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Learning To Flinch

Warren Zevon

Giant Records, 1993

REVIEW BY: Christopher Thelen

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 03/07/1997

To the uneducated like myself, Warren Zevon is a one-hit wonder.His hit "Werewolves Of London" will probably be the song that willdefine his career.

When Zevon released Learning To Flinch, his second live album, I barely stifleda yawn. I had barely made it through his last effort at the time, Mr. Bad Example, and wasn't ready for anotherdisappointment.

I don't know what made me finally add Learning To Flinch to the now-famous Pierce MemorialArchives (admission price slightly lower than Disneyland), but whatI heard blew me away. This was an album by a man who was out toprove that he was a songwriter, and a damn good one at that.

Armed only with an acoustic guitar and piano, Zevon plowsthrough over an hour of old and new material recorded around theworld in the most intimate setting possible. From the comfort ofyour living room, you feel like you're watching Zevon in the frontrow - and you're in for one hell of a show.