Fair Warning
Fair Warning
Track Listings
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1. Mean Street
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2. Dirty Movies
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3. Sinner's Swing!
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4. Hear About It Later
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5. Unchained
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6. Push Comes to Shove
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7. So This Is Love?
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8. Sunday Afternoon in the Park
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9. One Foot Out the Door
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Average customer rating:
- Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece
- Rocked my little 11 year old world!!!
- Great Album
- Good Time Rock From The Halen's.
- The tension album
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- Women and Children First
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- 1984
ASIN: B00004Y6O7
Release Date: 2000-09-19 |
Tracks:
- Mean Street
- 'Dirty Movies'
- Sinner's Swing!
- Hear About It Later
- Unchained
- Push Comes To Shove
- So This Is Love?
- Sunday Afternoon In The Park
- One Foot Out The Door
Customer Reviews:
Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece.......2007-06-29
Van Halen is the type of band that can satisfy somebody with high expectations. The interesting thing about them is that while they certainly have a sound of their own, it seems like experimenting is a high priority for them. Between the hair-metal of "1984", the half-moody, half-good time "Van Halen 2" and the unstoppable monster of their debut album, "Van Halen", (all of which had their share of popular tunes), it's easy to see how something less commercial or experimental would tend to go unnoticed.
Unfortunately, that's the case with "Fair Warning". A brilliant album, yes, but the truth of thematter is that it wasn't remembered for high-on-the-chart singles such as "Jump" or "Panama". However, what it lacks for in commercial success it more than makes up for in clever songwriting and an overall dark tone. On a positive note, it's probably one of their overall greatest albums.
"Fair Warning" is the type of album where each song can flow pretty well into the following, even if the styles are a bit different. In addition, "Fair Warning" overall paints an easy-to-see picture. You can almost imagine a movie being made in the scenery that's painted by the rebelliousness of "Unchained" or the third-world neighborhood of "Mean Street". It's a land of murky tales and strange situations that's just so interesting and quite dark that you are brought in without hardly knowing. The imagery on the album covers, front and back, hint at what such a place might be like; twisted days where people go wild, uncertain events pop up out of nowhere, and all is portrayed by the soundtrack, a hard-rocking, moody masterpiece that is "Fair Warning".
All right, so more to the point, the music on this album is quite unique and interesting. Even in all the murky emotions, the sing-a-long choruses and anthemic displays of power show you that while this album may prove to be a change of pace, Van Halen is basically the same. Eddie Van Halen displays more exciting stunts on his guitar, while David Lee Roth erupts like a volcano with his comments and amusingly entertaining performances. Michael Anthony's basswork is quite present on this album, too, and Alex Van Halen's "what kind of drums is that man playing on?" drumming is top-notch, too. Overall, this album is yet another display of Van Halen's both incredible talent and catchy songwriting.
"Mean Street": The first, thirty seconds are Eddie Van Halen's progressive dual-handed tapping, a technique so unusual that when my guitar teacher showed me a long, long time ago, I was drawn in and bought this album. The main riff is so awesome it makes you wanna turn the power all the way up. The closing solo is very impressive as well, and basically, everybody is at the top of their game here. An instant classic.
" 'Dirty Movies' ": Wow, in just four minutes, Van Halen plays one of the most unpredictable songs I've ever heard, in a GOOD way. There are a lot of changes in this song, and random things occuring, such as David Lee Roth's spoken word, "Hey, you remember when that girl was prooom queen? Oh, wow.", and "Take it off! Take it all off!!!", and the cheering, this is a great song full of surprises.
"Sinner's Swing!": A fast-paced rocker that contains a very explicit lyric, especially for a VH song, but this is an awesome three-minute hard-rock blast.
"Hear About It Later": OK, a little time-travel here. Remember VH's debut? A song on there, "Feel Your Love Tonight"? I CANNOT TELL YOU how much this track sounds like a murky, love-gone-bad version of that song. Even so, it's still original with an anthemic sing-a-long chorus and some interesting, opening guitar work.
"Unchained": Alongside "Mean Street", this is probably my favorite song on the album. It opens with a huge, loud, crunchy guitar riff, the fast, fade-in drums, and DLR's, "ALL RIGHT!", shout. Great soloing and another funny DLR performance inside.("One break, commmming uppp!".)
"Push Comes To Shove": A very unusual VH song focused around a funky bassline and more basic drumwork. This song makes me thing about walking along the suburban streets of New York City, bundled up in the autumn, thinking about everything that's going on in your life. With such lyrics as, "Seems like forty days and forty nights since somebody's called me by my first name/ Including you", this is an introspective song that's an absolute delight, served up Van Halen style.
