DLR Band - a relisten

[Sensible Shoes]

I popped the "Betty Page" disc into the car today for the first time in about 3 years. And I was disappointed.

That album really used to be a good listen - but today on a different CD player, I could hear different things. Like that almost EVERY vocal track was doubled. And when I listened to Dave's voice carefully, it was pretty much shot. I started to see where people were getting that from. All in all, as much as I used to like it, it sounded a little cheesy to me.

There are still some great cuts on it in spite of it all. Tight, Right Tool for the Job and wknd w/ the babysitter. And I can't get "King of the Hill" out of my head right now - "500 horses and a Chrysler Deville......."

While I'm at it, I think Pauley Perrette should play Betty Page in a biographical movie.

[Sensible Shoes]

Another reason we should all love Pauley.

[Calderone]

Chrysler Deville ? What's that ?

You mean....Chrysler Mill
You need a set of headphones

[Bill Lumbergh]

Blasphemy.

[hideyoursheep]

I popped the "Betty Page" disc into the car today for the first time in about 3 years. And I was disappointed.

I know he was pushing too hard on the high notes, but that CD is great.

Wait for warmer weather, roll the windows down, "V" the EQ, turn it up to 10 and get back to me..

[PETE'S BROTHER]

I popped the "Betty Page" disc into the car today for the first time in about 3 years. And I was disappointed.

That album really used to be a good listen - but today on a different CD player, I could hear different things. Like that almost EVERY vocal track was doubled. And when I listened to Dave's voice carefully, it was pretty much shot. I started to see where people were getting that from. All in all, as much as I used to like it, it sounded a little cheesy to me.

There are still some great cuts on it in spite of it all. Tight, Right Tool for the Job and wknd w/ the babysitter. And I can't get "King of the Hill" out of my head right now - "500 horses and a Chrysler Deville......."

While I'm at it, I think Pauley Perrette should play Betty Page in a biographical movie.

etch a sketch, etch a sketch

[Sensible Shoes]

WTF is a Chrysler Mill? Shoes is deaf, so what.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

WTF is a Chrysler Mill? Shoes is deaf, so what.

mill=powerplant. you're not deaf, ya heard chrysler right.

[ELVIS]

"500 horses and a Chrysler Deville......."



It's Five hundred horses in a Chrysler mill, Mrs Worn Out Shoes...:biggrin:

[ELVIS]

Mill = engine

[FORD]

MTV's review of the album was summed up in one line "David Lee Roth has just released the best Van Halen album since 1984".

I'm inclined to agree with that statement. It certainly beat the living shit out of VDIII.

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[FORD]

I'd really like to hear Dave & Eddie tear this one up on stage with an acoustic duet.....

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[Sensible Shoes]

It's Five hundred horses in a Chrysler mill, Mrs Worn Out Shoes...:biggrin:

I COMPLETELY RESENT THAT.







I am not a Mrs.

[BITEYOASS]

Of course I've come up with a XXX parody to the song "Tight".

Here's the chorus:

Cuz her pussy's tight
And we can fuck all night
Yeah, so damn tight
tight

I'm a bad boy! :D

Now I need to work on "Feel Your Muff Tonight".

[PETE'S BROTHER]

singin' i can't wait ..to feel your hot pocket tonite.

[Sensible Shoes]

Hardly triple xxx. More effort please.

[Seshmeister]

Of course I've come up with a XXX parody to the song "Tight".

Here's the chorus:

Cuz her pussy's tight
And we can fuck all night
Yeah, so damn tight
tight

I'm a bad boy! :D

Now I need to work on "Feel Your Muff Tonight".

We?..

[Anonymous]

We?..

He & the one with the tight pussy, Sesh.

And I can fuck all night wouldn't be all that proper... what about the girl, doesn't SHE get to fuck?

How Irish of you, really...

Cheers! :bottle:

[Sensible Shoes]

Yes Sesh, please stop being a nationality other than your own.

This brings up an interesting question of verbage. Is one fucking and one being fucked? Do the new lyrics refer to several who will fuck one who is to be fucked, or does it refer to a pair that fucks? Does anybody have to buy dinner first? And what is the definition of "all night" and does it go by faster if you are older?

Fuck. I'm going to go clean the house now.

[Seshmeister]

He & the one with the tight pussy, Sesh.

And I can fuck all night wouldn't be all that proper... what about the girl, doesn't SHE get to fuck?

How Irish of you, really...

Cheers! :bottle:

I don't know why I read that assumed there were 2 doing her.

I need a rest or a drink.

Cheers!

:gulp:

[Seshmeister]

Yes Sesh, please stop being a nationality other than your own.

This brings up an interesting question of verbage. Is one fucking and one being fucked? Do the new lyrics refer to several who will fuck one who is to be fucked, or does it refer to a pair that fucks? Does anybody have to buy dinner first? And what is the definition of "all night" and does it go by faster if you are older?

