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VAN HALEN vocalist David Lee Roth kicked off his Las Vegas residency Wednesday night (January 8) with a 15-song set that included 10 VAN HALEN classics and five songs from his solo career.
Backing the 65-year-old singer at the House Of Blues were lead guitarist Al Estrada from the VAN HALEN tribute band ERUPTION, rhythm guitarist Frankie Lindri, bassist Ryan Wheeler, keyboardist Danny Wagner and drummer Mike Mussleman.
The setlist was as follows:
01. You Really Got Me (KINKS cover)
02. Big Train
03. Unchained
04. Just Like Paradise
05. Atomic Punk
06. Dance The Night Away
07. Mean Street
08. California Girls (BEACH BOYS cover)
09. Tobacco Road (JOHN D. LOUDERMILK cover)
10. Jamie's Cryin'
11. Beautiful Girls
12. Panama
13. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
14. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody ( IRVING CAESAR, LEONELLO CASUCCI / ROGER GRAHAM, SPENCER WILLIAMS covers)
15. Jump
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Roth described his Vegas residency in the following way: "It is classic rock delivered in a way that you have yet to ever see. Most rock bands practice up the rhythm section and then add on those vocals like sprinkles. We started opposite here. What we're bringing is a symphonic sound that is clearly different.
"When you hear what we're bringing," he continued, "particularly in a spectacularly tight venue like you can find in Vegas — it's nice and tight, you can see everybody's faces, you can see eyebrows. I've said that dogs are more popular than cats because they have eyebrows. You can tell what the dog is thinking. Kitty cats, they're like strippers: You can't tell what they're thinking."
David went on to say that he spent quite a bit of time putting together his current Vegas production.
"Most bands spend six weeks, minus auditions, to bring you a superb show. I started two years ago," he explained. "I bring two guitars, sometimes three, and now it picks up the way you first heard it inside that car, the way you first heard it in those great big ugly Koss headphones your brother lent to ya.
"What we bring here is a whole sensibility of storytelling and toasting and dedications," he added. "I've already had one request, fella wants to propose on stage, so we'll prepare a gospel moment, clearly. We'll have to."
Roth will play eight more Vegas shows in January and March, in addition to performing as the opening act for the upcoming North American legs of KISS's "End Of The Road" farewell tour starting on February 1 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/watch-david-lee-roths-entire-second-las-vegas-concert/
VAN HALEN frontman David Lee Roth played the second show of his Las Vegas residency on Friday, January 10 at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Backing the 65-year-old singer at the House Of Blues were lead guitarist Al Estrada from the VAN HALEN tribute band ERUPTION, rhythm guitarist Frankie Lindri, bassist Ryan Wheeler, keyboardist Danny Wagner and drummer Mike Mussleman.
Roth's setlist included five songs from VAN HALEN's self-titled debut album (1978), two from "Van Halen II" (1979), one from "Women And Children First" (1980), two from "Fair Warning" (1981), one from "Diver Down" (1982) and two from "1984" (1984), along with two tracks from his "Crazy From The Heat" solo EP (1985), one from "Eat ‘Em And Smile" (1986), one from "Skyscraper" (1988) and one from "Your Filthy Little Mouth" (1994). Roth also performed a cover of a song from Mississippi Delta-bred blues guitar prodigy Christone "Kingfish" Ingram.
The setlist was as follows:
01. You Really Got Me (THE KINKS cover)
02. Big Train
03. Unchained
04. Fresh Out (Christone "Kingfish" Ingram cover)
05. Just Like Paradise
06. Dance The Night Away
07. Runnin' With The Devil
08. Mean Street
09. California Girls (THE BEACH BOYS cover)
10. Ice Cream Man (John Brim cover)
11. Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk cover)
12. Jamie's Cryin'
13. Panama
14. (Oh) Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
15. Beautiful Girls
16. Everybody Wants Some!
17. Ain't Talkin' About Love
Encore:
18. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (Louis Prima cover)
19. Jump
At the first show of his residency on January 8, Roth told the audience that no two Vegas concerts would be the same.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he said that he was enjoying playing in a more intimate setting. "It's nice and tight, you can see everybody's faces, you can see eyebrows," he said. "I've said that dogs are more popular than cats because they have eyebrows. You can tell what the dog is thinking. Kitty cats, they're like strippers: You can't tell what they're thinking."
