Who made the best non-Van Halen work

[Guest Plushy Al Logan]

I'm picking Diamond Dave. I find his stuff more listenable than anything produced by Hagar or Cherone when they were not in Van Halen.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

The fact that DLR had Steve Vai playing lead on his solo albums in the 80s makes him the automatic winner. Plus, it's DAVID LEE ROTH.

[Nighthawk 0]

Hagar! Hagar's the greatest, I don't know why people bash him so often.

[Red Baron 0]

Hagar isn't bad, but DLR had Vai as a guitarist.

 

Plus Yankee Rose.

[Nighthawk 0]

I don't think DLR should get much credit on account of Steve Vai. That's like saying Steve Guttenberg is the best actor because he was in a movie with Lawrence Olivier.

[Henry Spencer 0]

Cherone, but only because I used to listen to Extreme when I was a little kid.

[C Dubya 04 0]

Roth easily. Although "I can't drive, 55" was an instant classic, "Just a Gigalo" owns all other songs ever.

[Slayer 0]

Although "I can't drive, 55" was an instant classic

Also "There's Only One Way to Rock"

 

My vote goes with Dave

[B. Brian Brunzell 0]

Of course, Sammy was a part of Montrose back BEFORE the Van Hagar days and made some good stuff, like "Bad Motor Scooter" and "Rock Candy." Still, I don't think that's enough to overtake Dave as king.

[Guest Plushy Al Logan]

I enjoyed most of Sammy's Non Halen work, as a kid, and I still do. I also enjoyed all of Roth's Non Halen work. Actually I think Sammy was better for Van Halen than Roth.