Fuck. I'm going to go clean the house now.

It's very complicated. I would assume that the male would be fucking and the girl would be fucked but then you can say let's fuck if you are a girl. Would a girl say 'I want to fuck you'? I think so. A guy wouldn't say 'I want to be fucked by you' to a girl, unless of course they were getting married. :)

Someone will have written a paper on this at a university somewhere...

[Seshmeister]

Whilst we are wandering off the subject if you go to one of those companies that makes custom dildos and get a cast made of your dick and then get a girl to stick it up your ass whilst you were fucking her, would that be considered gay?

Technically?

If it is then is masturbating gay then?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

Whilst we are wandering off the subject if you go to one of those companies that makes custom dildos and get a cast made of your dick and then get a girl to stick it up your ass whilst you were fucking her, would that be considered gay?

Technically?

If it is then is masturbating gay then?

apperently not, if you put a sock on it.;)

[Sensible Shoes]

It's very complicated. I would assume that the male would be fucking and the girl would be fucked but then you can say let's fuck if you are a girl. Would a girl say 'I want to fuck you'? I think so. A guy wouldn't say 'I want to be fucked by you' to a girl, unless of course they were getting married. :)

Someone will have written a paper on this at a university somewhere...

And gotten a huge fucking grant to do it, too.

[Anonymous]

Whilst we are wandering off the subject if you go to one of those companies that makes custom dildos and get a cast made of your dick and then get a girl to stick it up your ass whilst you were fucking her, would that be considered gay?

Technically?

If it is then is masturbating gay then?

Things are... changing.

It is my firm believe that the definition of homosexual should be well defined, so as to make it a proper definition.

And so I propose, for this & future generations, the following definition:

Homosexual: One who feels attraction for the physical appearance of his own sex.

If a man is sexually aroused when looking at other men and/or extremely manly women, he is homosexual. If a woman is attracted to girlish men or extremely large breasts, she is homosexual.

We'll discount everything else.

I guess this would put WARF in the clear, IF he only fancied women & trannies, as they look like women.

However, he DID want to bang Lady Gaga, who is... what? And looks like what? Until we discover, WARF's sexuality will be in doubt.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Sensible Shoes]

Whilst we are wandering off the subject if you go to one of those companies that makes custom dildos and get a cast made of your dick and then get a girl to stick it up your ass whilst you were fucking her, would that be considered gay?

Technically?

If it is then is masturbating gay then?

Would it be considered a 3some? It's all too complicated.

[Sensible Shoes]

Homosexual: One who feels attraction for the physical appearance of his own sex.
Cheers! :bottle:

What this does not take into account the attraction for those of your own sex who look like the opposite sex. I.E. a Bear who is attracted to a very girly man or a transvestite, or a Lipstick lesbian who goes after a very butch, manly girl.

[Seshmeister]

Usually when you meet a gay couple you can quickly tell who is the postman and who is the letterbox.

[lesfunk]

I just stopped by to read about the DLR Band and am subjected to assplay, sex toys and depravity? How Very Rude!

[Anonymous]

What this does not take into account the attraction for those of your own sex who look like the opposite sex. I.E. a Bear who is attracted to a very girly man or a transvestite, or a Lipstick lesbian who goes after a very butch, manly girl.

Exactly, because I'd say that to those people, it's not that they're attracted to their own sex, it's just that maybe they cannot deal with the opposite sex due to lack of social skills.

Why would a Bear be attracted to a feminine man & not a woman? Maybe he IS attracted to women, he just can't talk to them. The same for women. Why would they be attracted to a woman that makes 'em think of men, instead of a proper man? Maybe they just don't have the self-confidence to talk to a man.

It's sad, but you know it happens.

So this would be a much more deep case than a mere sexual "deviation". One that requires scientific & psychological explanations, like being a nutcase or a weirdo. A creepy motherfucker, even.

As for trannies, apparently those who like 'em DO NOT like gay content. Which means they would not consider such as to be gay. Source? Every motherfuckin' youtube like porn site.

Check out EmpFlix, Tube8, T'n'A Flix, etc...

You have filters foe Straight, Gay & Tranny.

Being an extremely moderate porn consumer myself, I have witnessed much, much bitching in the old days before filters & tags, when all pornography was bundled together & you looked for anal sex at your own peril.

So people started demanding filters. They wanted to look for STRAIGHT anal sex, not gay. Or the opposite. And that's when I noticed the advent of tranny lovers who demanded that their personal poison should not be bundled up with generally gay sex.

And that made me think. And now we go to my first sentence in this subject, because it's the way of the world to go around & around.

Things are... changing.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

I just stopped by to read about the DLR Band and am subjected to assplay, sex toys and depravity? How Very Rude!

