Stand in the Fire

Warren Zevon - Stand in the Fire

Stand in the Fire
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Artist: Warren Zevon
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-03-27
Music Label: Asylum/Rhino
Soundtracks:
  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/Bo Diddley
  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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Free Music Review: "He'll Rip Your Lungs Out Jim... And He's looking For James Taylor!!"
Hit: 5 Stars

I remember buying Warren Zevon's live album "Stand in the Fire" on vinyl in its original release at the start of the '80's. I had initially become a fan of Zevon's as a teenager in the late 1970's , after endlessly sneaking into my older brother's (off-limits) room on surreptitious missions to listen to this provacative music. I became entranced by Zevon's music and endless tales of desperados, spies, mercenaries, bad girls and werewolves.

By the time 1980 had come along, I had my own record collection going and "Stand in the Fire" was a welcomed edition, that got endless time spinning on my turn table. To me this really was a 'B*lls to the Wall' live Rock n' Roll performance, best played at high volume. But beneath the pounding drums and piano was the same literate (sometimes almost poetic) lyrics, that had first attracted me to his music. I love the humour found in songs like "Excitable Boy", "Werewolves of London" and "Lawyers Guns and Money". These songs seem to be wryly told with tongue firmly implanted in cheek. They are offset by more dramatic fare found in tunes like "Jeannie Needs A Shooter" and my personal favorite cut of the album, "Mohammed's Radio".

In this live performance it seems like Zevon is almost acting the songs out for us. I can just imagine the poor sm**k of a protagonist in "Lawyers, Guns and Money" as he proclaims about his waitress/lover..."How was I to Know/She was with the Russians too!" You can just hear Zevon just playing it up and selling the line! I also love the more personalized references, that are throughout the show. In "Werewolves of London" there are prominent mentions of musician pals, Jackson Browne & James Taylor (love his play on the words Taylor/tailor), who are humorously incorporated into the story of the British wolf's lively pursuits. I also like the topical political references in "Mohammed's Radio", where Zevon ad-libs "Ayatollah's got his problems too/Even Jimmy Carters got the highway blues!" Ahhh!! It nostalgically brings me back to the late 1970's political malaise, that this country was going through. (You think it's gone away?)

All in all, this is just a amazing live album. The songs are great and Zevon and his backing band give a kick-a** performance! Why it has taken forever for this album to finally reach CD is a mystery! The CD itself has been wonderfully remastered. It's sounds better than I originally remember it. The CD also includes four previously unissued cuts. My favorites include magnificent performances of "Frank and Jesse James" and the now classic ballad, "Hasten Down the Wind". Zevon just puts so much emotion into these cuts. I'm amazed they were not included on the original release. If your a fan of Warren Zevon or just good old, Rock N' Roll in general, than buy this CD! Highly recommended!
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The 1981 live album masterpiece STAND IN THE FIRE--until now woefully out of print--prompted allmusic.com to write, "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." Recorded at L.A.'s Roxy theatre in 1981, the disc features the two unforgettable original songs Zevon debuted on that year's tour, "The Sin" and "Stand In The Fire." Also includes searing versions of "Lawyers, Guns And Money," "Werewolves Of London," "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me," "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," "Mohammed's Radio," and "Jeannie Needs A Shooter," a co-write with Bruce Springsteen, among other stellar performances. Boasts liner notes by David Fricke and four previously unreleased cuts including "Johnny Strikes Up The Band," "Frank And Jesse James," and "Hasten Down The Wind."
Why Warren Zevon's Stand in the Fire has languished in the CD-reissue era is a mystery. It's an unbridled live rock album, recorded in 1981 when live albums were de rigueur. Zevon, for all the well-orchestrated rock (and great backing vocals on "Mohammed's Radio"), was a small-venue guy and an unlikely rocker. He tears it up on "Stand in the Fire" and adds guitar grit and vocal menace to "Werewolves of London," making the "little old lady got mutilated late last night" line sparkle and name checks James Taylor and Zevon's early champion Jackson Browne. Then there are the added tracks, all four previously unreleased. "Frank and Jesse James" rolls as a piano and vocals vehicle, brilliant in its simple dressing. And the closer, "Hasten Down the Wind," is touching, especially with the ever-aware Zevon introduction: "Speaking as one who has abused privilege a long time," he says, "I tell you, it's great to be alive." --Andrew Bartlett

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