- The Wind · 2003
- Excitable Boy · 1976
- Life'll Kill Ya · 2000
- Life'll Kill Ya · 2000
- Excitable Boy · 1978
- Transverse City · 1989
- Warren Zevon · 1976
- Dead Tracks, Vol. 2 · 2019
- Preludes: The Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Deluxe Edition) · 2007
- Preludes: The Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Deluxe Edition) · 2007
- Preludes: The Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Deluxe Edition) · 2007
- Preludes: The Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Deluxe Edition) · 2007
- Preludes: The Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Deluxe Edition) · 2007
Essential Albums
- Warren Zevon's pungent vocals and dry wit immediately stood out among his California soft-rock contemporaries. But he really got comfortable with his idiosyncratic style on his third album, creating a loose, rocking sound that juxtaposes beautifully with his dark sense of humour. Zevon's flair for irony shines on the twangy "Accidentally Like a Martyr" and the cowboy ballad "Veracruz". While the playful "Werewolves of London" gets the most attention, the macabre title track and mock epic "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" worm deliciously under our skin.
- On one level, Warren Zevon's 1976 album was like the emergence of the '70s L.A. singer/songwriter realm's unruly id. The rampaging, hedonistic "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", the decadent druggie ballad "Carmelita" and the outrageous exploits of "Poor Pitiful Me" set Zevon up as the enfant terrible of the aforementioned scene. But songs like the gorgeous ballad "Hasten Down the Wind" reveal that he was just as adept at crafting a comely tune as buddies like Jackson Browne, who happened to produce the album.
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- The rocker's literate wordplay, acerbic wit and heartfelt songs.
- His wicked imagination made him rock's short-story writer.
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About Warren Zevon
The late Warren Zevon was a singer-songwriter and musician known for his wry, cynical, and often self-deprecating lyrics. ∙ With his duo lyme & cybelle, Zevon had a minor Billboard Pop chart hit in 1966 with the song “Follow Me,” which was produced by sunshine-pop icon Bones Howe. ∙ In the early 1970s, he served as band leader and touring keyboardist for The Everly Brothers and also contributed songwriting and arrangements to several Phil Everly solo albums. ∙ His fame grew after Linda Ronstadt cut several of his songs, including “Hasten Down the Wind”—the title track of her Grammy-winning 1976 LP—and “Carmelita.” ∙ The Jackson Browne-produced 1978 LP Excitable Boy was his highest-charting album, reaching No. 8 on Billboard’s Pop chart and producing the hit “Werewolves of London.” ∙ Under the name Hindu Love Gods, Zevon and three members of R.E.M. released a 1990 album of covers, landing an Alternative radio hit with their take on Prince’s “Raspberry Beret.” ∙ He filled in as host or bandleader on David Letterman’s late-night TV show numerous times, and during a 2002 appearance he shared memorable life advice: “Enjoy every sandwich.” ∙ Zevon won two Grammys for 2003’s The Wind, including Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal, for “Disorder in the House,” a duet with Bruce Springsteen.
- HOMETOWN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- BORN
- 24 de enero de 1947
- GENRE
- Rock