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The Wind

~ Warren Zevon (Artist)
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (240 customer reviews)
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The Wind is like an X-ray with a dark shadow that shouldn’t be there and can’t be ignored. Recorded after Zevon was diagnosed in 2002 with inoperable lung cancer, it sounds like the work of a guy who's still fighting, but also starting to wrap things up. Although Zevon is best known for his poison-dart wit, he’s always been a bit of a softie, too. It’s no surprise, then, that The Wind leans heavily on irony-free ballads such as "She’s Too Good for Me," "El Amor de mi Vida," and "Please Stay." But there’s also a dose of defiant blues ("Rub Me Raw") and plenty of dirty slide guitar, courtesy of Ry Cooder and David Lindley. (Other guests include Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, and Dwight Yoakam).

If the lyrics generally lack the literary precision of Zevon’s best work, the songs take on greater weight given the circumstance under which they were recorded. Heard in 1983, a party-hearty anthem like "The Rest of the Night" would’ve sounded like yet another dumb argument for hedonism, and "Numb as a Statue" might have come off as the self-lacerating joke of an alcoholic unable to deal with his emotions directly. However, on The Wind, these songs are genuinely touching, the work of a guy deadened by meds but unwilling to surrender to The Big Sleep just yet. A cover of Dylan’s "Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door" is the album’s most direct comment on Zevon’s fragile health, but the most touching song is the album-closing acoustic ballad "Keep Me in Your Heart," recorded by Zevon at home after the star-studded studio work was complete. Clearly, Zevon survived one hell of a farewell party last night, but now it's morning again and there’s no telling what the rest of the day might bring. --Keith Moerer

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4.0 out of 5 stars Zevon's place in music, Jun 24 2004
By Richard Magee "Wish Ewe Were Hear" (Abingdon, Maryland USA) - See all my reviews
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I must take issue with The Nemean Lion Of Herculean Bitterness' review, although he is certainly entitled to his opinion. Zevon certainly was on the fringes of the music world, but that does not make his body of work an less remarkable. Listen to LIFE WILL KILL YA, MY RIDE'S HERE, and EXCITABLE BOY and tell me that this man wasn't a lyrical and vocal genius. While some people may feel squeamish about Zevon's openly confronting his impending death, I admire the courage it took him to persevere and make this album. Songs such as "Please Stay," "Keep Me in Your Heart," and "Prison Grove" hold their own against many of his other classic performances. By the way, Mr. Zevon actually died of asbestoses rather than smoking, although admittedly the smoking probably didn't help.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not good because he's passed, good because it'll last, Jun 11 2004
By Richard Kisielewski (Carlisle, PA United States) - See all my reviews
Warren Zevon passed away, and while I admit that it might have helped in his record sales/popularity of the album, that should not take anything away from the high quality of the album itself. For the Bitter Lion witch and the wardrobe who gave it one star I truly wonder what kind of music you listen to because it can not be any type of folk/rock because you'd know the strength of these songs. While not complex in the songs themselves they are sung in a way that makes me think of Tom Waits. They are sung with soul, not from a man who was on his last legs, but from a man that still had years of singing left to do. Warren may not have been a household name for many, but the fact that so many great artists helped make this record should speak volumes to the respect he had in the music world. He was more then just a session player, and this record shows that. Songs like "please stay" and "she's too good for me" are sung with feeling and any record that someone puts there heart and soul into while like he did deserves respect.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Introduction...and a Farewell, May 29 2004
By Sojournalist (Fairfax, VA) - See all my reviews
This album blows me away.

The only thing I knew about Warren Zevon were the songs "Werewolves of London," "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," and "Oh, Daddy." There they were, lurking in my subconscious. Then I heard Kurt Anderson speaking about Warren and his inoperable lung cancer, and some of the collaborations with some of my favorite artists - Joe Walsh, Bruce Springsteen, Ry Cooder - on this album, ironically named, The Wind.

In a remote corner in a shop in Baghdad, there it was: The Wind. I picked it up. And was appropriately blown away. It's my understanding that Zevon always wrote and performed what he felt. This album is no exception.

The album does everything from celebrate life ("Disorder in the House," "The Rest of the Night"), to reflect on the road not chosen ("El Amor de mi Vida"), and say farewell to a lover ("Keep me in your heart").

This is musical hospice. And in sharing it, Warren brings himself to ordinary people, as an ordinary person with an extraordinary perspective.

If you listen to the album with the understanding of its having been written and performed while he faced down the Grim Reaper, you'll be all the richer for having heard it.

Worth whatever you'll pay for it.

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1.0 out of 5 stars My Name Is Zevon: I Killed Myself; Now I Plot To Evoke Pity!
Let's-for the 1st and only time in this enormity of reviews-weigh the grossly poisonous reaction from rabidly hyperventilating, suspicious Zevon fans. Read more
Published on Jul 12 2004 by The Nemean Lion Of Herculean B...

4.0 out of 5 stars I Truly Miss Him....
That voice, the twisted sense of humor, the songs. There will never be another like him. This final, touching LP by one of the greatest, most distinct singer-songwriters to emerge... Read more
Published on May 23 2004 by WILLIE A YOUNG II

4.0 out of 5 stars News From Mr. Death
One lesson learned from the recent success of Warren Zevon's epitaph album, The Wind, is that any artist struggling too long for that big break probably hasn't tried dying yet. Read more
Published on May 8 2004 by Gianmarco Manzione

4.0 out of 5 stars It's kind of sad...
..that Warren Zevon was like one of the most famous rock musicians of the late 70's, but barely anyone paid attention to this cd. Read more
Published on May 2 2004 by ...

2.0 out of 5 stars Sadly, a disappointment
I loved Warren Zevon's work and had high hopes for his sad, last original album but this one just doesn't cut it. Read more
Published on April 29 2004 by Richard J. Arndt

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wind
Life must be pretty pathetic in Savannah, Georgia to give Warren Zevon's final effort 1-star.

Given the artists that contributed, it's obvious that his influence was widespread... Read more

Published on April 12 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Zevon with a bittersweet aftertaste
First off, let's call it what it was. Warren died of mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer you can only get by exposure to asbestos. Read more
Published on April 1 2004 by Bill Schwan

1.0 out of 5 stars Only 2 good songs...
This album is horrible. I have to laugh at some of the comments about it... almost all of the album could have been written by a 16 year old '70's high school head... Read more
Published on Mar 28 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars A mix of ok and great songs
Warren Zevon is a musical genius, but this is definitely not one of his best albums. his cover of Knockin' On Heaven's Door is better than Bob Dylan, and his final track and swan... Read more
Published on Mar 17 2004 by igaurav91

4.0 out of 5 stars "Some days I feel like my shadow's casting me.."
The story is familiar by now: The Wind is Warren's last album, made after his diagnosis with terminal lung cancer. Read more
Published on Mar 17 2004 by spiral_mind

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