Diamond Dave

by David Lee Roth

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	09/01/2023
Label:	Magna Carta
UPC:	0889466471315
Rank:	53009

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Lee Roth   Primary Artist,Vocals,Harmonica,Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Guest Artist,Piano
Omar Hakim   Guest Artist,Drums
Nile Rodgers   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Guitar
Edgar Winter   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Saxophone
Tracy Wormworth   Bass
Zac Rae   Keyboards
James LoMenzo   Bass
Toshi Hiketa   Guitar (Rhythm)
Brett Tuggle   Keyboards
Alex Gibson   Guitar,Accordion,Mellotron,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Ray Luzier   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Gregg Bissonette   Drums
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet,Trombone
Rocket Ritchotte   Guitar
Jaime Sickora   Cowbell
Jeremy Zuckerman   Organ,Guitar,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Rhythm),Organ (Hammond)
Brian Young   Guitar
Scott Page   Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Bass),Sax (Baritone)
Jamie Hunting   Bass
Tracy Wormsworth   Bass
Crowell Sisters   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Nathan Jenkins   Sound Effects

Technical Credits

Paul McCartney   Composer
Jim Morrison   Composer
Steve Miller   Composer
Billy Field   Composer
Kevin Mills   Engineer
Chris Youlden   Composer
John Brim   Composer
David Lee Roth   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Art Direction
John Lennon   Composer
Robby Krieger   Composer
Rodger Collins   Composer
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Jimi Hendrix   Composer
Ray Manzarek   Composer
Alex Gibson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
B.B. Cunningham, Jr.   Composer
John Densmore   Composer
Savoy Brown   Composer
Neil Zlozower   Photography
Jeremy Zuckerman   Engineer,Producer,Programming,Sound Design,Digital Editing
Tom Price   Composer
Brian Humphrey   Second Engineer
John Lowery   Composer