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EX-VAL HALEN ROCKER RELEASES BEST

by Ken Dunkin

The Best
David Lee Roth
(Rhino)

Remember when David Lee Roth was cool? So it was when most of us were kids. Dave was once one of the coolest people in the music business.

This was during and just after his Van Halen days. Pre-lounge lizard and Van Halen reunion. I had actually forgotten how much the gigolo could rock back then.

The Best has everything a die hard fan could want. "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" was a must, so was his remake of "California Girls." The disc also has every other song that Dave made in the past 13 years that was worth listening. It just goes to show who was the real talent of Van Halen, the man the myth the legend, David Lee Roth.

From beginning to finish the hitS are there. Plus, the is an added bonus. "Don't Piss Me Off" a new recording by Roth is highlighted on the disc. The only bad part about the song is it sounds too much like the songs he recorded with the has been Halen boys for their greatest hits. It is still a gem.

So for a good time pop in The Best and let the memories of grade school come back. Before you had to worry about college and before good old Dave had to worry about his broken and battered career. It makes me miss the old days. Pixie sticks, David Lee Roth and my spelling book. It was the best of times.