OUR FIRST TIME HEARING SAMMY HAGAR! First Time Hearing Van Halen

OUR FIRST TIME HEARING SAMMY HAGAR! First Time Hearing Van Halen - Best Of Both Worlds Reaction!

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8 ай бұрын

Join us as we embark on an exciting musical adventure, hearing Sammy Hagar with Van Halen for the first time in their hit "Best Of Both Worlds"! It's a moment we've been eagerly anticipating, and we can't wait to share our reactions with you.
🎸 About Van Halen: Van Halen, a band synonymous with rock 'n' roll greatness, has thrilled fans for decades with their innovative sound and electrifying performances. With Sammy Hagar on vocals, the band took a new direction, and today we're experiencing a piece of that history.
🌍 In This Video: Watch as we dive into "Best Of Both Worlds" by Van Halen. Known for their groundbreaking music and high-energy performances, we're excited to hear how Sammy Hagar's distinctive voice blends with the band's iconic sound. Expect genuine reactions and an exploration of what makes this track so special.
👫 Why a Couple Reaction?: Experiencing music together brings a unique perspective. We love to share our individual reactions and insights, creating a richer and more varied experience for our viewers.
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💬 Your Input Is Valuable: What's your favorite Van Halen song with Sammy Hagar? Are there other tracks by Van Halen that you'd like us to react to? Let us know in the comments section below!
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@jettslappy7028 8 ай бұрын

I love Van Hagar, and I'm not ashamed to say it.

@rafalmeidas 8 ай бұрын

I prefer it a million times more.

@michaelt3308 8 ай бұрын

@@rafalmeidasI'll take DLR over this!

@randomhockeyguy9149 8 ай бұрын

I started listening to the band during the Hagar era, but I prefer the Roth catalog. I like the heavier, hard rock songs of Van Halen like Mean Streets, I'm the One, etc. Not a big fan of songs like Dance the Night Away or When It's Love. That's not to say I dislike the songs with Sammy, just, they went more Pop/Soft Rock with Sam. Hagar gets a lot of the blame for it, but it was Ed's doing, wanting to play more keyboards and piano tracks. I'll also say I often prefer Sammy's solo work to his Van Halen catalog. Seen Van Halen 7 times...4 times with Sam, 3 times with Dave, plus seen Sam twice as a solo artist, including just a few weeks ago.

@warinsidemyhead8939 8 ай бұрын

Anything with Al and Ed....but the DLR era is way heavier and hard edge....Sammy era was too bubblegum.....Poor Ed.....

@correctlyrics 8 ай бұрын

It's a shame that humans feel the pressure to pick either or. Van Hagar is awesome. Van Halen is incredible. Can we all agree on that?

@danettebumgarner5701 8 ай бұрын

Sammy is 76, still touring and still sounding good.

@richardkafka5625 8 ай бұрын

Sammy's 76 and still going strong! Getting ready to go on tour again. Sammy was also in a band called Montrose. Love Sammy's vocals.

@coolies2002 8 ай бұрын

I think Michael Anthony, the bass player, had the defining Van Halen vocals. That’s why it worked so well with Sammy.

@johnathanstruble1064 8 ай бұрын

love both versions, Diamond Dave was an ultimate front man, while Hagar is great songwriter and vocalist.

@tomarriola4952 10 күн бұрын

and guitarist...

@danarchuleta1154 8 ай бұрын

Van Haleniac here. When Roth and Van Halen parted ways, there was great sadness and forlorn expressions throughout the Van Halen sphere, until "Best of Both Worlds" was played and all was right again in the Kingdom....This was your best reaction. IMHO Forget the measured responses, this is Rock and Roll! If it gets you, go with it! lol. Live Your LIfe!

@davidgregg9489 8 ай бұрын

Sammy obviously gave a new feel to VH, but he also played guitar. Although not at Eddie's level, but the added rhythm provided an extra layer. Good reaction

@jdbroders64 8 ай бұрын

Sammy is also a damn good lead guitar player in his own right, but when you're in a band with Eddie, yeah no.

