I heard a story/rumor that Back in Black was pretty much already written before Bon Scott died. I can't listen to those songs and not hear Brian Johnson, They don't sound like Bon Scott Songs to me. I know I sound like a cranky old man, but AC/DC didn't really become a different band in terms of sound, songwriting style, etc. the way that Van Halen did (and Bon Scott was one of the principle songwriters.) But they definitely lost their "sneer."

Isn't Alex the unsung asshole in the band? Thought he and/or his wife were behind some off the more sketchy shit.

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

"Right Now," "Feels So Good," "Why Can't This Be Love," "Dreams," "When It's Love," and "Top of the World" are the only Van Hagar songs I really like, I think. But "Right Now" is a classic, everyone knows that.

Hold me, Tall Midget. Tell me everything is going to be ok.

You clowns have me about to crank I'll Wait.

Happy weekend!

If you hate Laurence, then don't listen - don't comment. When he co-hosts the B&B show, take that day off ... listen to an old podcast of a Bernstein solo show and jerk off all day.

You know what, the more I think about this, the madder I get. It is not ok to like the Sammy Hagar incarnation of Van Halen, and certainly not more than the original incarnation.. You can hate both, that's Ok. They were both stupid bands. The first one was stupid with a degree of aplomb. The second was sell-tequila stupid.

Guy Fieri-ization of the world.

Me too, Sam. I can't fucking believe Boyd dumped on Diver Down. The first six songs just groove right along. "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?" is a terrific opener. Hang Em High, Secrets, Intruder (whick kills, by the way) and you still get Litte Guitars and The Full Bug along the way.

Taking nothing away from Ed being one of guitar GOAT....he's also one of the Douchebag GOAT. Good list.,

Dave Era:
On Fire, Panama, House Of Pain, Somebody Get Me A Doctor, Unchained, Runnin With the Devil, Eruption-> You Really Got Me, Ice Cream Man, Ain't Talkin Bout Love

Sammy Era:
Top of the World, Best Of Both Worlds, Humans Being, Summer Nights, 5150, Dreams, When it's Love, Poundcake, Black and Blue, Cabo Wabo

2 entirely different sound bands. More magic in the Dave era, but some great years with Hagar.

and yes...that first Montrose album is amazing.

And it was just meant to be something to keep the name out there while 1984 was completed. Not too shabby.

It shits all over something like Balance.

You know what, the more I think about this, the madder I get. It is not ok to like the Sammy Hagar incarnation of Van Halen, and certainly not more than the original incarnation.. You can hate both, that's Ok. They were both stupid bands. The first one was stupid with a degree of aplomb. The second was sell-tequila stupid.

Guy Fieri-ization of the world.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Look, sometimes I crave a big thick slice of late '80s/early '90s synth cheese. "Jump" doesn't hit my cheese receptors that way. "Dreams" does. "Feels So Good" does. I'm not taking any further questions.

Those songs suck and are pretty lame.

It's going to be okay.

You know what, the more I think about this, the madder I get. It is not ok to like the Sammy Hagar incarnation of Van Halen, and certainly not more than the original incarnation.. You can hate both, that's Ok. They were both stupid bands. The first one was stupid with a degree of aplomb. The second was sell-tequila stupid.

Guy Fieri-ization of the world.

Two different bands. View them through that prism and it makes more sense.

I prefer, and it isn't even close, Van Halen but Van Hagar has some decent tunes but there was definitely a shift with the sound after Roth left. I tend to look at Eat 'Em and Smile as "What could have been...." if Roth didn't leave/get fired from the band. As for Diver Down, that album was filler covers but was still solid in a lot of respects (Little Guitars, Pretty Woman), plus they needed something to put out in between Fair Warning and 1984. Both pretty killer albums with the former being probably my favorite. With Hagar I'll say that 5150 was very good and OU812 was also....everything after that was mediocre to poor except for a song or two here and there and as a whole couldn't compete with VHI, VH2, WACF, FW and 1984.

Van Halen was just more raw, live, fun and the Michael Anthony vocal harmonies are still killer. Eddie's guitar tone was better as well. Roth also had his more dorky/cheesy stuff contained by the band, that side of him you saw more after he was out, especially on Skyscraper. The Hagar era was more polished but also felt more machined and way more lame.

Like JORR side, Hagar was better with Montrose.

Any era. Any combo. Panama sucks. The pussification of merica began with this tune. Otherwise, bigfan of the diamond Dave VH and Sammy pre VH....Montrose or solo. One voice. One vote.

what?! Panama is awesome. It wasn't the song as more the music video. Remember he was eating pussy in that? Maybe you're too young.

https://youtu.be/fuKDBPw8wQA?t=83

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Panama will always remind me of Carlos Lee strolling to the dish

Isn't Alex the unsung asshole in the band? Thought he and/or his wife were behind some off the more sketchy shit.