Sammy Hagar Goes Country

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ I can't handle their supposed style of 'country'.

Wow I wonder how much money Jambase got paid for putting this up. Absolutely horrid. Hey guys I just threw up in my mouth a little.

Hate the article. Hate Van Halen. It cant be as good as as the David Lee Roth bluegrass venture which was pretty decent. That being said, Hagar is the only true Van Halen singer. "Right now, until tomorrow!" Period...

Hey, outside of the Rolling Stones and U2, mainstream country acts are the ones filling stadiums these days. Yes, it might be a bit different than past coverage but as a site dedicated to live music this doesn't seem out of place.

That sounds about as appealing as getting kicked in the stomach.

It won't be too long until Jamebase starts giving us coverage of the Britney fiasco.

I see that Blake Lewis is advertised on the Jambase homepage.

Sammy Hagar is so cool that he can't drive 55!

Why am I reading about Sammy Hagar on Jambase? ...and Kenny Chesney?? Is it April 1st already?

Good grief! Thank gawd for my ol' Waylon, Willie and Jerry Jeff Walker albums. Kinda funny, but most of those *country* bands in the last couple decades were all glam-bands in the 80's - $$$$ all the way. Hank Williams has been rollin' in his grave for quite a while now.

"Wow I wonder how much money Jambase got paid for putting this up."

probably nothing.

And in Sammy's defense, Montrose were classic hesher rock and his self-titled 1977 album (the one with "Red" and "Fillmore Shuffle") is still Guitar Hero style sweetness. He's a cartoon but a lot of rock (and country) musicians are.

Hey Moejoerisin! Shut the hell up all you so is bitch and moan. Find something better to do with your time!!!

Country sucks, and so does Jambase for putting this article on!!

I agree with you most of the time, Snappy. Here I cannot. I go to this site site because they DON'T follow the money most of the time. Even if U2 and country groups are the only acts 'filling stadiums', does that make them more worthy of review? I'd much rather see a Cornmeal or Groovatron review, but that will never, ever happen, will it Dennis?

Well I guess this wasn't a review. Nevermind the previous comment.

He wrecked Van Halen, now he will tour with the people who wrecked country music. Great.

i dont give a god damn if this has nothing to do with the article!!! why the hell is jambase allowing thier advertisement space to be filled with blake lewis. To all you slaves out there who give people shit for criticizing what jambase covers i have one thing to say. This is your fault. How do you feel about a boyband peice of trash like this guy all over your favorite website? Keep whining about critical comments in the forums and youll all be doing the macarena to the backstreet boys who will be headlining the next bonnaroo... You stupid sheep slaves. Do not criticize this post unless you state whether or not you like blake lewis. If you like him, then go fuck yourself, if you dont like him then join me in criticizing jambase. First it was a huge writup about jayz which was completely inappropriate, now this sellout scumbag piece of crap all over the website.

I can't believe you guys sold ad space without checking with delaneyira again! When will you learn?!?

I'm not a sheep, delaneyira...far from it actually. Maybe you should figure out WHO you are talking to before you try to tell the entire jambase population how ignorant and slave-like we all are. Could it be that the individual who uses all-encompassing slurs and hateful epithets might be the one who is the sheep? Could be.

The dude is 61. I can't see him "rocking" forever. I really don't care, I don't Sammy ever did anything well.

For those who don't like country music, this isn't for you. Jam base gets worse everytime I look at it. Like Rolling stone. It's about the money, not the fans. This used to be jamband based. Now it's all over the map. Even sammy hagar gets page here. Asleep at the wheel should make a country music fan out of anyone. Jason Roberts kicks butt. All this new plastic country is like Jambase. Sold out for the money. Hager, I'm sure he'll take a real job where ever they'll hire him, because he does suck.

Funny how big brother never comments anymore on the negative threads. Good! Your job is to put worthless stories and the occasional good one and our job is to rip on them. Somewhere in S.F. Kayceman sheds a tear as his precious "indiebase" is taken over by the inmates.

Riot on the message boards!!!! The Revolution has begun!!!!!

gmoo, look buddy, if your not one of the retards then brush it off. Im refering to the assholes who give you shit when you post a comment that is negative. Especially mine. I think them out and then i rip. Sorry for generalizing i just figured whose who knew what i was talking about would immediately understand that i never meant you. If you think its ok for a site like jambase to advertise for a tool like blake lewis then you are a mindless moron. Think of why i say mindless instead of other words. Someone mentioned that he was on american idol. Immediately if you know he was on that show from watching it you can be disregarded. If you would actually sit down and watch that show for entertainment, you can be disregarded. Disregarded as a mindless brain slave to the new world order. Ask yourself why all these people are being called talented by the mainstream media when none of them play instruments, none of them went to school for music, none of them can read music, none of them know anything about american musical heritage(blues, bluegrass, jazz) or world musical heritage. Call me a nut but its obvious that they want to set the bar so incredibly low so that no one trys hard to be good at anything. Same thing with school expectations, same thing with how articulate your expected to be(all primetime shows consist of stupid men who do stupid things and then get made fun of by thier wives for comedic relief. Name me one single show that exibits meterial that would be beyond a 3rd grade reading level. Understand that when i criticize jambase its not just about the music, its mostly about the music. I mean i just want an organized place where i can find all the good stuff i catch at the festies and none of the bullshit that you find in the mainstream. Its not just about the music though. Its about culture and how people are allowing the slave drivers to destroy creativity. When jambase devotes a writer to a whole article about jay-z they are wasting a resource that couldve beeter served the fan base. I have no problem if you like jayz, you can like whatever you want. But i do have a problem when the site who built its fan base on covering the festival community turns its back on its base to coax some outside people into thier advertising bank. Face it morons, thats what its all about. Now its devolved even further. Not only did they start writing articles about ppl that have no business being on the site, and no i didnt decide that they have no business being on jambase the community actually decides that as a whole, not only did they start writing useless articles now they feel that we are so culturally devolved that we would actually respond to advertisement for someone who came up on american idol. Start getting offended you slaves, they are making fun of you. Look at how they used your open mindedness to slip in the bullshit. If you think im full of crap, then your are either blind or you are a dumb sheep who has dug thier head into the sand up to thier ass... Sorry to flip out and say mean things...

