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 | Title : Are You Passionate?
Author : Young, Neil
Release Date : 20020409
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Though Are You Passionate? is Neil Young's studio-recorded follow-up to 2000's Silver & Gold, it might well have emerged on the heels of Harvest Moon. While both Crazy Horse and Booker T. & the MGs swing by to add ballast to several of these 11 brand-new tracks, gentle weepers like 'Don't Say You Love Me,' 'When I Hold You in My Arms,' and the softly lilting title track recall Young's aforementioned 1992 work while suggesting that the once outspoken social critic and on-again, off-again CSN&Y member is mellowing. Further proof of that can be found in the tender opening song, 'You're My Girl'--a postcard from a father to a daughter on the cusp of adulthood and presumably inspired by Young's daughter Amber--as well as in the lazy, languid 'Two Old Friends.' Are You Passionate?'s one serious clunker, 'Let's Roll,' was inspired by the 9/11 cell-phone call Todd Beamer placed moments before he and other passengers on Flight 93 went down in a Pennsylvania field. You can't fault the guy for commemorating a heroic act and making a personal donation to the Beamer family, but all his talk of 'going after Satan on the wings of a dove' and 'facing down evil' sounds like a guy who's spent more time watching CNN than honing his lyrics.
Buyer Reviews :
It's one thing to be prolific. It's quite another to consistently turn out quality material again and again, which is what Neil Young (with very few exceptions) has been doing for the last 30+ years of his solo career. 'Are You Passionate' is a great mix of all the styles we've come to expect from this master of rock music. The theme of the CD seems to be his family, his relationships with his wife and daughter. Great guitar work from Neil & Poncho along with a solid sound from Booker T. & The M.G.'s. The title track is one of Neil's prettiest songs since Harvest Moon. 'Mr. Disappointment' and 'When I Hold You In My Arms' are instant Neil classics. Even this version of 'Let's Roll' seems a little tighter than the radio version. It seems to rock a little harder and it somehow adds further poignancy to the tragedy now that some time has elapsed. Overall, this is a great Neil Young release that I would definitely suggest to die-hard fans as well as casual fans. One negative- the packaging really sucks. Neil or his people have done this cardboard sleeve trick before (Mirrorball and Broken Arrow). It doesn't work. I don't see why he doesn't just release everything in a jewel case. Small detraction from the music, though. Enjoy!
(by Shawn)
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