Sentimental Hygiene (studio album)
by Warren Zevon

Sentimental Hygiene by Warren Zevon
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 9,864th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 62 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1987 (131st)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,425th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,864th)

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Warren Zevon bestography

Sentimental Hygiene is ranked 4th best out of 20 albums by Warren Zevon on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Warren Zevon is Excitable Boy which is ranked number 1281 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,344.

Warren Zevon album bestography « Higher ranked (5,889th)
The Wind
This album (9,864th)
Sentimental Hygiene
Lower ranked (13,459th) »
Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School

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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 62 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.6/100, a mean average of 75.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.

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From 10/30/2021 02:41
A strong "comeback" album for Warren Zevon after he was dropped his record company following the release of The Envoy. Boom Boom Mancini is a biography song about the boxer of the same name and its probably my personal favorite on the record. Neil Young plays lead on the title track. The softer ballads are strong as well. Zevon takes a few shots at himself on a few tracks. Its one of the top tier Zevon records.
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From 03/30/2011 20:05
Nobody likes a music critic HARHARHAR
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From 03/30/2011 12:46
After the commercial failure of The Envoy, Zevon was dropped from his label and went into musical hiding for 5 years. Sentimental Hygiene is his comeback. Utilizing the band R.E.M., the sound is heavier and much more lively, and relies less on that horrible 80's keyboard sound he had adapted on his 2 previous releases. The guest list is impressive: Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Don Henley, Flea, Mike Campbell and Brian Setzer all contribute. Now sober, Zevon's songs are on the money for the most part. He sings about his rehab on several tracks, takes a stab at being Springsteen on "The Factory", and flat out nails the albums best song, "Boom Boom Mancini".

Although his next album would be nowhere near this, it was a strong comeback for Zevon. It was during the recording of this album that most of the Hindu Love Gods material was done as well.
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From 04/23/2010 02:19
This album opens with 2 boffo numbers in the Title cut and Boom Boon Mancini. Now there's music that will get you on your feet. And there's Reconsider Me and the Monkey song. Personally my favorite Zevon album, though Excitable Boy is verrry close.
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