Official "A Different Kind of Truth" Album Review Thread

[DLR'sCock]

I can't believe it.......

[Fairwrning]

this CD will hold up to any of the six pack

I may get flamed for this but I think its better than any of the 6...had this been their first release, everything after would have paled in comparison..I am blown away by every thing Ive heard so far( except the acoustic YRGM)...these guys are back with a vengeance..seems they have had their ears open the last few years..

[DavidLeeNatra]

had this been their first release, everything after would have paled in comparison...

you stand correct...it's about 15 minutes longer than ANY other album and has less fillers (except VHI) and NO cover versions!

[chi-town324]

outta space fuck ya! lets get rockin my fav demo

[Top Gymmy]

I think I need to buy more than one disc on Tuesday as I have a feeling one will be worn out very quickly! All killer, no filler! Thank you Mighty Van Halen!!

[rocking ron]

Seriously, I can see why there are some thoughts relating ADKOT to DLR Band as to me, DLR Band is the most CVH of all Dave's solo albums.

I'm listening to Beats Workin as I type this and it does remind me of Indeedido. Then gain, it's 12.35am, I've just polished off a bottle of Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and I can barely type this...

Got that same feeling while listening, Dave's 'style' of singing in some songs remind me to that DLR band album.

And 'STAY FROSTY' is like ICE CREAM MAN meets TWO FOOLS A MINUTE and 'OUTTA SPACE' is TORA TORA meets LIGHT UP THE SKY and so you got these reconizing moments

in every song !!!

[chi-town324]

big river...killer track

[Carmine]

I've been trying to find the right words to describe everything that's gone through my mind since listening to A Different Kind of Truth. The emotions, the joy, the laughter... (yes, some of it is so good, I've actually laughed out loud at just how good it is). After 50 or so listens, all I can come up with is:

Thank You...


Thank You, for finding your way back together...

I'd go through all 28 years all over again, knowing that the road leads us to this point, to this album, to this tour...We came through blood and fire to get here with you...every fucking one us...

Van Halen, you have outdone yourself...this album is a full frontal, 4 wheelin', ass-kicking ride down a steep hill in a grocery cart!!! It's quite possibly the best Van Halen album ever...and I'll be goddamned if that ain't saying something!

Thank You, Dave, Edward, Alex and Wolfgang...Thank You, for giving us A Different Kind of Truth...

[ThatArtGuy]

The last couple times I've listened to the album I've been starting on "She's the Woman" because I played "Tattoo" into the ground. This last time I had it on repeat, so after "Beat's Workin'" it looped back to "Tattoo." I should have never skipped it. It's as important to the overall album experience as everything else on the album.

Soooooo good.

[ELVIS]

I could do without Beats Workin'

[Little Texan]

Got that same feeling while listening, Dave's 'style' of singing in some songs remind me to that DLR band album.

And 'STAY FROSTY' is like ICE CREAM MAN meets TWO FOOLS A MINUTE and 'OUTTA SPACE' is TORA TORA meets LIGHT UP THE SKY and so you got these reconizing moments

in every song !!!

"As Is" is Hot For Teacher meets It's Showtime.

[nitroDave23]

I fucking love this album.

You and Your Blues,As Is,Big River,Beats Workin',She's The Woman,China Town,Outta Space,Stay Frosty....

God I'm in Heaven.

Dave sounds great,much better than I ever thought he would,best he has been in years.

Eddie, well....what's to say? He's found himself again,and he's just as good as he ever was.So happy he got healthy and sober, I've missed him so.

Wolfie's holdin' his own,and Al is just as good as always.

This thing is very worthy of their past, I'm blown away.

[DLR'sCock]

At the beginning of AS IS it sounds like Alex says, "!,2,3,4...fuck sammy hagar!"...

[Rikk]

I could do without Beats Workin'

I cannot agree with this. It's my favorite track on the album.

[m_dixon1984]

I'm still waiting to give ADKOT my full attention, at home, on my stereo, with a beer and a joint. BUT I did catch the album release playing on my local FM station. The thing that made me instantly happy is that the band is so tight. Wolf isn't just playing, he's jamming with Dad and Uncle. These guys sound great together in a way the clips just couldn't convey. I didn't get that so much in 2007...and shared the doubts many had about Wolfie. Now, this threesome can stand up to anything out there. Wolf can can sit back and lay down the back-end with his uncle or, in a flash, can start riffing with dad. I'm so pumped to not only listen to this properly on Tuesday but to what we're going to see in the live show. I'm looking forward to Dave taking a 10 minute break, to "...fuck your girlfriend...PAL", just so I can hear the Van Halen's jam together.

So jealous of those that got the CD early.

Roth on!