Van Halen: Sammy or Dave?

JenRN · 02-09-2003, 06:40 PM

Any one here fans of Van Halen? If so who was the best lead singer?

marlsy · 02-09-2003, 06:49 PM

Growning up Van Halen was my total fav!!!!!!!! So I have to say DAVID LEE ROTH!! I used to be in love with him!!! He was pretty much an ass, but in my opinion Van Halen isn't Van Halen without him, even though I like alot of songs with Sammy too. I saw them in concert at the US festivel in the 80's when I was seventeen and they were a BIG dissapointment to me, they were last on and TOTALLY wasted to the max. David forgot words and could barely stand, boy thats sounds falmiliar dosn't it??? ROFL But my hubby saw them once and they were awsome!!! They are my all time fav. rock band of the 80's by FAR!!!!!!:dork:

JenRN · 02-09-2003, 07:13 PM

Yeah I was a HUGE Van Halen fan in the 80's as well!!! I liked the songs with Dave too the most, they were raw and a little heavier. Dave is a real ass though, he is soooo in love with himself it is discusting sometimes! And I really liked the songs with Sammy too, they were popular the most when I was in High school. Like Poundcake, Finish what you started, all those ones I love!!!! Glad to see some other Van Halen fans here, MARLSY!!!!!:P I would of loved to of seem them in concert! The part in the movie "Wedding Singer" were Robby and his Van Halen T-shirt was his obsession cracks me up. That movie brought back so many memeories of when I grew up!!

jango · 02-09-2003, 08:15 PM

My personal favorite is Van Hagar or Haggar or who really cares.

But c'mon, VH isn't Van Halen without Dave... even if he is a tripped out idiotic baffoon.

TeriB19 · 02-09-2003, 09:08 PM

I have to agree, while Dave is a gigantic egocentric ass, Van Halen was in its best years with him at the lead singer position. Sammy was adequate, but they just weren't the same without Diamond Dave.

marlsy · 02-09-2003, 09:49 PM

Quote: Originally posted by JenRN
<b>Yeah I was a HUGE Van Halen fan in the 80's as well!!!  I liked the songs with Dave too the most, they were raw and a little heavier.  Dave is a real ass though, he is soooo in love with himself it is discusting sometimes!  And I really liked the songs with Sammy too, they were popular the most when I was in High school.  Like Poundcake, Finish what you started, all those ones I love!!!!  Glad to see some other Van Halen fans here, MARLSY!!!!!:P   I would of loved to of seem them in concert!   The part in the movie "Wedding Singer" were Robby and his Van Halen T-shirt was his obsession cracks me up.  That movie brought back so many memeories of when I grew up!! </b>

I love the movie The Wedding Singer!!!!!!!!!!!!! That movie is great!!!!!! And Billy Idol in it looked so old to me!!!!! I have to buy that DVD to have.

Dogstar · 02-09-2003, 09:54 PM

Not a big VH van, but Eddie sure could play that axe. I agree, though, as much as I loathe Diamond Dave, they were better with him than without him.

HigherGirl · 02-10-2003, 11:44 AM

I am so use to Diamond Dave..But Hagar hasn't done too bad a job...would like to see Dave come back....

Tremontichik006 · 02-10-2003, 01:15 PM

Sammy... SAMMY ALL THE WAY.

creedgirl99 · 02-11-2003, 04:11 PM

I really liked both of them...but I guess I'd have to say Sammy because I liked more of their songs when he was in the band.

02-09-2003, 06:40 PM	#1
JenRN USER INFO » Status: Tree of Wisdom Posts: 7,519 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Van Halen: Sammy or Dave? Any one here fans of Van Halen? If so who was the best lead singer? __________________ "I don't want to know emptiness, take me down to the water wanna be baptized in your love far away from the lonliness, take my heart and wash away the fear let me be baptized in your love" ~Lenny Kravitz "Baptized"

02-09-2003, 06:49 PM	#2
marlsy USER INFO » Status: Prophet Man Posts: 3,230 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Growning up Van Halen was my total fav!!!!!!!! So I have to say DAVID LEE ROTH!! I used to be in love with him!!! He was pretty much an ass, but in my opinion Van Halen isn't Van Halen without him, even though I like alot of songs with Sammy too. I saw them in concert at the US festivel in the 80's when I was seventeen and they were a BIG dissapointment to me, they were last on and TOTALLY wasted to the max. David forgot words and could barely stand, boy thats sounds falmiliar dosn't it??? ROFL But my hubby saw them once and they were awsome!!! They are my all time fav. rock band of the 80's by FAR!!!!!!:dork: __________________ ~Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent~