"So This Is Love?": The complete opposite of "Push Comes To Shove", this song has the swing and groove of an early Black Sabbath tune (one of Tony Iommi's guitar heroes was jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt). Along with an original VH sound and for some reason, a Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe, this is yet another great rocker.
"Sunday Afternoon In The Park": A slow, sludgy, two-minute instrumental with some of the wildest guitar playing I can recall hearing from Eddie. The riff starts and stops with some slow but cool drum fills of his brother Alex, and then, fading in is a hot, nasty guitar riff that leads into the closer...
"One Foot Out The Door": The killer riff continues here with Alex Van Halen's trademark, fade-in drumming, and DLR and Michael Anthony both kick in. The song and album close with yet another blazing guitar solo, and thus ends it all.
There you go, the dark, underrated masterpiece that is "Fair Warning". Although not the most commercially successful release, it's among Van Halen's very best. So if you want an album with massive talent but still packs the anthemic immortality that Van Halen displays so well, "Fair Warning" can almost undoubtedly get that taken care of. If you like this and want to explore more VH, I'd strongly recommend checking out, at least, "Van Halen (1)" and "1984", which both show these guys at the top of their game. Have a good time with this one, and until next time, peace!
Rocked my little 11 year old world!!! .......2007-06-19
I believe I was in 5th grade, a big AC/DC fan. These were the days of LPs; big album covers and sleeves you could hold and admire, a little bit of crackle before the first notes hit, 2-sided albums where you took a quick intermission to turn to the second half. This was the early 80s where things had not become so cheesy.
I remember listening to it the first time with my best friend who was the yin to my yang; me the AC/DC fan, my friend, the Van Halen fan. I had enjoyed Halen very much - how could you not? VH I, II and Women and Children were all wonderful albums and in the good old days radio had an array of tasty singles to choose from. I miss early 1980s radio - good times...
But back to the first listen; the cover was a bit intimidating and as Eddie's intro to "Mean Streets" crept up on me, it was a surreal experience. Not nice but irresistible. After the punch in the face of "Mean Street", Dirty Movies is the perfect follow up - again probably more than I could understand at my age at the time, but that probably made it more fascinating. This was probably the first or second album that had a mysticism to it, along with amazing songs. This and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" were both albums I could not get enough of. Albums we would listen to over and over and discuss to no end.
This would be a long review if I talk about every song. I love them all - but "Push Comes To Shove", "Mean Street", "Dirty Movies", "Sinner's Swing", and "Unchained" are my favorites. I'm still amazed at 11-year's old I was listening to this kind of music but I did have older siblings so I did get introduced to quite a bit.
My only complaint is there aren't enough songs on "Fair Warning". Obviously VH was MAJORLY inspired in the studio for this one. There's an angst in the performances and the lyrics - but not some sort of rocker/punky angst. This Eddie Van Halen exploring his playing without much thought to commercialism and it really adds to the mood of the album. Same thing for Dave Lee Roth. I'm very sad they didn't squeak out several more songs - actually a double album would be preferred.
Great Album.......2007-05-24
This is a great VH album to own. It has the same musical "cool factor" as their self-titled debut and 1984. If for nothing else, you'll be able to play the cool instrumental "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" over and over again.
Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed that in this "digitally remastered" version the record company did not fix the sound level problems in a couple of the songs. These problems also appeared on the original vinyl record. The volume in "So This Is Love?" goes up an down several times, which is very noticeable and annoying. And it was/is not an artistic flare. The song starts at a good level with the bass line and drums, and then they are turned down for the guitar and vocals. Not a good effect. It seems like a poor editing decision. It would have been better to have all the music and vocals at the same recorded volume. The same volume "errors" happen on the next song, an instrumental -- "Sunday Afternoon In The Park." But I suppose on that song that you could want it to get louder from time to time as an effect. It's very abrupt, though, and, as a result, not that impressive. They should have spent a little time with some digital audio software and fixed the problems. However, it is faithful to the original.
Even with the audio issue on a couple songs, you should have this album in your VH collection. I still give it 5 stars. "Mean Street," "Unchained," and "So This Is Love?" are classic songs. "Dirty Movies," "Sinner's Swing," and "Push Comes To Shove" add to the cool-factor of the album. I think I can speak for everyone who heard this album for the first time in the 80s, that "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" was an instrumental that just blew us all away because it was so cool and different; everyone talked about it at one time or another.
Good Time Rock From The Halen's........2007-03-08
This album rocks,and it is a classic.Takes me back to my high school years of the early 80's.
The tension album .......2007-02-12
The fights among the band are starting here and it shows, the music is very angry and Ed's playing is full of fire like the first album. Some of the best albums in history were made under tense conditions and this is one of those great albums that was worth the hell they went through to record it.
