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Neil Young- SILVER & GOLD- CD- 2000- Reprise Records/WEA International, Inc.- 093624730521- 400 grn
Released In HDCD (High Definition Compatible Digital).
SILVER & GOLD is the 23rd studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released on April 25, 2000. Many of these songs were written in the late 1990s, though the title track was written in 1981; by his own estimation, he had been trying to get "the take" on this song for around ten years. Thirty years after the double-platinum After The Gold Rush, Neil Young presents its acoustic-roots rock sequel, SILVER & GOLD. The most personal and revelatory album of his career, SILVER & GOLD is a brilliant musical gem from one of the most influential and enduring singer-songwriters of his generation. Once prone to straying all over the map, Neil Young has contented himself of late alternating between country squire and convulsive rocker. SILVER & GOLD is an exquisite addition to Young's pastoral offerings. Envisioned as the singer's first totally solo album, the 10-song set was reconceived and resequenced over the course of three years. Indeed, the four Young songs on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's problematic Looking Forward were taken from an earlier version of SILVER & GOLD, backing tracks and all. What's left is a spare, guileless assortment of tunes that owes a thematic and sonic debt to After the Gold Rush. The touchingly nostalgic "Daddy Went Walkin'" and "Red Sun" conjure up images of childhood contentment; Young's parents divorced in his youth, but here they're sweethearts. Love is on Young's mind in the idyllic title track, "Horseshoe Man," and "Razor Love." He reflects on his early musical career with the artless but oddly suitable "Buffalo Springfield Again." Then he pulls it all together with the cryptic closer, "Without Wings." "I'm pickin' somethin' up / I'm lettin' somethin' go," he intones. And one can only reflect on how appropriate it is that Young dropped a song called "Looking Forward" from his latest journey through the past.
PERSONNEL: Neil Young – guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals; Ben Keith – pedal steel guitar, vocals; Spooner Oldham – piano, Hammond organ; Donald Dunn – bass; Jim Keltnerm, Oscar Butterworth – drums; Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris – vocals.
SILVER & GOLD went through a number of incarnations before it was finally released in the spring of 2000. The endless delays raised hopes for the album, as did superstition - dedicated Neil Young fans believed he was creatively reborn at the end of each decade. In contrast, SILVER & GOLD appeared four years after Broken Arrow. During those four years, all sorts of projects were in the works for Young, including a 1999 reunion with Crosby, Stills & Nash. His three songs on their comeback Looking Forward were pleasant acoustic numbers that often seemed a little slight. It was easy to assume that Young was saving the real treasures for his solo record, but SILVER & GOLD doesn't confirm that theory. Instead, it's a continuation of his Looking Forward contributions, performed with the warm, amiable ramble of Harvest Moon. They also may be a little dismayed to realize that two of its best songs, "Silver & Gold" and "Razor Love," respectively, suggesting that Neil may not be at the top of his game. Still, there are no truly bad songs here, although the light-hearted, light-headed reminiscence "Buffalo Springfield Again" treads close to the borderline. It's a low-key, charming, comfortable record, which is hardly a bad thing at all - it just doesn't quite live up to the abnormally high expectations. Fortunately, those expectations fade upon repeated plays, and Silver & Gold reveals itself as a nice Neil Young record. Nothing particularly special, but nice all the same.
Comes In A Standard Jewel Case With Warner Logo [W] Embossed On Front Includes 12-Panel Insert-Poster With Pics And Credits.
Made In Germany.
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