Roth is a great singer, but...

[JJtheVagPounder]

No, he isn't. I am.

Verily, David and I hath a deal......

He doesn't try to turn water into wine and raise the dead, and I don't try to sing.

See how easily that works, My son?

Jesus, your quotes are just too perfect. And thank you for being cool about that drawing. I promise I mean no heresy by it.

[Dave's Bitch]

Dave, please stop the screaming. The way you sing the first lines to Somebody Get Me A Doctor at the New York gig, for instance, is awful. Just stick to the great melodies. Your voice is at its best in the low/mid registers, as we all can hear on the great Van Halen albums. You can still reach those notes, so there is no need for that strange high pitched voice. I'm sure everybody knows what I'm talking about here.

And Dave, please pay a bit more attention to your timing. On record it's always perfect, but live, it seems that you sometimes forget the words, so you are too late. Well, find a way to remember them. Don't get me wrong, David Lee Roth has one of the greatest voices in rock and he still can be a great frontman. But most of the time, the live singing could be a lot better. It's not a karaoke show, it's your profession.

So, there I said it.

Dave will just kick himself when he realises

[kwame k]

Dave will just kick himself when he realises

Exactly.......now that it's been pointed out, I'm burning my entire VH/Roth bootleg catalog!

Had I known this earlier, I would of never joined this site!!!!!!!

[Seshmeister]

Having posts like this from Holland just gives ammo to the anti legalisation lobby...

[kwame k]

He is giving pot smokers all over the world a bad name

[chi-town324]

does it seem cold in here to you?

[binnie]

I love threads like this:

- 'Hey guys, here's my opinion. I couldn't be bothered to do a thread searched and discover that this topic has been discussed endlessly before.'

- No-one agrees.

- 'You guys are all assholes because you don't share my opinion'.

Next.

[kwame k]

does it seem cold in here to you?

No but....the smell of stale beer and puke is getting pretty obnoxious

[PETE'S BROTHER]

He is giving pot smokers all over the world a bad name

WHA?

[kwame k]

I love threads like this:

- 'Hey guys, here's my opinion. I couldn't be bothered to do a thread searched and discover that this topic has been discussed endlessly before.'

- No-one agrees.

- 'You guys are all assholes because you don't share my opinion'.

Next.

Throw in an epic meltdown and a good bye cruel world thread or a suicide by mod, for good measure............

[kwame k]

WHA?

I know........

[Calderone]

Guys i think you were too hard on dopie ...ok ok This is a beautiful time where we are about to get a killer 13 track disc that im sure will be at level with the
our beloved six pack but what Dopie is talking is about the over-use of the new "94pitch" voice.
I'm not a basher im one of the biggest dlr fans and im here since the very beggining.
But i think the 94 pitch doesn't make sense on the classic tunes, he likes to do it, i know
but for the non-die-hard DLRfans it does sound strange.

Take for example Running with the devil from cafe wha :
This has Good audio : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx356qjVIAU

The words "no tomorrow" are sung like that in a lower key on purpose !
its not that he cant doit on the record, its not that his voice is shot , its not that he is out of key !
its because he likes it and he wants to do it like that !

Lets go to the second verse ...same thing ! he likes to do that variations for pure entertainment !
It's like his life, he likes to do one thing a minute and another thing the next minute !
Third verse same story !
Let's go to 2:26 " Ain't got nobody waiting at homeeee" yes the 94pitch is there
it doesn't sound good,because the song was not like that but he does that because he wants to do it !
It's this way for his own entertainment ! the 94pitch was his new toy when he got it in 1994
and the new James brown scream (that's almost replacing his classic one) too !
He can do it better if he stick to the original tunes and 70-80's singing style but im sure he would be
completely bored , same think happens to Mick Jagger and Gene Simmons who liked to switch words
and singing styles, myself , as a singer can completely understand the point and yes , dopie has a point as well.

[if6was9]

He can do it better if he stick to the original tunes and 70-80's singing style but im sure he would be completely bored , same think happens to Mick Jagger and Gene Simmons who liked to switch words and singing styles

It's typical for ageing rock singers.

[Calderone]

You meant it's typical for those now-aging rock singers, you are wrong
They always did that back in the 70's , i think you didn't read what i post
they do that because if they sing the same thing over and over after 100 or more gigs
its get boring ! that's why ! i remember a couple of years ago some people complaining
at the Accousting DLRBBQ Mean street version ...asking if Dave swallowed Kermit the frog
for that voice he did , he chose to do that voice just for fun ! that's all
Don't overthink the lyrics , don't overthink the singing styles, it can be anything
and i tell you , it's not that Roth's voice is shot , in fact the 94pitch is harder to do than
the normal low-mid voice he used from 78-84,but he likes to put lights on it
and play with it...now pay attention :

Have you ever driven a muscle car ? have you ever seen how they
take off sideways ? it's not because the driver cannot drive or his skills are shot
it's for pure fun , that's the same thing here with ROTH'S VOICE ! and don't forget it !

[Fairwrning]

OK guys. Good luck jerking off on your 1982 Roth posters.

I actually find this to be a great line..