Favorite Van Halen Singer

Hmm, i remember when Extreme's pornograffiti came out... must've been '90 or so. I quite liked it at the time... basic Pop Metal but with some really good guitar playing (Van Halen-lite is what it really sounded like heh). But i remember thinking it was way better than other glam-metal type stuff of that era.

Honestly i don't think i've ever heard the Cherone-fronted VH before...

Back to Van Hagar... i wonder how many times i watched that  'Live Without A Net' vhs when i was 8?? Must've been over a hundred times... aye Van Hagar is deeply embedded in my music psyche. I wonder how many people here will admit to prefering Van Hagar? =P

Van Halen 3 was terribly mistreated when it came out.  It was just as fashionable to bash it as it is to bash Phil Collins' led Genesis on a prog site.  But the reality is that it was actually a really good album.  If it had been released under another band name it might have been much better accepted.  On the other hand, it may have also faded into oblivion as another one album release by another short-lived supergroup.

Raff wrote: NJCat_11 wrote: Gary Cherone also sang for a band called Extreme (amazing band). http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/extreme.aspx I know that Cherone used to be a member of Extreme - a band I have never heard (they released their albums in a period when I did not keep up with the music world. However, I've heard very good things about their album Pornograffiti, and I'd definitely be interested in hearing it.

   album for sure!

Definitely check it out.


Edited by NJCat_11 - 07 Apr 2010 at 5:35pm

I'll admit to being a Van Hagar fan... 5150 is, by far, my favorite VH album, with heaps of nostalgia attached to it for me personally. So, i voted for Sammy. 

I have never heard Cherone, so I will have to choose between Sam and Dave. Though Hagar has undoubtedly the better voice, Roth was a charismatic showman, and as such essential for the group in its iconic line-up. However, I never cared for his voice, nor did I ever find him even remotely attractive.

Alright, time for a poll that has been done a million times in a million different places, but it has never been done here.  Which Van Halen lead singer is your favorite from these three?