UPDATE 5/15/19: Today John 5 told VHND that it was actually early 2007 when David Lee Roth and himself recorded together. (Other websites report the date as years later). Back in March guitarist John 5 said that his unreleased acoustic album recorded with David Lee Roth may eventually see the light of day. This week he gave fans a preview of what that music will sound … [Read more...]
Video: ‘Eat ‘Em And Smile’ Band Reunites Without Roth (Full Set)
This weekend saw the EAT EM’ AND SMILE BAND reunite on stage for the first time in 33 years. Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, Greg Bissonette, Brett Tuggle reunited on stage last Saturday night at The Ultimate NAMM Night, during NAMM 2019. David Lee Roth couldn’t make it, so Jeff Scott Soto stepped in for lead vocals. It was a two-song set - Queen's "Tie Your Mother Down" and … [Read more...]
30th Anniversary Roundtable Discussion: Did Van Halen Bite Off Too Much With ‘OU812’?
30 years after the release of Van Halen's OU812, our friends at Ultimate Classic Rock hosted a roundtable discussion about the album. Featuring UCR staff, along with VHND's Jeff Hausman, and Van Halen Rising author, Greg Renoff, they tackle five big questions about the album. Read everyone's answers to question #1, below, and continue to read the rest at UCR. From … [Read more...]
Report, Video & Pics from Houston Grand Opera Ball Featuring David Lee Roth
Dr Jack Roth, Dr Katherine Roth, David Lee Roth, and Dr Liz Grimm. Photo by Priscilla Dickson We have a special report from David Lee Roth's performance at Saturday night's Houston Grand Opera Ball. Chuck, a regular at VHND, was at the event and met David Lee Roth. Read Chuck's account, below, and watch the footage that surfaced from the gig! "My wife and I attended … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth Performs at Summer Spectacular Under the Stars (Full Video)
David Lee Roth performed at the Summer Spectacular Under the Stars last weekend in Beverly Hills. The annual, invite only event benefits The Brent Shapiro Foundation. Hosts were Mario Lopez, David Lee Roth, Cleto and the Cletones, Demi Lovato, Robert Shapiro, Cassie Scerbo, and Courtney Mazza. The headliner was David Lee Roth, who led the band (complete with brass section … [Read more...]
Billy Sheehan Looks Back at Van Halen’s Early Years & David Lee Roth Band
On this day in 1986 (Aug. 16th), David Lee Roth began his first solo tour in Hampton, VA with Billy Sheehan, Steve Vai, and Gregg Bissonette! In a new interview, Billy Sheehan gives a very candid interview about his years with DLR, his bizarre exit, the near "Eat' em & Smile" reunion, and how he almost ended up in Van Halen! (Listen below). Eat 'em and Smile Tour With … [Read more...]
Listen to David Lee Roth’s Cover of ‘Baker Street’
David Lee Roth's new episode of "The Roth Show" entitled "one last cup of coffee..." contains a great choice for a cover song — Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" — and it's superb! The haunting song features a hypnotic saxophone line, which has got to be rock's greatest sax riff. It's lyrics are ultimately about depression, transition, and weary aspiration. Listening to Roth sing … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Website Redesigned
Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth updated his website today with new design and navigation. There's a Playlist page, a new Roth Show page and Backpages. davidleeroth.com … [Read more...]
‘Eat ’em and Smile’ 30th Anniversary with Steve Vai & Greg Renoff (‘Dave & Dave Unchained’ Podcast)
The "Dave & Dave Unchained" Podcast discusses David Lee Roth's most popular solo album, 'Eat 'em and Smile' with DLR guitarist Steve Vai and 'VanHalen Rising' author Greg Renoff. HALEN HUNGRY? ROTH SERVES UP "EAT'EM & SMILE" Heard you missed us, well we're back! "Dave & Dave Unchained" - Van Halen podcast returns with episode 4 celebrating the 30th anniversary … [Read more...]
Watch David Lee Roth’s Bizarre ‘No Holds Bar-B-Que’
For the first time, David Lee Roth has uploaded the complete version of his bizarre, hour-long art project created in 2002, entitled the "No Holds Bar-B-Que." Here's CDNow's review from 2002: We've always known David Lee Roth was a little peculiar, but now we're pretty sure he has actually flown over the cuckoo's nest. Selected journalists recently received two VHS … [Read more...]
Video: Larry King Interviews David Lee Roth
CNN just uploaded an interview Larry King did with David Lee Roth back in 1986, just as Eat 'Em And Smile was being released. This interview hasn't been available on YouTube or in collector's circles as far as we can tell, so it's probably the first time a lot of us will see this. Dave talks about why he left Van Halen, why he's interesting in being on the Big Screen, and … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s ‘Eat ’em and Smile’ Anniversary Retrospective
Today's the 32nd Anniversary of David Lee Roth's first solo LP, Eat ’Em and Smile! Released July 7th, 1986. We have an exclusive excerpt of a lengthy article on the 30th anniversary of David Lee Roth's Eat 'em and Smile album, which appears in Guitar World. The article is written by Greg Renoff, author of 'Van Halen Rising.' Just as 'Rising' shed unprecedented light on Van … [Read more...]