turborontti t1_itzdaqm wrote on October 27, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Reply to comment by Dumpfrumperson in Basically what the Roth era was. Van halen (1978) by dutchiedudeguy

More consistent and definately an excellent singer for his whole career, but Roth was definately better frontman for a short period of time imo :)

BartholomewBandy t1_iu0grmm wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Roth was also a much better writer. Clever and funny. Sammy wrote “only time will tell if we stand the test of time”….(sighs) Sammy could sing, but I couldn’t care what he was saying. Seems like a good guy, though.

turborontti t1_iu0jv6o wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:36 PM

I agree. Sammy knows how to party, Roth was the party :P

But in their todays condition and if Eddie would still be alive, i would have preferred the reunion with Sammy.

BartholomewBandy t1_iu0ktmc wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:42 PM

I finally saw VH in 2015 with DLR and he was way past his sell by date. Loved it, crazy grandpa singing songs I knew by heart. Getting a set of early material made it worth while. They started with Light up the Sky, which is a favorite for me. Eddie made it look so damn easy…

somajones t1_iu0k0b6 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:37 PM

> Sammy could sing, but I couldn’t care what he was saying.

Yeah. I loved Standing Hampton but I could never remember if there was more than one way to rock or if there was only one way to rock.

BartholomewBandy t1_iu0sc5m wrote on October 27, 2022 at 6:30 PM

The initial One Way to Rock theory, originally proposed on the Standing Hampton album, has been supplanted by Six Ways to Rock as outlined in Sammy’s book “Ways to Rock”. There have been, however, several studies indicating the possibility of a seventh way to rock. These studies are awaiting peer review.