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It features appearances from a number of prominent musicians, including guitarists Neil Young, David Gilmour (of Pink Floyd), Jerry Garcia (of Grateful Dead) and Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), as well as jazz pianist Chick Corea. Michael Ironside provides narration on the track "Run Straight Down."
This track, with several simultaneous vocal lines including a list of carcinogens in the environment I got from the Sierra Club, suggests the dense texture I was striving to create when I ran out of Virgin's money. We sent the 24-track tape to David Gilmour in London, and he recorded his leads and sent it back.
Aug 24, 2021 · Taking a look back at Warren Zevon and Pink Floyd's David Gilmour teaming up on the dystopian pop song 'Run Straight Down' from Transverse City.
Jul 17, 2018 · When we talked in ’92 Zevon was touring behind his latest album, Mr. Bad Example, and we got to talking about his previous release, 1989’s Transverse City, which he explained was originally supposed to be a cyberpunk album, inspired by reading William Gibson and Thomas Pynchon.
Apr 24, 2021 · It was basically the people who made the album with Warren (Andy Slater, Duncan Aldrich) asking musicians they either knew or have worked with in the past. There is a whole chapter about the making process of Transverse City in this book if you are really interested. https://www.amazon.com/Nothings-Bad-Luck-Lives-Warren-ebook/dp/B07H29B3TT
Warren Zevon. ROCK · 1989. After Sentimental Hygiene returned Zevon to public consciousness with its use of R.E.M. as his primary backing band, Transverse City is his call-up to the classic-rock elite. Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, Jefferson Airplane’s Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen and Tom Petty’s Benmont Tench ...
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Apr 29, 2020 · Transverse City alone had appearances by Jerry Garcia, David Gilmour, Chick Corea, and the Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell. But there’s something about “Splendid Isolation” that makes it stand...
Transverse City is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Warren Zevon, released in October 1989 by Virgin Records. It features appearances from a number of prominent musicians,...
Transverse City, an Album by Warren Zevon. Released 12 October 1989 on Virgin (catalog no. 91068-1; Vinyl LP). Genres: Singer-Songwriter, Pop Rock. Rated #496 in the best albums of 1989.
Warren Zevon - Nobody's in love this year. 4:00. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1989 Vinyl release of "Transverse City" on Discogs.
