NPR: Exclusive First Listen

[noddin0ff]

New Neil Young is up for streaming! Just Young and a guitar. That's it. At least that's what the text says.

"This is a unique album from Neil Young. As producer Daniel Lanois puts it, there is no band, no overdubs, just "a man on a stool and me doing a nice job on the recording." The result is a stunning sonic adventure."

Maybe one man and no overdubs, but it sounds a good distance from acoustic. There's a lot happening in the electro realm.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=129955938

[atomicAdam]

New Neil Young is up for streaming! Just Young and a guitar. That's it. At least that's what the text says.

"This is a unique album from Neil Young. As producer Daniel Lanois puts it, there is no band, no overdubs, just "a man on a stool and me doing a nice job on the recording." The result is a stunning sonic adventure."

Maybe one man and no overdubs, but it sounds a good distance from acoustic. There's a lot happening in the electro realm.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=129955938

I'm giving it a listen now. From what I understand - saying it is just a man and a guitar is a bit of an understatement. It is more like, a man, his guitar, and a lot of production effects by Daniel Lanois.

I'm digging it though, I'd love to hear it on the big system but the computer goes to headphones. I've got the K701 which have a large stage depth. And this, at least in streaming format, doesn't sound like it that has that large of a stage. Which is too bad. Because of all the effects it would seem natural to pair that space like sound with a huge stage.

[atomicAdam]

Overall I'd say the new Neil Young album was good. I'm glad they mixed up the effects. Going from overly done to almost none - or just splitting up certain string on the guitar on left and right channel.

Listening to the "Guitars from Agadez Vol 3" now - this is good stuff - but - a little too much of the same thing after 3 or 4 songs.