How Steve Vai wrote songs with David Lee Roth

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@michaelhicks5150 6 ай бұрын

“Damn Good” is one of my favorite DLR songs in his catalog. Such a nostalgic vibe to it. Always makes me think of all the damn good times I’ve had…

@humanactivated1017 6 ай бұрын

That song was one of the songs they made me realize Vanhalen was responsible for all the Van Halen hits

@BubbaZen10 6 ай бұрын

GOD I LOVE THAT SONG. It's how i feel about getting to see them back when it was all fun

@UseTheSupeRsonic 6 ай бұрын

Skyscraper is a massively underrated album...so many bangers on there

@dawnpatrol700 3 күн бұрын

Skyscraper is a perfect album to me. "Perfect timing" doesn't do much for me, but the rest smokes. It actually went cutout a year later, meaning they thought it would do better. Hina is magical. " damn good" should close any DLR documentary.

@BillLarkinmusic 6 ай бұрын

The solo in Hot Dog and a Shake was a game changer too.

@lloydsarnowski6986 6 ай бұрын

I love the interaction of crazy guitar fills on "Hotdog & A Shake" "When the cream is rising to the top..."

@hazor777 6 ай бұрын

I’ve met Steve before . It was very brief after a G3 show - but he was very cordial and welcoming. He didn’t have any attitude like he was ready to go relax after the show etc. , didn’t give off any sense of annoyance of having to pretend to welcome a fan etc.. Really nice guy , signed a T-shirt I had , asked me a couple questions etc.. . I’m not the type to be creepy and love bomb or try to milk a situation for everything - it was all short n sweet . I’ve always had major respect for him : before and since .

@macadoo2530 5 ай бұрын

The most talented people are usually the most humble too.

@littleelvisiscombatready9310 Ай бұрын

Knucklebones off the Skyscraper album was my favorite.

@jonvig4771 6 ай бұрын

Ladies' night in Buffalo was a killer also, one of Steve's best solos, I feel.

@JeffCogswell 6 ай бұрын

Agreed!! One of the best solos ever. Every note is perfect.

@BillLarkinmusic 6 ай бұрын

Yes!

@michaelmiglino6512 6 ай бұрын

@@JeffCogswell Absolutely agree, Ladies Night and Big Trouble I felt were Steve's most iconic solos on that album with Going Crazy right behind.

@majikmuzik8036 6 ай бұрын

Vai gives ROTH the respect he deserves. Damn Good gives the Van Halens the respect they deserve. Roth told the brothers he loved them with that song.

@Me-qp8vz 6 ай бұрын

Damn good was about that only woman DLR truly loved. Nothing to do with the VH brothers.

@Me-qp8vz 6 ай бұрын

You can't get this stuff no more. Was about the VH brothers.

@beauvanbibberbvgration3770 6 ай бұрын

Steve always talks so positively about working with Dave. I’m sure he had to deal with a lot. That just shows you how much class and respect Steve had/has towards his peers!

@TJ_775 6 ай бұрын

I agree, a respectful classy guy. Let's not forget that Steve Vai became a megastar immediately by joining Dave and got guitar endorsements , lots of exposure and lots of money..... that's a lot to be thankful for

@lloydsarnowski6986 6 ай бұрын

100%

@aimp4598 6 ай бұрын

_" I’m sure he had to deal with a lot."_ Why? Steve frequently talks about how much he _benefited_ and _learned_ from DLR. Why would you assume he was difficult to work with?

@BubbaZen10 6 ай бұрын

While working with Frank was cool, and more substantial musically, Dave made him huge man, and he knows that. He's smart enough to never bite the hand that fed he and his family so well no matter what. Seeing him with Dave for Skyscraper, standing right in front of him was pretty fkn epic.. Dave surfed over our head! No, not crowd surfed. He was on a surf board flying over us!

@AD-ui2pz 6 ай бұрын

@@TJ_775exactly -Dave made Vai an instant household name to millions overnight - VH was the biggest rock band on earth and Steve was brought in to replace Ed in Dave’s all star band so we all took notice!

@azwris 6 ай бұрын

Damn Good was a very good song by the way. Thanks for the short but very informative excerpt.

