Top 10 songs of 2009

My favorites anyway...

1. Magnificent- U2
2. Uprising- Muse
3. Just Breathe- Pearl Jam
4. Breathe- U2
5. East Jesus Nowhere- Green Day
6. Oh Yeah- Chickenfoot
7. Can't Stop Partying- Weezer
8. Wheels- Foo Fighters
9. Check My Brain- Alice in Chains
10. The Static Age- Green Day

Van Halen: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2007 part 3

Van Halen auditioned singers after Hagar bolted and Roth imploded. They settled on Extreme singer Gary Cherone.

Van Halen III (1998)

Fire in the Hole (1998): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QToAzhRYmTA

Cherone left in 1999 without incident and without completing the band's second album with the singer. Fans did not accept Cherone or they were tired of the lead singer carousel. Van Halen appeared dead.

Eddie had hip surgery in the early 2000s and Van Halen was silent. They worked briefly with Roth, but that fell through again. Hagar and Roth toured together in 2002, which led to a feud between the two. Hagar rejoined the band in 2003.

The Best of Both Worlds (2004)

It's About Time (2004): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP_vr0-HqDg

The band toured again, but tensions between Hagar and Van Halen resurfaced. Hagar left the band again and Michael Anthony was replaced by Eddie's song Wolfgang. Roth joined the band yet again for an album and tour.

A Different Kind of Truth (2012)

Tattoo (2012): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WfQ-hV3WtA

As of December 2013, the band is working on a new album. Hagar and Anthony work together in the supergroup Chickenfoot and on other projects.

 

Chickenfoot: Oh Yeah (2009)

Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony fell out with the Van Halen boys and formed their own all-star band with Joe Satriani and Chad Smith. The song is about old blues artists. “Oh Yeah” is a fresh, stark contrast to Van Halen’s latest work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKkxxLEBwBo