The David Lee Roth Band
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The David Lee Roth Band is an American rock n' roll band that was formed by Van Halen
frontman David Lee Roth
in 1986. In this band David let his "Imagination" take over, with all creative control. The "DLR" Band had much success with album sales, shows, and MTV
. They are widely known for their image that was mainly created by David Lee Roth himself. The original members include: Steve Vai on the Electric Guitar, Greg Bissonette on Drums, and Billy Sheehan on Bass. Many other members have come and go over the years (Othe member listed below). This solo band proved that Dave didn't need Van Halen in order to be successful and to show his creativity and inventiveness. They made many hits including "Yankee Rose
", "Goin' Crazy!", "Shy Boy", "Just Like Paradise
", "Stand Up", "Damn Good", "A Little Ain't Enough
" and many more.
, among others, saying nothing on the album was as slick as any of the singles from Van Halen's 5150 album and much more "trashy fun". In a nod to his previous solo effort, there are two lounge songs included, "That's Life
" and "I'm Easy
." Roth also included a cover of "Tobacco Road
". The album's first single, "Yankee Rose
", was a staple of both MTV and radio, although "Goin' Crazy!" also saw limited radio play.
A version of "Kids in Action", originally by Kim Mitchell
(of Max Webster
), was also recorded for this album. However, due to time constraints, the song was not included on the release. Billy Sheehan
was briefly a member of Max Webster; according to Kim Mitchell: "He was in the band for about three weeks. He was in a band called Talas out of Buffalo and they would come to Toronto and he’d freak us out, he’s just an insane bass player. He loved our music and was a fan of Max Webster, we sort of became friends and when he’d come to town we’d hang out. I said 'Bill, do you want to join the band?' because Mike was leaving the group, and he agreed. So for about three weeks in was in the band and I’ll tell you 'High Class in Borrowed Shoes” and 'Battle Scar' never sounded better but 'Diamonds, Diamonds', you couldn’t have made it sound any worse. He just didn't know how to lay back and be a real soft, sensitive bass player. It was all about this thing that he had which was absolutely incredible, so it didn’t work out. There were no hard feelings and he went on and did really well. I got a call from him one day and he goes 'Hey man I'm in the studio with David Lee Roth, Ted Templeman and Steve Vai and we're covering your tune 'Kids in Action' and we need the words to the second verse'. I was shaking on the phone; this was right after Roth left Van Halen. Then at the last minute it got bumped off the record for “Tobacco Road”, they thought they needed a cover. See there's those darn covers again." There is no known studio version of Roth's cover available to the public.
This is the first of two Roth albums to feature the duo of Steve Vai
and Billy Sheehan on guitar and bass. Throughout the album, the two would often sync complicated bass lines together with the lead guitar parts, as on tracks such as "Shyboy" and "Elephant Gun". The album brought Steve Vai into the public eye as a contender with Edward Van Halen, the previous guitarist who worked with Roth. This album features some of Steve Vai's most prominent guitar work. (Credit: 'Eat em and smile" Wikipedia article.)
is the second studio album by The David Lee Roth Band. The album produced the pop-rock song "Just Like Paradise
", which reached #6 on the Billboard charts in 1988. Skyscraper was produced by Roth, who said "As you know, I'm a fully-licensed graduate of the Ted Templeman School Of High Altitude Production, Engineering & Acrobatic Sound-Engineering." Billy Sheehan plays bass on every track of the album. "Hina", "Perfect timing" and the single, "Just Like Paradise", are more examples of the newly customed DLR sound: all of the outre': musicianship is still here, but the feeling is warmer, when it works, than anything he has so far achieved away from the steadying glow of that Eddie Van man behind him. The vocals on Skyscraper took about 45 hours of studio time. "Damn Good" is the only attempt at a ballad.
