VOA (CD)

Sammy Hagar initially garnered attention as the frontman for the San Francisco hard rock band Montrose. After two albums with Montrose, Hagar went solo in 1976 and eventually had a hit single with "I Can't Drive 55" in 1984. The following year Hagar was recruited as David Lee Roth's replacement in Van Halen. Despite some initial skepticism, the singer won fans over with his impressive vocal range and easy-going charm. Nicknamed "Van Hagar," the revamped band released numerous hit albums, including 5150 and OU812. However, when tensions between Hagar and Eddie Van Halen came to a head in the late '90s, the vocalist departed and returned to his solo career. In addition to his albums backed by the Waboritas, the Red Rocker began to focus on his Cabo Wabo Cantina and his own brand of tequila.

• Category:  Music  »  Rock & Pop  »  Hard Rock
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: January 8, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen Records (USA)
• UPC: 783722247426
• WAPI (Tower ID): 111608800
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #32312 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #10973 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
• #531 in Hard Rock (See Top 100 Hard Rock Bestsellers)

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Sammy Hagar: Sammy Hagar (guitar, background vocals); Gary Phil (guitar, background vocals); Jesse Harms (keyboard, background vocals); Bill Church (bass instrument, background vocals); David Lauser (drums, background vocals); Ted Templeman (percussion, background vocals).

Although former Montrose frontman Sammy Hagar has been a solo artist since the late 1970s, the Red Rocker didn't have a major hit until '84, with the top-down, live-free-or-die VOA single "I Can't Drive 55." Bolstered by a flashy MTV video, the revved-up song became one of the most ubiquitous hard-rock tunes of that year. While the rest of the album is overshadowed by "55," VOA does feature a number of notable Hagar numbers, including the synth-laden power ballad "Two Sides of Love" and the raucous title track. Of course, Hagar's solo career would soon give way to his role as the frontman of Van Halen (or, as some would call the group, "Van Hagar"), with the raspy-voiced singer not venturing out on his own again until 1987's "I Never Said Goodbye."

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