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1.StopSearching for a Heart – Don Henley 04:05
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2.StopWerewolves of London – Adam Sandler 04:01
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3.StopReconsider Me – Steve Earle, Reckless Kelly 02:35
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4.StopPoor, Poor Pitiful Me – Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt 04:05
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5.StopMy Ride's Here – Bruce Springsteen 04:36
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6.StopLawyers, Guns and Money – The Wallflowers 03:14
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7.StopStudebaker – Jordan Zevon 04:03
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8.StopThe Wind – Billy Bob Thornton 04:07
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9.StopSplendid Isolation – Pete Yorn 03:27
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10.StopMutineer [Live] – Bob Dylan 03:10
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11.StopMonkey Wash Donkey Rinse – Ry Cooder, David Lindley 03:19
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12.StopDon't Let Us Get Sick – Jill Sobule 02:38
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13.StopAin't That Pretty at All – Pixies 03:53
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14.StopKeep Me in Your Heart – Jennifer Warnes, Jorge Calderón 05:26
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15.Stop[Untitled Track] 04:54
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. 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 ****** given the appropriate subject, and he wasn't afraid to take on his friends and collaborators when so inclined. 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. 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. 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. 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. The trouble is, the man who wrote "Play It All Night Long," "Detox Mansion" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" merited something more along the lines of a Friar's Club Roast, in which a little bile got mixed in with the words of love, which truly was the sort of world Warren Zevon wrote about. Mark Deming, Rovi
- Genre: Rock
- Subgenre: Folk/Country Rock, Hard Rock
- Category Singer/Songwriter, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Album Rock
- Format: CD
- Release Date: October 19, 2004
- Artist: Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon
- Additional Artist: Donny Gerrard (Vocals), Billy Bob Thornton (Vocals), Willy Braun (Vocals), Jackson Browne (Vocals), Various artists collection, Bonnie Raitt (Vocals), Bruce Springsteen (Vocals), Jennifer Warnes (Vocals), Frank Black (Vocals), Kim Deal (Vocals), Jakob Dylan (Vocals), Ry Cooder (Vocals), Steve Earle (Vocals), Don Henley (Vocals), David Lindley (Vocals), Brendan O'Brien (Vocals), Jordan Zevon (Vocals), Mark Philpart (Vocals), Pete Yorn (Vocals), Jorge Calderón (Vocals)