Van_Halen_-_Fair_Warning-1981-MCA

Tracklist (M3U)
# Filename Artist Songname Bitrate BPM
1 01_mean_street-mca.mp3 Van Halen Mean Street 205 Unknown
2 02_dirty_movies-mca.mp3 Van Halen Dirty Movies 205 Unknown
3 03_sinners_swing-mca.mp3 Van Halen Sinner's Swing 202 Unknown
4 04_hear_about_it_later-mca.mp3 Van Halen Hear About It Later 201 Unknown
5 05_unchained-mca.mp3 Van Halen Unchained 204 Unknown
6 06_push_comes_to_shove-mca.mp3 Van Halen Push Comes To Shove 194 Unknown
7 07_so_this_is_love-mca.mp3 Van Halen So This Is Love 214 Unknown
8 08_sunday_afternoon_in_the_park-mca.mp3 Van Halen Sunday Afternoon In The Park 204 Unknown
9 09_one_foot_out_the_door-mca.mp3 Van Halen One Foot Out The Door 227 Unknown
NFO
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Van Halen - Fair Warning + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-27-2006 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1981 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......rainbow Songs........09 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.van-halen.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Van Halen Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Fair Warning Label : Warner Bros ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In 1981 all was not well in the world of the ║ │ │║ mighty VH. Tensions between guitarist Eddie Van ║ │ │║ Halen and singer David Lee Roth had been ║ │ │║ mounting, and it got to the point where Eddie ║ │ │║ had wanted to quite the group. He recorded ║ │ │║ music, possibly for a solo album, Roth heard it, ║ │ │║ and promptly wrote some lyrics--the ║ │ │║ result...FAIR WARNING. A rather, dark, cynical ║ │ │║ album, and one of the finest, if not finest, ║ │ │║ recording Van Halen ever made. The tensions ║ │ │║ within the band helped to fuel the fire, the ║ │ │║ intensity, and the passion of the recording ║ │ │║ process. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ With the exception of Van Halen 3, (with ║ │ │║ vocalist Gary Cherone) "Fair Warning" was the ║ │ │║ least commercially successful Van Halen album. ║ │ │║ Although it is generally regarded among fans ║ │ │║ (especially VH purists) to be one of the bands' ║ │ │║ best albums. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Although still a "party" album, complete with ║ │ │║ sing-along choruses, "Fair Warning" is by far ║ │ │║ the band's darkest album. The overall vibe of ║ │ │║ the album, as well as Eddie Van Halen's riffs ║ │ │║ and solos, while undeniably catchy with great ║ │ │║ hooks, also have a cloudy somberness to them. ║ │ │║ David Lee Roth's lyrics, for the most part, are ║ │ │║ also somewhat more cynical than most of his ║ │ │║ work, before or since. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Fair Warning" shows Van Halen at their zenith. ║ │ │║ Truth be told--the first six Van Halen albums ║ │ │║ are all masterpieces and essential to any great ║ │ │║ rock collection, but "Fair Warning" is the crown ║ │ │║ jewel of VH's output. Even more so than the ║ │ │║ classic debut album. "Fair Warning" simply shows ║ │ │║ each member of the band, and the band overall as ║ │ │║ a unit, at their finest. "Fair Warning" ║ │ │║ demonstrates Eddie Van Halen's best riffs, ║ │ │║ solos, and overall playing. It's flashy, yet not ║ │ │║ self-indulgent, intense, yet also has a lot of ║ │ │║ soul, something that a lot of technical wizards ║ │ │║ lack. It was on "Fair Warning" that Eddie found ║ │ │║ the "brown sound." ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Fair Warning" is also singer David Lee Roth's ║ │ │║ finest hour. His lyrics and delivery are at ║ │ │║ their most witty, ironic and colorful ║ │ │║ height--like in the classic "one break, ║ │ │║ commmming uppp!"