>had one widely successful song
>consistently released music across his life despite most of them selling poorly
>When he was dying of cancer he released this album as a goodbye to his family, friends, and fans when most others would've just retired at that point
We didn't deserve this man
Had one widely successful song
Julian Bell
Isaiah Smith
Fuck Kid Rock for soiling Werewolves of London
Christopher Morris
Oh god he did a cover of that song? I hadn't heard of this
Zachary Jackson
warren zevon seems like a cool guy and he wrote funny lyrics, but you can tell from listening to his albums that he was an extremely limited musician and songwriter. many more talented people today would be glad for the level of fame and studio support he enjoyed.
Sebastian Fisher
He had a good number of songs like Veracruz and Desperadoes under the eaves that really showed his strengths as a songwriter, it's just that his popular works were usually the more comedic ones like Werewolves of London or Excitable Boy.
I guess I can agree with you on his limitations as a musician though.
Nicholas Morgan
He didn’t cover it, he sampled it and Sweet Home Alabama and sang new vocals over them
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Parker Parker
>but you can tell from listening to his albums that he was an extremely limited musician
he was a classically trained pianist
Andrew Lewis
It's a "cover" of Sweet Home Alabama and Werewolves in London with different lyrics. He did the same thing when he stole Sad But True from Metallica and used it for American Badass.
Robert Barnes
Joseph Lopez
I'm going to regret watching this I can already tell
Hudson Stewart
update: turns out I actually did listen to this song before, it'd just been so long I forgot he sampled WZ
Alexander Taylor
having a few piano lessons, no matter how good your teacher is, is not the same as being a classically trained pianisf
desperadoes is kind of an anomaly in his discography. he is credited as the arranger for it, but I really wonder how much of it was his and how much was Jackson Browne. I don't know, maybe he was brilliant but just lazy
Elijah Ortiz
best album coming through
Wyatt Long
I'll take it
Hudson Wright
he was literally classically trained and composed a symphony that never saw the light of day.
also here's the desperados demo from before jackson browne touched it youtube.com
Logan Rivera
Somehow I never got the impression that Zevon was underappreciated in his time. I listened to him a lot in high school and came to think of him as a household name. Even is he wasn't wealthy from his music he could obviously support himself quite well.
"It's 'whiskey, weed, and Zevon' time!"
Matthew Flores
ayyy l'mao
Elijah Collins
>a few piano lessons
>desperados is kind of an anomaly in his discography
it's not even an anomaly on that album
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Cooper Sanchez
yeah, I mean it's an unusually well-crafted song for him, I like the structure and everything, but the string arrangement really adds a lot. the melodies give the whole thing a new direction. but maybe he came up with them, like I said I'm no expert.
as to this classically-trained nonsense, look, I already said I like Zevon, I'm not trying to hate on the guy, but he's not classically-trained and he didn't play, sing, or write like he was. Typically anyobdy calling themselves classically-trained will have attended a conservatory at some point. I guarantee if you handed Zevon a Schubert Impromptu he wouldn't know what to do with it. Sorry, that's just how it is. And as to this symphony, I don't believe he ever actually ended up writing it. Judging from his songwriting such a complex form was way out of his league. Those interludes from bad luck streak in dancing school are pretty enough but microscopic in comparison.
Nolan Perry
keep me in your heart for a while....
Hudson Sullivan
didnt he steal Lynard Skynard first anyways
Dominic Lopez
he liked pop music and that's what he wrote. Go google the symphony shit
Lucas Hill
yeah I see he completed it, you're right. Never released it to the public though, predictably. Look , the thing about a work like that is writing one is only impressive if it's actually any good.
Tyler Scott
>extremely limited musician and songwriter
Aye naw, wise up love.
Luke Phillips
lawyers, guns, and money > werewolves of london
Xavier Rodriguez
I need some sentiment hygieneeeeeeee *rocks hard bro*
Sidenote, life'll kill ya is underrated in his discography and epic
David Morris
my shit's fucked up
Tyler Martin
this is how far an user will go to save face
Easton Powell
roland the headless thompson gunner was one of my favorite songs as a child.
Blake Bailey
GOAT Zevon track right here
m.youtube.com
Ryder Martinez
I remember how much Letterman loved Zevon and how cut he was when he died. Beyond the patchy musical output, he seemed like a massive bro you'd love to know.
Parker Lopez
Good thread on a great talent. Love you guys.
Christopher Rodriguez
tenderness on the block > lawyers, guns, and money
Jackson Miller
As far back as 1967, artists like The Turtles were recording his songs. Linda Ronstadt did several of his tunes. Had a hit with Poor, Poor Pitiful Me.
Though from Chicago, originally, Zevon became largely associated with the mid-70s L.A. music scene, and used many "first call" west coast session men on his albums (Waddy Wachtel, Lee Sklar, etc.).
Although he had no number one records -- albums or singles -- he did good business on the concert end of things as he managed to cultivate a devoted following that stayed with him.
He left the world way too soon.
Anthony White
Meme album, but still the best. Contributions by Jerry Garcia and Dave Gilmour confirm his reputation among other musicians.
Henry Garcia
This is better than the actual song
Caleb Wood
I hate that Kid Rock makes people associate his music with dumb rednecks like Skynyrd does.
He's more than that.
Cooper Moore
Yeah Warren Zevon did
Blake Morales
zevon jandek collab when
Nolan Murphy
>faggot who thinks writing symphonies is intrinsically more important than pop music derails thread by talking about an artist he knows nothing about and calling him "limited"