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Asylum, are you a Dave guy or a Sammy guy? That Montrose album is great.
I like both and seen both in concert. Great front men for Van Halen and both had fantastic songs. I will say they were very wise to hire Sammy to replace Dave though and keep the band going forward
Same with ACDC I’ll rock with Bon & Brian any day of the week
Montrose is freakin awesome and when I was a little kid my dad handed me Paper Money on vinyl and said listen to this one. Put that on my little Superman record player that looked something like this back in the day. Wow, I’m old
What about you?
I agree that the move to Sammy was a really good one for the band. His style and ability really fit where Eddie was going. Gary Cherone is arguably a singing talent on the order of Sammy, but it didn't match the music and the times nearly as well.I like both and seen both in concert. Great front men for Van Halen and both had fantastic songs. I will say they were very wise to hire Sammy to replace Dave though and keep the band going forward
Same with ACDC I’ll rock with Bon & Brian any day of the week
Montrose is freakin awesome and when I was a little kid my dad handed me Paper Money on vinyl and said listen to this one. Put that on my little Superman record player that looked something like this back in the day. Wow, I’m old
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As a human being, I would go with Sammy all day. Seems like a genuinely nice and pleasant, fun-loving guy, while Dave is pretty out there and hard to figure out. Reading the tea leaves I suspect he is a big reason there was never an Eddie Van Halen tribute show. But personally, the DLR era Van Halen is what I love. He didn't have Sammy's range of course but that is when VH was pure rock and attitude, and Dave's approach was perfect for those songs. That music embodies the summer for me. And I never seem to get tired of that stuff, all the way from the first album through 1984. There is also a heavy nostalgic bias.
I think most fans agree with that. Dave was the original frontman and so the band Van Halen really ended with his departure giving way to Van Hagar.
Personally I was surprised the red rocker joined the band, but glad he did. Eddie and Sammy reached a different level musically that I don’t think would have been possible if Dave stayed in the band. And that’s not a knock on Dave.
I’ve seen both versions of the band and both frontmen on their own solo. Sammy is way better singing live and Dave is a better showman running around entertaining the crowd with crazy roundhouse kicks and stuff.
I will say and this is already documented that Sammy had no problem singing Dave songs back in the day, but Dave refused to sing Sammy songs. Call it jealousy, or he was too afraid to try, but I always found that funny
Also, the Cherone era I passed on, but it’s the only version that my wife has seen live and said it was great. To be honest I’ve never even listened to that album and probably never will
This is my favorite Dave solo album just freaking awesome 
Who remembers this one?
Love this one
I can understand a guy who was an original member of a band not wanting to sing songs made by the guy who replaced you, but in this case I don't think it would be pretty trying to hear Dave do "When It's Love" or "Dreams" so probably for the best that he not try.I will say and this is already documented that Sammy had no problem singing Dave songs back in the day, but Dave refused to sing Sammy songs. Call it jealousy, or he was too afraid to try, but I always found that funny
I think it was just Dave’s ego, but I would love to hear Dave try and sing at least one
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