Skyscraper is my favorite DLR solo CD. Everytime I hear it the quality hits me. It's about as good as '80's rock gets I think. I bought it when it came out in '88 and I still love it. I do understand why some people hate the production, but I really get a kick out of it.
If I ever needed to demonstrate the brilliance of Roth, I'd probably play them 'Hot dog and a shake'. One of Dave's finest moments in my opinion.
Great music for in the car too.
Yes it is.
Damn good times.Originally posted by secrets
Those were good times.
Hina and Damn Good are among my Roth solo-favorites.
to expand on my earlier post, Skyscraper is in my cd player right now... skyscraper, stand up, perfect timing are 3 of Daves best efforts. The only song on this disc that I dont really like as much as the others is Hot Dog and A Shake...
Hot Dog and a Shake has a really good solo though. Perfect timing is one of my favorites off of that album......."Is this just a passing fancy...."
" or another passing gameOriginally posted by DLRdelight!
Perfect timing is one of my favorites off of that album......."Is this just a passing fancy...."
is this just a little something that fallen angels play
I've had a million fantasies, but that was make-believe
baby open up this door before I freeze....
Skyscraper is Dave's best CD by far. It is even better than the Van Halen CDs. Awesome songwriting, musicianship, and production.
Unfortunately there are a lot of closed minded people out there that only want to hear Dave reincarnate Van Halen I. Well Dave is extremely versatile and because of that Skyscraper, YFLM, and CFTH are great CDs.
"Bumper sticker on my rocket's ass: go home, the earth is full." DLR
that about sums it up...good post D is VH...Originally posted by dave_is_vh
Awesome songwriting, musicianship, and production.[/B]
Saw Dave when he toured in support of Skyscraper. One of the best shows I've ever been to. Enjoyed Skyscraper. Reminds me of Damn good times, great sex with my favorite girl (who later became my wife)and even better sex with Dave playing in the background.
I agreee. I thihk it is a really grat album as well.
Damn Good was, and still is one of my favourite songs, we used to jam on this at Sunday afternoon bbqs when it came out. The album is a little "slick" for my taste but Dave really shines...
I now have "Knucklebones" stuck in my head... haha! nice work all!
"Ain't no use waitin'
For your invitation
King Kong never had it so clean
We'll do the Fat Cat Shake
We'll have our cake and eat it too
You coukd never, no, no, no, never, beat this squeeze!"
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Go home the Earth is full....
Skyscraper owns
"Im a, SKYSCRAPER"
Turn on your high beams!
Like a b52,DRAMATIC!!!!!
Stand up
Hina
Knucklebones
Just Like Paradise
Damn Good
all tunes DLR needs to play live more often along with ALAE/its show time/big trouble
i like that living in pardise song.the last thing i heard besides that was the me wise magic song.all ofthe stuff with hagar just sucks and now theyre back togther fuckin bullshit
Living in paradise is a great song.
"Rockin steady in her daddys car......."
Stand up! Stand Up!
the more you do it, the less you fall down
I just got Skyscraper from a friend. It's not bad. Does anyone know if "Damn Good" got a tiny bit of airplay when this came out? It seems a little familiar to me. Good song.
I'm a Skyscraper! I'm a Hoodoo Man!
Too Steve Vai-ish, but still good to listen too...good show as well.
to think i started this thread almost three years ago now!!!
imma be 19 in a month!
One foot in the past....
One foot in the grave and one foot on a banana peel...
This nearly three year old thread prompted me to actually listen to the CD, which I hadn't done in ages.
Pretty much have the same reaction now that I did then, in that it was a much softer-edged follow up to EEAS than I would have liked, but then again you can't just remake the same album over and over and have a career worth listening to, either...
Have never liked Stand Up. Didn't then, don't now. The title track was interesting...Just Like Paradise was great single. Damn Good lived up to its name. The rest were just solid rockers, but nothing really exceptional...it felt like Vai was already heading towards the door when he recorded most of this...in terms of spin time, this and Diamond Dave get the least amount of spin time by me.
Scramby eggs and bacon.
well good to know it made some of you listen to it again. for me it was the first dlr cd i bought because it was the only one available at the store. i thought it was interesting. eeas much better though and it did seem like vai was in another zone in this one
I always liked Skyscaper.
"Skyscraper" is a great album! I love it!
Van Halen & Diamond Dave 4-ever!
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