60 years will now look back in November this year and can on nearly 40 years of music history, he has significantly influenced Neil Young. And while the same age musicians are now firmly on the own recycling rail and some have to hire even on Oldies shows and the like, Neil Young is still productive, brings out album to album, and has also really something to tell us. In previous years, Young put his fans often vote of confidence. Not that you would have had a problem with the fact that on a Crazy Horse album followed or, conversely, an acoustic - no, it was the experiments that Neil Young exacted his fans and his record company. Trips to the rock 'n' roll or the Electronic were already difficult to digest and never knew, what good would come next. But since Ragged Glory be way but run quite straight and even projects like the one with Pearl Jam in 1995 was always 100% Neil Young. The new album is also 100% Neil Young. Nothing new, but why? The album offers a nice cross-section of Neil Young's issues - both musically and thematically. He sings over populated by bison grazing, the death of his father, remembers Elvis, reflects on life as a long way, sings about his children or about God. And it is striking that all is done with a zunehmeden wisdom. I liken Young happy with Clint Eastwood, who has earlier made great films, this is but always kept its independence to now be able to achieve in his old age with his work a level that would one way or another might be described as boring, the but in fact simply the size and position of the artist within the genre describes. Musically, Neil Young moved on this album between COMES A TIME, his work with Booker T and FREEDOM. The highlights are undoubtedly "He Was the King" and the ballad "Here For You". I especially like the gorgeous Background- and gospel vocals on this album. The DVD is not simply a bonus DVD, but an independent work, which includes as a major film studio work to complete album. This has been implemented very nicely by the Split Screen method. (Which is already on CD level) for the Hi Freak you have to say, which comes before the movie with a 24bit 48kHz audio track. There is also a separate audio track (without the film) with a resolution of 24bit and 96kHz. There is also detailed information about all the musicians (incl. Discographies) and a beautifully designed menu that the consistently successful DVD missed the icing on the cake!
