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| 1. Dirty Life & 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 |
| 7. El Amor de mi Vida |
| 8. The Rest of the Night |
| 9. Please Stay |
| 10. Rub Me Raw |
| 11. Keep Me in Your Heart |
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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. Heard in 1983, a party-hearty anthem such as "The Rest of the Night" would've sounded like yet another dumb argument for hedonism and "Numb as a Statue" might have come off as the self-lacerating joke of an alcoholic unable to deal with his emotions directly. However, on The Wind, these songs are genuinely touching, the work of a guy deadened by meds but unwilling to surrender to The Big Sleep just yet. A cover of Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is the album's most direct comment on Zevon's fragile health, but the most touching song is the album-closing acoustic ballad "Keep Me in Your Heart", recorded by Zevon at home after the star-studded studio work was complete. Clearly, Zevon survived one hell of a farewell party last night, but now its morning again and there's no telling what the rest of the day might bring. --Keith Moerer
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Thankfully, there was no need for the expected sentimental hygiene, despite a few early wobbles over the opening track. From there though, Zevon plays with our feelings at a time when his must have been on the rack. Consequently, we are exposed to an emotional tug-o-war that typifies not only this album, but also his whole career. Certainly, Disorder in the House, The Rest of the Night and Numb as a Statue do not appear to have come from the pen of a man on Death’s door and even reflective numbers such as She’s Too Good For Me, El Amor De Mi Vida and Please Stay take a sober but typically Zevon perspective on life. Whilst Keep Me in Your Heart is a heartfelt, hat-tipping farewell, it would appear that he found Dylan’s Knocking On Heaven’s Door an appropriate sentiment on his own position.
Never one to walk a straight path, it seems that his heady mix of satire and gloom is still as refreshing and rewarding at the end as it was when he emerged from the shadow of the Everly Brothers all those years ago. In death, he may make many more fans of the curious, but the real travesty is that those who have known and loved him will be deprived of the prospect of yet more.
It’s a great finale and Warren Zevon will be sorely missed. “Enjoy every sandwich”.
There's an astonishing range of tempo and mood here, considering Warren's condition: from the all-out rocker "Disorder in the House", with Bruce Springsteen letting rip in the background, to the gentle farewell of "El Amor di Mi Vida".
On the menacing bar-room blues of "Rub Me Raw", Joe Walsh digs deep into his memory for guitar work he's not achieved since he was with the James Gang, and Warren's voice takes on a sandpaper swagger as he dishes out the vitriol.
Picking out "Knocking on Heaven's Door" to cover makes you wonder if he's having a last laugh, or if, just once, the emotion of what he was attempting finally got through to him.
The album's final track, "Keep Me in Your Heart", is as perfect a valediction as anyone could wish for. His voice sounds a little tired and strained on this, the last track he recorded, but the intensely personal nature of the song and the sincerity are what matter, and what work.
It's a hard album to listen to sometimes, with the sadness of his passing so fresh, but it's an album I'm proud to own and look forward to enjoying for many years to come.
The joy of Warren Zevon was that he made great records but never took himself... Read more
PS, Warren Zevon is NOT Dead, he's just Sleeping.
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