Among others, also Jackson Browne, Jeff Porcaro, Linda Ronstadt and Waddy Wachtel are featured as session musicians. In addition, there are two ballads about life and relationships ("Accidentally Like a Martyr" and "Tenderness on the Block"), as well as a dance tune ("Nighttime in the Switching Yard").Īdditional musicians included in the album's creation are band members Jorge Calderón on vocals, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar on percussion and guitar, and Russ Kunkel on drums. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" is a tongue-in-cheek take on Cold War paranoia. Complete with a number of hit radio tracks like 'Johnny Strikes Up The Band' and 'Excitable Boy', the album really took off with airplay on the seasonal favorite 'Werewolves Of London' as well as the album hard rock closer 'Lawyer, Guns And Money', and with all of this going on, Warren Zevon would be on very successful journey for the next few. The historical "Veracruz" dramatizes the United States occupation of Veracruz, and likewise "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" is a fictionalization of a mercenary in Africa.
WARREN ZEVON EXCITABLE BOY VINYL SERIES
The tracks "Excitable Boy" and "Werewolves of London" were considered macabrely humorous by some critics. Excitable Boy 180 Gram Translucent Red Audiophile Vinyl The Warren Zevon Friday Music Series continues with the classic 1978 album Excitable Boy, now available via Friday Music on limited 180 gram translucent red audiophile vinyl. The album brought Warren to commercial attention and remains the best-selling album of his career. and artistry of the great Warren Zevon, therefore we are very pleased to offer a super limited 180 Gram Red Audiophile Vinyl edition of Excitable Boy. It includes the top 40 success "Werewolves of London", featuring Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass. Excitable Boy is the third album by Warren Zevon, released in 1978.