Average customer rating:
- Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece
- Rocked my little 11 year old world!!!
- Great Album
- Good Time Rock From The Halen's.
- The tension album
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Fair Warning
Van Halen
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Women and Children First
- Diver Down
- Van Halen II
- Van Halen
- 1984
ASIN: B000002KM6
Release Date: 1990-10-25 |
Tracks:
- Mean Street
- 'Dirty Movies'
- Sinner's Swing!
- Hear About It Later
- Unchained
- Push Comes To Shove
- So This Is Love?
- Sunday Afternoon In The Park
- One Foot Out The Door
Customer Reviews:
Nothing really does stay the same...a brilliant, dark masterpiece.......2007-06-29
Van Halen is the type of band that can satisfy somebody with high expectations. The interesting thing about them is that while they certainly have a sound of their own, it seems like experimenting is a high priority for them. Between the hair-metal of "1984", the half-moody, half-good time "Van Halen 2" and the unstoppable monster of their debut album, "Van Halen", (all of which had their share of popular tunes), it's easy to see how something less commercial or experimental would tend to go unnoticed.
Unfortunately, that's the case with "Fair Warning". A brilliant album, yes, but the truth of thematter is that it wasn't remembered for high-on-the-chart singles such as "Jump" or "Panama". However, what it lacks for in commercial success it more than makes up for in clever songwriting and an overall dark tone. On a positive note, it's probably one of their overall greatest albums.
"Fair Warning" is the type of album where each song can flow pretty well into the following, even if the styles are a bit different. In addition, "Fair Warning" overall paints an easy-to-see picture. You can almost imagine a movie being made in the scenery that's painted by the rebelliousness of "Unchained" or the third-world neighborhood of "Mean Street". It's a land of murky tales and strange situations that's just so interesting and quite dark that you are brought in without hardly knowing. The imagery on the album covers, front and back, hint at what such a place might be like; twisted days where people go wild, uncertain events pop up out of nowhere, and all is portrayed by the soundtrack, a hard-rocking, moody masterpiece that is "Fair Warning".
All right, so more to the point, the music on this album is quite unique and interesting. Even in all the murky emotions, the sing-a-long choruses and anthemic displays of power show you that while this album may prove to be a change of pace, Van Halen is basically the same. Eddie Van Halen displays more exciting stunts on his guitar, while David Lee Roth erupts like a volcano with his comments and amusingly entertaining performances. Michael Anthony's basswork is quite present on this album, too, and Alex Van Halen's "what kind of drums is that man playing on?" drumming is top-notch, too. Overall, this album is yet another display of Van Halen's both incredible talent and catchy songwriting.
"Mean Street": The first, thirty seconds are Eddie Van Halen's progressive dual-handed tapping, a technique so unusual that when my guitar teacher showed me a long, long time ago, I was drawn in and bought this album. The main riff is so awesome it makes you wanna turn the power all the way up. The closing solo is very impressive as well, and basically, everybody is at the top of their game here. An instant classic.
" 'Dirty Movies' ": Wow, in just four minutes, Van Halen plays one of the most unpredictable songs I've ever heard, in a GOOD way. There are a lot of changes in this song, and random things occuring, such as David Lee Roth's spoken word, "Hey, you remember when that girl was prooom queen? Oh, wow.", and "Take it off! Take it all off!!!", and the cheering, this is a great song full of surprises.
"Sinner's Swing!": A fast-paced rocker that contains a very explicit lyric, especially for a VH song, but this is an awesome three-minute hard-rock blast.
"Hear About It Later": OK, a little time-travel here. Remember VH's debut? A song on there, "Feel Your Love Tonight"? I CANNOT TELL YOU how much this track sounds like a murky, love-gone-bad version of that song. Even so, it's still original with an anthemic sing-a-long chorus and some interesting, opening guitar work.
"Unchained": Alongside "Mean Street", this is probably my favorite song on the album. It opens with a huge, loud, crunchy guitar riff, the fast, fade-in drums, and DLR's, "ALL RIGHT!", shout. Great soloing and another funny DLR performance inside.("One break, commmming uppp!".)
"Push Comes To Shove": A very unusual VH song focused around a funky bassline and more basic drumwork. This song makes me thing about walking along the suburban streets of New York City, bundled up in the autumn, thinking about everything that's going on in your life. With such lyrics as, "Seems like forty days and forty nights since somebody's called me by my first name/ Including you", this is an introspective song that's an absolute delight, served up Van Halen style.
