, 08:13 PM

I sided more with Sammy in his breakup with VH, but he needs to let this go. I don't agree with Van Halen dumping Michael Anthony, but Anthony has shown nothing but class in the way he's handled it. No one has more right to be bitter towards Eddie Van Halen, but he's not going that route.

Sammy has moved on to a solo career and a tequila empire that's made him far more money than his music would have. He should be happy with that.

Van Halen pretty much self-destructed in the '90s -- and it's their fault.

I'll believe new Van Halen music when I hear it. In the meantime, I'll enjoy the music from the Roth and Hagar eras and remember the good times.

catlover79 · 04-04-2010, 11:06 PM

^ Well said, Chris!! I haven't heard one negative thing about VH from Michael Anthony and he has every right to be PO'ed at them. Instead, he's found another outlet to channel his creativity. That's more than VH can say these days. I have to admit I'm a bigger fan of the Roth era, but you can't deny that Sammy was fantastic on songs like "Dreams", "Right Now", "Up For Breakfast" and "Love Walks In".

Dr. Thong · 04-05-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

^ Well said, Chris!! I haven't heard one negative thing about VH from Michael Anthony and he has every right to be PO'ed at them. Instead, he's found another outlet to channel his creativity. That's more than VH can say these days. I have to admit I'm a bigger fan of the Roth era, but you can't deny that Sammy was fantastic on songs like "Dreams", "Right Now", "Up For Breakfast" and "Love Walks In".

Monika, you and I agree once again. I like both the Roth and Hagar eras, but prefer the Roth era.

Ironically, I've seen Van Halen seven times and six of them were with Sammy, the other with Gary Cherone. The Cherone era Van Halen was better live than in the studio -- they did some of the Roth songs. I figured at that time it would be the only way I'd get to hear VH do some of the classic stuff live as it looked like they'd never get back with Roth.

catlover79 · 04-06-2010, 02:42 AM

^ Those must have been fun shows. With all due respect to Gary Cherone, who I liked in Extreme, he just wasn't the right fit with VH.

Dr. Thong · 04-06-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

^ Those must have been fun shows. With all due respect to Gary Cherone, who I liked in Extreme, he just wasn't the right fit with VH.

They were fun shows, especially the first tour (5150). You could tell they were having fun onstage. At that time (1986), the Boston Celtics had just won the championship over the L.A. Lakers. At the show I attended in Worcester, MA, Michael Anthony came out for the encore dressed in a Boston Celtics uniform.

Needless to say, the crowd went nuts.

catlover79 · 04-06-2010, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

They were fun shows, especially the first tour (5150). You could tell they were having fun onstage. At that time (1986), the Boston Celtics had just won the championship over the L.A. Lakers. At the show I attended in Worcester, MA, Michael Anthony came out for the encore dressed in a Boston Celtics uniform.

Needless to say, the crowd went nuts.

Sounds great!!!!

Dr. Thong · 04-06-2010, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Sounds great!!!!

It was. And what's scary is that was nearly 24 years ago!

catlover79 · 04-06-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

It was. And what's scary is that was nearly 24 years ago!

Time flies while you're having fun.

Dr. Thong · 04-06-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Time flies while you're having fun.

And when you're not having fun, also.

