Lawyers, Guns and Dead Dudes

Warren Zevon is never a phenomenon I understood, but this appeared important because frankly, he's dead. And people seem to like him. Just not me. Go figure. But as I mentioned, he is indeed deceased (or at least hangin' in the Bermuda Triangle with Amelia Earhart and Tupac), so releasing his music in a special format for his fans is a pretty good idea. Unfortunately I didn't come up with that idea, but, um yeah, probably because I'm not a fan.

From Rhino: Like no other singer-songwriter of his generation, Warren Zevon addressed murder, desperate passion, espionage, crippling loneliness, and fuck-you excess with a lethal wit and confessional grace that remain unrivaled. When the singer-songwriter-pianist succumbed to lung cancer in 2003, the music world lost a truly original voice. Rhino honors Zevon’s brilliant lyrics, poignant melodies, withering wit, and devastating satire with a trio of reissues that revisit two of his finest studio efforts, plus a stunning live album. Remastered and expanded with previously unreleased bonus tracks, Excitable Boy, Stand In The Fire, and The Envoy will each be available March 27 at all retail outlets and at http://www.rhino.com/ for a suggested list price of $18.98, $11.98, and $11.98 respectively, and at all digital music providers for a suggested retail price of $9.99. Additionally, there will be an exclusive album-only iTunes version featuring rare photos available for $9.99.

Listening Parties:
Excitable Boy: http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/101778_PartyPlayer.lasso
The Envoy: http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/101758_PartyPlayer.lasso
Stand In the Fire: http://www.rhino.com/fun/listeningparties/101780_PartyPlayer.lasso

Warren Zevon Myspace Page:
www.myspace.com/warrenzevon