David Lee Roth is the luckiest singer in the history of rock. No other vocalist has had the privilege of singing for as good a lineup of guitarists as Roth: Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, and Jason Becker. Ozzy comes close, but even his lineup doesn't boast quite the flash and legendary virtuosity of Van Halen and Vai, and when you throw the extremely talented Becker (who might have been considered in the same vein were it not for illness) into the mix, you have arguably the greatest lineup of guitarists any singer has sung for. So, why do I bring this up? Because Roth went from legends to the little known, and infinitely less talented, Terry Kilgore. In fact, Kilgore was probably worse than many of the grunge guitarists of the day (that's saying something), and the album suffers immensely because of it.
We're used to hearing the captivating contrast of Dave's bluesy bar-band baritone framed by intricate riffs and elegant licks, but on 'Your Filthy Little Mouth,' there's nothing to polish Dave's edges, and the album comes off as a garage band demo with better production. The riffs are primitive and uncreative, and the solos are simple. Folks, 'Your Filthy Little Mouth' is a boring album.
It actually started out in ok fashion, though. Despite having a distortion that sounds like it came from Fisher Price's 'My First Guitar Amp,' "She's My Machine" doesn't suck. "Everybody's Got the Monkey" has a better sound and is actually decent. "Big Train" has a nice tempo and is one of only two songs in which the guitar solo is interesting, but it has brass playing in the chorus (a tuba?) that gives it an almost novelty feel. "You're Breathin' It" is the best song on here, and also has a decent solo. The title track has hilarious lyrics, and is kind of fun, but it barely rocks. The rest of the songs? Well, "Cheatin' Heart Café" guests country singer Travis Tritt as co-lead vocals (what the crap was Dave thinking?), "A Little Luck" is a brass bonanza (yikes), "Sunburn" is a mellow, jazzy number, "No Big 'Ting" has some reggae guy yelling over the top of it on occasion which makes it feel like parody, and "You're Breathin' It-Urban NYC Mix" is just dire trash. The other four songs all suck too. That makes five songs that range from decent to bearable, and nine songs that suck, which add up to: a lousy rating, but a fun review to write.

TRACK LIST:
1. She's My Machine
2. Everybody's Got the Monkey
3. Big Train
4. Experience
5. A Little Luck
6. Cheatin' Heart Café
7. Hey, You Never Know
8. No Big 'Ting
9. You're Breathin' It
10. Your Filthy Little Mouth
11. Land's Edge
12. Night Life
13. Sunburn
14. You're Breathin' It [Urban NYC Mix]

Review byJon Paine