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Giving Us Fair Warning

Just started reading the October 2020 issue featuring the 40-year anniversary of Rush’s Permanent Waves. I think a great story would be to do a 40-year anniversary tribute to Van Halen’s Fair Warning in 2021. I think many GW readers would agree that this album is one of the best electric guitar albums of all time. Plus, it’s been too long since King Edward has been on the cover.

— Erik Geiser

Shredding North of the Border

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