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Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Wed July 17, 2019 7:33 pm
Major Dude
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I’m takin’ whiskey to the party tonight And I’m lookin’ for somebody to squeeze I ain’t lookin’ for somebody to fight Baby, don’t get uptight Baby, please
That’s got to be one of the greatest lines from a VH tune.
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Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Wed July 17, 2019 7:56 pm
Future Drummer
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wease wrote:
I’m takin’ whiskey to the party tonight And I’m lookin’ for somebody to squeeze I ain’t lookin’ for somebody to fight Baby, don’t get uptight Baby, please
That’s got to be one of the greatest lines from a VH tune.
I am not sure DLR has a full-on, great song of lyrics but he has some great verses and lines.
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Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Wed July 17, 2019 9:32 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32497 Location: Where everybody knows your name
surfndestroy wrote:
wease wrote:
I’m takin’ whiskey to the party tonight And I’m lookin’ for somebody to squeeze I ain’t lookin’ for somebody to fight Baby, don’t get uptight Baby, please
That’s got to be one of the greatest lines from a VH tune.
I am not sure DLR has a full-on, great song of lyrics but he has some great verses and lines.
Beautiful Girls is pretty solid front to back. Mean Street’s pretty good.
But yeah, I agree with you for the most part.
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Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Thu July 25, 2019 9:03 pm
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm Posts: 12082
David Lee Roth solo mix:
01 - California Girls 02 - Yankee Rose 03 - Shyboy 04 - Big Train 05 - Big Trouble 06 - A Lil' Ain't Enough 07 - Elephant Gun 08 - Just Like Paradise 09 - Hot Dog And A Shake 10 - Bump And Grind 11 - Just A Gigolo , I Ain't Got Nobody 12 - Goin' Crazy!
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Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Fri July 26, 2019 1:04 pm
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm Posts: 12082
First 5 albums:
01 - California Girls [Crazy From The Heat] 02 - Yankee Rose [Eat 'Em and Smile] 03 - Shyboy [Eat 'Em and Smile] 04 - Big Train [Your Filthy Little Mouth] 05 - Big Trouble [Eat 'Em and Smile] 06 - A Lil' Ain't Enough [A Little Ain't Enough] 07 - Elephant Gun [Eat 'Em and Smile] 08 - Just Like Paradise [Skyscraper] 09 - Hot Dog And A Shake [Skyscraper] 10 - Bump And Grind [Eat 'Em and Smile] 11 - Just A Gigolo , I Ain't Got Nobody [Crazy From The Heat] 12 - Goin' Crazy! [Eat 'Em and Smile]
It's heavy on Eat 'Em and Smile which is easily his best. If you got that album and the '97 Best of you'd have everything you'd need.
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I can listen to DLR solo because Steve Vai is a beast, but then I just remember I can listen to Alien Love Secrets or Fire Garden if I want to hear him play guitar without hearing Dave go Boze Boze Boo See Boo or whatever.
Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Sun July 28, 2019 5:48 pm
I've been POOSSTTIiiEEnngeeaahh
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm Posts: 12082
A Different Kind of Truth has its moments. Roth sounds pretty bad though and I'm not a fan of the mix but those old riffs are great. Looking back at their output from '95-'04. Balance, III and two greatest hits albums. All had original songs and Dave, Sammy and Gary all had cracks at the music Eddie was writing at the time which was mostly the serious mid-90s Eddie riffs. It was a dead end. Maybe if they got Dave back, embraced the old sound and got Templeman to produce it would have worked in '95 but that doesn't seem like that was a realistic outcome considering the personalities at that time. We only got A Different Kind of Truth cause Wolfgang was digging around in some boxes and found some old tapes.
Aric Van Halen (son of Alex) was a track and field star in college, I don't know if he can sing but hes a good looking dude and could probably front the band for an all family line up.
Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Sun July 28, 2019 8:51 pm
Fake NYC Setlist Relayer
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm Posts: 7646
Inspired by this thread, as a general matter, I listened to 1984 today, which was my very first album. It still rocks though I can see that there’s a bit much of the synthesizer on a few songs. Nonetheless, they were in fine form and it still amazes me that they couldn’t work it out at the height of their powers.
Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Mon September 02, 2019 9:23 pm
Fake NYC Setlist Relayer
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm Posts: 7646
Going through the Diamond Dave era while running while also going to Neil Young’s catalogue otherwise.
Van Halen, Van Halen II, and Women and Children First. All them are excellent though I prefer the first two. This is a catalogue I am mostly familiar with, but trying to listen with mostly fresh ears and well their music is pretty good to run to.
Post subject: Re: Come On Dave, Gimme a Break - The Van Halen Thread
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 1:46 pm
Fake NYC Setlist Relayer
Joined: Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm Posts: 7646
Got there. I like it a lot, and it is very consistent. I would say I liked it best of the Dave albums that tend to be forgotten in the mix. My Diamond Dave rankings: (1) Van Halen; (2) 1984 (love this album and it was my first album I owned); (3) Fair Warning; (4) Van Halen II; (5) A Different Kind of Truth; (6) Diver Down (underrated - it is such a quirky and fun album); (7) Women and Children First
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