Wish he did an all-blues solo album in the 90s --- that would've been killer

DLR is a dick

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@@ryandannzo9062 he did one in 2003 "Diamond Dave" which is also his latest album for now.

He never got to play out with Dave.. Great Guitarist

I think that's Joe Holmes in this performance , playing Jason's music

Omg! Me too. He even kinda looks and stands like Jason from a distance. I was thinking “ Damn! Could he have somehow got to play Letterman?” Sadly, no😞

Same here

El que toca en este video es Joe Holmes, Jason ya no estaba bien de salud

@Snarick Klash shaddap

Keith - Agreed. If you like this and don't know the rest of his later solo albums (although nearly everything he's done with and without VH has been damned good), check out "Sensible Shoes." Another great vocal. "I got a good job, I'm makin' lotsa money, I look good and I'm funny, so why'm I lonesome honey? The gypsy said the problem with you... you need some sensible shoes."

Keith Whalen I agree 100%

You guys see the Kimmel show last night? My friend had priority seating and they used a few of his pics of the band's arrival on the VH News Desk site. Acoustics are not great outdoors... but regardless, I think Dave is slipping vocally. He's had many peaks and some valleys. But the vocals just aren't there live - and he doesn't seem to have the same command of the stage that he once had. But I'll still go see them in August when they come to NJ...

Russ oh i agree and that's why i still haven't bought the last VH (not the live one). I love DLR, the VH brothers are to blame and had no scope of the time line they were dealing with with dave. this is right in the years where dave re-joining wouldn't have been neutered. that said, if i could be half as good and look 1/8th as good as dave did on kimmel.. i'll be more than fine. he's got a little of iggy pop's genes. the guy is 60. dlr is king (boulder anyone?).

Epitaphforyesterday - He does seem to have the Iggy genes! Lucky bastard - ha. Re the latest studio release (A Different Kind of Truth), don't miss out... it's a stellar album and Dave sounds great on it (perhaps a little studio magic is the "different truth?"). Either way... good stuff. In certain circles (and because many tunes are leftovers and/or reworks of early unreleased material), we've agreed that it could be considered their debut Part II.

crisscat2006 Yeah, wouldn't that be nice. One of my best lifelong friends - Dan - also the guitarist in my band for many years growing up, has ALS too. It's a horrible disease that needs a treatment or cure sooner than later. Thankfully, as with Jason who has lived with ALS for more than 25 years, Dan has been living with it for about 7. Both of them exceeding typical life expectancy (5 years +/-). I hope that's a good indicator of where treatment is taking them.

Tragic about Jason for sure....but Joe Holmes did a phenomenal job on that tour and has always been so respectful of Jasons work. If you don't know Joe's band Farmikos....I highly recommend checking it out. He is an amazing player. Cheers!

Haha!! Same here, I was thinking this sounds like something else....Black velvet in a little boys smile. 😂

Problem is he is always acting goofy. Especially now he losing his marbles. He is long gone nowadays

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actually jason becker did tour with him,saw them in augusta ga during this tour

Trey Pittman You saw Joe Holmes (killer player). Jason was too ill by the time the tour started.

You saw Joe Holmes buy the time the album was completed, Jason couldn't even walk.

Jason never got to tour just before the tour Jason went to get checked out because of the way his coordination was off

Black Death 1347 He really was pretty butt-hurt

no letterman saw how stupid of a game it was.

he was just mad dave wore the same color suit

I'm just saying don't make your living as being a wild man, and then try to make a living as a gentleman

+Rob Hardy EXACTLY....I thought he was incredible sounding on this. I saw VH in 2012 in KC and he just stumbled through the songs and talked a lot. Still good concert, though.

Why ??? He made V.H. with all his antics and songs..

Nope, sadly Jason was stricken with ALS and couldn't tour so Joe Holmes replaced him and did a great job!

Joe Holmes was in his place, by the time the album was finished Jason was too ill to go on tour. It's a shame, would have loved to see him.

I don't know about the other musicians but that was Joe Holmes on guitar.

Diamond Gelo Joe Holmes on guitar Paul Schaefer on piano and Anton fig on drums who played with Ace Frehley don't know about the other guys

Not becker, Joe Holmes, becker was to weak a the time because of ALS

I do, and I love his stuff, and seen him live. Here, he's trying to sing it straight, and he obviously can. Yet other times, he just doesn't bother, and thinks it's ok not to.

I think the problem is most of the time he tries to sing out of his range and he has not the technic for that so he sounds not good, but in a more comfortable range he has a great voice

diametre60 no

He always had it - look at footage from the 1970s and 1980s.

Yeah

Joe Holmes

Sí ,se parecen mucho,siendo muy buena Black Velvet,igual me gusta más esta canción de David.