In the midst of Eddie Van Halen’s birthday, Sammy Hagar sent a tweet congratulating his former band member. What he (or anyone) didn’t expect was a warm-hearted response from Edward himself.
.@sammyhagar Thanks Sammy. Hope you’re well too.
— Eddie Van Halen (@eddievanhalen) January 26, 2016
This sparked an explosion of amazement on Twitter and seems to be the most reliable evidence of a Van Hagar reunion yet. Upon this, fans have been upholding lots of speculation which has snowballed vastly throughout the last few months.
It began with Wolfgang Van Halen tweeting a video of himself playing Right Now on his piano. Later in November, it spurred up again when Eddie restored his Steinberger GL-2T, used primarily in the 5150 tour. These subtle references were too suspicious for die-hard fans to ignore.
Just messin' around. #RightNow #VanHalen
Video Credit @1f_jef pic.twitter.com/mSSPlKP0JU
— Wolf Van Halen (@WolfVanHalen) October 23, 2015
Now that we have a statement from the Van Halen party, it’s more applicable to assume that more is destined to follow. But why is this topic catching so much steam…?
Although the Hagar era is a chapter of Van Halen‘s history that some would rather forget, there are still enough supporters to stir a high demand on this reunion.
It has been 12 years since the band has played a single song from any of their number 1 chart-topping albums. Despite the outstanding string of multi-platinum selling LPs with original vocalist David Lee Roth, some believe it shouldn’t overshadow the 11 year time frame that came afterwards.
Those who stand by the Hagar catalog as a valuable body of work want to see this friendship between Ed and Sam repaired, because there are a lot of people who know, deep down, that they enjoyed the era while it lasted. And the band was never more successful during this so-called “phasing stage.”
It’s a notable period in Van Halen‘s past with 4 great albums that didn’t just consist of love songs. Tracks like A.F.U. (Naturally Wired) and Judgement Day don’t need to be forgotten, because they were successful pieces of music in their prime. In retrospect, I think many can learn to appreciate the good times of Van Hagar before it spiraled into a resentful rivalry.
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