Tinsel and Rot is nothing if not repetitive. Also, we repeat ourselves. So, in that spirit, we once again urge you to buy a Warren Zevon CD--particularly one of the three remastered CDs out today at a fine independent music store near you (and in other places, like big bad chain stores). Of the three, I would say that "Excitable Boy" is clearly the best, but, for reasons that I don't quite understand, that one retails for about $5-$7 more than the other two, "The Envoy" and "Stand In The Fire." Those two are on CD for the first time, so you might think that they'd be commanding more of your money. But that's thinking logically, and the music business is nothing if not illogical.
"Excitable Boy" has the greatest number of Zevon classics ("Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner," "Werewolves of London," "Accidentally Like A Martyr," "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," the title track), "The Envoy" has two of my personal favorite Zevon songs ("The Hula Hula Boys" and "Aint That Pretty At All"), and "Stand In The Fire" captures a Zevon live show at the Roxy in L.A. So they all have their merits. I bought "Stand In The Fire" today, and I'll probably pick up "The Envoy" soon. "Excitable Boy" will have to wait for awhile.
You pick the one you want, OK?
Lancaster report will be up by tomorrow night.
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I will definitely pick up The Envoy. Ain't That Pretty At All is one of my favorites as well. I will never forget Zevon performing it the night John Belushi died. It was in a sweaty gym at Glassboro College in NJ and before he kicked off the song he did an impression. He stepped to the mic, said "John Belushi," and then fell to the floor. Harsh and unforgettable.
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