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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 ... Full Descriptiona 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, 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..." Hide Description Life'll Kill Ya Music | List Price | $16.98 (You save $3.49) | | Category | Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Artemis | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  13502  | | CD Universe Part number | 1079007 | | Catalog number | 51268 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 25, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Warren Zevon - vocals, guitar, piccolo, pennywhistle, keyboards, percussion, Theremin
Winston Watson - drums, percussion
Jorge Calderon - vocals, bass, percussion
Curtis King - vocals
Dennis Collins
Babi Floyd
Jimmy Ryan - mandolin
Also: Chuck Prophet |
Warren Zevon Life'll Kill Ya Songs | Song Title | | | 1. | I Was In The House When The House Burned Down |
| 2. | Life'll Kill Ya |
| 3. | Porcelain Monkey |
| 4. | For My Next Trick I'll Need A Volunteer |
| 5. | I'll Slow You Down |
| 6. | Hostage-O |
| 7. | Dirty Little Religion |
| 8. | Back In The High Life Again |
| 9. | My Shit's Fucked Up |
| 10. | Fistful Of Rain |
| 11. | Ourselves To Know |
| 12. | Don't Let Us Get Sick |
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Zevon actually released a record prior to his celebrated self-titled "debut," a record so bad that he took to touring with the Everly Brothers. Whatever he did on the road with them paid off. He returned to recording with bone-rattling West Coast tales of prostitutes, heroin addicts, outlaws and suicidal bar hoppers. Thus, Zevon went, with one record, from playing piano on "Bye Bye Love" to becoming supreme chronicler of L.A.'s underbelly.
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MUTINEER is a comeback of sorts. It was released after something of a delay and is arguably stronger than anything he's done since the late '80s. The sound is more robust, with fuller production and instrumentation augmenting Zevon's baritone. The tipsy-turvy carnival feel of "Something Bad Happened To A Clown" will either enthrall or alienate, depending on your view of carnivals. ...
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Warren Zevon's songs often address the uglier side of life with a black sense of humor and a strong grounding in both the musical and lyrical sides of songcraft. He's a misanthrope, but a lovable one. If you want an idea of the kind of legacy he's left in the 20 years that this comprehensive collection covers, check out the booklet, which contains a testimonial by the bard of inhospitality himself, Hunter S. Thompson, as well as a photo of Zevon and Thompson cavorting with firearms.
I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD draws from all the albums Zevon recorded for Asylum, Virgin and Giant between 1976 and 1995, with particular emphasis on the two misfit singer-songwriter classics that launched his career: 1976's WARREN ZEVON and 1978's EXCITABLE BOY, which between them supply 14 songs here (a couple of them in live renditions). The collection covers the full range of Zevon's work, from his early Los Angeles folk-rock style to ...
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Tony Levin (bass); Anton Fig (drums); Jordan Zevon, David Letterman, Ariel Zevon (background vocals).
Warren Zevon's first release on the Artemis label, LIFE'LL KILL YA, stripped down his sound to bare bones, exposing in sharp relief his sardonic wit and undeniable songcraft. The follow-up MY RIDE'S HERE manages to return to the forceful, full-band rock sound of Zevon's ...
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THE WIND won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Keep Me in Your Heart" was nominated for Song Of The Year and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. "Disorder in the House" won for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and was also nominated for Best Rock Song.
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THE WALKING WOUNDED is Bayside's third album, and shows the band maturing toward a tighter, more developed sound. This is not to say the emo-punk-pop vibe of yore has been discarded; rather, it 's been refined, making the songwriting and musicianship stronger and more assured.
The lead-off title track, for instance, tears ahead with a ferocious riff that gives way to Anthony Ranieri's understated melody lines in the verse before building into a hook-heavy chorus. "Duality," another highlight, mixes nimble punk-pop brightness with the band's more familiar emo qualities. One of Bayside's strongest efforts, THE WALKING WOUNDED shows this alternative ...
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