I dont see why this CD got bad reviews, or why only 5 thousand people bought it, or whatever. Some great tracks on here, You got the blues, not me, Thug pop, made up my mind to name a few. Hearing a new version of Ice Cream Man is a great thing for classic VH fans, and while people might disagree, hearing 'act one' on there made me crack up. I have no idea what it was, but i found it funny.
Just bought 'Diamond Dave'
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Re: Just bought 'Diamond Dave'
Aside from Dave, it is immaculately produced.
DLR shows that he can still tackle the blues and many shades of rock-n-roll and make it his own.
Some singer can only fit in to a certain niche.
His musical desires are broad and, that is just another thing that left VH when he dumped 'em.
Here he shows he hasn't lost a beat.
Where he tackles alot of covers, he uses the spare imagination in the interpretation.
Alot of people would've had him repeat himself with a DLRBand 2.
Not me.
It sounds different sonically but, he always remains consistent in what he brings to a musical project. Whatever the configuration.
And it works.
That speaks genius to me.
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Re: Re: Just bought 'Diamond Dave'
Originally posted by pete
Aside from Dave, it is immaculately produced.
DLR shows that he can still tackle the blues and many shades of rock-n-roll and make it his own.
Some singer can only fit in to a certain niche.
His musical desires are broad and, that is just another thing that left VH when he dumped 'em.
Here he shows he hasn't lost a beat.
Where he tackles alot of covers, he uses the spare imagination in the interpretation.
Alot of people would've had him repeat himself with a DLRBand 2.
Not me.
It sounds different sonically but, he always remains consistent in what he brings to a musical project. Whatever the configuration.
And it works.
That speaks genius to me.
It also reflects a real love of music and it's possibilities.
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about that Diamond Dave CD.....
I've been saying for a while now that the Diamond Dave CD
is a great album. Its not classic ass kicking rock and roll from
the master, but its a great collection of cover tunes excellently
interpreted by Dave.Comment
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I can't believe how much this album has gotten hammered..........yes it's not his best work, but it is still ass kickin' Dave.Comment
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"saw a man walking upside down, t.v.'s on the brink, made galileo look like a boy scout, sorry 'bout that......LET IT ALL HANG OUT" that song is the shit! also ever since the album hit, the song 'bad habit' has become a favorite 'cause of it's lyrical content....very true to me, close to my heart lyrics. especially when it's 1:45am and you get used to hearing "LAST CALL MOTHERFUCKERS!!!" twice a week. anyway, i think it's an outstanding album, and i feel vindicated as a fan. it's not a 'ground rule double', baby this one clears the wall. cheers!......Comment
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This album is what DAVE is all about; fun!
-It's too bad that this album is so hard to find in France because it's a good record!DAVE is DAVE and that's why we love him so much !little french dreamer hate those Van Hagar backstage party!!
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LET IT ALL HANG OUT!!!!!!!!
Originally posted by hambon4lif
"saw a man walking upside down, t.v.'s on the brink, made galileo look like a boy scout, sorry 'bout that......LET IT ALL HANG OUT" that song is the shit! also ever since the album hit, the song 'bad habit' has become a favorite 'cause of it's lyrical content....very true to me, close to my heart lyrics. especially when it's 1:45am and you get used to hearing "LAST CALL MOTHERFUCKERS!!!" twice a week. anyway, i think it's an outstanding album, and i feel vindicated as a fan. it's not a 'ground rule double', baby this one clears the wall. cheers!......
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Read this Recent review of Diamond Dave:
Let's face it; David Lee Roth was the most exciting and entertaining singer to ever front Van Halen. And although his solo albums have not all been winners, at least he's been known to take chances and try new approaches with rock music (such as the entirely sung-in-Spanish Sonrisa Salvaje, the synth pop-ish Skyscraper, the Nile Rodgers-produced Your Filthy Little Mouth, etc.). For his 2003 release Diamond Dave, Roth uses the same approach he and his then-comrades in Van Halen followed on 1982's Diver Down -- an album consisting primarily of cover songs, with a few originals sprinkled in. As expected, the covers that work the best are the ones that aren't that well known, including the lead-off single "Shoo Bop" (a cover of Steve Miller's "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma") and a big band reading of a tune Van Halen covered way back when, "Ice Cream Man," while a few of the better-known songs (especially Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9") don't fare as well. Of course, Diamond Dave is no Fair Warning. But it's a hell of a whole lot more listenable than anything Van Halen has issued in ages (especially when compared to the 1998 atrocity Van Halen III). ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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You'll Have 'Em Blues, Not Me nah yez
A couple a moons ago, Ize was feelin' mighty fine...a lil' spiritually distorted nah...an' I wuz in the mood...to go fo' a lil' late evenin' run...e'en 'ough dem streets was busier than a cat caught in rat trap...Ize decided to get some exercise, run a mile or two to the liquor sto'...not the one John Law burned down nah nah...I decided to pick the record Diamond Dave as my soundtrack one time y'all...put the headphones on, cranked the volume to 11 an' took off like a runaway locomotive, can ya diggit??....an' I gots to say that Diamond Dave...the album sounded motherfucking SPECTACULAR!!!!!! Kept me motorvated all the way to the liquor sto' where I bought some lucky strikes...an' ran home with a front pocket of whiskey and an ass pocket of gin...Comment
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Originally posted by WOAHYEAH
I dont see why this CD got bad reviews, or why only 5 thousand people bought it, or whatever. Some great tracks on here, You got the blues, not me, Thug pop, made up my mind to name a few. Hearing a new version of Ice Cream Man is a great thing for classic VH fans, and while people might disagree, hearing 'act one' on there made me crack up. I have no idea what it was, but i found it funny.Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm constantly amazed at the choices other dudes make----DLRComment
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Originally posted by WOAHYEAH
I dont see why this CD got bad reviews, or why only 5 thousand people bought it, or whatever. Some great tracks on here, You got the blues, not me, Thug pop, made up my mind to name a few. Hearing a new version of Ice Cream Man is a great thing for classic VH fans, and while people might disagree, hearing 'act one' on there made me crack up. I have no idea what it was, but i found it funny.Music is like girlfriends to me; I'm constantly amazed at the choices other dudes make----DLRComment
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