Cosmic Universal Fashion is a
Sammy HagarSamuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an American rock singer, guitarist, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a...
2008 solo album. It contains all new material along with a cover of The Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right to Party", and a new version of "Dreams" (which he originally sang with
Van HalenVan Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
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Cosmic Universal Fashion debuted at number 95 on the the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
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- The title track was previously released in a different version on an eponymous collection by a project called Baghdad Heavy Metal in 2007.
- "LOUD" features Van Halen
Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
's Michael Anthony, The CultThe Cult are an English rock band, formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk and gothic rock band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as...
's Billy DuffyBilly Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his membership of The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...
with Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation...
and Velvet RevolverVelvet Revolver is a hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer since their formation until parting ways...
's Matt SorumMatthew William Sorum is an American hard rock drummer and percussionist. Sorum is most famous for his 7-year stint in Guns N' Roses...
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- Sammy's version of "Fight for Your Right to Party" includes a guest lead vocal of Sammy's tour manager, Paul Binder, who is introduced as the character "Bling".
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Cosmic Universal Fashion is a
Sammy HagarSamuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an American rock singer, guitarist, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a...
2008 solo album. It contains all new material along with a cover of The Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right to Party", and a new version of "Dreams" (which he originally sang with
Van HalenVan Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
).
Cosmic Universal Fashion debuted at number 95 on the the
Billboard 200The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
.
Song Information
- The title track was previously released in a different version on an eponymous collection by a project called Baghdad Heavy Metal in 2007.
- "LOUD" features Van Halen
Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
's Michael Anthony, The CultThe Cult are an English rock band, formed in 1983. They gained a dedicated following in Britain in the mid 1980s as a post-punk and gothic rock band with singles such as "She Sells Sanctuary", before breaking mainstream in the United States in the late 1980s as a hard rock band with singles such as...
's Billy DuffyBilly Duffy is an English guitarist and songwriter, best known for his membership of The Cult.-Early days:He grew up in Manchester, where he began playing guitar at the age of fourteen...
with Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation...
and Velvet RevolverVelvet Revolver is a hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer since their formation until parting ways...
's Matt SorumMatthew William Sorum is an American hard rock drummer and percussionist. Sorum is most famous for his 7-year stint in Guns N' Roses...
.
- Sammy's version of "Fight for Your Right to Party" includes a guest lead vocal of Sammy's tour manager, Paul Binder, who is introduced as the character "Bling". Sammy has performing the song live with Bling for years, often infusing "Summertime Blues
"Summertime Blues" is a 1958 song recorded by Eddie Cochran about the trials and tribulations of teenage life in America.It was written in the late 1950s by Eddie Cochran and his manager Jerry Capehart. Originally a single B-side, it peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 29, 1958 and...
". In the album's liner notes, Sammy explains that the Beastie BoysBeastie Boys is an American hip hop group from New York City. The group comprises Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz...
would not let him change the lyrics. That being the case, Sammy then says, "Then the teacher was right."
- "Psycho Vertigo" and "Peephole" feature Journey
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California with former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases, but its strongest commercial success came in the late 1970s to the early 1980s...
guitarist Neal SchonNeal Joseph Schon is an American guitarist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to play on all of their recordings.-Biography:...
and drummer Deen CastronovoDeen Castronovo is a drummer who has played in various bands, including Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, The Enemy, Wild Dogs, Dr. Mastermind, Hardline, Planet Us, Soul Sirkus, and Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler's G/Z/R, as well as in backing bands for Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Vai, Paul Rodgers...
with Van HalenVan Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
bassist Michael AnthonyMichael Anthony Sobolewski , known professionally as Michael Anthony, is an American musician best known as the former bassist and a founding member of the hard rock band Van Halen...
. Sammy, Neal, Deen and Michael were originally planning to form a new side project called Planet Us after finishing these two tracks but dissolved when Sammy and Michael rejoined Van HalenVan Halen is a hard rock band formed in , USA in 1974. They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978. As of 2007, Van Halen has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
in 2004.
- "Switch On The Light" features ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock trio, formed in late 1969 in Houston, Texas, by Billy Gibbons , Dusty Hill , and Frank Beard...
's Billy GibbonsBilly F Gibbons , nicknamed the Reverend Willie G, is a musician, actor, hot rod and car customizer and perhaps best known as the lead guitarist for ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs...
.
- "24365" features Funkadelic
Funkadelic was an African American music band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...
bassist Bootsy CollinsWilliam "Bootsy" Collins is a funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
on backup vocals.
Track listing
- "Cosmic Universal Fashion" (Sammy Hagar
Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an American rock singer, guitarist, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a...
, Steven Lost, David KahneDavid Kahne is an American record producer. Kahne is notable for his role as in-house producer and engineer at 415 Records, the first American New Wave label, and for his subsequent roles as Vice President of A&R at Columbia Records and Warner Bros. Records. He produced MTV Unplugged: Tony...
) - 3:33
- "Psycho Vertigo" (Hagar, Neal Schon
Neal Joseph Schon is an American guitarist best known for his work with the band Journey. He is the only member to play on all of their recordings.-Biography:...
) - 5:03
- "Peephole" (Hagar, Schon) - 4:20
- "LOUD" (John Eddie
John Eddie is an American folk rock singer. Eddie moved to New Jersey in the 1970s and became a popular club circuit musician there, occasionally performing with Bruce Springsteen...
) - 3:55
- "Fight for Your Right to Party" (Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and, as of mid-2009, the co-head of Columbia Records....
, Adam YauchAdam Nathaniel Yauch , , is a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He's frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér and Bloach....
, Adam HorovitzAdam Keefe Horovitz , better known as Ad-Rock or King Ad-Rock, is an American musician, guitarist, rapper, producer, and actor. He is best known as a member of the pioneering hip hop group, Beastie Boys.-Life and career:...
) - 3:48
- "Switch on the Light" (Hagar) - 3:17
- "When the Sun Don't Shine" (Hagar) - 4:15
- "24365" (Hagar) - 3:58
- "I'm on a Roll" (Hagar, Niki Oosterbeen) - 2:40
- "Dreams/Cabo" (Michael Anthony/Hagar/Alex Van Halen
Alexander Arthur Van Halen is a Dutch born- American drummer and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen.Originally, his brother Eddie had taken lessons for drums, while Alex practiced guitar...
/Eddie Van HalenEdward Lodewijkz "Eddie" Van Halen , is a Dutch-born American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Van Halen is widely known for his rapid guitar playing, tapping, and high frequency feedback...
) - 8:50
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