
Le Noise
by
Album • Sep 27 / 2010
Singer-Songwriter
Folk Rock
Popular
7.6
/ 10
After an unpredictable decade, the rock vet starts off a new one with a near-solo record helmed by famed producer Daniel Lanois.
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Neil Young’s bulletproof status as the other ’60s rock icon you can still depend on—take a bow, Bob Dylan—has become increasingly reliant on albums boasting catchier concepts than songwriting. It’s easy to praise Young for getting fired up about the environment (Greendale), the war in Iraq (Living With War), and…
Neil Young has made a brilliant-66%-of-the-time career by not really retracing any of his previous steps.
Neil Young's latest is frightened, confused, and a bit of an effort. All good signs, says <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>