Roth himself quotes about the album: "Basically, we've gone for a sound that combines elements of old-style musical things mixed in with some of the new styles that we're interested in. I don't know what happened to the present-day styles, I guess we just skipped them. But all I can say is that it kicks butt! There's a lot of Blues on their, a lot of metal and a whole lot more stuff I cant put a name too... We went for a good live sound and built everything around that..." Roth also states: "It's supposed to be in technicolor. It's supposed to be in layers. You're supposed to have the Big Bang Theory working for you, which is gonna last the 50 or 60 times you listen to it on the 'Walkman'."
is the third full-length album by The David Lee Roth Band, released in 1991. It was certified Gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock
, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker
, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) a week after joining the band. He managed to finish recording the album, but was unable to tour in support of the album, as his condition left him with little strength in his hands.
Sales of the album were helped by the controversy surrounding the promotional music video released for the album's first single, "A Li'l Ain't Enough"; featuring barely dressed women and oddly dressed little people, the video was banned from MTV shortly after its initial airing.
Although A Little Ain't Enough went out of print on the Warner Bros.
label in 1996, it was later reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 on the Friday Music label.
is the fourth full-length studio album by The David Lee Roth Band, released in 1994. It was the last David Lee Roth album released on the Warner Bros.
label.
Although Your Filthy Little Mouth went out of print on the Warner Bros. label in 1996, it was later reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 on the Friday Music label.
Travis Tritt
appears on the song "Cheatin' Heart Cafe".
One studio b-side exists for this release, the blues-oriented "Mississippi Power." It was released on the "She's My Machine" CD single. Additional live tracks were also issued on various singles in the European market, mixing performances of the album material mixed with classic Van Halen cover selections.
All the album artwork, which follows the concept of tattoo art, was created by David Lee Roth.
Is the fifth studio album from The David Lee Roth Band. It was recorded and mixed in ten days, a technique Roth had not utilized since 1979's Van Halen II
. John Lowery
(aka John 5) and Mike Hartman played guitar on the record. Hartman actually performed double duty for the record, performing bass guitar under the "B'ourbon Bob" pseudonym.
DLR Band met with favorable reviews upon release, especially in comparison to his previous two solo efforts (1991's A Li'l Ain't Enough and 1994's Your Filthy Little Mouth). However, with little promotion and limited distribution from his own smaller label, the album failed to make a significant mark commercially. Further hurting the album's sales was Roth's inexplicable reluctance to embark on a support tour. In fact, Roth did not hit the road to promote the album until several months into 1999, often in sporadic increments. To add further confusion as to Roth's motives for the album's promotion, little to no material from DLR Band was performed in concert.
Both John Lowery and Mike Hartman failed to join Roth's band for the DLR Band support tour, leaving Roth to find yet another guitarist. The singer chose Bart Walsh, a Los Angeles, CA player who had previously performed as a part of the Van Halen tribute band, The Atomic Punks. The setlists on the DLR Band tour relied heavily on Van Halen material, with some older solo cuts and various covers sprinkled in.
Two tracks from DLR Band, "Indeedido" and "King of the Hill," would later appear on Mike Hartman's solo release, Black Glue, as "Southern Romp" and "Stomp," respectively. Penned by Hartman, both tracks would be remixed and made instrumental for Hartman's release.
is the sixth full-length studio album by The David Lee Roth Band. It was recorded at Henson Studios in Hollywood, California and released in 2003. It consists mostly of covers of classic Rock
and Blues
songs and has an overall laid back bluesy sound. Two of the tracks ("Bad Habits" and a remake of the 1978 Van Halen
song "Ice Cream Man") had been recorded in 1996 but were not released at that time.
on their 2007 North American reunion tour. He is still a current member.
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
frontman David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth
David Lee Roth is an American rock vocalist, songwriter, actor, author, and former radio personality. Roth was ranked nineteenth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Singers of All Time....
in 1986. In this band David let his "Imagination" take over, with all creative control. The "DLR" Band had much success with album sales, shows, and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. They are widely known for their image that was mainly created by David Lee Roth himself. The original members include: Steve Vai on the Electric Guitar, Greg Bissonette on Drums, and Billy Sheehan on Bass. Many other members have come and go over the years (Othe member listed below). This solo band proved that Dave didn't need Van Halen in order to be successful and to show his creativity and inventiveness. They made many hits including "Yankee Rose
Yankee Rose (song)
"Yankee Rose" is a hard rock song recorded by David Lee Roth. It was written by Roth and Steve Vai and was Roth's first single on his 1986 first full-length album Eat 'Em and Smile...