"So This Is Love?": The complete opposite of "Push Comes To Shove", this song has the swing and groove of an early Black Sabbath tune (one of Tony Iommi's guitar heroes was jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt). Along with an original VH sound and for some reason, a Red Hot Chili Peppers vibe, this is yet another great rocker.
"Sunday Afternoon In The Park": A slow, sludgy, two-minute instrumental with some of the wildest guitar playing I can recall hearing from Eddie. The riff starts and stops with some slow but cool drum fills of his brother Alex, and then, fading in is a hot, nasty guitar riff that leads into the closer...
"One Foot Out The Door": The killer riff continues here with Alex Van Halen's trademark, fade-in drumming, and DLR and Michael Anthony both kick in. The song and album close with yet another blazing guitar solo, and thus ends it all.
There you go, the dark, underrated masterpiece that is "Fair Warning". Although not the most commercially successful release, it's among Van Halen's very best. So if you want an album with massive talent but still packs the anthemic immortality that Van Halen displays so well, "Fair Warning" can almost undoubtedly get that taken care of. If you like this and want to explore more VH, I'd strongly recommend checking out, at least, "Van Halen (1)" and "1984", which both show these guys at the top of their game. Have a good time with this one, and until next time, peace!
Rocked my little 11 year old world!!! .......2007-06-19
I believe I was in 5th grade, a big AC/DC fan. These were the days of LPs; big album covers and sleeves you could hold and admire, a little bit of crackle before the first notes hit, 2-sided albums where you took a quick intermission to turn to the second half. This was the early 80s where things had not become so cheesy.
I remember listening to it the first time with my best friend who was the yin to my yang; me the AC/DC fan, my friend, the Van Halen fan. I had enjoyed Halen very much - how could you not? VH I, II and Women and Children were all wonderful albums and in the good old days radio had an array of tasty singles to choose from. I miss early 1980s radio - good times...
But back to the first listen; the cover was a bit intimidating and as Eddie's intro to "Mean Streets" crept up on me, it was a surreal experience. Not nice but irresistible. After the punch in the face of "Mean Street", Dirty Movies is the perfect follow up - again probably more than I could understand at my age at the time, but that probably made it more fascinating. This was probably the first or second album that had a mysticism to it, along with amazing songs. This and Pink Floyd's "The Wall" were both albums I could not get enough of. Albums we would listen to over and over and discuss to no end.
This would be a long review if I talk about every song. I love them all - but "Push Comes To Shove", "Mean Street", "Dirty Movies", "Sinner's Swing", and "Unchained" are my favorites. I'm still amazed at 11-year's old I was listening to this kind of music but I did have older siblings so I did get introduced to quite a bit.
My only complaint is there aren't enough songs on "Fair Warning". Obviously VH was MAJORLY inspired in the studio for this one. There's an angst in the performances and the lyrics - but not some sort of rocker/punky angst. This Eddie Van Halen exploring his playing without much thought to commercialism and it really adds to the mood of the album. Same thing for Dave Lee Roth. I'm very sad they didn't squeak out several more songs - actually a double album would be preferred.
Great Album.......2007-05-24
This is a great VH album to own. It has the same musical "cool factor" as their self-titled debut and 1984. If for nothing else, you'll be able to play the cool instrumental "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" over and over again.
Unfortunately, I'm very disappointed that in this "digitally remastered" version the record company did not fix the sound level problems in a couple of the songs. These problems also appeared on the original vinyl record. The volume in "So This Is Love?" goes up an down several times, which is very noticeable and annoying. And it was/is not an artistic flare. The song starts at a good level with the bass line and drums, and then they are turned down for the guitar and vocals. Not a good effect. It seems like a poor editing decision. It would have been better to have all the music and vocals at the same recorded volume. The same volume "errors" happen on the next song, an instrumental -- "Sunday Afternoon In The Park." But I suppose on that song that you could want it to get louder from time to time as an effect. It's very abrupt, though, and, as a result, not that impressive. They should have spent a little time with some digital audio software and fixed the problems. However, it is faithful to the original.
Even with the audio issue on a couple songs, you should have this album in your VH collection. I still give it 5 stars. "Mean Street," "Unchained," and "So This Is Love?" are classic songs. "Dirty Movies," "Sinner's Swing," and "Push Comes To Shove" add to the cool-factor of the album. I think I can speak for everyone who heard this album for the first time in the 80s, that "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" was an instrumental that just blew us all away because it was so cool and different; everyone talked about it at one time or another.
Good Time Rock From The Halen's........2007-03-08
This album rocks,and it is a classic.Takes me back to my high school years of the early 80's.
The tension album .......2007-02-12
The fights among the band are starting here and it shows, the music is very angry and Ed's playing is full of fire like the first album. Some of the best albums in history were made under tense conditions and this is one of those great albums that was worth the hell they went through to record it.