Welcome to Roth Army: All derailed threads, all the time.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Sensible Shoes]

I just stopped by to read about the DLR Band and am subjected to assplay, sex toys and depravity? How Very Rude!

Oh you love it. CONFESS or I shall go dumpmistress on you.

[Sensible Shoes]

Exactly, because I'd say that to those people, it's not that they're attracted to their own sex, it's just that maybe they cannot deal with the opposite sex due to lack of social skills.

Why would a Bear be attracted to a feminine man & not a woman? Maybe he IS attracted to women, he just can't talk to them. The same for women. Why would they be attracted to a woman that makes 'em think of men, instead of a proper man? Maybe they just don't have the self-confidence to talk to a man.

It's sad, but you know it happens.

So this would be a much more deep case than a mere sexual "deviation". One that requires scientific & psychological explanations, like being a nutcase or a weirdo. A creepy motherfucker, even.

As for trannies, apparently those who like 'em DO NOT like gay content. Which means they would not consider such as to be gay. Source? Every motherfuckin' youtube like porn site.

Check out EmpFlix, Tube8, T'n'A Flix, etc...

You have filters foe Straight, Gay & Tranny.

Being an extremely moderate porn consumer myself, I have witnessed much, much bitching in the old days before filters & tags, when all pornography was bundled together & you looked for anal sex at your own peril.

So people started demanding filters. They wanted to look for STRAIGHT anal sex, not gay. Or the opposite. And that's when I noticed the advent of tranny lovers who demanded that their personal poison should not be bundled up with generally gay sex.

And that made me think. And now we go to my first sentence in this subject, because it's the way of the world to go around & around.

Things are... changing.

Cheers! :bottle:

How cum a Portugeek such like yourself can speak English so good?

[Sensible Shoes]

So now that I know how to use photobucket, let's get back to the Pauley Perette/Betty Page question for those of you who are too damned lazy to click on a thumbnail.

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx23/SensibleShoes/Pauley.jpg

http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx23/SensibleShoes/bettie_page.jpg

[78/84 guy]

Good cd. Sound a little thin in spots. Dave voice is different on tape now. He sounded a little strained on the 96 best of tunes also.

[Anonymous]

How cum a Portugeek such like yourself can speak English so good?

I watch cartoons.

Plus, just because I'm beautiful, doesn't mean I can't be intelligent as well... :0

Cheers! :bottle:

[Anonymous]

So now that I know how to use photobucket, let's get back to the Pauley Perette/Betty Page question for those of you who are too damned lazy to click on a thumbnail.

Pauley has kinduva weird face, but I agree... she could indeed pull it off.

Cheers! :bottle:

[vaijuju]

MTV's review of the album was summed up in one line "David Lee Roth has just released the best Van Halen album since 1984".

I'm inclined to agree with that statement. It certainly beat the living shit out of VDIII.

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[if6was9]

MTV's review of the album was summed up in one line "David Lee Roth has just released the best Van Halen album since 1984".

I'm inclined to agree with that statement. It certainly beat the living shit out of VDIII.

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"Slam Dunk" is a poor copy of "Hot For Teacher", nothing more.

[vaijuju]

And "hot for teacher" is a poor copy of "la grange", nothing more :)

[Sensible Shoes]

Well I adjusted the audio (i.e. cranked up the bass real good) and have run it a few more times. Seemed to do the trick, it sounds MUCH better. Dave's voice troubles aren't nearly so obvious. And as usual, he was maximizing what he had at the time. Brian sounds very good - as does Ray.

But I do have to disagree that it could be a VH album. Although it's very pleasing, the style of music just isn't the same. Jesus, did I just infer that Eddie is necessary? Yikes.

[Terry]

The DLR Band is a bit rough, production-wise, but for me that's part of the charm.

In spite of a decent promotional push by Roth, the album (released around the same time as the CFTH autobiography) went nowhere. Yes, sometimes Roth and Co. might be guilty of trying a little too hard in spots on the disc of attempting to channel the spirit of CVH. A tune like Counter-Blast comes across like a second-rate Atomic Punk ripoff with some forced internet jargon/sexual innuendo substituting for lyrics. However, it was a welcome return to form for Dave. To be frank, although I appreciated the intent behind the YFLM album and the subsequent Vegas stint, for me the results were a bit less than stellar. The DLR Band album was a taste of what 1996 could have ended up being had the Van Halens pulled their heads out of their asses.

Slam Dunk! fucking rocks.
Lose The Dress (Keep The Shoes) captures the atmosphere of a seedy encounter in a cheesy motel...or the back room of a strip club.
Little Texas kicks ass.
King of The Hill kicks ass.
Goin' Places is brilliant.
Shot as his voice might have been in comparison to his glory years, Roth belts the fuck out of Relentless for everything he's worth.
Blacksand is a neat little diversion.

