Warren Zevon - Great Songwriter, Crappy Singer

[illini99]

Ok, I know this isn't exactly an original observation, but I wanted to remark on the contrast between his tribute album and his own albums. "Enjoy Every Sandwich" is a tribute album created after Warren's death and includes artists like Springsteen, Dylan, Jackson Browne, Jill Sobule, The Pixies, and others. I find the tribute album 100x more listenable than any other Warren Zevon album. Warren's voice is just too shitty to truly enjoy his performances, despite his tremendous songwriting. After I got "Enjoy Every Sandwich" I picked up like 4 Zevon albums. I still listen to the tribute album often, but I hardly ever listen to the originals. That gravelly voice just grates on me.