"Quintessential Neil Young": Review of Prairie Wind

A good review of Neil Young's Prairie Wind over on Leap in the Dark. Fellow Blogcritic Gypsyman blogs:

"His newest release, Prairie Wind, is quintessential Neil Young.

Thoughtful, introspective and replete with the vivid imagery that has made his songs famous.

There has long been something poignant about Mr. Young's work, perhaps it's that almost forlorn falsetto that tinges even the most cheerful song with sadness, that speaks directly to the heart of the listener. Even his highly personal songs, and Prairie Wind is his most personal is ages, capture universal truths that speak to most people."

In a Glide Magazine review by Tim Newby:

"The addition of Emmy Lou Harris’s pure country voice on “Far From Home,” “This Old Guitar” and “No Wonder” give the album a stamp of approval with her sweet authentic Nashville sound. It seems to find the soul of rural American, in much the way that The Band did on their first two albums and begs to ask the question, “Why do Canadians seem to play ‘Americana’ music better than Americans?” While some questions require much thought and deep pondering, this is not one of those questions. In this case one should just be thankfully that it was time for Neil Young to release another masterpiece."

Over on The East Carolinian, critic Gary McCabe delivers this lofty quote:

"Aside from Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan, Neil Young is arguably the greatest American-born rock 'n' roll star in history."

I suppose that the critic meant North-American-born as Neil was born in Canada.

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