@randyman1739 Ай бұрын

Love Hinaaaa 🎶

@chucky6311 6 ай бұрын

Eat em and smile is outstanding

@shuckyducky3508 6 ай бұрын

top 10 if you live on an island. and can only take 10 cds

@nicolas-f5v1s Ай бұрын

Just outstanding...Nothing else really. "5150" was over the moon.As soon as Eddie was around,anything was magical. I prefered Jason Becker work and style over Vai any day. Hi from France 😮

@JW-lq9ow 6 ай бұрын

Loved Tobacco Road solo. Never talked about enough. His crossroads shines through that solo! 🎉

@brookt3497 6 ай бұрын

Big Trouble…😊

@tymanngruter1808 6 ай бұрын

Best cover ever produced... try to play it?

@streamofconsciousness5826 6 ай бұрын

So working with Dave was like working with anybody. Give and Take. I guess the takeaway is that Dave treated his Band like Equals and was a real artists, he was not just throwing euphemisms and Stadium Anthem ready rah rah lines together. "She lay in waiting till she gets older, for fear of leaving tracks in the winter's snow..." AHHH Lazy eyes in the summer sun fresh from out of town, now she's working on the streets, shake them poor boys down".

@gkniffen 6 ай бұрын

"... and Ted Templeman." 😎 Dave doesn't get enough credit for the genius he brings to the table... even when he's surrounded by other geniuses.

@shuckyducky3508 6 ай бұрын

amen brother . spot on

@dons6260 6 ай бұрын

Damn Good is a great song!

@randyman1739 Ай бұрын

Steve...of the 3 of you in the original G3, i don't have your autograph on my axe! I brought it to a show at the Birchmere in Alexandria VA but it got late waiting for you in the cold after the show, but was really nice to see you n your wife nefore the show n getting to shake your hand, so all is well...maybe some other time! God bless you n see you in the clouds one day. Maranatha! 🙏 ⚡️☁️☁️✝️☁️☁️⚡️ 🙌⬆️💞

@SOALNightLive 6 ай бұрын

The more you do it, the less you fall down.

@JeffCogswell 6 ай бұрын

Stand up.

@adambinnie1332 6 ай бұрын

Damn good is about the only Vai riff I can play.

@dominicarmata8152 6 ай бұрын

Vai hendrix Eddie....the 3 kings!!!!!!

@timhankins7707 5 ай бұрын

I saw DLR with Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan on bass at the mid south Coliseum in Memphis back in 1986. I tell you it was one hell of a show.

@aimp4598 6 ай бұрын

Steve: _"...that was Dave"_ Jeremy: _"According to Dave"_ Steve (with a look of displeasure): _"And Ted Templeman"_ Well done, Steve. Well done. Or should I say _Damn Good!_

@Loco4Poco27 2 күн бұрын

Dave was a great writer. When he left VH he took his songwriting with him.

@ChrisCrooks-w5v 5 ай бұрын

I've said it numerous times, the best concert I have EVER freaking seen was 1988's Skyscraper tour at a sold out show in Little Rock, Arkansas with Poison as the opening band. It's hands down the best.

@matthewbellafaire3914 6 ай бұрын

1 of my bucket lists is to meet and speak with Steve Vai. After that, I could die happy.

@Jay-sy5yf 3 ай бұрын

Make it happen, he's touring! Just don't pass away. 😊

@WineSippingCowboy 6 ай бұрын

Steve Vai has cool stories. In 1991, David Lee Roth recorded an album in Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver. Produced by Bob Rock. RIP Brett Tuggle. Before working with David Lee Roth, Tuggle worked with Rick Springfield and Andy Taylor

@shredct3118 3 ай бұрын

Dude , Steve is a living legend!!

@ligamentpull1 5 ай бұрын

Ladies Light, BigTrouble, Yankee Rose, and Bump and Grind I always thought were brilliant concepts filled with great riffs, licks, and solos.

@charvel1apm 6 ай бұрын

To me Eat em' and smile remains Steve's best work.... he was hungry, fiercely inventive ❤🤘🏼🎸 his tone was fantastic

@collinjamesguitar 6 ай бұрын

“Damn Good” is the best song David Lee Roth has ever written in his career. And that’s a TALL order.

@sherryleelawson3449 5 ай бұрын

Love this band

@robinbolton6064 5 ай бұрын

Imagine from Zoot Allures to this straight up hot rails rippin Rock like Eat em n Smile? This album is just chock full of riffs everywhere!!!!! He can play ANYTHING and kudos to a fantastic guitarist Steve Vai.

@muffinman4353 4 ай бұрын

After playing with Frank, he dumbed down to play with a clown....

@JW-lq9ow 6 ай бұрын

Dave is Dave. Besides all this Hollywood Dave stuff. He had a great run!!

