Sammy Hagar & Friends Sammy’s recent latest effort is a mixed bag of styles, writing and guest artist helping out. I do applaud Sammy for treading new waters. I am not a fan of Sammy, cause I just don’t care for, IMO, his constant screaming a song. I do really like a handful of his songs… a lot. Montrose, Van Halen and a couple here and there solo stuff.
With that being said, I did walk from this album liking Winding Down. It’s not slam you over the head with noise, but has some nice slide steel guitar to make it stand out.
With all the talent gathered on this album
(Featured Guest Appearances: Kid Rock, Neal Schon (Santana, Journey, HSAS), Joe Satriani, Chad Smith, Michael Anthony (ex-Van Halen, Chickenfoot)), Taj Mahal, Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn), Toby Keith, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Bill Church & Denny Carmassi (Montrose)), I didn't hear much of it. Sammy's voice and style just dominate.
The rest did very little for me. Especially his rendition of some of the classics. Magaritaville and Ramblin’ Gamblin Man absolutely suck.
If you’re expecting anything related to Van Halen, forget it. If you’re big fan of Sammy, then you might like this quite a bit. As I said, I'm not a fan, so take my review with a grain of salt.