Most guitar players will say Fair Warning and me too! There’s a song on that album that’s been sort of forgotten in favor of Unchained or Mean Streets and rightly so. But the song I’m referring to is When Push Comes To Shove. I didn’t like it at first but boy has that song grown on me. It’s packed with all kinds of good stuff including at the start of the song, a cool little rant from Dave complaining that it’s cold in the room, asking if a bottle has anything left in it and asks for a cigarette. Ed does some nice volume swells with controlled feedback. The lyrics are cool but the best thing about this song is the solo by Ed. I think it’s one of his best ever. It sounds angry and rude. Ed says it was a first take solo. I’ve tried to play this solo for years but it’s too tough. Dweezil Zappa has also said it’s one of Ed’s best solos ever. It’s a moody song and Dave does a great job creating that moody atmosphere.
@stevelongmusic880
13 күн бұрын
Oh yeah good song! Ed has a ton going on. Definitely one of his best! Thanks for pointing that out to me, can’t believe I didn’t mention it. Thanks gor watching!
@rticle15
Ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video. Imo, Fair Warning is the best VH album. Every musician is at the top of their game and the songs rock. My only beef is the strange mix on So This is Love. After that is 1984 and WACF. I think 1984 might be their most solid album start to finish.
@stevelongmusic880
Ай бұрын
Thank you! Fair Warning is a great album. Thanks for watching!
@darcybarnes6970
4 ай бұрын
Right on!
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@edwardwille3986
Ай бұрын
Excellent video. I enjoyed it. May I ask what software you use to edit your video?
@stevelongmusic880
Ай бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I use Davinci Resolve. The free version is pretty robust, but I finally opted to get the paid version. Still learning! Thanks for watching!
@Will_Fisterbottom
4 ай бұрын
It may be wrong ...but im glad van halen is gone you can have Van halen without dave or sammy or alex but without Eddie there is no van halen
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
I agree, without Eddie, it just can't be. I'm really glad, at least for the time being, they aren't trying to keep it rolling. I hope they don't. Thanks for watching!
@southpawjimmy9735
4 ай бұрын
Fair Warning is the hardest album to rank. Those three songs are all way, way up there. But the rest of the album is sort of meh, at least relatively to their catalogue.
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, kinda how I felt. Thanks for watching!
@markc5771
4 ай бұрын
A Different Kind of Truth would have been better if Sammy were the singer.
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, you might be right. Some of the songs definitely. Thanks for watching!
Yeah, its all subjective. I love everything they did, so I just tried to think of what I liked better, but Fair Warning is a great album. Thanks for watching!
@BruceStephan
4 ай бұрын
FAIR WARNING . First album with no cover tunes . Always been Ed's favorite . One of the lesser selling albums because Warner Brothers did very little promotion for it .
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Yeah that is a great album! Thanks for watching!
@lw3918
4 ай бұрын
5150 hands down without a doubt.
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Great album for sure! Thanks for watching!
@diamondd2778
4 ай бұрын
Ou812 far too high ADKOT far too low FAIR WARNING! FAR FAR FAR TOO LOW! Great list bro
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Thanks man! Yeah, thus the subjective ear of the listener. Like I said it was hard, because in reality, I pretty much love almost everything the did. Thanks watching!
@diamondd2778
4 ай бұрын
@stevelongmusic880 great list . Always good to hear others opinions . Keep on rockin bro
@samuelpredieri9834
4 ай бұрын
5150, then For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
@LBrawn
4 ай бұрын
where is OU812?
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
I got it at #6, but I love the album :)
@southpawjimmy9735
4 ай бұрын
Fun aside, if Eat em and Smile was ranked with these, where would you put it. I'm thinking top two.
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Hmmm...wow, thats a good question. Hadn't even thought about that. That album and skyscraper were great! I'm gonna have to think about that one. Thanks for watching and giving me something to ponder :)
@rticle15
Ай бұрын
Your Filthy Little Mouth is an interesting Dave album if youve never heard it. Very quirky and eclectic but i like a lot of it.
@vanhalenrulz9474
4 ай бұрын
(1) Van Halen (2) Van Halen II (3) Fair Warning (4) Women And Children First (5) 1984 (6) 5150 (7) Diver Down (8) OU812 (9) A Different Kind Of Truth (10) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (11) Balance (12) Van Halen III
@pamoffa
4 ай бұрын
I'm 58 so I grew up with it which is funny because I'm more on the Sammie stuff, I do have to say one song that really gets me as one of their best is DOA love it and think it is perfect.
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah GREAT song! Thanks for watching!
@SeeCSeesCC
4 ай бұрын
❤you are accomplishing musical elevation on your channel here. GO Steve!!!
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
hah thank you!
@bobbyevans6590
4 ай бұрын
Van Halen one
@Will_Fisterbottom
4 ай бұрын
VH1 then fair warning then 1984 ....VH3 was terrible
@stevelongmusic880
4 ай бұрын
Yeah, not everyone liked VH3, I get it :)
@Will_Fisterbottom
4 ай бұрын
@@stevelongmusic880 an it's really nothing against them I was still kinda mad that DLR didn't get to come back cuz I'm a Dave guy the greatest front man in the business not the best singer just the best front man but i actually liked Extreme it just didn't fit
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