It's such a fun back and forth to watch

It’s called a “duel”.

LOL. I love things that are "Eddified"

The best version!

Everyone does

I bet Ed wished he could take that high five back…

@@michaelbillypec why?

Sammy was a huge upgrade over David lee..

I love Michael Anthony, truly, but take Eddie out of the band and there is no Van Halen.

Its his harmonies that stand out - dude has serious vocal range.

He's an extremely important part of the equation for sure, but he's not more important than Eddie for the Van Halen sound, come on.

I don't know why some people hate to be obvious!

I agree 100% his backing voal is so damn AMAZING!!! He has such a huge vocal range man, it is wild and he is a MASTER of the Bass! He is top 5 GOAT on the bass imo!

I get sick of it too.its all good.every damn bit of it.

Well said Eddie was progressive whether it came out good or not so like Bowie he did what felt good at the time a true artist

Except because it didn't work with Cherone there was no more original VH music after that 2nd album. Even by Cherone's admission the album was not polished and not nearly as good as what they were capable of. He was used to being in a band that all pulled the same direction. Eddie and Alex always went their way and it was only Sammy's refusal to compromise that helped them stay focused. Dave didn't want the band to even incorporate keys, so if he had stayed it would have been an awkward fit.....

Sorry bra, I hear ya but Gary C was a joke.

Maybe not the Cherone era...

This was definitely without a doubt, an awesome live version of this song live.. Saw them in 88 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Great memories of the band.

Sammy's version was great, but when played with Eddy, he takes it to another realm.!!

Sammy can write off guitar not a good soloist

Like a new band. Sam and Ed, as a songwriting team, were unstoppable.

Bubblegum lyrics. Only one frontman for VH.

Light years beyond VH1

Yep.

@@dukeallen432 DLR is a no talent fucking clown. Only one cool thing about him that I respect, and that's him being an AMR.

By far...

Sammy has been playing guitar longer than Eddie. The difference is Eddie defined the genre, while Sammy laid the groundwork. Sammy still says that Eddie is the best of all time to this day. They may no longer be friends, but he has tremendous respect for him. As for Sammy, he's a Jimmy Page archetype...playing within the song rather than rewriting it with a solo. Sammy doesn't get his due, because he's content just to make music. That's how it should be.

@@tak178 I'm 100% a fan of Sammy since the early 80s and he definitely is a great guitarist but his vocals are just mindblowing. I challenge anyone to sing Dreams in the original key, no falsetto, with the passion, i don't think it can be done truthfully. I would walk across the country to see a Van Hagar reunion but doesn't look like that will ever happen.

And i remember hearin Sammy say Ted was the best rock producer.

Eddie, Satrani, Gary Montrose,

@@tak178 Sammy is rich and has a hot wife. Life has been good. This song and version here kicks ass. The boys had some good times.

Sammy made them the greatest live band ever.

Amen. You get it brother

sickphil71 Sammy is criminally underrated as a guitar player

Yes Sammy Hagar is a excellent guitar player

Hargar's resume is impressive. Montrose his solo stuff and Van halen.

When I first heard that Sammy was joining Van Halen, I was so excited-I had envisioned scenarios just like this, having known for years what a great guitarist Sammy is. The guys did not disappoint.

Sammy Hager’s playing is rudimentary

Matthew Urban: There was a shift towards the music carrying itself, instead of the music carrying the image. Hagar is still a stand-up, that is still making music.

I always like the Roth era more because of 1984 but as I get older I’m starting to like the Hagar era more.

They were clearly the number one band in the world when David Lee Roth was there and were dragged down to the middle of the pack after that. Part of it was the fans were turned off by all the infighting but it was a drop off in chemistry that could not be replaced even by the very good rock ‘n’ roll performer of Sammy Hagar. My opinion is no more important than yours but clearly the hubris of Van Halen took a dive and so did David Lee Roth.

If you look at the Roth only fanbase, you will see some of America and the world's truest reta-rds.

@Cutting Yoko’s bra! I really doubt it. I like Roth and Hagar. And there are very few Hagar only fans. Which is why Van Halen fans of both singers are different to the Roth only people.

THE NAME "NEVER" CHANGED.

I'm sick of this shit ...it NEVER!!!!! changed.

Sorry if your suggesting that it would have been van hagar NO !

NO it never would have or will.

Calm down dude! A lot of folks used to refer to them as van Hagar it's not a big deal man everybody knows that's not actually the name of the band.

A prefect axe for the Red Rocker!

+TheNatureboy64 Saw Sammy at the old Tangerine Bowl with ZZ Top, Triumph, and Foghat in May of '83. One heluva show!

Saw the same tour in Casper, Wyo. Was close enough to the stage to punch Sammy in the junk but I shook his hand instead. I'm a good guy that way.

Sammy headlined a New Year’s Eve concert I went to in Seattle, in the final hours of 1980. Loverboy was on first, they were just starting out. Then the (Detroit) Rockets, then Sammy. It was a great show!

@Cutting Yoko’s bra! actually, they reconnected at the start of the year, so in a way, it IS true that they became close again. RIP Eddie

They didn't call him The Red Rocker for nothing

Slap is correct. Hagar was VERY well established. VH practically went volcanic after he got there. Sammy had been touring and playing his ass off for years before that time.

Oh, and for the record, DLR could jump around a lot and that's it. His voice is shot to hell. Can he play any instruments? Highly doubtful. Go listen to the last VH album. It sounds exactly like what they were doing the first time. No originality at all.

two lead guitarists is just awesome

And sad how little we got from the last 20 years and now nothing ever again.

@@cheapseats12 Totally agree with that statement.

+jim sakkos Sammy still sounds great , unlike DLR

Saw Sammy on the VOA tour....rushed the stage and was right in front in was awesome...Krokus opened..

It is a Hagar track, off standing Hampton.

STUART MORTON Thank you

Glad to be of help.

+John Noonan Dang Strait...

John Noonan yea I said the same Hagar can jam for sure!!