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Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas - Not 4 Sale Audio CD

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Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas Band: Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas
Title: Not 4 Sale
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Release Date: 2002-10-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Stand Up 2: Hallelujah 3: Halfway to Memphis 4: Things've Changed 5: Whole Lotta Zep 6: The Big Nail 7: Make It Alright 8: Not 4 Sale 9: The Big Square Inch 10: Karma Wheel

A few great ones, a few... others.


Let's get the bad ones out of the way first: "Whole Lotta Zep" is admirable in intent (most hard rockers owe their careers to Led Zeppelin and Sammy has always been public about this), but it's simply not that good. Sammy and the Wabos continue to gel and find their style on this release, with mostly good results and a couple stinkers. There are some seminal tunes that you can't improve on, and "Whole Lotta Love" is one of them. This might be interesting in concert sometime (I actually saw Prince do a 20 minute cover of this song in concert once and it was the highlight of the night), but putting it on a studio album seems kind of pointless.

"Things Have Changed" has a great, great chorus, but the chords in the verse are lifted directly from Bob Seger's "Night Moves. " Not the most challenging chord progression to begin with, but Bob now owns them, and they're hard to ignore.

I think the music (not the lyrics) on every other track is outstanding. "Halfway To Memphis" as it originally appears here is infused with spiritual organ overtones and is probably the album's centerpiece. Interestingly enough, I think the "country" version of it that appears on "Living It Up" is the highlight there, also - both versions unique and strong for their intended styles.

"Hallelujah," "Karma Wheel" and "Make It Alright" are perfect examples of what differentiates Sammy from others in the genre - quasi-religious and/or emotion-laden lyrics over a multi-layered, hard rock sound. In the liner notes, Sammy talks about the band getting more and more comfortable with each other, and it does show on these tracks.

Tracks like "Stand Up," "The Big Nail," and "The Big Square Inch" all have good points, but, mostly for the lyrics, don't do it for me. "The Big Nail" has some very cool bluesy guitar but, because of the lyrics, I'm likely to skip over it.

I rank this one toward the lower half of his post-VH years, and likewise against his whole body of work. I remember not being overly impressed when I first bought it, and giving it a new listen, that hasn't changed. Of course, for a Sammy fan, that still merits a 3-star review!
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Good, Bad and Ugly

Worth buying just for the 4 mentioned tunes, but don't expect this to make any lists of classic albums. This album has some of Hagars greatest solo work in the form of Hallelujah, Halfway To Memphis, Things Have Changed and Not 4 Sale - and then it has some absolute stinkers in Whole Lotta Zep, Karma Wheel and The Big Square Inch.


More vintage Sammy
This is a raw, bluesy, rocking release that has a live feel to it. Sammy proved he still had it with this release--his 4th solo album after he left Van Halen. Listen to rockers like "Stand Up" and the title track for that vintage Sammy sound. Also, slower tracks like "Halfway to Memphis" and "Things've Changed" stand up to previous material. "The Big Square Inch" is a great example of a fun rocker with a great, lengthy solo followed by a bluesy bridge--also vintage Sammy. "Hallelujah" and "Make It Alright" are fantastic, melodic anthems, while still a bit rough around the edges like this whole album is.

I don't care for the Led Zepplin tribute "Whole Lotta Zep", as I don't see the point covering these two tired songs that we have already heard a zillion times. I also like the previous album "Ten 13" a bit better, as it is more cohesive and better produced--not to mention one of my favorite Sammy albums ever. Beyond that, though, this album stands up to previous Sammy albums. Once I got over comparing it to "Ten 13", I realized that this album stands up well on its own. Definitely a worthwhile listen.


Best Sammy Cd Yet
He never fails to disapoint in all his years, and the older he gets, the better he preforms. You have got to give it to Sammy Hagar, he sticks to his roots and does what people want him to do (which is make really good rock) and he does it well. He makes all these cd's for his fans, even if they don't sell as well as they used to. He is making this excellent music for sake of making excellent music and to satisfy his musically hungry fans. This CD rocks hard all throughout. Not a single slow song on this. This is a great CD for people just getting into sammy, or anyone that likes rock. From Whole lotta Zep, to Not 4 Sale, this alblum rocks with great vocals, guittar, and all things rock. Rock on Sammy.


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