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This is a recording that begs to be listened to several times before the listener gets the feel of it. At first it seems melancholy, downright maudlin, then gives way to straight sentimentality and a longing for childhood memories and a sense of security. Then, back to maudlin again. I found this CD uneven at best, but even at uneven, Neil Young is better than most. Tracks I enjoyed are "It's a Dream" which seems to say to us that perhaps Neil thinks his career or, perhaps, his life, is nearing an end. Maybe I'm reading too much into this one, maybe it's just the end of the 60's hippie idealism, which seems like a lifetime ago now. "This Old Guitar," a piece that represents Neil's musical legacy, is simple but again, a bit on the maudlin side. A brain aneurism would do that to most of us, I suppose. But still you have to admire his strength for getting back out there and writing. One song which puzzles me is "He Was the King", a seemingly humorous treatment of Elvis. Either it's supposed to be darkly humorous, or I'm missing something? A weird song. I'll still be listening to this CD in 5 years. Maybe, though, not as often as I do "Tonight's the Night," "Zuma" or "On the Beach."Read full review
To begin with I an not a diehard Neil Young fan, with that said...I first caught bits and pieces of Neil Young's Prairie Wind concert on Showtime, which prompted me to order the DVD. And yes, Neil seems a little melancoloy in his advancing age, but don't we al;l get that way? And then when you take in the fact that he had a brain aneurism to boot, well, it all hit home. As a person who went and saw Neil Young in concert during the his rockabilly era, I have to admit I was one of many thousands who booed him that night. But with Prairie Wind it's a completely different, 180 degree turn around. There are some strong comments being made within it, and if you listen closely enough, you can pick them up (I'm not giving anything away here). This is a very strong, emotional album. Listen carefully. Age does come at a price. And anyone who doesn't understand this album is eiter too young, too naive or too close-minded to pick it up.Read full review
A bit like the geffen years, forgettable. Mostly a nostalgic look back by an old man
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This CD is similar to Harvest Moon, but many of the songs on Prairie Wind sound too similar to each other. I like Harvest Moon better, but if you can get the CD & DVD edition of Prairie Wind it's interesting to watch Neil's collaboration with the other musicians on the DVD portion. It's amazing to see all that goes into the recording of the album and it's awe-inspiring to watch how well all the musicians are "in touch" with each other.
Neil writes good songs period; songs that say what we would say if we wrote songs, Neil just says it for us. He doesn't have a very good voice but I think that's one thing I like about him. He's just a guy who writes songs and sings them like how most of us would sound if we sang. Neil isn't good looking but that makes him more attractive to me because he just is who he is. He isn't packaged up like some people in the music business, Neil is Neil and always has been. I get a lot out of his songs from listening to the words and from listening to the music. I think the best songs on this cd are The painter, Falling Off the Face of the Earth, Here For You and my favorite is It's a Dream.