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Warren Zevon
My Ride's Here
Release Date: 2002 05 07
Label: Artemis Records
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Warren Zevon is famous for black-hearted comedy tunes like "Werewolves of London" and "Excitable Boy," but his best work is a good bit deeper and more penetrating, and 2000's Life'll Kill Ya was an impressive return to form, a song cycle about aging and death that was played less for easy laughs than for the bitter humor derived from the knowledge that no one, the artist included, will get out of this world alive. Zevon's follow-up, 2002's My Ride's Here, for the most part recalls Zevon albums like Mr. Bad Example or Mutineer. My Ride's Here also finds Zevon collaborating with a number of writers from outside the world of music (not the first time he's done this; novelist Tom McGuane co-wrote "The Overdraft" on Envoy). Novelist Carl Hiaasen co-wrote "Basket Case," an ode to an insane girlfriend, while gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson collaborates on "You're a Whole Different Person When You're Scared." Sportswriter Mitch Albom, of all people, turns in the best collaboration on the album, "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)." The sardonic "Genius" and "Sacrificial Lambs," and the title cut -- a meditation on mortality that would have fit in on Life'll Kill Ya -- are strong and remind listeners of just how talented Zevon still is. Mark Deming, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Sacrificial LambsZevon, Klein3:55
2Basket CaseHiaasen, Zevon3:37
3Lord Byron's LuggageZevon4:35
4Macgillycuddy's ReeksZevon, Muldoon3:04
5You're a Whole Different Person When You're ScaredThompson, Zevon5:14
6Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)Albom, Zevon5:26
7GeniusZevon, Klein5:01
8Laissez-Moi TranquilleGainsbourg3:32
9I Have to LeaveMcFarland3:05
10My Ride's HereMuldoon, Zevon3:41







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