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ab
Now if Neil could write some actual songs to play on the tour...
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Hairball
Thanks Cristiano - just received email and came here to post the news.
The new tune Already Great sounds quite a bit better than the previous Children of Destiny (though it's a bit of a curveball itself) - and hopefully there's better tunes on the rest of the album.
My review: Promising.
Looking forward to the tour as that's where most of his his strength seems to lie at this point.
ps - Walk With Me from Le Noise just came blasting on after the new tune finished...what a great tune that is!
When life imitates art:
"I’m listening to Neil Young, I gotta turn up the sound
Someone’s always yelling turn it down..." - Bob Dylan
*My wife is not a big fan of Neil Young - especially at 9:00 in the morning.
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ab
With no one in his camp left to tell him something's crap, e.g., David Briggs, he has become a bit of a hack.
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dcba
POTR is currently touring so live tapes of this band pop up...
Imho they're a bit disappointing as if without NY to boost them they sound a bit weak and bland.
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ab
With no one in his camp left to tell him something's crap, e.g., David Briggs, he has become a bit of a hack.
I wouldn't go that far but you have a point. The quality of NY's output has known a steep decline since Briggs died (1995).
As for the sheer quantity of the music he produces it's possible that Neil's being afflicted with the "i'd better do as much as I can before I'm too old/dead" syndrome.
Hence the "a new album a year" thing and the shelving of any new "Archives" releases.
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crholmstrom
i had a quick listen to the new record & was underwhelmed. of course, the songs could easily get much better live. i found that to be the case with the monsanto years material.