I haven't heard a full VH album post 5150. I actually just recently went back to listen to 5150 again wanting to hear the tone on that album because it may have been the first album with his Peavy 5150 amp. (Maybe later??). But that album kicks ass. Or at least songs like "Good Enough" and "5150" do, which are really the only two I bothered listening to.
I did buy/download the new one with Roth and absolutely loved it at the time. I thought the tone was modern and like the way it was mixed. Read up a few articles with the guy who was the engineer because I really liked the mix. Roth obviously doesn't have a voice. Still love the attitude even though it's so corny. But Ed's playing is killer.
He's such a huge influence on playing, tone, and equipment. It baffles me when he doesn't get the acclaim with the greats. I mean most people do give him his due but there are folks who just don't dig it. And that's cool. And yeah, he's an insecure a-hole, so we've read or heard. But 99% of us players, have been influenced by him in one way or another regardless if you've ever listened to him. The tone, the amp, the guitar, the gear and the countless number of guitarists that were his either peers at the time or came after him were influenced and that has shaped OUR quest for tone. How many Fractal models are amps that were trying to cop that tone? The Jose modded Marshalls led to the Soldanos. That pushed Marshall tone. And I still don't believe he played a stock Marshall WITHOUT anything boosting the front end. The MXR EQ or the echoplex pushed it.. The variac wasn't the only factor as he likes to clam. At least that's MY humble opinion. - end of rant.