", "Goin' Crazy!", "Shy Boy", "Just Like Paradise
Just Like Paradise
"Just Like Paradise" is a 1988 song by American rock singer David Lee Roth. Produced by Roth and guitarist Steve Vai, the song was released as the lead single from Roth's second solo album, 1988's Skyscraper...
", "Stand Up", "Damn Good", "A Little Ain't Enough
A Little Ain't Enough
A Little Ain't Enough is the third full-length album by David Lee Roth , released in 1991. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a...
" and many more.
Eat 'Em and Smile!
Eat 'Em and Smile is the debut album from The David Lee Roth Band. Released in 1986, the album was a notably straight-forward hard-rock album and was a critical and commercial success, with Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, among others, saying nothing on the album was as slick as any of the singles from Van Halen's 5150 album and much more "trashy fun". In a nod to his previous solo effort, there are two lounge songs included, "That's Life
That's Life (song)
"That's Life" is a popular song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his 1966 album of the same name. Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra...
" and "I'm Easy
I'm Easy (song)
"I'm Easy" was a popular music hit in 1976 in the United States. The song was featured in the movie Nashville, written and performed by Keith Carradine....
." Roth also included a cover of "Tobacco Road
Tobacco Road (song)
"Tobacco Road" is a song written and first recorded by John D. Loudermilk in 1960 that was a hit for The Nashville Teens in 1964 and has since become a standard across several musical genres....
". The album's first single, "Yankee Rose
Yankee Rose (song)
"Yankee Rose" is a hard rock song recorded by David Lee Roth. It was written by Roth and Steve Vai and was Roth's first single on his 1986 first full-length album Eat 'Em and Smile...
", was a staple of both MTV and radio, although "Goin' Crazy!" also saw limited radio play.
A version of "Kids in Action", originally by Kim Mitchell
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
(of Max Webster
Max Webster
Max Webster was a Canadian rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:The band was formed in 1973 in Toronto, Ontario and originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Kim Mitchell, keyboardist Terry Watkinson, bassist Mike Tilka and drummer Paul Kersey. Mitchell and Pye Dubois would write the...
), was also recorded for this album. However, due to time constraints, the song was not included on the release. Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan
William "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style...
was briefly a member of Max Webster; according to Kim Mitchell: "He was in the band for about three weeks. He was in a band called Talas out of Buffalo and they would come to Toronto and he’d freak us out, he’s just an insane bass player. He loved our music and was a fan of Max Webster, we sort of became friends and when he’d come to town we’d hang out. I said 'Bill, do you want to join the band?' because Mike was leaving the group, and he agreed. So for about three weeks in was in the band and I’ll tell you 'High Class in Borrowed Shoes” and 'Battle Scar' never sounded better but 'Diamonds, Diamonds', you couldn’t have made it sound any worse. He just didn't know how to lay back and be a real soft, sensitive bass player. It was all about this thing that he had which was absolutely incredible, so it didn’t work out. There were no hard feelings and he went on and did really well. I got a call from him one day and he goes 'Hey man I'm in the studio with David Lee Roth, Ted Templeman and Steve Vai and we're covering your tune 'Kids in Action' and we need the words to the second verse'. I was shaking on the phone; this was right after Roth left Van Halen. Then at the last minute it got bumped off the record for “Tobacco Road”, they thought they needed a cover. See there's those darn covers again." There is no known studio version of Roth's cover available to the public.
This is the first of two Roth albums to feature the duo of Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
and Billy Sheehan on guitar and bass. Throughout the album, the two would often sync complicated bass lines together with the lead guitar parts, as on tracks such as "Shyboy" and "Elephant Gun". The album brought Steve Vai into the public eye as a contender with Edward Van Halen, the previous guitarist who worked with Roth. This album features some of Steve Vai's most prominent guitar work. (Credit: 'Eat em and smile" Wikipedia article.)
