Strummin' with the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen

by Strummin With Devil: Southern S

Overview

There must be some kind of collectors' appeal to the myriad of intricately packaged bluegrass tributes to rock bands, because like Beanie Babies, they just keep coming. One needs only to read the title Strummin with the Devil: The Bluegrass Tribute to Van Halen to imagine the experience, but there's something "extra special" about this compilation. Not only do listeners get to realize their dream of hearing Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" played on a banjo, they also get legendary frontman David Lee Roth handling lead vocals on "Jump" and "Jamie's Crying" -- the latter has been turned into a waltz. Roth has always been game for self-parody (money), and he rises to the occasion, providing just enough ham to keep things in "DAVE TV"-land. There is little reason to go in depth here, as the genre is as predictable as it is perfectly executed, and depending on one's tolerance for novelty, the results are either stupefyingly brilliant or harbingers of the end times. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/06/2006
Label:	Cmh Records
UPC:	0027297909021
Rank:	62512

Tracks

1. Jump  - Michael Anthony  -  Jorgenson  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
2. Jamie's Cryin'  - Michael Anthony  -  Jorgenson  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
3. I'll Wait  - Michael Anthony  -  Blue Highway  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
4. Runnin' with the Devil  - Michael Anthony  -  Cowan  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
5. Dance the Night Away  - Michael Anthony  -  Mountain Heart  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
6. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love  - Michael Anthony  -  Iron Horse  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
7. Hot for Teacher  - David Grisman  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
8. Feel Your Love Tonight  - Michael Anthony  - Dudley Connell  - David McLaughlin  - David Lee Roth  - Tony Trischka  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen  - Marshall Wilborn
9. Panama  -  Cornbread Red  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
10. Unchained  - Michael Anthony  -  Iron Horse  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
11. Ice Cream Man  - John Brim  - Larry Cordle  -  Lonesome Standard Time
12. And the Cradle Will Rock  - Michael Anthony  -  Jorgenson  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
13. Could This Be Magic?  - Michael Anthony  -  Nashville Bluegrass Band  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
14. Eruption  - Michael Anthony  - Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen
15. Jamie's Cryin'  - Michael Anthony  -  Jorgenson  - David Lee Roth  - Eddie Van Halen  - Alex VanHalen

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Lee Roth   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tony Trischka   Primary Artist,Banjo
David McLaughlin   Primary Artist,Mandolin,Vocal Harmony
David Grisman   Primary Artist,Mandolin
Blue Highway   Primary Artist
Iron Horse   Primary Artist
Larry Cordle   Primary Artist,Vocals,Tenor (Vocal),Baritone (Vocal)
Lonesome Standard Time   Primary Artist
The Nashville Bluegrass Band   Primary Artist
Marshall Wilborn   Primary Artist,Bass,Vocal Harmony
Cornbread Red   Primary Artist
Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger   Primary Artist,Banjo
John Cowan Band   Primary Artist
John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band   Primary Artist
Dudley Connell   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Mountain Heart   Primary Artist
John Jorgenson   Guitar,Soloist,Mandolin
Rob Ickes   Dobro
Mark Bright   Guitar
Kim Gardner   Dobro
Tim Stafford   Guitar,Tenor (Vocal)
Alan O'Bryant   Banjo
George Marsh   Percussion
Charlie Chadwick   Bass
Pat Enright   Guitar,Vocals
Darol Anger   Violin
Noam Pikelny   Banjo
Andy Todd   Bass
Barry Abernathy   Banjo
Wayne Benson   Vocals,Bouzouki,Mandolin
Wayne Taylor   Bass,Vocals
Steve Gulley   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Brad Davis   Guitar,Soloist
Shad Cobb   Fiddle,Vocals
Jason Moore   Bass
Kristin Scott Benson   Banjo
Jim VanCleve   Fiddle,Vocals (Background)
Mike Anglin   Bass
Dennis Clifton   Guitar,Vocals
Mark Scott   Banjo
Adam Steffey   Mandolin
Scott Vestal   Banjo
Mike Compton   Mandolin,Vocal Harmony
Stuart Duncan   Fiddle
Jason Burleson   Banjo,Mandolin
Booie Beach   Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm)
Monroe Grisman   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tony Robertson   Mandolin,Tenor (Vocal)
Samson Grisman   Bass (Acoustic)
Mark Whiteheads   Guitar,Vocals,Mandolin
Shawn Lane   Mandolin,Baritone (Vocal)
John Cowan   Vocals,Bass (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Jeff Autry   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

David Lee Roth   Composer
John Jorgenson   Producer
James Rudder   Assistant Engineer
Robert Battaglia   Engineer
Tim Roberts   Engineer
Alex Gibson   Engineer
Alex Van Halen   Composer
Richard Adler   Producer
Chris Manning   Assistant Engineer
David McLaughlin   Mixing,Engineer
David Grisman   Producer
Steve Baccus   Producer
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Brad Davis   Liner Notes
Col. Jim Silvers   Executive Producer
Larry Cordle   Producer
Eddie Van Halen   Composer
Mark Bright   Producer
Dennis Clifton   Producer
Richard Barrow   Engineer
Monroe Grisman   Producer
Nam-Sook Lee   Mastering
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Coordination
Marcelo Blanco   Design,Art Direction
Danielle Dunn   Assistant Engineer
Lisa Roth   Executive Producer
Michael Anthony   Composer
Dave Dennisen   Engineer
Peter Wolak   A&R
Tim McFadden   Producer
Greg Sanford   A&R
Bobby Starnes   Engineer
David Haerle   Executive Producer
John Brim   Composer
John Cowan   Producer
Greg Lawrence   Engineer
Doug Sax   Mastering
David Wild   Liner Notes