Dave's nuts but he USUALLY knows what he's talking about.

2freaky4church1 said:

Would you be able to defend the album? Hey, it's different strokes ya know...Diamond Dave is my boy from back in the day, and I respect his opinion...But its all "opinion"...
[Edited 3/22/06 23:07pm]

I've got my penciiill!!!

Illustrator said:

Give me something to write on

murph said:

and im realling liken the album...but i agree...the sound at times can be too plasticy.

Mazerati said:

took me a second...

VinnyM27 said:

co-

AnckSuNamun said:

bop bozie bozie bop, ziddy bop!

Stax said:

I ain't got nobody, nobody, nobody cares for me. Nobody , nobody
I'm so sad and lonely,sad and lonely,sad and lonely.Won't some sweet mama come
and take a chance with me cause I aint so bad

Thanks to this thread this song has been stuck in my head since yesterday

AnckSuNamun said:

AnckSuNamun said:

Anyone remember Chris Kattan doing an impression of him a while back.

EmancipationLover said:

Nope... Howard Stern now!
[Edited 3/23/06 16:47pm]

Listen to what he actually says. He really is right about this.

2freaky4church1 said:

To an extent, he is right. For songs like 3121 or Black Sweat, there would not have been much difference in sound if he recorded them in a proper studio, rather than a home studio. Digital is digital. As for analog instruments, P may have achieved a warmer, acoustically resonant sound in a big, old school studio. Dave's right about that, I guess.

VinnyM27 said:

no, I stopped watching SNL for a while, so I'm not familiar with it. He's an easy target to make of parody of though

AnckSuNamun said:

But there was a time: http://youtube.com/watch?...an%20halen

sosgemini said:

That said, I'm liking this album more and more everyday...I think the midget has a winner on his hands...

DLR lovesssss pop music, all music. I remember back in the 80'she did some interview where he mentuioned janets Nasty song and the drum sound Jam n Lewis created. I mean th e ddue fronted Halen but he was all over the map in his listening pleasures. He is th e ultimate singer in my opinion in that he has many influneces, is well versed in music (he does play geetar, I have a bootleg vid of old Van Halen and he pulled out acoustic to a few songs, Ice cream man was one), and has a way with production. That Van Halen classic sound came from him and Templeman trust me.

And Dave is a big ass Prince fan. I wish to god he came on here so thanks for that dave website! I mean he is over his relevance sure, but he is like a last icon that nobody realizes. Dude was our Courtney Love so its interesting just to see him in/on anything lol

Wait, from what I can tell, he didn't really diss the album, he was just critical of him doing the protools thing instead of using a band, and he thinks Prince needs to use a real studio instead of a home one? How is this a diss?

Look, "Diamond Dave" has become something of a joke in recent years, largely due to the fact that he still acts like he's in his early twenties, but the guy is just giving a very small criticism of an album he otherwise likes. He doesn't like a technical aspect of the album, and that is really understandable from someone who has done studio work themselves. Regardless of whether or not he has done any good music in the past few decades, he still would have the technical expertise to comment on this area of the recording process.

Personally, I understand why Prince would use ProTools if he is trying to record the album himself, but Prince is also quite accomplished as a band-leader and does some amazing things when he has a full band in the studio with him. I don't really have a preference of one over the other, as I think different creative ideas can be served by both methods. Still, I can see why someone like DLR would have a preference for one over the other. He's not knocking Prince, he's just stating an opinion of what he, as a professional, would prefer to have heard.

JediMaster said:

This is too even-handed and rational a post to be on the org.

Begone!

Having seen the inside of Paisley Park, spoken to the engineers there, and seen how the entire studio is almost encapsulated in one laptop, more power to using every tool you can to make your visions real.

Not too many musicians these days will wake up at 3am to record a song; Prince gets an idea, he records it himself the way he hears it in his head.

Tom said:

I agree totally. I happen to like DLR -- especially during his Van Halen days. I still think his fun & games sound was preferable to Van Hagar. Oh yeah and I'm fully aware that Hagar has held up better over the years than Roth. I'm just stating a personal preference.

Roth knows more about music than a lot of people and he's entitled to his opinion. Prince could the publicity anyway.

He is right.

BlaqueKnight said:

Church!!!!

thx to whoever linked to the Van Halen videos - cool. Unchained, So This Is Love?, and imo Bottoms Up! are all essential downloads as well - that was one hell of a band back in the day.

I believe Prince and DLR share the title of Greatest Frontman Ever. and to dave's credit, Prince never had to deal with that bitch Eddie Van Halen.

Someone else said DLR and Templemann were responsible for that great early VH sound, which I think is true. Put on your copy of Van Hagar I (5150) and hear how the funk and rage have disappeared in a flurry of Reeboks and pastel parachute pants.

kdj997 said:

What an asshole! David Lee Roth is probably jealous of Prince because his new talk show is bombing in the ratings.

BlaqueKnight said:

OK THEN BLAME PEOPLE WHO USE TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE SHORTCUT!

INSTEAD OF PLAYING SONG GOOD FIRST TIME

POOK said:

Go ahead POOK.

Rudy said:

Funny how Rudy used terms like "Funk" and "Rage" to describe VH the DLR years. I've always kinda thought VH had a serious groove to their rock riffs. Listen to the entire Fair Warning album for proof. Anyway, 3121 does sound plastic and lifeless, mostly. I don't think it's a protools thing though.