a tribute to the late great artist that will surely lend further credence to the Zevon legacy
October 13, 2005 (Press Release) --
Hurry Home Early: the Songs of Warren Zevon is a tribute to the late great artist that will surely lend further credence to the Zevon legacy while offering fresh and dissimilar interpretations of his songs. This is a loving well thought out tribute by independent artists from all over the world.
The work began on this ambitious project two years before Zevon died so he was aware of it and fully endorsed it. His son Jordan Zevon contributes a reading of "Warm Rain." The young Zevon's presence and involvement certainly gives this project more meaning and emotion. The contributing artists performed as if Warren's work was a part of them. You can take the man away, but the music lives on forever. With such a wonderful representation of Zevon's work, it makes what he left behind that much more special for all us that appreciated his unique artistry.
The flavor and atmosphere of the recording is different from the original Zevon recordings and each individual artist does each song very well. Their styles range from rock, blues, and country to a mixture of them all. Zevon's music was all of those genres as well but with electric guitars and pounding keyboards featured in many of the tracks. While this recording offsets that approach with an acoustic sound, it manages to reflect the feeling and atmosphere of the Zevon catalog quite well.
Each track serves a dual purpose; it displays the independent artists and their talents in good light while maintaining the feel and atmosphere of the original artist in each track. This is not a cut and dried process by any means. To pull this off with conviction is a daunting task and I have to credit each contributor with the fantastic job they did in keeping the Zevon spirit alive in the music and lyrics.
The ability to let your own personality come through in the music while paying tribute to someone else in a song is beautiful thing to hear. Each artist has his or her own distinct sound and style yet when a song is over you know you just heard an interpretation of a Warren Zevon classic. That fact only speaks highly of all involved in this process and surely music fans will be delighted when they hear this tribute.
"Warren Zevon was arguably Lou Reed's west-coast counterpart - the "Poet of Gower Avenue." He was a literate songwriter who ventured into pop music. He understood something basic about human nature and communicated it."
Review by MuzikMan
Listen to clips from "Hurry Home Early: The Songs of Warren Zevon"
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hurryhome/from/musicdish
Read comments from the contributing artists and an interview with Mark Doyon of Wampus Records
http://www.musicdish.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=136
Hurry Home Early: the Songs of Warren Zevon is a tribute to the late great artist that will surely lend further credence to the Zevon legacy while offering fresh and dissimilar interpretations of his songs. This is a loving well thought out tribute by independent artists from all over the world.
The work began on this ambitious project two years before Zevon died so he was aware of it and fully endorsed it. His son Jordan Zevon contributes a reading of "Warm Rain." The young Zevon's presence and involvement certainly gives this project more meaning and emotion. The contributing artists performed as if Warren's work was a part of them. You can take the man away, but the music lives on forever. With such a wonderful representation of Zevon's work, it makes what he left behind that much more special for all us that appreciated his unique artistry.
The flavor and atmosphere of the recording is different from the original Zevon recordings and each individual artist does each song very well. Their styles range from rock, blues, and country to a mixture of them all. Zevon's music was all of those genres as well but with electric guitars and pounding keyboards featured in many of the tracks. While this recording offsets that approach with an acoustic sound, it manages to reflect the feeling and atmosphere of the Zevon catalog quite well.
Each track serves a dual purpose; it displays the independent artists and their talents in good light while maintaining the feel and atmosphere of the original artist in each track. This is not a cut and dried process by any means. To pull this off with conviction is a daunting task and I have to credit each contributor with the fantastic job they did in keeping the Zevon spirit alive in the music and lyrics.
The ability to let your own personality come through in the music while paying tribute to someone else in a song is beautiful thing to hear. Each artist has his or her own distinct sound and style yet when a song is over you know you just heard an interpretation of a Warren Zevon classic. That fact only speaks highly of all involved in this process and surely music fans will be delighted when they hear this tribute.
"Warren Zevon was arguably Lou Reed's west-coast counterpart - the "Poet of Gower Avenue." He was a literate songwriter who ventured into pop music. He understood something basic about human nature and communicated it."
Review by MuzikMan
Listen to clips from "Hurry Home Early: The Songs of Warren Zevon"
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hurryhome/from/musicdish
Read comments from the contributing artists and an interview with Mark Doyon of Wampus Records
http://www.musicdish.net/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=136
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