At first glance, you wouldn’t think that hard rock legends Van Halen and pop punk band Blink 182 have much in common. As far as sound goes, that’s pretty much the case, the two bands are worlds apart in terms of genre and their respective fan bases. However, what they have in common is something much more fundamental. In 1986 Van Halen had become one of the most popular bands of their generation, but a nasty divorce between lead singer David Lee Roth and the rest of the band left them in a tough spot. That’s when they turned to Sammy Hagar and began a new chapter of Van Halen. Rather than replacing Roth with someone who sounded like him and trying to continue on as if nothing had changed, they branched out and created a whole new era of the band.
Fast forward to 2016 and another band, in a different corner of the rock world, Blink 182; much like Van Halen and their popularity in late 70’s to mid 80’s, Blink 182 dominated what was rock’s most popular genre in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, pop punk. With four platinum albums all released between 1997 and 2003 there are few bands from the era with as much commercial success. And much like Van Halen before them, Blink 182 also went through a nasty divorce with their lead singer, Tom DeLonge, not once, but twice. The first time DeLonge left in ’05 …show more content…
Alkaline Trio’s place in punk history is more than significant and they continue to produce quality music to this day, but just as with Sammy Hagar in 1986 sometimes, despite a high talent level, the uniqueness of another singer is difficult to
Fast forward to 2016 and another band, in a different corner of the rock world, Blink 182; much like Van Halen and their popularity in late 70’s to mid 80’s, Blink 182 dominated what was rock’s most popular genre in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, pop punk. With four platinum albums all released between 1997 and 2003 there are few bands from the era with as much commercial success. And much like Van Halen before them, Blink 182 also went through a nasty divorce with their lead singer, Tom DeLonge, not once, but twice. The first time DeLonge left in ’05 …show more content…
Alkaline Trio’s place in punk history is more than significant and they continue to produce quality music to this day, but just as with Sammy Hagar in 1986 sometimes, despite a high talent level, the uniqueness of another singer is difficult to