Skyscraper
SkyscraperSkyscraper (album)
Skyscraper is the second full-length album by David Lee Roth , released in 1988. It was the last to feature guitarist Steve Vai, who left the group in 1989 to join Whitesnake and continue his solo career. Bassist Billy Sheehan would also leave the group before the tour to eventually form Mr. Big...
is the second studio album by The David Lee Roth Band. The album produced the pop-rock song "Just Like Paradise
Just Like Paradise
"Just Like Paradise" is a 1988 song by American rock singer David Lee Roth. Produced by Roth and guitarist Steve Vai, the song was released as the lead single from Roth's second solo album, 1988's Skyscraper...
", which reached #6 on the Billboard charts in 1988. Skyscraper was produced by Roth, who said "As you know, I'm a fully-licensed graduate of the Ted Templeman School Of High Altitude Production, Engineering & Acrobatic Sound-Engineering." Billy Sheehan plays bass on every track of the album. "Hina", "Perfect timing" and the single, "Just Like Paradise", are more examples of the newly customed DLR sound: all of the outre': musicianship is still here, but the feeling is warmer, when it works, than anything he has so far achieved away from the steadying glow of that Eddie Van man behind him. The vocals on Skyscraper took about 45 hours of studio time. "Damn Good" is the only attempt at a ballad.
Roth himself quotes about the album: "Basically, we've gone for a sound that combines elements of old-style musical things mixed in with some of the new styles that we're interested in. I don't know what happened to the present-day styles, I guess we just skipped them. But all I can say is that it kicks butt! There's a lot of Blues on their, a lot of metal and a whole lot more stuff I cant put a name too... We went for a good live sound and built everything around that..." Roth also states: "It's supposed to be in technicolor. It's supposed to be in layers. You're supposed to have the Big Bang Theory working for you, which is gonna last the 50 or 60 times you listen to it on the 'Walkman'."
A Little Ain't Enough
A Little Ain't EnoughA Little Ain't Enough
A Little Ain't Enough is the third full-length album by David Lee Roth , released in 1991. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis a...
is the third full-length album by The David Lee Roth Band, released in 1991. It was certified Gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock
Bob Rock
Robert Jens Rock, , is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer best known for producing bands such as Aerosmith, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, 311, Metallica, Our Lady Peace, The Offspring and most recently Bush.-Payola$ and Rock and Hyde:Rock began his music career in Langford,...
, the album featured the lead guitar work of Jason Becker
Jason Becker
Jason Eli Becker is an American virtuoso neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. At the age of 16, he became part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman. They released Speed Metal Symphony in 1987 and Go Off! in 1988...
, a then up-and-coming guitarist who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Motor neurone disease
The motor neurone diseases are a group of neurological disorders that selectively affect motor neurones, the cells that control voluntary muscle activity including speaking, walking, breathing, swallowing and general movement of the body. They are generally progressive in nature, and can cause...
(ALS, aka Lou Gehrig's Disease) a week after joining the band. He managed to finish recording the album, but was unable to tour in support of the album, as his condition left him with little strength in his hands.
Sales of the album were helped by the controversy surrounding the promotional music video released for the album's first single, "A Li'l Ain't Enough"; featuring barely dressed women and oddly dressed little people, the video was banned from MTV shortly after its initial airing.
Although A Little Ain't Enough went out of print on the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
label in 1996, it was later reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 on the Friday Music label.
Your Filthy Little Mouth
Your Filthy Little MouthYour Filthy Little Mouth
Your Filthy Little Mouth is the fourth full-length studio album by David Lee Roth , released in 1994. It was the last David Lee Roth album released on the Warner Bros. label and produced by famous producer Nile Rodgers....
is the fourth full-length studio album by The David Lee Roth Band, released in 1994. It was the last David Lee Roth album released on the Warner Bros.
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
label.
Although Your Filthy Little Mouth went out of print on the Warner Bros. label in 1996, it was later reissued (in remastered form) in 2007 on the Friday Music label.
Travis Tritt
Travis Tritt
James Travis Tritt is an American country music singer from Marietta, Georgia. He signed to Warner Bros. Records in 1989, releasing seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label between then and 1999. In the 2000s, he released two albums on Columbia Records and one for the defunct...
appears on the song "Cheatin' Heart Cafe".
