Customer Reviews

Sammy Hagar

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I first saw Sammy Hagar when he opened for Boston in 1978 in my hometown. After a disappointing opening, Sammy tore the roof of the arena with "I Guess Love Has Found Me" - from this album! From there on out, Hagar OWNED the audience; when Boston was ready to come out, the audience was still shouting, "Ha-GAR! Ha-GAR! Ha-GAR!"

Since then, I have been a devoted Hagar fan; he is probably the most lyrical, most MUSICAL of all the hard-rock masters extant. Between this album - known as "the Red Album" - and "Nine on a Ten Scale", you'll get the complete picture of how Hagar's career took off after Montrose.

This is Sammy's second album after he went solo. It is definitely worth buying. This is the album that his hit song "Red" came out on. It contains great ballads like "Catch the Wind" and "Little Star/Eclipse" along with hard hitting hits like "Cruisin' & Boozin'" and "Rock 'N' Roll Weekend." It shows the great talent that comes out of Sammy when he gets out on his own. His awesom vocal range coupled with his song writting abilities come out in this album.

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1. Red -4:06- The greatest song that Sammy Hagar ever wrote. (*****)

2. Catch The Wind -4:35- The worst song on the CD, but still not bad. (**)

3. Cruisin And Boozin -3:08- Good song, but nothing special. (***)

4. Free Money -3:58- Slow in the start, but the pace picks up after that. (**3/4)

5. Rock N Roll Weekend -3:10- Great song, but it's way too short. (****)

6. Fillmore Shuffle -3:45- Not a bad song at all, but far from a good one. (**1/4)

7. Hungry -3:06- Good song, but it's not long enough to be rated any higher. (***1/4)

8. The Pits -3:07- Unspectacular, but still fun to listen to. (**3/4)

9. Love Has Found Me -3:51- All around good rock song. (***1/4)

10. Little Star/Eclipse -6:10- Possibly the best slow song I've ever heard. (***1/2)

OVERALL= -39:01- My favorite Sammy Hagar album ever. (***3/4)

Sammy Hagar's second solo album is his first true rock album on his own, and it's white-hot. Heavily influenced by Ted Nugent and the Outlaws, this CD rocks hard and never quits until it ends. The best song here is "Rock & Roll Weekend", but there are plenty of other goodies here as well. Hagar's advocacies of sanctions against Indonesia in retaliation for that country's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist, increased funding for law enforcement/community policing, and capital punishment or life without parole for kidnappers make SAMMY HAGAR an essential purchase for both your ears AND your conscience.

I've been a Sammy fan since the Montrose days. His solo material stands the test of the time and keeps getting better. Van Halen needed Sammy much more than he needed them. He saved their butts from oblivion.

i have plenty albums of his and i think its the best.and i expect to listen to him and see his concerrts evey time hes in town.:):):):)

I was born and raised in St. Louis. If you know anything about Sammy Hagar you know that St. Louis is his biggest market, second to none. So now you are going to get a proper review of this album from a TRUE FAN since (well I'm not going to tell my age).

This album is essential to any Sammy fan. In fact, to get a feel for Sammy's progression through his career, one should start with the self-titled Montrose album, than Montrose's Paper Money. You could skip over Nine On A Ten Scale (his solo debut and only weak album). Your third purchase should be this album. I still call them albums. You're lucky I didn't call it an 8-track.

Red is Sammy's signature song. I could never get tired of hearing this song.

Other highlights are Cruisin And Boozin' (CLASSIC!), Rock 'N' Roll Weekend (ESSENTIAL), Fillmore Shuffle (EXCELLENT!), The Pits, Love Has Found Me (EXCELLENT!) and Little Star/Eclipse.

After this album, buy each album in order of release and listen to it through, familiarize yourself thoroughly before buying the next. You too will know why Sammy is such an important part of rock music. Once your done with his catalog, book a ticket to see him in St. Louis. The place goes NUTS!

When you attend the concert, wear RED!

Finally, I think the music Sammy did with Van Halen is good, but everyone in St. Louis longed for the day he would return to a solo career. Dreams do come true.

Wouldn't play in my cd player. Cheaply made with little detail in the cover art. I guess I am used to the old days when they gave details on the artists and band members. What's with it being labeled as an IMPORT? I guess nothing is American made anymore :-(

This is a classic sammy CD..excellen

just saw sammy in concert in pa. he is at his best don't miss seeing him if you get the chance he played red it was great!! T.P.F