| Young, Neil & Promise Of The Real / Visitor, The |
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| Album: | Visitor, The | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Young, Neil & Promise Of The Real | Added: | Jan 2019 | |
| Label: | Reprise Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2019-01-22 | Pull Date: | 2019-03-26 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 17 | Feb 17 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 | Jan 27 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 14, 2021: | Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) Already Great | 4. | Dec 27, 2019: | Traditions Already Great | |
| 2. | Jul 08, 2021: | Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) Already Great | 5. | Apr 19, 2019: | Traditions Digging' A Hole | |
| 3. | Jun 30, 2021: | Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019) Already Great | 6. | Mar 15, 2019: | KZSU Time Traveler's Token Brit Assistant Already Great |
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2019-01-13 | ||
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FOLK ROCK / COUNTRY ROCK Neil Young has imagined his work as a file cabinet overfilled with ideas. Not one for cohesion in his albums, Young has produced another grab bag of style & form; as ever this one is intriguing & compelling, but with mixed results. Several tracks offer biting commentary on Donald Trump and on the America that made & tolerates him. Young is backed again by Lukas and Micah Nelson’s (Willie’s sons) band, Promise of the Real. No FCC issues 1 ** “Already Great” A Canadian’s loving look at an America that’s gone wrong. (5:48) 2 Neil angrily raps while the band merrily bounces along. (2:37) 3 ** It’s the Harvest Moon-style folksinging Neil. Lovely & sad. (4:51) 4 * A “Rockin’ in the USA”-ish anthem for ecology & women’s rights. (5:13) 5 A disjointed ramble about lots of stuff that’s wrong. Fails to make its point. (5:54) 6 Surreal, dreamy images of various carnival acts. Very odd. (8:21) 7 * Slow bluesy chant. A damning observation of what we boomers have left. (2:34) 8 * A call to resistance with full orchestra! Lyrics are a bit lightweight, but heartfelt. (3:25) 9 Low down & bluesy. Fades out with a chant of “lock him up.” (2:00) 10 Neil the folksinger again. A plea on behalf of the Earth with acoustic guitars. (10:32) | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Already Great | 6. | Carnival | |||
| 2. | Fly By Night Deal | 7. | Digging' A Hole | |||
| 3. | Almost Always | 8. | Children Of Destiny | |||
| 4. | Stand Tall | 9. | When Bad Got Good | |||
| 5. | Change Of Heart | 10. | Forever |