@larrydj549 6 ай бұрын

Woooow

@stitcha123 6 ай бұрын

0:23 what’s the song in the background?

@jfoutraged2 6 ай бұрын

I’d like to know as well.

@matthewbellafaire3914 6 ай бұрын

I've seen him live 3 times, up close. I really don't think he is from our planet.. just a gift from the universe.

@daysleeper3910 6 ай бұрын

The one I always think of is Yankie Rose... I always wonder how that came about. Shame he didnt ask about that.

@jeffwhitely2903 6 ай бұрын

Best DLR album was Lil Ain’t Enough

@ThrowLeather 6 ай бұрын

And Ted Templeman!

@tymanngruter1808 6 ай бұрын

They where the perfect team to write and play that two albums, good times..... but it did not work in the long way! Imagine that it worked well..... ♨️♨️♨️

@SuperJS1974 5 ай бұрын

Vai regularly talks about his great days with DLR. How come Dave doesn't talk much about Vai?

@hardypahardypa1 5 ай бұрын

Because he talks about himself lol

@kenshii9d147 6 ай бұрын

Big Trouble is the killer

@seamusburke639 5 ай бұрын

I always felt DLR dictated a lot of the style and structure when he was in Van Halen. I assume that was also Sammy Hagar's job, hence why the two versions sounded so different. When Eddie tried to write songs on his own, it just didn't work.

@wayne3340 4 күн бұрын

Steve is being very gracious with this smart alec. Why is he constantly, low-key disrespecting Dave?

@wayne3340 4 күн бұрын

Big Trouble, I need to hear the story behind that one.

@JeffCogswell 6 ай бұрын

Dave claims the hatched guitar design was his too.

@biffbifford402 6 ай бұрын

But then again Dave thinks he CURRENTLY a better singer than Sammy, so there's that. Dave's never going to let the truth get in the way of a good story.

@sweezyjackson4935 6 ай бұрын

Fun facts. Dave taught Ed and Alex how to play their instruments. Dave told me so its true.

@rickcrotts6673 6 ай бұрын

He also secured their visas and got them to America. Ace Frehley can confirm this

@JeffCogswell 6 ай бұрын

He also negotiated the deal that ended World War II. He told me so.

@majikmuzik8036 6 ай бұрын

Dave's Uncle owned Cafe Wha. First place Bobby Zimmerman got a gig. Bob Dylan turned the Beatles on to weed and the rest is history. It ALL GOES BACK TO ROTH.

@eltorpedo67 5 ай бұрын

Those Van Halen classics we all know and love would never have gotten airplay without Dave’s lyrics.

@Swanlord05 Ай бұрын

David plays guitar ....people forget that

@wabbadu1 6 ай бұрын

Dave at one point even claimed that he came up with Eruption, so...

@sweezyjackson4935 6 ай бұрын

He did. Ask him 😂

@rickcrotts6673 6 ай бұрын

Ace Frehley invented rock n roll...(to hear Ace tell it)😆

@mikerichardson8983 6 ай бұрын

I'm sorry i like Dave, but i trust Dave about as far as i could throw Dave! I highly doubt Dave came up with ANY of the guitar stuff that Eddie played! As anal as Eddie was about the material that he created and played, i don't think so!

@muffinman4353 4 ай бұрын

After playing with Zappa, he dumbed down to play with a clown....

@justicia8393 6 ай бұрын

….old news !

@internetmoney221 6 ай бұрын

Jeremy wants some White frosting from Uncle Steve

@crsantin 6 ай бұрын

Dave didn’t write the melodic solo to Ain’t Talkin Bout Love lol. Roth has tried to rewrite some of the VH history now that Eddie is gone. He also tried to take credit for Eddie’s striped Frankenstein lol. Let’s not get carried away.

@bryanjordan4262 6 ай бұрын

@@crsantin He claims he helped with the design pattern on the guitar. If you want to talk about rewriting history check out Hagar’s book!

@derekdykeman9160 6 ай бұрын

@@bryanjordan4262 Hagar what a puke.

@stevenholquin2127 6 ай бұрын

Here We Go One More Time Again…. Ladies and Gentlemen Yes It’s True Sammy is a Better Singer Than David Lee Roth! Hey Sammy is a Better Singer Than Mick Jagger….Hell Sammy is a Better Singer Than Axel Rose 🌹 Not Only That Sammy Is a Better Singer Than Kurk Cobain….! Yet The Difference Is I Don’t Believe Sammy !