You've got to hand it to Sammy Hagar for proving the Van Halen brothers wrong.
When he exited the group in 1997, Alex and Eddie blamed Hagar's supposed lack of 'work ethic' as the main reason for the downfall of Van Hagar.
But during the subsequent years immediately after the split, Hagar issued a total of four studio albums, while Van Halen could only muster one -- the horrible misfire Van Halen III.
And while Van Halen seemed quite unsure what they wanted to do musically, Hagar stuck to his guns -- issuing such classic Hagar-esque releases as 2002's Not 4 Sale.
By this point in his career, Hagar knows he's playing to the already converted -- no point in trying to win over the young pop worshipping whippersnappers -- so there are few surprises here.
"Stand Up" and "Halfway to Memphis" are exactly what you'd expect from Hagar, while the Led Zeppelin tribute, "Whole Lotta Zep," gives the listener the feeling that they've just walked into Cabo Wabo on the night of a hot Hagar-led jam.
With quite a few rock veterans trying to update their sound with modern touches and failing miserably come the early 21st century, Hagar wisely sticks to his bread and butter on Not 4 Sale.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stand UpSammy Hagar | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| 2 | HallelujahSammy Hagar | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Halfway to MemphisSammy Hagar | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Things've ChangedJesse Harms | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Whole Lotta ZepJohn Bonham, Sammy Hagar, James Page | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | The Big Square InchSammy Hagar | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 7 | Karma WheelSammy Hagar | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 05:48 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 8 | Make It Allright | Sammy Hagar | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Not For Sale | Sammy Hagar | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 38 mins | 283 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Bonham | Composer |
| 2 | Mike Clink | Engineer |
| 3 | Bob Daspit | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 4 | Tom Flye | Engineer |
| 5 | Sammy Hagar | Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Primary Artist |
| 7 | Jesse Harms | Composer, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 8 | Joe Hutchinson | Composer |
| 9 | Victor Johnson | Guitar, Vocals |
| 10 | David Lauser | Drums, Vocals |
| 11 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 12 | Mona | Bass, Vocals |
| 13 | James Page | Composer |
| 14 | Louie Teran | Digital Editing |
| 15 | Waboritas | Engineer, Mixing, Producer |
| 16 | Matthew Welch | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |