Saw him on the Excitable Boy tour. The audience went nuts and wouldn't let him go. They did the usual encores, but after two or three there was a long delay. Even when the house lights came on, the crowd wouldn't stop clapping so the band came out rather awkwardly but finally got organized and did another song. They left the stage obviously in gratitude and it happened again! A fifth encore--this time an awkward huddle while they decided on a song. When that one was done, the crowd couldn't believe what had happened! So they called them back for another encore! Warren came out and played a song at the piano by himself. By this time the applause was as much a thank you as a call for more. They closed the stage curtain to try and give the audience a hint, but the applause continued. Warren and the band came out a seventh time in front of the curtain to say thank you and they didn't have any songs left!
And probably out of breath, too! Saw The Band give such a performance once. They apologized profusely at the end that they physically couldn’t continue.
No offense to Billy Joel, but Warren will always be the true Piano Man to me. It's because of him that I picked up a keyboard and started to seriously try my hand at music. One of the world's finest.
I was a HUGE Warren Zevon fan in the 80's...played all his stuff NONSTOP...he had come to Univ. of Colorado at Boulder (1976), I was a freshman... and he was TRASHED...couldn't finish his set...but I still loved his music. As life had it I was in Melbourne Australia in a Hilton Hotel and he was playing with the Little River band (1990), I knew the keyboard player for LRB and he introduced me to Warren. I asked him about "detox mansion" and asked me if I "knew Bill W?"...I sort of did and he sat with me for dinner and then invited me to lunch the next day in the hotel...HE then left me a message with the front desk before he left...wishing me well. I was a pilot for Australian Airlines and he said he "wished he could do something like that"...i thought it was ironic...he was with some politicians daughter. I ran into him again years later in my hometown of Ft. Collins Colorado 1993?..he was just walking down the street to get some "marlboro Lights" and he was playing in a small bar...he put on a HELL of a show..but there couldn't have been more than 100 people..he was a true hard driver...he gave it all he had. Miss his music..he told me he liked to play the guitar best but was better at piano.
How interesting to have random connections like that. I was just watching his concert thinking about how cool it would be to have a conversation with him. His songs speaks volumes.
I echo the sentiments here! Awesome! I watch the concert that was broadcast live on MTV all the time, play his records, and watch Warren on Letterman. He is really amazing. I have Guerrilla You're a Desperado running through my head these days.
I'm an aspiring young musician who's only just discovered Mr. Zevon's music. I wish I could tell him that he's the first artist I've discovered in a long time who's made me really excited about playing music again. R.I.P. Warren, you're still touching people's lives.
I met Warren in '95...the summer he was hangin with Carl Hiaasen , working on his FLORIDA-FLAVOURED ALBUM "MUTINEER". BTW, the album was named for a restaurant where the girls from my office and I lunched a couple days a week. Genius that he was, Warren had this problem of finding places where he was supposed to meet up with friends. Thats how I met him.. While he was waiting for Carl to rescue him at a Borders bookstore. I came away from that 10-15 minute contact with the Force Of Nature that was Warren Zevon utterly besotted. If I could have seen that less than a decade later he would be gone...I think I'd have focused more on the ephemeral things like the scent he wore..the flash and dazzle of that incredible grin of his....and bugger the book of poetry I had picked up. ICARUS FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE FLORIDA SUN.
I am very late to the party. Always knew about Warren through Werewolves of London and from Linda Ronstadt covers. I am now talking a deep dive into his music and what wonderful journey!! ❤❤❤
Grew up in Nj - my uncle lived in cali in late 70s. Was always hungry for that next album. He brought me a copy of Excitable Boy, put it on my phonograph w giant headphones. The rest was history. Had the pleasure of seeing WZ over 40 times through the ups and downs. Always slayed me to the core. Last show was in Annapolis Md on my birthday - during his second to last album- his encore was wind beneath my wings which he sang with utmost sincerity. I Did not know he was sick at the time but he must have known as his edge was way more serious than all previous shows. His last two albums are fucking gems, no one writes songs like that anymore. While never mainstream he deserved a lot more recognition than he received. He is my go to on the darkest of days and the brightest of days. Dude was beyond genius. Let’s keep passing his music on, because he was an American treasure.. Keep him in our hearts for a long while..
My husband just reminded me that we were at this concert. He was working at his very first job in Passaic and we had just moved down the road a piece to Montclair. Man, what a wild ride of music we were fortunate to have when we were young. Awesome that RUclips lets us relive it.
What a great show, when Warren was near his peak of popularity. As the years passed, the record sales slowed, and the audiences and venues got smaller, but Warren never lost his edge. In his last years, I heard him say in an interview, with his classic dark humor, that he did not think of himself as a has-been rock star, but more as a really successful folk singer. He was one of a kind!
Warren Zevon was supporting his 1982 album "The Envoy" on this tour. The record failed to build on the audience he'd gained from his two previous hit albums, "Excitable Boy" and "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School." Five years later, his comeback album "Sentimental Hygiene" sold okay but Warren Zevon's only hit album outside of "Excitable Boy" and "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" would be his last, "The Wind."
Rock-n-Roll is dead in 2023. Doesn’t get better than this, kids. If your jaw isn’t on the floor you have no right stepping through the door. Warren Zevon!!! Wow.
@@zeldafreak1975 Im 16 and am sad that my generation only listens to rap... I only have a few friends that actually like "older" music. But yea, Zevon rules. Easily the greatest singer/songwriter of all time, in my opinion.
He was great at shining a light on the seedier side of humanity and giving voice to all kinds of underworld characters and situations. His songs took the opportunity to poetically, humorously and intelligently tell stories that tend to get overlooked (Viet Nam, mercenary killers, drug addiction, rape and murder) because they make us all squeemish. But these are legit subjects. Musical subjects. Pathos, destruction, love amidst pain and suffering, injustice, insanity...these are all things we need to sing about, instead of pretending the don't exist.
@@fivecitydirttracker4776 I heard him say that on letterman show before he passed, he gave Dave his favorite guitar because letterman claimed to be his biggest fan
@@brucegwynn47 I found that quote profound in my battle with Colan cancer. Now at stage 4 and knowing his parallel journey with cancer its meaning has much depth and weight. I did not know he gave Dave his guitar. I wonder at times who to give my prized Martin guitar to. That's not as important as enjoying every sandwich. ✌️💪
He's insulted too many of the supposed rock & roll elitists that control TR&RHOF, starting with Jann W. He had more musical talent in one finger than most who are involved or even within. Nuff said.
How can anyone who loves music not love Warren Zevon? This man was a brilliant musician who gave the special gift of his music to generations past and, I hope, he will be appreciated by generations to come.
Sept. 2003. I got off a C130 at Balad Airbase, IRAQ. 120 degrees, dust blowing, military vehicles scurrying around me, a surreal setting. Walking across the tarmac, mind on sensory overload, a blue air force pickup truck w/ a camper shell crossed my path. Written in the dust on the camper shell was "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money" I will never forget that. Warren would have smiled...
Its 7 Sep 2023. 20 years ago already since we lost this brilliant man and his genius talent. Saw him in Adelaide, Australia in 1990..? if i remember correctly, and it was one of the BEST shows ever. Back of an Aussie pub, no more than 60 odd people and we were, up front, eyeball to eyeball. Visceral, incredible and unforgettable. Thank you Mr Zevon hope you're having a drink with Roland. Cheers. From Australia 🇦🇺
I just happened upon Warren Zevon a few months ago, and already I'm addicted. Scratch that- I'm on a full blown Zevon kick to beat all Zevon kicks. I can't tell you how many times I can listen to "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" without even thinking of turning on the radio, just so I can listen to modern tecchy music. What with the rebellious insanity of the Stones, the sax-driven rocking of the E-Street Band, and the Police's strumming dignity, Warren was the growling, deep-voiced, piano playing artist that wasn't afraid to bring death to one of his songs. This concert is a great example of classic Warren. He'd howl at the moon to be heard, and boy, aren't we glad we listened?
When Paul Shaffer was not available for the Letterman show they brought Zevon in. He wrote out all the charts. The guy is a brilliant songwriter, was an accomplished musician and was a great performer.
But you have it too! You’re as close to Warren Zevon as I ever got by watching/listening to this. Recorded music by truly great musicians and songwriters is a thrill.
I don't know how I ever missed this. Never got to see Warren in person, this is the next best thing. Great to see him in his prime, with a killer tight band!
I watch these earlier videos, when Warren was younger, when the venues were bigger, and watching him live onstage was like having an hour-and-a-half long intravenous injection of adrenaline fired into you by a cannon.Yeah, mixing my metaphors, but it's the only way I can describe the experience and do it even marginal justice. I've seen other rockers live, dozens of them, and enjoyed myself very much. But not one---NOT A SINGLE ONE--could make the music arc like chain lightning from the stage to the crowd like this man did. And he never lost that connection, not ever. It became more subtle, more....personal. But it was always there, always intense, always....Warren. I don't even bother to attend live rock concerts anymore. Without the hope of seeing him up there, pulling me into his world, his mind, his...soul, why would I even bother? Even the best the rock scene has to offer would be like drinking tepid water instead of White Lightning, without Mr. Bad Example up there pouring out the shots. Gods I miss you, Warren! It was always one helluva ride when you drove....See you again soon....
+Paul Taylor He wouldn't have! lol The gods know he did some of that himself, back in the day. I myself got a compliment from a guy in a bar in New Orleans, as Warren was passing through with friends . "Nice rack!" WZ grinned at me and growled, "Somewhat Neanderthal, eh?" I nodded, speechless. He glanced VERY briefly, then added, "....but accurate!" I will remember that for the rest of my life.
I lived through a generation and never realized how great he was. He doesn't have to be in support or denial of anything. He's just subversive in his own way. He's a crazy person that had his own mind in an era where lots of people didn't have theirs. RIP.
I saw him in the early 80’s at the chestnut cabaret in philadelphia. I guess it was when he was living just a few blocks away. I was standing about 6 feet from him for the whole show. He is a legend.
Just goes to prove "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". What a treat for you. Been a fan since the late 70's when I heard him on some college radio station.
A great loss. We miss you, Warren. Thank you, Jackson Browne, for seeing the talent your friend Warren possessed, and for you talking Warren into coming back to the US and helping him get his music out for his fans to enjoy.
I return to this concert repeatedly. It always makes me want to play my A/E 12-string and my wife's piano! Warren is always enjoyed. Warren is always missed.
Seriously, the only artist who could put the word "brucellosis" into a song and make it work. So sad his demons took over his life for so long, and that cancer took him away way too soon. But he left us such beautiful songs, and that's forever.
So many good concerts at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ. Wherever you are Warren Zevon I hope you Rock steady with Roland at your side. Blessings. You are missed.
I don't like to throw the word "genius" around randomly. But this guy's lyrics are so poignant and evocative. An incredible talent taken away from us much too soon.
Fantastic recording of a great show by an immortal and fun artist. If he'd only done "Lawyers, Guns and Money" he'd still be immortal in my book. Miss him heaps.
An ultimate example of an artist having a total connection with the audience. One of my all time heroes. I did get to meet him once, and he was the coolest.
I’ve watched this whole show about ten times now, it gets better every time. This man and this backing band are fucking INCREDIBLE! I wish he would have lived longer to make more music
A very special rock concert. if you like rock and don't love this you'd better watch it again, and again til you do. Sensitivity, power, humour, heartache all that and much, much more, as Mr Zevon usually delivered on stage, till the end.
Very cool that a vid like this is out in the public domain. So many people missed Zevon entirely or link him only to Werewolves. He was an amazing songwriter, an incredibly high-energy performer and his band was always a Who's Who of great session players. If you need a good live recording for your own, try Stand in the Fire.
Wish I was able to see him with a band. I only saw him in the mid-90’s in Boston at The Paradise and he was solo, maybe one other musician. Still great though.
Saw Warren for the first time a few months after this show, at the Roxy in West Hollywood. He was brought back for a genuine extra encore, after the houselights had been turned on. He seemed genuinely touched (and not outwardly frightened) by the intensity of the response.
The best thing I can say that others can't; This makes me feel alive. I'm 50 as of 8/21/17 and I'm right in the demo I guess. When I'm down, I turn down the lights, pour one or three drinks and put this on the big screen and it's truly inspiring. I'm back by popular demand! HEY! *Makes me laugh every single time*
Amen Brother (or sister)! I am mesmerized by this guy, can't get enough. One of the TRUE GREATS and yet so under appreciated. And that's too bad because those who don't realize and explore his vast works are missing out so bad on an amazing life experience. A million thanks to everyone responsible for getting all these great WZ performances on youtube. My wife would curse you because of all the time I spend listening, watching, rocking and rolling and loving every minute.
Jeeesus! Warren was really something else. His slightly twisted genius caught me when Werewolf’s hit the charts. I was totally sold thereafter. He was just too good for mainstream success.
Love the Cadillac Ranch cover. Rock and roll staple that all can relate to. But This guy also wrote "Veracruz" - what a song, so rich with history. Who else could do that? Lots of historical and topical references in his verses. C'mon: a song dedicated to Philip Habib! Who else would or could do that? And play it at a rock concert and get people to like it! Only Zevon. Credit to Dave Letterman for his promotion of Warren. Letterman's show had amazing musical guests; everyone who mattered from the era. And I think Dave liked Warren best.
Indeed, indeed! Warren is up there with Bob, Neil Young, Springsteen, Elton John, etc as a guy who blast the shit out of an audience with a band, but who could go on stage on his ass and make time stand still. Great human being, I say!
@@gordonm.7387 That's an astute observation. I saw Bob with a band and he ROCKED for 4 hours straight (with some set breaks), and saw Warren with a guitar, harmonica, and a keyboard, and it was like we were in his livingroom listening to stories of the good times with some songs thrown in for good measure. I never got to see Zappa before his passing, but I was blessed to see Zevon.
My three favorite albums from Zevon include Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School, of which this concert featured much material. It was a criminally underrated album that was very much Warren Zevon's sound in one microcosm. I'm glad people are finding this concert and realizing how much butt Warren kicked. He's got an untouchable place in this man's heart.
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Saw him on the Excitable Boy tour. The audience went nuts and wouldn't let him go. They did the usual encores, but after two or three there was a long delay. Even when the house lights came on, the crowd wouldn't stop clapping so the band came out rather awkwardly but finally got organized and did another song. They left the stage obviously in gratitude and it happened again! A fifth encore--this time an awkward huddle while they decided on a song. When that one was done, the crowd couldn't believe what had happened! So they called them back for another encore! Warren came out and played a song at the piano by himself. By this time the applause was as much a thank you as a call for more. They closed the stage curtain to try and give the audience a hint, but the applause continued. Warren and the band came out a seventh time in front of the curtain to say thank you and they didn't have any songs left!
And probably out of breath, too! Saw The Band give such a performance once. They apologized profusely at the end that they physically couldn’t continue.
Holy smokes. I can see it. Ty.
That's legendary \m/
Wow! What city was this in?
I wish I had been lucky to see him live!
Warren Zevon was an underrated genius. There was/is nobody like him. Unfortunately, he left us WAY too soon.
YES INDEED!
Absolutely.... just a one-of-a-a-kind singer, songwriter and performer - I don't think anyone could ever match him, truly.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
We shared the same kind of bohemian everything.Avantgarde....
He was never underrated his songs played several times a day on fm in the mid 70s
No offense to Billy Joel, but Warren will always be the true Piano Man to me. It's because of him that I picked up a keyboard and started to seriously try my hand at music. One of the world's finest.
He also could tear it up on the guitar! A true maestro, one of a kind!
Billy Joel is also a humorless jerk. Zevon was a master of dark comedy.
Warren told me he played the piano better than BUT preferred playing the guitar.
@@SLIMECORE_TV completely different musicians. that's like saying Judd Apatow is a better filmmaker than Michael Haneke because he's funny.
Amen brother
I was a HUGE Warren Zevon fan in the 80's...played all his stuff NONSTOP...he had come to Univ. of Colorado at Boulder (1976), I was a freshman... and he was TRASHED...couldn't finish his set...but I still loved his music. As life had it I was in Melbourne Australia in a Hilton Hotel and he was playing with the Little River band (1990), I knew the keyboard player for LRB and he introduced me to Warren. I asked him about "detox mansion" and asked me if I "knew Bill W?"...I sort of did and he sat with me for dinner and then invited me to lunch the next day in the hotel...HE then left me a message with the front desk before he left...wishing me well. I was a pilot for Australian Airlines and he said he "wished he could do something like that"...i thought it was ironic...he was with some politicians daughter. I ran into him again years later in my hometown of Ft. Collins Colorado 1993?..he was just walking down the street to get some "marlboro Lights" and he was playing in a small bar...he put on a HELL of a show..but there couldn't have been more than 100 people..he was a true hard driver...he gave it all he had. Miss his music..he told me he liked to play the guitar best but was better at piano.
How interesting to have random connections like that. I was just watching his concert thinking about how cool it would be to have a conversation with him. His songs speaks volumes.
what an incredible story. how lucky to have had these several encounters with him.
Mr. Mark: that is one great story about your interludes with Warren. Just wonderful!
Such a great story
I echo the sentiments here! Awesome! I watch the concert that was broadcast live on MTV all the time, play his records, and watch Warren on Letterman. He is really amazing. I have Guerrilla You're a Desperado running through my head these days.
I'm an aspiring young musician who's only just discovered Mr. Zevon's music. I wish I could tell him that he's the first artist I've discovered in a long time who's made me really excited about playing music again. R.I.P. Warren, you're still touching people's lives.
I remember him coming to play a local bar (solo) when I was much younger. Early 1980's. It was incredible.
Jackalope bar, Vail, CO
Good luck in your career. I hope you write songs with interesting lyrics like Warren, And with damn good music
@@endoalley680 Dunno why he couldn't fill the big arenas, but I was okay with it.. it meant we got to see him up close.
Portland . Or@@endoalley680
I was there and it FUCKING rocked !
me too!!!
1/8/2023
Fantastic performance!!
RIP, friend.
You can bet that I "enjoy every sandwich" now, having colan cancer four years on. And sick again.
🎼👏👏✌💪🏖
January, 2025, hope you're on youtube and doing well!
Excitable Genius still missed in 2024. Thankyou.🙏🏻🙏🏻
I met Warren in '95...the summer he was hangin with Carl Hiaasen , working on his FLORIDA-FLAVOURED ALBUM "MUTINEER". BTW, the album was named for a restaurant where the girls from my office and I lunched a couple days a week. Genius that he was, Warren had this problem of finding places where he was supposed to meet up with friends. Thats how I met him.. While he was waiting for Carl to rescue him at a Borders bookstore. I came away from that 10-15 minute contact with the Force Of Nature that was Warren Zevon utterly besotted. If I could have seen that less than a decade later he would be gone...I think I'd have focused more on the ephemeral things like the scent he wore..the flash and dazzle of that incredible grin of his....and bugger the book of poetry I had picked up.
ICARUS FLEW TOO CLOSE TO THE FLORIDA SUN.
As I grow older I appreciate his music more and more
Same here. 👍
I am very late to the party. Always knew about Warren through Werewolves of London and from Linda Ronstadt covers. I am now talking a deep dive into his music and what wonderful journey!! ❤❤❤
Welcome and enjoy.
I've been enjoying introducing my daughter to Warren's music and his humor!
Forty years later and still this is a classic concert.
And it will continue to be.
I like Zevon's song Headless THOMPSON GUNNER 😅
Grew up in Nj - my uncle lived in cali in late 70s. Was always hungry for that next album. He brought me a copy of Excitable Boy, put it on my phonograph w giant headphones. The rest was history. Had the pleasure of seeing WZ over 40 times through the ups and downs. Always slayed me to the core. Last show was in Annapolis Md on my birthday - during his second to last album- his encore was wind beneath my wings which he sang with utmost sincerity. I Did not know he was sick at the time but he must have known as his edge was way more serious than all previous shows. His last two albums are fucking gems, no one writes songs like that anymore. While never mainstream he deserved a lot more recognition than he received. He is my go to on the darkest of days and the brightest of days. Dude was beyond genius. Let’s keep passing his music on, because he was an American treasure.. Keep him in our hearts for a long while..
My husband just reminded me that we were at this concert. He was working at his very first job in Passaic and we had just moved down the road a piece to Montclair.
Man, what a wild ride of music we were fortunate to have when we were young. Awesome that RUclips lets us relive it.
Me too with my 2 brothers, we were fans for life!!!
What a great show, when Warren was near his peak of popularity. As the years passed, the record sales slowed, and the audiences and venues got smaller, but Warren never lost his edge. In his last years, I heard him say in an interview, with his classic dark humor, that he did not think of himself as a has-been rock star, but more as a really successful folk singer. He was one of a kind!
Warren Zevon was supporting his 1982 album "The Envoy" on this tour. The record failed to build on the audience he'd gained from his two previous hit albums, "Excitable Boy" and "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School." Five years later, his comeback album "Sentimental Hygiene" sold okay but Warren Zevon's only hit album outside of "Excitable Boy" and "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" would be his last, "The Wind."
@@jimlaregina It was all about selling records. Warren made records that lasts a lifetime, priceless music and lyrics only true geniouses can.
Rock-n-Roll is dead in 2023. Doesn’t get better than this, kids. If your jaw isn’t on the floor you have no right stepping through the door. Warren Zevon!!! Wow.
WOW! 40 year old Zevon, being on the time machine!! Fuck the Rock n Roll hall of fame!!
What an artist! He's not from my generation, I'm 25 but still the man speaks directly to my soul. One of a kind person. And immortal by the way.
I’m 28 and I hear ya man! Where did music go like this? It’s gone.
It's up to you guys to keep it going! I'm in my 40's and never thought I'd see the death of rock n roll in my lifetime. But here we are lol
@@zeldafreak1975 Im 16 and am sad that my generation only listens to rap... I only have a few friends that actually like "older" music. But yea, Zevon rules. Easily the greatest singer/songwriter of all time, in my opinion.
@@alexharvey6522 well said, couldn't agree more!
@@bishbach310, he's IMMORTAL?
So what's his current address and phone number?
Guy's gotta be one of the most twisted, perverse, and warped songwriters of all time. In other words - MY KINDA GUY!!!!!!!!!!!
Frank Zappa would be offended by that statement...and that is saying something......
not perverse he explored the Lord with a set of BALLS
Real.
He was great at shining a light on the seedier side of humanity and giving voice to all kinds of underworld characters and situations. His songs took the opportunity to poetically, humorously and intelligently tell stories that tend to get overlooked (Viet Nam, mercenary killers, drug addiction, rape and murder) because they make us all squeemish. But these are legit subjects. Musical subjects. Pathos, destruction, love amidst pain and suffering, injustice, insanity...these are all things we need to sing about, instead of pretending the don't exist.
Just life without filters, no games just say what's on your mind. We all should be so brave
One of the ultimate concerts here on RUclips, in my opinion. WZ is missed every day, by me.
Indeed.
"enjoy every sandwich"
One of my favorite quotes he used regularly.
@@fivecitydirttracker4776 I heard him say that on letterman show before he passed, he gave Dave his favorite guitar because letterman claimed to be his biggest fan
@@brucegwynn47 I found that quote profound in my battle with Colan cancer. Now at stage 4 and knowing his parallel journey with cancer its meaning has much depth and weight.
I did not know he gave Dave his guitar. I wonder at times who to give my prized Martin guitar to.
That's not as important as enjoying every sandwich.
✌️💪
@@fivecitydirttracker4776 wishing you all the best now and forward, I don't count my blessings enough, take care friend
The shrine in Cleveland is incomplete without Warren.
I take it you're referring to the Hall of Fame. Couldn't agree with you more.
Agree 100%. Someone in the Hall needs to champion him.
He's insulted too many of the supposed rock & roll elitists that control TR&RHOF, starting with Jann W. He had more musical talent in one finger than most who are involved or even within. Nuff said.
Lionel Raoul , so right, and I live in Cleveland!
the crap they've allowed in that hall is a joke, Warren should be in
How can anyone who loves music not love Warren Zevon? This man was a brilliant musician who gave the special gift of his music to generations past and, I hope, he will be appreciated by generations to come.
Sept. 2003. I got off a C130 at Balad Airbase, IRAQ. 120 degrees, dust blowing, military vehicles scurrying around me, a surreal setting. Walking across the tarmac, mind on sensory overload, a blue air force pickup truck w/ a camper shell crossed my path. Written in the dust on the camper shell was "Send Lawyers, Guns and Money" I will never forget that. Warren would have smiled...
Its 7 Sep 2023. 20 years ago already since we lost this brilliant man and his genius talent. Saw him in Adelaide, Australia in 1990..? if i remember correctly, and it was one of the BEST shows ever. Back of an Aussie pub, no more than 60 odd people and we were, up front, eyeball to eyeball. Visceral, incredible and unforgettable. Thank you Mr Zevon hope you're having a drink with Roland. Cheers. From Australia 🇦🇺
This needs to be mastered to vinyl!!!
I was blessed to see you in Youngstown, OHIO at the AGORA THEATER . RIP WARREN!
I just happened upon Warren Zevon a few months ago, and already I'm addicted. Scratch that- I'm on a full blown Zevon kick to beat all Zevon kicks. I can't tell you how many times I can listen to "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" without even thinking of turning on the radio, just so I can listen to modern tecchy music. What with the rebellious insanity of the Stones, the sax-driven rocking of the E-Street Band, and the Police's strumming dignity, Warren was the growling, deep-voiced, piano playing artist that wasn't afraid to bring death to one of his songs. This concert is a great example of classic Warren. He'd howl at the moon to be heard, and boy, aren't we glad we listened?
+JackFlashGaming Hell yes man. I discovered him recently too and regret not listening to him sooner. Such a wit and wonderful songwriter!
+PatsFan177 I'm so sorry you didn't get to see him live. I was lucky to see him two times - AWESOME shows!!
Very poetic.
Roland is my favorite Zevon song! So twisted.
Scullin Bonez at least they didn’t name you Excitable Boy! Or is that your middle name?
When Paul Shaffer was not available for the Letterman show they brought Zevon in. He wrote out all the charts. The guy is a brilliant songwriter, was an accomplished musician and was a great performer.
You could tell Dave really was in awe of Warren. Dave simply doesn't do that regularly at all so that says a lot.
He wasn’t writing songs for pop music he was writing the music he liked and i love
his music.
I have no words ... except genius ...
Zevon defines the word, "Intense."
With all the things a person could do with time travel, the only thing I would do is attend one of his concerts and come back with a T-shirt.
You listen to this and say "Damn, that's real rock n' roll." What a great entertainer and storyteller.
And he was hell on the piano !
Warren at his best, no compromises!
Damn. I miss Warren!
We all miss Warren my brother
He died when I was only 6 months old. I'm sad I never got to see him
I hope you older folk appreciate how lucky you were to have music like this.
they don't. they just like to act intitled and whine
This is the most intelligent thing i ever heard a child say.
But you have it too! You’re as close to Warren Zevon as I ever got by watching/listening to this. Recorded music by truly great musicians and songwriters is a thrill.
@@jramsey9690 definitely cool to be able to see clear videos versus maybe a chewed up tape or something like that
HA...I saw him live, and I'll bet I'm twice your age. 😁
This concert should have never ended.
for some of us, it never has
@@Michael_Dominic Hell yeah.
@@The2ndFirst been playing zevon songs all day, learning piano fighter mainly at the moment.
@@Michael_Dominic Good on you.
His clean, sharp, beats and lyrics… intense passion is contagious. Forever one my favorites. Thank you for this.
This was a great performance by Warren and his band.
"enjoy every sandwich"
RIP Mr. Zevon.
Man I miss him so much. It was my good fortune to see him twice in small venues in the day. What a rocker!
I don't know how I ever missed this. Never got to see Warren in person, this is the next best thing. Great to see him in his prime, with a killer tight band!
I was at this specific show, and I'll never forget the audience reaction when he finished "Roland..." One of my most memorable concert moments ever.
I watch these earlier videos, when Warren was younger, when the venues were bigger, and watching him live onstage was like having an hour-and-a-half long intravenous injection of adrenaline fired into you by a cannon.Yeah, mixing my metaphors, but it's the only way I can describe the experience and do it even marginal justice. I've seen other rockers live, dozens of them, and enjoyed myself very much. But not one---NOT A SINGLE ONE--could make the music arc like chain lightning from the stage to the crowd like this man did. And he never lost that connection, not ever. It became more subtle, more....personal. But it was always there, always intense, always....Warren. I don't even bother to attend live rock concerts anymore. Without the hope of seeing him up there, pulling me into his world, his mind, his...soul, why would I even bother? Even the best the rock scene has to offer would be like drinking tepid water instead of White Lightning, without Mr. Bad Example up there pouring out the shots. Gods I miss you, Warren! It was always one helluva ride when you drove....See you again soon....
+Kat Harper I puked in front of him in a bar in Seattle. He never missed a beat.
+Paul Taylor He wouldn't have! lol The gods know he did some of that himself, back in the day. I myself got a compliment from a guy in a bar in New Orleans, as Warren was passing through with friends . "Nice rack!" WZ grinned at me and growled, "Somewhat Neanderthal, eh?" I nodded, speechless. He glanced VERY briefly, then added, "....but accurate!" I will remember that for the rest of my life.
+Kat Harper whose on guitar ?
+Kat Harper so you made a connection ?
+Kat Harper Hi. Thanks for sharing:-) What a great concert! Love it.... God Bless.
I lived through a generation and never realized how great he was.
He doesn't have to be in support or denial of anything. He's
just subversive in his own way. He's a crazy person that had his own mind
in an era where lots of people didn't have theirs.
RIP.
I saw him in the early 80’s at the chestnut cabaret in philadelphia. I guess it was when he was living just a few blocks away. I was standing about 6 feet from him for the whole show. He is a legend.
Had a beer with him that night when he came out before the show to use the phone on the corner.
8-12-2021...my very first time to hear and watch this amazing performer. He is something else! So awesome!!
Just goes to prove "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". What a treat for you. Been a fan since the late 70's when I heard him on some college radio station.
A great loss. We miss you, Warren.
Thank you, Jackson Browne, for seeing the talent your friend Warren possessed, and for you talking Warren into coming back to the US and helping him get his music out for his fans to enjoy.
OMG! That version of "Cadillac Ranch" is worth its weight in gold! Thanks for posting all this!
I had the biggest "NO WAY!" smile on my face when I heard those first chords
Lara Carter u got that right!!! I thought the stage was going to catch fire!!!
Rock’n’Roll
I return to this concert repeatedly. It always makes me want to play my A/E 12-string and my wife's piano! Warren is always enjoyed. Warren is always missed.
Bought Warren's self-titled album the month it came out. A "perfect" album.
It's on my Desert Island Discs list.
this guy could write , his songs are perfect .
Seriously, the only artist who could put the word "brucellosis" into a song and make it work. So sad his demons took over his life for so long, and that cancer took him away way too soon. But he left us such beautiful songs, and that's forever.
So many good concerts at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ. Wherever you are Warren Zevon I hope you Rock steady with Roland at your side. Blessings. You are missed.
I saw many great shows there, miss that venue
I saw him in a small club in LA in 1986, Jackson Brown played with him , it was a great great experience in my life.
I don't like to throw the word "genius" around randomly. But this guy's lyrics are so poignant and evocative. An incredible talent taken away from us much too soon.
A bit like Frank Zappa, in a kind of odd way...( I'm referring to their musical genius, so I agree in that respect )
genius might be an understatement
Can a non-genius recognize "genius"?
christ, watching this with a smile and tears running down my face. he was a special talent
It just breaks me up the more I watch his videos the more sad I get . There is so much emotion in all his songs.
Wow what a great show this was !
So glad we have great concert footage of Warren performing with such brilliance and passion. Miss you, brother...
Damn, what a thrill it is to see Warren perform. How I wish I could have seen him live.
I was fortunate enough to see him 5 or 6 times, with backup musicians and also solo, it was tremendous every time!
Miss you a lot , Warren.
I saw and heard Warren in Trondheim Norway on February 17th, 1988. A tight and crowded venue. He was "out of this world".
we did - and he was much better than this
Fantastic recording of a great show by an immortal and fun artist. If he'd only done "Lawyers, Guns and Money" he'd still be immortal in my book. Miss him heaps.
An artist I'd forgotten about, big thanks to RUclips for recommending me this. The best of his stuff is very good indeed.
Warren Zevon - vocals, guitars, piano; Randy Brown - guitar, vocals; Joe Daniels - drums; Larry Larson - bass; John Wood - lead guitar, vocals
wasnt that JD SOuther somewhere in there?
Thanks very much. I like to see credit given where credit is due.
Those guys were pros.
Waddy Watchel should be in there somewhere.
One helluva band !
Canada loves ya Warren, Hit Somebody.
An ultimate example of an artist having a total connection with the audience. One of my all time heroes. I did get to meet him once, and he was the coolest.
i was at this concert with my 2 brothers and we were fans for life! An American legend!!
Wasn't there unfortunately, but this is one of the best concerts I"ve ever seen.
I’ve watched this whole show about ten times now, it gets better every time. This man and this backing band are fucking INCREDIBLE! I wish he would have lived longer to make more music
Absolutely brilliant performance!
I never appreciated him while he was alive...enjoy every sandwich, indeed!
What a talent....
I'd love to see him turning his tremendous skills and jaundiced eye to the events of 2020!
For many years, the most I could say of any musician is "I like them almost as much as Warren Zevon." He's the tippy-top!
