Greatest Hits-The Deluxe Edition

Having all of the Roth and Van Halen CD's you could need, I only got this because I was sick of waiting for lazy-me to get off my ass to go buy an antique machine to watch my VHS of "David Lee Roth" (what this DVD refers to as DaveTV). I bought my VHS version of "Dave TV" on Amazon for $12 in 2004 (http://www.amazon.com/David-Lee-Roth-Videos-VHS/dp/6302374340) and had watched and enjoyed it a lot, but I haven't had a VHS player for almost a decade and was missing good ol' Diamond Dave.Being so thrilled to see that this came out recently on DVD (WHILE FOOLISHLY THINKING THAT THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS ABOUT THE VIDEO QUALITY WERE AN EXAGGERATION), I went moronically forth and purchased it.I'VE SEEN RUSSIAN DASH CAM VIDEOS THAT LOOKED LIKE A THEATER SCREENING OF ONE OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS COMPARED TO THIS HORRIBLE TRANSFER.If you're a young'un under 35 years old (don't check my math) and want to LISTEN to his post-Van Halen, 1985-1986 hits (and only want to buy 1 CD), then this is fine. But please, watch the videos, ignore the video quality and laugh. Because it's all new to you, anyway. And it IS really funny stuff!For us ol'uns who needed the DLR video on an updated medium, Warner Bros. really botched it.Sorry for the negative points,...but I had to Warn-a-Brother.

video is 4:3 aspect ratio. The video quality may be better than any quality you can find on the internet, but not by much. The videos are still awesome as ever with the stereotypical characters etc, the audio quality is a tad better as far as the videos (less grainy), but again not by much.Pros: Crazy from the Heat video is also sung in Spanish, unseen interviews (behind the scenes for the videos that tie together for Dave TV). The video A Little Ain't Enough, (with LA Raiders Cheerleaders?) which was also the highest quality video IMO.Cons: unacceptable video quality. For those who care, Just Like Paradise is only featured in audio form, and doesn't appear in video form.

I questioned the song selection and running order when I first looked at the track listing. But after listening to this greatest hits compilation, I must say, the running order is brilliant Seems to be really well thought out and blends together seamlessly.. With a relatively short total time, it could have easily had some more songs.The sound on this compilation is really quite good. Little to no loudness problems, like with the other Friday Music releases. I little flat and lifeless but no brick walling.The DVD is not good. To see Dave TV on DVD is awesome and I was so happy to watch it again after all these years. But the quality is terrible. Is this really the best they could do? I could have transferred my VHS copy to DVD and would have gotten the same effect. The other videos are cool, especially the ones that are released here for the first time. The missing videos are a real disappointment!!!The packaging and artwork are really lame. The pictures are all current, from The Roth Show podcast. If you are doing a career retrospective, don't you want to represent the entire career? Cheap paper, cheap ink and just not well done at all. This mirrors Friday Musics effort with their re-releases of the other Roth albums.All-in-all, it is a great compilation with a really excellent running order but is missing some key tracks. The video quality is very poor and is also missing some key moments. But, having Dave TV on DVD is still pretty cool.The artwork is quite poor and very disappointing.I would recommend this title for the casual fan looking for a decent compilation of David Lee Roth although I would recommend they purchase "The Best" instead. For the serious fan, it is a take it or leave it, thrown together money grab. For the completest, like me, it is a necessity.

Although "Greatest Hits: The Deluxe Edition" is lacking some of Roth's key solo material, it still packs a big enough punch to be an excellent release. In addition to the audio, the set comes complete with a second DVD disc that includes some of Roth's best known music videos, including the "A Little Ain't Enough" video that was banned from MTV. If you're looking to step into David Lee Roth's solo output, this is more than a fine place to start.

This guy still has a lot of class

Love davids songs

The music we know and love. I think he really, REALLY needs a 2-CD compilation someday with demos (primarily the Skyscraper ones that Sheehan raved about) and such. But here's a bullet list of what it would take to make this Single disc compilation a 5-star release:1. Volume level. The volume on this release is noticeably louder than the original 80's discs, and noticeably softer than 1997's THE BEST. So that means you now have 3 different volumes to adjust if you make a playlist. Regardless of what you think of the loudness wars, it would be nice for this to have had the same volume as THE BEST, at least for consistency's sake.2. "Damn Good". Most compilations get critiqued on song selection, but I think most DLR fans would agree that Damn Good should have been included on this. It was a big hit for him in '88/'89 and it wasn't on THE BEST.3. Running time. There is only 58 minutes on this CD. I don't have a problem with him using 4 songs from YOUR FILTHY LITTLE MOUTH, but then at least fill up the disc with more songs from EAT EM AND SMILE and SKYSCRAPER.4. The videos. As other have stated, this compilation is missing Just Like Paradise and Stand Up. In addition, the videos that were included were clearly not restored in any way. The images look like they came from the best possible VHS copy they could find. I don't mind them being in 4:3 since that is probably what they were shot in. I certainly wouldn't want them to crop them just to widen to 16:9.

