Transverse City

by Warren Zevon

Transverse City cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 October 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:49
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A dark, heavily synthesized conceptual work, 'Transverse City' finds Warren Zevon inspired by William Gibson鈥檚 cyberpunk literature and the collapse of the Soviet Union. The album explores dystopian themes of urban decay, technological alienation, and corporate greed over complex, forward-thinking art-rock arrangements. It features an incredible cast of guest musicians including Jerry Garcia, Neil Young, and David Gilmour.

Genres

Descriptors: alienation, conceptual, folk, bluesy, piano, male-vocals, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Transverse City (4:20)
  2. Run Straight Down (4:05)
  3. The Long Arm Of The Law (3:47)
  4. Turbulence (4:08)
  5. They Moved The Moon (4:31)
  6. Splendid Isolation (4:33)
  7. Networking (3:04)
  8. Gridlock (4:35)
  9. Down In The Mall (4:28)
  10. Nobody's In Love This Year (4:18)

Credits

  • John Patitucci - bass
  • Richie Hayward - drums
  • Jerry Garcia - guitar
  • Waddy Wachtel - acoustic guitar
  • Bob Glaub - bass
  • David Gilmour - guitar
  • John David Souther - harmony vocals
  • Jordan Zevon - harmony vocals

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