@tomarriola4952 10 күн бұрын

Listen to There's Only One Way To Rock by Van Halen.

@todvball 8 ай бұрын

Fun ~with a positive message . And when 5150 arrived, I really liked the new direction. It retained the edginess...with a crisper sound!! Loved each VH era. So cool .

@edwardcrews2952 8 ай бұрын

The live version of this is fantabulous. Thanks for the Van Hagar reaction. Love your channel

@jamestate5059 2 ай бұрын

Dreams is one of the best Hagar era songs. Amazing vocals

@jeremiahrose4681 8 ай бұрын

Sammy is amazing, love his solo stuff more.

@dave9732 3 күн бұрын

I feel blessed to have enjoyed both eras. Both were really good in their own ways.

@fernandocarvajal495 8 ай бұрын

Live version from 1986 captures the energy of the song. And if it’s the long version, it has a great intro.

@brianlebrun2382 8 ай бұрын

With Roth the band was fairly one dimensional. Not a damn thing wrong with that. However with Sammy the band went places musically that they wouldn't have with Roth. Nothing wrong with that either. I saw the band about 2 weeks before the final split and honestly it remains one of the best shows I've ever seen.

@michaelt3308 8 ай бұрын

Agreed, saw em with DLR at MSG and SH in Hartford. I just prefer the hardness of early VH

@russellmorgan5611 8 ай бұрын

Montrose ! Before Van Halen was a thing.

@rosschapman1615 8 ай бұрын

The first band I saw in concert was Van Halen. I was 14 I believe and I'm 59 now. I idolized Roth back then and when he left the band I lost touch with Van Halen for a spell. After some time and hearing them on the radio with Sammy singing I grew to appreciate their new sound. Both served well during their tenure with Van Halen. Also from interviews I've seen with Sammy he comes across as a pretty chill performer and just an all round good guy you would love to hang out with. Roth I think is still one of the best frontmen during his time but I have to admit I couldn't take listening to him perform when he rejoined the band. Anyways, they both put out great music and I honestly now don't think one was better than the other. They were just different. We lost Eddie way too soon.

@kdm71291 8 ай бұрын

My first fully-attended concert, as well (Diver Down 1982)…previously it was Journey where I was outside the fence at my local fairgrounds with hundreds of other people, partying and listening…peeking through the fence every once in a while. Unforgettable first VH show, though! I’m 60.

@rothed16 7 ай бұрын

Cool! I am 54 and about to be 55 wnd of December and loved Sammy solo, Dave solo and both the VH versions

@steve-hr9jf 8 ай бұрын

Watch the live video, really gives you how good they are. Great musicians, no matter the era Dave or Sammy -awesome music period! ✌️

@user-hz9fb4ny6z 6 ай бұрын

Love van hagar. Some of the best music they both wrote.

@kevinmarshall854 8 ай бұрын

I love all of the Van Halen music. Without question!!

@tommigun102470 8 ай бұрын

Sammy also had a solo career! Heavy Metal is my favorite song from Hagar!

@brianlafrazia8237 8 ай бұрын

The instrumentation in VH during both the Roth and Hagar eras were stellar. Eddie’s guitar is always elite no matter what. And people forget how good a drummer Alex was - and with Michael Anthony’s bass, they gave VH tremendous groove. You FELT it. The big difference is of course is: 1. The vocals - Sammy was a better singer with a terrific range. Roth isn’t a great singer, but he was great for the “party” band feel that earlier VH had. It was a raw attitude. They also experimented with earlier technology more and had far more variety in their sound than Hagar’s VH. They were having spontaneous fun, and it felt that way. 2. They were more mature by this point and had Eddie’s new 5150 studio with upgraded everything. It all lent itself to a more polished sound with bigger production value (layered instruments, bigger chorus, structured compositions, Sammy’s more sophisticated vocals, etc.). It all added up to a more commercial sound with the same killer musicians. And it hit as MTV was PEAKING.

