Van Halen!

otm, lotta good tom content in his fills

really want alex van halen's beetlejuice kit now

Man, the roadies must hate drummers that have a gong (or two!) just for one hit in one song.

What is Alex’s greatest moment on record?

"Hot for Teacher" is his most famous. Drum fill on "Jamie's Cryin'" one of his most heard, thanks to Tone-Loc. Subdivided 4/4 breakdown in "Unchained" is incredible.

Man, the roadies must hate drummers that have a gong (or two!) just for one hit in one song.

I don’t know if he does anything amazing on “drop dead legs” but man what a groove

he’s channeling some real bonhamie on that one

For me the roto tom intro to jump, also the interesting stuff on the “can’t you see me standing “ and g solo parts

So many great grooves. "Dance the Night Away," for its "Honky Tonk Women" take. "Mean Streets" for being badass. "Everybody Wants Some" for its surf vibe ...

I was just gonna say, the whole tribal thing on "Everybody..." is so killer.

Man, you want a killer groove ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU64RQYLbtk

First comment: "Edward and Dave usually get most of the attention, but to me, it's really Alex that stands out on this track."

This might be him at his best.

So good

man II is so good. underrated imo.

I liked that story Templeman told re:the "You're No Good" cover, and making it into a Horror soundtrack.

(CHAINED)

listening to 5150, sounding kinda awesome tbh

5150 *is* awesome

main issue with van hagar is self-seriousness + cd bloat over the following records

Yeah, no sense of humor, complete dedication to totally pat sentiment. The last time I saw Van Hagar they played some shitty song about mighty soaring eagles that sounded like a Air Force recruiting song.

that's a weird way to interpret "Finish What You Started"

Otherwise I always loved Alex's snare tone

I love Alex, *especially* the sound of his drums,

Rick Beato did a video on The Van Halen Snare Sound.

I've always thought Hagar's "Black and Blue" was the only time the band got as ugly, if not uglier, then ACDC.

I remember watching that. It was full of information, but if I had been as far off as Beato was with the final product I probably wouldn't have published the video. xp

On today's Jeopardy there's a round about characters played by voice actors, and one of the clues is about <this character's> "Oh Yeah!" is a combo of Barry White and DLR.

Answer: KOOL-AID MAN!

lol

maybe it’s just the contrast between Hagar and Dave, but Hagar just sounds so... like “I AM SINGING IN A HARD ROCK STYLE” generic caricature.. like he should just be singing for advertisements

ha yes, Josh otm re “Air Force recruiting song” vibes

you could plot all rock singers on a Hagar (y) vs. DLR (x) set of axes, and Jack Black would be at (0, 1). this is the only slide you'll need for your presentation, "Why Van Hagar is Bad". maybe add the various gifs itt for your "Questions?" slide decor.

Yeah, no sense of humor, complete dedication to totally pat sentiment. The last time I saw Van Hagar they played some shitty song about mighty soaring eagles that sounded like a Air Force recruiting song.

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https://youtu.be/ajW0d2Fc97I

ughh i should have said "uncle Sam wants you!"

err, tequila dad Sam

if you change the lyric for tequila sunrise to "tequila dad", the song is about Hagar.

It's another tequila dad
Starin' slowly 'cross the sky
Said goodbye
He was just a hired hand
Workin' on the dreams he planned to try
The days go by

Take another shot of courage
Wonder why the right words never come
You just get numb
It's another tequila dad
This old world still looks the same
Another frame

I just remember that as a kid who didn't play guitar, I thought it would be really funny if I just shedded Eruption and somehow really got it down, but didn't learn how to play any chords or anything else. Obviously didn't follow through on that.

Face down in Cabo

imo "Finish What You Started" is an example of a song where Roth would have done a better job.

I am hearing this in my mind and it is cracking me up.

If this was Westworld and we were programming a host to sing this, we would dial down the Guy Fieri by 50% and increase the Vaudeville by 50%.

Hagar is 72, tequila must keep you young

anyway I think he's kinda underrated? that Montrose record owns

"i'll fall in love again" may be AOR-core af but it's an AOR-core ~jam~, is what it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Qf5hJf6Ds

I’ll try again with the montrose album, dunno why it’s never really vibed with me, not even bad motor scooter :(

I think Hagar is underrated too, but DLR's braininess and sense of irony is definitely missed in the Hagar phase of the band

i like Montrose quite a bit, i think Hagar’s style suits 70’s classic rock better idk?

josefa & vg agreed on both counts

DLR is obv his completely own thing that Hagar couldn't touch

I just see people really talk shit about Sammy like he never did anything good is all

I think Sammy is a very good rock singer but I think he’s just too generic a presence for the position of VH frontman; I don’t know what he brings that could be described as uniquely and identifiably his

Red Stuff

Speeding Tickets

¡MAS TEQUILA!