A Different Kind Of Truth
by Van Halen
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A Different Kind Of Truth is ranked 9th best out of 17 albums by Van Halen on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Van Halen is Van Halen which is ranked number 380 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 4,349.
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A Different Kind Of Truth track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 07/12/2026 06:45 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,453 | 70/100 |
| ! | 05/03/2026 21:05 | Adhura | 1,700 | 77/100 |
| ! | 03/10/2026 08:49 | Leginlists | 3,755 | 83/100 |
| ! | 04/19/2025 04:39 | SeventhOne | 162 | 67/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2024 13:37 | steve397 | 511 | 75/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.1/100, a mean average of 70.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.
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MetalMan67 09/14/2024 18:51 | #305281 | TOP COMMENT
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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 (Edited)
llibnanoon 06/22/2020 18:02 | #254194
Average Track Rating = 84.62
llibnanoon 06/05/2020 14:10 | #252888
One of my favorite Van Halen albums.
Definitely their hardest rocking effort since Fair Warning. They save their legacy (which was in danger) with this one.
They were doing something really weird here. Not like other Van Halen or any other artist really, but not too bad I guess..
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.
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
'Tattoo' is actually quite charming. I'm no biker though.
Although the album stays good throughout with a couple of hits, this album carries that same lack of diversity that Van Halen is known for.
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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