Oddly enough, Zevon, the apparent newcomer, preceded both Browne and Springsteen into the studio. Thus far, the Seventies have introduced three major American rock & roll artists-Browne in 1972, Springsteen in 1973 and Zevon-and I have every confidence the music of all three will be even better in the future. If there's not enough firepower in that statement, let's cock the hammer on another. The home runs are the instantly memorable "Werewolves of London," the murderous glee of "Excitable Boy," and the affecting "Accidentally Like a Martyr." ORIGINAL ROLLING STONE REVIEW Warren Zevon's Excitable Boy is the best American rock & roll album since Bruce Springsteen's Born to Run (1975), Neil Young's Zuma (1976) and Jackson Browne's The Pretender (1976). 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. Stalking across the landscape are pina colada-sipping werewolves, headless mercenaries, and desperate gamblers. The terrain is unsettling, bizarre and often soaked with blood. Although the weight the underworld would eventually all but break him, Excitable Boy finds Zevon empowered by his surroundings. and poured it into his ivories, taking in every ounce of decadence and excess. While his more genteel peers were primarily concerned with taking it easy, Zevon crawled under the seedy side of L.A. 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. It reached #8 on the Billboard 200 Top LP's chart.
# ALL THINGS MUSIC PLUS+ 5/5 # Allmusic 4/5 # Rolling Stone (see original review below) Excitable Boy is the third album by Warren Zevon, released on January 18, 1978.
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All Things Music Plus - ON THIS DATE (35 YEARS AGO) Janu– Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy is released.
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