Also there was a trend in the 70's and 80's of the companies trying to peel front men (and women) off their original backing bands. I think they thought the front was all the audience cared about in a band and probably made it easier to control the singers, especially as front men tend to have major Egos (and cocaine doesn't help). This of course, had about the same impact as killing the goose that was laying the golden eggs. There are more than a few classic bands that never reached what could have been their potential because they were split up.
I kinda like the whole Joe Jackson-Diamond Dave neo-cabaret thing from the early 80s. They are/were performers in the best sense of the word, not whiny, tortured artistesтАж.
Caveat, I saw the 1984 tour. Third or fourth row center (gift from a friend). Def one of the best touring shows of that era- although I saw Rush a month or so before and they were amazing too, just in a different, more cerebral way.
I sat front row @ MSG for the Diver Down tour...a really great memory (I think the ticket was less than $20).
But those were much wilder times: a kid twice my size with missing teeth appeared and told me we were now sharing the seat! There were no security guards to rescue me, so it was either agree or get a black eye.
Hot for Teacher is best song ever!
Why. Why?? WHY did David Lee Roth think he could leave Van Halen?
1. Cocaine
2. Cocaine
3. MTV
4. Eddie could not stand to hear his voice anymore.
(but Dave vastly superior to Sammy)
Also there was a trend in the 70's and 80's of the companies trying to peel front men (and women) off their original backing bands. I think they thought the front was all the audience cared about in a band and probably made it easier to control the singers, especially as front men tend to have major Egos (and cocaine doesn't help). This of course, had about the same impact as killing the goose that was laying the golden eggs. There are more than a few classic bands that never reached what could have been their potential because they were split up.
Someone put it thusly, that the tension between EVH and DLR was what made Van Halen interesting.
Replacing Roth with Hagar made the band corporate and boring.
That Diamond Dave / Just a Gigolo stuff was awful. Kind of like that David Johansen / Buster Poindexter / Hot Hot Hot thing.
They were pretty similar, except Johansen probably really needed the check whereas DLR was singer in the world's biggest band.
Egos + drugs + money make people do foolish things...
Dave (LR) also has some interesting side gigs. Among many, he's a lisenced EMT tech in NY state.
I still remember him playing in The Big Game on The Sopranos.
Oh, Sherry! made some coin for Steve Perry, though.
I kinda like the whole Joe Jackson-Diamond Dave neo-cabaret thing from the early 80s. They are/were performers in the best sense of the word, not whiny, tortured artistesтАж.
Well, it's got the best drum work, sure, but vs. Gimme Shelter, More Than A Feeling, or Philby (by Rory Gallagher)?
Wait, is this actually Jeff Beck?!
"Gimme Shelter"
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ahh is all so subjective...H for T just always makes me smile.
Caveat, I saw the 1984 tour. Third or fourth row center (gift from a friend). Def one of the best touring shows of that era- although I saw Rush a month or so before and they were amazing too, just in a different, more cerebral way.
I sat front row @ MSG for the Diver Down tour...a really great memory (I think the ticket was less than $20).
But those were much wilder times: a kid twice my size with missing teeth appeared and told me we were now sharing the seat! There were no security guards to rescue me, so it was either agree or get a black eye.
But at least he shared his joint!
Oh crap, don't remind me of when arena seats were affordable!
ThereтАЩs a version of H for T thatтАЩs just the isolated vocal track on YouTube. ItтАЩs fucking incredible. DLR was a beast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kb6rllbDu4