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MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT WARREN ACTUALLY RECORDED AN ALBUM IN 1969 THAT MET WITH WAY LESS THAN POSITIVE CRITICAL ACCLAIM. THIS COLLECTION IS REGARDED AS HIS "FIRST" BECAUSE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND ALMOST "PUT HIM ON THE MAP". OF COURSE, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL "WEREWOLVES OF LONDON" OFF OF EXCITABLE BOY(1978) WAS AIRPLAYED. THIS 1976 HAS SOME TRUE CLASSICS LIKE "POOR, POOR PITIFUL ME" AND "I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD" (HE'S SLEEPING NOW). MY TWO PERSONAL FAVORITES ARE "MAMA COULDN'T BE PERSUADED" AND "CARMELITA". LISTEN FOR LINDA RONSTADT'S BEAUTIFUL VOICE ON A COUPLE OF CUTS. TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE WHO LIVED THE "LIFE" AND LIVED TO TALK ABOUT IT, THIS ALBUM SOUNDED GOOD BACK THEN AND IT STILL SOUNDS GREAT TODAY!
This is an album I listened to decades ago, It's filled with numerous stirring songs. This gave us a glimpse of early Zevon. It is also his least commercial album.
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Love Zevon, love the music, but this CD skips all over, especially during the first song. Mediocre quality
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I am replacing the original 1976 vinyl. As with all of Warren Zevon's recordings, It is wonderful. If you get a chance, read the book Crystal Zevon wrote, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon. It is a great read and she did a fantastic, heart felt job writing it.
Zevon was a rare talent, this effort doesn't give you the best exposure, but has some classics such as Poor Poor Pitiful Me. What this album does do for those who aren't familiar with him is to wet your appatite for more.For those familiar it offers more cuts that we may not have heard, they are few and far between.
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