David Lee Roth premieres 2022 version of Van Halen’s ‘Ain’t Talkin ‘Bout Love’

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David Lee Roth has shared another new studio live version of a Van Halen classic. On Tuesday (Sept 13th), Roth released “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love” from the group’s 1978 self-titled debut that was recorded earlier this year. The the track follows last week’s release of the band’s 1984 hit, “Panama.”

The song is part of a recording session at Henson Studios in Hollywood where Roth and his solo band recorded 14 songs “live” in a two hour period in May 2022. It’s unclear what else the band recorded, but the musicians include Al Estrada on guitar, Ryan Wheeler on bass and Francis Valentino on drums. The songs were produced by Tom Syrowski.

The track is the fourth solo single the former Van Halen frontman has shared in recent months. In July, Roth released surprised dropped “Pointing at the Moon,” a piano/acoustic guitar ballad, and “Nothing Could Have Stopped Us Back Then Anyway,” a song about his former band.

The former two songs stem from a 2007 recording session with guitarist and bassist John 5, drummer Greg Bissonette, keyboardist Brett Tiggle and percussionist Luis Conte. Five songs from those sessions were released as part of The Roth Project in 2020.

Despite what appears to be affirmations for Van Halen, Roth seems to be holding up any potential Eddie Van Halen tribute that’s been rumored in recent months. SiriusXM radio host Eddie Trunk shared during an episode of Trunk Nation SiriusXM recently that Roth is the reason nothing has been solidified with Eddie’s son Wolfgang indirectly confirming those rumors.

Roth announced his retirement last fall with a “career-ending residency” at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. However, “due to unforeseen circumstances related to COVID and out of an abundance of caution for those working and attending the shows,” the entire thing was canceled, even after the addition of new shows with Roth giving Fox News a cryptic tease about not actually retiring.

“There’s always a tomorrow for a singer. Not so much for a trombone player these days, okay?” he says. “How many times did Rocky retire? Seven. I think number three was my favorite? How many times did Rambo have to come out of retirement in order to make the sequel?”

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