By Steve Newton
Some of the tunes from David Lee Roth’s solo career were just as good as the ones he sang with Van Halen. Or pretty close, anyway.
20. “Tobacco Road” (Eat ‘Em and Smile, 1986)
19. “Just Like Paradise” (Skyscraper, 1988)
18. “Shyboy” (Eat ‘Em and Smile, 1986)
17. “California Girls” (Crazy From the Heat EP, 1985)
16. “Hammerhead Shark” (A Little Ain’t Enough, 1991)
15. “Goin’ Crazy!” (Eat ‘Em and Smile, 1986)
14. “Skyscraper” (Skyscraper, 1988)
13. “A Lil’ Ain’t Enough” (A Little Ain’t Enough, 1991)
12. “Stand Up” (Skyscraper, 1988)
11. “40 Below” (A Little Ain’t Enough, 1991)
10. “Black Sand” (DLR Band, 1998)
9. “Hey, You Never Know” (Your Filthy Little Mouth, 1994)
8. “Wa Wa Zat!” (DLR Band, 1998)
7. “Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody” (Crazy From the Heat EP, 1985)
6. “Tight” (DLR Band, 1998)
5. “Relentless” (DLR Band, 1998)
4. “Hot Dog and a Shake” (Skyscraper, 1988)
3. “Ladies’ Nite in Buffalo?” (Eat ‘Em and Smile, 1986)
2. “Knucklebones” (Skyscraper, 1988)
1. “Yankee Rose” (Eat ‘Em and Smile, 1986)
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