@hikerstephen2669 8 ай бұрын

Love all Van Halen. Sammy sounded just as good live. Better than the recordings. Amazing singer. Miss you Eddie.

@belmont6444 8 ай бұрын

Van Hagar it's awesome! Thanks again guys! 🤘😎

@MrCubswin1 18 күн бұрын

IMO some of the best lyrics ever written. Just very uplifting perspective on how we should live life.

@johnathanstruble1064 8 ай бұрын

5150, the debut Album with Sammy, deserves a deep dive. " Good Enough" the opening track was the track that said this is Sammy , and this is still, Van Halen!

@shaneorr7293 8 ай бұрын

You need to see this one live. Epic

@jamese.6472 8 ай бұрын

Favorite band of all time. Check out the live without a net video for an up close, and in your face performance of this song and it will show you that there’s not much “extra stuff” added into their music, JUST THE MIGHTY VAN HALEN!

@chrisb2609 8 ай бұрын

Their Lamborgini mechanic introduced them. Check out the Live Without A Net video for this song!

@rayhurtado5333 3 ай бұрын

Technically not the first time they met but it is a great story

@LClark-ry9to 8 ай бұрын

I liked both, Texas here thanks.

@cabowabovhnut 8 ай бұрын

Guys you've gotta do the live version of this from the Live Without A Net concert!!! This is awesome but you REALLY get some Sammy screaming vocals on the live version! Please, please, please do it too!!! Thanks for what you do, love you guys ❤. Definitely need to do Poundcake as well as SO many others 😊

@kevinmarshall854 8 ай бұрын

Through a mutual car mechanic that they both used. Eddie saw Sammy's Ferrari at the shop and asked whose it was and the mechanic gave Eddie Sammy's phone number. And the rest is rock and roll history!!!

@barsandbarbells2022 8 ай бұрын

🎯

@JohnnyBeane 8 ай бұрын

I bought this album when it first came out, and I would listen to this every day. Became a huge fan and I would dig back in buy every older album so to me it was all Van Halen.

@TOPCHEF19733 8 ай бұрын

Several great songs from the Sammy Hagar era.I hope ya'll check out or get requests for When It's Love" :Why Cant This Be Love""Pound cake"-The video to Pound cake Eddie uses a drill on his guitar

@garywood2587 8 ай бұрын

Eddie's Lamborghini had broken down, and he was at a shop called Claudio's getting it looked at. While he was there, as fate would have it, The owner was on the phone with Sammy (his car had broken down as well.. After the phone call, Claudio noticed that Eddie didn't look to happy so he asked him what was wrong. Eddie said that he was bummed because their singer (Dave) left the band.. Claudio said " I just got off the phone with Sammy, Call Sammy ". Eddie said "Give me his number man" and he called him right from Claudio's Shop.. Watch the video called "Van Halen Unleashed", it talks all about it...

@guitarplayerz4893 8 ай бұрын

Was fortunate to see Van Halen once, or Van Hagar, as I saw them with Sammy. Didn't have an opportunity to see them with "Diamond Dave" on vocals. No matter which vocalist you prefer, the talent can't be denied. EVH was an amazing guitar player and his brother, AVH, was a really good drummer. Hard to find too many bass players who are as good as Mike Anthony. You asked about favorite Van Halen song. Hard to pick just one, but I will go with "Finish What Ya Started" from the OU812 Album. Most of us responding here know this, but in case you don't, EVH did the guitar solo on "Beat It" from Michael Jackson's Thriller album. Gives you an idea of how easy it was for him to cross genres. RIP Eddie!!!

@bbkyjohnson 5 күн бұрын

I was watching a live version on this song done just recently and it’s amazing how good they sound to this day.

@L4MMoTH 8 ай бұрын

aahhhh u must check this one LIVE.. Its awesome¡

@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus 8 ай бұрын

Love Sammy. You should check out the band 'Montrose' 'Bad Motor Scooter', 'Space Station #5', 'Rock Candy' and 'Rock The Nation'. Hard hitting Rock from the 70's. Cheers.

