This reissued LP on 180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve is pressed in the USA via FridayMusic. Musically, Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School moves away from a radio-friendly atmosphere as on " Jeannie Needs A Shooter", co-written with Springsteen.Īt times, Zevon adopts his sarcastic clown mode, " Gorilla, You're A Desperado", and " Play It All Night Long", a song which has some disturbing images.īad Luck Streak In Dancing School is a solid album and in a sense is Zevon thumbing his nose at the success he enjoyed with Excitable Boy, and wanted to create an album that was as far removed from that vein as possible. Through the songs of lost love (" Empty-Handed Heart" and title track " Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School") and the tales of trying to find hope where there may be none (" Bed Of Coals"), Zevon dares to bring the listener on a voyage that doesn't suggest a happy ending. Zevon - a songwriter not exactly known for a happy-go-lucky demeanor - seems to take a trip to an even darker side on some of the tracks. It was a risky gamble, to say the least, and left many wondering if this was the same artist that wowed them just two years prior. ORIGINAL ALBUM SERIES BAD LUCK STREAK IN DANCING SCHOOL/EXCITABLE BOY/STAND IN THE FIRE/THE ENVOY/WARREN ZEVON NCM: Unknown Status: Not Audited Country. Moving away from a "Top 40" style, Zevon hunkered down with a string section and the usual cast of celebrities, including Linda Ronstadt, Joe Walsh, Glenn Frey and - as a songwriter, not a performer - Bruce Springsteen. The answer, Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School, left more questions than answers. The term dancing school is an old euphemism for a brothel, and it reflects. He had opened people's eyes to his work thanks to " Werewolves Of London" on Excitable Boy, his 1978 album. This Warren Zevon masterpiece has been out of print on vinyl now for over two decades, however, Friday Music is now very honored to announce the first time. Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School is Zevon’s fourth album and the follow up to January 1978’s Excitable Boy. Warren Zevon Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School - VG+ 1980 Stereo USA - Rock Jeannie Needs A Shooter, 3:52 Interlude No. How does one follow up a hit that defined a career? For Warren Zevon, that was the question he had to face in 1980. Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School is the fourth studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, originally released in February 1980 via Elektra Records. Bad luck streak in dancing school Down on my knees in pain Bad luck streak in.
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