Mr. Bad Example | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Studio | The Sound Factory, Los Angeles; Dodge City, Glendale, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 40:15 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Producer | Waddy Wachtel | |||
Warren Zevon chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mr. Bad Example | ||||
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Mr. Bad Example is an album by the American musician Warren Zevon, released through Giant Records in October 1991. [1] [2] Zevon supported the album with a North American tour, with the Odds serving as both opener and backing band. [3] [4]
Mr. Bad Example was produced by Waddy Wachtel. [5] Los Angeles session musicians contributed to the album. [6] Zevon sometimes struggled for songwriting ideas, but always finished a song once he had started. [7]
Dwight Yoakam provided backing vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here"; Dan Dugmore played pedal steel. [8] [9] David Lindley played a variety of instruments on "Quite Ugly One Morning". [10] "Searching for a Heart" appeared on the soundtrack to the film Love at Large. [11]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | C [13] |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10 [17] |
Vancouver Sun | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Boston Globe called Mr. Bad Example "a wonderful, resonant album, eclectic and accessible." [18] The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a return to the terse guitar-drums-keyboard format of [Zevon's] '70s albums." [14] The Sun Sentinel considered it to be "pure, earthy rock accessibly colored by Zevon's typically wry imagery." [19]
The Calgary Herald wrote that "Zevon's become a somewhat torpid renegade wailing away about his rebellion while safely ensconced in L.A. security." [13] The Austin American-Statesman determined that "Zevon's first-person characters on this record are shocking, reprehensible and relentlessly slapstick." [20]
All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Finishing Touches" | 4:05 | |
2. | "Suzie Lightning" | 4:04 | |
3. | "Model Citizen" | LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon | 4:39 |
4. | "Angel Dressed in Black" | Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon | 4:24 |
5. | " Mr. Bad Example" | Jorge Calderón, Zevon | 3:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Renegade" | 4:51 | |
7. | "Heartache Spoken Here" | 3:48 | |
8. | "Quite Ugly One Morning" | 3:53 | |
9. | "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" | LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon | 2:53 |
10. | "Searching for a Heart" | 4:16 |
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Mr. Bad Example | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Studio | The Sound Factory, Los Angeles; Dodge City, Glendale, California | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 40:15 | |||
Label | Giant | |||
Producer | Waddy Wachtel | |||
Warren Zevon chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mr. Bad Example | ||||
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Mr. Bad Example is an album by the American musician Warren Zevon, released through Giant Records in October 1991. [1] [2] Zevon supported the album with a North American tour, with the Odds serving as both opener and backing band. [3] [4]
Mr. Bad Example was produced by Waddy Wachtel. [5] Los Angeles session musicians contributed to the album. [6] Zevon sometimes struggled for songwriting ideas, but always finished a song once he had started. [7]
Dwight Yoakam provided backing vocals on "Heartache Spoken Here"; Dan Dugmore played pedal steel. [8] [9] David Lindley played a variety of instruments on "Quite Ugly One Morning". [10] "Searching for a Heart" appeared on the soundtrack to the film Love at Large. [11]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Calgary Herald | C [13] |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10 [17] |
Vancouver Sun | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Boston Globe called Mr. Bad Example "a wonderful, resonant album, eclectic and accessible." [18] The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a return to the terse guitar-drums-keyboard format of [Zevon's] '70s albums." [14] The Sun Sentinel considered it to be "pure, earthy rock accessibly colored by Zevon's typically wry imagery." [19]
The Calgary Herald wrote that "Zevon's become a somewhat torpid renegade wailing away about his rebellion while safely ensconced in L.A. security." [13] The Austin American-Statesman determined that "Zevon's first-person characters on this record are shocking, reprehensible and relentlessly slapstick." [20]
All tracks composed by Warren Zevon, except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Finishing Touches" | 4:05 | |
2. | "Suzie Lightning" | 4:04 | |
3. | "Model Citizen" | LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon | 4:39 |
4. | "Angel Dressed in Black" | Julia Mueller, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon | 4:24 |
5. | " Mr. Bad Example" | Jorge Calderón, Zevon | 3:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Renegade" | 4:51 | |
7. | "Heartache Spoken Here" | 3:48 | |
8. | "Quite Ugly One Morning" | 3:53 | |
9. | "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead" | LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Zevon | 2:53 |
10. | "Searching for a Heart" | 4:16 |
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