Warren Zevon - 1978-03-23 - Chicago, IL (FM)

Warren Zevon

1978-03-23

Park West 

Chicago, IL

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. WXRT Intro

02. Johnny Strikes Up The Band

03. Tenderness On The Block

04. Mohammed's Radio

05. Excitable Boy

06. Werewolves Of London

07. Accidentally Like A Martyr

08. Band Intro's

09. Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner

10. Poor Poor Pitiful Me

11. Lawyers, Guns, & Money

12. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

Warren Zevon - 1978-03-23 - Chicago, IL (FM)

1970s - #5:  In 1978, Warren Zevon became an “overnight success”, when he released the album Excitable Boy, which in addition to the title track, featured Werewolves of London, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, Johnny Strikes Up The Band and Lawyers, Guns and Money. Of course, success hadn’t come overnight at all, as Zevon had toiled for years in Los Angeles as a song writer, contributing tunes to albums by artists such as Linda Ronstadt and The Everly Brothers, as well as to the soundtrack of Midnight Cowboy. In addition, he had released 2 albums prior to Excitable Boy, though neither garnered much attention. Excitable Boy helped the general public understand what the rock community had know for years, namely that Zevon was an incredibly gifted song writer, able to cast a cynical eye on events, politics, celebrities and even himself. This soundboard recording captures Zevon playing tunes from Excitable Boy at the Park West in Chicago, on March 23, 1978, 4 dozen years ago today.