Werewolf_Tailor t1_iu56kpb wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Excitable Boy is an album that is nearly perfect from start to finish. (I always thought Veracruz didn’t fit). I have a sandwich tattoo that says “Enjoy every sandwich” in tribute. One of the greats.

last-hits t1_iu5kc9q wrote on October 28, 2022 at 6:36 PM

Funny enough for me it's Nighttime in the Switching Yard.

But Veracruz does feel a bit more like a song from his first album

Minute-Courage6955 t1_iu7bh9d wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:36 AM

I would follow-up Nighttime with my 45 of Johnny Strikes up the Band.

BishopGrisha t1_iu5zlyt wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:20 PM

I was gonna say, “‘Veracruz’ is the sore thumb?” “Switching yard” is one of very few skips in his whole catalog for me.

Ikimasen t1_iu5czsl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:46 PM

I love Warren Zevon, I don't love Jackson Browne's production. Sometimes it works, but for any of the rougher, punchier stuff I prefer the versions on Learning to Flinch.

MurderousLemur t1_iu7bf9u wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:35 AM

I just recently started loving Veracruz. The little tidbits of historical events remind me of Roland the headless Thompson gunner or even Cortez the killer.