. Continued from Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 Los Angeles also provides Roth’s canvas for "Top Jimmy", but this time the picture he painted was more grounded in his day-to-day life. Easily the oddest cut on the album, it features Eddie sounding as if he is playing a guitar strung with elastic bands—partly the result of the fact that he is often slapping the strings. It is one … [Read more...]
David Lee Roth’s Super Terrific New Year’s Eve Dance Party Spectacular! (The Roth Show #7)
It's David Lee Roth's Super Terrific New Year's Eve Dance Party Spectacular! Your host, David Lee Roth, dances his way through this special edition of The Roth Show. Featuring music from The DLR Vegas Band and some of Dave's "word jazz." … [Read more...]
Santa Eddie
Kody Van Halen asks, "Sittin on Santa Daddy's lap. Do you think I have been naughty or nice? hehehehe!" … [Read more...]
Caption This Photo, #10
Van Halen photo from 1979. Write your own caption/punchline in our Comments section. (Captions only). … [Read more...]
Full Blast & Top Down: The Making of 1984 (Part 3)
Continued from Part 1 & Part 2 Opening with the unexpected sound of a warm electronic swell, MCMLXXXIV/1984, seemed to herald the arrival of some new mutant, synth-driven, Van Halen. But the truth was that the synths had taken outings on the previous two Van Halen albums, as well, and would likely have featured more had Eddie gotten his way earlier. The short instrumental … [Read more...]