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Post by paradiseflats on Oct 2, 2021 10:58:24 GMT
He has announced he is retiring.
An absolute towering figure of my teen years.
Shame but Father Time remains undefeated.
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 2, 2021 11:11:49 GMT
He's got a Vegas residence I think. Saw him in '88 Edinburgh and '91 Glasgow. Steve Vai on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass and Greg Bissonette on drums in 1988 was a great band. Oh, plus the infamous surf board over the crowd!  |
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 2, 2021 11:12:17 GMT
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Post by paradiseflats on Oct 2, 2021 11:15:37 GMT
He's got a Vegas residence I think. Saw him in '88 Edinburgh and '91 Glasgow. Steve Vai on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass and Greg Bissonette on drums in 1988 was a great band. Oh, plus the infamous surf board over the crowd! Yeah it’s 5 or 6 gigs. Then that’s life. |
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gerh
Grizzled Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 2,983 
Favourite Quo Album: 'Hello' [and 'Quo Live']
Favourite other bands.: Zappa, Kansas, Rush, Deep Purple, Yes, Richard Thompson, Horslips, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest etc etc. [ANYONE but Kiss!]
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Post by gerh on Oct 2, 2021 11:20:13 GMT
A monster performer - never got to see VH [one of my great regrets!] saw him twice here with his own band, brilliant and enjoyable shows too!  |
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mortified
4500 Timer
Posts: 5,888
Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Oct 3, 2021 10:33:07 GMT
A proper showman. Never took it too seriously. Or certainly didn't seem to.
Also one of my regrets - like others - that I never got to see Van Halen live. A mate did back in about 1978 or something. I think they supported Black Sabbath, although I couldn't swear to that. It was something like that anyway.
Never paid too much attention to his solo career. I bought the Living In Paradise single and the Skyscraper album (which I wasn't keen on) but that was it really.
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gerh
Grizzled Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 2,983
Favourite Quo Album: 'Hello' [and 'Quo Live']
Favourite other bands.: Zappa, Kansas, Rush, Deep Purple, Yes, Richard Thompson, Horslips, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest etc etc. [ANYONE but Kiss!]
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Post by gerh on Oct 3, 2021 16:24:07 GMT
A proper showman. Never took it too seriously. Or certainly didn't seem to. Also one of my regrets - like others - that I never got to see Van Halen live. A mate did back in about 1978 or something. I think they supported Black Sabbath, although I couldn't swear to that. It was something like that anyway. Never paid too much attention to his solo career. I bought the Living In Paradise single and the Skyscraper album (which I wasn't keen on) but that was it really. hey mort try 'A Little Ain't Enough' cd [1991] - imho, DLR's best and has Jason Becker before [obviously] his awful affliction landed on him. 👍
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Post by rockonquo on Oct 4, 2021 3:05:52 GMT
Never got to see Van Halen or solo Dave, he never came down under to tour.  Shame, there's heaps of pretty girls here in Oz Dave. |
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Post by Mrs Flittersnoop on Oct 4, 2021 12:12:29 GMT
He has a knack for a phrase. I remember ... "People think i can have any girl I want. I can't, I can have any girl who wants me. It's not the same."
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Oct 4, 2021 13:03:15 GMT
Yeah, a great showman.
I saw him solo in the mid 90's and thought he was old looking then!
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Post by paradiseflats on Oct 4, 2021 14:54:00 GMT
Yeah, a great showman. I saw him solo in the mid 90's and thought he was old looking then! I saw him last in Glasgow in about 2004. He was a shadow of his former self. At least he turned it around enough to have a last run with VH. Would have gone if they’d played the UK. He is a complete maverick. His solo work is patchy and hasn’t aged too well. But like many great front men, he was never a great singer. It was a package. |
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Post by vivfromcov on Oct 4, 2021 17:18:54 GMT
Also one of my regrets - like others - that I never got to see Van Halen live. A mate did back in about 1978 or something. I think they supported Black Sabbath, although I couldn't swear to that. It was something like that anyway. Yes, I can confirm they did indeed support Black Sabbath! They were the best support act I've ever seen, completely owned the stage playing their debut album like they were superstars already (which they were!) I think I've mentioned it before but DLR memorably stated that Coventry was the Rock n Roll Capital of the world!!   |
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Post by 4th Chord on Oct 4, 2021 18:52:08 GMT
He's got a Vegas residence I think. Saw him in '88 Edinburgh and '91 Glasgow. Steve Vai on guitar, Billy Sheehan on bass and Greg Bissonette on drums in 1988 was a great band. Oh, plus the infamous surf board over the crowd!  Yeah it’s 5 or 6 gigs. Then that’s life. |
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Shame, there's heaps of pretty girls here in Oz Dave. 
