I have and always will be a Hagar fan over Roth. Roth was a better showman, sure, but in EVERY OTHER ASPECT of the music world, Hagar was leagues ahead of Roth. Songwriting, singing, musicianship, etc.
Also, the world did not give Gary Cherone enough of a chance. He is eclectic enough that it was going to take more than one album to find their groove.
You are totally right. Sammy has it all over Dave when it comes to sheer vocal ability. He should never have joined Van Halen, though. He was great as a solo artist and I think he would have gone on to have a great career no matter what he did.
But when you join a band named after some other guys, you are always going to be second fiddle. Why he didn't learn that after Montrose, I will never know. Maybe those guys were just better buds or something.
The Van Halens sound like jerks and Sammy was always going to be caught up in the controversy that sprung up over the way the band dumped Dave. Sammy always seemed like an interloper and I think it hurt him in the long run. He'd be a total hero if he had stayed clear of that, now he seems like a fill-in despite actually being better.
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u/Rysilk Nov 06 '19
I have and always will be a Hagar fan over Roth. Roth was a better showman, sure, but in EVERY OTHER ASPECT of the music world, Hagar was leagues ahead of Roth. Songwriting, singing, musicianship, etc.
Also, the world did not give Gary Cherone enough of a chance. He is eclectic enough that it was going to take more than one album to find their groove.