![]() ![]() This opus comes with a wealth of supporting ephemera (DVD unfeasibly large CD booklet with drawings by hokey Zuma-era artist James Mazzeo labyrinthine website with maps, lyrics, narration and even falsified photos for goodness' sake). Fans back home get a full-blown theatrical presentation. Touring it in Europe he gave audiences the whole thing in one dour acoustic chunk. This story seems to revolve around ecological issues, the rights of smalltown Americans and the fact that California is full of Woodstock-era folks who are now grandparents. Young is an unreformed hippy, but one whose individualism borders on Republicanism (he claimed to be a Reagan supporter in the 80s). But, when faced with a concept album about the Green Family living in the little Californian coastal town of Greendale, which is knee-deep in clumsy metaphor and half-baked truisms, the only message can be caveat emptor. Greendale has already split critics and fans. Why? Well, since 1996's wonderful soundtrack for Deadman old Neil's been giving us nothing but lacklustre albums, and the wait for a great Young album has reached similar proportions to Dylan's dry spell during the 90s. Yes folks, once more as in the 80s, Neil's record company are a little nervous and feel the need to sell him to us. ''One of the most ambitious works of his career.'' ''Young has rarely sounded so fresh and inspired''. The initial warning signs are on a sticker on the front of the CD.
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