Album
A Different Kind Of Truth
2012 · Rock
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
A Different Kind Of Truth is a Rock album by Van Halen, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 45 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
About
Van Halen and David Lee Roth certainly don’t ease back into things on their first album in 28 years. They go full throttle, unleashing “Tattoo,” a revival of the classic onslaught of Diamond Dave’s absurdist glitz and Eddie’s beastly swells and shrieking harmonics, and “As Is,” a metal fever dream that’s powered by Alex’s timber-chopping drums. They come up for air only on “Stay Frosty,” a ridiculously infectious, manic blues-rock jam in the vein of “Ice Cream Man.”
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Tracklist
- 1Tattoo4:44
- 2She's The Woman2:58
- 3You And Your Blues3:44
- 4China Town3:15
- 5Blood And Fire4:27
- 6Bullethead2:32
- 7As Is4:47
- 8Honeybabysweetiedoll3:48
- 9The Trouble With Never4:00
- 10Outta Space2:54
- 11Stay Frosty4:08
- 12Big River3:52
- 13Beats Workin'5:04
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- crunchy
- anthemic
- outlaw
12th and final studio album, originally released February 7, 2012. It was the first album with David Lee Roth since 1984.
Seven of the tracks were based on material that dated back to between 1975 and 1977:
- "She's The Woman," "Outta Space" (based on the song "Let's Get Rockin'"), "Big River" (a re-write of the song "Big Trouble"), and "Beats Workin'" (a re-write of the song "Put Out the Lights") were first recorded on the band's 1976 demo produced by Gene Simmons of Kiss.
- "Tattoo" has verses from a song played live in 1977-79, "Down in Flames" and a new chorus.
- "Bullethead" was also played live in 1977.
- "Blood and Fire" dates back to 1984. An instrumental version of the song, titled "Ripley," appeared in Eddie Van Halen's score for the film.
- During the brief 2000 reunion of the full original lineup, recordings were made of "Honeybabysweetiedoll," "As Is," "Blood and Fire" and "The Trouble With Never."
Only "China Town," "Stay Frosty" and "You and Your Blues" were not available in earlier versions.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alex Van HalenDRUMS
- David Lee RothVOCALS
- Eddie Van HalenGUITAR
- Wolfgang Van HalenBASS
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 45 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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