SPV\/Playground<\/p>\n
In 1990 ZENO was collapsing and bassist Ule W. Ritgen hooked up with vocalist Tommy Heart (ex. V2) aimed high together with guitarists Helge Engelke and Andy Malacek plus drummer C.C. Behrens. Signed by WEA they debuted with their self-titled prima opus in 1991. The resy may be said to be history, eleven albums and especially wealthy sales in Japan it seems. Today Andy Malacek is out of the band since the turn of the century, otherwise the lineup seems stable. The band hibernated around 2002, but returned in 2006, and seems to have a lot of mileage in them yet.<\/p>\n
To capture a career of around 15 active years the band has chosen a massive 32 tracks for their best of. What the \u201c… and More\u201d stands for is up to the listener it seems. They open with a live rendition of \u201cBurning Heart (Talking Ain\u00b4t Enough)\u201d from Tokyo (of cause). That is a sure way of bringing the house down it seems. FAIR WARNING is all about sweet melodies and catchy refrains. Te downside of highly melodic metal is that they often slip into a lack of spark. FAIR WARNING is no exception to the rule, and I feel that 25 tracks might have been wiser. They are not poor musicians, definitely not, the lyrics are fine and the audience seems thrilled in the many live tracks. But many tracks seem interchangeable without many noticing, and the elevator music tag is sometimes hanging in the air. Of cause the highlights are there too, \u201cOut of the Night\u201d being the absolutely finest moment. But 32 tracks? And I wonder if they ever wrote any songs for the Eurovision Song Contest? All in all this is well executed but often anonymous.<\/p>\n
Track List
\nCD1
\nBurning Heart (Talking Ain\u00b4t Enough)
\nSave Me
\nAll on Your Own
\nLonging for Love
\nWhen Love Fails
\nAngels of Heaven
\nOut on the Run
\nDon\u00b4t Give Up
\nLong Gone
\nGeneration Jedi
\nDon\u00b4t Keep Me Waiting
\nStill I Believe
\nHeart on the Run
\nHere Comes the Heartache
\nI\u00b4ll Be There
\nI Fight
\nThe Way You Want It<\/p>\n
CD2
\nRock\u00b4n\u00b4Roll (Previously Unreleased)
\nA Little More Love
\nCome On
\nThe Heart of Summer
\nAngel of Dawn
\nThe Call of the Heart
\nRain Song
\nLike a Rock
\nOut of the Night
\nMeant to Be
\nDon\u00b4t Count on Me
\nJust Another PerfectDay
\nLight in the Dark
\nMan on the Moon
\nChildren\u00b4s Eyes<\/p>\n
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