Ten 13

1	Shaka Doobie (The Limit) 3:18
2	Let Sally Drive 4:39
3	Serious Ju Ju 3:50
4	The Message 4:32
5	Deeper Kind of Love 4:19
6	A Little Bit More 3:36
7	Ten 13 4:34
8	Protection 4:43
9	3 in the Middle 3:45
10	The Real Deal 3:11
11	Tropic of Capricorn 6:59

Barnes & Noble

In the face of pop culture's ongoing flux, Sammy Hagar has remained rock's immovable object -- planted smack-dab in the middle of all that is debauched, even though he's well enough into his dotage to be a real-life granddad. You've gotta give Hagar credit for refusing to cast a single glance in the rearview mirror while barreling through lusty limericks like "Shaka Doobie" (which allows him to croon such lovestruck lines as "I like my baby flat on her back/juicin' it up in the sack"). He takes the same tack, albeit in a slightly more polysyllabic manner, on "Tropic of Capricorn," which shimmies along on a set of grooves custom-made for pelvic-thrust action. As ever, Hagar feels the need to give listeners a glimpse of his sensitive side as well, trotting out a brace of power ballads -- such as the groaning "Deeper Kind of Love" -- that water down the mix, much like ice cubes in a tequila sunrise. But for fans of the singer's bluster and brawn, the surrounding material will have just as much of a kick as ever, making Ten 13 a big ten-four. David Sprague

All Music Guide

Released on the struggling Beyond record label in 2000, Ten 13 wasn't exactly a well-publicized release. An impressive list of artists joined Sammy Hagar around the turn of the century at Beyond only to release hefty musical but commercially non-viable recordings. Hagar fared better than most due to his solid fan base -- with which he managed to maintain a very close connection through touring, entertaining at his very popular bar and restaurant Cabo Wabo in Mexico, and by continuing to produce music generally true to his extremely popular '80s solo and Van Hagar material. After spending several post-Van Halen years creating a strange kind of populist party image for himself (something like a republican heavy metal Jimmy Buffet) Hagar delivered a fine offering that reinforced his eternally teenaged identity in Ten 13. Titled in honor of the singer's birthday, which is celebrated in historic proportion at Cabo Wabo each year, Ten 13 also features the "Waboritas" (Victor Johnson on guitar, Jesse Harms on keyboards, Mona on bass, and David Lauser on drums.) Highlights include the tight "Let Sally Drive," "A Little Bit More," and each of the wide open pop/rock cuts that fans of Van Hagar especially should get quite a large kick out of. Surprisingly even and strong, Ten 13 stands up with Hagar's best work of the '90s. ~ Vincent Jeffries, All Music Guide