The Wind - Warren Zevon
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86 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2002, veteran singer-songwriter Warren Zevon decided to record one final album. This 11-track effort includes contributions from numerous Zevon friends, including Ry Cooder, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Tom Petty, and Dwight Yoakam.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Uncut
    100
    Under the direst circumstances, he has painted his masterpiece. [Album of the Month, Sep 2003, p.96]
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  2. CultureDose.net
    100
    This is a magnificent album.
  3. Neumu.net
    80
    A sturdy reminder of why Warren will be missed.
  4. Austin Chronicle
    40
    I can't tell if The Wind is a final bid for immortality or some kind of dirty joke.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
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  1. JohnH
    10
    Extraordinary work from an exceptional talent. Maybe normally a 9......but given the circumstances a 10 seems cheap.
  2. LapdoodlingCrickets
    10
    WZ ,you are in our hearts
  3. KevinB
    8
    Great final testament of a dying legend.
  4. NathanS.
    6
    Quite honestly, this album is overrated. Yes, I know that Zevon was pretty much on his deathbed during the recording of this album. Yes, I understand that this is part "last hurrah" project. part tribute album. But it's hardly the masterpiece it's hailed as. Zevon's deterioration at the hands of his illness clearly shows through on many of the tracks, most notably "Disorder in the House". This isn't a bad album, and by almost anyone else I would've rated it higher. But this is Warren Zevon, arguably one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and after comparing "The Wind" to the rest of his work, it's hardly the last memory I want of him.… Expand

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