The residency goes on January 11 and then returns March 18, 20, 21, 25, 27 and 28. Roth will also perform as the opening act for the upcoming North American legs of KISS's "End Of The Road" farewell tour starting on February 1 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
DAVID LEE ROTH: EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Is Not Doing Well'
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/david-lee-roth-eddie-van-halen-is-not-doing-well/
David Lee Roth has told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he decided resume his solo career with the launch of a Las Vegas residency in part because VAN HALEN's future remains under a cloud of uncertainty.
"Ed's [Van Halen] not doing well, and singing and dancing is a perishable skill," the VAN HALEN singer said. "If you have the capacity, it's something that has to be used routinely, if not for the thrill of it and the magic of creating with other incandescent spirits."
There have been a lot of rumors regarding the VAN HALEN guitarist's supposedly worsening health, with TMZ reporting recently that Van Halen has been traveling between the U.S. and Germany for cancer treatment going on several years now. The site later said that "the sad medical news had some folks thinking Eddie was on his death bed ... but we're told that's anything but the case."
Back in September, Roth said that there were no plans for VAN HALEN to do anything for the foreseeable future. "I think VAN HALEN's finished and this is the next phase," he said, referring to his solo project. "And that being said, Eddie's got his own story to tell. Not mine to tell it."
This past October, Eddie stopped by a McLaren dealership in Beverly Hills and mingled with the sales team, taking pictures and even giving one fan a kiss. A few days later, he was photographed at a spinal neurosurgeon's office in Beverly Hills.
A rep for Van Halen had no comment on TMZ's initial report when reached by Fox News.
Early last year, rumors were rampant that the classic-era lineup of VAN HALEN would reunite for the first time since 1984. It's unclear why the tour didn't happen, though there has been online chatter that a health setback involving Eddie Van Halen might have been responsible.
Last November, TMZ reported that Eddie spent several days in a hospital due to complications from his cancer treatment. Sources close to the legendary guitarist told the site he was admitted to the hospital with intestinal issues and abdominal pain, both the result of a bad reaction to the drugs Eddie was reportedly taking to battle throat cancer.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Sounds like a good show. I saw him in the 80's ( I think 84) when his cover of California girls was a hit. My first experience with Steve Via on lead guitar. Wow!! Fast, loud, whammy bar gone wild. He is as good at that fast shredding style as Eddie and was recently voted best electric lead guitar player out of 50,000 votes.
There are rumors that Eddie is seriously ill. And Van Halen is done.
Jszfunk you know anything? I hope EVH gets better.
He just sounds so bad. Not sure why he insists on trying to hit notes that are far beyond his reach these days.
There are rumors that Eddie is seriously ill. And Van Halen is done.
Jszfunk you know anything? I hope EVH gets better.
not sure blackey. I think I have just been hearing and seeing what everybody else has been. I hate to speculate off of that. I think the VH bros had a pretty tight leash on Dave for awhile and from what DLR has said and doing his Vegas thing, I don't see an immediate future of VH with Dave. The Van Halen camp have always kept things locked down pretty good.
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Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
I'll say it again: "Come on, Dave, gimme a break!"
Hard rock is definitely a young man's game. A David Coverdale or David Lee Roth or Ian Gillan really needs to re-invent. It is painful to hear when they try to sound just like the old days.
I appreciate Robert Plant and Gregg Allman for understanding their voices better and doing what they can with the range they have.
I'll say it again: "Come on, Dave, gimme a break!"
Hard rock is definitely a young man's game. A David Coverdale or David Lee Roth or Ian Gillan really needs to re-invent. It is painful to hear when they try to sound just like the old days.
I appreciate Robert Plant and Gregg Allman for understanding their voices better and doing what they can with the range they have.
I was thinking about Plant when I read the above . That man still has a voice till this day. May not have the high range, but it still is a thing of beauty.
I am bias towards DLR. I get what everybody says, and they do have a legitimate case. I just think he could really do something serviceable to the music if he just put a little effort into it and reigned it in just a tad. I like his schtick and his act, but just sing the songs when your supposed to and pepper the "routine" around it.
I don't mean to sound negative, but Coverdale, his voice seems to be shot.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
I mean lets be real this is just horrible. ( though the comments are a riot )
No getting around it, his voice is absolutely shot, As he is touring with Kiss, it would not surprise me to see him “enhance” his vocals like Paul Stanley has done. Pretty easy to do as his set is going to remain static.
