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Rating: Dead Man is the story of William Blake, namesake of the English poet and painter who lived between the 1700s and 1800s (www.online-literature.com/blake), a young American from Detroit who moves to the still wild West of the late 1800s attracted by a job offer.
Things take a turn for the worse, as William (Johnny Depp) is wounded and hunted by the corrupt local law enforcers, embarking on a journey that will lead him to death. His travel companion is Nobody, an outcast Native American captured as a child and educated in London by English colonizers.
The album is inseparable from the scenes, and some tracks are nothing more than the main dialogues and monologues of Nobody and William Blake. It should be listened to after watching the film.
All tracks are purely instrumental, and the only instrument is the electric guitar from which Neil Young creates a profound and unforgettable swan song. This time, to his undisputed technique, he adds a powerful and evocative melody. Track number 11 (which lasts about 15 minutes) contains the message of the entire album. The initial measured rhythm is distorted in successive repetitions, becoming first a scream and then a sweet prayer. At this moment, William Blake/Johnny Depp undertakes his final journey, the markings painted by Nobody on his face almost completely faded, and lying in a long Indian canoe, wounded and weary, he slips across the misty surface of a lake towards the land of spirits.
If you are fortunate enough to live near a wooded area or can simply hear the rustling of branches on windy evenings, then listen and ask Neil Young to accompany you on your spiritual journey.
Soon, the two sounds will blend inside and outside.
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