DAVID LEE ROTH's 'DLR Band' Album Available On iTunes For First Time

Wawazat!! Records and Red Stripe Plane Music have announced the long-anticipated release of "DLR Band", the fifth full-length studio album by David Lee Roth (VAN HALEN),via iTunes.

"DLR Band" was recorded and mixed in ten days, a technique Roth had not utilized since 1979's "Van Halen II". John Lowery (a.k.a. John 5 of ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON fame) and Mike Hartman played guitar on the record. Hartman actually performed double duty on the LP, having also laid down the bass guitar tracks under the "B'ourbon Bob" pseudonym.

"DLR Band" met with favorable reviews upon release, especially in comparison to Roth's previous two solo efforts (1991's "A Li'l Ain't Enough" and 1994's "Your Filthy Little Mouth"). However, with little promotion and limited distribution from David's own smaller label, the album failed to make a significant mark commercially. Further hurting the LP's sales was Roth's inexplicable reluctance to embark on a support tour. In fact, Roth did not hit the road to promote the album until several months into 1999, often in sporadic increments.

Both John Lowery and Mike Hartman failed to join Roth's band for the "DLR Band" support tour, leaving Roth to find yet another guitarist. The singer chose Bart Walsh, a Los Angeles player who had previously performed as a part of the VAN HALEN tribute band THE ATOMIC PUNKS.

"DLR Band" track listing:

01. Slam Dunk! (David Lee Roth, John Lowery, Bob Marlette)
02. Blacklight (Roth, Lowery, Marlette)
03. Counter-Blast (Roth, Lowery, Marlette)
04. Lose the Dress (Keep The Shoes) (Roth, Terry Kilgore)
05. Little Texas (Roth, Lowery, Marlette)
06. King of the Hill (Roth, Mike Hartman)
07. Going Places (Roth, Kilgore)
08. Wa Wa Zat!! (Roth, Lowery, Marlette)
09. Relentless (Roth, Lowery, Marlette)
10. Indeedido (Roth, Hartman)
11. Right Tool for the Job (Roth, Kilgore)
12. Tight (Roth, Kilgore)
13. Weekend With the Babysitter (Roth, Lowery, Marlette)
14. Black Sand (Roth, Kilgore)