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Never to be in a man of neutrality, Neil Young heaves out his signature, unapologetic guitar storytelling in his latest 10-track disc compilation, “Fork In The Road.”
The album retreats back to his “Rust Never Sleeps” work right from the get-go with “When Worlds Collide,” “Fuel Line” and “Just Singing A Song Won’t Change the World,” proving he’s still a genuine legend even at 63 years old. It’s no shocker Young unleashes lyrics about his concerns of our current environmental state in which he romanticizes about the American road littered with fueled-up passion instead of garbage. Perhaps that’s why the Canadian native continues to represent change for the better. His passion for automobiles is evident in the electric-fuzzed number “Johnny Magic,” which engulfs the transformation of his 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electric hybrid messiah.
The “concept” album is not much of a surprise in regard to content. With little hype behind this album, Young quietly pushes his craft; defining rock’s true essence by never stepping off the path he paves and continuing to effortlessly produce one visionary album after another.
GRADE: A
