Hi everyone! Most or many of you may already be aware of this, but I thought I’d post it here for those that might have missed it…
My pal Greg Renoff did a historic interview with Dweezil’s pal and quantum level engineer Donn Landee a while back for ‘Tape-Op Magazine’. I can’t stress enough how important this is. To have Donn interviewed to this depth was a dream I thought unattainable, but Greg made it happen finally! His superb research, dedication and tireless interest in Van Halen and the music that Ted and Donn were an integral part of over their careers is served so well in this interview and it is a must read. Part One came out a while back and Part Two just dropped yesterday.
Hi Dweezil, thank you for your incredible dedication to this podcast! It’s been a real pleasure to listen and learn!
I was wondering if you’d be willing to do a “Challenger Deep” dive into the structure and nuances of arguably one VH’s deepest tracks: ‘Push Comes to Shove’.You’ve mentioned that it contains your favorite EVH guitar solo…and I assume it’s one of your overall favorite VH songs (certainly your fave VH album!)
I can’t think of anyone who does a better job than you of articulating not only technical nuances of a piece of music but also emotional nuances, aka the “F**k Yeah” factor!
It’d be great to hear you pick apart everything from the background (disco-reggae vibe), the intro, overall song structure, the solo, the outro, and any known info on how it was recorded.Perhaps do this as part of another listening party?
A couple of the many things I love about the song are: 1) Dave’s scream during the outro which seems to slowly take up all the oxygen in the room (in the best possible way).2) Mike’s bass fill right before Dave’s scream. It sets up the scream perfectly.And it reminds me of his bass fill in ‘Romeo Delight’ right after Ed’s tapped harmonic intro.
Anyway, keep up the fantastic work and thanks again!
David, Alex, and Michael should play a couple of tunes with Jacob. Do this on this SAMMY 2024 tour. When they come to California.
It would be cool to have Wolf play as well with two guitars and singing backups so Dave doesn't have to stretch. You would have 4 singers. Dave, Jacob, Michael, and Wolf.
The other guitar players that I see doing this could be Dweezil, Nuno, Gilbert. Id have each do a song with the above band.
As soon as I heard the Runnin With the Dweezil at the end of the first episode I had hopes Jacob would also be a guest... I knew it was him. I even mentioned it to Dweezil in private. I was introduced to Jacob's playing leaving an arts festival with his awesome cover of On Fire... A stuffy lady on the bus told me to turn it down. I was so in the moment I looked her in the eye and said, no... My wife pretended to be mad at me until later when she laughed at me like we were kids again. Great episode! I have been waiting literally years for this!
Fantastic episode with Jacob! I’ve been following his YouTube channel for many years and I’ve always been awed at his incredible work ethic and his truly unbelievably great vocals and as Dweezil mentioned his mastery of doing what I had heretofore thought was intrinsically impossible…singing and playing Van Halen music on guitar at the same time with a great command of both in detail. If I hadn’t seen Jacob doing it, I would have told you it was impossible.
I encourage anyone that is able to see his band play in The Great White North or elsewhere to do so. If nothing else, please watch his band’s live footage. It isn’t really apparent from this interview, but Jacob is an incredible showman…every bit as cocky as David Lee Roth and dedicated to bringing the party rock to a MILF near you! He’s scary good and I’m really a fan!
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Hi everyone! Most or many of you may already be aware of this, but I thought I’d post it here for those that might have missed it…
My pal Greg Renoff did a historic interview with Dweezil’s pal and quantum level engineer Donn Landee a while back for ‘Tape-Op Magazine’. I can’t stress enough how important this is. To have Donn interviewed to this depth was a dream I thought unattainable, but Greg made it happen finally! His superb research, dedication and tireless interest in Van Halen and the music that Ted and Donn were an integral part of over their careers is served so well in this interview and it is a must read. Part One came out a while back and Part Two just dropped yesterday.
Behold!
https://tapeop.com/interviews/157/donn-landee/
https://tapeop.com/interviews/159/donn-landee/
Thanks so much for posting these links to the Donn Landee interviews, have always wanted to get some his perspective on "how it all went down."
Hi Dweezil, thank you for your incredible dedication to this podcast! It’s been a real pleasure to listen and learn!
I was wondering if you’d be willing to do a “Challenger Deep” dive into the structure and nuances of arguably one VH’s deepest tracks: ‘Push Comes to Shove’. You’ve mentioned that it contains your favorite EVH guitar solo…and I assume it’s one of your overall favorite VH songs (certainly your fave VH album!)
I can’t think of anyone who does a better job than you of articulating not only technical nuances of a piece of music but also emotional nuances, aka the “F**k Yeah” factor!
It’d be great to hear you pick apart everything from the background (disco-reggae vibe), the intro, overall song structure, the solo, the outro, and any known info on how it was recorded. Perhaps do this as part of another listening party?
A couple of the many things I love about the song are: 1) Dave’s scream during the outro which seems to slowly take up all the oxygen in the room (in the best possible way). 2) Mike’s bass fill right before Dave’s scream. It sets up the scream perfectly. And it reminds me of his bass fill in ‘Romeo Delight’ right after Ed’s tapped harmonic intro.
Anyway, keep up the fantastic work and thanks again!
Paul
Hi Paul,
Glad you're enjoying the podcast. I like your idea. I just need 17 more hours in each day in order to get stuff done. I'll keep it in mind! Best, DZ
Great Episode!
Here is a fantasy.
David, Alex, and Michael should play a couple of tunes with Jacob. Do this on this SAMMY 2024 tour. When they come to California.
It would be cool to have Wolf play as well with two guitars and singing backups so Dave doesn't have to stretch. You would have 4 singers. Dave, Jacob, Michael, and Wolf.
The other guitar players that I see doing this could be Dweezil, Nuno, Gilbert. Id have each do a song with the above band.
Thoughts?
Regards,
Jimmy
As soon as I heard the Runnin With the Dweezil at the end of the first episode I had hopes Jacob would also be a guest... I knew it was him. I even mentioned it to Dweezil in private. I was introduced to Jacob's playing leaving an arts festival with his awesome cover of On Fire... A stuffy lady on the bus told me to turn it down. I was so in the moment I looked her in the eye and said, no... My wife pretended to be mad at me until later when she laughed at me like we were kids again. Great episode! I have been waiting literally years for this!
Fantastic episode with Jacob! I’ve been following his YouTube channel for many years and I’ve always been awed at his incredible work ethic and his truly unbelievably great vocals and as Dweezil mentioned his mastery of doing what I had heretofore thought was intrinsically impossible…singing and playing Van Halen music on guitar at the same time with a great command of both in detail. If I hadn’t seen Jacob doing it, I would have told you it was impossible.
I encourage anyone that is able to see his band play in The Great White North or elsewhere to do so. If nothing else, please watch his band’s live footage. It isn’t really apparent from this interview, but Jacob is an incredible showman…every bit as cocky as David Lee Roth and dedicated to bringing the party rock to a MILF near you! He’s scary good and I’m really a fan!