04-01-2010, 10:02 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Sammy Hagar Blasts Van Halen Sammy Hagar, lead singer of supergroup Chickenfoot, returns to the roost for a solo turn on Thursday at the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino near San Bernardino. Hagar, onetime frontman for Van Halen, grew up in nearby Fontana. "I haven't played in the Inland Empire in a long time," he said Wednesday. "This came up at the right time." Hagar has sold more than 60 million CDs. Despite enjoying sold-out arenas, he enjoys playing smaller venues, too, he said. "When I built Cabo Wabo (a bar and lounge in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico), I got into the intimacy of how you can get into a show and have more spontaneity and more fun. It's a different kind of energy in a small room. And 3,500 is not that small. But it's small enough to feel intimate." Hagar said he's more into Chickenfoot these days than the old Van Halen songlist. "I like Chickenfoot better. With Van Halen, I tried that reunion ... we really couldn't get along. Everyone should get along great and the fans should come first. Mikey (fellow Chickenfoot bassist and former Van Halen member Michael Anthony) is the same kind of person. You don't go out there wasted and incapable of doing your job night after night. It's not the way I do things. I just don't see it coming together." Hagar said of Van Halen: "The band broke up in 1995. The last record was in '93. Seventeen years and they haven't made any new music. That's crazy ... if it changed and it was like it used to be when I was in the band, I could do a reunion and an album, but not under these circumstances." When asked if Anthony would join him onstage on Thursday, Hagar answered, "Probably ... but you don't want to say he is. He might." http://www.sgvtribune.com/living/ci_14720008
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04-01-2010, 11:07 AM	#2
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pna42 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 08, 2003 Location: Alexandria, Va. Posts: 166	How many times is he going to point out that he no longer enjoys much association with VH? VH was the biggest, hard driving band in the world and sold out arenas for years. He should be thankful he got the experience...and move on.
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04-02-2010, 01:08 AM	#4
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,620	Eddie Van Halen has some serious issues. Sammy has some real points. Why haven't Van Halen been doing any new albums for over a decade and a half? I've always taken Sammy Hagar's side in regards to the Van Halen debacle. Eddie was underhanded when he secretly was working with David Lee Roth behind Sammy's back. It's just all messed up. Great to see that Sammy and Michael Anthony are still best of friends and working with another guitar genius, Joe Satriani, in Chickenfoot.
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04-04-2010, 08:13 PM	#7
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	I sided more with Sammy in his breakup with VH, but he needs to let this go. I don't agree with Van Halen dumping Michael Anthony, but Anthony has shown nothing but class in the way he's handled it. No one has more right to be bitter towards Eddie Van Halen, but he's not going that route. Sammy has moved on to a solo career and a tequila empire that's made him far more money than his music would have. He should be happy with that. Van Halen pretty much self-destructed in the '90s -- and it's their fault. I'll believe new Van Halen music when I hear it. In the meantime, I'll enjoy the music from the Roth and Hagar eras and remember the good times.
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04-02-2010, 01:24 AM	#5
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Eddie and Alex made a HUGE mistake dumping Michael Anthony, who is not only an awesome bass player but a very good vocalist in his own right. Great to see that he and Sammy have remained tight and are working together again.

04-03-2010, 06:33 PM	#6
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	The last Van Halen album with Sammy was Balance in 1995. It was also the band's last hit album. There was the Van Halen III album with Gary Cherone in 1998, that sold poorly. Except for three new songs on the Best Of Both Worlds collection in 2004, Van Halen hasn't recorded any new music since. Eddie stated that the band would record a new album with David Lee Roth after Wolfgang graduated from high school. I think its been a year since Wolfie graduated, but there hasn't been any news of a new album. I'm not sure what is going on in the Van Halen camp, and I honestly don't really care anymore. I still love the music the band made with Sammy and Dave, but the truth is they are never going to make any new music. I think Eddie and Alex tease fans with new music just to keep them interested. I really enjoyed seeing Eddie and Alex play with Dave two years ago, since I never gor to see them perform together back in the day (I was only eight and a half when Dave quit in 1985) but I don't see them ever making music together again. I think Sammy needs to get beyond the entire Van Halen thing. The Chickenfoot album was really good and he should focus his energy into that.

04-04-2010, 11:06 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Well said, Chris!! I haven't heard one negative thing about VH from Michael Anthony and he has every right to be PO'ed at them. Instead, he's found another outlet to channel his creativity. That's more than VH can say these days. I have to admit I'm a bigger fan of the Roth era, but you can't deny that Sammy was fantastic on songs like "Dreams", "Right Now", "Up For Breakfast" and "Love Walks In".

04-06-2010, 02:42 AM	#10
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Those must have been fun shows. With all due respect to Gary Cherone, who I liked in Extreme, he just wasn't the right fit with VH.