Ten 13

Sammy Hagar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 24, 2000)
• Original Release Date: October 24, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cabo Wabo Music
• ASIN: B00004ZBDA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,336 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's fitting that perennial party boy Sammy Hagar would title a CD after his own birth date, as every day of his life is seemingly a celebration for the stalwart rocker. The malleable Hagar moved on quickly following his successful stint in Van Halen. But while the frontman's trademark intense vocals and classic-rock core are present, many songs on Ten 13 feel updated. "Serious Juju" is a dark, slightly mechanized entry that would almost be at home on a Godsmack album. On the other hand, "The Message" is akin to some of Hagar's polished work with Van Halen. Ballads such as "Deeper Kinda Love" are decent, but it's on energetic rockers ("Shaka Doobie," "3 in the Middle") where Hagar shines. However, even where Ten 13 is more introspective, it's also energetic, muscular, and dynamic. --Katherine Turman

Product Description

Japanese edition of his 2001 album, includes four exclusivebonus tracks, 'High And Dry Again' (Live), 'Serious Juju' (Radio Mix), 'Let Sally Drive' (Edit) and 'Deeper Kinda Love'(Alternative Mix). Standard jewelcase. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars best from sammy (with or without van halen), October 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ten 13 (Audio CD)

i wish i could give this one 6 or 7 stars, cause i gave Red Voodoo five as well. not to take anything away from that album, it's great, but this one blows everything sammy's ever done out of the water. from the opening hard-hitting night after Mas Tequila anthem "Shaka Doobie" to the closing love song "Tropic of Capricorn," Sammy's guitars rock louder and his lyrics dig deeper than anything he's ever written before.

the word on the album is that it rocks harder than anything sammy's done in a long time, and this is true, but to me the best part of the album are the ballads. while i enjoyed the ballads on Red Voodoo and Marching to Mars, many of them felt forced and unnatural. this time the ballads flow just as easily as the hard stuff, and my favorite track on the album, "little bit more" is a ballad. i'd never thought i'd say that about a Sammy Hagar album.

Now those of you worrying that Sammy's doing ballads, and he must be selling out, that's not true at all. while the album does have two or three great ballads, the rest of the album absolutley ROCKS. "Shaka Doobie (The Limit)" is a balls-to-the-wall rocker, one of those songs that you're disappointed to hear the end, and "Let Sally Drive" returns sammy to the place that made him famous: on the road, driving fast. There's a fine line between loud and noisy and sammy knows this. On Ten 13, he proves that you can rock the house down, and still have melody, sing in key, and keep the profanities on an only-when-necessary basis. the bands of Mtv could learn alot from him.

Up until i heard this album i was hoping for a sammy-van halen reunion. not any more. Sammy, screw van halen, the worst song from sammy's last three solo albums beats the best song off of Van Halen III. heck i'd dare to say that this album beats most of the stuff Sammy did with Van Halen. So my advice to you is to order this album, put it in your cd-player, turn up the volume, break off the knob, and be prepared to have your world rocked...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best album yet since Van Halen departure, October 24, 2000

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"1sway" (Costa Mesa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten 13 (Audio CD)

When I first heard this album, I thought it was right on target with what Sammy can write. I think with the edition of the guitarist, he has added a rough edge as well as a modern sound. I also like that Sammy has incorporated the backing vocals "ala Van Halen" in song like "Tropic of Capricorn" and "Serious JuJu". It just shows that Sammy is a great song writer. "Tropic of Capricorn" is a "happy song". "Shaka Doobie (The Limit)" is a great rock song as well as "Serious JuJu". Really all the songs are great, but I have my favorites. "The Message" has the same vibe of "Right Now" from Van Halen.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Judge an Album By It's Cover, May 17, 2002

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James Walsh (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ten 13 (Audio CD)

I am the owner and main force behind a prominent Heavy Metal website. The other workers on the website and I had a brief debate in recent weeks about what former Van Halen singer had the better solo material. While none of us can deny the grandeur of DLR, Diamond Dave's best work cannot compare to Sammy Hagar's solo material. If you need proof, buy this album.

Shaka Doobie, the first track on the album, is a song that will set the tone for the album, the very meaning in my opinion of an opening song. From there, Let Sally Drive is a very heavy and strong melodic song that got quite a bit of air play for true rock in this, the day of ... music being promoted as works of art.

Serious Juju, the third track, is an experimental song if you ask me. Juju takes a lot of elements of Rob Zombie, only the good ones, mixed in with Sammy's brand of hard rock and heavy metal. Very interesting indeed.

From there, the Message is a strong sound that sees quite possibly the best vocal performance that Sammy's given since his Van Halen days. Deeper Kinda Love is also a solid rock song. Little Bit More is the first and perhaps only song on the album that just bothers me. It's a solid and strong song, but I am not a fan of any song about negativity. Especially if it has to do with losing a girlfriend as I've done that once or twice in my life and I'm hoping that I never go through that again. I don't need to be reminded about how it feels but maybe I put too much thought into that.

Ten 13 is a very good song as is Protection. The Real Deal rocks, though is very blues based. I love any song that expresses pride about who and what you are. From there, Tropic Of Capricorn closes out the album. Why isn't this song on the radio everywhere? That I don't get. It has enough pop to be played and enough rock to not make real rock fans like myself feel he sold out (unlike Aerosmith.)

You often hear someone describe an ugly human being by saying "don't judge a book by it's cover." While the cover of this album may not be great art work in my view, the music is. It's a good buy, by all means pick a copy up and give it a [try]. It's worth the price tag.