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Spanish". Any future
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1583:"David Lee Roth: Eat 'Em and Smile : Music Reviews"
1622:. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.
2197:"Swisscharts.com – David Lee Roth – Eat 'Em And Smile"
1925:"Guitar Work Almost Makes Roth's "Eat 'em" Appetizing"
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Dickson, Dave (July 10, 1986). "It's the Meal Thing".
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2013:"Roots Vinyl Guide"
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54:July 7, 1986
39:Studio album
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2832:George Gair
2764:Joanne Gair
2684:Discography
2606:Todd Jensen
2504:That's Life
2497:Yankee Rose
2031:Kent, David
1997:December 3,
1934:October 13,
1908:October 25,
1813:Tom Morello
1718:January 14,
1047:Jesse Harms
982:That's Life
876:"This Side"
830:"Soy Fácil"
822:Billy Field
774:Yankee Rose
725:described “
630:Max Webster
611:That's Life
603:lounge song
577:Yankee Rose
536:Sammy Hagar
495:Frank Zappa
481:); drummer
389:(favorable)
239:That's Life
217:Yankee Rose
2848:Categories
2708:Manny Roth
2642:Pat Torpey
2637:Ray Luzier
2560:Joe Holmes
2390:Skyscraper
2331:1121143123
2257:August 26,
1950:"Archives"
1797:August 15,
1775:August 15,
1749:August 15,
1534:, Canada:
1355:References
1339:1,000,000
818:"I'm Easy"
716:for 1986.
605:covers on
571:Production
477:(later of
250:"I'm Easy"
182:Skyscraper
153:chronology
102:glam metal
2703:Van Halen
2545:Steve Vai
2252:Billboard
2234:Billboard
2227:Billboard
1659:March 24,
1389:LA Weekly
1336:Platinum
1271:Billboard
1264:Position
1239:Billboard
1222:UK Albums
1094:position
1041:Jeff Bova
1016:Steve Vai
1004:Personnel
966:Roth, Vai
949:Roth, Vai
932:Roth, Vai
889:Writer(s)
861:Roth, Vai
844:Roth, Vai
826:Tom Price
784:Steve Vai
755:Writer(s)
637:Steve Vai
593:Billboard
589:Billboard
503:Alcatrazz
491:Steve Vai
471:Van Halen
440:Van Halen
97:Hard rock
2834:(father)
2454:The Best
2411:DLR Band
2140:. 2006.
2033:(1993).
1871:March 8,
1831:March 8,
1684:March 8,
1562:Kerrang!
1472:AllMusic
1395:March 4,
1324:100,000
1187:VG-lista
988:Dean Kay
807:"Tímido"
799:"Shyboy"
713:Kerrang!
455:(1985).
346:Kerrang!
287:AllMusic
139:Producer
79:Can-Am,
51:Released
41: by
1309:/sales
1300:Region
516:Release
479:Mr. Big
459:History
442:singer
200:Singles
186:(1988)
177:(1986)
168:(1985)
71:Fantasy
2825:Family
2817:(1999)
2809:(1986)
2790:(2000)
2782:(1992)
2565:John 5
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1072:Charts
898:Length
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674:gringo
501:, and
281:Rating
278:Source
110:Length
59:Studio
2471:Songs
2229:200)"
1414:(PDF)
1321:Gold
895:Title
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761:Title
752:Title
596:'
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127:Label
90:Genre
2327:OCLC
2317:ISBN
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1936:2015
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1873:2015
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1720:2019
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