Jordan Zevon: Insides Out

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "Jordan Zevon shares more than genetics with his late father. … The son clearly inherited his father's mordant wit, and his ear for catchy tunes. Jordan Zevon steers his talent in a different musical direction, though, on 'Insides Out,' his solo debut. … It's a power-pop record, full of muscular hooks and sharp melodies. … Colorful vocal harmonies and robust guitars frame self-deprecating lyrics on 'The Joke's On Me.' … Zevon flits from celebrating the whimsy of a free-spirited childhood neighbor on 'Camila Rhodes' to a more serious turn on the piano-driven title track. The lyrics are oblique enough to apply to any circumstance of loss, but it shouldn't come as a shock to learn that Zevon drew inspiration from the deaths of his father in 2003 and his mother the following year. … 'Studebaker' was an unreleased Warren Zevon tune that his son recorded for the 2004 tribute 'Enjoy Every Sandwich.' … The younger Zevon nails it. … Jordan Zevon shows he's his own man on 'Insides Out,' and you get the sense that Warren, wherever he is, couldn't be prouder."