Best Band Logos: No. 10
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As iconic as the California rockers' logo is, they changed its wings from straight to curvy to announce the arrival of Sammy Hagar and the departure of David Lee Roth. They must have been inspired by their singers' hair.
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Jaredat 2-18-2008
The original logo was better, just like how VH were better with David Lee Roth
KBat 2-18-2008
thats IT? WHAT CRAP
Garyat 2-18-2008
No matter what the logo is... It's always about the music.
KBat 2-19-2008
The very recent Houston VH concert kicked ASS! The billion (j/k) dollar online scalper ebay floor tickets were SO worth it!
Joanat 2-18-2008
I would like to know how many of you are sick of AOL taking you to ten different sites and ninteen pages to see the headline you got on your home news page! All I wanted to see was what changes Van Halen made to their logo...JUST like the article specified...to know it I had to go through 11 other bands....They NEVER go straight to what the issue is...sometimnes having to go through 10 website clicks to get the "info" they are showing you. If I wanted to spend 10 min looking at these I would have gone to the band sites! Geeze!
KBat 2-18-2008
Joan I was quite pissed as well, but we sucked it up and got to the VH one anyway didnt we? We did what they wanted. They wont read this so...they win?
gregat 2-18-2008
This is not an original logo boys and girls. This was stolen,borrowed whatever you want to call it from Jimi Hendrix! Check for yourself!
Meghanat 2-18-2008
I too am tired of going through several pages, just to see the specific story that was advertised/mentioned, on the AOL home page...
as for the logo, the ORIGINAL (Van Halen)was better!
Dannyat 2-18-2008
Van Halen is great no matter who the singer is, they just have diffrent sounds thats all. love the band. hope the go on for years to come.
daveat 2-19-2008
Original VH ? your kidding where was Mikey? With Sammy!!!! There's a man who made and still makes it about the music and the fans. How many other rockers have a bar and do free shows on thier B-Days. Sammy does so much for his fans!!!! Sammy's the man and always will be. Much better preformer than Dave, the Dave years were good but I think Sammy is better!!!!!!
KBat 2-19-2008
Dave go to a Sammy board and suck up. Michael Anthony made his fame and fortune, had a better relationship with Sammy and made some freakin incredible BBQ sauce, go buy some. Its the closest youll get and Wolfgang VH did a supreme job filling those shoes in concert. Wolfie McLovin GOOD JOB and Michael Anthony we DO miss you.
mpls-crossat 2-19-2008
Let's not forget what Gary Cherone did for the band. Yeah, he wasn't the most popular lead for VH, but he has a great voice and "Without You" is still a great song!
smknaroachat 2-19-2008
g whizz i get done playing non stop poker and is turnin off this dang comp and wow i have to jump through the freakin hoops for this man i need toothpicks to keep my open g wizz so the wings were straight at one time come on i need some cooffee bad poker is brutal but this stuff could make me miss a few extra minutes of sleep eddie stay off the cociane who cares dave or sammy big whizz get a life u all i know i doNT HAVE ONE WRITIN THIS ESPECIALLY U FOR READIN IT G I NEED SOMETHING TO KEEP ME AWAKE HELP ME AOL PLEASE NO MORE PICS LIKE THIS ON YOUR FRONT PAGE sleeep I NEED IT I WANT IT .?!!!!!!!!!!!! POKERSTARS YEAH TOTALLY ADDICTED!
Anthonyat 2-19-2008
WE ALL AGREE VAN HALAN WAS THE BADEST KICK ASS BAND IN THE 80'S. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE ORGINAL BAND TO GET TO TOGATHER. SAMMY WAS GOOD AND THEY MADE ALOT OF GOOD SONGS BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE THEY KICK ASS MUSIC W/O DIAMOND DAVE. I DIDN'T LISTEN TO VH WHEN THEY HAD GARY BUT IF YOU NOTICE THEY ALBUM SALES SUCKED WITH THAT GUY WHICH VH SAW THATS WHY THEY CUT HIM LOSE. I SAW THEM IN DALLAS AND PAY $150 AND ENJOYED. EVERYONE STAND UP THRU THE ENTIRE CONCERT. WOLFGANG WAS OK, BUT I THINK THE FANS WOULD OF BEEN FINE WHOMEVER WAS PLAYING BASS BUT WE MISS MICHAEL. THOSE OF YOU WHO WENT TO THE CONCERT NOTICES THAT WOLF DID NOT PLAY ANY SOLO BY HIMSELF LIKE MICHAEL WOULD. BUT I KNOW HE'S STILL YOUNG. I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO SEE ORG VH AND I'M 41 Y/O. WOLF IS HAVING THE BEST TIME OF HIS LIFE TOURING WITH HIS DAD AND THE REST OF THE BAND. IT WAS FINALLY NICE TO HEAR ORGINAL VH ONE MORE TIME. HOPEFULLY THEY TOUR AGAIN WITH MICHAEL BEFORE ANYBODY IN THE GROUP GETS ILL THAT THEY CANNOT PLAY OR SING ANYMORE. VH FOREVER.
Rexat 2-20-2008
I Agree with Joan ...I wasnt expecting to go through all this...This Column might as well be "Where are they Now" Concept.
And before this bores me even more this is the last page I am looking.
Philat 2-19-2008
Sammy didnt deserve any changes made to the VH Logo.He barley deserved to be in the band at all.
Long live the Dave era.The REAL VAN HALEN.And any true halen fan knows this to be the truth.
Snailat 2-19-2008
It's not Van Halen anymore. It's Van Hagar. I don't like it.
keithat 2-19-2008
First of all, Sammy kicked ass just as well as Dave. It may not of been Van Halen, but it still kicked ass.
Rockat 2-19-2008
The original Van Halen is THE BEST. Now you young kids out there don't know any better. Yoo bad. I got to live through the glory years! The original logo is great. It used to swing down from the top of the stage, behind it, a tower of blaring amps. True, I'd rather see Michael Anthony with the current band. But I'll see Van Halen again Friday! Oh yea, Sammy's great, but he's just not Van Halen.
Bobat 2-19-2008
Original Van Halen logo and band rocks more than most of you will ever know. I grew up with the band. I got to see many of the live shows from 1979 on up, and they were better than imagiation alone can take you. I'd rather see Michael Anthony with them, but will settle for Wolfie this Friday in Charlottesville!......Sammy is way cool, he's just not Van Halen. Cherone should have stuck with Extreme.