Young, Neil & Promise Of The Real / Visitor, The
Album: Visitor, The   Collection:General
Artist:Young, Neil & Promise Of The Real   Added:Jan 2019
Label:Reprise Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2019-01-22 Pull Date: 2019-03-26
Week Ending: Mar 17 Feb 17 Feb 10 Feb 3 Jan 27
Airplays: 1 1 2 3 5

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 14, 2021: Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Already Great
4. Dec 27, 2019: Traditions
Already Great
2. Jul 08, 2021: Old Fart At Play (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Already Great
5. Apr 19, 2019: Traditions
Digging' A Hole
3. Jun 30, 2021: Totally A (rebroadcast from Feb 1, 2019)
Already Great
6. Mar 15, 2019: KZSU Time Traveler's Token Brit Assistant
Already Great

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2019-01-13
FOLK ROCK / COUNTRY ROCK

Neil Young has imagined his work as a file cabinet overfilled with ideas. Not one for cohesion in his albums, Young has produced another grab bag of style & form; as ever this one is intriguing & compelling, but with mixed results. Several tracks offer biting commentary on Donald Trump and on the America that made & tolerates him. Young is backed again by Lukas and Micah Nelson’s (Willie’s sons) band, Promise of the Real.

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1 ** “Already Great” A Canadian’s loving look at an America that’s gone wrong. (5:48)
2 Neil angrily raps while the band merrily bounces along. (2:37)
3 ** It’s the Harvest Moon-style folksinging Neil. Lovely & sad. (4:51)
4 * A “Rockin’ in the USA”-ish anthem for ecology & women’s rights. (5:13)
5 A disjointed ramble about lots of stuff that’s wrong. Fails to make its point. (5:54)
6 Surreal, dreamy images of various carnival acts. Very odd. (8:21)
7 * Slow bluesy chant. A damning observation of what we boomers have left. (2:34)
8 * A call to resistance with full orchestra! Lyrics are a bit lightweight, but heartfelt. (3:25)
9 Low down & bluesy. Fades out with a chant of “lock him up.” (2:00)
10 Neil the folksinger again. A plea on behalf of the Earth with acoustic guitars. (10:32)

Track Listing
1. Already Great   6. Carnival
2. Fly By Night Deal   7. Digging' A Hole
3. Almost Always   8. Children Of Destiny
4. Stand Tall   9. When Bad Got Good
5. Change Of Heart   10. Forever