A Different Kind Of Truth
by Van Halen

A Different Kind Of Truth by Van Halen
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-02-07
Overall rank: 9,746th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 84 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2012 (205th)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (1,931st)
Award Best albums of all time (9,746th)

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A Different Kind Of Truth is ranked 9th best out of 16 albums by Van Halen on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Van Halen is Van Halen which is ranked number 371 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,520.

Van Halen album bestography « Higher ranked (6,730th)
OU812
This album (9,746th)
A Different Kind Of Truth
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For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 9,746th | 2010s rank: 1,931st | 2012 rank: 205th

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71/100 (from 84 votes)
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From 09/14/2024 18:51 | #305281
I haven’t listened to this album since Edward passed. Yeah, the song Tattoo sucks, but the guitars sure make up for it on the rest of the album. I don’t care if most of it is reworked songs. Since the failure of VH III there was nothing as far as albums by the band, and I was pumped when I bought this CD. Favorite songs: Stay Frosty…She’s the Woman…Chinatown
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From 06/22/2020 18:02 | #254194
Average Track Rating = 84.62
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From 06/05/2020 14:10 | #252888
One of my favorite Van Halen albums.
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From 09/04/2018 21:40 | #220590
Definitely their hardest rocking effort since Fair Warning. They save their legacy (which was in danger) with this one.
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From 04/07/2018 04:40 | #212430
They were doing something really weird here. Not like other Van Halen or any other artist really, but not too bad I guess..
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From 07/07/2016 19:57 | #170837
Not bad at all. Tattoo, is great, but I don't think it's quite up there with their first four albums, but considering that most of the songs are based on demo's made in the late seventies you can understand why they came close to recapturing that early sound. . Very enjoyable.
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From 06/17/2016 06:59 | #168950
A surprisingly good effort by Van Halen late in their career, if this is the note they end up going out on its a good one
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From 12/17/2012 14:25 | #58142
I wasn't really into rock like this until my boyfriend played me this album. I heard "Stay Frosty" and bought it that night.

The attitude David Lee Roth has about life makes me happy.
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From 10/13/2012 22:48 | #52279
Against all odds, it's not only one of the best rock albums of 2012, it's Van Halen's best album since the blockbuster "1984."

Several tracks stand out as rock classics: "She's The Woman;" "Blood and Fire;" "As Is;" "Big River;" "You and Your Blues;" and the should've-been-the-album's closer, "Stay Frosty." None of the others, including the experimental "Honeybabysweetiedoll," are too far behind.
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From 07/16/2012 18:49 | #46602
One of the best VH albums and of 2012! Love Tattoo, She's The Woman and Stay Frosty!
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