Somewhat negative "A Different Kind of Truth" review on PremierGuitar.com"

[lesfunk]

Look, the real reason the critics wan't "all new, more exprimental" material is because they Want to have an excuse to shit on it 100% not just 60%.
The writer is obviously a sheep. He mentions both a hagar era tune and Satriani in the article for fucks sake.

[jhale667]

Yeah, I generally like Premier Guitar, but this review is a FAIL.

[redfire]

One other thing....unless I am mistaken, only 5 out of 13 tracks are revised old demos. 8 brand new tracks that kick ass. In my mind, 10 songs make an album. SO if you wanted to label the older tracks as "filler" that would only be 2. But all 5 songs are of the Classic Van Halen millieu, and are easily on par with the newer stuff....or vice versa.

7 revised by my count:
Tattoo
She's the Woman
Blood and Fire
Bullethead
Outta Space
Big River
Beats Working

[Seshmeister]

I don't think Blood and Fire really counts because Van Halen never played it.

That leaves you with the majority of the album being new material which you would never realise reading most of the articles about this album.

[VHscraps]

I don't think Blood and Fire really counts because Van Halen never played it.

That leaves you with the majority of the album being new material which you would never realise reading most of the articles about this album.

Exactly. If it was a court case ... it would quickly be determined that, in legal terms (and in music industry practice), a song is defined by the elements that are transposed into musical notation, or sheet music - i.e., the top line (vocal melody), the words, and the musical accompaniement.

So even if Ed's riffs are the same, Dave has changed the old tunes / demos, by at least 50%.

And anyway, it is impossible to plagiarise yourself. None of these songs, as we keep repeating ad nauseum, were ever heard but by the most ardent fans - on bootlegs - and never actually realeased by Van Halen.

A lot of internet froth.

[private parts]

Exactly. If it was a court case ... it would quickly be determined that, in legal terms (and in music industry practice), a song is defined by the elements that are transposed into musical notation, or sheet music - i.e., the top line (vocal melody), the words, and the musical accompaniement.

So even if Ed's riffs are the same, Dave has changed the old tunes / demos, by at least 50%.

And anyway, it is impossible to plagiarise yourself. None of these songs, as we keep repeating ad nauseum, were ever heard but by the most ardent fans - on bootlegs - and never actually realeased by Van Halen.

A lot of internet froth.

Van Halen always did a cover song or two much to the dismay of the "critics"
This time they said "fuck 'em" and covered themselves! B R I L L I A N T!

[Vinnie Velvet]

This album makes ya wanna drink and fuck your woman ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT.

When was the last time a rock album made you wanna do that?

[NATEDOG001976]

Rolling stone gave ADKOT 3 and 1/2 stars and a pretty good review. Does this mean hell has frozen over?

[jhale667]

A lot of internet froth.

You leave Rick Santorum out of this!

[ThrillsNSpills]

If it's a 2 record set of a 50 minute album, that's what 12 minutes per album side...

If you look at the ads for the vinyl the grooves extend to almost the whole side of the record.

So... will it be 45 speed? I read on another forum that the latest Foo Fighters album was released in 45 speed.

I guess you have to want to hear this one in the best possible fidelity to have a question like this.

I just got a very dismissve email from the Vh store after asking if this was 45 speed that said "it plays at the speed all 12" play at."
So I sent back a link for the last Foo Fighters album that had 2 LPs that were at 45 speed.

Stay Frosty

[ELVIS]

Ask about 78 rpm next time...

[ThrillsNSpills]

Ask about 78 rpm next time...

I know I know. Shoot a guy for being curious.