I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology)
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Released nearly a decade after Zevon's first best-of (A Quiet Normal Life), I'll Sleep When I'm Dead provides a more comprehensive overview of the off-center California songsmith's fitful career. The first disc of the 44-song, two-CD set nearly duplicates the earlier retrospective, dropping only one song ("Ain't That Pretty at All") and tossing in the likes of "Hasten Down the Wind," "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School," and live versions of "Mohammed's Radio" and "Jeannie Needs a Shooter" from Zevon's early, most popular period. Disc two cherry-picks highlights from the artist's more problematic but periodically inspired late '1980s and '90s recordings, tossing in such oddities as the Hindu Love Gods' spirited remake of Prince's "Raspberry Beret" (HLG is Zevon backed by the instrumentalists from R.E.M.) and live takes of "The French Inhaler" and "The Indifference of Heaven." Thorough and smartly sequenced, Sleep provides the uninitiated an intro into the work of a true original and adds enough mislaid gems to please steadfast followers. --Steven Stolder
Tracks
| 1 | Frank And Jesse James |
| 2 | Hasten Down The Wind |
| 3 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me |
| 4 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead |
| 5 | Carmelita |
| 6 | Desperados Under The Eaves |
| 7 | Johnny Strikes Up The Band |
| 8 | Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner |
| 9 | Excitable Boy |
| 10 | Werewolves Of London |
| 11 | Accidentally Like A Martyr |
| 12 | Lawyers, Guns And Money |
| 13 | Frozen Notes |
| 14 | Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School |
| 15 | Gorilla, You're a Desperado |
| 16 | Play It All Night Long |
| 17 | Mohammed's Radio (Live Version) |
| 18 | Jeannie Needs A Shooter (Live Version) |
| 19 | The Envoy |
| 20 | The Hula Hula Boys |
| 21 | Let Nothing Come Between You |
| 22 | Looking For The Next Best Thing |
| 23 | Sentimental Hygiene |
| 24 | Boom Boom Mancini |
| 25 | Detox Mansion |
| 26 | Bad Karma |
| 27 | Reconsider Me (Single Version) |
| 28 | Run Straight Down |
| 29 | The Long Arm Of the Law |
| 30 | Splendid Isolation |
| 31 | You Don't Know What Love Is |
| 32 | Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods |
| 33 | Suzie Lightning |
| 34 | Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead |
| 35 | Searching Gor A Heart |
| 36 | Mr. Bad Example |
| 37 | Roll With the Punches |
| 38 | The French Inhaler (Live Version) |
| 39 | The Indifference Of Heaven (Live Version) |
| 40 | If You Won't Leave Me I'll Find Somebody Who Will |
| 41 | Real Or Not |
| 42 | Seminole Bingo |
| 43 | Monkey Wash Donkey Rinse |
| 44 | Mutineer |
