Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen

by Strummin With Devil: Southern S

Overview

There must be some kind of collectors' appeal to the myriad of intricately packaged bluegrass tributes to rock bands, because like Beanie Babies, they just keep coming. One needs only to read the title Strummin with the Devil: The Bluegrass Tribute to Van Halen to imagine the experience, but there's something "extra special" about this compilation. Not only do listeners get to realize their dream of hearing Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" played on a banjo, they also get legendary frontman David Lee Roth handling lead vocals on "Jump" and "Jamie's Crying" -- the latter has been turned into a waltz. Roth has always been game for self-parody (money), and he rises to the occasion, providing just enough ham to keep things in "DAVE TV"-land. There is little reason to go in depth here, as the genre is as predictable as it is perfectly executed, and depending on one's tolerance for novelty, the results are either stupefyingly brilliant or harbingers of the end times. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/06/2006
Label:	Cmh Records
UPC:	0027297909021
Rank:	55609

Tracks

1. Jump
2. Jamie's Cryin'
3. I'll Wait
4. Runnin' with the Devil
5. Dance the Night Away
6. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
7. Hot for Teacher
8. Feel Your Love Tonight
9. Panama
10. Unchained
11. Ice Cream Man
12. And the Cradle Will Rock
13. Could This Be Magic?
14. Eruption
15. Jamie's Cryin'

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger   Primary Artist,Banjo
Cornbread Red   Primary Artist
Blue Highway   Primary Artist
Iron Horse   Primary Artist
Larry Cordle   Primary Artist,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal),Baritone (Vocal)
Dudley Connell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Tony Trischka   Primary Artist,Banjo
David Lee Roth   Primary Artist,Vocals
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band   Primary Artist
Mountain Heart   Primary Artist
Lonesome Standard Time   Primary Artist
The Nashville Bluegrass Band   Primary Artist
David McLaughlin   Primary Artist,Mandolin,Vocal Harmony
David Grisman   Primary Artist,Mandolin
Marshall Wilborn   Primary Artist,Bass,Vocal Harmony
John Cowan Band   Primary Artist
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Jason Burleson   Banjo,Mandolin
Booie Beach   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Monroe Grisman   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tony Robertson   Mandolin,Tenor (Vocal)
Steve Gulley   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brad Davis   Guitar,Soloist
Shad Cobb   Fiddle,Vocals
Jason Moore   Bass
Kristin Scott Benson   Banjo
Jim VanCleve   Fiddle,Vocals (Background)
Mike Anglin   Bass
John Cowan   Vocals,Bass (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Jeff Autry   Guitar,Vocals
John Jorgenson   Guitar,Soloist,Mandolin
Rob Ickes   Dobro
Mark Bright   Guitar
Samson Grisman   Bass (Acoustic)
Mark Whiteheads   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Tim Stafford   Guitar,Tenor (Vocal)
Alan O'Bryant   Banjo
Shawn Lane   Mandolin,Baritone (Vocal)
Dennis Clifton   Guitar,Vocals
Mark Scott   Banjo
Adam Steffey   Mandolin
Kim Gardner   Dobro
George Marsh   Percussion
Charlie Chadwick   Bass
Pat Enright   Guitar,Vocals
Darol Anger   Violin
Noam Pikelny   Banjo
Andy Todd   Bass
Barry Abernathy   Banjo
Wayne Benson   Vocals,Bouzouki,Mandolin
Wayne Taylor   Bass,Vocals
Scott Vestal   Banjo
Mike Compton   Mandolin,Vocal Harmony

Technical Credits

Mark Bright   Producer
Monroe Grisman   Producer
Nam-Sook Lee   Mastering
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Coordination
Marcelo Blanco   Design,Art Direction
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Brad Davis   Liner Notes
Col. Jim Silvers   Executive Producer
Larry Cordle   Producer
Eddie Van Halen   Composer
David Haerle   Executive Producer
John Brim   Composer
John Cowan   Producer
Greg Lawrence   Engineer
Doug Sax   Mastering
David Wild   Liner Notes
David Lee Roth   Composer
John Jorgenson   Producer
Danielle Dunn   Assistant Engineer
Lisa Roth   Executive Producer
Michael Anthony   Composer
Dave Dennisen   Engineer
Peter Wolak   A&R
Tim McFadden   Producer
Greg Sanford   A&R
Steve Baccus   Producer
Tim Roberts   Engineer
Bobby Starnes   Engineer
Dennis Clifton   Producer
James Rudder   Assistant Engineer
Robert Battaglia   Engineer
Alex Gibson   Engineer
Alex Van Halen   Composer
Richard Adler   Producer
Chris Manning   Assistant Engineer
David McLaughlin   Mixing,Engineer
David Grisman   Producer
Richard Barrow   Engineer