Re: Sammy UK Tour
Posted by:
machinehead
()
Date: April 25, 2026 05:50AM
danielb Wrote:
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> thinny Wrote:
> Don't bother - danielb clearly has an agenda when
> it comes to Sammy...
>
> Why is it that someone has an "agenda" when the
> viewpoints don't align with yours?
>
> The following are hardly controversial
> statements:
>
> - Sammy was awesome on 5150, especially on one of
> the big VH classics, Dreams. Were they as good as
> with Dave? No, less original. Still very fine in
> their own right.
> - Does Sammy still have the same pipes? No, he
> sounds quite far removed from the way he sounded
> on 5150. Is this uncommon? No, especially not for
> a singer approaching his 80s. Ian Gillan has the
> same challenges.
> - Did Dave lost much of his swagger? Yes. Does he
> still put on an entertaining show? Yes.
> - Did VH raise Sammy's profile? Yes, otherwise he
> would not have joined them.
> - Does AVH have a point when he says the original
> VH was the real deal? Yes, most would agree that
> they were.
>
> Etc.
Dave putting on an entertaining show,oh FFS I've read it all now.