@willarrington8611 8 ай бұрын

Hey Phil and Sam, Happy Saturday! This song, as with some of Van Halen songs, is a feel-good happy vibe. A happy weekend to everyone! ✌️ ☮️ 🇺🇸❤️🎶🎵🎸

@barsandbarbells2022 8 ай бұрын

Hope you had a great weekend Will!

@willarrington8611 8 ай бұрын

@barsandbarbells2022 Hope you both did as well! 😊

@ChrisB-xm3mg 8 ай бұрын

I consider them to be almost 2 separate bands. I think they were more fun with David Lee Roth, but they were more technically accomplished with Sammy Hager. Interesting thing about Sammy is that he’s actually an extremely talented guitar player, but he ended up very rarely playing on anybody’s own solo songs with Van Halen because he felt like there was no place in the band for a guitar player other than Eddie.

@kelsosemail 8 ай бұрын

The more you learn about the history and the trajectory of the band, the more you realize that Sammy didn't actually change Van Halen's sound -- what we hear is where Eddie was going anyway -- Sammy was just a perfect match for this phase of Eddie's musical evolution. Oh... hey! When you guys do 5150, do the LIVE version from 1986, New Haven, Connecticut. The LIVE: Without A Net tour! It's the most amazing six or seven minutes of live Van Halen footage that exists!

@Itsjandz105 5 ай бұрын

This is an absolute banger for sure!

@kenday5735 8 ай бұрын

You must do there's only one way to rock live in Japan. Incredible guitar duel between Sammy and Eddie. Also if you do Dreams, you have to do the original blue angles version

@bryleggo 8 ай бұрын

Dave is a great talker! Sammy is a great singer!

@joehohmann6015 2 ай бұрын

Sammy is so damn original !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@jasonbarlow8263 8 ай бұрын

I just love the rhythm and the message of the song, it’s uplifting ❤ great reaction !

@robforrest2069 8 ай бұрын

The Sammy era of Van Halen is definitely a little softer, a little more poppy. But, still kicks ass as well. However, if you guys are looking to see what some harder less poppy songs are like from Van Halen with Sammy, check these track out! Get Up, Good Enough, A.F.U., Big Fat Money, Sucker in a 3 Piece. Also check out: Summer Nights and 5150...they aren't quite as hard as the other songs I mentioned, but those are 2 of my absolute favorites!

@kennybailey140 8 ай бұрын

Check out, "Dreams" "Humans Being" "When it's love" and so on. SO MANY GREAT songs with Sammy and VH. Sammy brought a little refinement, and more talent and more of their songs had a "love" theme to them.

@katyareads221 8 ай бұрын

Love Poundcake... a van Hagar tune. Even when Hagar sings Panama, (a DLR tune) it has a different vibe.

@rafalmeidas 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding singer! His solo material and his other bands (Chickenfoot, The Circle, The Waboritas) all great.

@therealmciver3761 8 ай бұрын

My favorite VH tunes with Sammy besides this one are... Finish What Ya Started Black n Blue Summer Nights Poundcake Why Can't This Be Love Cabo Wabo

@mattjohnson7725 8 ай бұрын

Me either ! Sammy is a national treasure

@therealmciver3761 8 ай бұрын

Sammy as not only the best singer for VH he has one of the best voices in the history of rock. Check out his band Chickenfoot...It's Sammy, Michael Anthony from VH, Chad Smith from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joe Satriani Soap on a Rope Big Foot Oh Yeah Sexy Little Thing

@chipmchugh5556 8 ай бұрын

Love Van Hagar!

@jamesmorrison959 8 ай бұрын

Sammy added some pretty good guitar work himself

@p_bugs_2644 7 ай бұрын

That voice! 🙌

@cletushouse906 8 ай бұрын

Sammy could kick- ass with any group he was with. VH was just lucky he stopped by.

@capnrob97 8 ай бұрын

Humans Being is a good one too, it was the last song Sammy did with Van Halen, Sammy and Eddie weren't even on speaking terms when that video was shot.

