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UncutUnder the direst circumstances, he has painted his masterpiece. [Album of the Month, Sep 2003, p.96]
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This is a magnificent album.
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Everyone who says this isn't a sentimental record is right. But it admits sentiment, hold the hygiene, and suggests that he knows more about love dying than he did when he was immortal.
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SpinIt's not gallows humor, just the most natural thing in the world. [Oct 2003, p.113]
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Entertainment WeeklyIf The Wind is unsentimental, it's also happily unhygienic, sounding as ramshackle and energized as you'd hope a nothing-left-to-lose last blast would. [5 Sep 2003, p.75]
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In somebody else's defiance of death, we in the audience get an intense affirmation of life, not to mention some of the best jokes in rock & roll history.
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It is a wonderful album that explores separation and endings and life’s journeys – and their inevitable end - in Zevon’s inimitable style.
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The end result is a first-class effort that will not disappoint die-hard Zevon fans. But it's not just for the faithful: First-time listeners will certainly pick up The Wind out of curiosity, and there's no doubt that they will discover what they have long been missing.
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This is a fine final coda that's no tearjerker but a reminder of how much he matters right now.
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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.
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Q MagazinePoignant beyond words... but never mawkish. [Dec 2003, p.140]
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A sturdy reminder of why Warren will be missed.
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MojoThere's a real sense of party-beneath-the-scaffold much of the time--a looseness you don't often get on these star-studded affairs. [Nov 2003, p.122]
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BlenderIt's not so much what Zevon says as how he says it: with an air of ragged, nothing-to-lose spontaneity. [Sep 2003, p.133]
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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.
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Sounds cranky, cynical, sentimental, and mordantly funny--in other words, like a good Warren Zevon record.
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Despite its rock-star cast, The Wind doesn't match the energy or the wit of Zevon's previous Artemis releases.
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I can't tell if The Wind is a final bid for immortality or some kind of dirty joke.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 24
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Mixed: 2 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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JohnHMar 7, 2007Extraordinary work from an exceptional talent. Maybe normally a 9......but given the circumstances a 10 seems cheap.
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KevinBAug 18, 2006Great final testament of a dying legend.
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ScottYJul 9, 2005