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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 /TiVo
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David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Scott Page, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Alex Gibson, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - STEVE MILLER, Composer - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Scott Page, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist - Toshi Hiketa, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Alex Gibson, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist - Toshi Hiketa, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, Composer, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - Alex Gibson, FeaturedArtist - Nathan Jenkins, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, Composer, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - James Lomenzo, FeaturedArtist - Ray Luzier, FeaturedArtist - Brian Young, FeaturedArtist - Jeremy Zuckerman, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, Composer, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
Greg Phillinganes, FeaturedArtist - David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - Edgar Winter, FeaturedArtist - NILE RODGERS, FeaturedArtist - OMAR HAKIM, FeaturedArtist - Tracy Wormsworth, FeaturedArtist - Crowell Sisters, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
David Lee Roth, MainArtist, FeaturedArtist - Edgar Winter, FeaturedArtist - Gregg Bissonette, FeaturedArtist - Brett Tuggle, FeaturedArtist - James Hunting, FeaturedArtist - Ron Richotte, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:47
- Main artists: David Lee Roth
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Magna Carta Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(C) 2003 Magna Carta (P) 2003 Magna Carta
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