Ray Luzier drums his fucking ass off. The various guitarists compliment the tunes just fine. Track-for-track, it is without a doubt the best Roth solo release since ALAE and pretty much miles above anything 'Van Halen' put out since 1985 in terms of spirit, attitude and energy, regardless of the dry sonics and sound.

Yeah, Dave's voice is a bit rough on the album. His voice sounds like the cumulative result of every late night soaked in whiskey with the occasional cocaine chaser. This is countered by his sense of humor, debauchery and image being put on display in spades, and (outside of EEAS) the DLR Band is the one post-1985 release by any member of Van Halen which recalls best what made CVH da bomb in the first place.

[DLR7884]

Brian sounds very good - as does Ray.

Brian? Brian Young?

DLR7884
He didn't play on DLR Band.

[PETE'S BROTHER]

.
Shot as his voice might have been in comparison to his glory years, Roth belts the fuck out of Relentless for everything he's worth.
.

fuck yes:rockon:

[Panamark]

Im ashamed to admit I still dont own the CD..
But if someone can rip it and zip it, and give me a
link, I will burn that mofo....
I love all the songs I have heard, production aside,
Dave really gave 100% to make a great Rock album
in the vein we love.....

[Sensible Shoes]

Brian? Brian Young?

DLR7884
He didn't play on DLR Band.

I thought they were all together for that one. Who is it then?

[Seshmeister]

Let me google that for you (http://tinyurl.com/y8bxrtr) :)

[Seshmeister]

Im ashamed to admit I still dont own the CD..
But if someone can rip it and zip it, and give me a
link, I will burn that mofo....
I love all the songs I have heard, production aside,
Dave really gave 100% to make a great Rock album
in the vein we love.....

I found it in the import section of a record store a few months after it came out and paid about $35 for it. This was pre useful internet and I didn't even know it was out. :)

I'm too lazy to burn CDs so just got my mp3s for it from a bit torrent.

If you're stuck pm me an email address and I'll send it to you.

You can still find copies to buy over the web I think.

Cheers!

:gulp:

[Anonymous]

I bought mine for 1 cent on eBay.

All is being taken care of.

Cheers! :bottle:

[sonrisa salvaje]

No need for a re-listen here. Never stopped listening. Roth and Roll by God!

[Panamark]

Thanks everyone, especially Pus Licker !!
Nice to have the tracks in chronological order again..
On relisten, this album is even better than EEAS,
just lacking in the production, I feel Dave experimented
more with the LZ, dark side too..

Thanks Sesh too for the offer !

[Anonymous]

I have NO idea what you're talking about.

Wait, chronologi... OH, YES!

I DID send you a TRACK LIST of the album. Not the album, who would do such a thing? A pirate! I be not a pirate, matey, arrr Jim lad.

No, seriously, you don't have to thank me for the TRACK LIST that I sent you. My pleasure.

Cheers! :bottle:

[Panamark]

It means time and sequence :)

[Seshmeister]

YouTube - The IT Crowd - Series 2 - Episode 3: Piracy warning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg)

:D

[Anonymous]

YouTube - The IT Crowd - Series 2 - Episode 3: Piracy warning (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZZx1xmAzg)

:D

Serves 'em right, the filthy gentlemen o' fortune.

Never one to be around the likes of 'em meself, an' you may lay to that.

'Ere, let me 'ave a go o' rum & we'll continue our parley.

Cheers! :bottle:

[LEITUS]

:hitch:hey look at this clon Natalia Oreiro
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1089/794083881_9a2eaecdc3_o.jpg

[Sensible Shoes]

Run aground
in the shallows
Steve Savicki blows and swallows

[Bill Lumbergh]

:hitch:hey look at this clon Natalia Oreiro
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1089/794083881_9a2eaecdc3_o.jpg

I'm jerking off right now.

[Big Troubles]

Good cd. Sound a little thin in spots. Dave voice is different on tape now. He sounded a little strained on the 96 best of tunes also.

heavily edited and layered. explains why Roth didnt tour this music.

It sounds to me, what VH would sound like now. The best he's done since EEAS

[TAKIN WHISKEY]

Little Texas

[Terry]

An armed assailant
A farmer's daughter
Texas pavement
and an angry father

Sometimes a straight line
Sometimes you wander
My first time in the spotlight
Was from a helicopter

[TAKIN WHISKEY]

Call the boss of bigtown
Get the riot squad
Tell your star reporter
That he's got himself a job
But no prob Bob and Murphy
Are two comedians
A little luck and attitude
I count amongst my friends

Cowboys and injuns
Hey we aint playin
This wild frontier
Can kill you on occasion

From Broadway to Cheyenne
Aces wild yes we am
Say hello to my best friend
Little Texas
Ride to live
Live to ride
Let em roll one more time
Always keep her by my side
Little Texas

[BITEYOASS]

I need to play the song "Tight" with the Bass cranked up to MAX. That way, I can have my wife hop on a dildo tied to the sub-woofer. :D

[ELVIS]

That's your idea of a good time with your wife ??

