{"product_id":"warren-zevon-mr-bad-example","title":"Warren Zevon - Mr. Bad Example","description":"\u003cp\u003eWarren Zevon never met a dark joke he couldn't set to a great tune, and Mr. Bad Example, his 1991 album, is loaded with both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by longtime collaborator Waddy Wachtel, the record pairs Zevon's sardonic songwriting with a crack studio band, including Jeff Porcaro on drums for most of the tracks and David Lindley on fiddle, saz and lap steel. Dwight Yoakam even drops in on harmony vocals, a hint of the country colours that run through parts of the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track is a gleeful tour of bad behaviour narrated by a scoundrel with no intention of reforming, set to a bright, jaunty arrangement. \"Quite Ugly One Morning\" is pure noir mischief with Lindley's strings adding a sly twist, and \"Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead\" is the song that lent its title to a 1995 film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Zevon turns around and closes with \"Searching for a Heart\", a tender, rueful ballad that shows how much feeling sat beneath the wisecracks, and how carefully he built a melody.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt makes a perfect introduction to his wit and his warmth, and a reminder that few songwriters could make you laugh and wince in the same verse quite like he could, sometimes in the same line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57287068549425,"sku":"603497821600","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Warren_Zevon-Mr._Bad_Example.jpg?v=1793727681","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/warren-zevon-mr-bad-example","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}