My Ride's Here

by

Warren Zevon

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This is a must have CD for any Zevon fan. It's not a cookie cutter train wreck like most music out there today and Warren along with his motley crew of Hunter S. Thompson, Paul Shaffer, Michael Wolff, Sid McGuiness, David Letterman and his own two children Jordan and Ariel Zevon (who provide backup vocals) keep this cd creative, fun and just plain awesome! It helps to understand and be a fan of Zevon's work, but I would recommend this CD to anyone that can appreciate good story telling in the form of music. The only song I had trouble with was "Laissez-moi Tranquille." This is due to the fact that this song is in French and has a pretty repetitive style, lyrically and musically. It's not hard to overlook that one song though. I wish this album had had another 2 or 3 songs on it; however the quality of the 10 tracks you get is excellent! I wish Warren would receive a little more notoriety for his work, just because I think he shouldn't have to be known as the "Guy that did Warewolves of London", but at the same time I realize that people in this world wouldn't know a good artist if one smacked them in the face...

I'm sad to say that Warren won't be with us much longer due to his inoperable Lung Cancer and it kills me to think we have to do without more recorded gems from him such as this album.

Peace be with you Warren...

I had been eagerly awaiting this release since seeing Warren at the House of Blues in Anaheim last year, where he played a ... version of "Sacrificial Lambs" and generally sounded terrific. The CD, however, was somewhat disappointing. Warren gave a lot of the writing over to his friends and the lyrics are uneven. Hunter Thompson may be my favorite writer, but the lyrics for "You're a Whole Different Person When You're Scared" just don't cut it.

The big disappointment, though, was the SOUND. This CD simply sounds awful. The worst in this category is the first cut, "Lambs", which sounds like it was recorded in the back of a carpet store. The sound is muddy and indistinct. Some of the cuts are better than others on this score, but even "Hit Somebody" just doesn't sound mixed right.

There are a few good tunes here, though and I remain a big fan of Warren's music. He should hire a better sound guy next time around.