http://1069therock.com The Best Classic Rock & The Best New Rock Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://1069therock.com/steve-vai-talks-eat-em-and-smile-van-halen-reunion-and-more/ http://1069therock.com/steve-vai-talks-eat-em-and-smile-van-halen-reunion-and-more/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:00:12 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=81733 It’s hard to believe, but David Lee Roth‘s ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ is more than 25 years old — and although Diamond Dave is back with Van Halen promoting the band’s latest album, ‘A Different Kind of Truth,’ plenty of fans still have fond memories of Roth’s full-length solo debut. One such fan is guitarist Steve Vai, who played on the record, and shared some stories about the ‘Smile’ era during a recent interview.

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