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THE REVIEW
First of all, I want to say that this review was written after listening to all the full-length songs available on the site: www.neilyoung.com. The CD is expected to be released on Wednesday, September 21.
Neil Young, the Canadian, is back! After the terrible year he's had, I remember he was struck by a cerebral aneurysm in April and that his father passed away in June...
This album reminds me of Dylan's "Nashville Skyline." Just like Dylan's album was written during his recovery after the famous mid-'60s car accident in Nashville, the capital of country music, Young's album also comes to light during the Canadian singer-songwriter's recovery in this city.
After two electric albums - "Are you passionate?" (2002) and "Greendale" (2003) - Young returns to acoustic, and it couldn't be otherwise given the place of recording.
The songs are ten in number and connect to the country-rock style of albums like "Harvest Moon" from 1992 and "Silver And Gold" from 2000, just to stay within the more recent discography.
Alongside classics like The Painter and No Wonder, there are songs where brass instruments make an appearance, like Far From Home and Prairie Wind. Here For You and He Was The King bring to mind the Neil Young of the good old days of Harvest (1972).
What to say? After the glories of the '70s, after the experiments of the '80s, Young seems to have returned, for the past fifteen years, to his roots, alternating electric albums with acoustic ones. The singer-songwriter most loved by the grunge generation seems to be approaching sixty by making the music he loves most, disregarding trends, despite having tried to make 'fashionable' albums in the eighties.
An honest and skillful album.
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Prairie Wind marks Neil Young's return to acoustic, country-rock music following health challenges and personal loss. The album evokes comparisons to Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline due to its reflective, recovery-themed nature. Featuring ten tracks, it revisits the style of recent works like Harvest Moon and Silver And Gold, blending heartfelt songwriting with classic instrumentation. Praised as an honest and skillful record, it captures the essence of Young's musical roots.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Neil Young
Neil Young (born 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician, active since the 1960s. He gained prominence with Buffalo Springfield, later collaborated with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and has released influential solo albums and records with Crazy Horse across folk, country and electric rock.67 Reviews
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