A Little Ain't Enough

Artist: David Lee Roth
Label: Scde
Category: Music

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Format: Cutout
Media: Audio CD

UPC: 618321040522
EAN: 0618321040522
ASIN: B00005MJTL

Release Date: 2001-07-17

A Little Ain't Enough

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The glory of after hours........2003-03-05

Dave, as always surrounds himself with hugely talented players, rehearses them to a fine edge and then lets loose with full force.

underated rocker.......2003-01-02

In 1991 David Lee Roth released his third solo album A little Ain't Enough. This was Dave's first album without Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan for a backup band. The album was a commercial disappointment and only went gold. The album also got overall bad reviews. All of this is unfortunate, because, this is a really good CD! Today a lot of fans regard this as Dave's best solo album. The backup band on this album was awesome. It featured Jason Becker on guitar. He is a killer guitarist who may have been the next Eddie Van Halen, had he not tragically developed ALS. Steve Hunter was the second guitarist. The rhythm section on this CD was stellar, with Gregg Bissonette on drums, and Matt Bissonette on bass. The album was produced by Bob Rock, so it has a big arena-rock sound. This CD is best played LOUD! Overall, a majority of the tracks are straight ahead rockers--such as "A lil Ain't Enough" "Shoot It" "Drop in the Bucket" "Lady Luck" and "40 Below." There is a touch of blues to the album with "Tell the Truth" and Sensible Shoes." The only filler on this album is "Hammerhead Shark" which is a dud. The album would have been meaner and leaner without it. The overall vibe of the album is very upbeat, with screeching guitar solo's that would impress Eddie.

Play It Loud, Play It Again and Again.......2001-11-08

Most of my CD favorites are live recordings, recordings that capture the energies both of the performers and of the audience. David Lee Roth's "A Little Ain't Enough", a favorite exception, is a studio recording overflowing with energy. Jason Becker's lead guitar and Gregg Bissonette's drums and percussion strut hard while David Lee Roth's vocals depict life after midnight: women, drugs, alcohol, fast cars, and violence. David's lyrics portray both the shine and the cruelty of nightlife (the CD insert is *very* worth reading), while David's brash performance depicts 'walking the line'.

Outstanding tracks include 'Shoot It' [fast talk lookin' down the barrel]; 'Hammerhead Shark' [this *should* be the fight song of the San Jose Sharks hockey team]; 'Tell The Truth' [after cheating, a relationship staggers to a halt]; 'Baby's On Fire' [Daddy raves on]; '40 Below' [Daddy is icy and hot -- *very* hot vocals and percussion]; 'Sensible Shoes' [struttin' with the well-accessorized man]; 'It's Showtime' [got it in one take]; and 'Drop In The Bucket' [*really* hot rock].

Like the Rolling Stones' classic LP "Let It Bleed" ('turn me over ... play me again') "A Little Ain't Enough" is best played again and again at loud volumes. Highly recommended as a substitute when you can't afford a night on the town.

New band, same attitude........2001-07-16

Classy American Hard Rock - nobody does it better than Diamond Dave, even without VH. This album sees young gunslinger Jason Becker take over from 'Screamin Steve Vai'...He fills his boots with ease, adding a more bluesy feel to Roth's material - partnered by Lou Reed's former guitarist Steve Hunter. Roth's new band deliver an album that is somewhere in between 'Eat 'Em and Smile' and 'Skyscraper', less flashy than the former, and more soulful than the latter. The songs are excellent and very well produced by Bob Rock. Unfortunately Becker couldn't tour with Roth due to Lou Gherig's Disease. If he had, it would have been the dawn of a new guitar hero, even in the grunge-filled '90's this combo would have survived with ease.

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