disgustingfats tupidsmellyugl ypig 09/07/2009
His one noteworthy song "Werewolves of London" (how did this crap ever become a hit?) makes me even less inclined to consider him HOF-worthy...
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Sam.I.Am 08/10/2009
Anyone who thinks this guy is a one hit wonder ("Werewolves of London") undeserving of a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame obviously has not been following his career. Warren Zevon influenced a great many other artists and also played in the one-off Hindu Love Gods with Mike Mills, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry of REM. Then there's his deep album cuts like "Lawyers Guns & Money", "Excitable Boy", and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" that get played on AOR stations with a fair amount of frequency. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Hell yeah!!
GenghisTheHun 08/09/2009
He should be in if only to satisfy those who have kinky tastes such as myself. Listen to "Mr. Bad Example," Hit Someone," "Carmelita," "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner." I won't bore you with more. You may hunt me down like a mad dingo!
SuziQueue 08/03/2009
keep him in your heart for a while...
MacDaNife 07/03/2009
keep him in your heart...
Doctor of Madness 09/06/2008
He was very talented and clever. The body of his work may not be enough to get him into the HOF, but many of us hold his memory in our hearts and that is better. The world is always a lesser place when we lose a musical wiseass.
Rhino34 01/18/2008
Very underrated songwriter. He also had a great voice who put out quality albums even while battling cancer. His last 3 albums were all written when he knew that his time was limited and they are all superb!
turnerbudd 12/13/2007
Not always the most successful but constantly colorful, Zevon was, up until his death, one of the most amaing songwriters of the last 30 some years. Simply look at who has covered his songs. Look at who came rushing in to be part of his last album. Look at who dove in to be part of his tribute album. Tell me he hasn't influenced a generation of songwriters. Has there been any member of the HoF to ever receive a personal letter on State Department letter head? Probably not.
marto 01/12/2007
Zevon has been dead for 3 years & still no induction
cjmdrums 03/05/2006
He put out moew great music than 2/3 of te performers in the Hall.
Habs10 12/05/2005
R.I.P. Warren, sorry we can not include you.
rjy 09/28/2005
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
FuzzyJ 09/26/2005
One of rock's premiere songwriters......definitely deserves induction!
Tina V. 08/20/2005
Give me a break..
kingguiness 07/14/2005
WZ Posthumously deserevs to be in the Hall. A great writer. Lawyers Guns And Money is awesome! Plus he also played with my favorite band REM so he gets in based on that reason alone!
journey2006 05/06/2005
Warren Zevon is a gifted artist that critics and musicals loved.
Djahuti 04/07/2005
Get outta here- his best song Werewolves of London is a NOVELTY song.Nothing else is very memorable.
irishgit 03/23/2005
A lack of commercial success will keep him out, but on talent and influence he deserves to be in.
alpepper 03/23/2005
A Right-winged rocker. Just from that alone, worth nominating. The thing that holds him back, in my eyes, is that other than songs out of Excitable Boy, I don't know a single thing he did. But that was one damn good album.
souljunkie 01/14/2005
I consider myself a very informed rock musician and historian so to speak. Warren is most famous for Werewolves of London which was kind of a 'cult hit' but he did record a lot of albums that I wasnt aware of. The fact that 5 out of 10 people I aask do not know the name tells me no on the hall of fame. His impact is just not known well enough.
Skizero 01/14/2005
i think Warren Zevon has all the necessary tools of a Dylan/Springsteen type, w/o having nearly the impact. this could affect him. that, and years of substance abuse that diminished his promising career. one heck of a comeback though, until the cancer got him. Don't smoke kids.
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