![]() If this album is Zevon’s regurgitation in song of his personal problems (but, then again, couldn’t you say that about all of his albums?), here is the grand statement. “Bed Of Coals”- The country lilt to this one, embellished by David Lindley’s steel, is well-executed, even if the pace lumbers a bit for a five-minute song, keeping it in the solid-but-unspectacular range. Yet, when Linda Ronstadt comes in to play the other side of this sad romantic story, damn it if the thing doesn’t come to life and pull you along in its sway.ħ. Nor is it Zevon’s most memorable melody, and the lyrics are a bit mushy for the man. “Empty-Handed Heart”- This was the era when the power ballad first started coming into vogue, so the overblown nature of this one is somewhat understandable. The synths offset the brutal attack of the main section nicely. “Jungle Work”- A dirty guitar riff, tribal beat, and Zevon’s return to the world of mercenaries is pretty much what you’re getting here. And the public wasn’t entirely wrong: Although Zevon sells it with wild aplomb, it isn’t as rhythmically sure-footed as it probably needs to be.ĩ. “A Certain Girl”- Reviving this R&B hit as the album’s first single was a typically off-kilter move, although it blunted some of the commercial momentum that the previous album had built up. Zevon, always a classical buff, utilizes them well here.ġ0. “Interlude No.1/Interlude No.2”- Little classical pieces connecting rock songs on albums were common at the time Zevon’s buddies in the Eagles used them often. The attitude is prickly throughout and there aren’t really any attention-grabbing single-type songs on there, and yet Zevon’s puncturing songwriting, musical adventurousness, and willingness to bear the harshest parts of his soul make this an album without a real weakness. But Warren Zevon’s 1980 album Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School, perhaps more than any of his albums, really grows on the listener and reveals its many wonderful characteristics over time. It didn’t have the hits of Excitable Boy and it lacked the grandeur of his self-titled album. ![]() D.CK Retro Review: Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School by Warren Zevon Posted: Ap| Author: countdownkid | Filed under: Retro Reviews, Warren Zevon | Tags: Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School, Bill Lee, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen countdown, David Lindley, Drive By Truckers, Linda Ronstadt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Randy Newman, T-Bone Burnett, The Beach Boys, Warren Zevon | Leave a comment | America | Cherie and Marie Currie | Andrew Gold 3 | Engelbert Humperdinck | Danny Kortchmar | Ronin | Linda Ronstadt 4 | Warren Zevon 3 | Kim Carnes | Rita Coolidge | Louise Goffin 2 | Stevie Nicks | James Taylor 3 | Ronnie Wood | Lisa Bade | Karla Bonoff 3 | Don Henley | Bill Medley | Motels | Pointer Sisters 3 | Bob Seger | Marty Balin | Hardchoir | Chris Mancini | Bette Midler | Randy Newman 3 | Glenn Shorrock | Ringo Starr | Joe Walsh | Silver Condor | Steve Perry | J. | Warren Zevon 4 | Warren Zevon 5 | Warren Zevon 6 | Warren Zevon 7 | Musician Magazine 1982 article - Warren Zevon interview Waddy Wachtel: Creating "Werewolves of London" 2008 article Los Angeles Magazine 2007 article - Waddy Wachtel excerpt from the book I'll Sleep When I'm Dead - The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon by Crystal Zevon ![]() Waddy Wachtel and Warren Zevon with The Everly Brothers 1972 Stories We Could Tell album and tour - plus video interview Photos of Waddy Wachtel with Warren Zevon Waddy Wachtel with Warren Zevon - List of credits with links to pages Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon - in the studio (Photo by George Gruel) Greg Ladanyi - Producer, Engineer, Mixing Waddy Wachtel - Guitar Solo (2), Guitar (4) Rick Marotta - Drums (1 - 12), Harmony Vocals (2, 3), Bells (7) Jorge Calderon - Guitar (2), Harmony Vocals (3)ĭavid Lindley - Guitar (12), Steel Guitar (1, 6) Jackson Browne - Guitar (10), Harmony Vocals (2, 6, 10), Slide Guitar (10) Warren Zevon - Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School 1980ġ.
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