"I'm sure this sounded perfectly bitchin' blasting out of a Camaro's hi-fi": Sammy Hagar provides the late-70s party soundtrack on All Night Long

Sammy Hagar - All Night Long cover art.

Sammy Hagar - All Night Long

(Image credit: Capitol)

Red
Rock 'N' Roll Weekend
Make It Last/Reckless
Turn Up The Music
I've Done Everything For You
Young Girl Blues
Bad Motor Scooter

With his modern-day persona of a Tequila-slugging loon, it’s easy to forget that Sammy Hagar enjoyed a golden period when he could do no wrong on British shores. Whether by accident or design, the singer had a credibility and likeability that other, more aloof, American frontmen lacked. The Red Rocker was one of our own – even if he drove a Pontiac Trans Am and wrote a song called Heavy Metal that patently wasn’t.