NEIL YOUNG - Chrome Dreams II
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 09:00AM
soundscapes in Pop/Rock

young%20n.-chrome.jpgHow you view Neil Young's latest depends on a few things, not the least of which being whether or not an 18-minute song like "Ordinary People" is your idea of transcendence or self-indulgence. Despite having two tunes over 14 minutes, Chrome Dreams II is not the relentless guitar jam session you might expect. Whether the rockabilly-lite of "The Believer", the gospel-tinged "Shining Light", or the scuzzy "Dirty Old Man", this album shimmys from style to style. As for its place in Young's history, well, when you're up against some of the greatest albums ever made, it's hard to fault Dreams for being merely good.

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