@John_Doe657 8 ай бұрын

It’s a great rock’n’roll roll tune, simple as that.

@xperfloorcare 8 ай бұрын

I love both singers fantastic! There’s only one way to rock Van Halen they really show out on that one live

@clincher16 8 ай бұрын

prolly my 2nd fav to " When its Love "

@johnmcmahonBXLA 8 ай бұрын

Ok now please check out the live version of this tune and the song “5150” from the same concert as the “Eruption” solo. Love you guys! Long live the King, EVH

@wallhome464 8 ай бұрын

I love VanHagar. DLR talk sang. Riffs were harder earlier, vocals and drums were better later.

@jimmills3156 8 ай бұрын

Gotta listen to Don't tell me what love can do. Great all around song from the Sammy hagar era

@user-Spicoli 8 ай бұрын

Sammy is still great!!!

@FrankZen 8 ай бұрын

Hagar brought Van Halen's musicianship to another level and I love him for that. The classics are the classics but the Hagar era was great too. Next up for you: Dreams, Poundcake, Judgement Day, Right Now

@EyeSoulband 8 ай бұрын

Check out “Source Of Infection.” Sammy really belts it out and Eddie just brings it 👍

@jonathanjacques7250 7 ай бұрын

Love sammies voice, just 🔥

@billtaylor3382 8 ай бұрын

Hey look I'm 65 Sammy was around before VH, When he joined the band it was much better!

@csphoenix9 2 ай бұрын

Their # 1 album for them all

@thunderstruck13 8 ай бұрын

Sammy solo was the best concert I saw in the 80s

@HenryBonesJr 7 ай бұрын

I recommend "Good Enough" from this particular VH album.

@19HuskyWolf70 8 ай бұрын

5150 came out when I was 16. Then OU812 in 1988 Monsters of rock...great memories

@tomstory9424 8 ай бұрын

A great Sammy solo song is “There’s Only One Way to Rock”. Sammy also a very good guitar player.

@seanupton3017 8 ай бұрын

Watch some of Van Hagar live....incredible!!!!!

@GentleGiantJason 3 ай бұрын

Sammy Hagar’s most iconic song is I Can’t Drive 55. In 1974 the US Government passed a law that limited the maximum speed on the highway to 55 MPH. If you react to it you should watch the music video. It’s a fun song and fun video

@carlbrucefroehlich3986 8 ай бұрын

Diamond Dave once said it best - "All Sammy's songs are about love. I ain't talkin' 'bout love." I feel DLR VH is a keg party at a frat house. Van Hagar is wine coolers on the beach. Both fun but different.

@Buds1own 8 ай бұрын

LOVE the reaction!! :) ♥ Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

@shaundgb7367 8 ай бұрын

Never really followed Van Halen after this album but nostalgic journey for me to hear this after a number of decades. Used to listen to this album on old cassette walkman on way to my first job in 1986 from memory, and this brings me right back into the feel of that time. It is crazy how some music just transports you right back to the feel of a certain time or year in life. Van Halen was never on my radar after that time. So I do not actually really know much about the albums with Sammy Hagar apart from this one.

@brandontolman7812 8 ай бұрын

Dreams

@davidbird461 8 ай бұрын

Sammy and Michael Anthony doing a tribute tour, had to get Satrania not spelled ,anyway Joe and Drummer is Led Zeppelin s Drummer s Son.they where on Howard Stern🎉 JOE Was Killing xome of Ed's hardest riffs Sammy is in his 70s and tours every Summer

@frankperry2874 8 ай бұрын

Please do Dreams ! Go for the official video !

@bean11441 8 ай бұрын

Its all good!

@johnathanstruble1064 8 ай бұрын

Samantha in the front row of a Van Hagar show. Yup! ❤😂

@TexasMagnolia 8 ай бұрын

The Van Halen - Sammy Hagar Era! The Very Best!! Y’all must discover the greatness of their blend. Roth was about Roth. Sammy was about the Band and the music.

