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Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon is the musical equivalent of a testimonial dinner in which a number of folks who knew and loved Zevon share warm memories of their friend. And while some artists on-board throw a few more rough edges into their performances - Steve Earle's nicotine-rasp version of "Reconsider Me," Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt's sharp run through "Poor Poor Pitiful Me," and a minimalist acoustic take on "Splendid Isolation" from Pete Yorn - even these sound oddly defanged, and there are several flat-out misfires, such as Bob Dylan's poorly recorded meander through "Mutineer," and Adam Sandler's karaoke-style reading of "Werewolves of London." Significantly, the album's two strongest tracks are the ones that truly capture Zevon's wild hair spirit - an admirably eccentric take on "Monkey Wash, Donkey Rinse" from David Lindley and Ry Cooder, and a blazing and noisy assault on "Ain't That Pretty at All" from the reunited Pixies. For the most part, Enjoy Every Sandwich focuses on the kinder, gentler Warren Zevon, and while the artists in question perform the songs with obvious passion and admiration, Don Henley's "Searching For a Heart," Jill Sobule's "Don't Let Us Get Sick" and "Keep Me in Your Heart" by Jorge Calderon and Jennifer Warnes speak of a sweetness that wasn't at all representative of the man's work. Given Zevon's recent passing, it should surprise no one that a handful of his friends, family and admirers have assembled a tribute album, but while Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon brims with obvious affection and good will for its subject, in this case that's something of a problem.
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While Zevon could write with tenderness and compassion when the spirit moved him, he was more likely to sound sarcastic, spiteful, venomous, and generally announce (loudly and with enthusiasm) that the emperor was naked given the appropriate subject, and he wasn't afraid to take on his friends and collaborators when so inclined. The Warren Zevon Friday Music Series continues with the classic 1978 album Excitable Boy, now available via Friday Music on limited. Zevons son, Jordan Zevon, was the executive producer of the album and performed 'Studebaker', a previously unfinished composition by his father. We sometimes get so wrapped up in our business that we risk losing our grip on the things that really matter: health, happiness and those who love us.Like many fans, one of the things you can always love about the music of Warren Zevon has been his frequent refusal to play nice. A tribute album titled Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon was released October 19, 2004.
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The man whose life’s work was the definition of sardonic was saying, “This just in: You’re not going to get out of this alive!!” But Zevon struggled to repeat his success and over the years produced a series. Zevon didn’t mean life is short go get more sales. The next album, 1978’s Excitable Boy, brought Zevon’s mordant wit to the fore and featured his best-known songs Werewolves of London, Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner, and Lawyers, Guns and Money. In an interview with David Letterman, both knowing Zevon’s days were numbered, Letterman asked what he had learned about life: Looking straight through the camera lens into every soul watching, Zevon said, “Enjoy every sandwich!” In preparing for death, Zevon had one very important thing to say, especially to small business owners. Having penned songs like my favorite, “Werewolves of London,” and the now ironic, “Life’ll Kill Ya,” Zevon was an independent artist working without a net, passionately creating products in hopes of finding customers who would appreciate and pay for his wares.