{"id":18126,"date":"2012-02-10T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T13:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=18126"},"modified":"2013-01-28T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T16:23:15","slug":"fair-warning-best-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/fair-warning-best-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Warning | Best and More<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"While we\u2019re waiting patiently for a new studio album from German melodic rock masters Fair Warning, the band has served up a hefty 2-disc greatest hits package titled Best and More<\/em>. There have been a couple of Fair Warning collections already (Early Warnings \u201992-95<\/em> and Decade of Fair Warning<\/em>), but nothing quite this large or comprehensive.<\/p>\n

The 32-song Best and More<\/em> features three songs from 1992\u2019s Fair Warning<\/em>, two from 1993\u2019s Live in Japan<\/em>, two from 1995\u2019s Rainmaker<\/em>, two from 1995\u2019s Live at Home<\/em>, six from 1997\u2019s Go<\/em>, four from 1998\u2019s Live and More<\/em>, two from 2000\u2019s Four<\/em>, two from 2006\u2019s Brother\u2019s Keeper<\/em>, three from 2009\u2019s Aura<\/em> and three from 2010\u2019s Talking Ain\u2019t Enough: Live in Tokyo<\/em>. The remaining three songs are single edits of \u201cLight in the Dark\u201d and \u201cChildren\u2019s Eyes\u201d and a previously unreleased live cover of Led Zeppelin\u2019s \u201cRock n\u2019 Roll.\u201d<\/p>\n

It has to be difficult to come up with a best of package when the band in question has so many great albums and songs. Their first four studio albums are such essential melodic rock records that it seems wrong to omit anything from them. Still, as far as song selection goes, Best and More<\/em> does hit all the highlights. The ratio of album tracks to live versions is way out of proportion though. More than a third of the songs on Best and More are live versions, and while they\u2019re perfectly decent recordings, they pale in comparison to the studio versions.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to get excited about this collection. For newcomers, Best and More<\/em> is a solid overview of Fair Warning\u2019s catalog, but only if you don\u2019t mind lots of live recordings. For longtime fans who already own most of the band\u2019s albums, the fact that the only rarities here are edits or live versions isn\u2019t going to be much of a selling point. What this band really needs to give us is a comprehensive collection \u2013 a box set even \u2013 of all the countless b-sides that have been on their singles, EPs and Japanese releases. That would be something to get excited about.<\/p>\n

Genre: AOR, Melodic Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nTommy Heart (v)
\nHelge Englke (g)
\nUle Ritgen (b)
\nC.C. Behrens (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tBurning Heart
\n2.\tSave Me
\n3.\tAll On Your Own
\n4.\tLonging for Love
\n5.\tWhen Love Fails
\n6.\tAngels of Heaven
\n7.\tOut on the Run
\n8.\tDon\u2019t Give Up
\n9.\tLong Gone
\n10.\tGeneration Jedi
\n11.\tDon\u2019t Keep Me Waiting
\n12.\tStill I Believe
\n13.\tHeart on the Run
\n14.\tHere Comes the Heartache
\n15.\tI\u2019ll Be There
\n16.\tI Fight
\n17.\tThe Way You Want It
\n18.\tRock n\u2019 Roll
\n19.\tA Little More Love
\n20.\tCome On
\n21.\tThe Heart of Summer
\n22.\tAngel of Dawn
\n23.\tThe Call of the Heart
\n24.\tRain Song
\n25.\tLike a Rock
\n26.\tOut of the Night
\n27.\tMeant to Be
\n28.\tDon\u2019t Count on Me
\n29.\tJust Another Perfect Day
\n30.\tLight in the Dark
\n31.\tMan On the Moon
\n32.\tChildren\u2019s Eyes<\/p>\n

Label: SPV<\/p>\n

Website: www.fair-warning.de<\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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