FAIR WARNING
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FAIR WARNING
Fair Warning is the fourth studio album by American rock band Van Halen. Released on April 29, 1981, it sold more than two million copies, but was still the band's slowest-selling album of the David Lee Roth era. Despite the album's commercially disappointing sales, Fair Warning was met with mostly positive reviews from critics.-Wikipedia
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Van Halen News Desk
contains some of the fiercest, hardest music that Van Halen ever made
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OO Cities
I wouldn't hesitate to call this the best VH album aside from their spectacular debut
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Robert Christgau
Pretty impressive show-off stuff--not just Eddie's latest sound effects, but a few good jokes along with the mean ones and a rhythm section that can handle punk speed emotionally and technically.
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Mark's Record Reviews
I find this underappreciated gem to be the tiniest bit more interesting than the others. And why? 'CAUSE IT'S SO FRIGGIN' DARK!!!!
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Starling
It's their art record and thereby not long on pop bliss, so if that's what you're looking for, skip it; but it doesn't sound like any of their other records, so it gets bonus points.
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All Music
it showcases the coiled power of Van Halen better than any other album, which makes it worth visiting on occasion
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Mike Ladano
It was also the point where, according to Edward Van Halen, the band started butting heads. ... The conflict seeps through the grooves of what might be called an angry hard rock album.
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Metal Rviews
Anyone who is a Van Halen fan should have Fair Warning in their collection. It is the perfect album to listen to when you are mad, want to annoy your next door neighbor or just to get psyched up!
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Glorious Noise
the underbelly of Van Halen’s debauchery began to show itself on their fourth, the impeccable and often overlooked Fair Warning
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Daily Vault
2004 - The album in its entirety is guitar oriented, hard rocking and showcases all four members at their peak. Probably the heaviest of any VH album
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NME
1981 - Fair Warning makes it explicit that Van Halen have become a triumph of Form over Content; only it’s satire and not cartoon.
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Damn Wicked
This classic seems made specifically & especially for us who loved them most
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Alltime Records
Fair Warning is Van Halen at their absolute best.
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Chris Gossett
Review of Fair Warning determines this album to be one of the top three albums in the history of the band.
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Metal Music Archives
2010 - Fair Warning is a perfect mix of darkness and fun though, giving it nice variety ... If you love punchy heavy rock/metal full of killer riffs and bass licks, check this album out.
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Mike Maggot's Classic Rock Album Review
2009 - “Fair Warning” has a darker side to it that only reared its head on this particular album. It sounds like a band that got to the top and saw a little too much and innocence was lost forever.
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