@tbnobs 3 ай бұрын

Dave had his day and had many great songs with VH but Sammy was just as good in his own way and his voice has stayed sounding good to this day

@kevinmarshall854 8 ай бұрын

Please watch the video for "Poundcake". Eddie uses an electric drill to play his guitar!! It is EPIC!!

@mikeconti4360 8 ай бұрын

You should watch the live version of Best of Both Worlds!

@kdm71291 8 ай бұрын

This sounds like a redone studio version, for some reason….but there are some really great live versions to watch… where they do the 5150 walk, etc….. and are obviously having a really great time!

@Kenny-ko4hj 8 ай бұрын

Dave or Sammy it's all awesome

@mattmorganRnR 8 ай бұрын

TRUST me. They have a lot of fire songs with Hagar. Try “ Human Beings “. It was for the movie Twister. It ROCKS 🔥🔥

@davidhess8049 8 ай бұрын

Amsterdam, Up for Breakfast

@joebarrera9741 8 ай бұрын

PRETTY GOOD SONG

@metalmark1214 8 ай бұрын

You've entered the VanHagar era. Though Hagar is considered by many a better vocalist than DLR, he didn't have the showmanship like DLR did IMO. The VanHagar era had some good songs but had a more poppy sound than earlier VH. Throughout the VH discography it's Eddie and Alex that kept my interest in VH. Be sure to check out Montrose, a band Sammy Hagar sang for earlier and Sammy's solo material.

@toneman501 8 ай бұрын

5150 is a classic album...start to finish... checkout. Dreams. or Love Comes Walking in...

@Crazychick64 8 ай бұрын

Sammy Hagar himself has a great catalog of hits. My favorite of his songs is Heavy Metal

@WineSippingCowboy 8 ай бұрын

50+ years ago, Sammy Hagar was the lead singer of Montrose, which was founded in my home area the San Francisco Bay Area 🌉. Montrose splintered into 3 successful entities. Listed according to departure. 1 Samny Hagar, lead vocals and rhythm guitar 2 Denny Carmassi, like me born in San Francisco, drums 🥁, joined Heart ❤ 3 Alan Fitzgerald, like me born in San Francisco, bass guitar and keyboards 🎹, a founder of Night Ranger. Sammy Hagar wrote and performed I've Done Everything for You. It bombed 💣 . In 1981, Rick Springfield covered it, and it rose 🌹 in the Billboard charts! 🤯 Sammy Hagar has more details in interviews and in cincert videos of the song. Biggest debate in high school 🏫: Van Hagar or Sam Halen? Biggest hit as a solo singer for Sammy Hagar is based on getting a ticket 🎟 for speeding. 🐆 Suggested video 📹: 1 Sammy Hagar sings I Can't Drive Fifty-five. 2 Sammy Hagar sings Sam I Am.

@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman 8 ай бұрын

Should also check out Sammy with Montrose Rock Candy ✌💖☮

@merlomusic7856 8 ай бұрын

Check out Judgement Day from the Sammy Van Halen Era. It’s one of the heaviest riffs Ed wrote and played with Sammy and overall. 🤘🏻

@smitty60-su2xf 8 ай бұрын

Sammy was smooth David was the screamer

@robertg7396 8 ай бұрын

They had one particular singer between Dave and Sammy, named "Gary Cherone". Who at the time was on hiatus from his own band called "Extreme". Gary is a great singer in his own right, he just wasn't the right fit for Van Halen. You should check out Extreme tho. Great band from my hometown of Boston. Songs; "Get the Funk out", "Play with me", "Kid Ego", "Mutha don't wanna go to school today ", "More than words". Just to name a few. 🤘😃

@genegiusti6239 8 ай бұрын

Gary replaced Sammy after he was out (the first time). Gary did one album and he was out. When Sammy and Dave did their infamous tour, Gary and some members of the band Boston sang with Sammy on a song when he played Mansfield. It on the album Live Hallelujah. It was a fun night. Sammy was great, Dave's band was fire but his vocals were starting to slip. I believe the last couple of dates of the tour were cancelled after this show. It was Dave's turn to open the next night...