[Anonymous]

Yeah Biter, what the fuck?

Do it Louisiana style - get drunk on moonshine & beat the shit out of her.

Like a proper Christian.

Right, Big E?

Cheers! :bottle:

[Terry]

I need to play the song "Tight" with the Bass cranked up to MAX. That way, I can have my wife hop on a dildo tied to the sub-woofer. :D

:biggrin:

[Panamark]

You have to upload some vids of that BYA !!

[heartbreaker]

I thought they were all together for that one. Who is it then?

There were several guitarists used for the album. Mike Hartman (R.I.P.) was on "Indeedido" and "King of the Hill" while the rest of the tracks were split between John Lowery (aka John 5 of Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie fame) and Terry Kilgore (who was featured on DLR's "Your Filthy Little Mouth" album). I think John is the bet guitarist on the album and I was never impressed with Terry Kilgore ever. Terry has a generic sound and shouldn't be used for anything other than rhythm in my opinion.

[Sensible Shoes]

There were several guitarists used for the album. Mike Hartman (R.I.P.) was on "Indeedido" and "King of the Hill" while the rest of the tracks were split between John Lowery (aka John 5 of Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie fame) and Terry Kilgore (who was featured on DLR's "Your Filthy Little Mouth" album). I think John is the bet guitarist on the album and I was never impressed with Terry Kilgore ever. Terry has a generic sound and shouldn't be used for anything other than rhythm in my opinion.

Thanks! Now I'm going to have to go find out who did what - I guess that explains some things for me.....

[Dave's Bitch]

i think its a pretty cool album (counter blast is probably my best track).The band all sound tight and i think dave's vocals sound coo as ever,just sound's like he is testing his vocals and showing his range

[Big Troubles]

love the guitar in Weekend with the Babysitter.

[Starwood]

Starwood made it through the album maybe twice. He remembers how excited he was...got it the first day it came out. Had such high hopes. Then, here it comes...B-Grade songwriting...the production quality was rookie...sounded like a demo. Dave's once primal screams had turned in yelps. Got embarrassed for the guy.
Simply put, the best parts of the album is the silence between the songs. An abortion.

[VanHalenFan5150]

Eat 'em and Smile was really good, I still listen to it like I listen to Van Halen, and that's all the time. I have a few EEAS bootlegs, and I tell you, it's really good stuff.

[Dave's Bitch]

Considering it was recorded and mixed in 10 days (i think) it's a pretty fine album.I would have to say probably the most luke warm Dave album was Diamond Dave. Still a good album but compare it with DLR band and suddenly the betty page album is sounding great

[sonrisa salvaje]

Starwood made it through the album maybe twice. He remembers how excited he was...got it the first day it came out. Had such high hopes. Then, here it comes...B-Grade songwriting...the production quality was rookie...sounded like a demo. Dave's once primal screams had turned in yelps. Got embarrassed for the guy.
Simply put, the best parts of the album is the silence between the songs. An abortion.

Sonrisa Salvaje thinks Starwood is out of his fucking mind.

[binnie]

DLR Band is one of those records that I can only listen to when its sunny.....

That's about 2 days per annum here.

[heartbreaker]

Thanks! Now I'm going to have to go find out who did what - I guess that explains some things for me.....

It has the credits for who played on what song in the linear notes of the album.

[Seshmeister]

DLR Band is one of those records that I can only listen to when its sunny.....

That's about 2 days per annum here.

I was the same with Queensrÿche and rain.

I listened to a lot of Queensrÿche...

[binnie]

Hahaha!

It's surprising that grunge wasn't bigger here....

[GreenBayLA]

DLR Band sounds a bit dated to me.

Gretchen Mol was a surprize casting move but a good one in The Notorious Bettie Page.
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/the_notorious_bettie_page03.jpg

[Ruprecht]

Why has my local record store not heard of this CD.?

[PETE'S BROTHER]

great:(

[thome]

Why has my local record store not heard of this CD.?

DAMMIT JIM !! THIS IS A ROCKET NOT A RECORD STORE !!

You must have done seen that look I see when I go to home depot and ask the 15 yr old who has worked there for 11 min where the (____________,<insert any item now).

And Emo Dude looks back at me and like ([__]) < insert picture of dumbass now).

You may have been at a store that has a record isle stuck in the middle of 500 electronic wiggits.

If a real Record Store still exists..they would probably know how to order a copy or would have one in stock.

DAMMIT ON MUTHAS!!!

[Bad Muthafucker]

Im ashamed to admit I still dont own the CD.

