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Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy CD


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The terrain is unsettling, bizarre and often soaked with blood. Stalking across the landscape are pina colada-sipping werewolves, headless mercenaries, and desperate gamblers. That the sound and overall musical mood of the record is upbeat underscores Zevon's ability to attach a winning melody to a gallow's tale. The home runs are the instantly memorable "Werewolves of London," the murderous glee of "Excitable Boy," and the affecting "Accidentally Like a Martyr." The inclusion of obvious filler cuts detract from the overall focus of the record but that is a small complaint. After all, it takes a special man to turn a tale of rape and murder into a cheery singalong.

Warren Zevon came roaring out of the '70s touchy-feely California singer-songwriter gene pool with one hand on the piano and the other waving a pistol. While his more genteel peers were primarily concerned with taking it easy, Zevon crawled under the seedy side of L.A. and poured it into his ivories, taking in every ounce of decadence and excess. Although the weight the underworld would eventually all but break him, EXCITABLE BOY finds Zevon empowered by his surroundings.

Personnel includes: Warren Zevon (vocals, piano, organ); Danny Kortchmar (guitar, percussion); Arthur Gerst (harp); Waddy Wachtel, Jim Horn (saxophone); Kenny Edwards, John McVie, Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar (bass); Rick Marotta, Mick Fleetwood, Jeff Porcaro (drums); Greg Ladanyi (percussion); Karla Bonoff, Jennifer Warnes, Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderon, J.D. Souther, Linda Rondstadt (background vocals).

Uncut (9/03, p.96) - "...Zevon took the vernacular of the pop song into uncharted, bloody territory..."
Dirty Linen (p.44) - "Tule's Blues' is a lovely, slightly rambling love song with only Zevon's piano."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "With the band ribald, raunchy and right beside him on every syllable, he pounds that piano, relentless raw rocking. He howls and roars and guffaws."

Excitable Boy Music

Category	Rock Albums, Rock/Pop CDs, Hard Rock, Singer/Songwriter
Label	Elektra
Orig Year	1978
All Time Product Rank	8,723
CD Universe Part number	1095194
Catalog number	118
Discs	1
Release Date	Oct 25, 1990
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Jackson Browne; Waddy Wachtel
Engineer	Greg Ladanyi; Dennis Kirk
Recording Time	31 minutes
Personnel	Jim Horn - saxophone Jeff Porcaro - drums Linda Ronstadt - background vocals Waddy Wachtel Mick Fleetwood John McVie Leland Sklar - bass Danny Kortchmar - guitar, percussion Bob Glaub Rick Marotta List all 19 contributors

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy Songs

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Song

Time

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Johnny Strikes Up the Band Lp Version

2:52

$0.99

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner Lp Version

3:48

$0.99

Excitable Boy Lp Version

2:43

$0.99

Excitable Boy Music Review

Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

5 stars Just darn good music
I just finished listening to this album for the first time, and I'm thoroughly impressed. To me, this stuff is up there with The Beatles' best material. Zevon's voice is one of the best male voices I've heard. Just excellent music.
Submitted by CD_Music_Freak (Earth)
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4 stars EXCITABLE BOY BITES WEREWOLF!!!!!
so-cal pop meets the twlight zone.even
the not-so-good songs are good with
excellent arrangements performed by a cast of studio stalwarts with zevon's
creepy-breathless-tender vocals topping the mix. i predict you'll be
hooked. ah-oooooooooo!!
Submitted by a reviewer (union city,tn)
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3 stars Even better than I remember.
Ordered a CD to replace a record I had long ago and it is even better than I remember. Warren will be missed.
Submitted by brendan (Connecticut)
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5 stars a 70's must have!!!
Warren's powerful vocals are edgy and tender at the same time through out this album. A great mix of songs!!! This album kept good ol' rock going when dastardly disco was en vogue. If you love rock, this is a must have!!!
Submitted by geezer53 (lehigh valley, PA, usa)
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