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At Your Service (Live) (album)
''At Your Service'' is the debut live album by English-American hard rock supergroup Sammy Hagar and the Circle, released on May 19, 2015. It includes music originally recorded by Montrose, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas, and Led Zeppelin. A live DVD of this album was released in December 2015. It includes all tracks except for the solos. Track listing Personnel Sammy Hagar and the Circle * Michael Anthony – bass guitar, backing vocals *Jason Bonham – drums *Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, guitar * Vic Johnson – guitar, backing vocals Production *Paul Binder – production manager *Stephen "Three" Edgerly – drum tech *Jim "Rosie" Greenawalt – lighting designer *Jim Jorgensen – monitor engineer *Kenny "Flounder" Mason – lighting crew chief *Gary Notley – production assistant A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a member of the film crew and is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Hagar And The Circle
Sammy Hagar and the Circle (also known as The Circle) is an English-American rock supergroup band originally formed in Miami in 2014, consisting of former Montrose and Van Halen vocalist Sammy Hagar, original Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, drummer Jason Bonham and guitarist Vic Johnson. The group released a live album called '' At Your Service'' on 19 May 2015, and a live DVD of the same name in December of that same year. The band released a new album of original material, ''Space Between'', on 10 May 2019. Hagar debuted one of the new songs at his ''High Tide Beach Party & Car Show'' in 2018. The first single from ''Space Between'', "Trust Fund Baby", was released on 28 January 2019. On 30 September 2022 the band released ''Crazy Times'' featuring "Pump It Up", the first single and video. Personnel * Michael Anthony – bass guitar, vocals *Jason Bonham – drums, percussion *Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing Hampton
''Standing Hampton'' is the sixth studio album by American rock vocalist Sammy Hagar, released on January 6, 1982 by Geffen. This is his first album after moving from Capitol Records to Geffen. It was his first album to achieve RIAA certification, eventually going platinum, and five of its singles charted in either the mainstream rock or pop singles charts. The British version of the album was released with a bonus interview 45 rpm called ''Conversations with Sammy Hagar'' (Geffen XPS 133). Critical reception ''Kerrang!'' reviewer Dante Bonutto praised the album opener "There's Only One Way to Rock" (in British editions it was a first track) and complained that the rest of the songs on the album could not match its energy and originality. Title and artwork Hagar has said that he was originally going to call this album ''One Way To Rock''. It was a British fan who told him of the term that came to be the title. In Cockney rhyming slang, a "Hampton" is a substitution for peni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marching To Mars
''Marching to Mars'' is the tenth studio album by American rock singer-songwriter and vocalist Sammy Hagar, and his first post-Van Halen solo album. It features various musicians on different songs. It was released on May 20, 1997, by MCA Records, which had by that point acquired his former label, Geffen Records. "Little White Lie" was a major mainstream rock hit, topping the mainstream rock tracks chart for five weeks. Song information * "Leaving the Warmth of the Womb" amounted to a Montrose reunion. The sessions also had a rerecording of the Montrose classic, "Rock Candy", which can be found on the CD single release of "Little White Lie". *"Kama" is described by Hagar as the Sanskrit translation of "love". It was written for his daughter, whom he had given the word as a name. * Written while Hagar was still in Van Halen, "Amnesty Is Granted" was previously recorded by Meat Loaf for his album '' Welcome to the Neighborhood''. Hagar played guitar and sang backing vocals on that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Led Zeppelin II
''Led Zeppelin II'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 22 October 1969 in the United States and on 31 October 1969 in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in both the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. The album's production was credited to the band's lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, and it was also Led Zeppelin's first album on which Eddie Kramer served as engineer. The album exhibited the band's evolving musical style of blues-derived material and their guitar riff-based sound. It has been described as the band's heaviest album. Six of the nine songs were written by the band, while the other three were reinterpretations of Chicago blues songs by Willie Dixon and Howlin' Wolf. One single, "Whole Lotta Love", was released outside of the UK (the band would release no UK singles during their career), and peaked as a top-ten single in ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whole Lotta Love
"Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It is the opening track on the band's second album, ''Led Zeppelin II'', and was released as a single in 1969 in several countries; as with other Led Zeppelin songs, no single was released in the United Kingdom. In the United States, it became their first hit and was certified gold. Parts of the song's lyrics were adapted from Willie Dixon's " You Need Love", recorded by Muddy Waters in 1962; originally uncredited to Dixon, a lawsuit in 1985 was settled with a payment to Dixon and credit on subsequent releases. In 2004, the song was ranked number 75 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and in March 2005, '' Q'' placed "Whole Lotta Love" at number three in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. It was placed 11 on a similar list by ''Rolling Stone''. In 2009 it was named the third greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1. In 2014, listeners to BBC Radio 2 voted "Whole L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OU812
''OU812'' (pronounced "Oh You Ate One Too") is the eighth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released in 1988 and is the band’s second album to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. Van Halen began work on the album in September 1987 and completed it in April 1988, one month before its release. Just like its predecessor '' 5150'', ''OU812'' hit number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, the second of four consecutive #1 studio albums for the band. Spurred by four ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top-40 singles ("Black and Blue", #34; "Finish What Ya Started", #13; "When It's Love", #5; and "Feels So Good", #35), the album eventually sold over 4 million copies. Production Once the '' 5150'' tour concluded, Eddie Van Halen had some riffs he had been working on and Sammy Hagar "had a bunch of lyrics in notebooks that I had been thinking about and writing", so they decided to work on another album soon. While the album acknowledges Van Halen for writing and performing and Landee fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When It's Love
