The Dude Dives: 23.03 - The Dude Dives into his review of the Van Halen Release…"The Collection II” (The Hagar Years)!

D and D Classic Rock and Roll Chat

The Van Halen...Van Hagar Years, for many years were shelved after "The Breakup Number Two" between Sammy Hagar and the Van Halen Brothers. However, in 2023 The Van Hagar Albums finally...FINALLY received the re-master treatment in "The Collection II". The result is a mostly satisfying box set, especially for the album "5150". While Sammy and Eddie reconciled a bit before Eddie Van Halen's passing in 2020, you get the feeling this re-release could've been better if they had collaborated on this release together...at the very least they would've stopped some...well...dumb creative decisions that came with the release. Overall, still a great re-release...IT'S 5150 TIME!!! #ddclassicrock #podcast #rockon #vanhalen #vanhagar #redrocker #eddievanhalen #thecollectionII #redrocker - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1YgtUHBiRYuoeqfdfxwcVz?si=50bqMfCCT06LeKwXna-58Q