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The Wind
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List Price: $18.98
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Manufacturer: Artemis Records
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0699675115623
Label: Artemis Records
Manufacturer: Artemis Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Artemis Records
Release Date: 2003-08-26
Studio: Artemis Records
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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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Summary: Warren Zevon - The Wind
Comment: This is a great CD. I just lost someone who was very important to me, and I listen to the CD all the time because the lyrics put into beautiful words a lot of what is in my heart.
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Summary: Warren Zevon Faces Death With Humor On His Valedictory Statement
Comment: On THE WIND, Warren Zevon's final CD, he realized that his lung cancer was terminal, yet it was he, rather than Leno, Letterman or anyone on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, who saw a sort of dark humor in the situation. This becomes clear on such songs as "Dirty Life & Times" and the riotous rocker "Disorder In The House", which humorously describe the feeling of knowing that the inevitable is about to happen. On the last song, "Keep Me In Your Heart", on the other hand, he is saying a prayer that his friends and family will remember him after he is gone. Overall, this album is a riotous look at death and dying, seen with a generous helping of gallows humor.
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Summary: The Wind
Comment: If you are a Warren Zevon fan, buy it! It is his last, best and most significant heartfelt work. The work is truly a self-written epitaph of a man who struggled with life, addiction and self-destruction throughout the decades until his death.
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Summary: Brilliant
Comment: I was always a Zevon fan. This set of sons is a fitting end to a great saga of a great musician.
It is worth buying just to listen to 'Keep Me in Your Heart'. This song is so beautiful, so touching, so real.
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Summary: Excellent finale
Comment: The songs have many of the Warren Zevon trademarks that made him great, including humor and sardonic wit. Those that relate indirectly to his impending death are particularly moving, as is his excellent take on Dylan's Knockin' on Heaven's Door. His voice is a pale whisper of the power it one had, which is understandable under the circumstances. Keep Me in Your Heart is a wonderful and poignant coda for the disc, for his life's work, and for his life.
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