Who was the best lead singer for Van Halen?

[Titanic1912]

Explain why you think the guy you voted for was the best! If you voted #4, explain why you don't like them and which guy (s) you like.

David Lee Roth

Sammy Hagar

Gary Cherone

I don't like Van Halen, but I like one, two, or all three lead singers

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For me, I believe Sammy Hagar was the best. David Lee Roth had the style, Sammy Hagar had the voice, and Gary Cherone really wasn’t a good fit. I cared about the voices and Sammy was the best fit.

[SarahsSummer]

I clicked DLR but that's a tough one because Dave was the original and an amazing showman but my guy and I saw them a couple years ago and Dave has basically lost his voice.
We saw Sammy Hagar in his current band and he still has it. I love them both on the radio or my phone (studio recordings)

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

Tie between DLR and Sammy.

I think of DLR and their beginning music when I hear of/listen to Van Halen but Sammy was better than Gary. Sammy was equally as good as DLR in my opinion

[BCRanger10]

I'm going with Sammy Hagar. I like his voice better and he gave Eddie Van Halen the lyrical depth that he wanted for the music. He got pretty tired of every song being about girls, partying, and sex.

[Titanic1912]

Yeah. Sammy could actually sing. When they were live and were playing "Dreams" I noticed that Michael Anthony sang a little bit. His voice is really cool. I loved how his voiced melded perfectly with Eddie's in the early albums!

[BCRanger10]

Sammy's solo material is pretty neat too!

[Titanic1912]

I know. I've listened to a ton of his stuff and it's all pretty cool!

[madhatters4]

sammy i thought was the best singer although DLR was the most charismatic and of course is eternally who i think of when i think of Van Halen frontman

however i voted for Sammy

[madhatters4]

if the question was best front man i say DLR
if the question is best singer i say Hagar

[tupperware]

I think it's kind of apples and oranges. Roth was the perfect fit when hair bands were a thing. Hagar was the perfect fit in the 90s. The music changed a lot between them. The 1984 album is a rock classic and Jump is still in my top 10 all-time, so I voted Roth, but they put out some really good stuff with Hagar too. I quit following them in the 90s - never heard of Cherone til this post.

[Titanic1912]

Gary Cherone was the lead singer for them on "Van Halen III".

[TatyanaTheEmpress]

Roth, that song "Jump" is my favorite song by Van Halen :D

[Titanic1912]

That was my first Van Halen song!

[TatyanaTheEmpress]

Cool ;)

[bryon]

I liked David Lee Roth best . He was the lead man when I first started listening to Van Halen.

[Titanic1912]

Me, too. My first Van Halen song was "Jump" and I loved the video where Eddie was playing the synthesizer.

[bryon]

Sammy was a class act all on his own. Gary however I just don't remember him right off

[Titanic1912]

Gary Cherone was on the album "Van Halen III" and it wasn't that great! When Eddie is playing the piano and singing "How Many Say I", it was really beautiful! I think Sammy Hagar was really cool! His voice is better, but I love David's way with the music!

[bryon]

Yea David was one heck of a showman for sure. Sammy Hagar really had an outstanding solo career as well

[Titanic1912]

I love his songs
Eagles Fly
Remember The Heroes
Heavy Metal
I Can't Drive 55
I'll Fall In Love Again
Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
Stand Up
1 2 3 Lock Box

[SarahsSummer]

Gary was first the lead singer for the band Extreme which is from my home town of Boston.
they had hits in the 90's like More Than Words and Hole Hearted

[bryon]

@SarahsSummer I do remember " more than words " dang good song. Thanks for clueing me in

[DeeDeeDeVour]

David Lee Roth!

Without a doubt!

[Miss_Behave]

It was always hard for me to choose whether I liked DLR or Sammy Hagar better. Gary Cherone was never in the equation for me.
And I think I liked Sammy Hagar best.

[QueenofCups]

David Lee Roth. He is unquestionably the most charismatic.

[ManOnFire]

Definitely David Lee. That husky voice was unique all on its own.

[staleyseaofsorrow]

David Lee Roth is the best, hands down. He makes them what they are in terms of singing.

[ADFSDF1996]

I don't know who they are.

[Titanic1912]

You've never listened to Van Halen?

[ADFSDF1996]

No, rock isn't the genre of music I listen to.

[Slimshady2017]

Ha man I use to like van Helen when I was in my rock faze for 2 years I like kiss when to one concert at rodeo Houston twisted sisters the queen AC DC

[sluggognatface]

Roth of course. When I saw them sadly it was with Sammy. He wasn't bad but was so full of himself and wasted 30 minutes talking about eating pussy.

[VomitV]

Van Roth was easily the best era.

[lenfantterrible]

Don't now any of them haha

[SunnyCaliGirl]

I have no Idea who those people are

[Titanic1912]

Those three people were lead singers for the band Van Halen. Some of them had their own music before and after. David Lee Roth is back with them now.

[SarahsSummer]

here's a little trivia for you @SunnyCaliGirl, David Lee Roth had a solo career and one of his biggest hits was California Girls
https://youtu.be/5GMoLENWsSk

[Titanic1912]

@SarahsSummer, awesome! I love this version. But the Beach Boys had better harmony. I showed @SunnyCaliGirl a picture of Sammy Hagar before.

[SarahsSummer]

Oh definitely but Dave did a good job on it.

[Titanic1912]

@SarahsSummer, my sister said she's rather listen to David Lee Roth's version than the Beach Boys.

[SarahsSummer]

It's more of that 80's Rick sound than the 69's harmonizing. If she like Dave's version of that, see if she like Dave's version of this other remake on his same album
https://youtu.be/lN-4lX0QyZc