Neil Young

Silver & Gold

What's better than silver and gold?

Review Score:

(8/10)
After an awful output of material on his last C.D. w/ crazy horse "broken arrow", Neil puts out a surprising mellow, extremely laid back set of songs( some songs written way back in '83)called "Silver and Gold". Neil is no longer the rebel/rock&roll/folky that he was famous of being, nor is he the Godfather of grunge that the media has labeled him in the 90's, but he is an aging family man who has one hell of a job. It's an album of simplicity, acoustic guitars, soft percussion, random piano, and whispered vocals. stand-out songs include title track, razor love, Buffalo springfield again, and without rings. The first listen didn't impress me much but by the third time through i was blaring it through my cars speakers so the whole town ( or whoever was in listening distance) could enjoy. If you expecting a masterpiece then you'd be very disappointed, if you expect something that's "real" from an artist whose been there done that, then give it a try.

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