re: "Two career" bands/artists

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I don't know - I think they stuck in their thumbs and pulled out a plum. You know that Patty Smyth ("I am the warrior!") was Eddie's first choice, right? Thankfully, she realized that wasn't a very good idea. Their decisionmaking was questionable again with Gary ("More than words") Cherone, wouldn't you agree? They were fricking lucky to get Sammy when they did (and only because Sammy and Eddie used the same German mechanic for their exotic cars).

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No arguments with any of that. They were fortunate to get Hagar I suppose, but at the same time, VH were in a position where Eddie would've gotten his way if he went with Patty Smyth, as ridiculous an idea it may have been lol...

And as eye-raising a choice it may have been to go with Cherone, it didn't help that the material on VHIII was pretty dreadful. I remember many people second-guessed Hagar too, but that went away after people heard 5150...if Cherone wasn't handed such a steaming pile of material to work with, who knows. If I remember, he pretty much submitted to Eddie & let him fully steer the ship, so Cherone gets a pass IMO.

So much for excluding Van Halen in the OP