“I feel like a yo-yo, I’ve been here too long”
Big Trouble‘s magical “I bet if you asked them, our heroes would say…” hook alone is enough to make it one of my favourite songs ever. But the track, from David Lee Roth’s 1986 album Eat ‘Em And Smile, also has a hypnotically groovy and sexy riff running all the way through it, a dazzling career-peak performance from guitarist Steve Vai, and Dave Lee Roth rapping away at his witty, quirky and evocative best. As always, he ain’t talking ’bout love, but Big Trouble is romantic and profound. Like a glimpse into Diamond Dave’s philosophy of life. Because Roth knows what our heroes would say. Somehow, he knows.
Peak DLR. The Eat ‘Em & Smile era gives Fair Warning and Diver Down a run for their money
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Great track. Roth kept the party going but your right Dave was telling us about his philosophy of life with Vai along for the ride.
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