Sammy Hagar told Rolling Stone in a new interview he "wanted to break" David Lee Roth's neck when the pair toured together more than 20 years ago.

Both have their devotees and detractors, but which one is actually better? Classic Rock writers Paul Elliott – a Dave devotee – and Jerry Ewing – a Sammy man – make the case for each of these monsters of rock’n’roll. And at the end of it, you can have your say in this ultimate showdown. Let battle commence…

The 70-year-old rock singer performed Van Halen classics at the M3 music festival in Columbia, Md. His 1985 replacement in the band, Sammy Hagar, has been vocal lately.