A few thoughts. And full disclosure: I've never been a Dave apologist, and I like all versions of VH, and I would have loved to have seen the original 4 tour together as a farewell.
Yes, Dave's voice is shot. And he should take a new approach to the songs, even if it means adjusting the melodies or even re-working song keys. I don't think EVH was cooperative with changing keys, but now DLR has a solo band and is the boss.
That being said, this is a HUGE improvement for Dave compared to the last couple of VH4 tours. The Youtube videos linked in this thread are the opening night. There were rough spots no doubt (always will be for DLR). But still better than the last VH tours. And Night 2 is a marked improvement over opening night. And I love that he is changing setlists just a bit from night to night.
I don't know if it is intentional or just a product of playing a smaller venue with smaller stage, but Dave seems to be focused more on trying to sing the melodies. He isn't running around. No silly parquet dance floor in middle of stage.
And look at the setlists. The last half dozen+ songs are the easier songs to sing. That can't be unintentional. Which indicates he is making more of an effort to sing the songs, as opposed to shrieking the lyrics off-key.
DLR has said in the not-too-distant past that he was singing Dance the Night Away with the original melody/melodies, and that the version released on VH-II had an alternate melody that they did not use prior to recording it. I don't know the veracity of DLR's claims, as I doubt it was ever written out of key (joking), but there could be some reason he isn't even going for the melody as recorded on VH-II.
Final thought: the lead guitar player is awesome. Sounds more like EVH than EVH has since probably 1989.
No getting around it, his voice is absolutely shot, As he is touring with Kiss, it would not surprise me to see him “enhance” his vocals like Paul Stanley has done. Pretty easy to do as his set is going to remain static.
At least for the Vegas run, DLR has said no two shows will be the same and he will be working in (or rotating in/out) a small handful of songs from night to night.
I wish he would just try to sing them like the record, and use AutoTune for correction. Who gives a crap? And I think AutoTune can be used without all the digital effects that Cher purposely used when AutoTune went through that popularity fad whenever that was a decade or so ago.
No getting around it, his voice is absolutely shot, As he is touring with Kiss, it would not surprise me to see him “enhance” his vocals like Paul Stanley has done. Pretty easy to do as his set is going to remain static.
At least for the Vegas run, DLR has said no two shows will be the same and he will be working in (or rotating in/out) a small handful of songs from night to night.
I wish he would just try to sing them like the record, and use AutoTune for correction. Who gives a crap? And I think AutoTune can be used without all the digital effects that Cher purposely used when AutoTune went through that popularity fad whenever that was a decade or so ago.
Paul Stanley is using pre-taped vocals for much of the show. I am going to bet that DLR will do the same as there will be little variation in the setlist given he will be given 45-50 minutes to perform, The tour begins early next month so it will be interesting to compare videos between the Vegas set and the Kiss opening set.
[Edited on 1/15/2020 by Agerst1574]
A few thoughts. And full disclosure: I've never been a Dave apologist, and I like all versions of VH, and I would have loved to have seen the original 4 tour together as a farewell.
Yes, Dave's voice is shot. And he should take a new approach to the songs, even if it means adjusting the melodies or even re-working song keys. I don't think EVH was cooperative with changing keys, but now DLR has a solo band and is the boss.
That being said, this is a HUGE improvement for Dave compared to the last couple of VH4 tours. The Youtube videos linked in this thread are the opening night. There were rough spots no doubt (always will be for DLR). But still better than the last VH tours. And Night 2 is a marked improvement over opening night. And I love that he is changing setlists just a bit from night to night.
I don't know if it is intentional or just a product of playing a smaller venue with smaller stage, but Dave seems to be focused more on trying to sing the melodies. He isn't running around. No silly parquet dance floor in middle of stage.
And look at the setlists. The last half dozen+ songs are the easier songs to sing. That can't be unintentional. Which indicates he is making more of an effort to sing the songs, as opposed to shrieking the lyrics off-key.
DLR has said in the not-too-distant past that he was singing Dance the Night Away with the original melody/melodies, and that the version released on VH-II had an alternate melody that they did not use prior to recording it. I don't know the veracity of DLR's claims, as I doubt it was ever written out of key (joking), but there could be some reason he isn't even going for the melody as recorded on VH-II.
