But come on, it’s Neil Young, and Neil Young is kind of like a potato, or rice – a staple of many people’s musical diet. Nearly every household has some Neil Young and so it’s perfectly acceptable when he decides to write an album about an automobile. Why not, eh?
Consider first the odd subject matter, then consider the artist and their history; consider whether you are listening to 'Fork In The Road' just because it’s Neil Young, or because the album speaks to you in some way, or perhaps makes you groove. Actually, it’s like this: groove, Mr Young, so that the album can speak to us, in that order. There’s no denying it, this album is fun to listen to. The subject matter is ridiculous, though there may be some hints of the old punk’s rebellion locked in there, for people with keen ears.
The best thing about this release is the DVD, which contains an extremely high quality version of the album. But please, make sure you read the set-up tips so you don’t get horrible hissing sounds through your speakers as your system tries to transcode 24bit, 96khz audio to 16bit/48khz. What’s great about this is the message displayed: “CD audio contains about 90% more audio information than a 128kbit mp3”. A message on the death of music? Listen and find out. Neil, you may be a bit overhyped, but you are a staple of our musical diet.
Neil Young: Fork In The Road is out now on Warner
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