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100Under the direst circumstances, he has painted his masterpiece. [Album of the Month, Sep 2003, p.96]
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100This 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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If 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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91It's not gallows humor, just the most natural thing in the world. [Oct 2003, p.113]
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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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83This is a fine final coda that's no tearjerker but a reminder of how much he matters right now.
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JohnH10Extraordinary work from an exceptional talent. Maybe normally a 9......but given the circumstances a 10 seems cheap.
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KevinB8Great final testament of a dying legend.
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ScottY5