Chrome Dreams - CD Audio Series

tkellymadison
wrote on February 27:
Neil has to be one of the true poets of the last quarter century and here he is, true to form, giving us his preacher act. Still railing about governments that don't work and don't cats, people who wish they had work and how they care, and how he interfaces with the world as it, and he, go through their changes. Even if this was a bad album, and it is not (far from it) a picture of an artist sn decline. Much more like a painter who keeps finding new colors in his paintbox, his music just flows. He will probably never write chart-topping albums every effort, the fact that he is out there, swinging for the fences. should inspire us all. I am surprised to find this on Rhapsody, given his strong feelings about artists controlling their musical ownership, but glad to see it reaching a new audience as he keeps re-inventing himself without ever duplicating himself. Cheers and an attaboy for our Canadian friend (actually, I think he is now a US citizen, so don't email me about that. I may be wrong in the details, as Neil sometimes has a loose string; I just hope new listeners listen between the notes to what he is really saying as it may be, at times. rickety and unseemly looking at first listen, you then appreciate how carefully every musical idea is crafted to let you see things though his eyes, which can be uplifting or sobering. Be aware, and be ready for a good time. I hope my mentioning of his political stance has not put off the casual listener. For that matter, he is frequently called the godfather of Punk as his music, particularly from that era, was considered "out there" and the world moved towards what Neil was doing, not the other way around. I think that is the definition of being "ahead of his time" and the fact that he has had a squad of photojournalists and worshipers documenting have documented his sometimes tortured personal life, he remains true to his visions of a world where people just get along, regardless of whether he has a job let along a college degree; a world of people going through eviction into public assistance necessity; a world not unlike his song from the early 80's about "Welfare Mothers" and his songs about suicide through drinking and drugs have served as warning signs to confused youth from the 60's till now (if you listen though what some friends of mine call "the worst guitar playing in the universe" (and which I defend as the careful explorations of the fine line(s) between a guitar and it's amplifier and speakers) thst you get thrown in for free. Buy the album (or just pay to download the tracks) for two reasons: the music will frow on you, and you need to support true artists like Neil. Whether on not he might be Canadian (hear him sing about his youth in somewhat northern Canada an more than a few of his songs). He is one of us.

tkellymadison
wrote on February 27:
Neil has to be one of the true poets of the last quarter century and here he is, true to form, giving us his preacher act. Still railing about governments that don't work and don't cats, people who wish they had work and how they care, and how he interfaces with the world as it, and he, go through their changes. Even if this was a bad album, and it is not (far from it) a picture of an artist sn decline. Much more like a painter who keeps finding new colors in his paintbox, his music just flows. He will probably never write chart-topping albums every effort, the fact that he is out there, swinging for the fences. should inspire us all. I am surprised to find this on Rhapsody, given his strong feelings about artists controlling their musical ownership, but glad to see it reaching a new audience as he keeps re-inventing himself without ever duplicating himself. Cheers and an attaboy for our Canadian friend (actually, I think he is now a US citizen, so don't email me about that. I may be wrong in the details, as Neil sometimes has a loose string; I just hope new listeners listen between the notes to what he is really saying as it may be, at times. rickety and unseemly looking at first listen, you then appreciate how carefully every musical idea is crafted to let you see things though his eyes, which can be uplifting or sobering. Be aware, and be ready for a good time. I hope my mentioning of his political stance has not put off the casual listener. For that matter, he is frequently called the godfather of Punk as his music, particularly from that era, was considered "out there" and the world moved towards what Neil was doing, not the other way around. I think that is the definition of being "ahead of his time" and the fact that he has had a squad of photojournalists and worshipers documenting have documented his sometimes tortured personal life, he remains true to his visions of a world where people just get along, regardless of whether he has a job let along a college degree; a world of people going through eviction into public assistance necessity; a world not unlike his song from the early 80's about "Welfare Mothers" and his songs about suicide through drinking and drugs have served as warning signs to confused youth from the 60's till now (if you listen though what some friends of mine call "the worst guitar playing in the universe" (and which I defend as the careful explorations of the fine line(s) between a guitar and it's amplifier and speakers) thst you get thrown in for free. Buy the album (or just pay to download the tracks) for two reasons: the music will frow on you, and you need to support true artists like Neil. Whether on not he might be Canadian (hear him sing about his youth in somewhat northern Canada an more than a few of his songs). He is one of us.