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How Steve Stevens Almost Joined David Lee Roth’s Band
I don't know, some of that interview has a whiff of BS, to me... Stevens is good in his own way, but he's nowhere near the level of many players of the time, especially Vai.
Would Roth really have been that interested?
"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 don't know, some of that interview has a whiff of BS, to me... Stevens is good in his own way, but he's nowhere near the level of many players of the time, especially Vai.
Would Roth really have been that interested?
Whoa! How the hell you been?
I like Stevens way more than Vai. Always have. To me, Vai has always been a solo player. He just doesn't seem to fit in with a singer, or band. I feel the same way about Satch, although I think Satch is a much better rhythm player than Vai when in a band with a singer.
How Steve Stevens Almost Joined David Lee Roth’s Band
Hey, Von! Been great, thanks. How are you?
Found the Army on Tapatalk now, which is all I use these days, so I hope to be around more.
Good points, but Vai's work was so killer on EEAS... however he doesn't seem to have matched that band-type playing ever again, true.
It just doesn't seem to me that Stevens could even play Eddie's parts when doing VH tunes. Stevens' approach seems simpler, more of a riffing/layering-oriented thing, to me. Even in that HFT clip with Bach, he sticks to rhythm and Pete Horn takes all the leads.
Anyway, good to see you. Those DDLR days were good times.
"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
As much as Christmas music before it's time drives me nuts, I feel I must post this song due to it's start-to-finish awesomeness. And besides, it's no longer a Christmas tune once the electric kicks in.
In an era when guitars + keyboards equaled shit sandwich, I thought this song was recorded superbly. Love love love the solo on this. Simple, yet grabs you by the throat.
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