David Lee Roth has released a new solo version of the Van Halen classic ‘Jump.’ Recorded on May 3, 2022, at Henson Recording Studio in Hollywood, California, this version features Al Estrada on guitar, Ryan Wheeler on bass, and Francis Valentino on drums. Notably, the music and vocals were tracked live without any pitch-correction technology like auto-tune. This recording session produced a total of 14 songs in just two hours.
You can listen to David Lee Roth’s recently released version of ‘Jump’ below.
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Is David Lee Roth Responding To Sammy Hagar’s Challenge?
David Lee Roth’s decision to re-record Van Halen classics might be an effort to showcase the enduring quality of his voice, following criticisms of his recent live performances. Sammy Hagar, another former Van Halen frontman, had commented earlier in the year on Roth’s singing, suggesting Roth didn’t care about his vocal performance and noting it was ’embarrassing.’ Hagar said:
“Roth doesn’t care about singing. If he did, he’d take care of his voice or he’d take voice lessons and get warmed up and do something. ‘Cause the guy sang so bad last time he was doing shows, it was embarrassing.”
Later, on the Howard Stern Show, Hagar invited David Lee Roth to sing Van Halen classics with him on stage. He said:
“We’re gonna invite every musician in every town. … Other guitar players, we’ll get them involved; other singers, get ’em involved. If Alex Van Halen wants to jump out — if David Lee Roth wants to come out and join us, come on motherf**ker, you are welcome. This is about Van Halen.”
You can watch Hagar’s challenge to David Lee Roth below.