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Fair Warning
Van Halen
Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0009OAS3Q
Release Date: 2005-11-07 |
Tracks:
- Mean Street
- Dirty Movies
- Sinner's Swing!
- Hear About It Later
- Unchained
- Push Comes to Shove
- So This Is Love?
- Sunday Afternoon in the Park
- One Foot Out the Door
Album Description
Japanese pressing. Reissue of 1981 original release has been remastered and comes in a standard jewel case. Warner. 2005.
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Wind of change [Japan import]
Scorpions
Manufacturer: Mercury Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000KBZY5A |
Product Description
Out of print. 1991 Japan exlusive 8 song CD featuring: Wind of change, Send me an angel, Restless nights, I can't explain, The zoo (live), Big city nights (live), Holiday (live), Wind of change (Russian vocals version).
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Fair Warning
John Cunningham
Manufacturer: Green Linnet
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000005CMJ
Release Date: 1993-01-05 |
Tracks:
- Celtic Society's Quickstep/42nd Highlanders Farewell
- Archibald McDonald Of Keppoch
- Planxty Drew/Planxty Wilkinson
- Sad Is My Fate (Is Bronac Mo Cineamuin)
- Lord Drummond/Lady Margaret Stewart/Crarae
- Logan Water
- The Drovers Lads (Gillian An Drover)/The Mug Of Brown Ale
- Waulkin O' The Fauld
- Fair Warning (Blair Atholl/The Cairin O'T/Lexy McAskill)
Customer Reviews:
A true gem.......2004-08-29
I was actually looking for Phil Cunningham's albums, not John's, when I've stumbled upon this. I already had a bunch of fiddle instrumental music CDs, and I thought I had enough. But after listening to the samples available, I've decided to give it a try. Happy I have.
This is my favourite now of all celtic fiddling CDs, amongst John Doherty's, Tommy Poples' and others.
Just listen to how beautiful and sad "Archibald Mcdonald of Keppoch" is followed by "Planxty Drew/Planxty Wilkinson" and you'll be blown away.
The only weak point of this CD is the liner notes - just very short comments by Cunningham himself on some of the tracks.
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- What a great album!!
- Finest Rock Band From Germany Finally Unveiled
- Excellent and Great
- ANOTHER AWESOME CD FROM FAIR WARNING
- Fair Warning just get better!
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Go!
Fair Warning
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
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- Four
- Rainmaker
ASIN: B00004S8KW
Release Date: 2000-02-23 |
Tracks:
- Angels Of Heaven (Album Version)
- Save Me
- All On Your Own
- I'll Be There (Album Version)
- Man On The Moon
- Without You (Album Version)
- Follow My Heart
- Rivers Of Love
- Somewhere
- Eyes Of A Stranger
- Sailing Home
- The Way You Want It
- The Love Song
- Without You (Different Version)
- Light In The Dark
- Angels Of Heaven (Karaoke Version)
- Follow My Heart (Different Version)
Album Description
Japanese reisse with four bonus tracks 'Without You' (different version), 'Light in the Dark', 'Angels of Heaven' (karaoke version) and 'Follow My Heart' (different version). 17 tracks total. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.
Album Details
Japanese Reissue featuring Four Bonus Tracks: Without You (Alt Version), Light in the Dark, Angels of Heaven (Karaoke Version), and Follow My Heart (Alt. Version).
Customer Reviews:
What a great album!!.......2001-02-06
Amazing and fantastic!! 5 stars!!
Finest Rock Band From Germany Finally Unveiled.......2000-07-04
If you love rock particularly 80s rock such as Journey, Foreigner, Night Ranger and Survivor. Go and Four by Fair Warning are must-haves. Until recently mostly Japanese fans appreciated their excellent works. Finally the greatest rock band on earth is unveiled to wide range of rock fans around the world.
Compared with their latest album Four, Go which was released in 1998 has more pop rock flavor. Excellent tracks such as Save Me, All On Your Own I'll Be There, Follow My Heart, Rivers Of Love can easily become radio-airplay hits. I call them German version of Journey. They have both German metal edge and 80s American AOR heritage. In no time millions of rock fans around the world rush to buy their CDs.
Excellent and Great.......2000-05-05
I got this cd last week. It's fantastic. But, I am disappointed why there is no US version. It's too expensive but it is worth to buy this.
