Audio CD review:
Sammy Hagar - The Essential Red Collection

Sammy Hagar - The Essential Red Collection

Band: Sammy Hagar Title: The Essential Red Collection Rating: Release Date: 2004-08-10 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Bad Motor Scooter 2: Thinking Of You 3: Call My Name 4: Red 5: I've Done Everything For You 6: Heavy Metal 7: I'll Fall In Love Again 8: There's Only One Way To Rock 9: Fast Times At Ridgemont High 10: Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy 11: Two Sides Of Love 12: I Can't Drive 55 13: The Girl Gets Around 14: Winner Takes It All 15: Give To Live 16: Eagles Fly 17: High Hopes 18: Little White Lie 19: Marching To Mars 20: Mas Tequila

rock out This is a greatest hits package featuring his solo material. If you are left unsatisfied by not having enough sammy with van halen. It covers a littel bit from his montrose years, film soundtracks, released demoes and recent material. This is a album to get if you are just discovering sammy hagar. I would then listen to his solo albums. Rock N' Roll This is one of the greatest artist i've heard, real rock n' roll, i really liked this album, songs like give to live, and the Over The Top Soundtrack Winner Takes it all, one album that you just can lay back and listen to. A Classic!! This is a great mix of old Sammy and new Sammy!! A must have!!. Amazing!! Sammy is too big for a one disc best of. The only thing that would have made this a more perfect release, would be to add a second disc. The best thing about this release is the inclusion of the soundtrack songs that don't appear on his regular albums. The unreleased stuff is great to have too. This is the best of Sammy Hagar, not the best of Van Halen, so I do not complain about not having any VH tunes on here, this is all out Sammy (which I prefer anyway). A second disc would have given more room for the many must have songs missed on this release, like more Montrose (Rock Candy, Space Station #5, Paper Money), and so many more of the 70's era stuff; and where is Three Lock Box? While it could be a bit better with more tracks, I still think as is, it is one of the best compilations focusing on his entire solo career. Most of the best of releases on him out there are either exclusively early era songs, or later Geffen era stuff. This one crosses the barriers and has it all. Like I said, having the one-off soundtrack and unreleased tunes make this an even better best of!!. Fans of Sammys career I thought it was good sampling of his work thus far. If you are a fan of the "Red Rocker" than you should enjoy this collection of his music spanning his career from Montrose all the way to the Waboritas. You can see a complete list of all Sammy Hagar discography, or go back to the Sammy Hagar tabs