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Intended by Neil Young as a follow-up to his near-mythic unreleased 1977 recording CHROME DREAMS, the 2007 album CHROME DREAMS II features the same basic band and approach. Unlike many of Young's more conceptual albums, it contains songs written ... Full Descriptionover different periods of time in different stylistic modes. Some of the tunes here have been waiting around since the '80s, including the 18-minute epic "Ordinary People," a slow-burner in the classic Young tradition that he audaciously positioned as the album's single.
Arranged around that sprawling centerpiece are some humbly poignant folk-rock gems, including the pretty, acoustic-based ballad "Beautiful Bluebird" and the shimmering, waltz-time love song "Shining Light." On the harder side, there's the trademark Crazy Horse-style crunch and quirk of the chugging rocker "Dirty Old Man" and the "Down By The River"-esque workout "No Hidden Path." Ironically, by attempting to follow no single sonic template on CHROME DREAMS II, Young turned out perhaps his most consistent effort of the decade.
Enjoying one of the most prolific periods of his phenomenally prolific career, Neil Young (sans Crazy Horse) delivers Chrome Dreams II. Hard but shiny, acoustic but also electric, Chrome Dreams II continues the new millennium resurgence in popularity for one of the greatest singer-songwriters in rock history. DVD Features super-saturated DVD-Stereo mixes for the highest quality audio available on DVD.
DVD Includes: Super-Saturated DVD Stereo Mixes. Contains Additional Video.
Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar); Ben Keith (pedal steel guitar); Rick Rosas (bass instrument); Ralph Molina (drums).
Rolling Stone (p.82) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Young was right to close with 'The Way,' a gloriously simplistic salvation song backed by a children's chorus that deserves to become his 'Give Peace a Chance.'"
Spin (p.128) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] record that's just like he used to make -- distorto riffs for their own sake and quasi roots rock with a tangible sense of loss and hope."
Entertainment Weekly (p.p.125) - "[A] nifty exercise in extreme dynamics....It's an album inclusive enough for both 'Dirty Old Man,' a garage-rock sinner's rant, and 'The Way,' a beautiful minor-key hymn..."
Uncut (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The album is powerful exploration of faith, with Young circling his own mortality. He does it quietly and noisily."
No Depression (p.93) - "It's hard to remember a Young release that has been as thematically cohesive yet as musically diverse as CHROME DREAMS II."
Q (Magazine) (p.113) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Ordinary People' dates from Young's one-off venture with the Bluenotes...It's an epic, free-ranging rant on behalf of the common man...It's an absolute monster."
Q (Magazine) (p.76) - Ranked #33 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "A definite return to ragged glory."
Blender (Magazine) (p.155) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Young's Les Paul erupts, horns not to Springsteen Americana; it all recalls vintage mid-'70s Young LPs..." Hide Description Neil Young Chrome Dreams II Songs Purchase Chrome Dreams II CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Neil Young On The Beach CD (1974) Remastered
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After working his way through loss and chaos on the brilliant TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (recorded in 1973, but not released until 1975), Neil Young deftly exorcised any lingering demons with 1974's ON THE BEACH. The album opens with the saunter of the aptly titled "Walk On," followed by the utterly gorgeous, Wurlitzer-tinged "See the Sky about to Rain."
The set also features a trio of scathing songs--"Revolution Blues," "Vampire Blues," and "Ambulance Blues"--that address issues important to Young, both social and personal. It is good to hear Young back with ...
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In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville, where he wrote and recorded the country folk album PRAIRIE WIND with old friends and family members. After the successful operation and recovery period, he returned to Nashville that August to play at the famed Ryman Auditorium, once again gathering together friends and family for this special performance. He also brought along Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme, who in addition to making such hits as THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and PHILADELPHIA has made such successful concert films as STOP MAKING SENSE (with the Talking Heads) and STOREFRONT HITCHCOCK (with Robyn Hitchcock), as well as videos for the Pretenders and Bruce Springsteen. NEIL YOUNG: HEART OF GOLD begins with brief interviews with many of the participants, but then it's all about the music. Supported by his wife, Pegi, country star Emmylou Harris, the Nashville String Machine, the Memphis Horns, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, and musicians ...
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A collection of protest songs that takes the Bush administration directly to task for their actions in Iraq and elsewhere, LIVING WITH WAR boils with outrage and aches with pathos (the grungy, midtempo opener "After the Garden" is a fine example of the latter). "Let's Impeach the President" and ...
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Neil Young's in-concert guitar prowess with Crazy Horse is well documented. LIVE AT THE FILLMORE EAST, recorded at a 1970 performance, nevertheless, fills a major hole in the Young legacy, containing the only live recordings of Young's legendary guitar interplay with original Crazy Horse member Danny Whitten, who died the following year. Performing songs from their most recent release, EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE, the band simultaneously digs in with a visceral, gritty gestalt, and expands outward with Young and Whitten's exploratory six-string journeys.
Of added interest to hardcore Young fans are performances of three songs that wouldn't be recorded until years later--the countrified "Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown," the elegiac "Winterlong," and the lovelorn shuffle "Wonderin'." Augmenting the basic quartet of Young, Whitten, and the stalwart rhythm ...
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Bob Dylan once famously remarked about hearing Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" on the radio that he knew his days as the man of the hour were numbered. Fact is, Young is the only guy who can even reasonably compete with Dylan for the title of rock's greatest songwriter, and while "Dylan in the '60s" has long been a cliched assessment of an undeniable rock hot streak, so too has become "Neil Young in the '70s." While Dylan has long culled material from his archive, Young has been reluctant to do the same. He's now joining the fray full force with LIVE AT MASSEY HALL 1971--the second live release in an ongoing series from Young's legendarily deep vaults.
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Chrome Dreams II Music Review Average Rating: (3.3 out of 5 stars)   Classic Neil Young
Neil really connects with Ordinary People an 18 minute song about ordinary people.
Some of Youngs bedt work an album long overdue for the Neil Young Fan.
A homespun mix of down home country to classic Neil rockin'.
Neil's best effort since Sleeps With Angels.
Submitted by thenealons (Nashville, TN) 
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 Just short of excellence
A real curates egg this one. The recording itself sounds magical- airy, unprocessed, very alive. Its a long album, so everyone will find their favourite thirty minutes or so, that they play to death and bypass the rest. I doubt many will make it a habit to do the lot in one sitting. It will translate to live situations well, and I can see certain tracks turning up on live albums, in storming versions, in the future. I respect Neils concern with sound quality- why then does the company issue the discs in card sleeves that inevitably buff-scratch the discs. Proper jewel boxes please. Neils' other DVD-As are well worth investigating.
Submitted by David Martin (Mt. Martha, Australia.)
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 Don't waste your money....
This is one terrible CD. i don't think he has another "Harvest" or "After the Gold Rush" in him. i saw him at Winterland, San Francisco in 72 or 73. Linda Ronstad came out first and nobody noticed. Then Neil came out in an old tux with a high top hat. What a great concert in a great old building. This new CD certainly won't take you down memory lane. That one song that goes on forever makes you want to throw the CD out the window....jim barron
If you want some nice music, take home Hoyt Axton, "Less than the song" & "Life Machine". Both are on one CD.
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