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Track Listings
| 1. Stand In The Fire |
| 2. Jeannie Needs A Shooter |
| 3. Excitable Boy |
| 4. Mohammed's Radio |
| 5. Werewolves of London |
| 6. "Lawyers, Guns and Money" |
| 7. The Sin |
| 8. "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" |
| 9. I'll Sleep When I'm Dead |
| 10. Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger |
| 11. Johnny Strikes Up The Band |
| 12. Play It All Night Long |
| 13. Frank And Jesse James |
| 14. Hasten Down The Wind |
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This Rhino CD is a most welcome release of Warren Zevon's fourth Asylum album. Released in 1980, it was his first live recording and the first one he made after sobering up.
Zevon's improved condition enables him to revisit very convincingly 11 of his previously released tunes, also adding two new ones ("Stand in the Fire" and "The Sin") and a cover, in medley form, of two Bo Diddley originals.
The first new song is a superb groover which addresses Zevon's own concerts tour (he even name checks guitarist Zeke [Zirngiebel.] The latter one, typical of Zevon, deals about someone's wrongdoings, the way they ruined other peoples lives and the way in which the "bad one" is going to pay for all this. The melody might not rank with Zevon's best but the track is worthwhile all the same.
"Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/Bo Diddley" is a no holds-barred-cover of the originals, with the archetypal blues man riff and backup vocals by Zevon's tight, energetic 5-man touring group (in which the sole well-known musician is session guitarist David Landau.) It ended the original LP in a very fine way.
This time around, we can enjoy four more live takes (tracks 10 to 14) that the dog had eaten (according to the original LP insert.) More prosaically, they were left off due to time considerations, the original LP already clocking in at almost 43 minutes.
Overall, this "live" setting serves Warren Zevon's material well. Apart from "Hasten down the Wind", the previously released songs are his best-known real rockers and benefit from Zevon's strong vocals and his band's muscular handling of them. In this way, the underlying feeling of menace, irony, anger and bitterness of the songs are sublimated.
Greg Ladanyi with Warren Zevon again, handles the production. The remastering is exemplary, bringing more clarity, dynamics and focus than are available on my original, pristine US Asylum LP copy. The live sound is so terrific! (To the point where I am asking myself how much post-processing went into it!)
Anyway, it is the result that counts and I can confidently say that this live CD, which took ages to be released in CD form, is indispensable to all admirers of his work.
Zevon's improved condition enables him to revisit very convincingly 11 of his previously released tunes, also adding two new ones ("Stand in the Fire" and "The Sin") and a cover, in medley form, of two Bo Diddley originals.
The first new song is a superb groover which addresses Zevon's own concerts tour (he even name checks guitarist Zeke [Zirngiebel.] The latter one, typical of Zevon, deals about someone's wrongdoings, the way they ruined other peoples lives and the way in which the "bad one" is going to pay for all this. The melody might not rank with Zevon's best but the track is worthwhile all the same.
"Bo Diddley's A Gunslinger/Bo Diddley" is a no holds-barred-cover of the originals, with the archetypal blues man riff and backup vocals by Zevon's tight, energetic 5-man touring group (in which the sole well-known musician is session guitarist David Landau.) It ended the original LP in a very fine way.
This time around, we can enjoy four more live takes (tracks 10 to 14) that the dog had eaten (according to the original LP insert.) More prosaically, they were left off due to time considerations, the original LP already clocking in at almost 43 minutes.
Overall, this "live" setting serves Warren Zevon's material well. Apart from "Hasten down the Wind", the previously released songs are his best-known real rockers and benefit from Zevon's strong vocals and his band's muscular handling of them. In this way, the underlying feeling of menace, irony, anger and bitterness of the songs are sublimated.
Greg Ladanyi with Warren Zevon again, handles the production. The remastering is exemplary, bringing more clarity, dynamics and focus than are available on my original, pristine US Asylum LP copy. The live sound is so terrific! (To the point where I am asking myself how much post-processing went into it!)
Anyway, it is the result that counts and I can confidently say that this live CD, which took ages to be released in CD form, is indispensable to all admirers of his work.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
God, its so good to hear this again. 'Stand In The Fire' stood out as a real, grab-you-by-the-throat live album back in 1980 and this inspired Rhino remaster proves that somethings don't fade with time.
