Lost/Forgotten Album #1(9)87

[Jon]

Even though Warren Zevon is well-known, he has not been featured much (if at all) on this here site. That changes now!

I also believe someone mentioned awhile back that they wanted to check out Warren's catalogue. They have that chance now!

"Sentimental Hygiene" was a top 100 album and spawned a #9 single ("Sentimental Hygiene") on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and a #18 single ("Leave My Monkey Alone") on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. This was his first album since "The Envoy" which was released in 1982. 

As with previous albums, there's a long list of guest artists (courtesy of Scott's favorite site, Wikipedia):

Bill Berry – drums
Peter Buck – guitar
Jorge Calderón – bass guitar, vocals
Mike Campbell – guitar on "Reconsider Me"
Darius – sitar on "Bad Karma"
Bob Dylan – harmonica on "The Factory"
Amp Fiddler – keyboards on "Leave My Monkey Alone"
Flea – bass guitar on "Leave My Monkey Alone"
Don Henley – vocals, harmony on "Trouble Waiting to Happen"
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight – guitar on "Leave My Monkey Alone"
Craig Krampf – drums on "Reconsider Me"
Tony Levin – bass guitar on "Reconsider Me"
David Lindley – saxophone, violin, lap steel guitar
Stan Lynch – vocals, harmony on "Bad Karma"
Mike Mills – bass guitar
Rick Richards – guitar on "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands"
Brian Setzer – lead guitar on "Trouble Waiting to Happen"
Leland Sklar – bass guitar on "The Heartache"
Michael Stipe – vocals, harmony on "Bad Karma"
Waddy Wachtel – acoustic guitar, vocals
Jennifer Warnes – vocals, harmony on "The Heartache"
Jai Winding – keyboards on "Reconsider Me"
Neil Young – lead guitar on "Sentimental Hygiene"

So, is this the best starting point if you've never really listened to Warren Zevon? Between this album and "Excitable Boy", I think so. You really can't go wrong with a Warren Zevon album (yes, even "Transverse City")!

Sentimental Hygiene

1. Sentimental Hygiene
2. Boom Boom Mancini
3. The Factory
4. Trouble Waiting To Happen
5. Reconsider Me
6. Detox Mansion
7. Bad Karma
8. Even A Dog Can Shake Hands
9. The Heartache
10. Leave My Monkey Alone
11. Nocturne (Instrumental)--BONUS TRACK
12. Leave My Monkey Alone (Spanish)--BONUS TRACK

Availability: Remastered version with the bonus tracks is less than $10. A worthy purchase! Get it now! 

 

  

[Mike Pell]

Amen to that!

[TageRyche]

Huge fan of Warren Zevon here, so I'm glad to see any album of his get featured on the site.

How anyone can't like Track 3 - "The Factory" is beyond me. Hell I still get all sing-along happy when I hear that song.

Oh, and "Even A Dog Can Shake Hands" was the theme song for the short lived sitcom "Action" starring Jay Mohr.

Six of the 10 original cuts are Zevon classic tracks and the rest are actually pretty good too. Initially I didn't like "Leave My Monkey Alone" but it has grown on me over the years.

As for enjoying every sandwich, I'm fairly sure my waistline is proof positive that I do.

[Jon]

Classic last sentence!

"Leave My Monkey" alone puts me in a really happy mood. I can't dance, but I wanna when I hear it!

[Scott]

Man, talk about an all-star cast, holy cow the musician that played on this reads like a who's who in music, actually it is!

I've always considered Zevon more of a song writer than a performer.  His voice isn't all that engaging but his music is interesting.  I liked this ...

[Jon]

Thanks, Wikiman!

[Scott]

[Mike Pell]

Hehehehehehehe...you two!