02-09-2003, 07:13 PM	#3
JenRN USER INFO » Status: Tree of Wisdom Posts: 7,519 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Yeah I was a HUGE Van Halen fan in the 80's as well!!! I liked the songs with Dave too the most, they were raw and a little heavier. Dave is a real ass though, he is soooo in love with himself it is discusting sometimes! And I really liked the songs with Sammy too, they were popular the most when I was in High school. Like Poundcake, Finish what you started, all those ones I love!!!! Glad to see some other Van Halen fans here, MARLSY!!!!!:P I would of loved to of seem them in concert! The part in the movie "Wedding Singer" were Robby and his Van Halen T-shirt was his obsession cracks me up. That movie brought back so many memeories of when I grew up!! __________________ "I don't want to know emptiness, take me down to the water wanna be baptized in your love far away from the lonliness, take my heart and wash away the fear let me be baptized in your love" ~Lenny Kravitz "Baptized"

02-09-2003, 08:15 PM	#4
jango USER INFO » Status: Faceless Fan Posts: 460 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	My personal favorite is Van Hagar or Haggar or who really cares. But c'mon, VH isn't Van Halen without Dave... even if he is a tripped out idiotic baffoon. __________________ "Nineteen hundred and forty-six. Nineteen forty-six, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works."

02-09-2003, 09:08 PM	#5
TeriB19 Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Saving Grace Posts: 12,439 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	I have to agree, while Dave is a gigantic egocentric ass, Van Halen was in its best years with him at the lead singer position. Sammy was adequate, but they just weren't the same without Diamond Dave. __________________ MK: We're never gonna have the Super Bowl of Scott Stapp vs. Myles Kennedy in a sing-off - it's ridiculous. SP: Actually, we are setting that up. MT: It was in your contract when you signed up with us.

02-09-2003, 09:49 PM	#6
marlsy USER INFO » Status: Prophet Man Posts: 3,230 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Quote: Originally posted by JenRN <b>Yeah I was a HUGE Van Halen fan in the 80's as well!!!  I liked the songs with Dave too the most, they were raw and a little heavier.  Dave is a real ass though, he is soooo in love with himself it is discusting sometimes!  And I really liked the songs with Sammy too, they were popular the most when I was in High school.  Like Poundcake, Finish what you started, all those ones I love!!!!  Glad to see some other Van Halen fans here, MARLSY!!!!!:P   I would of loved to of seem them in concert!   The part in the movie "Wedding Singer" were Robby and his Van Halen T-shirt was his obsession cracks me up.  That movie brought back so many memeories of when I grew up!! </b> I love the movie The Wedding Singer!!!!!!!!!!!!! That movie is great!!!!!! And Billy Idol in it looked so old to me!!!!! I have to buy that DVD to have. __________________ ~Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent~

02-09-2003, 09:54 PM	#7
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Not a big VH van, but Eddie sure could play that axe. I agree, though, as much as I loathe Diamond Dave, they were better with him than without him. __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

02-10-2003, 11:44 AM	#8
HigherGirl USER INFO » Status: INK'ed Posts: 914 Joined: Jan 2003 Currently: Offline	I am so use to Diamond Dave..But Hagar hasn't done too bad a job...would like to see Dave come back....

02-10-2003, 01:15 PM	#9
Tremontichik006 USER INFO » Status: INK'ed Posts: 817 Joined: Jan 2003 Currently: Offline	Sammy... SAMMY ALL THE WAY. __________________ The sun shines and I cant avoid the light I think Im holding on to life too tight Ashes to ashes and dust to dust Sometimes I feel like giving up yeah I said sometimes I feel like giving up

02-11-2003, 04:11 PM	#10
creedgirl99 USER INFO » Status: Freedom Fighter Posts: 2,377 Joined: Nov 2002 Currently: Offline	I really liked both of them...but I guess I'd have to say Sammy because I liked more of their songs when he was in the band. __________________ The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

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