Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Language available : english
Released in 1987, Sentimental Hygiene rescued Warren Zevon from record industry limbo and returned him to major-label status, but rather than return to the rough-and-ready sound of that album, he used his new corporate patronage to finance a significantly grander and darker project, 1989's Transverse City. The album features an impressive array of guest stars -- including Jerry Garcia, David Gilmour, Neil Young, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, and Benmont Tench -- but while its surface is as glossy as the albums Zevon created when he was the darling of the L.A. Mellow Mafia, the tone is as grim as anything the man ever created. Transverse City is a song cycle about a culture in collapse, in which technology has become our unfriendly master, the sky and stars have grown unfamiliar to us, conflict lurks around every corner, and our last remaining freedom is the right to spend our money. Zevon does aim for black humor here and there, most notably in the sly "Networking" and the tongue-in-cheek consumer anthem "Down at the Mall," but more typical is the dread of "Run Straight Down," the urban paranoia of "Gridlock," and the title song's celebration of a land where "life is cheap and death is free." The album's sole note of compassion is the final cut, "Nobody's in Love This Year," and even that song is a rueful meditation on a time and place where solace is a scarce commodity, and it's a fitting closer for an album that digs so deeply into the dark and bloody heart of the last days of the Reagan era. Transverse City didn't fare well at the marketplace -- no great surprise given the album's unforgiving themes -- but it deserves rediscovery as one of Warren Zevon's most ambitious and uncompromising achievements.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 13,50€/month
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefan Arngrim, Composer
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefan Arngrim, Composer
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jaczko, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Slater, Producer - Duncan Aldrich, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Warren Zevon, Composer, MainArtist - Dave McEowen, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stefan Arngrim, Composer
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Released in 1987, Sentimental Hygiene rescued Warren Zevon from record industry limbo and returned him to major-label status, but rather than return to the rough-and-ready sound of that album, he used his new corporate patronage to finance a significantly grander and darker project, 1989's Transverse City. The album features an impressive array of guest stars -- including Jerry Garcia, David Gilmour, Neil Young, Jack Casady, Jorma Kaukonen, and Benmont Tench -- but while its surface is as glossy as the albums Zevon created when he was the darling of the L.A. Mellow Mafia, the tone is as grim as anything the man ever created. Transverse City is a song cycle about a culture in collapse, in which technology has become our unfriendly master, the sky and stars have grown unfamiliar to us, conflict lurks around every corner, and our last remaining freedom is the right to spend our money. Zevon does aim for black humor here and there, most notably in the sly "Networking" and the tongue-in-cheek consumer anthem "Down at the Mall," but more typical is the dread of "Run Straight Down," the urban paranoia of "Gridlock," and the title song's celebration of a land where "life is cheap and death is free." The album's sole note of compassion is the final cut, "Nobody's in Love This Year," and even that song is a rueful meditation on a time and place where solace is a scarce commodity, and it's a fitting closer for an album that digs so deeply into the dark and bloody heart of the last days of the Reagan era. Transverse City didn't fare well at the marketplace -- no great surprise given the album's unforgiving themes -- but it deserves rediscovery as one of Warren Zevon's most ambitious and uncompromising achievements.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:48
- Main artists: Warren Zevon
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.