30-11-2011, 02:03
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WARREN ZEVON "original albums series"
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WARREN ZEVON "bad luck streakin dancing school" cd, 1980.
this is the third disc in this five disc set by Zevon...
like the other albums thus so far it features many guest appearances, this time by Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Linda Ronstadt, one song here (bed of coals) was co-written with T-Bone Burnett, another (jeannie needs a shooter) was co-written with Bruce Springsteen.
this was released hot on the heels of his second album which contained the hit "werewolves of london", but chart success did not equal that one, with this album reaching only #20 in the Us charts, and the single "a certain girl" only managing #57 also...guess its always going to be hard to emulate such a unique sounding track as "werewolves" without comparrisons being drawn.
nevertheless, another great album by Zevon IMO...a couple of ballads on here as well as some mighty fine rock, along with a couple of dumbass instrumentals( which incidently leave the album just short of a "love" rating for me), had the two instrumentals not been on here, then the album would rate a very high 2.6 and my favourite of his three i have listened to so far...
the subject matter here is much the same as the preceeding albums...a couple of love songs, songs of addiction,price of fame and a couple about mercenary's.
all in all another cracker of an album by Warren Zevon...im just so pee'd off that i never discovered him earlier as i truly feel that i have missed out on his career at a time when he was actually popular!
think i just figured out who Zevon reminds me of...the sartarical biting nature of Lou Reed, crossed with the melodies of Nick Lowe!?!?
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: interlude #1 & #2
best track: gorilla, youre a desperado
tracks:
1. bad luck streak in dancing school ***
2. a certain girl ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHTbkVDwAl0 live
3. jungle work **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0uGvZu52b0 live
4. empty handed heart **
5. interlude #1 *
6. play it all night long ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsJlqgoSC...re=related audio
7. jeannie needs a shooter **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpuizLT_Cao audio
8. interlude #2 *
9. bill lee **
10.gorilla, youre a desperado ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epov4_3h2-w live
11.bed of coals ***
12. wild age **
3s=6
2s=4
1s=2
rating: 2.3
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.