The Warner Recordings (1985-1994) (5CD)

KOMPLET THE WARNER RECORDINGS 1985-1994 obsahuje prvních pět sólových alb nahraných členem Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® a původním zpěvákem Van Halen v jedné ucelené kolekci vůbec poprvé. Sada, která mapuje jednu z největších etap v historii rock'n'rollu, nabízí celoživotním fanouškům i nováčkům příležitost zažít alba CRAZY FROM THE HEAT [1985], EAT 'EM AND SMILE [1986], SKYSCRAPER [1988], A LITTLE AIN'T ENOUGH [1991] a YOUR FILTHY LITTLE MOUTH [1994] v posloupnosti.

Před 40 lety, v tomto měsíci, 28. ledna 1985, Roth oficiálně debutoval jako sólový umělec s EP CRAZY FROM THE HEAT. Vyšplhalo se do Top 15 žebříčku Billboard 200 a dosáhlo platinového statusu RIAA. K tomu si připsal dva hity v Billboard Hot 100 – medley „Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

The EP paved the way for his first full-length solo LP,  EAT ‘EM AND SMILE. Released on July 7, 1986, it bowed in the Top 5 of the Billboard 200 and eventually went RIAA Platinum. Roth hyper-charged his sound, accompanied by an all-star band consisting of Billy Sheehan [bass], Gregg Bissonette [drums], and Steve Vai [guitar]. Together, they served up anthems such as “Yankee Rose,” “Tobacco Road,” “That’s Life,” and more. KERRANG! notably christened it ”Album of the Year,” and he launched the seminal  EAT ‘EM AND SMILE Tour in its wake.

1987 saw the platinum SKYSCRAPER return Roth to the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, elevated by “Just Like Paradise.” Meanwhile, Roth kicked off the nineties with the gold-selling A LITTLE AIN’T ENOUGH in 1991. It marked his fourth straight Top 20 debut on the Billboard 200 and boasted fretwork from Jason Becker. Finally, he dropped YOUR FILTHY LITTLE MOUTH in 1994, this time collaborating with none other than iconic producer Nile Rodgers [Madonna, David Bowie], churning out staples such as “She’s My Machine.”