All the other reviews here are spot on so this really is a no-risk purchase. The intimacy of the Roxy club setting, the tightness of his road band and the sheer exhuberhance of WZ as a performer adds a vibrancy and punch to many of recorded versions (Excitable Boy and Werewolves spring to mind). Whilst many of his LA peers at the time were synonymous with the laid-back, introspective singer-songwriter stereotype, this release shows Zevon as an in-yer-face, rock and roll entertainer. He positively growls, snarls and hollers his way through the songs - relishing each dark and sinister twist as only one who has lived through them could. If this were an advert for sobriety, then its a damn fine one as you could be forgiven for (mistakenly) thinking this raucous, high energy performance was fuelled by Jack Daniels, Jose Cuervero or Jim Beam.
The four unreleased tracks, unlike some expanded remasters, sit perfectly with the original 10 and bring the show to a quieter, more reflective conclusion. That, in a way, points to 'Learning To Flinch', an equally good but different insight into WZ a decade or more years down the line. Solo, with just guitar, effects and piano, the performance is still acerbic, cynical, amusing, romantic and lyrical but with a poignancy rarely detectable here. For now though, simply relish the power and vibrancy of 'Stand In The Fire'. Put it in the CD, crank up the volume and play to anyone, no matter their age, who dismisses late 70's/80's rock as irrelevant and flabby. A timeless performance.
All the other reviews here are spot on so this really is a no-risk purchase. The intimacy of the Roxy club setting, the tightness of his road band and the sheer exhuberhance of WZ as a performer adds a vibrancy and punch to many of recorded versions (Excitable Boy and Werewolves spring to mind). Whilst many of his LA peers at the time were synonymous with the laid-back, introspective singer-songwriter stereotype, this release shows Zevon as an in-yer-face, rock and roll entertainer. He positively growls, snarls and hollers his way through the songs - relishing each dark and sinister twist as only one who has lived through them could. If this were an advert for sobriety, then its a damn fine one as you could be forgiven for (mistakenly) thinking this raucous, high energy performance was fuelled by Jack Daniels, Jose Cuervero or Jim Beam.
The four unreleased tracks, unlike some expanded remasters, sit perfectly with the original 10 and bring the show to a quieter, more reflective conclusion. That, in a way, points to 'Learning To Flinch', an equally good but different insight into WZ a decade or more years down the line. Solo, with just guitar, effects and piano, the performance is still acerbic, cynical, amusing, romantic and lyrical but with a poignancy rarely detectable here. For now though, simply relish the power and vibrancy of 'Stand In The Fire'. Put it in the CD, crank up the volume and play to anyone, no matter their age, who dismisses late 70's/80's rock as irrelevant and flabby. A timeless performance.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is how a live album should be done. It's fantastic, electrifying, and hard to only listen to it once when you put it on. This shows just what a musician Zevon was. The passion that comes over is astonishing and does his great songs justice. This CD is more like an experience - I strongly, strongly recommend it.
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Full on live energy
A great CD, this one - full of fire and skill. Zevon's enthusiasm and ability just spring out of every track, and it's a treat to listen to. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Dave's Magic Codpiece
All guns blazing
Let's face it, it's rare to rave about live albums. They rarely add much to an artist's repetoire, you know all the music, and the applause can be a bit annoying. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2010 by Jl Adcock
A classic live-album from the eighties
The reissue of this great live-album, recorded at the Roxy, is a real treat. Warren Zevon was one of the best songwriters of his generation, but also an explosive entertainer... Read more
Published on 18 Feb 2009 by Dirk Vanclooster
Rip roarin Zevon
If you're unfamiliar with Zevon, but this and see what you've been missing! Amazing live album in which the MAN sounds like he's thoroughly enjoying himself!
Published on 24 Mar 2008 by M. Mackinnon
High Octane Rock'n'Roll
What can I say? I first heard this guy in the late seventies and this for me is one of his best.
Published on 9 Jun 2007 by Ears for Good Music
Possibly the most real live album ever
Have to agree totally with the previous reviews. This is simply a stunning live album and its absence from the CD format for such a long time is not only mystifying, it's downright... Read more
Published on 1 April 2007 by J. Milner
His absolute best!
About time this was released. It is one of the few live albums that takes the studio versions to a new level. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2007 by Ole J. Bekken
Rampaging Zevon!
At last, at long long last some record exec has finally seen fit to release this seminal
Zevon album, his first and best live album recorded at the Roxy in L.A. Read more
Zevon album, his first and best live album recorded at the Roxy in L.A. Read more
Published on 11 July 2006 by 9ftneil
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