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By VHND contributing writer Geoffrey Bell Van Halen’s ‘A Different Kind of Truth’ Released on this day in 2012! A Different Kind of Truth is an incredible album by any measure. And whether it’s true or not, ADKOT seems like the ultimate “thank you” to the world’s most dedicated Van Halen fans.
In early 2012 (Feb. 7th), Van Halen dropped the hammer on 13 songs and melted our ears off with the result. Every unique aspect of the band’s recorded history is represented in some form or another, with more bravado and excitement than any reasonable historian of the band could have expected in his or her wildest dreams! Which brings us to the seed material for roughly half the album. Before it’s release, the Van Halen News Desk reported (exclusively) that the band was working on unreleased demos from 1976 and 1977. Longtime fans responded with a unanimous cheer, because while the songs were never officially released, they had been in circulation among collectors for at least 15 years. Recently, several critics and cheap-shot artists have decided that Van Halen took the easy way out by drawing from this catalogue of unreleased music (failing to mention that nearly half the album is completely new material).
We couldn’t disagree more. A great song is a great song no matter when it was first conceived. In fact, it’s well documented that rock bands regularly employ this strategy. All of the material belongs to Van Halen and was written at a time when the band was absolutely fearless.
With their 1978 eponymous debut, Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen redefined what the electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught two-handed tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and effects that mimicked the sounds of.
Eddie Van Halen was a riff-making machine during the late 1970’s, single handedly changing the way subsequent generations would approach the instrument. And while plenty of that music ended up on the first six albums, the band’s release schedule couldn’t keep pace with EVH’s creative output.
Over time, their earliest material was overshadowed by what was happening in the moment, because Eddie was still at his creative peak. Furthermore, Eddie continued to dip into his endless surprise box of riffs and ideas on every studio album through 1995’s. When the band began recording, these unreleased classics were the perfect way to connect the past and present and shake the rust off with original singer David Lee Roth. We are 100% in favor of the band milking every last drop of creativity from that era – and there’s more where that came from. It is perfection defined. Which leads us to the album. Carolina hd10 bandsaw instruction parts manual. When word leaked that award-winning producer/hitmaker John Shanks was on board, there was an instant fear that he would pour a thick layer of pop syrup on the finished product.
Shanks is known for his work with a number of top-40 artists, and fans wondered if those influences would affect the new music. Instead, it appears he used gunpowder. While Shanks’ ultimate influence is unknown, A Different Kind of Truth is heavier than any VH album since and is arguably the most aggressive Van Halen album ever!
It is also devastatingly efficient. Working from the smash and grab blueprint of their early recordings, most of the songs clock in at under four minutes. Three cuts are under three minutes, which seems like the blink of an eye when compared to songs on the band’s later albums. The album opens with “Tattoo,” the lead single and an interesting choice to kick off the set.
The riff is based on an unreleased song called “Down in Flames,” known by fans from several early live recordings. A studio version of “DIF” has not been circulated, so all comparisons are relative to live performances. Reception to “Tattoo” was mixed, in large part because everyone expected the first single to be a flat-out ballbreaker. “Tattoo” is a good song with a catchy hook (absent from the original version) and is instantly recognizable as Van Halen – one of the band’s many gifts. With a volume-swelled ending that tips the hat to “Down in Flames” and “” from, “ Tattoo” barely has a chance to soak in before the band thrusts the handshaker into another gear.
The synchronized guitar/bass intro of “She’s The Woman” nearly knocks you cold and is an instant reminder that Van Halen can still work the heavy bag. The tune was originally recorded on the famous 1976 Gene Simmons demos and is nastier than ever. Aside from the chorus, Dave completely reworked the lyrics. The pre-solo breakdown, famously lifted from the original for 1981’s “,” has also changed.