The David Lee Roth Band is an American rock and roll band, formed in 1997 by

Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...

frontman

David Lee Roth David Lee Roth (born October 10, 1954) is an American rock singer. Best known for his wild, energetic stage persona, he was the original lead vocalist of the hard rock band Van Halen across three stints, from 1974 to 1985, in 1996 and again fro ...

, John Lowery, Mike Hartman, Terry Kilgore, Tom Lilly, and Ray Luzier.

''DLR Band''

DLR Band ''DLR Band'' is the fifth full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, the former vocalist of Van Halen. It was released in 1998 and remains the only installment on Roth's own Wawazat!! label. Information ''DLR Band'' was recorded and mixed in ...

'' is the only studio album from the David Lee Roth Band. It was recorded and mixed in ten days, a technique Roth had not utilized since 1979's ''

Van Halen II ''Van Halen II'' is the second studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released on March 23, 1979, it peaked at number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 and spawned the singles " Dance the Night Away" and " Beautiful Girls". As of 2004, it has s ...

''. John Lowery (aka John 5) and Mike Hartman played guitar on the record. Hartman actually performed double duty for the record, performing bass guitar under the "B'ourbon Bob" pseudonym.Mike Hartman Interview
, Van Halen News Desk, 1999. ''DLR Band'' met with favorable reviews upon release, especially in comparison to his previous two solo efforts (1991's ''

A Little Ain't Enough ''A Little Ain't Enough'' is the third full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released on January 15, 1991 through Warner Music Group. It was certified gold on April 11, 1991. Produced by Bob Rock, the album featured the lead guitar work of ...

'' and 1994's '' Your Filthy Little Mouth''). However, with little promotion and limited distribution from his own smaller label, the album failed to make a significant mark commercially. Further hurting the album's sales was Roth's decision not to tour in support of the album. Two tracks from ''DLR Band'', "Indeedido" and "King of the Hill", would later appear on Mike Hartman's solo release, ''Black Glue'', as "Southern Romp" and "Stomp", respectively. Written by Hartman, both tracks would be remixed and made instrumental for Hartman's release.

Post-DLR Band

Following the release of the solo album ''Diamond Dave'' in 2003 David Lee Roth rejoined his original band

on their critically acclaimed 2007 North American reunion tour. Following the tour's success, Dave re-entered the studio with Van Halen and recorded '' A Different Kind of Truth'', the first album of entirely new material released with David Lee Roth as frontman and lead vocalist in 24 years.

Band members

* Mike Hartman - guitar * Terry Kilgore - guitar * Tom Lilly - bass * John Lowery - guitar and bass *

Ray Luzier Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gra ...

- drums

References

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