ANOTHER AWESOME CD FROM FAIR WARNING.......2000-03-28
SIMPLY GREAT - EVERY SONG HAS MELODY AND FEELING - I LIKE THIS VERSION OF "GO" BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA TRACKS - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD AS WELL AS THE OTHERS FROM FAIR WARNING - THEY ARE ONE OF THE BEST BANDS IN THE WORLD AT THIS TIME, AND ONCE YOU HEAR THEM, YOU WILL AGREE - ALSO GET "FOUR" IF YOU GET THIS CD - THEY ARE BOTH AWESOME WITH SOLID SONG WRITING AND MUSIC
Fair Warning just get better!.......1999-12-12
This, the band's latest studio offering to date, shows their growing maturity, not only as musicians and songwriters, but as producers too, and one can see why they are so highly acclaimed. From the album opener, "Angels of Heaven" right through to "The Love Song" finale, the songwriting and melodies are simply superb. Fair Warning really are a cut above the average, and in a genre overflowing with bands, that's no mean feat! If I had to pick a favorate song it would have to be "With Out You", which shows off Tommy Heart's vocal talents to the max! All in all a fine album, but don't just take my word for it, "Go" buy it!
Average customer rating:
- Dolores Gray in her element
- ENJOYABLE AND ENERGETIC --- BUT NOT A TRULY GREAT RIDE
- Thank You, Dolores Gray!!!
- Destry IS Dolores Gray
- Super!
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Destry Rides Again (1959 Original Broadway Cast)
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Musicals
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Vocal Pop
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
General
| Broadway & Vocalists
| Styles
| Music
General
| Soundtracks
| Styles
| Music
General
| Vocal Pop
| Pop
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The Decca Records Store
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ASIN: B000002P5B
Release Date: 2001-05-15 |
Tracks:
- Overture
- Bottleneck
- Ladies
- Hoop-De-Dingle
- Tomorrow Morning
- Ballad Of The Gun
- I Know Your Kind
- I Hate Him
- Rose Lovejoy Of Paradise Alley
- Anyone Would Love You
- Once Knew A Fella
- Every Once In A While
- Fair Warning
- Are You Ready, Gyp Watson
- Not Guilty
- Only Time Will Tell
- Respectability
- That Ring On The Finger
- Once Knew A Fella
- I Say Hello
- Ballad Of The Gun (Finale)
Customer Reviews:
Dolores Gray in her element.......2003-11-26
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN is the musical version of the popular James Stewart-Marlene Dietrich film of the same name. Harold Rome's score is given a much-needed lift from the delicious Dolores Gray, who could sing out entries from the dictionary and steal your heart.
Dolores Gray (TWO ON THE AISLE) takes on the Marlene Dietrich role of saloon singer Frenchie. Andy Griffith plays the role of Destry, with a cast led by Scott Brady, Libi Staiger and Jack Prince.
Needless to say, apart from Gray's numbers, the score is very average. Gray infuses her numbers, including "Ladies", "I Know Your Kind", "I Hate Him" (not to be confused with the song from CARNIVAL!), "Fair Warning" and "I Say Hello" with more sass and fanfare than they deserve.
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN opened in the same season that saw the acclaimed long-runners FIORELLO!, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and GYPSY. Other shows that quickly sank in the same season were FIRST IMPRESSIONS and JUNO.
All-in-all, Dolores Gray is the only reason to buy this cast album.
ENJOYABLE AND ENERGETIC --- BUT NOT A TRULY GREAT RIDE.......2003-02-09
Michael Kidd's "Destry," with music and lyrics by Harold Rome, is a zesty, rousing reminder of how great even marginal musicals of the '50s were. Produced the same year as "Gypsy," "The Sound of Music" and "Fiorello," the score contains no standards, but has some lovely ensembles and ballads, as well as some wonderful whoop-it-up western tunes. Starring Andy Griffith, who had yet to discover the idyllic pleasures of Mayberry and sultry Dolores Gray and based on the Marlene Dietrich-Jimmy Stewart comedy, "Destry" would be a welcome addition to any musical buff's library ... even if you won't be too eager to let it ride again and again on your CD player. (Submitted by staff member Stephen J. Finn)
Thank You, Dolores Gray!!!.......2002-11-09
The incomparable Dolores Gray mesmerizes on this Broadway Cast Recording from 1959. Her recent death makes the work she displays here even more poignant. She was one of a kind who deserved more fame and accolades than she ever got, because her talent was one for the ages. There is no other Broadway voice (including Merman) to compare to hers, and she displays all of her versatility on this recording. From the ballads "I Say Hello" and "Anyone Would Love You" to the roof-raising "Fair Warning", Gray shines in her quintessential role as Frenchy. Andy Griffith makes a surprisingly good foil, and his singing, while not in the same league as Gray, suits the proceedings just fine. Harold Rome, an underrated composer, wrote his finest score for this somewhat forgotten musical, but it is really Dolores Gray who is the draw here. Also, check out the Broadway Cast Recording of "Two on the Aisle" and the MGM musicals "Kismet", "The Opposite Sex" and "It's Always Fair Weather" to experience Gray in all her splendor. Anyone would love her!
