Warren Zevon’s brilliant self-titled second album
This has been my favorite blast-from-the-past record over the last year. I cannot escape it. It kills me how beautifully crafted it is. Produced by Jackson Browne, Zevon’s second release from 1976, simply called Warren Zevon, captures every bit of genius and wit that Excitable Boy would two years later. It includes The French Inhaler, Poor Poor Pitiful Me, Carmelita, Mohammed’s Radio, Desperados Under the Eaves, Hasten Down the Wind, any one of which could be the cornerstone song of a whole career.