Final thought: the lead guitar player is awesome. Sounds more like EVH than EVH has since probably 1989.
Good post!!!
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
I wish he would just try to sing them like the record,
Yeah ,that's my thoughts too. If he would at least half way try. That's all that would be needed. Keep the comedy routine and what ever. Just try and sing like the record and that would be fine with me.
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
"Paul Stanley is using pre-taped vocals for much of the show"
This one surprised me, but I don't know why.
I really liked the 1970s Kiss stuff. I still think "Alive" is a great record. It rocks. Great riffs, great hooks.
Kiss has always been honest about their crassness; they have blatantly declared that rock is not art, that notions of "authenticity" are misguided, that it should all just be hormonal fun, not about integrity. They have always emphasized the show, showmanship, the experience, lights, costumes, etc. They have also been clear that replacing band members or having new band members imitate / dress up as older ones fits this pattern. I do understand all of that.
Maybe I'm more wondering to what extent their audience is willing to accept a rock singer using pre-recorded tapes. Even though I did just say that Kiss has always been honest about their disregard for authenticity, I think a rock / hard rock audience DOES value a kind of authenticity, at least to an extent. It is no big deal for Madonna to lip-synch a show; that fan base doesn't have the same standard. AM pop music fans don't always care.
But I do think rock fans expect authenticity. hard rock fans ARE anti-pre-recorded music. There was a while when the critics were using the term "rockist" as a pejorative, basically saying that people like me get too hung up on a very narrow and kind of macho view of rock; the rockist says that the band has to seem genuine; it should be guitar-driven; it needs to either show virtuosity or just ballsy crunch, etc. I certainly own that this is much of my attitude, and I'm not alone in it, and I would think that the Kiss audience, even ones that have always understood the element of schlock in Kiss, would be really bummed out by the notion of Paul Stanley relying on pre-recorded music live.
The Kiss fandom is divided between the hardcores who care about the pre-recorded vocals and the fans who would never notice it nor care as long as they can hear the hits.. I have seen two of the shows on the latest tour and will be seeing them again in Costa Rica at the end of April. The truth is the show is a great show between the performance and stage effects. It does bother me about the pre-recorded vocals but Kiss has always been about the show and the brand even though many of the songs are great. Their catalog of songs match up against any hard rock group.
The other aspect is that what Stanley is doing is unfortunately not unusual, Joe Elliot for example uses backing tracks and for years Steven Tyler had someone at the back of the stage doing the high notes. As these guys get older, it gets difficult to reproduce the vocals live.
Well, it's like Opposite Day in VH-kingdom. DLR nailed his set on night 1 opening for KISS. Sang (mostly) in key and mostly went for the album versions of the melodies. Kept falsetto to a minimum, mostly. Youtube comments nearly universally positive. And only having to sing 8 songs with nights off to rest his voice should portend well for this tour. Just hope he changes up a few tunes from night to night, but that's probably a big ask.
I wish he would just try to sing them like the record,
Yeah ,that's my thoughts too. If he would at least half way try. That's all that would be needed. Keep the comedy routine and what ever. Just try and sing like the record and that would be fine with me.
[Edited on 2/2/2020 by Zambi]
Well, it's like Opposite Day in VH-kingdom. DLR nailed his set on night 1 opening for KISS. Sang (mostly) in key and mostly went for the album versions of the melodies. Kept falsetto to a minimum, mostly. Youtube comments nearly universally positive. And only having to sing 8 songs with nights off to rest his voice should portend well for this tour. Just hope he changes up a few tunes from night to night, but that's probably a big ask.
I wish he would just try to sing them like the record,
Yeah ,that's my thoughts too. If he would at least half way try. That's all that would be needed. Keep the comedy routine and what ever. Just try and sing like the record and that would be fine with me.
[Edited on 2/2/2020 by Zambi]
Thanks for posting!!
THATS what I am talking about. Almost a night and day difference. It really is just a DLR show with a backing band. Kinda weird. No offense to those guys what so ever and not meant to be a deragotry statement at all. The all seem to be very good players. All in the background, dressed in black out of the lights. The guitarist steps out for solos and the little Fresh Out Jam. The show just seems to be Dave in a way, I suppose thats the intention. I guess I am just use to more band interaction on stage.
I thought he would have been given a little more that almost 40 mins. Oh well.
