In 1981, during the recording of Fair Warning , Eddie’s desire for darker, more complex songs in minor keys was at odds with Roth’s pop tastes and style. Nonetheless, Roth and veteran Warner Bros. rock producer Ted Templeman acquiesced to Eddie’s wishes on this album. Doug Messenger recalled how Ed and engineer Don Landee rerecorded the ” Unchained ” solo hours after Ted “stormed out of” the studio. This darker album only reached platinum status after $250,000 of payola pushed it up nationwide from 400,000 copies.
In 1981, during the recording of Fair Warning , Eddie’s desire for
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