Sheesh! I got it on CD and, yes, cassette! I also have the limited-edition double single of Slam Dunk/King Of The Hill. I know, I'm pathetic. But I'm having fun.

[VHscraps]

I seem to recall reading an interview with Ray Luzier where he tells a story about bumping into Alex Van Halen sometime after that record came out. Al, apparently, said he really dug it - it reminded him of old VH.

I think it has some good stuff on it, and it's got a certain verve about it.

[DLR Bridge]

This one has some of Dave's best and worst lines:

Guns and guitars, bikinis and fast cars. Slide behind the wheel and go!! -Great
I'm gonna fax you into the atom age. -Bad
My first time in the spotlight was from a helicopter. -Great
There goes my beeper. -Uhhgg

He did seem to venture out of his vocal comfort range at times. Sometimes pushing the vocal chords boundaries yields impressive results. Not so on the chorus to Relentless. The chorus to Little Texas was a vintage delivery by Dave.

[Cato]

anyone remember VHND has interviewed Mike Hartman who played on this album?

http://vhnd.com/old/interviews/990305mikehartman.shtml

[ThrillsNSpills]

[Starwood]

Starwood played it once - that was enough. Great drumming, though...

[Dan]

And You Are At The Roth Army For What Reason?

[Starwood]

And You Are At The Roth Army For What Reason?

To check in on some old friends, flame some rookies, and enjoy the view. Starwood usually checks in about 4x per year to be amused by the weekly Halen rumors and the desperate wheezing of the uninformed. Let not Starwood be your troubles, Little Man. Carry on.

[Dan]

Good For You.Next Time You Post Here,Stop By The Bath-House For Your Yearly Wash.:D

[Bad Muthafucker]

Sometimes pushing the vocal chords boundaries yields impressive results. Not so on the chorus to Relentless.

Agreed. I dug it, but definitely effects, effects, and more effects. I remember thinking to myself when I first listened to it, "Gee, I wonder if Dave is actually going to try this one live!"

[Combat Ready]

I dig this tune as well. Just cranked it up LOUD this morning.

Lyrics are classic Dave.


Too close to mommy
He grew up square
All the spine of a chocolate eclair
I can see clearly now
The rain has disappeared

Blind man follows
Blind man goes
Pencil weenie in elephant clothes
Got a steel toe
Says place butt here

I got no taste
For second place
And i lead with my face, well
I been places with my face
You wouldn't go
Without a pistol

Relentless
Look into my eyes
Relentless
I will not be denied

Change fumblin'
Heel rocker
El presidente
De chimichanga
Click my heels
And make a wish.

Stop stop
They gonna ask ya
You in the future
They're in the pasture
What the Asian call
All soup and no fish


I got no taste
For second place
And i lead with my face, well
I been places with my face
You wouldn't go
Without a pistol

Relentless

[BumBahDeeDah]

Black Sands

[DLR'sCock]

I cranked up the whole album on the CD player today. Black Sand is a very cool song.

[Terry]

Agreed. I dug it, but definitely effects, effects, and more effects. I remember thinking to myself when I first listened to it, "Gee, I wonder if Dave is actually going to try this one live!"

Christ, I can't imagine him trying to play that one live...it sounded like he blew an o-ring in the studio just recording the thing...

[Jetstream]

I absolutely love the DLR Band lp, own two copies and tracks like Relentless, Wat Waz Dat, Little Texas, Evening With the Babysitter are what really one came to expect from a Classic Van Halen frame of mine. The lyrics are Dave at his best, cool and cryptic and hit you as Dave says years down the line still with meaning that resonate. And Blacksand, adore that tune

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOg3jTo_s7o

[SunisinuS]

Didn't know where else to put this but...some press brand new:


http://www.spin.com/articles/viva-van-halen-second-second-analysis-david-lee-roths-vocal-genius

Viva Van Halen! A Second-by-Second Analysis of David Lee Roth's Vocal Genius

After some false starts and misleading tweets, the Van Halen reunion becomes a reality on January 5, when the hard-rocking and legendarily harder-partying legends take the stage at Manhattan's Café Wha. (Check back on January 6 for a report from the show!)

Presumably, the intimate set will be accompanied by a specific announcement about the band's 2012 tour and studio album. I can't wait! Eddie Van Halen's fingertapping guitar genius! Alex Van Halen's larger-than-average drum-set! Wolfgang Van Halen's last name! And, of course, my favorite part of the band's sound: Diamond David Lee Roth's gloriously hammy vocals.

Hammy's the wrong word. DLR's not a ham. He's pork shoulder, belly, ribs, and loins topped with a heaping hunk of smoked guanciale. And Van Halen is where Roth's unctuous genius shines most brightly.

