Well i was lookin to buy Eat Em' and Smile but they didnt have it at the store so i bought Skyscraper. Not too bad of cd but a little too popish for my taste on some songs. What does everyone else think about this album?
Well i was lookin to buy Eat Em' and Smile but they didnt have it at the store so i bought Skyscraper. Not too bad of cd but a little too popish for my taste on some songs. What does everyone else think about this album?
a good one.skyscraper is a good song, hina was in skyscraper,no?steve vai was at the top
Ha try to make sense buddy, but yeah its pretty good
what's wrong with my english? je fais c'que j'peux!
Those better not be the kind of words i think they are french fry!
Skyscraper is my least favorite Dave CD.
Mezro...great songs but mixed too sugar sweet...
Got me a date with a shaved Asian. I know, I know; I think it's fucked!
whats your fave dave solo cd ?
DLR Band, ALAE and EEAS have all been my favorite depending on the mighty Mezro mood.
Mezro...since you are 16 (if that age is real) go buy the DLR Band CD...it is the newest one on my list...
Ha you dont believe that im 16?
I agree that it is a little too "80's hair band" sounding in places, but I still love it. I think the songs are better than the production.
I love skyscraper!!!! saw the tour 6 times.. admit its not as "crunchy" as some of the others but still rocks front to back!!!
I fucking hate that album; sometimes I prefer to think of it as Skycrapper.
WAAAY too overproduced and glossy. Extremely wimpy sounding, especially when heard now. Lifeless and dull.
Having said that, I do like Hina and Damn Good, though.
"What we've been doing, which is great and certainly cost saving, is I train in the sand pit in McDonald's. I do a few laps. I go through the tunnel a few times. The kids don't mind if I smoke. Plus, when I'm done, lunch is right there."- DLR 2003
i agree it's a bit overproduced.
but i am kinda partial to knucklebones...
a bare minimum of synth and a straight forward rocker.
I don't know man but if you are, great taste in music for being so young.Originally posted by DLRdelight!
Ha you dont believe that im 16?
Mezro...a Roth fan who is 16 makes you the smartest 16 year old I know...
Originally posted by Mezro
I don't know man but if you are, great taste in music for being so young.
Mezro...a Roth fan who is 16 makes you the smartest 16 year old I know...
since when has dave's music been for intellectuals?
i just think it means the kid's more likely to get laid...
Originally posted by knuckleboner
... i just think it means the kid's more likely to get laid...
Pervert...
I really enjoy "Skyscaper".
Like most albums, you have to be in the mood for it.
"Skyscraper" works best on a nice, hot summer day with plenty of scantily clad girls around.
"Just like paradise"!
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Sitting on a park bench!
Hahaha. Yeah i know. At irst when i heard the album(2 days ago)i was like i could have got something better. Now i think its pretty good with songs like knuclebones, sky scraper, hot dog and a shake, good buy in my eyes!
Gotta go with what's already been said about the overproducing. It was almost like a Van Hagar album with better lyrics. Definitely my least favorite DLR album. And yes, that means I liked YFLM and "Diamond Dave" better.
Now if Billy Sheehan was to ever leak the tapes he says he has of what the album was supposed to sound like and those made it over to STG (assuming they ever FIX IT!) then I would be willing to re-evaluate my opinion
Eat Us And Smile
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I wouldnt go that far dude. Sure it's no doubt over produced,as I mentioned, but it still blows away any Van Hagar project. I agree with the other poster, it's a great album to blast on a summer day. Titties and beer!Originally posted by FORD
Gotta go with what's already been said about the overproducing. It was almost like a Van Hagar album with better lyrics. Definitely my least favorite DLR album. And yes, that means I liked YFLM and "Diamond Dave" better.
Now if Billy Sheehan was to ever leak the tapes he says he has of what the album was supposed to sound like and those made it over to STG (assuming they ever FIX IT!) then I would be willing to re-evaluate my opinion
I've also posted this in a thread in the main, but here's Sheehan's remarks about that album (from Sludge 20Qs):
14. Did you leave David Lee Roth’s band because:
A: Dave’s voice started to go
(Believe it or not I like Dave's voice!)
B: Dave’s hair started to go
(Hey! How come all the alternative bands are bald as a queball and they don't get shit on! Who's that dork with the Smashing whatever's?)
C: Your hair started to go
(It's still here! I cover the gray though. Better gray than gone!!)
D: Your a band wagon jumper
(Hey! I jumped into NO BAND after that! "Hey Billy! We got a great idea! Jump into unemployment! It'll be an experience!!")
