Warren Zevon - Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
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Artist: Warren ZevonBrand: Warren
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-05-01
Music Label: New West Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Empty Hearted Town (3:05) (solo piano)
- Steady Rain (4:23) (full band)
- Join Me In L.A. (2:33) (solo guitar)
- Hasten Down The Wind (2:34) (solo piano)
- Werewolves Of London (3:36) (full band)
- Tule's Blues (3:08) (solo piano)
- The French Inhaler (3:34) (solo guitar)
- Going All The Way (2:19) (full band)
- Poor Poor Pitiful Me (3:12) (full band)
- Studebaker (2:23) (solo piano)
- Accidentally Like A Martyr (3:02) (full band)
- Carmelita (4:01) (solo guitar)
- I Used To Ride So High (2:54) (full band)
- Stop Rainin' Lord (2:13) (solo guitar)
- The Rosarita Beach Cafi (4:12) (solo piano with backing vocals)
- Desperados Under The Eaves (3:49) (full band)
- I WAS IN THE HOUSE WHEN THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN (3:02)
- Warren speaks on songwriting and the early days of his career (7:14)
- Musings on mortality, song noir and The King of Rock n' Roll (5:07)
- A chat about producers and the stark sounds on the album Life'll Kill Ya (5:09)
- BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE (3:11)
- Warren's take on Winwood's classic and Warren's inspirations (3:58)
- Talk of TV, movies, acting and performing (5:14)
- DON'T LET US GET SICK (3:10) (solo acoustic) Recorded live 12/3/99 at Austin City Limits Studios for 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin 9th Anniversary Concert
Music reviews of Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
Music Review: Quirky and Fun
Rating: 5 Stars
I just started listening to Warren Zevon a couple months ago. Preludes was my second CD purchase. I bought it on a whim without knowing much about it. I have read reviews that indicate that Preludes is recommended to long time fans to complete a collection, but that newer fans may not appreciate it as much. However, I love this CD with all of its imperfect charm. Preludes was my first exposure to many of the classics like "Hasten Down the Wind" and "The French Inhaler" and I fell in love with them. It feels like I have known some of these songs forever. I actually like the Preludes version of "Werewolves in London" better than the radio version. This version of "Accidentally Like a Martyr" is almost a totally different song from the one that was previously released and I enjoy them both. "Studebaker" is a fantastic song and my only beef is that the song is not complete. Fortunately, you can hear a phenomenal version of the song recorded by Jordan Zevon on Enjoy Every Sandwich, a tribute album. The second disc contains interviews interspersed with songs from Life'll Kill You. It's good to hear his voice since he is gone. There is only one song in the whole set that I do not like--"Going All the Way." It sounds like the theme song from a creepy 60s TV show or movie. Otherwise, I recommend that all fans consider purchasing this CD. The unpolished nature contributes to its beauty and charm.
Description of Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
Warren Zevon passed way from mesothelioma, a form of asbestos related lung cancer in 2003. A few months later, his son, Jordan, drove out to one of his dad's storage spaces in the San Fernando Valley to begin the sorting the process. He discovered over a 100 unreleased outtakes and demos in a piano-sized touring case.Preludes features 16 of the best of these discovered recordings, including 6 unreleased tracks "Empty Hearted Town," "Going All The Way," "Steady Rain," "Stop Rainin Lord" "Studebaker" and "Rosarita Beach Caf??." All songs were recorded pre-1976. Other gems are previously unheard versions of "Werewolves of London" and "Accidentally Like A Martyr". The 2nd disc features an in-depth radio interview Warren did with Jody Denberg in 2000.
The deluxe 2CD package in a hardbound slipcase contains a 44-page booklet with dozens of family photos, all previously unpublished. Pictures are placed within excerpts from the forthcoming memoir I??ll Sleep When I??m Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon. Released by Ecco/Harper Collins.
After Warren Zevon's death in 2003, his son Jordan was clearing out a storage space when he found a large stash of demos and home recordings Zevon had made before 1976. Winnowed down from many hours of tape, this selection is so satisfying you're left awaiting another volume almost instantly. Preludes has been generously packaged with a booklet overflowing with reminiscences and insight from peers and family, as well as a bonus disc with recent interview extracts and choice selections from 2000's Life'll Kill Ya. The rough sound quality is more than made up for by the performances. Highlights include a speedier, country-punk garage take on "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" and the original demo of "Werewolves of London," here presented in a slowed-down reggae-ish (and campier) take. Only two of these 16 takes fall flat: the vocals on "Accidentally Like a Martyr" are just too bleak even for Zevon, while the faux-sunshine Eagles-y production on "Ride So High" is interesting but just too anachronistic. The versions of "French Inhaler" and "Carmelita" show Zevon in his angry, post-Dylan singer-songwriter style. It's reminiscent of the best John Cale solo recordings. Poignant, beautiful and bitter, it's no wonder the guy didn't fit in with his California contemporaries. As with Townes Van Zandt, there's something of a great short story in Zevon's songs; confronted with them in all their ragged, stripped-down glory, it's clear what a major talent he was. --Mike McGonigal
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