Wolfgang Van Halen claims Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen “doesn’t get any respect”
Wolfgang Van Halen has criticised the supposed lack of respect for the Sammy Hagar era of Van Halen.
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The musician made the claim during a recent appearance on Oklahoma City radio station KATT, where he discussed his involvement with Van Halen band reissues, specifically the upcoming limited vinyl release of the Live: Right Here, Right Now album.
“[Alex Van Halen] is, obviously, he’s the head honcho when it comes to making the decisions,” Wolfgang explained. “Obviously, I default to him on anything that he thinks is the right thing to do.”
“But when it comes to decision-making or at least just kind of helping out, yeah, I am that sort of what would have been my dad’s vote for stuff there with Al. So Al and I are kind of that team. But, all in all, he’s the guy.”
The upcoming release also marks the first time a Van Halen reissue is shining the spotlight on the band’s ‘Sammy Hagar era’.
“That era [of Van Halen] doesn’t get any respect, I don’t think,” Wolfgang said.
“And there’s a lot of amazing songs and just obviously brilliant guitar playing on a lot of that — on all of that stuff — and I think people don’t give it a chance ’cause they fall into that just exhausting ‘this singer is better, this singer is better’ crap, when it’s, like, just give it a chance. There’s some really good stuff in there.”
Live: Right Here, Right Now is due out 22 April at select independent music retailers; the record will be limited to 7,500 copies on 180-gram translucent red vinyl.
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