E. Other
OK I admit it---I HATED Skyscraper!!!!!!!!!! A BILLION OVERDUBS!!!!! All of it poo poo. You should hear the original demo's with just me, Steve, Brett, and Greg. I think I'll post them on my site someday---sounded great! What the fuck happened!!
"Suzy Suzy, girl for cryin' out loud.................."
I think he was saying "I'm doing the best I can". He wasn't insulting you. Kinda funny!Originally posted by DLRdelight!
Those better not be the kind of words i think they are french fry!
I still like to see it the other way hahaha, amuses me more
I'm 13 dude!Ha you dont believe that im 16?
Skyscraper is no doubt "totally 80's". The sound may not have stood the test of time as well as some of his others. At the time it was one of the best rock albums out there. Look at most anything in that 87-88 era and it's gonna be keyboard heavy. So, it is somewhat poppish. It doesn't stand up against EEAS for the total album.
But,
It has some F'n awesome songs on it. Some finger lickin good guitar and bass. (Check out the guitar and bass solos in Two Fools A Minute)
Skyscraper (the song) is very electronic, but damn it's smooth.
Hina, Perfect Timing, Hot Dog and a Shake, and Knucklebones are great rock songs.
Stand up is trash pop.
Just like paradise would make Van Hagar proud, but it's still a fucking good song.
There's another Damn Good song on there too that's kinda slow and acoustical sounding with some friggin impossible harmonics.
The Bottom Line (song is mediocre) is this was my favorite TAPE when it came out, and stayed there for a long time. I went to the Skyscraper show in Dallas, which was phenomenal, and listening to it takes me back to some of the good ol days.
I LOVE SKYSCRAPER!!!
Last edited by TwoFoolsAMinute; 08-12-2004 at 07:44 PM.
The album is waaaay too much S Vai and his ballsless guitar sound. Wild too because on EEASmile he sounded like a caged tiger ready to kill. After EEASmile I never liked Vai's guitar sound too much. Always sounded like he's running it through a synth which I don't like. Maybe it's just me but after EEASmile I don't think Vai has contributed anything great to rock. That same ballsless sound is on Slip Of The Tongue by Whitesnake. The previous WSnake record with John Sykes sounded incredible. Then Vai comes in with the synth sounding guitar and it kills their balls. I realize that WSnake had some power ballads (and no I wasn't a big fan of those songs) but if you listen to the WSnake 87' album tunes like Crying In The Rain, Still Of The Night, & Bad Boys KILL. And a big part is because of John Sykes. Again Vai comes in with that wimpy sound and destroys the songs that could have redeemed Slip Of The Tongue. I'll be fair and say that ROTH must bear some of the criticism for SScraper. But I just think if he had not let Vai have so much control SScraper would have been much better. In an ironic twist of fate I actually thought the tour for SScraper was DLR's best. EEASmile was awesome as well, but live I actually enjoyed the SScraper tour a little more. I'm probably in the minority on that one.
DLR/VH IS JUST BETTER
I like Skyscraper, it's a great album. Very underrated here for some reason.
Yeah, i find myself listening to that album more and more, great album in my book. "Stand Up!"
Man, I try and block "Stand Up" from ever entering my head.
The video is fucking hilarious. Bizarre when seen in retrospect.
Yeah thats where i first heard the song, from the video. LOL
Man it was a great laugh, but to get it out your head
"Are you ready for the new sensation!"
Where could I find the Vid for Stand Up?
I have no idea, but i saw it once o vh1 classic on rock fest
sweet man... I'm gonna have to order VH1Classic...
I dunno though. What pisses me off about that is channel is that they show all these other bootleg videos and the good ones hardly get played. I just wish they had a all classic VH/Dave video day so i could record it all
I know what you mean. A vote for you because you agree with me!
Wow thanks. Heres one right back at you.
Sweet man. Thank you!
Couldn't agree more with you.Originally posted by Thetruthbaby
The album is waaaay too much S Vai and his ballsless guitar sound. Wild too because on EEASmile he sounded like a caged tiger ready to kill. After EEASmile I never liked Vai's guitar sound too much. Always sounded like he's running it through a synth which I don't like.
Skyscraper is one of the few Dave CDs I don't own. It's OK there are some really good songs there.
It reminds me of being in school and I was one of few people already into David Lee Roth and classic Van halen, then all of a sudden this album came out and everyone was into Skyscraper, Dave was really famous at this time in the UK.
Those were good times.
Achtung Baby I say, I say...
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