Amoeba Music

By Tony Goldmark

            It is possible, if you’re in an uncharitable mood, to sum up the career of this great band thus: Van Halen, who towered over the ’70s and ’80s like the Colossus of Rhodes, became a punchline in the ’90s for its revolving-door roster of frontmen before seeming to implode entirely.  But to focus on the colorful capering of Van Halen’s original lead singer, David Lee Roth, or to marvel at the decision to replace him with a muscularly bland but radio-friendly belter like Sammy Hagar, or even to deride the ill-considered stint of blink-and-you’ll-miss-him former Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone, is to miss the... Read More

Genre:

Rock, Hard Rock

City Of Origin:

Pasadena, ,California United States

Formed Date:

1972