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Though he would eventually succumb to cancer in 2003, on this 2000 release life hadn't killed Warren Zevon just yet, though scrapes with doom inform LIFE'LL KILL YA's sensibility, and Zevon responds with his trademark gallows humor as well as a surprisingly lighter touch. Here, the excitable, piano-pounding artist surrounds himself with acoustic guitars, harmonicas, and pennywhistles; concise simplicity is the order of the day, and this sense of economy allows lines like "I can see me bound and gagged / Dragged behind the clown mobile" some breathing room. The arguable red herring is a bizarrely straight reading of Steve Winwood's mid-'80s hit "Back in the High Life." Ironically, the album's most gripping aspect is its very modesty and lack of clutter. Apparently, when the Reaper is looming nearby, it's best to travel light.

Recorded at Anatomy Of A Headache, Los Angeles, California; Ft. Apache, Cambridge, Massachusettes; The Magic Shop, New York, New York.

Personnel: Warren Zevon (vocals, guitar, piccolo, pennywhistle, keyboards, percussion, Theremin); Jorge Calderon (vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion); Curtis King, Dennis Collins, Babi Floyd (vocals); Chuck Prophet (guitar); Jim Ryan , Jimmy Ryan (mandolin); Winston Watson (drums, snare drum, percussion).

Recording information: Anatomy Of A Headache; Los Ang; Ft. Apache, Cambridge, MA; Ft. Apache; Cambridge, Massachu; The Magic Shop, New York, NY; The Magic Shop; New York, NY.

Photographer: Jonathan Exley.

Personnel: Warren Zevon (vocals, guitar, piccolo, pennywhistle, keyboards, percussion, Theremin); Jorge Calderon (vocals, bass, percussion); Babi Floyd, Dennis Collins, Curtis King (vocals); Chuck Prophet (guitar); Jimmy Ryan (mandolin); Winston Watson (drums, percussion).

Rolling Stone (2/17/00, p.57) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...morbidly engrossing....[It] seesaws between gallows humor and hopeful yearning, with the balance tilting towards the former..."
Entertainment Weekly (1/28/00, p.106) - "...one of the '70s most gifted musicians has pulled off a CD that resonates with the quizzical poignancy of midlife survival while harking back to his delectably deranged EXCITABLE BOY heyday..." - Rating: A-
Q (2/00, p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...a quality record packed with ironic, sarcastic, nakedly emotional, funny and gut-wrenching songs....business as usual, but, God, he's good at it..."
Uncut (9/03, p.96) - "...The songs are consistently funny, mordant, touching, and wise..."
CMJ (1/24/00, p.29) - "...arguably his best collection of new material since 1978's EXCITABLE BOY....[his] dry, twisted voice is accompanied by rock instrumentation that is appropriately sparse....The poetic irony of songs such as the title track...ring through with well-deserved clarity."
No Depression (3-4/00, pp.110-111) - "...With LIFE'LL KILL YA, Zevon...assemble[s] 12 thoughtful, often caustically funny, always intimately felt songs....[he] varies pitch between rumbling basso and expressively strained falsetto, yet his overall tone remains steady..."
Mojo (Publisher) (2/00, p.90) - "...his wryness and acuity...recall Randy Newman, though with less winsome, more militaristic melodies and a savage, pugilistic vocal..."
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Category Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Singer/Songwriter
Label Artemis
Orig Year 2000
All Time Sales Rank   13383  
CD Universe Part number 1079007
Discs 1
Release Date Jan 25, 2000
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Paul Q. Kolderie; Sean Slade
Engineer Paul Q. Kolderie; Sean Slade
Recording Time 40 minutes
Personnel Curtis King - vocals
Jorge Calderon - vocals, bass, percussion
Dennis Collins
Warren Zevon - vocals, guitar, piccolo, pennywhistle, keyboards, percussion, Theremin
Jimmy Ryan - mandolin
Babi Floyd - vocals
Jim Ryan
Winston Watson - drums, snare drum, percussion

Also: Chuck Prophet
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.I Was in the House When the House Burned Down
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Life'll Kill Ya
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Porcelain Monkey
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.For My Next Trick I'll Need a Volunteer
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.I'll Slow You Down
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Hostage-O
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Dirty Little Religion
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Back in the High Life Again  
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.My Shit's Fucked Up
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Fistful of Rain
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Ourselves to Know
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Don't Let Us Get Sick

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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

4 stars warren is the best!
what can you say. it is warren saying what he wants as only hhe can.
Submitted by peterjwagner (elk grove,il.) Verified Buyer
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5 stars Great album.
Dark and beautiful.
Submitted by Someone in (San Rafael, CA, USA)
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3 stars Consistently Amazing
This album is amazing in way only Warren could make it. Filled with wrenching songs, at the same time dry, witty and comical. It is eerie how prophetic songs like " My Sh!t's F@cked Up" and "Don't Let Us Get Sick" are in light of his death from cancer only three years later. Warren Zevon was one of the greatest songwriting talents of his time and this album shows it.
Submitted by Andrew (Elk Grove, IL, USA)
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