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Old 06-13-09, 03:28 PM
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Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway news)

Warren Zevon Live Shows Hit the Web, Possible Film in the Works
6/3/09, 12:27 pm EST

Even in death, Warren Zevon looms larger than life. The late singer-songwriter is the focus of three projects including a newly released cache of classic live shows, a possible Broadway treatment of his life and work and a Kevin Smith film based on his hockey song “Hit Somebody.”

When it comes to onstage rock antics of the 1970s, Zevon easily falls in the top five. Page through ex-wife Crystal Zevon’s bio, I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead, and you’ll find an alarming collection of Zevon’s thrashing, howling, unleashed onstage acts during his frenzied madman tours. In an era of lava lamp soft rock and SoCal slickness, Zevon paraded his renegade outlaw act loaded with irony, wit and literary heft. Cat Stevens never poured vodka on his chest, and Billy Joel never snarled about building a cage of human bones. But Warren Zevon did. “He had his crowd,” ex-wife Crystal Zevon tells Rolling Stone. “Everyone may have their own Warren Zevon story, but not on tape, or live. This is proof.”

With the approval of Zevon’s family members, Archive.org released a definitive collection of his chest-beating, razor-edged, frothy assaults from the boards between 1976 and 2001 (that’s 89 shows and 1,137 free songs). “Warren’s fans have this unbelievable collection of stuff,” said Crystal Zevon. “At one point [Zevon’s son] Jordan gave them permission to swap music.” Jordan Zevon, a musician, green-lighted the project out of respect for his father. “Dad had a liberal attitude towards taping,” he said. “The fans are going to trade anyway. And there’s no reason they shouldn’t be able to.”

Die-hard Zevonians can also now start wringing their hands in anticipation over a Broadway treatment of Zevon’s life and music. Nothing is set, but the Zevon clan is considering options, reviewing scripts and fielding ideas. “There’s something going on here,” Crystal Zevon says. Her son added that the prospect of a Broadway treatment has buzz, but might not yet be ready for mainstream theater buffs. “The idea sounds kind of scary, but also kind of interesting.” Jordan said. “It would have to be so dark and out there, and have my dad’s dark wit and humor. And I’m not sure audiences are ready for that. It wouldn’t be for everyone. But who knows?”

Finally, there’s chatter about director Kevin Smith doing a movie based on Zevon’s 2002 tune “Hit Somebody,” about a Canadian hockey player, a goon whose job is to hit hard, fight rough and brutally take down opponents, but never, ever touch the puck. It’s a touching tale. Smith recently told MTV News that he may turn the tune into a feature film. According to reports, the film would be set in the 1970s and center on the World Hockey Association before teams defected to the National Hockey League in 1979. “It takes place during the last gasp of the goon era of hockey,” Smith says. “When it was all about fighting,” (think Paul Newman’s classic puck flick Slapshot).

Meanwhile, there’s an added bonus. In the song, David Letterman displays his pipes in the chorus. “Hit somebody,” he croaks repeatedly, like a frenzied fan out for blood. “Hit Somebody!”

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdail...-in-the-works/
Since I only got into him (besides hearing the same classic rock radio singles over the years) after he died, I never got to see him live. I'm glad the family put these up for download. Judging by the upload dates, this may be old news to everyone but me, though.

Link to the shows: http://www.archive.org/details/WarrenZevon
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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

Who?
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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

Originally Posted by Maxflier
Who?


You know that old addage about better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt?

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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

I don't remember ever hearing the name Warren Zevon before in my life, if that makes me a fool then so be it. FWIW, I have heard the Werewolves of London song before, though I obviously knew not who sung it.
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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

I'm not a fan of him personally but he wrote Outside Chance which the Turtles did, amazing song, one of my favorites.
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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

I saw him live once, in Louisville KY in 1985 or '86. Great show.
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As good a time as any to revisit his brave final appearance on Letterman. Can't remember an artist who stared down death as publicly or as courageously. I hope we all could face the final curtain with that sort of dignity.

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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

Originally Posted by Maxflier
Who?
Well he's no Buckethead but he is a songwriter and performer who has earned the respect of everyone from Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen to Jackson Browne and Don Henley.
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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

I saw him in high school in the early 80's. Unfortunately that archive doesn't have that show.

BTW, catch the dude's avatar who said "Who?" Is that like a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head?

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Originally Posted by CRM114
BTW, catch the dude's avatar who said "Who?" Is that like a Kentucky Fried Chicken bucket on his head?
It's Buckethead.
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What format are the Warren Zevon shows?

I've been playing around with podcasts on iTunes lately, there is a really neat show called "Dead Pod" which has a different Grateful Dead concert each week (60 to 90 minutes long).
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Well he's no Buckethead
Yeah, after watching those videos on Youtubes he was obviously a talented guy, but certainly not my cup of tea.
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Of course it is.
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Yeah, after watching those videos on Youtubes he was obviously a talented guy, but certainly not my cup of tea.
You might be surprised. The guy had a dark sense of humor. One of his songs is about a guy who gets his head blown off and seeks revenge as ghost on the man who killed him with a Thompson gun. The title track on Excitable Boy is about a guy who rapes and kills his prom date and builds a cage with her bones. Definitely not you average Jackson Browne type weepy LA songwriter. The man had a savage wit.
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Re: Enjoy every concert: 89 Warren Zevon live shows hit the web (plus move/Broadway n

'Learning To Flinch' has gone OOP.

It's his best live release.

You can still get it for cheap as it's still around.

I like the live release he did with Jackson Browne.

Warren was the man.

I have most of his stuff.

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