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Neil Young just released another video documenting all the reasons he thinks Bush should be impeached. He didn't include any I disagree with. You?
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Living with War
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AMG Review of Living with War
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music GuideIn a move that deliberately echoes the rush release of "Ohio" in the wake of the Kent State shootings, Neil Young bashed out his 2006 protest record Living with War in a matter of days, sometimes recording songs the day they were written, and then seized the opportunities of the digital age by streaming the entire album on his website only weeks after it was recorded, with the official digital and CD releases trailing several days later. It's the best use yet of the instant, widespread distribution that the Web has to offer, and it also hearkens back to the days when folk music was topical, turning the news into song. But if the allads of the 19th century were passed along gradually, growing along the way, or if the protest tunes of the folk revival of the 1950s and '60s grew in stature being performed regularly, gaining strength as singer after singer sang them, Living with War captures a specific moment in time: early 2006, when George W. Bush's approval ratings slipped to the low 30s, as discontent sowed by the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, rising gas prices, and much more turned into a general malaise in the country (or in political shorthand, it was the moment when George W. turned into Jimmy Carter). To some, the specificity of Young's writing on Living with War will forever date it, but that's a risk with any topical folk, ock, or pop, from "We Shall Overcome" to "We Are the World" -- or "Ohio," for that matter. Young is aware of this and embraces the allegedly short shelf life of his songs for Living with War by directly addressing the political turmoil in the U.S.A. in 2006 and the real human wreckage it has left behind. As such, it will function as a vivid document of its era, as much as any journalism of its time, but Living with War isn't ock-as-CNN: it's a work of art, and it's a canny one at that, with Young drawing on familiar words and music to create both historic and emotional context for his songs. It's not merely clever that "Living with War" quotes "The Star Spangled Banner," or that "Flags of Freedom" consciously reworks Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom" -- it helps tie Young's work to the past and gives his new work greater resonance. And nowhere is that more true than on "Let's Impeach the President" and how its melody recalls "The City of New Orleans" to help underscore what was lost in the government's bungled reaction to Katrina's devastation to the legendary American city. With a grandstanding title like that, along with its George W. soundbites, "Let's Impeach the President" is the flashiest song here, and it crystallizes what's good about the album: sure, it pulls no punches and it's angry, but it's not just ranting; it's artfully written and effective, as is Living with War as a whole. It's not perfect, but it has a vitality lacking in Young's recorded work of the last 15 years or so, and its blend of Greendale's loud, meandering guitar rock and the bittersweet mournful, aging hippie vibe of Prairie Wind is not only appealing, it's better executed than either of those good yet flawed records -- and that execution not only applies to the ragged glory of the recording, but to the songs themselves. They manage to be unified in a way that Young wanted Greendale to be but didn't quite pull off, yet they also stand on their own and are, overall, more memorable than those on Prairie Wind. And that's the reason why, politics aside, Living with War stands as a very strong, effective Neil Young album that will continue to have a punch long after the George W. Bush administration has faded into the history books.
NEIL YOUNG ISN'T QUITE DONE WITH GEORGE BUSH
is _Living With War_ not boring?
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Politics aside, I have not been able to get into _Living With War_ at all since it came out. I love Neil Young; I'm not a big fan of the way things have transpired in Iraq; I heard the hype; and I _earnestly tried_ to enjoy it. Either the record or my effors have come up short.Now, I think it was an _important_ record, no doubt. It lends a lot of credibility to the anti-war movement to have som...
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A Lot Of Bush Bad News And A Great Neil Young Video-- With More Bush Bad News
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The Middle East-- and the world in general-- has become far too dangerous and explosive for American policy to be driven by a weak, incompetent loser like George Bush and the combination of greed-obsessed traitors and ideological hacks surrounding him. These people have shattered any sense of Pax Americana so carefully nurtured by the post-World War administrations of all previous American pres...
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After the Garden
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Neil Young has released a new video for 'After The Garden' from his album Living With War. The video has scenes from Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and offers ideas on how you can do your part in helping to deter the dramatic changes the Earth is facing.As always, check out www.neilyoung.com for continuous updates on the truth behind each day we all live with this war. Someone has to promote c...
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In the Van With Neil Young
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A fabulous new exclusive interview over at RollingStone.comSome great info on the soon to be released massive box set of unreleased stuffRead it "here":http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11035118/in_the_van_with_neil_young_an_exclusive_interview
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Neil Young is making a video for each track on his latest album Living With War.The first video for After the Garden incorporates images from former US Vice President Al Gore's global-warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Here is a link to the just released video in Quicktime:http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwvideos/afterthegarden_qt.htmlThe singer will offer the videos as free downlo...
