WARREN ZEVON "The Wind" Sealed 2004 US Final LP Mint
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Aug 21, 2011
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Warren Zevon / The Wind - Artemis Records ATM-LP-51156 (Stereo)(US)(2004) ...This auction is for a factory sealed, limited edition Record on high quality 180-gram virgin vinyl. It was only available for a very short time and is no longer in print.
In late August of 2002, Warren Zevon was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a virulent and inoperable form of lung cancer; with his life expectancy expected to be no more than a few months, he focused his dwindling energies on completing this final album, and The Wind, released a year after Zevon learned of his condition, was the result. And the assembled musicians -- among them Bruce Springsteen, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, and Jim Keltner -- serve up their best licks without taking the show away from Zevon, who, despite his obvious weakness, firmly commands the spotlight. The Wind feels less like a grand final statement of Warren Zevon's career than one last walk around the field, with the star nodding to his pals, offering a last look at what he does best, and quietly but firmly leaving listeners convinced that he exits the game with no shame and no regrets.
Track listings and review below...
Detailed item info:
Track listing(Side One)
1. Dirty Life and Times
2. Disorder in the House
3. Knockin' on Heaven's Door
4. Numb as a Statue
5. She's Too Good for Me
6. Prison Grove
(Side Two)
1. El Amor de Mi Vida
2. The Rest of the Night
3. Please Stay
4. Rub Me Raw
5. Keep Me in Your Heart
Details Contributing artists: Bruce Springsteen, Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne Distributor: Artemis Records (USA) Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Stereo
Album notes Personnel: Warren Zevon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, piano, keyboards); Jorge Calderon (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, tres, bass, maracas); Bruce Springsteen, Brad Davis (electric guitar, background vocals); Mike Campbell (electric guitar); Ry Cooder (guitar, slide guitar); Tommy Shaw (12-string guitar, background vocals); Randy Mitchell (slide guitar, background vocals); Joe Walsh (slide guitar); David Lindley (lap steel guitar, saz, background vocals); Gil Bernal (saxophone); James Raymond (piano); Reggie Hamilton (upright bass); Luis Conte (drums, bongos, congas, maracas, percussion); Don Henley, Jim Keltner, Steve Gorman (drums); Dwight Yoakam, Billy Bob Thornton, Emmylou Harris, Tom Petty (background vocals).
Producers: Warren Zevon, Jorge Calderon, Noah Scot Snyder.
Recording information: Anatomy Of A Headache; Cherokee studios; Fancyboy Studios; Groovemasters; Henson Studios; Masterlink Studios; Sunset sound; The cave.
THE WIND won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
"Keep Me in Your Heart" was nominated for Song Of The Year and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
"Disorder in the House" won for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and was also nominated for Best Rock Song.
With the specter of a terminal lung cancer diagnosis hanging over his head, Warren Zevon responded by rallying to make THE WIND, an album that found him working with longtime collaborator and friend Jorge Calderon, shortly after getting the news. The result is a tight group of 11 songs wrapped up in a year, despite a diagnosis that only gave Zevon three months to live. Along the way, plenty of famous names--both friends and fans--pitched in, including Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam and Don Henley. Allusions to his situation are naturally sprinkled throughout, whether it's partying in the face of doom ("The Rest of the Night"), using a self-penned blues song to look back with no regrets ("Rub Me Raw"), or pledging his eternal love ("El Amor De Mi Vida"). Even Zevon's cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," avoids the pitfall of sentimentality as he can be heard bellowing "open up, open up" in the background of the song's chorus sung by Tommy Shaw, John Waite, and Billy Bob Thornton. "Keep Me in Your Heart" finds Zevon subtly asking just that, in a dignified manner guaranteed to mist up the eyes of even the most jaded person.
Editorial reviews 4 stars out of 5 - ...There's a real sense of party-beneath-the-scaffold much of the time....Still powerful though; there are several energetic rockers...
Mojo
5 stars out of 5 - ...Zevon has done, if not the impossible, then the unlikely. Under the direst circumstances, he has painted his masterpiece...
Uncut (20030901)
Ranked #1 in Uncut's Albums Of The Year 2003
Uncut (20040101)
Zevon's songwriting rose in unexpected ways to his most exacting of challenges....Zevon exhibited a little-used ability to turn his focus inwards...
Uncut
4 stars out of 5 - ...THE WIND is poignant beyond words....It's been a privilege to listen to him...
Q (20031201)
...Unsentimental [and] happily unhygienic, sounding as ramshackle and energized as you'd hope a nothing-left-to-lose last blast would... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (20030905)
Keep Me in Your Heart ranked #15 in Entertainment Weekly's 2003 Records of the Year
Entertainment Weekly (20031226)
...Zevon has been finding the lyricism in grim resignation for 30 years... - Grade: A-
Spin (20031001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...In somebody else's defiance of death, we in the audience get an intense affirmation of life....Zevon's a lucky man in the sense that brilliant songwriters are granted a form of immortality denied everyone else...
Rolling Stone (20030918)
Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2003
Rolling Stone (20031225)
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