Destry IS Dolores Gray.......2002-06-30
What a great, under-sung winner this is. A rousing score by Harold Rome, great orchestrations by Lehman Engel, with stirring, personality-filled voices of the kind you don't hear on Broadway any longer, most notably, the one-of-a-kind Dolores Gray. To the general public (in America, at least) Gray may not be as famous as such legendary Broadway divas as Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Elaine Stritch, Angela Lansbury and others, but she was every bit their equal. In fact, when she did Annie Get Your Gun in London, critics praised her singing and performance as miles ahead of Merman's. She had a stunningly warm and powerful voice, sultry, sly comic chops, a spectacular figure and a tart, acerbic personality. A Tony-winner and nominee several times over, she was adored by critics right up to her final "big" performance in the London revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies," in which her biggest number, "I'm Still Here" stopped the show cold nightly. Sondheim reportedly told many people that Gray was the one brilliant thing in the whole revival. On film, in "Kismet" and "The Opposite Sex," we get hints of what dynamite she was. Here, on "Destry, " too, we can at least get a sense of what a knockout shemust have been on stage. The show sounds very much in the tradition of Whopee, Annie Get Your Gun, Oklahoma and Paint Your Wagon. I can't imagine any musical fan not finding it worthwhile.
Super!.......2001-06-20
A brilliant soundtrack! Great lyrics, great music, and great vocals! I would highly recommend this CD to any music lover!
Average customer rating:
- wow, what a discovery
- Finally available!
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Fair Warning
Fair Warning
Manufacturer: Frontiers Italy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Hard Rock & Metal
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
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ASIN: B000FTCLKI
Release Date: 2006-07-07 |
Tracks:
- Longing for Love
- When Love Fails
- Call of the Heart
- Crazy
- One Step Closer
- Hang On
- Out on the Run
- Long Gone
- Eyes of Rock
- Take a Look at the Future
- Heat of Emotion
- Take Me Up
Album Details
2006 Reissue of Far Warning's First Album
Customer Reviews:
wow, what a discovery.......2007-03-10
if you think the price tag is costly as what i thought prior to purchasing this, every doubt will be erased by the time you finish hearing the first track. the vocalist reminds me alot like mike vescera. the band plays 80's hard rock without the cheese. no fillers here. this german band will bring you on a great nostalgic trip. the track heat of emotion is something i have not heard of, from new bands of this genre who lack the passion and feeling. essential for hard rock and aor fans.
Finally available!.......2006-07-27
I am so happy Frontiers finally reissued the self-titled debut album by Fair Warning. Aside from a pricey Japanese import, I had a very hard time tracking this one down.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the band, Fair Warning is a melodic hard rock band from Germany. The best comparison is to say they sound like a cross between Bonfire and Firehouse, only better. I rarely encounter such an instantly addictive band. I picked up the CD single "Heart on the Run" a few years ago, and was hooked from the moment it started playing. Fair Warning is quite simply one of the absolute best melodic rock bands out there.
The band made their debut in 1991 with their own brand of ultra-melodic rock with catchy hooks, prominent keyboards, and energetic vocals. The album is fantastic from start to finish (as are all of Fair Warning's albums), and should appeal to all fans of the AOR/melodic rock genre.
NOTE: The 2006 reissue of Fair Warning has not been remastered, and it does not have any bonus tracks. Normally I'd complain a bit about that, but I'm just satisfied that I can finally hear this great album.
NOTE 2: The track listing provided by Amazon is incorrect, and actually applies to a different AOR band named Fair Warning from a decade earlier. The real track listing is as follows:
1. Longing For Love
2. When Love Fails
3. The Call of the Heart
4. Crazy
5. One Step Closer
6. Hang On
7. Out on the Run
8. Long Gone
9. The Eyes of Rock
10. Take a Look at the Future
11. The Heat of Emotion
12. Take Me Up
Average customer rating:
- Greatest Rock Album On Earth
- YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!
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Four
Fair Warning
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
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ASIN: B00004SF5N
Release Date: 2006-04-14 |
Tracks:
- Heart On The Run
- Through The Fire
- Break Free
- Forever
- Tell Me I'm Wrong
- Dream
- I Fight
- Time Will Tell
- Eyes Of Love
- Find My Way
- Night Falls
- Wait
- Still I Believe
- For The Young
Album Description
Japanese issue of heavy metal act's 2000 release with an earlier release date as well as one bonus track 'Still I Believe'. 14 tracks in all. Standard jewel case.
