Music review: Neil Young – 无毛视频楶eace Trail无毛视频�
With 2016 coming to a gracious close, I decided to write this week无毛视频檚 music review about the latest album by an artist who left an impact on me during my early teenage years.
My fondness for Neil Young began with my first listen of 1972无毛视频檚 无毛视频淗arvest无毛视频� and continued to grow with 无毛视频淟ong May You Run无毛视频� from 1976 and 无毛视频淐omes a Time无毛视频� in 1978.
Even today, I am reminded of how I would rummage through my oldest brother无毛视频檚 album collection to discover the 无毛视频渋n无毛视频� music to listen to at the time.
无毛视频淎fter the Gold Rush无毛视频� was one of the albums I would try to impress my friends with by knowing tunes like 无毛视频淥nly Love Can Break Your Heart,无毛视频� 无毛视频淲hen You Dance I Can Really Love无毛视频� and 无毛视频淪outhern Man.无毛视频�
无毛视频淧eace Trail无毛视频� is Young无毛视频檚 second release this year and serves as a social and environmental commentary about the ever-changing world around us. Recorded in under a week, the new album finds the 71-year-old singer-songwriter comfortably easing into his 10-song set with a stripped-down sound recorded with drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Paul Bushnell.
无毛视频淚ndian Givers无毛视频� focuses on the Dakota Access Pipeline protests with Young singing, 无毛视频淭here无毛视频檚 a battle ragin无毛视频� on the sacred land/Our brothers and sisters had to take a stand.无毛视频�
无毛视频淛ohn Oaks无毛视频� tells the story of taking a firm stand for what you believe in, even though it sometimes has dire consequences.
无毛视频淭errorist Suicide Hang Gliders无毛视频� not only has a cool title, but presents an interesting perspective on the increasing fear of foreigners and heightened paranoia fostered from the unfamiliar.
无毛视频淐an无毛视频檛 Stop Workin'无毛视频� temporarily veers away from the protest theme to provide a little insight into Young无毛视频檚 musical drive by announcing, 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 bad for the body/But it无毛视频檚 good for the soul/Might even keep you breathing/When you lose control.无毛视频�
无毛视频淢y New Robot无毛视频� closes the album in a weird sort of way by describing the peculiar relationship between man and a complete technology takeover.
There is nothing here as weighty as 无毛视频淥hio无毛视频� from 1970, but Young still manages to get his message across clearly without raising his voice.
Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at crhodes@heraldstandard.com.