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Protest Songs Aren't Dead Yet - Homegrown Podcast 37
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This weeks Homegrown Podcast, my very own Radio programme on your computer, features some great independently produced Protest Songs and spoken word material to inspire us all in an age suspicion and terror. My main resource for this material came from Neil Young's excellent Living With War Today web site where artists can submit their very own protest songs to be listed and linked to. There is...
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Living With War Network & Living With War Today Newspaper
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Submissions Being Accepted for Protest & Topical Songs & VideosAvailable Now at www.neilyoung.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:(Burbank, CA) June 29, 2006-Two exciting new additions to Neil Young's website make their debut today. Living With War Network will feature both brand new videos and documentaries for songs from the recent album Living With War, as well as rare archival material from the music...
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Where Is Your Soul? - Song Inspired by Greed
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First of all a big thanks to my YouTube friends Sonya and Shuie for singing harmony vocals on the chorus and for producing the audio. They have some super music posted on their misspopanoche YouTube channel.This is a song originally written in 1982 and at that time with different music and chorus. In March 2007 I decided to revive these lyrics and add a verse and change the chorus. I had new mu...
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Say It Ain't So! Music Cannot Change the World, says Neil Young
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Neil Young has a pessimistic message: Music has lost its power to change the world.The 62-year-old singer brought his new movie, "CSNY Deja Vu," to the Berlin film festival Friday. The film was shot during the 2006 Freedom of Speech tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.Young, who directed the movie under the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, wasn't making any big claims about its effects."I think that ...
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young makes war videos
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Neil Young is making a video for each track on his latest album Living With War.The first video for After the Garden incorporates images from former US Vice President Al Gore's global-warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." Here is a link to the just released video in Quicktime:http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwvideos/afterthegarden_qt.htmlThe singer will offer the videos as free downlo...
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After the Garden
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Neil Young has released a new video for 'After The Garden' from his album Living With War. The video has scenes from Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth and offers ideas on how you can do your part in helping to deter the dramatic changes the Earth is facing.As always, check out www.neilyoung.com for continuous updates on the truth behind each day we all live with this war. Someone has to promote c...
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In the Van With Neil Young
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A fabulous new exclusive interview over at RollingStone.comSome great info on the soon to be released massive box set of unreleased stuffRead it "here":http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/11035118/in_the_van_with_neil_young_an_exclusive_interview
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Living With War Network & Living With War Today Newspaper
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Submissions Being Accepted for Protest & Topical Songs & VideosAvailable Now at www.neilyoung.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:(Burbank, CA) June 29, 2006-Two exciting new additions to Neil Young's website make their debut today. Living With War Network will feature both brand new videos and documentaries for songs from the recent album Living With War, as well as rare archival material from the music...
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HATE debuts at #19 and #78 on Neil Young's website!
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Hi fellow Moggers,I found out yesterday that my new protest song HATE has now officially entered both the protest songs list and protest video list at Neil Young's Living With War Today website!My performance video is #19 (out of 420 videos) and the mp3 audio is #78 (out of 2,600 songs)This is great news for me and thanks to those of you who clicked on the links to make this possible! For tho...
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is _Living With War_ not boring?
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Politics aside, I have not been able to get into _Living With War_ at all since it came out. I love Neil Young; I'm not a big fan of the way things have transpired in Iraq; I heard the hype; and I _earnestly tried_ to enjoy it. Either the record or my effors have come up short.Now, I think it was an _important_ record, no doubt. It lends a lot of credibility to the anti-war movement to have som...
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NEIL YOUNG ISN'T QUITE DONE WITH GEORGE BUSH
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Neil Young just released another video documenting all the reasons he thinks Bush should be impeached. He didn't include any I disagree with. You?
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A Lot Of Bush Bad News And A Great Neil Young Video-- With More Bush Bad News
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The Middle East-- and the world in general-- has become far too dangerous and explosive for American policy to be driven by a weak, incompetent loser like George Bush and the combination of greed-obsessed traitors and ideological hacks surrounding him. These people have shattered any sense of Pax Americana so carefully nurtured by the post-World War administrations of all previous American pres...
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Protest Songs Aren't Dead Yet - Homegrown Podcast 37
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This weeks Homegrown Podcast, my very own Radio programme on your computer, features some great independently produced Protest Songs and spoken word material to inspire us all in an age suspicion and terror. My main resource for this material came from Neil Young's excellent Living With War Today web site where artists can submit their very own protest songs to be listed and linked to. There is...
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Top Ten Most Popular GLONO Items
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We abandoned our GLONO charts over a while ago after spambots started compromising the data. Turns out that some spammers really love the Neil Young album, Living with War. Who knew? Our methodology remains the same: If it's from the...
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