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Learning to Flinch (Live)

Warren Zevon

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Like many singer-songwriters who came of age in the ‘70s, Warren Zevon found himself touring as an “unplugged” acoustic troubadour in the ‘90s. Though his songs always benefited from the smart rock-informed arrangements presented on his studio albums, they were also literate enough to withstand the closer scrutiny of this stripped-down approach. Learning to Flinch was recorded during his 1992 World Tour and features his most loved compositions (“Werewolves of London,” “Lawyers, Guns and Money,” “Excitable Boy”) alongside some of his most overlooked and artistically satisfying (“The Indifference of Heaven,” “Play It All Night Long”) with just Zevon and his acoustic guitar. He neither draws out the pathos of this quieter approach nor tries to replicate the missing firepower of a backing band with straining vocals and over-strumming. Instead, he trusts the material to work its peculiar magic. “Splendid Isolation” is a spot-on tale of modern success and alienation. “Hasten Down the Wind” is Zevon at his most romantic, before his sarcasm and pragmatism became the benchmarks of his finest writing. A worthy career overview.

Customer Reviews

no rasberry beret?

I bought this CD when it first came out in the stores. I really love it...I was just browsing around and happen to notice that Rasberry Beret is NOT on this CD from iTunes. Also Rasberry Beret is NOT on the Prince Cd that was on the store bought CD. Whats up with not having that song on here? Just curious.

dan lockwood

2 thumbs up

The Great Warren Zevon Lives!

I absolutely LOVE this album. It showcases Zevon as the great songwriter he was and is must have for anyone who calls themselves a fan of music.

Biography

Born: January 24, 1947 in Chicago, IL

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s

One of the most acute and savagely satiric songwriters of his era, Warren Zevon was born in Chicago on January 24, 1947. His formative years were as colorful as the scenarios played out in his music: his father was a professional gambler, a lifestyle which forced the family to move frequently, and Zevon spent most of his formative years in California and Arizona. He learned to play piano, focusing primarily on classical material before a disintegrating home life led him into pop music, as well as...
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