Fair Warning
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Fair Warning

Fair Warning formed in Nashville in the mid-1980s with Tommy Shaw on vocals, Mark Spiro on guitar, Dave Amato on bass, and Gary Moon on drums. Their...

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Fair Warning's Nashville rock, from clubs to reunion

A Nashville band that formed in the mid-1980s and kept making guitar-driven rock through lineup shifts and a 2017 reunion.

For their early sound, 'Hey Girl' is the track. Later on, something like 'Sailing Home' from 2017 shows they never really left that lane.

They were part of that Nashville club circuit in the late '80s, and 'Hey Girl' from their 1989 debut got enough radio play to build an audience. Songs like 'Long gone' and 'Sailing Home' show the kind of straightforward, guitar-driven rock they stuck with for decades. Even after members left and returned, that sound stayed consistent.

They formed in Nashville in the mid-1980s with Tommy Shaw on vocals and put out a self-titled debut in 1989. After lineup shifts and some time apart, the original members reconnected and released 'Resurrection' in 2017. Their records like 'The Ultimate Collection' and 'Distant Memory' kept coming out in between.

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Fair Warning formed in Nashville in the mid-1980s with Tommy Shaw on vocals, Mark Spiro on guitar, Dave Amato on bass, and Gary Moon on drums. Their self-titled debut album came out in 1989 and included the track 'Hey Girl,' which got some radio play and helped them build an audience. They played the local club circuit for a while before things got more complicated.

After that first album, the lineup shifted. Shaw dealt with some personal issues, and Amato and Spiro left for a time. The band kept going with different players, putting out records like 'The Ultimate Collection' in 2003 and 'Distant Memory' in 2007. Songs like 'Long gone' and 'Heart On The Run' show the kind of straightforward rock they were known for.

Shaw eventually reconnected with Amato and Spiro, and the original members started working together again. They released 'Resurrection' in 2017 and kept touring. Their sound stayed in that guitar-driven rock lane, with tracks like 'One step closer' and 'Sailing Home' fitting right in with what they'd been doing for years.

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