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Diamond Dave returns with snarl, sass, and attitude!

Eddie Lancekick | Pacific Northwest | 05/25/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Whoah.



When this thing came out, us David Lee Roth fans were apprehensive. In recent years, Dave's music had become more experimental, covering jazz and blues tones..ultimately pulling him away from the original Van Halen frontman Rocker that we all knew him as.



Dave's statement about this album: "People always said all I wrote and sang about was women, money, and partying. I never started out purposely doing that before, so I decided with this album, thats EXACTLY what I would do!"



DLR band bring's the ROCK back to Dave, and he delivers it to us, the fans. This album is clearly a huge need during a time (when it was released) when the Band Van Halen, after dumping Dave to the curb again, was in disarray, and Sammy Hagar was busy arguing with them through the papers and such. So what does Dave do? The same thing he did in 1985, he went and assembled a great band, drew up some cool packaging for the CD, and let out all the jams with this dark, Razer sharp rock record.



Dave's vocals are lowered to more of a wolves snarl in several of the tunes, and it definitley does not take away, but adds to, the power the record has from track to track. Tunes like "Slam Dunk" which the NBA has used on several CNN highlight reels, Blacklight, King of the Hill, and the melodic semi-ballad "goin places" with it's awesome guitar intro, are just some of the hits that are laden throughout this album.



Dave's humor and one liners are still evident in some songs, which for fans who miss the guy who said things like "do you remember when that girl was prommmm queeeeeen?" and "I lost my pen-cillll!" will be an open armed, welcome return.



Welcome back Diamond Dave, we've been expecting you!



1. Slam Dunk!

2. Blacklight

3. Counter-Blast

4. Lose the Dress (Keep the Shoes)

5. Little Texas

6. King of the Hill

7. Going Places...

8. Wa Wa Zat!!

9. Relentless

10. Indeedido

11. Right Tool for the Job

12. Tight

13. Weekend With the Babysitter

14. Black Sand

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It Ain't the Worst That I've Seen...

DLR | 09/22/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"When I hit play for the first time after getting this album, I heard the driving "Slam Dunk", and thought, this might be alright. Obviously, and shamelessly, Dave is trying to recapture the sound and the fury of the old Van Halen days, and does a fair job. Some of the lyrics are pretty silly, though, even for Dave. "Counter Blast" is pretty dumb, being all about computers and the internet. And I doubt Dave is too adept on a basketball court ("Slam Dunk"). The guitarists obviously have worshipped at the Eddie-Alter, and the double-bass drum pulse reeks of Alex Van Halen. Loved Dave in Van Halen, but without eachother, they don't stand up so well. Sorry, Dave, but I still love ya! At least this towers above the musical abomination that is Van Halen III."

Best DLR Album !

Wht Rabbit | MIDWEST,USA | 04/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In the vein of old "Van Halen".Kick A-s all the way! Id take this dlr band record over "Eat Em' And Smile" and "Skyscraper" any day of the week.Less keyboards and synths,more guitar driven,raw and punchy.Many critics ripped this when it came out,but they were a bunch of know nothing idiots! This sucker cranks and Dave did one hell of a job on it.Vai acts as though he's too good to associate with Roth nowadays...screw him! Also,i believe this disc surpasses anything post-5150 from VH.By the way the Bettie Page/American Flag cover art is absolutely beautiful ! Salute.----------------"