Debuting at #3 in the US,[4] the album was subsequently followed by a reunion tour, and certified Platinum. The three new songs were also performed live at various times. Suddenly for me Van Halen was no longer a roth days vs hagar days thing it really was just all Van Halen through and through. But this is my most favorite album to date! IntoMusic 10. More than anything, Alice Cooper’s life is an extraordinary case of split personality. 2004 Warner Records Inc. As petty as this swipe is, it's understandable and could even be forgivable if the two discs were well assembled, but they're sabotaged by an absurd sequencing that alternates a Dave song with a Sammy song for the bulk of the entire collection. CD I: 1)Eruption (Remastered Album Version)(01:42) 2)It's About Time (New … Michael Anthony did not play bass guitar for the three new songs, although he did provide backing vocals for them. Being a 2001 baby, my father grew me up on 5150, OU812, Balance, and of course the classic 1984 with Roth. The compilation features 16 tracks taken from the six David Lee Roth era albums (1978–1984), and 14 from the four Sammy Hagar era albums (1986–1995), plus three live songs with Hagar from Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993), and three new songs with Hagar made for the compilation. But that's hard to appreciate on Best of Both Worlds, when the Dave and Sammy tunes are mixed up with no regard for chronological, musical, or emotional cohesiveness. Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. This album has so many great songs including one of my favorites of all time (Love Walks In). Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing 1995 Warner Records Inc. Alex Van Halen, Drums, Writer - David Lee Roth, Lead Vocals, Writer - Eddie Van Halen, Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals, Synthesizer - Ted Templeman, Producer - Stephen Marcussen, Remastering Engineer - Gene Meros, Second Engineer - Van Halen, MainArtist - MICHAEL ANTHONY, Bass Guitar, Writer, Background Vocals - Don Landee, Engineer - Joan Vallejo, Coordinator. This is behind VH1 and Fair Warning, But a really good album. But still curiousity led me to this album, as well as the good natured personality I had came across when listening to Sammy Hagar interviews. Much like in “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”, singer Vincent Furnier abandoned himself to the dominance of the showman Alice Cooper. This is not a review of the album - there's only a couple of tracks on here that make the cut …but you can't have eruption and … This is a jarring sequencing, to say the least, causing a whiplash change of tone, mood, and attitude with every song, which are otherwise well-chosen, containing the big hits from each era (the only exception is the boneheaded move to end the collection with three cuts from the 1993 live album Live: Right Here, Right Now, all Diamond Dave songs sung by Sammy). The Best of Both Worlds is the second greatest hits album by American hard rock band Van Halen, released on July 20, 2004 on Warner Bros. While he is credited for inventing shock rock, he did try his hand at – almost – everything, with more or less success, from pop to early hard rock, as well as heavy metal, new wave, industrial…, © 2018 XANDRIE SA - 45 rue de Delizy, 93692 Pantin CEDEX, France, I already downloaded Qobuz for Windows / MacOS, I have not downloaded Qobuz for Windows / MacOS yet, And the Cradle Will Rock... 2015 Remaster, Feels so Good Single Version; 2004 Remaster, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love Live from Selland Arena in Fresno, California on May 14, 1993; 2004 Remaster, Panama Live from Selland Arena in Fresno, California on May 14, 1993; 2004 Remaster, Jump Live from Selland Arena in Fresno, California on May 15, 1993; 2004 Remaster, Diabolus in Musica: 50 Years of Black Sabbath, Lawrence Rothman: interview & Qobuz session, Appetite For Destruction (Super Deluxe) - 192 kHz. Great stuff. 2004 Warner Records Inc. Suddenly Van Halen had this vocalist that could add this soaring vocals to the element. Alex Van Halen, Drums, Writer - David Lee Roth, Writer - Eddie Van Halen, Guitar, Writer - Donn Landee, Engineer - Ted Templeman, Producer - Chris Bellman, Remastering Engineer - Kent Nebergall, Engineer - Van Halen, MainArtist - MICHAEL ANTHONY, Writer - Peggy McCreary, Engineer - Jo Motta, Coordinator - Logan Jervis, Engineer - Beth Naranjo, Coordinator. Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps, Enjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription, It's no secret that there's a deep animosity between Van Halen -- particularly their leader, guitarist Edward (formerly Eddie) Van Halen -- and their former frontman, David Lee Roth. [5], According to Anthony, the original plans involved one disc dedicated to Roth and another to Hagar which would feature the three new songs, but problems while negotiating with Roth led to the track listing on the released album. Hagar added this new element to the band that had never been heard before. Cet élément a bien été ajouté / retiré de vos favoris. His 1985 departure was acrimonious, and while his solo career paled in comparison to Van Halen's continued success with Sammy Hagar as their frontman, the group never escaped the shadow of Diamond Dave. David Lee Roth was larger than life, a gonzo performance artist touched with genius who helped Van Halen seem bigger, sillier, grander than any other metal band; with him in front, they were giants, they were golden gods. 1 -- a move that resulted not just in two enjoyable albeit underwhelming new songs, but also the alienation of Sammy, who left the band over this issue. 2004 Warner Records Inc. [WEA International released the Very Best of Van Halen in 2004, which contains the exact same track listing.] They left the studio with “Black Sabbath” an eponymous debut album from the band led by Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Tommy Iommi that would turn a whole generation onto heavy metal. 2004 Warner Records Inc. we just need a remastered version... all Sammy's albums ... For many years I followed my father ideology that this simply was just not Van Halen, we were Roth purists. A Different Kind of Truth (Deluxe Version). Dreams, Love Walks In, Why Can’t This Be Love, Best Of Both Worlds. There are no pictures of Diamond Dave to be found in the artwork (unless you count the miniature reproductions of the sleeves of Van Halen and Women and Children First) and David Wild's liner notes mention him only twice -- once when he joins the band, once when he leaves -- while conspicuously lavishing praise on Sammy.