Audio CD review:
Neil Young - Prairie Wind [CD/DVD]

Neil Young - Prairie Wind [CD/DVD]

Band: Neil Young Title: Prairie Wind [CD/DVD] Rating: Release Date: 27 September, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Painter 2: No Wonder 3: Falling Off the Face of the Earth 4: Far From Home 5: It's A Dream 6: Prairie Wind 7: Here For You 8: This Old Guitar 9: He Was the King 10: When God Made Me

Editoral Review Yet the mood here is darker in its maturity than on Harvest and Harvest Moon--the previous releases in what now sounds like a trilogy--and the arrangements have greater range and aural depth, with Wayne Jackson of the soulful Memphis Horns, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers gospel choir, and a string section employed to striking effect. An artist for all musical seasons, Neil Young returns to autumnal harvest mode on Prairie Wind, with homespun material and sing-song melodies that renew the spirit of some of his most popular releases. This is a song cycle of dreams, memories, family ties, and the passage of time--what is lost and what endures. The elliptical, epic "No Wonder," with its evocation of 9/11, ranks with the most ambitious songs of Young's career, while "Falling Off the Face of the Earth," "It's a Dream," and the bluesy title cut combine childlike innocence with unsettling experience. Spooner Oldham's church keyboards and coproducer Ben Keith's steel guitar reinforce the sound's sturdy simplicity. Young has released a lot of albums in different musical styles, but Prairie Wind feels like a homecoming, and ranks with his very best. --Don McLeese Recommended Neil Young Discography Harvest After the Gold Rush Tonight's the Night Rust Never Sleeps Ragged Glory Decade .. You can see a complete list of all Neil Young discography, or go back to the Neil Young tabs