040 - 'FAIR WARNING' WITH WILL WALLNER

040 - 'Fair Warning' with Will Wallner
My Classic Album with Mike Norris

'My Classic Album' crashes into the 1980's as we look back at the most underrated jewel in the David Lee Roth era of Van Halen: 1981's 'Fair Warning'.

Guitarist Will Wallner joins Mike to discuss an album that took Van Halen away from the carefree vibes of their early work towards a darker, heavier and at times more sinister sound. A conversation recorded three months to the day since Eddie Van Halen's passing, 'Fair Warning' stands as a testament to the legendary guitarist's creativity and sheer vision.

 

Did tensions within the band contribute to the sound we hear on 'Fair Warning'? 

How did David Lee Roth come up with the iconic breakdown in 'Unchained'?

How did Eddie come up with the iconic introduction to album opener 'Mean Street'?

 

PLUS: Hear 'Back On The Strip': a world exclusive from Will's band Vain Wallner.

 

Hit the ground running with another episode of 'My Classic Album'.

 

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Music Credits: 'This Is Rock' by Silvia Marchese

'Back On The Strip' by Vain Wallner

039 - 'ELECTRIC WARRIOR' WITH MATTHEW HUGHES

039 - 'Electric Warrior' with Matthew Hughes
My Classic Album with Mike Norris

'My Classic Album' sees in 2021 with an album credited as the very beginning of glam rock fifty years ago. Mike and special guest Matthew Hughes from US rockers Atari Ferrari team up to discuss T.Rex's 1971 album 'Electric Warrior'

Mike and Matthew explore Marc Bolan's beginnings in psychedelic folk duo Tyrannosaurus Rex and the musical journey Marc and T.Rex took to become the first and quintessential glam act in the UK in the early 70's.

 

How has the music on 'Electric Warrior' inspired modern day bands such as the Black Keys, Arcade Fire and the White Stripes?

Why did the iconic 'Get It On' spell the end for Bolan's friendship with DJ John Peel?

Was second single 'Jeepster' released without Marc's blessing?

 

PLUS: Hear 'Heartbreaker', the latest single from Atari Ferrari!

 

Start the new year right with My Classic Album!

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Music Credits: 'This Is Rock' by Silvia Marchese

'Heartbreaker' by Atari Ferrari