I was at this concert, in fact I thing I was the idiot who yield out "WARREN" at 6:31 in.
Jel.
I heard someone, barely
Cheers brother.
good for you , nice one
Awesome 👏🏾 Love this Music GOD !... Dark but Milk 🥛 Chocolate 🍫 all the way
What a voice. God bless Warren.
A very special rock concert. if you like rock and don't love this you'd better watch it again, and again til you do. Sensitivity, power, humour, heartache all that and much, much more, as Mr Zevon usually delivered on stage, till the end.
Holy cow Zevon could put on an AWESOME show. Guy has so much energy, not mention an excellent body of work. This is true rock n roll right here. RIP
No one like him. Miss him. Such a great songwriter and performer. So lucky to have seen him several times.
This show has a great live sound. Very crisp for 1982. 👌
Very cool that a vid like this is out in the public domain. So many people missed Zevon entirely or link him only to Werewolves. He was an amazing songwriter, an incredibly high-energy performer and his band was always a Who's Who of great session players. If you need a good live recording for your own, try Stand in the Fire.
very cool! i’m actually afraid of losing it, been meaning to look up how to save it forever lol
Warren Zevon was one of the best songwriters and performers ever!
This concert is proof that warren zevon was on top of his game and I was there to see this concert.
Should be and needs to be added to the RocknRoll hall of fame RIP warren
Absolutely brilliant ... and here he is playing in his prime !! I've been listening to Warren since the 1970s. A genius songwriter
Wish I was able to see him with a band. I only saw him in the mid-90’s in Boston at The Paradise and he was solo, maybe one other musician. Still great though.
Damn. I miss Warren Zevon. Brilliant man,one of my all time favorite songwriters
As with many of the greats, I discovered him late. He was a genius, both in music and intellect. Bless Up!
What a legend
The sheer power of Warrens music, played by him and his awesome band, on full display here..we miss you Warren!!!
I have watched this time after time. It never gets old. What a great concert!!!
Saw Warren for the first time a few months after this show, at the Roxy in West Hollywood. He was brought back for a genuine extra encore, after the houselights had been turned on. He seemed genuinely touched (and not outwardly frightened) by the intensity of the response.
A great and versatile talent gone too soon
The best thing I can say that others can't; This makes me feel alive. I'm 50 as of 8/21/17 and I'm right in the demo I guess.
When I'm down, I turn down the lights, pour one or three drinks and put this on the big screen and it's truly inspiring.
I'm back by popular demand! HEY!
*Makes me laugh every single time*
Amen Brother (or sister)! I am mesmerized by this guy, can't get enough. One of the TRUE GREATS and yet so under appreciated. And that's too bad because those who don't realize and explore his vast works are missing out so bad on an amazing life experience.
A million thanks to everyone responsible for getting all these great WZ performances on youtube. My wife would curse you because of all the time I spend listening, watching, rocking and rolling and loving every minute.
The2ndFirst
Jeeesus! Warren was really something else. His slightly twisted genius caught me when Werewolf’s hit the charts. I was totally sold thereafter. He was just too good for mainstream success.
Love the Cadillac Ranch cover. Rock and roll staple that all can relate to. But This guy also wrote "Veracruz" - what a song, so rich with history. Who else could do that? Lots of historical and topical references in his verses. C'mon: a song dedicated to Philip Habib! Who else would or could do that? And play it at a rock concert and get people to like it! Only Zevon. Credit to Dave Letterman for his promotion of Warren. Letterman's show had amazing musical guests; everyone who mattered from the era. And I think Dave liked Warren best.
The man had spine and stones, and he did it with class and style.
Fantastic show
Warren Zevon is probably
The most underrated artist
of all time
That's a shame, because
he is great
I watch this over and over. Knowing how totally wasted he was at this time in his life, this concert is pretty amazing...
✔ it out--- Every R&R act that has concert footage @ Capitol Theater TEARS THE ROOF OFF!
it’s made me giggle, cry, and sing. amazing is an understatement 😭❤️🔥
Poor bastard was drinking 3 quarts of vodka a day around this time. Just a genius.
Dude was high energy! What a great concert.
Indeed, indeed! Warren is up there with Bob, Neil Young, Springsteen, Elton John, etc as a guy who blast the shit out of an audience with a band, but who could go on stage on his ass and make time stand still. Great human being, I say!
@@gordonm.7387 That's an astute observation.
I saw Bob with a band and he ROCKED for 4 hours straight (with some set breaks), and saw Warren with a guitar, harmonica, and a keyboard, and it was like we were in his livingroom listening to stories of the good times with some songs thrown in for good measure.
I never got to see Zappa before his passing, but I was blessed to see Zevon.
I never got to see him live. Thank you so much.
My three favorite albums from Zevon include Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School, of which this concert featured much material. It was a criminally underrated album that was very much Warren Zevon's sound in one microcosm. I'm glad people are finding this concert and realizing how much butt Warren kicked. He's got an untouchable place in this man's heart.