Neil Young does not have the same notion of time than most of his contemporaries.
The rocker canadian publishing today the magnificent Homegrown. An album that should have appeared… in 1975 ! Why have you waited forty-five years to come up with a such a masterpiece ?
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Only Neil Young, who does not follow his convoluted logic, has the answer. For the fan of the “Loner”, which gets used for a dozen years of albums, the inspiration is fluctuating, it is Byzantium.
A series of classic
The twelve songs on offer here are almost all unedited, and reserve a warm spot in the pantheon of great songs by Neil Young.
Separate ways, Try, Mexico cityor Vacancy are all instant classics that make this Homegrown a great disc, in the line of Tonight’s the night or On the beach.
Playlist : ten hidden gems from Neil Young
At the time of the recording, Neil Young is no longer the young singer’s delicate voice of an angel, which was a success, massive thanks to After the gold rush (1970) or Harvest (1972).
Playlist : but what is listened to it is exactly twenty years ?
Darker, more misty (or smoky), this Homegrown miraculous is in the image of its author : unpredictable, instinctive, primitive and sophisticated at the same time.
And it is to be hoped. If Neil Young has such treasures in its archives, that will he get us out the next time ? Highly more…
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Rémi Bonnet
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