No one argues that Warren Zevon is a gifted singer and songwriter, but Stand in the Fire proves that, when he wants to, he can also rock with the best of 'em. The set list is dominated by Zevon's better-known tunes of the period, though there are two otherwise unrecorded originals (the OK title cut and the blazing "The Sin"), and a rave-up encore on "Bo Diddley's a Gunslinger" that revels in the joyous surrealism of the lyrics, and if one might have hoped for a more imaginative selection of material, these guys nail everything on deck. And the artist proved he was a superb rock & roll frontman on this tour, singing with mean-spirited glee (for a change, "Werewolves of London" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" sound just as menacing as they were meant to be) and spewing hilarious bile at every turn (his ad-libbed "the Ayatollah has his problems, too" on "Mohammed's Radio" alone is worth the price of admission). And as you go down the line consider ‘Hindu Love Gods’, the Zevon/REM collaboration. Especially, as Mazzy mentioned earlier, the Run Out Groove expanded version. The musicians (anchored by flashy lead guitarist David Landau) pour out these tunes with plenty of fire, and the songs rock a lot harder than anything Zevon had summoned in the studio at that point. Yes, ‘Stand in the Fire’ is not only one of the many great WZ albums but one of the best live albums ever. Anyone who saw Zevon on what he called "The Dog Ate the Part We Didn't Like Tour" can attest to the fact he was in superb form, playing music that rocked hard while displaying intelligence, passion, and a sharply corrosive wit, and Stand in the Fire, recorded during a five-night stand at L.A.'s Roxy near the end of the tour, captures Zevon and his band at their peak. While his songs long had a dark and frantic undercurrent, Zevon was now capable of playing a no-holds-barred rock show where he could bring the sharper edges of his music to the forefront. Recording: August 1980 live at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, CA.After the release of Warren Zevon's fourth album, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School, he was clean and sober for the first time in years, and on-stage he was determined to make the most of his newfound strength and self-control. All royalties and mechanical rights have been paid. The vinyl pressing from Pallas/Germany is flawless with no hisses or pops and minimal surface noise. In the words of Zevon ain’t that pretty at all, but it has a visceral resonance.
This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head. Zevon’s deep voice is centered in the mix and is both crisp and gruff depending on the moment. Just how Zevon manages to succeed in getting his delicate voice and lyrics over to the public is shown in the powerful mix of heavy and honky-tonk ("I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead") and finally in the thunderous final number – "Bo Didley’s A Gunslinger" – with its percussive and metrically complicated antiphony. In a direct comparison to this number we have the forthright, no-nonsense hit "Werewolves Of London" with its close harmonies. Zevon proves his skills as a singer and songwriter in the ballad-like yet powerful "Mohammed’s Radio".
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Full of vim and elation, the band pours out the significant, biting verses with fire ("Jeannie Needs A Shooter") and fuels the emotional inferno with high-speed bursts of rock ("Excitable Boy"). The label will press a limited and numbered Deluxe Edition of Zevons live album Stand in the Fire - Recorded Live at The Roxy in a generously expanded format. Ambiguously entitled by the comprehensively educated Zevon, who had been confronted with the tough side of show business, "Stand In The Fire" delivers genial simple pure and straightforward rock right from the start, which hit the public with a vengeance. Get ready to howl Run Out Groove has announced its latest fan-voted release, and its from the late singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. Roughly ten years later, his live album – put together from a five-day residency at the Roxy Theater in West Hollywood – entered the annals of vinyl history as one of the best live albums of all time and was awarded four stars by the magazine Rolling Stone. Warren Zevon had toured for quite some time as a songwriter in the rock scene, released a few singles and landed a flop with his debut LP in 1969 before the tide finally turned. "Stand In The Fire" - Warren Zevon (voc, g, p) Zeke Zirngiebel (g, voc) David Landau (g) Bob Harris (synth, p, voc) Roberto Piñón (b, voc) Marty Stinger (dr)
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