"When It's Love" is a power ballad by the American hard rock band Van Halen. It was released as a single from their album ''OU812''. It was the most popular song from that album, hitting #1 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock charts and #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The song has been a live performance staple since it was released in 1988. The song was also included in the set list for the band's ill-fated 1998 tour with Gary Cherone. Eddie Van Halen has stated that this particular guitar solo is a nod to Eric Clapton. Reception It was featured on a VH1 special, ''The Greatest: 25 Greatest Power Ballads'', where it was ranked as the 24th greatest power ballad of all time. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts See also *List of glam metal albums and songs The following list of glam metal albums and songs is a list containing albums and songs described by at least one professional source as glam metal or its interchangeable terms, hair metal, lite metal, pop metal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VOA (album)
''VOA'' is the eighth studio album by American rock musician Sammy Hagar, released on July 23, 1984 by Geffen Records. In 1985, Hagar joined Van Halen and ''VOA'' was his last solo album until 1987's '' I Never Said Goodbye''. The title is a reference to the Voice of America broadcast network. The album features the single "I Can't Drive 55", Hagar's most successful song as a solo artist. The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard 200 album charts on December 15, 1984. Background and recording The album was recorded at Fantasy Recording in Berkeley, California and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, and then mixed at The Power Station in New York. According to the album's liner notes,VOA album liner notes, 1984 "Burnin' Down the City" is inspired by the street artists of New York City. Track listing Personnel *Sammy Hagar – lead vocals, lead guitar *Gary Pihl – rhythm guitar, backing vocals *Jesse Harms – keyboards, backing vocals *Bill Church – bass guitar, backing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Drive 55
"I Can't Drive 55" is the lead single and first track from Sammy Hagar's eighth studio album ''VOA'' in 1984. Perpetuated by a very successful music video, it became a concert staple that continued throughout Hagar's tours as a member of Van Halen. The song is a reference to the since-repealed National Maximum Speed Law that set speed limits at in the United States. It is the 100th song on VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. Song origin Hagar wrote the song in response to receiving a speeding ticket in New York State, for driving on a road with a speed limit, which was the highest permissible speed limit in the United States at the time due to the National Maximum Speed Law enacted in 1974. Hagar said in 1994: Music video The song's music video was directed by Gil Bettman. The video was shot on location at the Saugus Speedway in Santa Clarita, California. The song's video includes Hagar and his band being chased and jailed by the California Highway Patrol for traffic viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge'' (often abbreviated as F.U.C.K.) is the ninth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. It was released on June 17, 1991, on Warner Bros. Records and is the third to feature vocalist Sammy Hagar. It debuted at number 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and maintained the position for three weeks. The album marked the first time the band had Ted Templeman working in a producer capacity since ''1984'', when David Lee Roth was still lead singer. He had, however, assisted in determining the track sequencing for the 1986 effort '' 5150''. Title The album's title came from lead singer Sammy Hagar, who wanted to push the issue of censorship by naming Van Halen's album with a vulgarity, stating, "That's when censorship was a big issue. I wanted to name the album just ''Fuck''."Rosen, Craig. ''The Billboard Book of Number One Albums''. Billboard Books, 1996 Hagar eventually backed away from the outright vulgarity after he was told by his fri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poundcake (song)
"Poundcake" is a Van Halen song and the opening track on their 1991 album ''For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge''. "Poundcake" was the first song to be released as a single from the album, reaching number one on the US ''Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart and number 74 on the UK Singles Chart. The CD Single provides an 'interview with Van Halen' which begins with hearing Eddie say, "Hey, this is Eddie Van Halen...". In addition, "Poundcake" begins immediately with the drill and omits the sound of Edward plugging his guitar cable into the amplifier. Composition Eddie Van Halen recalls that the song did not earn much of a reaction until producer Andy Johns suggested that he play the rhythm tracks with a 12-string guitar. Afterwards the band helped the composition of the song over the two electric 12-strings doubled beneath Eddie's usual dirty guitar. Regarding the guitar solo, Eddie said that "The solo goes four bars, another four bars, then two bars. Al kept insisting that it wasn†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Led Zeppelin (album)
''Led Zeppelin'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released on 12 January 1969 in the United States and on 31 March in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Records. The album was recorded in September and October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London, shortly after the band's formation. It contains a mix of original material worked out in the first rehearsals, and remakes and rearrangements of contemporary blues and folk songs. The sessions took place before the group had secured a recording contract and totalled 36 hours; they were paid for directly by Jimmy Page, the group's founder, leader and guitarist, and Led Zeppelin's manager Peter Grant and cost £1,782 () to complete. They were produced by Page, who as a musician was joined by band members Robert Plant (lead vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass, keyboards), and John Bonham (drums). Percussionist Viram Jasani appears as a guest on one track. The tracks were mixed by Page's childhood friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