One studio b-side exists for this release, the blues-oriented "Mississippi Power." It was released on the "She's My Machine" CD single. Additional live tracks were also issued on various singles in the European market, mixing performances of the album material mixed with classic Van Halen cover selections.
All the album artwork, which follows the concept of tattoo art, was created by David Lee Roth.
DLR Band
DLR BandDLR Band
DLR Band is the fifth full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, the then-former and now current vocalist of Van Halen. It was released in 1998 and remains the only installment on Roth's own wawazat!! label.-Information:...
Is the fifth studio album from The David Lee Roth Band. It was recorded and mixed in ten days, a technique Roth had not utilized since 1979's Van Halen II
Van Halen II
-Personnel:*David Lee Roth - lead vocals*Eddie Van Halen - electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals*Michael Anthony - bass guitar, backing vocals*Alex Van Halen - drums-Production:*Producer: Ted Templeman...
. John Lowery
John Lowery
John William Lowery , best known by the stage name John 5, is an American guitarist. His stage name was bestowed on him in 1998 when he left David Lee Roth and joined the industrial metal group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist, taking over from Zim Zum...
(aka John 5) and Mike Hartman played guitar on the record. Hartman actually performed double duty for the record, performing bass guitar under the "B'ourbon Bob" pseudonym.
DLR Band met with favorable reviews upon release, especially in comparison to his previous two solo efforts (1991's A Li'l Ain't Enough and 1994's Your Filthy Little Mouth). However, with little promotion and limited distribution from his own smaller label, the album failed to make a significant mark commercially. Further hurting the album's sales was Roth's inexplicable reluctance to embark on a support tour. In fact, Roth did not hit the road to promote the album until several months into 1999, often in sporadic increments. To add further confusion as to Roth's motives for the album's promotion, little to no material from DLR Band was performed in concert.
Both John Lowery and Mike Hartman failed to join Roth's band for the DLR Band support tour, leaving Roth to find yet another guitarist. The singer chose Bart Walsh, a Los Angeles, CA player who had previously performed as a part of the Van Halen tribute band, The Atomic Punks. The setlists on the DLR Band tour relied heavily on Van Halen material, with some older solo cuts and various covers sprinkled in.
Two tracks from DLR Band, "Indeedido" and "King of the Hill," would later appear on Mike Hartman's solo release, Black Glue, as "Southern Romp" and "Stomp," respectively. Penned by Hartman, both tracks would be remixed and made instrumental for Hartman's release.
Diamond Dave
Diamond DaveDiamond Dave (album)
Diamond Dave is the sixth full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, vocalist of Van Halen. It was recorded at Henson Studios in Hollywood, California and released in 2003. It consists mostly of covers of classic rock and blues songs and has an overall laid back bluesy sound...
is the sixth full-length studio album by The David Lee Roth Band. It was recorded at Henson Studios in Hollywood, California and released in 2003. It consists mostly of covers of classic Rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and Blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
songs and has an overall laid back bluesy sound. Two of the tracks ("Bad Habits" and a remake of the 1978 Van Halen
Van Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
song "Ice Cream Man") had been recorded in 1996 but were not released at that time.
Current status
Dave rejoined his original band Van HalenVan Halen
Van Halen is an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. The band has enjoyed success since the release of its debut album, Van Halen, . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold 80 million albums worldwide and has had the most #1 hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart...
on their 2007 North American reunion tour. He is still a current member.
Guitars
- Steve VaiSteve VaiSteven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
(1985–1989) - Jason BeckerJason BeckerJason Eli Becker is an American virtuoso neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. At the age of 16, he became part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman. They released Speed Metal Symphony in 1987 and Go Off! in 1988...
and Steve HunterSteve Hunter (guitarist)Steve "The Deacon" Hunter, born June 14, 1948, in Decatur, Illinois, is an American guitarist best known for his collaborations with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper. He first played with Mitch Ryder's Detroit, beginning a long association with record producer Bob Ezrin.In the 1970s, he appeared on five...
