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Post subject: Dave's new Bluegrass album
 Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 07:04 PM
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Interesting news in this mornings fish wrapper....
Van Halen’s former frontman refocuses with bluegrass disc
By Ron Wynn, rwynn@nashvillecitypaper.com
June 06, 2006
David Lee Roth was a huge star and major rock figure during the 11-plus years he was Van Halen’s lead singer, but he sees no conflict or anything especially strange about his latest venture. Roth has joined forces with the John Jorgensen band for two numbers on the new CD Strummin’With The Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen (CMH), which will be released today.
While in town last week, Roth praised the musical attributes of the Jorgensen group and also said working on the project really represented a return to his musical roots.
“Man I grew up hearing bluegrass and country, watching westerns on television and playing those songs on an acoustic guitar,” Roth said. “Long before I ever met Eddie or knew anything about Van Halen, I was playing Doc Watson tunes. So it’s not like this is something strange or weird for me.
“One thing that I did tell the guys in the beginning was that I didn’t want them trying to just reproduce what Van Halen did acoustically. We went through 60 demos, and all the early songs had them playing everything so politely and properly. What’s the point of that? I told them to just take the song where they feel it’s going and forget about the way we did it. They knew all Eddie’s licks and every bit of our music, but once they got comfortable, then things just kind of exploded.”
Roth takes the lead on the songs “Jump” and “Jamie’s Cryin’.” While there’s not quite as much reach in the upper register as the past, Roth can still
punch out the lines and embellish the lyrics. But it’s hearing the Jorgensen band’s instrumental excursions, exacting lines and intricate playing on such tunes as “Eruption,” “Panama” and “Unchained” that’s a treat, and along with the way Roth manages to fit his style into their format. This isn’t exactly the usual musically smooth, almost reverential tribute date. Instead, it’s one that maintains the improvisational flair and on-the-edge attitude of both great bluegrass and rock, maintaining a fervent acoustic sensibility while still allowing Roth and company to have plenty of fun.
Roth is also currently enjoying life, and he dismisses any notion that his recent stint at CBS Radio was a failure.
“Well I was King of Radio for about 90 days,” Roth laughed. “I really enjoyed doing the show and was able to try a lot of creative things, expose listeners to all kinds of musicians and really have a ball until they pulled the plug. I got letters from all over the world and e-mail from military bases and positive reaction from everywhere. So I wouldn’t exactly call that a failure.”
While currently doing selected dates and publicity for Strummin’With The Devil, Roth understands and acknowledges that many fans still wonder about the possibility of him teaming up again with Eddie Van Halen (his last Van Halen stint came in 1996 when they temporarily regrouped to cut Best
Of Van Halen Volume 1).
“Right now I’ve reached out to Eddie at least twice a year, but he’s not really responding to too much of anything at the moment,” Roth said.
“He’s still got his health, but he’s chosen to withdraw from any professional things for a while. So I don’t know about the future, but there’s always hope that we’ll do something together again.”
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Posted: Jun 06, 2006 - 09:09 PM
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I just can't imagine Van Halen songs performed in bluegrass. But I guess I'll tune in to the Tonight show this evening and find out.  |
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Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 07:01 AM
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| Omg. Its just horable.... |
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"Sometimes I feel like I'm holding Sam by his head and he's swinging at me, but his arms don't reach. And I'm eating a sandwhich." -David Lee Roth
"Al and I are the real Van Halen. There could always be a Van Halen as long as it's me and Al. But if there was no Dave, this place would be pretty empty here tonight." -Eddie Van Halen pre-concert interview
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Post subject: Strummin'.................
Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 01:02 PM
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Pre-listen to all the songs on "Strummin' With the Devil".
Thanks to my brazilian buddy HellRaiser from DDLR.com for bringing the link. Thank you Raiser! 
http://www.vanhalenstore.com/shop/merch ... _Code=CD24 |
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"They had a song called 'Wait' with Dave, but it wasn't as beautiful (in terms of melody) as 'Love walks in'. I heard it was Vito Bratta who recorded that oustanding solo on 'Wait'!"
Spammy Hagar refering to =VH='s "I'll Wait".
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Posted: Jun 08, 2006 - 07:48 PM
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| Out of all the tracks on the album the two songs Dave did are the weakest really. His vocals just don't fit blue grass. Not that he sang bad cause he didn't but it doesn't work. Some of the other songs on their aren't bad. My Dad would probably like this stuff. |
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Posted: Jun 12, 2006 - 05:48 AM
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| It is quite possibly the worst album I've ever herd... |
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"Sometimes I feel like I'm holding Sam by his head and he's swinging at me, but his arms don't reach. And I'm eating a sandwhich." -David Lee Roth
"Al and I are the real Van Halen. There could always be a Van Halen as long as it's me and Al. But if there was no Dave, this place would be pretty empty here tonight." -Eddie Van Halen pre-concert interview
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Posted: Jun 12, 2006 - 10:26 AM
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