David Lee Roth is my #1 Rock God, so this collection with a DVD, is very, very welcome. It will get a lot of viewings! What else can I say, if you're a Diamond Dave fan, this is a must have.

Also wo fange ich an?Die Songs sind ja an und für sich nicht so schlecht die Mr.Roth hier ausgesucht hat.Für meinen geschmack hätte das Album ruhig Rockiger klingen können.Es ist schon schwer Blues lastig. Die wilden Zeiten sind offensichtlich nur mehr Legende..........Was vielleicht auch nicht so gut durchdacht war ist dass er die GANZE Cracy from the heat E.P. hier draufgepackt hat. (Vielleicht weil diese E.P. in den USA nie wirklich veröffentlicht wurde.)Was mir auch fehlt sind 1-2 Songs von der Spanisch eingesungenen Eat èm and Simile Platte.Von der Bonus DVD bin ich sehr entäuscht. Nicht so von den Videos her,sondern von der Qualität her. Meine VHS Kassette mit den California girls Videos drauf liefert eine BESSERE BILDQUALITÄT als diese Bonus DVD.Leute sucht Euch die Videos im YouTube,da seit Ihr besser bediehnt.

If you have Dave's The Best album you could probably give this one a miss. The only thing it has that The Best doesn't is the dvd which as noted in other reviews is VHS quality - better than nothing I guess, which is why I bought this album.

まずはじめに、この商品の購入を検討されている方にお伝えしておきたいことがあります。DVDに収録されている”DAVE TV”（80年代に黄色いパッケージのVHSとLDで発売されたもの）の画質が悪いです。元ソースが明らかに擦り減った市販のビデオテープで、トラッキング調整されていないため像が二重に映ります。見始めた途端に眉間にマリアナ海溝よりも深いシワが寄るおそれがありますから購入にあたっては相当な覚悟が必要です。　続く5曲のミュージックビデオは”DAVE TV”ほど酷くはないですが、やはりこちらもVHS画質です。なかには”Loco Del Calor!”（”Goin’ Crazy”のスペイン語バージョン）や”Night Life”など、ほとんどTVで放映されることの無かった珍しいものもありますが、今はいずれも某動画サイトで観られることを考えれば、このDVDにはお金を払うほどの価値はありません。　なお、”DAVE TV”に関しては、デイヴは新たに録音したコメンタリー音声の付いたものを自分のスタジオで製作し、レコード会社に完パケを渡したもののなぜか却下され、結局は昔のままでの収録となったようです。　そのコメンタリー付き"DAVE TV"は本作発売後に本人のYouTubeのチャンネルにアップロードされましたが、残念ながら現在は視聴不能となっています。　メインのCDは、『Greatest Hits』というタイトルの割にはヒットしていないどころかシングルカットすらされていない曲が多数収録されております。　ミニアルバムの『Crazy From The Heat』からは全曲、また失敗作とされる『Your Filthy Little Mouth』からは4曲と多く、かと思えばスマッシュヒットした『Skyscraper』からは2曲のみというバランスの悪さで、デイヴの魅力を凝縮しているとは言い難い内容です。しかしこの不思議な選曲はなんと本人によるものだそうです。　いかにも中途半端な内容ですが、97年の『THE BEST』が”Don’t Piss Me Off”という未発表曲を収録してファンの購買意欲を刺激したのに対し、こちらには何ひとつ目新しいものはなく、リリースの意図すら分かりません。　せめて未CD化、あるいは廃盤となっている”California Girls”　”Just A Gigolo”　”Stand Up” “のリミックスバージョンでも入れておいてくれればもっと話題になっただろうにと思います。

I am a HUGE David Lee Roth fan. As a 12 year old, I was fortunate enough to be escorted into the Toronto show of his Eat Em' & Smile Tour at Maple Leaf Gardens by a familiy friend working pay duty as a Toronto police officer. So I was ecstatic when I saw this deluxe CD/DVD edition of this collection. The most exciting part was the DVD which brings together the entire Dave TV, previoulsy released but only available on VHS. It also included rare videos from his time with Warner Brothers and Reprise. Being so excited, I opened and watched the videos as soon as I got home from work. I thought some of the other reviewers had extremely high expectations, re: video quality, so glossed over their assertions. They were definitely not wrong. Video quality is poor. With the technology we have today, I really don't understand why the quality is so poor. Regarding the CD, it is missing a couple of tracks, including, Damn Good. Small thing since I own the track already. However, I would have expected greater attention to detail. Overall, a real disapointment. I do not recommend purchasing this CD/DVD.