And below you can hear it in its most unadorned state. This clip of Roth's naked vocal track for 1978's "Runnin' With the Devil" has been kicking around (and brightening my days) for a while now, but it's a perfect pre-VH reunion primer. Below is my second-by-second analysis. Listen. Read. Learn.


00:00 to 0:19: No one sings "yeah" with more brio. Roth kicks things off with a guttural Satchmo-styled "aw, yes," follows that with an "aw yais" (switching from "yeah" to "yes" mid-syllable), rolls into a spiky "yeah yeah" and then ratchets up into a falsetto "Ha, yeah!" Theme-and-variation, folks. That's what Mozart did.

00:20 to 00:39>: The verse. Roth uses a guitar player's trick here, punctuating the end of each line with some raspy, sassy vibrato, saving the widest vocal wobble for the final, "I'm living at a pace that KILLLLLS." He's easing into the song, building his performance line-by-line.

00:40 to 00:57: A series of exclamations that my description will fail to capture: he sounds like he's just discovered the gift of his own voice. Or perhaps like he put his finger in an electrical socket while getting a beej. I don't know. How do you describe the color blue? This is David Lee Roth at his David Lee Rothiest.

00:58 to 1:00: He drawls, "I'll tell you all about it."

1:01 to 1:20: He tells us all about it in the second verse.

1:21 to 1:33: Seemingly in a contest with himself to see how much swagger he can emit with one breath, Roth sings, "GoddamitbabyyouknowIain'tlyingtoyouI'monlygonnatel lyouonetimeaaaaaaaahyeah!" It's a lot of swagger.

1:34 to 1:58: This is an instrumental part of the song. So except for a couple tossed-off "yeahs," Diamond Dave lays back. He's got something up his sleeve, though.

1:59 to 2:02: David Lee Roth blows a penny whistle.

2:03 to 2:04: "Wooooo!" The pennywhistle is very charming.

2:05 to 2:37: Third verse. This Roth quote, I think, generally captures the vibe here: "I always wanted to be an outrage to public decency and a threat to women. And this is one of the few occupations where you're not only allowed that, but you're encouraged."

2:38 to 3:00: Some subtle exhortatory grunts. He is just feeling the music now.

3:01 to 3:28: The Spanish call it duende. For the Irish, it's yarragh. It means a particular quality of passion. Think of a basketball player screaming after throwing down a vicious dunk or a Muezzin's call to prayer. Those sounds come from a special place deep inside one's soul. David Lee Roth gets there in this passage. May he do so again on the road in 2012.

[Jetstream]

:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v94rUT8vh8

[RUDE SADDLE]

Why has my local record store not heard of this CD.?

Same here try Ebay.

[Bad Muthafucker]

Same here try Ebay.

Cuz they stupid! Amazon.com has it on CD, mp3 download, and yes, even cassette.

[Seshmeister]

I didn't know they still made cassettes.

I was wanting to let a pal hear an old demo cassette recently and had to go out and sit in the car... :)

[1971Quarter]

This album is awesome. I was just telling some CVH fans at a party 2 weeks ago that they need to listen to it. I don't see how any VH fan or Roth fan can't find at LEAST 8 or 9 songs to enjoy on this album. Bravo.

[Bad Muthafucker]

I didn't know they still made cassettes.

I don't think they do. The ones on Amazon.com are used.

[ELVIS]

I didn't know they still made cassettes.

I was wanting to let a pal hear an old demo cassette recently and had to go out and sit in the car... :)

I didn't know cars still had cassette players...

[rocking ron]

A few years ago I drove in an Opel Frontera with radio/dvd & cassette player, not anymore...but still miss that cassette-recorder 'cause my tapes are useless right now:doh:

[Bad Muthafucker]

...but still miss that cassette-recorder 'cause my tapes are useless right now:doh:

Try Ebay. Or the local junk yard!

[KSTONER]

Hot damn. I remember it like it was yesterday ....when it was actually last summer....
I had finally buckled down and got my hands on Best of Vol. 1, got a buddy to spend a whoppin' $2.50 on it. I had been on the fence for a while...I just couldn't bring myself to owning anything with Spambo's voice on it. However, I had purchased YFLM a few months prior and had been on a Dave KICK ever since. I was starved brothers (and sisters!)!

Anyway, after playing the fuck out of the new tunes with Dave (CGTSNM>>MWM imo), I decided it was time to purchase what I'd later call the "8th Van Halen album we never got. (EEAS was the 7th)" Damn....popping that thing into my car's CD player and the opening riff to Slam Dunk!......Gah! I can safely say, that album never left my side throughout the summer. That being said, I could tell it was a rushed production, but for some reason, I loved it that much more. Dave was hungry and God-damn did it show here.

All of that being said...With ADOKT out...I think I may have a new summer album. Good times. Good tunes.

[Golden AWe]

Goin' Places and Black Sand are top 10 DLR solo tunes...I still larve this album. A true DLR spirit album. Listening to this is like reading Crazy From The Heat - the book.

