Van Halen Was Better with Sammy Hagar Replacing David Lee Roth

The Van Halen debate has been raging for nearly 40 years. Ask a room full of rock fans who the better lead singer was, and most will immediately say David Lee Roth. He was the original singer, the flamboyant showman who defined and influenced a decade of frontmen, and the face of the band during their unprecedented rise to superstardom. But if the question is who was better for Van Halen in the long run, the answer isn't nearly as obvious.