Best Van Halen vocalist ?

Kadarin

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I like 'em both, but Van Halen to me is is only Van Halen with David Lee Roth.
 

meltdown75

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I like Sammy but I also like his solo stuff - not that Diamond Dave didn't have some good solo stuff. Sammy is the better vocalist imho. I might be biased becuse I saw VH during their balance tour - never got to see them with DLR.
 

ElFenix

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Haggar is way the better singer. Diamond dave... good front man, but not as good a singer.
 

Vic

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How can this poll be close? IMO, Van Halen ceased to exist after DLR left and became "Van Hagar". No disrepect to Sammy, but the band was just never the same (and never quite as good) after Sammy joined. It seemed like more that just a different singer but an entirely different band. So, sure Sammy had the better pipes, but Dave made the better band.
 

Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: deftron
No contest for me ... the Diamond
I agree, but I do like Hagar too.

BTW, now you found a great poll!!!!!!!
 

AmericasTeam

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What would happen when and if Van Halen is inducted to the Rock Hall of Fame, do both singers get inducted?
 

Triumph

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David, for sure.

What the heck happened to Van Halen anyway? Simply products of a bygone era?
 

Scarpozzi

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Well....I personally think that Sammy is the bomb. He's the ultimate in partying and has a piercing voice that's amazing. I saw him and Cabo Wabo last year...they rocked the house.

As far as David Lee Roth goes...he's awesome simply because he's a freak. I think he put on a better show and had more stage presence and charisma, but wasn't a better vocalist.
 

trmiv

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This shouldn't even need a poll, Diamond Dave by far. Anyone who says anything different is higher than Diamond Dave himself.