My Ride's Here

My Ride's Here
Studio album by Warren Zevon
Released	May 7, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock
Length	41:10
Label	Artemis
Producer	Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon chronology
Life'll Kill Ya (2000) My Ride's Here (2002) Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon (2002) Singles from My Ride's Here "Basket Case" Released: 2002 "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)" Released: 2002 "Genius" Released: 2002

My Ride's Here is the eleventh studio album by American singer/songwriter Warren Zevon, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music). Zevon described it as "a meditation on death"; it was released several months before Zevon was diagnosed with terminal mesothelioma.

Track listing

1. "Sacrificial Lambs" (Larry Klein, Warren Zevon) – 3:55
2. "Basket Case" (Carl Hiaasen, Zevon) – 3:37
3. "Lord Byron's Luggage" (Zevon) – 4:35
4. "Macgillycuddy's Reeks" (Paul Muldoon, Zevon) – 3:04
5. "You're a Whole Different Person When You're Scared" (Hunter S. Thompson, Zevon) – 5:14
6. "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)" (Mitch Albom, Zevon) – 5:26
7. "Genius" (Klein, Zevon) – 5:01
8. "Laissez-Moi Tranquille" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 3:32
9. "I Have to Leave" (Dan McFarland) – 3:05
10. "My Ride's Here" (Muldoon, Zevon) – 3:41

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
Piero Scaruffi	(5/10)[4]

Mark Deming of Allmusic rated My Ride's Here two out of five stars. He stated that "the jokes tend to be a bit obvious", and that "the more introspective moments don't connect the way one might hope". However, he said that some of the tracks "are strong enough to remind listeners of just how talented Zevon still is". He concluded by saying that the album "is a misfire from an artist capable of much better work." Robert Christgau rated the album an A-, stating that Zevon was "at his best in the fictional-mythic mode that prevails". However, he said that he was "not above touring acoustic to shore up his collateral". Piero Scaruffi wrote that "few songs stand out but Zevon's carefree romp through metaphors of dying is harrowing."^[4]

Personnel

• Warren Zevon - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Charlie Bisharat - violin on "Genius"
• Larry Corbett - cello on "Genius"
• Joel Derouin - violin on "Genius"
• Anton Fig - drums
• Sheldon Gomberg - bass
• David Letterman - background vocals
• Tony Levin - bass on "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"
• Sid McGinnis - guitar on "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"
• Katy Salvidge - fiddle, tin whistle
• Paul Shaffer - organ on "Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"
• Evan Wilson - viola on "Genius"
• Michael Wolff - organ on "You're a Whole Different Person When You're Scared"
• Jordan Zevon - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Warren Zevon
• Engineers: Michael Delugg, Harvey Goldberg, Klint Macro, Will Schillinger, Noah Scot Snyder
• Mixing: Warren Zevon, Noah Scot Snyder
• Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
• Arranger: Warren Zevon
• A&R: Michael Krumper
• Photography: Henry Diltz

Charts

Album

References