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- Posted: 12/07/2021 21:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#4006): Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon
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Today's album of the day
Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1978.
Country: 
Overall rank: 1,115
Average rating: 80/100 (from 235 votes).
Tracks:
1. Johnny Strikes Up The Band
2. Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner
3. Excitable Boy
4. Werewolves Of London
5. Accidentally Like A Martyr
6. Nighttime In The Switching Yard
7. Veracruz
8. Tenderness On The Block
9. Lawyers, Guns And Money
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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Villain
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Age: 28
Location: Canaduh
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- Posted: 12/07/2021 22:31
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This is probably the album I've listened to the most this year. If you're not familiar with Zevon's work this is the album I'd recommend the most highly. I'd argue that his songwriting was more impressive on the album prior to this, but Excitable Boy is more fun. The hooky title track and Lawyers, Guns and Money are among my favorite songs of all time. Obviously Werewolves of London is the most famous track on it and the most recognizable song in Zevon's discography. The song is obviously a hit, and I enjoy it, but I think it was unfairly dismissed as a novelty song and it led to people disregarding some of his great work that came after it.
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indieshins
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- Posted: 12/07/2021 23:01
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I think I might prefer his self-titled record that came a few years before this, but this album is awesome too! I was really into it when I was a kid, in that typical way of not realising how dark the lyrics were and just liking the melodies. Still think it's really solid and now understanding the stories being told on the album, it's if anything an even stronger album. Zevon is a really underrated songwriter. Check out his S/T record, too. Fantastic songwriting on both!
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- Posted: 12/08/2021 21:53
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A near-perfect record. Just really great, catchy, wistfully cynical pop songs. Imagine if Abba were into speed and banditry.
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CharlieBarley
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- Posted: 12/09/2021 14:29
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a total classic
I play Werewolves of London every Halloween.... and all through the year
great record
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