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 BRILLIANT EPIC HEAVY METAL FUNK 1981 January 1, 2010
Donny G. (San Fransisco bay Area)
Wow this epic heavy metal album from 30 years ago still sounds like its new.
ENOUGH SAID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The fourth Van Halen record, on CD. December 10, 2009
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
Perhaps a slightly, harsher Van Halen has emerged, with songs about the mean streets, and the use of the "F" word, on the record. Also, some interesting synthesizer, bass and drum work on this record, as well. Not to mention the guitar playing, which is always dazzling, on Van Halen records.
FAIR WARNING June 27, 2009
MRT
VAN HALEN'S darkest album with DAVID LEE ROTH on the mike.MEAN STREET,SINNERS SWING, HEAR ABOUT IT LATER,UNCHAINED , SO THIS IS LOVE,DIRT MOVIES, PUSH COMES TO SHOVE,SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE PARK,and ONE FOOT OUT OF THE DOOR make this my favorite VAN HALEN cd.
 Fair Warning: Prepare to be delightfully surprised by Van Halen. April 30, 2009
The Happiest Boy (New London, CT- U.S.A)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I say prepare to be surprised, for I am not a devout fan of Van Halen.
I was never captivated by their sleazy, party-boy attitudes and the lack of progression within their music always made me want to listen to more important artists. Their material, for the most part, is pretty repetitive.
So, for me, it was an unusual occurrence that I listened to more than 3or4 songs from a Van Halen album.
Who would have though?!
It's true, however. I genuinely liked most of "Fair Warning". Only 4 out of 9 songs failed to hold my interest. That may sound like a lot, but as I previously stated, I usually can only bare to listen to 3or4 songs from any given VH record.
Taking that into consideration, here is my list containing all of the songs I loved from "Fair Warning":
Track1- Mean Street
Track2- Dirty Movies
Track4- Hear About it Later
Track5- Unchained
Track6- Push Comes to Shove
The remaining tracks, 3,7,8,9 are very much like the typical VH song- Only moderately interesting in its lyrical content and quite repetitive in its musical structure.
I've read many other reviews for this album, as well as looking it up on wikipedia. All sources confirm that "Fair Warning" was a commercial disappointment at the time of its release. This seems very odd to me. The only other Van Halen album that is as well-crafted as this would be their self-titled debut, yet Fair Warning did not garner the same amount of acclaim or success. I'm not sure why that should have been.
In any case, if, like me, you are only an occasional fan of Van Halen, you'll really like exploring the impressive depths of this album. Or, if you're already one of Van Halen's adoring fans, your sure to have a deeper appreciation for one of your favorite band of artists.
 fairwarning. April 20, 2009
vanfan4life54 (ny usa)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
what can i say about this cd. the band is flailing you can hear it. besides that there are some great guitar work and drumming. but by the time this cd was released when i heard it. it was the cassete version. i listened to it for days. and then its like all the joy and party antics that was vanhalen was gone. i got irratated hearing daves antics. but on the plus side its got some original tunes. which is more than i can say for the diver down cd. which was only second in the worst cd ever created.
besides vanhalen 3.
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