Quoted from Who-Dey:he took Van Halen from a party band to a way more professional sounding band and in many ways they were better under Sammy.
Ughhhh NO! Just NO! Hagar seems like a super nice guy but he is the most banal of singers. VH were and always should be Pasadena's finest party band. Who the hell wants to hear VH sing about serious shit? DLR was EVH's foil. The perfect counterbalance to a guy masturbating with a guitar. And really, if you are asking for a VH pinball, don't you need some sort of visual touchstone? What else did VH have to offer in that department save for DLR and his onstage/offstage image?
