JOHN 5 Says That He Has Made New Album With DAVID LEE ROTH

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July 22, 2014 at 11:10 am Quote #37373

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http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/john-5-says-that-he-has-made-an-incredible-new-album-with-david-lee-roth/

Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery) has recorded an “incredible” new album with VAN HALEN singer David Lee Roth which the axeman hopes will see the light of day in the not-too-distant future.

John 5, whose first “big break” came when he was selected by Roth to play lead guitar on the critically well-received 1998 release “DLR Band”, tells Canadian rock journalist Mitch Lafon in a new interview (hear audio below): “[Dave and I] just made another record, and it’s, like, the ‘California Sessions’, [Dave] was calling it. And it’s 11 of the greatest songs you’ll ever hear, and it’s just me and Dave, and we had Gregg Bissonette play drums on it. And it’s unbelievable. There’s a song called ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow Bar & Grill’. And you know, just great, great songs. And hopefully sometime it’ll see the light of day. But he’s, of course, busy with VAN HALEN and all that stuff. But it’s an incredible record.”

He added: “[The new album with Dave] was made not too long ago — like, probably, maybe, a year and a half ago or something like that. ‘Cause I always go over to his house and we write music and things like that. It’s a lot of fun. They’re all original songs. I would just go over to his house during the day and write this music and then he would book the studio at night. So we would go into A&M Studios — Henson Studios, it’s called now — and we’d record. And it’s so great. I mean, it sounds like just Dave from that ‘Van Halen I’ or ‘II’ or ‘Women And Children First’ era, [in terms of his] singing [style], and it’s incredible, man. It’s really incredible. He loves it too, so maybe it’ll see the light of day sometime.”

John 5 also spoke about his collaboration with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford on the 2WO project, which released the much-maligned “Voyeurs” album in 1998 via Trent Reznor’s Nothing Records label.

“Here’s what’s really cool: People love that record, they love that record now,” he said.

“When we were making that record, it was a very, very, very guitar-heavy record — very heavy guitar record,” he added. “And I remember Tom Morello from RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE heard it and he was, like, ‘This is my favorite record. This is incredible.’ ‘Cause it was really aggressive and heavy and it had Halford going nuts on it. And we got signed to Nothing Records, Trent Reznor’s label. And then, I was still making money and stuff, so I had to go on tour with somebody, and Halford took it to New Orleans with Trent [to remix it], and it totally changed; like, they took a lot of the guitars out. This was at a time when guitars weren’t really that popular, and they took a lot of these guitars out, so the record completely changed. I was shocked and disappointed — ’cause all the guitars were taken out. But what was so strong about that album is those songs were so strong; they’re such strong songs that it still holds up today. And people really enjoy that record. Halford has the songs with the guitars and all that stuff, and it sounds incredible.”

John 5 digitally released a new solo single, “This Is My Rifle”, on June 17. The track is taken from his eighth solo album, “Careful With That Axe”, to be made available on August 12 through 60 Cycle Hum. The effort features Rodger Carter on drums and Matt Bissonette on bass.

Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/john-5-says-that-he-has-made-an-incredible-new-album-with-david-lee-roth/#1yl8AcVdfgscHJSt.99


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July 22, 2014 at 11:47 am Quote #37374

ron
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July 22, 2014 at 1:21 pm Quote #37375

Cut2TheCrash
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Ok I am sorry I search on here I didnt see it


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July 22, 2014 at 1:59 pm Quote #37376

jroundy
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Maybe, he’s referring to a different recording?

This article is dated today. So is this interview current or from years ago?


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July 22, 2014 at 3:03 pm Quote #37378

ron
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Cut2TheCrash: Ok I am sorry I search on here I didnt see it

At least we have an update, even if it basically says that nothing has changed.
:)


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July 22, 2014 at 7:51 pm Quote #37382

VAiN
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ron: At least we have an update, even if it basically says that nothing has changed. :)

Pretty much.. it’s interesting that it’s getting press again. Maybe J5 is pushing for it? I’d love to hear it.
I feel like there’s a contract preventing this album from coming out while Dave works with VH..


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July 23, 2014 at 11:31 am Quote #37388

guitard
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VAiN:

Pretty much.. it’s interesting that it’s getting press again. Maybe J5 is pushing for it? I’d love to hear it.
I feel like there’s a contract preventing this album from coming out while Dave works with VH..


Has Wolf recorded and released anything with Tremonti? It seems like I remember him posting about recording sessions. If Wolf can record and release non-VH stuff, I don’t see why Dave wouldn’t also be allowed to do that.


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July 23, 2014 at 1:04 pm Quote #37389

frankm
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guitard: Has Wolf recorded and released anything with Tremonti? It seems like I remember him posting about recording sessions. If Wolf can record and release non-VH stuff, I don’t see why Dave wouldn’t also be allowed to do that.

Because of Dave’s last name :D


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July 23, 2014 at 6:37 pm Quote #37393

VAiN
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guitard: Has Wolf recorded and released anything with Tremonti?It seems like I remember him posting about recording sessions.If Wolf can record and release non-VH stuff, I don’t see why Dave wouldn’t also be allowed to do that.

I know he was working with tremonti on new album material. I really dont keep up with music, so I can’t say if there’s an album out or not. I assume there isn’t yet.

My theory is EVH feels that Dave doing anything outside of VH would weaken the VH brand. I completely disagree and feel Dave’s project would only attract a new audience to CVH recordings.


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July 23, 2014 at 7:49 pm Quote #37395

PT5150
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The Tremonti band were recently working on demos a few weeks back in Orlando for their second album.
Wolf was not there at that time.


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July 27, 2014 at 2:02 pm Quote #37436

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July 27, 2014 at 3:12 pm Quote #37438

VAiN
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mjk2112: seems to be true.. http://www.webpronews.com/david-lee-roth-to-release-new-solo-album-2014-07

I wouldn’t put much stock in that article. It’s just a rehash with a better headline.


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July 28, 2014 at 10:28 am Quote #37465

sickman
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It’s trending on Yahoo now. #10 when I logged on this morning.


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July 28, 2014 at 11:27 am Quote #37466

Cut2TheCrash
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He has been trending on Yahoo in the top 5 all weekend long right now #3


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July 28, 2014 at 7:15 pm Quote #37474

VAiN
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It’s definitely getting a little attention. I hope it shakes the VH tree a little…


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