--- product_id: 53234336 title: "Fair Warning" brand: "van halen" price: "€ 128.05" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/53234336-fair-warning store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Fair Warning **Brand:** van halen **Price:** € 128.05 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Fair Warning by van halen - **How much does it cost?** € 128.05 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/53234336-fair-warning) ## Best For - van halen enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted van halen brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description ## Images ![Fair Warning - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51oS1sMdn1L.jpg) ![Fair Warning - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/818bZh5VBBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Fair Warning - a flawed masterpiece? *by D***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 25 August 2020* Fair Warning is what I'd describe as Van Halen's brilliantly dark flawed masterpiece (we'll get to the flawed bit). One look at Eddie's choice of album cover and you know this isn't going to have an update of "Dance The Night Away".  I bought this album when it was released and was blown away by the approach - although similar to the previous album (Women and Children First) having all original tracks, it was much darker.  The opener "Mean Street" is one of VH's longest numbers (at 5 mins.) - what an intro, with Eddie's guitar tone now razor sharp and David Lee Roth's lyrics as bleak as can be.  "Dirty Movies" is sheer sleaze and "Sinners Swing!" shows why Eddie is the riff and rhythm king.  "Hear About It Later" ended the LP side 1 - with its gentle intro and chorus it comes as quite a surprise after the onslaught but turns out to be only a brief pause in proceedings as side 2 carried on the metal meanness with "Unchained" - Ed's drop D tuning and flangerized (is that a word?) riff dimming the already dark tone even more.  The mood lightens slightly with the reggae-infused "Push Comes To Shove" and more so with "So This Is Love?", a typical VH party number, with great bass from Michael Anthony, Eddie ripping into his solo and a familiar DLR tale of female fancification (not sure if that's a word either!).And now for the flawed bit.  Fair Warning ends with two tracks which are both 2 min numbers - "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" and "One Foot Out The Door".  Van Halen albums had always been short (30 - 33 mins) and this one was no different, but the instrumental "Sunday Afternoon In The Park" is a synthesizer-driven sonic splodge - not somewhere I want to spend a Sunday afternoon (or any afternoon).  Then there's the throwaway "One Foot Out The Door" - apparently they were being rushed to finish the album (which had taken over a week to record!).  Although Eddie's superb extended outro solo comes to the rescue, the damage had been done.  So, for me, there's only 28 mins of worthwhile material here - albeit very worthwhile material.  The album was not as successful commercially as it's predecessors but artistically is arguably the band's best.  No big hit singles this time, although "Unchained" would become a firm live fave. So a flawed masterpiece is how I'd describe it. Arguably Van Halen's finest hour (or half-hour).  VH records always sounded great due to producer Ted Templeman and engineer Donn Landee's skills in the studio but also because they were so short (which suited vinyl) - although they never seemed short to me at the time.  The remaster sounds great - just like the LP and like the rest of the 2000 remaster series it has a 3 page fold-out inlay with the original artwork from the album inner sleeve.  Although sometimes it can be good to have bonus tracks and a booklet with an essay, photos and reviews etc., I'm more than happy to have this 'just as it was' and let the original product do the talking.  It's more than capable. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Fair Warning *by M***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 6 February 2012* Prior to buying this album (in the remastered form - which is essential), I'd only ever heard Unchained (itself one of VH's best songs). Many reviews had put me off stating this to be a darker album with less party style anthems we/I had become accustomed to. Now I have heard it in its entirety (and this is an album that works better by listening in one sitting than as standalone tracks), it ranks as my joint #1 album by the band (alongside VHII).Every song is a winner. The opening Mean Streets is full of streetwise sass, you can imagine it scoring the opening to a New York Scorsese movie. In fact, where Women & Children First was the soundtrack to many a summer BBQ along the American West Coast in 1980, a year later this soundtracks the dark neon lit underbelly of the East Coast. It is a darker album without a doubt but not darker in a sombre way.It's possibly the most `heavy metal' Van Halen have ever been......And it totally Rocks! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars What a KILLER album!! *by C***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 17 April 2012* I loved all VH best stuff, the first release "Van Halen", 1984, I even like 5150 for all you sammy fans.Personally for me this is the best VH album ever, it has the sound of eddie finally being allowed to let loose with his own composition. Other VH feel a bit like DLR and his band where as this feels like its eddies band.Fair Warning also has the most "album" feel of any of their albums I've heard. Some albums have the feeling of a collection of songs brought together fair warning really flows much better.For eddies guitar/synth enthusiasts, this is a must. Although the last two tracks aren't my favourite all the first 7 are genius. I can live with that! 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