(1990–1991) - Joe HolmesJoe HolmesJoe Holmes is a Heavy metal guitarist. Born in New Jersey, he took lessons from guitarist Randy Rhoads in 1979. Holmes formed the L.A based band called Terriff in 1983. Holmes left Terriff to join Lizzy Borden in 1987...
and Steve Hunter (1991–1992) - Terry KilgoreTerry KilgoreTerry Gene Kilgore is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1993. He the 1st district in the far southwestern corner of the state, near Cumberland Gap....
and Rocket Ritchotte (1993–1994) - Terry Kilgore (1994)
- Steve Hunter (1997)
- Mike Hartman and John LoweryJohn LoweryJohn William Lowery , best known by the stage name John 5, is an American guitarist. His stage name was bestowed on him in 1998 when he left David Lee Roth and joined the industrial metal group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist, taking over from Zim Zum...
(1998) - Bart Walsh (1999, 2001)
- Brian Young (2002–2003)
- Toshi Hiketa (2003–2005)
- Brian Young and Toshi Hiketa (2006)
Bass
- Billy SheehanBilly SheehanWilliam "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style...
(1985–1988) - Matt BissonetteMatt BissonetteMatt Bissonette is an American bass player and the brother of drummer Gregg Bissonette. He attended the University of North Texas's jazz music program. According to Guitar 9, an online musicianship magazine, he has played bass and other stringed instruments on at least 22 albums, with music...
(1988–1990) - Todd JensenTodd JensenTodd Jensen is a bassist who has played for various artists, including the bands Sequel, Hardline, and Harlow, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Alice Cooper, and Paul Rodgers....
(1990–1991) - James Hunting (1993–1994)
- John ReganJohn Regan (bassist)John Regan is an American musician, songwriter, producer and bassist. He is notable for being a member of ex-KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's band "Frehley's Comet" from 1984 to 1990. He has also recorded and performed with Peter Frampton 1979 til currently, John Waite, The Rolling Stones, Stephen...
(1994) - Steve Hunter (1997)
- B'urbon BobMike HartmanMichael J. Hartman is a retired professional ice hockey player. Hartman was drafted in the seventh round, 131st overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft....
(1998) - Todd JensenTodd JensenTodd Jensen is a bassist who has played for various artists, including the bands Sequel, Hardline, and Harlow, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Alice Cooper, and Paul Rodgers....
(1999–2000) - James LoMenzoJames LomenzoJames "JLo" LoMenzo is a metal bassist known for his roles as a former member of White Lion and Megadeth. He is also known for his work in Black Label Society .-Past bands and other works :...
(2001–2004) - Todd JensenTodd JensenTodd Jensen is a bassist who has played for various artists, including the bands Sequel, Hardline, and Harlow, as well as David Lee Roth, Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Alice Cooper, and Paul Rodgers....
(2004–2006)
Drums
- Gregg BissonetteGregg BissonetteGregg Bissonette, is an American drummer. Gregg was born in a family of musicians. His father Bud Bissonette plays drums, his mother Phyllis plays piano and vibraphone, and brother Matt Bissonette plays bass guitar. Gregg started learning to play the drums at age 5 from his father...
(1985–1992) - Ron Wikso - Drums & Percussion (1993–1994)
- Ray LuzierRay LuzierRaymond Lee "Ray" Luzier is an American drummer. He is currently the drummer of the band Korn, becoming a full-time member of the band in April 2009.-Life and career:...
(1997–2000, 2001–2005) - Jimmy DeGrassoJimmy DeGrassoJimmy DeGrasso is an American heavy metal drummer. He is currently the drummer for F5.DeGrasso was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1981....
(2006) - Pat TorpeyPat TorpeyPat Torpey is an American rock and roll drummer, known as the drummer of the hard rock band Mr. Big. He has also played for Impellitteri, The Knack, David Lee Roth Band and the Exile Social Club. He is noted by Neil Peart for composing unique rhythms such as that of "Take Cover", a rock song from...
(?)
Keyboards
- Jesse HarmsJesse HarmsJesse Harms is a session keyboard player and songwriter who was a member of Sammy Hagar's backing band from 1984 to 1987 , and from 1997–2003 as a member of Hagar's band, The Waboritas...
(1986) - Brett Tuggle (1988–1994, 1997)
- Richard Hilton (1994–1995)
- Patrick Howard I (1998–1999)