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| Neil Young, Prairie Wind |
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| REVIEWED
BY JASON GLADU , POSTED ON JANUARY 8, 2006 |
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Young’s
country-rock records have always been his most popular and
beloved releases. Not since 2000’s Silver and Gold has
he revived his timeless acoustic sound and Prairie Wind is
a fine return to form. Throughout Prairie Wind, Young
reveals fond memories of past loved ones, his childhood in
Winnipeg, and loves lost and found again. Although, one would
think that Prairie
Wind would have had some darker themes (Young recently
suffered from a life-threatening brain aneurysm, and his father
died earlier this year) but Young chooses to focus on the positives
of his own mortality. Prairie Wind also features some
ace studio players, which gives the whole project a laid-back,
clean produced sound—but what really matters here are
Young’s lyrics. My current favourite lyric: “Bury
me out on the prairie, where the Buffalo used to roam, you
won’t have to shed a tear for me, cause then I won’t
be far from home.” (Reprise) 
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