Dude, I love SKYSCAPER more than many posters here. I think it's a fine effort. But neither KNUCKLEBONES nor HINA even scrape the asshole end of LITTLE TEXAS. I'd rank LITTLE TEXAS, KING OF THE HILL and COUNTER-BLAST among the best Dave solo recordings ever. Amazing stuff...vibrant...and it makes you want to fuck a pussy. And that's what rock 'n' roll is supposed to do.Originally posted by JimGardner
Does 1998 DLR Band have a "Knucklebones" or a "Hina"? Nope, certainly not. But neither does Diver Down.
As for DIVER DOWN, the album is a fucking classic. KNUCKLEBONES nor HINA are nowhere in the league of HANG 'EM HIGH, SECRETS, LITTLE GUITARS or THE FULL BUG.
I see what you're trying to say...but nah. Dave's been somewhat progressive in the recent past...well, 1998. My point is, these days, Dave is so non-progressive that even an album with good music that treads similar ground like DLR BAND is progressive for him. And if that's what he keeps releasing: stuff like that, then I'm happy.
It's better than no new material except Hendrix and Doors covers (artists I enjoy a great deal but don't need covers of) and a set with pretty much no surprises.
Hell, one thing that's at least fun about seeing THE WHO or THE STONES these days is that even though they don't play much new stuff live (though both have played new songs on their last tours), they always mix the set up. In other words, from tour to tour, you'll hear a different diet of classic WHO or STONES classics. In other words, you walk away satisfied because you were somewhat surprised. Yes, every show ended with BROWN SUGAR or WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN, but in before that you heard songs like DOCTOR JIMMY or RESPECTABLE.
Dave has six Van Halen albums, one solo EP and five solo albums (plus a covers album) to choose from. What's the problem?