Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Other Shoes – Reprise – Warner
rock-folk
★★★★
as recently publishes records at an almost annual rateIt’s easy to think that Neil Young is on some kind of autopilot and stop paying attention to it. Stop here: “World record”, like “Barn” (2021) or “Colorado” (2019), is a work with its own logic, aura, and instrumental alchemy. And captivating songs from a ‘great’ producer, Rick RubinOn his debut with the Canadian bard.
Rubin didn’t mark it as ‘a Johnny Cash’ (radical acoustic fix) but let Young do it. with Crazy Horse company (current lineup: Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, and Nils Lofgren) is a combo where they recorded three albums in a row that had never happened before. The album was recorded live in the studioconveys the imperative rudeness and spontaneity, but is far from the biblical rebellious voice characterized by this ensemble (we think of trophies like ‘Ragged glory’, 1990) and researches half times and collects cadences. Young plays piano or harmony instead of electric guitar in seven of the 11 songs, starting from the opening with “Love Earth” where he swirls sweet verses over the crystal clear water and purity of the sky.
we are not alone
We see Neil Young. love letter to mother earth Written with more love than intoxication, anger, or protest (which there is). poignant country ballads like “This old planet (Changing days)” remind us that we’re not alone on this planet (“and it’s still up to you to do your best”), and anti-war defenses harmonies set amidst relaxed vocal harmonies on ‘Walking on the Road’, us all ‘humanity’. We are walking towards the future”.
Audio architecture transmits simultaneously delicacy, spontaneity and lots of heart, especially those ceremonial pieces that seem to hug you: ‘The long day Before’ with a touch of leafy organ and harmonica. Everything tends to be small and precious, like the honky tonk piano of “Overhead”, and even the guitar distortion that occurs in “I walk with you (is in be in trouble)” is like an old beast pacified on a walk. capitulation. And in the final episode, one of the 15-minute rides, ‘Chevrolet’, unfolds, because of a house brand, old car, Young lets himself be tortured a bit by ex-partner (and paternity) regrets.
Before we say goodbye, it reminds us once again that we are not alone on earth and her singing leaves a trace of emotion and desperation. It reinforces the compassionate Neil Young’s sense of humanity, who for obvious reasons adorned the album cover with a photo of his journalist father, Scott Young (1918-2005), and reproduced pictures of his mother and brothers. in the inner booklet. Jordi Bianciotto
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