Ice Cream Man (track)
by Van Halen
Ice Cream Man appears on the following album(s) by Van Halen:
- Van Halen (track #10) (this album) (1978)
- Tokyo Dome Live In Concert (track #21) (2015)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 23 hours ago | byuzak | 32,661 | 78/100 |
| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 29,505 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/20/2025 21:38 | 4,516 | 91/100 | |
| ! | 06/07/2025 16:40 | machiaj | 8,811 | 74/100 |
| ! | 03/26/2025 12:16 | timosbuecherei | 3,138 | 60/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 6% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.2/100, a mean average of 79.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.5/100. The standard deviation for this track is 14.7.
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Nice little song and then bam! the best solo on the album.
Classic. Doesn't even seem like a cover. Could have easily closed the album.
Even though this is a cover, I absolutely love how well Van Halen does the blues! The song eventually picks up features the band doing some classic Rock N' Roll. Van Halen would have made a ridiculously good 50s rock band!
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