But with 1986's '5150' Van Halen proved they knew what they were doing when they hired Sammy Hagar, even if the result was a markedly different, more mature version of everybody's favorite party band.
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Eddie Van Halen apparently left Peavey because it signed a second superstar shredder – Joe SatrianiSpecifically, Gray argues that the arrival of Joe Satriani – and the creation of his signature JSX amp – pushed Van Halen away. “The best we can figure is that we joined up with Joe Satriani and made ...
It's never easy to spot a hit, but Van Halen didn't have the time of day when Sammy Hagar offered up a hit on a silver platter. Read more here.
Van Halen might not be the first band being heralded as introspective artists, but Sammy Hagar felt no one could touch some ...
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“I said, ‘I’m going to make my guitar talk!’”: When Steve Vai was in direct competition with Eddie Van HalenWhat would be totally ridiculous and would grab everyone’s interest? I said, ‘I’m going to make my guitar talk!’”: When Steve ...
The tour's name plays off the title of the song "Best of Both Worlds," on Van Halen's "5150" album from 1986 when Hagar ...
Van Halen reportedly kept the Wolfgang and 5150 trademarks, and under the EVH brand, the late guitar god continued to refine his signature guitar vision and began producing the EVH Wolfgang – a ...
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