Zevon Album Hits This Week, With A Little Help From His Friends
Warren Zevon was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago, and he
immediately set out to record one last record. Turns out to be one hell of a record. Many of Zevon's friends
and past collaborators contributed to the album, including Bruce Springsteen on "Prison Grove" and
the roadhousin' "Disorder in the House." The album release is almost here: The Wind is due
out on Tuesday, August 26. And don't forget the VH1 special premiering this weekend:
(Inside) Out: Warren
Zevon debuts on VH1 on August 24, at 10 p.m. Eastern. Hosted by Billy Bob Thornton, the program chronicles
Zevon's recent struggles, with terminal illness, and to complete The Wind.
Warren Zevon was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago, and immediately set out to
record one last record. He asked many of his friends and past collaborators to contribute if they could, and
the lineup here is stellar. Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Tom Petty, and John
Waite all make guest appearances, none more thrilling than Springsteen's. With no less than three rip-roaring
guitar solos and some powerful vocal work on the foreboding-yet-playful DISORDER IN THE HOUSE, Springsteen and
Zevon rekindle some of the fire they tapped back in the 70's when the two shared songwriting credits for
JEANNIE NEEDS A SHOOTER. Bruce also guests on PRISON
GROVE, a plaintive tale of a criminal's last days. Zevon has written a beautiful record about a man staring
death in the face and feeling the heightened rush of everything he's ever felt before in his life. (Release
date: August 26)
Warren Zevon was diagnosed with terminal cancer a year ago, and he
immediately set out to record one last record. Turns out to be one hell of a record. Many of Zevon's friends
and past collaborators contributed to the album, including Bruce Springsteen on "Prison Grove" and
the roadhousin' "Disorder in the House." The album release is almost here: The Wind is due
out on Tuesday, August 26. And don't forget the VH1 special premiering this weekend:
(Inside) Out: Warren
Zevon debuts on VH1 on August 24, at 10 p.m. Eastern. Hosted by Billy Bob Thornton, the program chronicles
Zevon's recent struggles, with terminal illness, and to complete The Wind.