Classic Rock (Phil Collins lives, run for the hills)

Sad to hear today that David Lee Roth is hanging up his dancing shoes and will retire after playing a few Vegas shows in January. I'd love to go to one of those but timing is all wrong.

Dave's voice was never the strongest although I adore the sound of his vocals and age tends to be cruel to rock singers so from that point of view I am happy for him to make a quiet dignified exit.

The sadness comes because his very brief one-off statement on the subject hints at health concerns. And, of course, from a selfish point of view another huge part of my "youth" slips away and reminds one of the ageing process as another hero disappears from view but at least be is still alive and kicking, even if the kicks aren't as high as they used to be.

Pseuds and serious types will poo poo Dave and Van Halen but, aside from actually being one of the most intelligent rock stars, Diamond Dave remains the greatest front man ever. I was fortunate enough to see him perform live about 15 times and he really was the greatest showman.

I hope he has a long and happy retirement and officially releases the new music he has in the vaults.
 
Never saw him live but in addition to a couple of VH albums, I own his 1988 album, Skyscraper.

It's not an album that gets an outing often but I love "Just Like Paradise", "Damn Good" and "Two Fools A Minute".
 
RobMCFC said:
Never saw him live but in addition to a couple of VH albums, I own his 1988 album, Skyscraper.

It's not an album that gets an outing often but I love "Just Like Paradise", "Damn Good" and "Two Fools A Minute".
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Just Like Paradise is a playlist staple.

If you like that song, you should like Goin' Crazy on his first solo album Eat 'Em and Smile, which I think is better than Skyscraper. Both albums feature the same basic band but Ted Templeman produces Eat 'Em. The band is spectacular: Vai is inventive and as technically gifted as pretty much any rock guitarist you care to mention. Sheehan is a tremendous bass player.
 
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OB1 said:
Just Like Paradise is a playlist staple.

If you like that song, you should like Goin' Crazy on his first solo album Eat 'Em and Smile, which I think is better than Skyscraper. Both albums feature the same basic band but Ted Templeman produces Eat 'Em. The band is spectacular: Vai is inventive and as technically gifted as pretty much any rock guitarist you care to mention. Sheehan is a tremendous bass player.
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I'll give it a listen this week, cheers.
 
OB1 said:
Sad to hear today that David Lee Roth is hanging up his dancing shoes and will retire after playing a few Vegas shows in January. I'd love to go to one of those but timing is all wrong.

Dave's voice was never the strongest although I adore the sound of his vocals and age tends to be cruel to rock singers so from that point of view I am happy for him to make a quiet dignified exit.

The sadness comes because his very brief one-off statement on the subject hints at health concerns. And, of course, from a selfish point of view another huge part of my "youth" slips away and reminds one of the ageing process as another hero disappears from view but at least be is still alive and kicking, even if the kicks aren't as high as they used to be.

Pseuds and serious types will poo poo Dave and Van Halen but, aside from actually being one of the most intelligent rock stars, Diamond Dave remains the greatest front man ever. I was fortunate enough to see him perform live about 15 times and he really was the greatest showman.

I hope he has a long and happy retirement and officially releases the new music he has in the vaults.
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Agreed about showman and entertainment value something hard to encase in a rock frontman performance over a long period of time per performance and performances.

it could just be me but I always thought he believed he couldn't hold an audience with voice and presence like a Paul Rogers and this led him to be a modern day vaudeville great.

he always gave his audience more value than the money asked for IMO by a long way.

Not sad to hear it , you need to call time on everything but sad yes if his "I need to sleep" remark has some serious health connotation.
 
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OB1 said:
Sad to hear today that David Lee Roth is hanging up his dancing shoes and will retire after playing a few Vegas shows in January. I'd love to go to one of those but timing is all wrong.

Dave's voice was never the strongest although I adore the sound of his vocals and age tends to be cruel to rock singers so from that point of view I am happy for him to make a quiet dignified exit.

The sadness comes because his very brief one-off statement on the subject hints at health concerns. And, of course, from a selfish point of view another huge part of my "youth" slips away and reminds one of the ageing process as another hero disappears from view but at least be is still alive and kicking, even if the kicks aren't as high as they used to be.

Pseuds and serious types will poo poo Dave and Van Halen but, aside from actually being one of the most intelligent rock stars, Diamond Dave remains the greatest front man ever. I was fortunate enough to see him perform live about 15 times and he really was the greatest showman.

I hope he has a long and happy retirement and officially releases the new music he has in the vaults.
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A sad day, indeed .
I saw DLR at the Apollo in 94. Great gig

A great front man, as you've alluded to, OB1. Certainly up there with Freddie.
 
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A to Z of Classic Rock
The letter G

I would be disowned on here if I didn’t mention Genesis first.
Others have covered them in far greater detail but for my part I have enjoyed both sides of their career.
Ashamed to say I never saw them live but tracks like Watcher of the Skies, Firth of Forth and Return of the Giant Hogweed put them out there.

My other pick is Glass Hammer. Very much a Yes type band for much of their careers their output is phenomenal. For their very best listen to IF or Lex Rex.

Gillan
Green Day
Good Charlotte
Goldfinger
Greenslade
Gentle Giant
Gong
Guns and Roses
Girlschool
Golden Earring
Grateful Dead
Greta Van Fleet
GTR
GWAR
 
Protein Junkie said:
A to Z of Classic Rock
The letter G

I would be disowned on here if I didn’t mention Genesis first.
Others have covered them in far greater detail but for my part I have enjoyed both sides of their career.
Ashamed to say I never saw them live but tracks like Watcher of the Skies, Firth of Forth and Return of the Giant Hogweed put them out there.

My other pick is Glass Hammer. Very much a Yes type band for much of their careers their output is phenomenal. For their very best listen to IF or Lex Rex.

Gillan
Green Day
Good Charlotte
Goldfinger
Greenslade
Gentle Giant
Gong
Guns and Roses
Girlschool
Golden Earring
Grateful Dead
Greta Van Fleet
GTR
GWAR
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Didn't the Glass Hamer singer join Yes ? or have I made that up. Would add Gamma and Georgia Satellite, Ghost, plus Govt Mule. long jams but very bluesy hard rock.
 
Protein Junkie said:
A to Z of Classic Rock
The letter G

I would be disowned on here if I didn’t mention Genesis first.
Others have covered them in far greater detail but for my part I have enjoyed both sides of their career.
Ashamed to say I never saw them live but tracks like Watcher of the Skies, Firth of Forth and Return of the Giant Hogweed put them out there.

My other pick is Glass Hammer. Very much a Yes type band for much of their careers their output is phenomenal. For their very best listen to IF or Lex Rex.

Gillan
Green Day
Good Charlotte
Goldfinger
Greenslade
Gentle Giant
Gong
Guns and Roses
Girlschool
Golden Earring
Grateful Dead
Greta Van Fleet
GTR
GWAR
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The Groundhogs
 
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