--from "Unchained" (which was on ║ │ │║ the spur-of-the-moment, and not pre-planned). On ║ │ │║ "Fair Warning," David Lee Roth is immortalized ║ │ │║ as the world's coolest frontman, ever. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Fair Warning" also shows Van Halen's rhythm ║ │ │║ section at their best. Bassist Michael Anthony ║ │ │║ has never been hailed as the world's greatest ║ │ │║ living bassist. He is primly there to serve, ║ │ │║ along with drummer Alex Van Halen as the musical ║ │ │║ backbone of the band, to let Eddie do his thing. ║ │ │║ On "Fair Warning," although his lines are pretty ║ │ │║ straightforward, they are also right upfront. ║ │ │║ You can hear the bass throughout the entire ║ │ │║ disc, it really stands out and enhances the ║ │ │║ sound and vibe of the album overall. On songs ║ │ │║ like "Push Comes to Shove" and "So This is ║ │ │║ Love," you can get into the bass as much as any ║ │ │║ other aspect of the sound. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Mean Street" opens with the sound of a ║ │ │║ guitar--quite at first, and then getting louder ║ │ │║ and louder--of Eddie noodling on the fretboard. ║ │ │║ And then the main riff kicks in, a mean, killer ║ │ │║ riff, one of 80s rocks' finest. At this point ║ │ │║ you are thrust into the all-consuming greatness ║ │ │║ that is classic Van Halen. This mid-tempo rocker ║ │ │║ simply shows classic Van Halen at their ║ │ │║ best--young, invigorated, ready to kill. "Fair ║ │ │║ Warning" then moves into the dark, highly ║ │ │║ underrated "Dirty Movies." This song starts out ║ │ │║ melodic, yet somewhat morose and creepy. The ║ │ │║ underwhellming drums at the beginning add the ║ │ │║ perfect effect. After a few seconds the main ║ │ │║ riff kicks in, and this loud and heavy, yet ║ │ │║ midtempo, melodic rocker begins. This ode to the ║ │ │║ porn industry shows the band at it's most ║ │ │║ cynical--from the perspective of its rowdy ║ │ │║ audience. The radio staple "Sinners Swing" is a ║ │ │║ bit more upbeat, but only slightly so. The ║ │ │║ midtempo "Hear About it Later," a song about ║ │ │║ unfaithfulness, is bitter, yet confident. The ║ │ │║ rhythm section towards the end of the song--with ║ │ │║ Michael Anthony's pounding bass over Alex Van ║ │ │║ Halen's light percussion is magnificently ║ │ │║ stunning. "Unchained" is undeniably the albums' ║ │ │║ highlight and one of Van Halen's, and rocks' ║ │ │║ greatest songs. From the classic opening chords, ║ │ │║ the fast paced riff, to it's conclusion, this ║ │ │║ song is a masterpiece, and simply shows VH at ║ │ │║ their peak. The album comes back to earth with ║ │ │║ the funky, disco-like "Push Comes to Shove." "So ║ │ │║ This is Love?" is one of Van Halen's best songs. ║ │ │║ It's incredibly catchy, with a great bass intro, ║ │ │║ and great riff and hook. If you listen to "So ║ │ │║ this is Love," it is guaranteed to put a smile ║ │ │║ on your face, that's how magical it is. "Sunday ║ │ │║ Afternoon in the Park" is a foggy, somewhat ║ │ │║ offbeat instrumental. It adds a nice touch to ║ │ │║ the album overall. This instrumental leads into ║ │ │║ the short-but-sweet closing "One Foot Out the ║ │ │║ Door" which shows Diamond Dave at his meanest, ║ │ │║ with lyrics like "Now I'm gonna lose it 'cause ║ │ │║ that son-of-a-bitch"...A perfect conclusion to ║ │ │║ the perfect record. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Before Van Halen wrote songs like "Why Can't ║ │ │║ this be Love," before the lead-singer soap ║ │ │║ opera, there was a time when Van Halen was ║ │ │║ rightfully called the Mighty Van Halen, and ║ │ │║ "Fair Warning" proves it. The best word to ║ │ │║ describe Van Halen at this stage in their career ║ │ │║ is, quite simply, cool. "Fair Warning" is simply ║ │ │║ one of the best, coolest rock albums you will ║ │ │║ ever hear in your life. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The 2000 remaster sounds especially clear and ║ │ │║ sharp. You can make out subtle things that were ║ │ │║ easy to miss on the original CD pressing. Now ║ │ │║ "Fair Warning" can be enjoyed in all its ║ │ │║ greatness. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Well I'm just writing to confirm what everyone ║ │ │║ already knows. Fair Warning is their darkest, ║ │ │║ moodiest album. It is their least commercially ║ │ │║ successful album (we're not even counting VH3 ║ │ │║ with Cherone-don't go there!!) and it is by far ║ │ │║ a fan favorite and as one reviewer put it, "vh ║ │ │║ purists" like it the most. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I grew up with 1984 and the Van Halen debut CD. ║ │ │║ I didn't really even look into Fair Warning ║ │ │║ until years later. What I found was an album ║ │ │║ with some cover art of an old painting, a ║ │ │║ collage of abstract 1920's people...and I could ║ │ │║ make out some kid in a street punching some guy ║ │ │║ on the ground in the face! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This album will do that to you! It is POWERFUL. ║ │ │║ It is DARK. It is HEAVY. And it is fun. My ║ │ │║ favorite songs are when the brooding bass solo ║ │ │║ of "one sunday afternoon in the park" goes into ║ │ │║ the song "got one foot out the door". The ║ │ │║ crescendo of the bass going into that song is ║ │ │║ brilliantly done. Other songs I like (I like the ║ │ │║ whole album!) are Fair Warning, especially the ║ │ │║ lyrics from the song Mean Street: ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "See, a gun is real easy ║ │ │║ in this desperate part of town ║ │ │║ Turns you from hunted into hunter (Yeah) ║ │ │║ You go an' hunt somebody down ║ │ │║ Wait a minute, ah Somebody said Fair warning, ║ │ │║ Lord, ║ │ │║ strike that poor boy down!" ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ What's so great about Roth-era albums is their ║ │ │║ raw energy...you have Eddie's signature guitars ║ │ │║ needling away in the foreground while the ║ │ │║ background has his dark, deep bass and drums ║ │ │║ going on. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Unlike Van Halen's other David Lee Roth-era ║ │ │║ albums, not a single party anthem was included - ║ │ │║ in its place was an unmistakable feeling of ║ │ │║ strife and friction, both lyrically and ║ │ │║ musically. The album opener, "Mean Street," ║ │ │║ contains a furious guitar intro by Eddie before ║ │ │║ leading into one of VH's funkiest grooves. While ║ │ │║ the mood is eased from time to time throughout ║ │ │║ ("Dirty Movies," "Hear About It Later," "Push ║ │ │║ Comes to Shove"), the album is simply an ║ │ │║ unapologetic ass-kicker - "Sinner's Swing!," ║ │ │║ "Unchained," "So This Is Love?," and "One Foot ║ │ │║ Out the Door" capture the band at its red-hot ║ │ │║ fiercest. Along with their self-titled debut and ║ │ │║ 1984, Fair Warning is an undisputed Van Halen ║ │ │║ masterpiece. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Mean Street [05:01] │ │ 02 - Dirty Movies [04:08] │ │ 03 - Sinner's Swing [03:10] │ │ 04 - Hear About It Later [04:34] │ │ 05 - Unchained [03:30] │ │ 06 - Push Comes To Shove [03:49] │ │ 07 - So This Is Love [03:07] │ │ 08 - Sunday Afternoon In The Park [01:58] │ │ 09 - One Foot Out The Door [01:58] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [31:15 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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