David Lee Roth Eat 'Em and Smile Cassette Tape 1986 Warner Bros

Description: When Dave left VH in 1985 the mood was acrimonious. What had been a very successful union had soured into back biting and cheap shots. Van Halen wanted a singer, not a dancer. Roth wanted to explore a wider horizon that included his vaudeville and more theatrical interests. Something had to give, and Dave exited Van Halen. He released an EP in '85 (Crazy from the Heat), and mulled the idea of turning the concept into a film (which never materialized). Meanwhile, Eddie and the boys had hired ex-Montrose belter Sammy Hagar, and were deep into recording a studio album that would turn out to be a huge hit (5150). Dave's interests turned back to the rock 'n' roll world, and he took it upon himself to out-Van Halen, Van Halen by hiring the hottest guns available and recording a no nonsense hard rock record with his old VH producer Ted Templeman. He knew the band members would need to be really special to outshine his old bandmates, so he picked the cream of the crop: Ex Frank Zappa alumni Steve Vai was hired to fill the guitar slot, and not only could he play the notes he looked the part too, with stage presence for days. New York bass maestro Billy Sheehan was also hired. Roth had become acquainted with Billy's abilities when his old band Talas had opened up for VH - there was even talk about replacing michael Anthony with Sheehan at one point, but it never happened. Finally, session wizard Greg Bissonette was hired to fill the drum spot. What resulted was a really terrific rock record which also garnered a couple of hits. The huge tour that followed the release of the album proved that Roth's band was more than capable of not only reproducing all of the outrageous musical interplay on the new songs, but also of playing the old VH material very convincingly. The tour sold out arenas from coast to coast, and kept Roth at the top of his game and squarely in the public eye. Of course, things didn't stay that way for too much longer, and by 1988 his follow-up release (Skyscraper) lacked much of his debut's electricity and excitement by being over produced and keyboard heavy.This copy is in very good used condition.Please leave feedback.

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