In all honesty, this shit isn't news. You guys need to sell crack or something if you're hurtin that bad for cash. It beats sucking corporate cock ;)

I think Hagar going country is hilarious and I just know I'll be pulling out that factoid at the bar this weekend and my friends will ask how I always know all this weird stuff and I will smile knowingly. This is some Onion-level shit, only it's real.

delaneyira, you're a nut. anything else i can do for ya' buddy?

POETS AND BUTT PIRATES

watch out for those slave drivers delaneyira, they're dangerous! the rest of us "dumb sheep" will be hiding. honestly, you sound really cool. I do like how they call Kenny Chesney a mega-star, that cracks me up.

I remain confident that you, my fellow readers/posters here, are entirely capable of winnowing out the stuff presented on JamBase that does not interest you. As far as the "JamBase has gone evil corporate" thread, I would invite you to consider someone who worked at Enron and lost their retirement due to coporate greed, or Big Oil, or Blackwater. When viewed in context, I would submit to you that JamBase is pretty benign. I also feel that using the "slave" moniker in this discussion diminishes the sheer moral and historical weight of such a shameful act. I have no idea who this Blake Lewis that has many of you in a twist, but I do know that I have been turned on to quite a bit of new music through coming to this site- including the insightful comments that many of you make. It is my job as a reader to sift through the whole, find some nuggets, and leave the rest behind. I find it hard to believe that JamBase is rolling in some giant tub of money. Thanks.

Wow - I wish people would get this shook up about the state of public schools or have been as vocal in the run up to the Iraq invasion.

shmo-kinn - do you ever actually read my posts?

breadloaf, really miss the point... Why should i have to wade through the crap. The whole reason I come to this site, and i would assume most of you would agree, is because i dont want to have to dig and wade and cypher through crap. So when i start having to here, im going to say something. Im going to comment. I mean, isnt that what the !!!COMMENT!!! section is for? And the reason why you should always comment on this kind of bs is because jambase need to make money. Everyone knows that, and that is fine. The shouldnt be taken to the cleaners just to have a website. So you have to realize in that context that they will be pressured from all sides to promote stuff, because alot of people come to this site. Mostly people who reject the mainstream. So from the "mainstreamers" point of view, and by that i mean the people promoting mainstreamers, look at jambase as a huge pool of untapped people. They dont give a flying fuck if the site is supposed to be the antithisis of mainstream. That is in fact thier challange. So what they are going to do, and even though i have no documentation for this it can be assumed because of the nature of business, what the are going to do is try every way possible to "infiltrate" this site. So first it starts with certain promoters funding shows or festivals, then after a couple, they will start putting thier bands in the fests. And this will happen so gradually as to render itself almost invisible to those who dont understand how this thing works. Its a tip toe kind of thing. And trust me this isnt just about the music world, music and culture is just a finger on the hidden hand that controls things. Take for example the USA. Started by the most independant and progressive thinkers the world may ever know. Thier philosophies were centuries ahead of thier time. And slowly the sick facist, royal ring kissing sobs started to infiltrate american society. One huge win for the scumbags was the poisoning of american freemasonry(the society that generated many revolutionary thinkers) by albert pike. and what were living in is a direct and continuous result of that poisoning of our culture. What i started ranting about in the beginning of this is just another example. I know the 2 scenarios seem really distant from one another but understand they certainly are not. The same exact methods were used for both scenarios. Both tiptoed one foot in the door and over time, very sneakly slid in. So the moral of this story is dont give people shit for criticizing. its extremely important. Criticism is a firewall against those who would corrupt. Doesnt matter if its politics or music. The fundamental philosophy can be applied in either case...

You speak of an economic theory about the invisible hand guiding market decisions. But from what you are saying, Jambase will turn into a mainstream website promoting bands for large sums of money. If that is the case, then we will see another site similar to the current Jambase arise in the future. Cycles are wonderful things.

just for the record, In the new season of American Idol the contestants do play instruments. And also for the record, the voice aka singing is an instrument also. One more thing, going to music school as a prerequisite for being a good musician. That's the single most ignorant thing I've read on Jambase. My argument starts and ends with Hendrix.