Rating: 2/5
Review:
Another substandard album from Neil
I’m afraid Colorado isn’t very good. It’s not as bad as The
Monsanto Years, but that’s really not saying much.
Frankly, I only
tried this because Neil was back with Crazy Horse. They’re good,
of course, but the material really isn’t up to much, with
disjointed, unfocussed lyrics, very little in the way of melody and
too much directionless, tedious noodling. Neil’s singing isn’t
great these days, and there’s a sense of him just blurting out
thoughts a lot of the time – a lot of them about environmental
issues, of course – rather than crafting a song and performing it
with skill and care, which is what used to make him so great.
Colorado does have
its moments – Olden Days is a good, touching song in places for
instance – and it’s at least recorded in a way which makes it
bearable to listen to (A Letter Home, anyone?), but overall it’s
the sort of rather rambling mess that has characterised Neil’s
recent albums. After half a century of loving him, I keep thinking
that this is my last Neil Young album and then trying just one more,
in the hope of a flash of the old genius, I guess. Well, it’s not
in evidence here, I’m afraid, and even as a long-term fan I can’t
recommend Colorado.
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