Learning to Flinch is a live acoustic rock album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, recorded at various points between late June through mid-October of 1992 and released in 1993.
Album Notes[]
Learning to Flinch featured three new songs ("Worrier King", "Roland Chorale" and "The Indifference of Heaven"). Also this is the only time Warren Zevon has played a version of "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" that has lasted more than the average 4 minutes on an album, although he did it frequently in live performances. This version of the song includes a piano solo in the beginning of the song and another between the last two verses.
The version of "Lawyers, Guns and Money" included is played in the key of G major rather than A Major, which is the key that is used in the studio version. "Mr. Bad Example" is played in E Major rather than F# Major as heard on the studio version.
Tone wise, "Boom Boom Mancini" is in the key of E minor, not F minor as heard on the original studio version. Though, the studio version is still transcribed in E minor due the a capo places on the first fret of the guitar raising the key by a half step.
Track listing[]
All tracks composed by Warren Zevon; except where indicated
- "Splendid Isolation" – 4:20
- "Lawyers, Guns and Money" – 3:22
- "Mr. Bad Example" (Jorge Calderón, Zevon) – 3:08
- "Excitable Boy" (LeRoy Marinell, Zevon) – 2:41
- "Hasten Down the Wind" – 3:41
- "The French Inhaler" – 4:22
- "Worrier King" – 4:05
- "Roland Chorale" (David Lindell, Zevon) – 1:30
- "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" (Lindell, Zevon) – 11:18
- "Searching for a Heart" – 3:05
- "Boom Boom Mancini" – 3:18
- "Jungle Work" (Calderón, Zevon) – 4:53
- "Piano Fighter" – 4:08
- "Werewolves of London" (Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon) – 4:10
- "The Indifference of Heaven" – 4:12
- "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" – 9:38
- "Play It All Night Long" – 3:49
Personnel[]
- Warren Zevon - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica
Live Track Information[]
1. Splendid Isolation
Bogarts
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
House Mixer: Steve Girton
Monitors: Steve Buckavitch
July 1, 1992
2. Lawyers, Guns and Money
Paradise
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
House Mixer: Roger Merritt
MonitorsL Dave Forbes
June 24, 1992
3. Mr. Bad Example
The Loft
Berlin, Germany
House Mixer: Thomas Page
Monitors: Reiner Piske
September 16, 1992
4. Excitable Boy
Tipitina's
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Hourse MixerL Sonny Schneidau
Monitors: Lewis Murry
July 23, 1992
5. Hasten Down the Wind
Town Hall
New York, New York, USA
House Mixer: Tom Matthews
Monitors: John Burns
June 27, 1992
6. The French Inhaler
Town & Country
London, England
House Mixer: Gil Brown
Monitors: Julian Biss
September 25, 1992
7. Worrier King
Gluepot
Auckland, New Zealand
House MixerL Paul Crowther
Monitors: Kevin Bennett
October 3, 1992
8. Roland Chorale
Gluepot
Auckland, New Zealand
House MixerL Paul Crowther
Monitors: Kevin Bennett
October 3, 1992
9. Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Sentrum
Oslo, Norway
House Mixer: Per Ola Holden
Monitors: Jan Børre Anderson
September 8, 1992
10. Searching for a Heart
Burswood Casino
Perth, Australia
House Mixer: Ian Taylor
Monitors: Bicci Henderson
October 13, 1992
11. Boom Boom Mancini
The Flood Zone
Richmond, Virginia, USA
House Mixer: Fran Ellis
Monitors: Mark Tomlinson
June 5, 1992
12. Jungle Work
St. Mary's Leagues Club
St. Mary's, Austrailia
House Mixer: Ian Taylor
Monitors: Bicci Henderson
October 9, 1992
13. Piano Fighter
The Cambridge Hotel
Newcastle, Australia
House Mixer: Ian Taylor
Monitors: Bicci Henderson
October 10, 1992
14. Werewolves of London
Town & Country
London, England
House Mixer: Gil Brown
Monitors: Julian Biss
September 25, 1992
15. The Indifference of Heaven
Biskuithalle
Bonn, Germany
House Mixer: Ulli Kaufmann
Monitors: Dirk Schenlen
September 21, 1992
16. Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Big Ticket
Adelaide, Australia
House Mixer: Ian Taylor
Monitors: Bicci Henderson
October 11, 1992
17. Play it All Night Long
Park West
Chicago, Illinois, USA
House Mixer: Jay O'Rourke
Monitors: Will Salerno
July 8, 1992
Production[]
Producers: Warren Zevon, Duncan Aldrich
Charts[]
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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1993 | The Billboard 200 | 198 |
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