Sometimes the constricting circle of Zevon’s spotlight produces strangely stilted music, such as 1995’s Mutineer about as often, it engenders brilliance along the lines of 1989’s sprawling Transverse City. Like Prine, too, he’s spent the last couple decades quietly going about his business, although the further he recedes from the commercial glory days of “Werewolves Of London”, the more his cult shrinks. Though the album predated Zevon's fatal cancer diagnosis by two years, its title track, as well as standout cuts like "My Shit's Fucked Up" and "Don't Let Us Get Sick," brought the album critical praise as a "mournful lament on the aging process and the inevitable decay that accompanies it." Available now for the first time on colored vinyl.“You’ve got an invalid haircut/And it hurts when you smile.” With the opening lines to the title track of his latest album, Warren Zevon further establishes his reputation as a songwriter to equal John Prine. Powered by Broadtime Tuneportals More Info:įirst Time on Colored vinyl. Following a decade of stagnation and waning interest, legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, who masked his soft side with his sarcastic, lyrical prose, entered the new millennium with his acclaimed 10th studio album Life'll Kill Ya. And of course, they're absolutely correct." You always want to try and tell younger people that, which is very difficult because they don't really hear it because they feel a life has been imposed on them. "I think you have to spend a fair amount of time realizing that you will be, so that you'll remember to enjoy everything you possibly can every minute you're not. "I mean, the fact that life will kill you is just that," Zevon told Rolling Stone upon the album's release. Despite helping with a successful comeback, Life'll Kill Ya's content was revealed all too true when, in 2003, Zevon passed away of pleural mesothelioma. Kolderie and Sean Slade (the producing duo responsible for Radiohead's Pablo Honey), Zevon's songwriting collaborator Jorge Calderón added a lighthearted accent to Zevon's musical portraits of doom and gloom. Engineered as a comeback vehicle, co-produced by Paul Q. Other highlights include "Porcelain Monkey," which puts Elvis Presley in Zevon's sardonic crosshairs, a cover of Steve Winwood's "Back In The High Life Again" sounds as if it were written for Zevon, and "Fistful of Rain" is a melodious examination of the fickle nature of fame. Ship To Shore PhonoCo's reissue of Life'll Kill Ya features expanded liner notes and rare photos from Jorge Calderón, Zevon's son, Jordan, and Dawes' Taylor Goldsmith. Though the album predated Zevon's fatal cancer diagnosis by two years, its title track, as well as standout cuts like "My Shit's Fucked Up" and "Don't Let Us Get Sick," brought the album critical praise as a "mournful lament on the aging process and the inevitable decay that accompanies it." Available now for the first time on colored vinyl. Rick And Morty: The Complete Sixth Seasonįirst Time on Colored vinyl. Following a decade of stagnation and waning interest, legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, who masked his soft side with his sarcastic, lyrical prose, entered the new millennium with his acclaimed 10th studio album Life'll Kill Ya. Survival: Original Jamaican Version Īll Quiet on the Western Front Legend: Original Jamaican Version Ĭonfrontation: Original Jamaican Version īabylon By Bus: Original Jamaican Version Good Luck Ģ9: Written In Stone: Live From Music City The Sophtware Slump Īoife O'Donovan Plays Nebraska The Dark Side Of The Moon: Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974 The Dark Side Of The Moon: 50th Anniversary Bob Marley - Tuff Gong Jamaica Pressingsĭid you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.Black Friday 2022 Exclusive Releases at Electric Fetus.
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