When Sammy Hagar's 11 years with Van Halen came to an end, he delivered some of the best solo albums of his career.
The rocker's post-Van Halen albums weren't much different from his pre-Van Halen albums of the late '70s and early to mid-'80s -- Hagar was still playing the type of commercial hard rock and arena rock that put him on the map, and he was doing so with a lot of conviction.
The Californian was in his early fifties when Red Voodoo came out in 1999, but it hardly sounds like the work of someone who was mellowing with age.
Ballsy, in-your-face rockers like "Mas Tequila" (which incorporates Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll, Part 2"), "Don't Fight It (Feel it)," "Shag," and the AC/DC-ish "High and Dry Again" and are oozing with confidence -- -in fact, it's almost as though Hagar is shaking his fist at theVan Halen brothers and letting them know that he can do quite well without them, thank you.
To some proponents of '90s alternative rock, Hagar and other arena rock veterans were anachronistic -- and, to be sure, this CD won't win any awards for being innovative or groundbreaking.
Nonetheless, Red Voodoo is among the most passionate, focused, and inspired albums of Hagar's career.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shag | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Sympathy For The Human | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | Red Voodoo | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Lay Your Hand on Me | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | High And Dry Again | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 38 MB |
| 6 | The Revival | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Don't Fight It (Feel It) | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | The Love | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Right On Right | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 05:22 | 12 MB | 40 MB |
| 10 | Returning Of the Wish | Sammy Hagar, Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 313 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Adams | Arranger |
| 2 | Greg Adams | Arranger |
| 3 | Mike Cresswell | Mixing Assistant |
| 4 | Charles Dye | Mixing |
| 5 | Todd Gallopo | Art Direction, Artwork, Design |
| 6 | Sammy Hagar | Guitar, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 7 | Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Storm Hale | Photography |
| 9 | Jesse Harms | Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Victor Johnson | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | David Lauser | Drums, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Stephen Marcussen | Mastering |
| 13 | Kent Matcke | Engineer |
| 14 | Tom McWilliams | Mixing |
| 15 | Mona | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Renata Ravina | Production Coordination |
| 17 | Pete Roberts | Technical Support |
| 18 | Roy Rogers | Guest Artist, Guitar, Slide Guitar |
| 19 | Tower of Power | Guest Artist |
| 20 | Tower of Power Horns | Ensemble, Horn |
| 21 | Don C. Tyler | Digital Editing |
| 22 | Waboritas | Performer |
| 23 | Toby Wright | Mixing |
| 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). |