Found for $3 at Sonic Boom, we’re already at #30 in the series and there’s miles yet to go…
The 5th Annual Toronto Expedition Series, Part 30 (CD)
Here’s Neil’s 2006 strident bash at George W. Bush’s Iraq war. Written in nine days after Young saw a headline about medics helping wounded soldiers, Young called it “metal folk protest music.”
As it stands now, ten years later (and with a president-elect sure to elicit another album just like this) it’s a shambling, under-cooked (and therefore awesome) effort. It’s immediate, and it’s real.
It dates itself, but it also doesn’t.*
* When this happens, it’s always sad commentary. As we well know, those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
under-cooked tends to equate to awesome in my books too!
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Sometimes it can be awesome. Other times… not so much…
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The silver lining to a Trump presidency is that there’s going to be some great music produced in the next few years.
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Great point Zack and I agree totally.
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Me too!
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Prophets Of Rage are already on it!
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Neil is so prolific. I was working at the store at this time but I have no memory of seeing this album cover. STrange that!
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Well, not so strange. This one came and went very quickly, I think. It does date itself.
Hell, he’s got a new CD out (or coming soon) right now! The man is unstoppable (for better or worse).
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