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Still I Believe.
Customer Reviews:
Greatest Rock Album On Earth.......2000-04-25
Fair Warning's "Four" is the best rock album I have ever heard beating the masterpiece works such as REO Speedwagon's Hi Infidelity, Journey's Escape, Survivor's Vital Signs and Def Leppard's Hysteria. This rock album has got power, melodies, great hooks as well as excellent pop rock flavor.
The album starts with Heart On The Run, which will bombard you with swishing sound of Japanese sword and shakuhachi-like flute sound. What an oriental and martial arts feel to start the album! Third track Break Free is the best track and would have become Top 10 Billboard single in 1980s. Tell Me I'm Wrong is an excellent ballad with great hit potential. Dream is the highlight of this album and represents what the band is great at, great uptempo-mighty-pop track. Time Will Tell, Eyes of Love, Find My Way, Night Falls are series of pop rock tracks which might attract Ameican AOR fans. Still I Believe is another great ballad and For The Young...Better not spoil the fun. Their music is difficult to describe. I would say they are a bit like Night Ranger, Survivor, and Van Halen with mightier edge. A must buy for all music fans who liked the American hard rock of 80s.
YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!.......2000-03-27
THE TITLE OF MY REVIEW SAYS IT ALL - I LISTENED TO THIS CD LAST NIGHT AND I WAS SPEECHLESS - THIS CD HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST MELODIC ALBUMS OF ALL TIME - I AM A MAJOR FAN OF MELODIC ROCK AND THIS CD IS ONE THAT YOU ONLY DREAM ABOUT - YOU NEVER THINK A CD LIKE THIS WOULD BE RELEASED - "FOUR" IS SOLID, BEAUTIFUL, AND TALENTED WITH A FEW TOUCHES OF HARD MELODIC ROCK MIXED IN - THIS CD, IN MY OPINION, MAKES OTHER PAST MELODIC GROUPS LOOK GENERIC - FAIR WARNING, IN THE 80'S, WOULD HAVE STOLEN THE SPOTLIGHT - THESE GUYS CAN WRITE MUSIC, AND PLAY IT IN A WAY THAT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD TO ANY FAN OF ROCK MUSIC, ESPECIALLY MELODIC ROCK - YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED - KEEP IT UP FAIR WARNING - YOU GET BETTER WITH AGE - ANY PERSON THAT WOULD RATE THIS LOWER THAN 5 STARS NEED NOT GIVE YOUR OPINION OF THIS CD, BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY ARE NOT A FAN OF TRUE TALENTED ROCK MUSIC - THIS CD RANKS IN THE TOP 10 OF MELODIC ROCK (THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE THAT HAS HEARD EVERY ROCK ALBUM POSSIBLE) - THIS CD IS WORTH EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND - DON'T PASS THIS CD UP BECAUSE THE PRICE SEEMS TO HIGH - IT'S WORTH MORE THAN ANY OTHER 3 MELODIC ROCK CD'S I CAN THINK OF PUT TOGETHER
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Decade of Fair Warning Complete Best
Fair Warning
Manufacturer: Avalon Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Hard Rock & Metal
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Rock
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B00005S7FT
Release Date: 2001-12-19 |
Tracks:
- Out on the Run
- Save Me
- Forever
- All on Your Own
- Heart on the Run
- When Love Fails
- I'll Be There
- Tell Me I'm Wrong
- Still I Believe
- Angels of Heaven
- Through the Fire
- Sailing Home
- I Fight
- Eyes of a Stranger
- Come On
- Burning Heart
- Long Gone
Album Description
Japanese edition of 2001 compilation for the melodious metal act includes a limited edition bonus CD with the first pressing only. Bonus tracks include different versions of 'Eyes Of Love', 'Find My Way' & 'For The Young'.
Album Details
Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Three Track CD for a Limited Time.
Customer Reviews:
Great!.......2004-01-18
I've been a fan of Fair Warning's music for several years. This CD culminates a good portion of their greatest songs that I've heard, including "Burning Heart", "Angels of Heaven", "I Fight", and "Out on the Run". A combination of electronic/hard rock, complex melodies, and moving lyrics. Highly recommend!
Music Track:
- Five Man Acoustical Jam [Live]
- Four Seasons of Life
- Get [Live]
- Hero Of The Day (Japan) [EP] [EP] [Import]
- Hidden Treasures (+ Bonus Tracks) [Import]
- High Voltage [Original recording remastered]
- Highway to Hell [Original recording remastered]
- Hold on to the Hollow
- Human Waste
- I, Infidel
Music Track
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