[Yount]

Best years of my life to that album.

[DlocRoth]

Dave being Dave. Fantastical.

[Bad Muthafucker]

Best years of my life to that album.

I absolutely could NOT have said it better. Seriously. If you only knew how right you are!

[loucap81]

This is, by far, DLR's best solo album in my opinion. It's the only one that still feels fresh after all these years, and that's probably because it's the closest he ever got to sounding like classic Van Halen. It has its flaws (the strained singing on some of the tracks) and with 14 tracks, not all of them are equally strong, but there's a lot to like. Definitely DLR at his heaviest and the two acoustic numbers (Going Places and Black Sand) that close sides 1 and 2 of the album respectively work beautifully. It's a shame the only song he ever played off it was "Slam Dunk!" and that was only for a handful of shows in 1999.

[Toddb]

Have to agree with most of you as the DLR Band is the best VHish recording since 1984. Of course "Truth" is the Ultimate now, but DLR Band is extremely good and Dave could have dropped a couple songs from the list and maybe tamed down the straining on a couple tunes but big deal. Many classics on this recording for sure.

[Bad Muthafucker]

1984 to 1998 (DLR Band released) = 14 years.

1998 to 2012 (ADKOT released) = 14 years.

DLR Band was a great album, set right in the middle (LITTERALLY) of actual VH releases with Dave. It's almost as if it was done, strategically, to tide us over.

And something else that's on my mind right now...I remember when DLR Band was released...and MTV saying something to the effect that Dave had just released the best Van Halen album since 1984.

Ahhh, just love that album, and will always keep posting to this thread to keep it alive!

[fourthcoming]

I still can't believe this album only sold about 50,000 copies.....what a shame. This is such an underrated album. I remember buying the single to Slam Dunk and the B side was King of the Hill....I was so pumped for the entire album to come out. So much attitude on this album, and absolutely love John Lowery's playing on it. I was lucky enough to see this tour at a club out in the Hamptons.....phenomenal show....All classic VH and Diamond Dave tunes....but not one song played from DLR Band except Slam Dunk.

[Satan]

Distribution of the DLR Band album was terrible. It wasn't released anywhere outside of the US and maybe Canada until 2002. And even the record stores that got the CD in may have been staffed by teenage clerks who didn't know that "DLR" meant David Lee Roth, which means they placed the CD in the generic "D" bin rather than next to Eat Em and Smile or Skycrapper or whatever. Dave contributed to this problem himself by putting Betty Page on the cover instead of himself. Not that the cover art was bad... it just wasn't an album cover that easily identified it as a David Lee Roth album unless you actually heard "Slam Dunk" on the radio, and were in the store specifically looking for the CD.

BTW, this album never did get an official release in Hell. I only have a bootleg copy because FORD sent one down to me. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d025.gif

[DONNIEP]

Great fucking record! I know Relentless gets a bad rap around here but damn, that song kicks ass!

[Bad Muthafucker]

BTW, this album never did get an official release in Hell. I only have a bootleg copy because FORD sent one down to me. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/teufel/d025.gif

http://www.amazon.com/DLR-Band-Dlr/dp/B000007O7F/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339075661&sr=8-1

Not sure if they'll ship it to where you are, but if not...

http://www.amazon.com/Dlr-Band/dp/B0026GSNLO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339075661&sr=8-2

...you could always download the entire album.

[VHscraps]

I don't think they do. The ones on Amazon.com are used.

You can still buy new BLANK tapes - C90, C120 - via amazon. I think they are still sold in some markets where the digital revolution has yet to fully take hold. I bought some blanks myself last year - just in case I ever needed them (I still have a couple of tape decks).

[Seshmeister]

There are always uses for things at the fringes where you don't just throw something out because it's 5 or 10 years old or more.

Eg a lot of cardiac ECG machines use floppy disks.

[TwoFoolsAMinute]

I don't get it. I think Relentless Works even with Dave going beyond his abilities. It's a balls-out song and he's going balls out. I can dig it. And it's a contender for my favorite of the records. What I can't listen to are the strained vocals on Black Light. Holy crap. He makes my hair stand on end. Fingers on the chalk board, my friends.

[DLR Bridge]

I don't get it. I think Relentless Works even with Dave going beyond his abilities. It's a balls-out song and he's going balls out. I can dig it. And it's a contender for my favorite of the records. What I can't listen to are the strained vocals on Black Light. Holy crap. He makes my hair stand on end. Fingers on the chalk board, my friends.

I agree with all of that. Indeedido hurts as much as Black Light in that regard.

[fourthcoming]

Really? I always liked the vocals on blacklight.....Relentless is a kick ass tune too....honestly, it might just be his best solo album....ranks right up there with Eat Em.