Setlist is about what I expected in some form or another with the hits. Would like for him to drop out Paradise, which he wont, and the Fresh Out. Add Yankee Rose and a deep VH song.
It would only serve him well if he kept this type of performance up. Not sure what or who got in to him, but it helped.
Would be cool to see the Eat Em and Smile Band with him. He would have to share the light with those guys, not sure if he would be in to that at this point.
Setlist:
0:00 - You Really Got Me
3:12 - Just Like Paradise
7:20 - Unchained
11:00 - Fresh Out
14:57 - Jamie’s Cryin’
18:48 - Panama
22:56 - Dance The Night Away
27:55 - Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love
32:07 - Jump
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
Maybe Gene Simmons sat DLR down and 'splained things to him! A return to 1976.
OK, I finally sat down and watched most of it. Very solid - the band is tight, tight, tight with a clean sound. Big back-up vocals and a clear, fluid guitar player make it sound like a VH record come alive. And Dave is OK, far better than most of the stuff I've heard from him over the past 3 decades.
It is all the vocals that saves it and keeps the songs better on track then the last VH tour.
Dave doesn't even need to sing if he doesn't want to. LOL
But the timing is better kept because of the band/vocals.
I do think that he should adopt a more "adult" look. More classy and less clowny.
It is all the vocals that saves it and keeps the songs better on track then the last VH tour.
Dave doesn't even need to sing if he doesn't want to. LOL
But the timing is better kept because of the band/vocals.
I do think that he should adopt a more "adult" look. More classy and less clowny.
when I saw him he was dressed like a 1920's newsboy
DLR vocals sound pretty good in New Hampshire. The guitars are dead on EVH type playing.
James Hatfield of Metallica said recently that in the 1980's EVH was the most copied and influential guitar player since Jimi Hendrix .Said in and around Los Angeles then there were so many guitar players with Stratocaster or similar guitars souped up and copying EVH licks that he gave up trying to get into a band as a guitar player because of so much competition. He decided to promote his singing foremost because of so many EVH clones crawling through every window and door hoping to get the gig. Many of these bands could rip Van Halen and similar bands real good but offered nothing original so never made it.
BTW. Now that DLR is old and has short hair, without the shades he looks more like Merle Haggard or Jerry Reed than DLR. Maybe he should play at the Opry for a few nights:)
Nice post! Agree. But if you think he looks clowny now, you shoulda seen him on the 2002 Sam & Dave tour.
As Sammy said back then.... you can't spell lamé without “L-A-M-E”. Lol.
I'm still proud of ol' Dave for pulling off a good set. Dance the Night Away is a bit more challenging and should probably come early in the set and not near the end, or maybe sub it out for Cradle Will Rock or Everybody Wants Some.
It is all the vocals that saves it and keeps the songs better on track then the last VH tour.
Dave doesn't even need to sing if he doesn't want to. LOL
But the timing is better kept because of the band/vocals.
I do think that he should adopt a more "adult" look. More classy and less clowny.
It is all the vocals that saves it and keeps the songs better on track then the last VH tour.
Dave doesn't even need to sing if he doesn't want to. LOL
But the timing is better kept because of the band/vocals.
I do think that he should adopt a more "adult" look. More classy and less clowny.
when I saw him he was dressed like a 1920's newsboy
LOL - That was a bad look too.
It looks like DLR added three more songs to his setlist.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/watch-david-lee-roth-perform-in-allentown/
Tuesday, February 4 PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
01. You Really Got Me (THE KINKS cover)
02. Just Like Paradise
03. Unchained (VAN HALEN song)
04. Panama (VAN HALEn song)
05. Jamie's Cryin' (VAN HALEN song)
06. Tobacco Road (John D. Loudermilk cover)
07. Runnin' With The Devil (VAN HALEN song)
08. California Girls (THE BEACH BOYS cover)
09. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love (VAN HALEN song)
10. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (Louis Prima cover)
11. Jump (VAN HALEN song)
Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,
And dropped Dance the Night Away, which was proving challenging for him especially at end of set.
Hope he continues to change things up a bit. He has quite the VH/DLR solo catalog rehearsed and ready to go.
10. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody (Louis Prima cover)
11. Jump (VAN HALEN song)
I don't like either so going to beat the rush for a refill. I might as well jump for a beer.
Be forewarned, he is a bit older.
JUMP is now HOP
