VH ADKOT Day 3: “You And Your Blues”
I’m not entirely sure if this song is one of the redone demos or if it’s a new song, but this one opens up with a guitar riff that sounds like it might have been written in the 5150 days – a nice muted-picking number that’s a good melody in it’s own right. Dave sings a few lines by himself over the guitar, then the bass accents a few spots here and there while Alex keeps time on just the high-hat. All this is adding layer over layer, building wonderfully to a drum fill and the entire band kicking …continue reading
VH ADKOT Day 2: “She’s The Woman”
The second song on the new Van Halen album “A Different Kind Of Truth” is one of those songs from the late 70′s/early 80′s that was redone for this new album, and you can tell. This sounds like something you might have heard on the first or second album, and personally, this sounds very much like the style of the songs from the first Van Halen album. This song opens up with Eddie playing a quick lead over a quick repetitive bass run from Wolfgang, and leads into the first time the album really …continue reading
VH ADKOT Day 1: “Tattoo”
Alright, here’s Day 1 of my review of the new Van Halen album, “A Different Kind Of Truth”. One of the questions that faces the “new/old” Van Halen is whether Edward’s son Wolfgang would be able to replace Michael Anthony’s legendary backup vocals. C’mon folks let’s face it… Anthony is irreplacable as a background vocalist in any rock band. As VH opens the album up with the harmonious repeats of “Tat-too, Tat-too”, you can hear not only how tight vocally this band is, even with the replacement …continue reading
Look At All The People Here Tonight!
Well, in case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you couldn’t have possibly missed what happened just a few days ago. Rock legends VAN HALEN released their first studio album since Van Halen III in 1998 and their first album with iconic frontman David Lee Roth since 1984. “A Different Kind Of Truth” dropped onto store shelves and into the waiting hands of legions of fans who have been waiting with baited breath for well over a decade for a new album by arguably the biggest …continue reading