Sammy Hagar - Essential Red Collection
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Artist: Sammy HagarEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Music Label: Hip-O Records
Soundtracks:
- Bad Motor Scooter
- Thinking Of You
- Call My Name
- Red
- I've Done Everything For You
- Heavy Metal
- I'll Fall In Love Again
- There's Only One Way To Rock
- Fast Times At Ridgemont High
- Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
- Two Sides Of Love
- I Can't Drive 55
- The Girl Gets Around
- Winner Takes It All
- Give To Live
- Eagles Fly
- High Hopes
- Little White Lie
- Marching To Mars
- Mas Tequila
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Free Music Review: The best Sammy Compilation Out There - Confirms his talents as a Musician
Hit: 5 Stars
When it comes to the band Van Halen, I may be in the minority when I say that I feel they became a better band when Sammy Hagar was brought in to replace David Lee Roth as the lead vocalist. When it comes to showmanship, David Lee Roth would be a tough act to follow. However Sammy Hagar brought something else to the table - the all-around quality of musicianship. It was that musicianship that elevated Van Halen to even greater heights of creativity. It was that same musicianship that could not be replaced when Gary Cherone was later brought into Van Halen to replace Hagar. I subscribe to the notion that sometimes the best thing for a mature band is to bring in an outsider to join the band. It gives the band fresh ideas and a new perspective. I look at the case of the Rolling Stones bringing Ron Wood in. Ron Wood did much more than play Bass, he became a significant contributor to the band. To me Sammy Hagar, like him or not injected some new life into the Van Halen band and became a significant contributor much like Wood did for the Stones Hagar doesn't just sing, he'll contribute to the songwriting and production of the effort of Van Halen. Like Ron Wood, Sammy Hagar had already proven himself to be an accomplished musician. This album, "Sammy Hagar: The Essential Red Collection" provides great insight into not just Sammy's pre Van Halen days - but Sammy's entire career outside of Van Halen.
One thing that amazes me is that "The Essential Red Collection" is a single CD of 20 tracks comprising 78 minutes of music. You certainly are going to get value on this CD. For the most part, "The Essential Red Collection" is going to focus on Sammy's 1980s and 1990s solo career. It also contains some of the Soundtrack work that Sammy has done. There are also two unreleased tracks and a track he did with his previous band Montrose.
It is also worth noting there are other compilations out there. When considering "The Essential Red Collection", it probably pays to compare and contrast what this has to offer.
"Rematch": This was a greatest hits compilation that was released in 1982. While it does contain songs that are on "The Essential Red Collection" ("Red", "I've Done Everything for You", and a live version of Montrose's "Bad Motor Scooter"), it also contains a lot of Hagar's 70s work that is not included on "The Essential Red Collection". Albums such as "Nine on a Ten Scale", "Musical Chairs", and "Street Machine" are not represented on "The Essential Red Collection" but are found on this collection.
"Best of Sammy Hagar (Capital Records)": Released in 1992, this is another collection that compliments "The Essential Red Collection". The same three songs overlap this collection that overlap "Rematch" ("Red", "I've Done Everything for You", and "Bad Motor Scooter"). This covers Sammy's work while with Capital Records before moving to Geffen Records. The big difference between this "Best of" and "Rematch" is that "Best of" includes Sammy's cover of Otis Redding's "(Sittin On) The Dock Of the Bay". Sadly, this cover was omitted from "The Essential Red Collection".
"Unboxed": This collection was released in 1994 and covers Sammy's work with Geffen records. There is no overlap between "Unboxed" and the two Capital Records compilations ("Rematch" and "Best of"). Most of the songs on "Unboxed" are included on "The Essential Red Collection". The four songs that are not included on "The Essential Red Collection" are "Buying My Way into Heaven", "Baby's On Fire", "Three Lock Box", and "I Don't Need Love".
Despite many of the songs that are in some of these older compilations that aren't included, "The Essential Red Collection brings some unique things:
- It is the only Sammy Hagar compilation that bridges his Capital Records work with his Geffen Records work.
- It is the only collection that includes Soundtrack work that Sammy has done - "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (title song); "The Girl Gets Around" (from Footloose), and "The Winner Takes it All" (from "Over The Top").
- It includes two unreleased tracks from the early 1970s: "Thinking of You" and "Call My Name"
- It includes three songs from his 1990s work "Little White Lie", "Marching to Mars", and "Mas Tequila"
One thing I like is when a greatest hits collection arranges its tracks in chronological order. This allows me to see how the artist has progressed over time. Even though there are some "gaps" in "The Essential Red Collection" (Sammy's late 1970s work and his Van Halen days), it is still a very good thing that the tracks have been arranged chronologically. This still gives some sense of how Sammy's career has evolved.
Most importantly though - "The Essential Red Collection" truly will entertain you. Each of the tracks does a great job at showcasing Sammy's talents. This reaffirmed my theory that it was Sammy Hagar that took a group like Van Halen to the next level.
The liner notes truly do justice to this compilation. In addition to the CD packaged in a unique Red tinted jewel case, there are lots of "extras". Ted Nugent writes some introductory words. Scott Schinder writes a terrific biographical sketch of Hagar - focusing on his solo career. Finally each of the tracks are listed with their songwriters (mostly Hagar), production credits, and most importantly - what album each of the songs came from. Overall, this is a terrific snapshot of Hagar's career. If you aren't familiar with his work outside of Van Halen, this is the collection to get. You can always compliment it with the "Rematch" or "Best of" collection to get some of the earlier work. The only negative I can think of his the exclusion of "(Sittin On) The Dock Of the Bay". Otherwise, a highly recommended collection.
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