Author: Warren Zevon

Format: CD

PartNumber: 699675115623

Release Date: 26-08-2003

Details: Amazon.caThe Wind is like an X-ray with a dark shadow that shouldnt be there and cant be ignored. Recorded after Zevon was diagnosed in 2002 with inoperable lung cancer, it sounds like the work of a guy who’s still fighting, but also starting to wrap things up. Although Zevon is best known for his poison-dart wit, hes always been a bit of a softie, too. Its no surprise, then, that The Wind leans heavily on irony-free ballads such as “Shes Too Good for Me,” “El Amor de mi Vida,” and “Please Stay.” But theres also a dose of defiant blues (“Rub Me Raw”) and plenty of dirty slide guitar, courtesy of Ry Cooder and David Lindley. (Other guests include Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Jackson Browne, and Dwight Yoakam).If the lyrics generally lack the literary precision of Zevons best work, the songs t