1990 10 Neil Young "Ragged Glory" Review Vox
NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE Ragged Glory ( Reprise ) LIKE BOB DYLAN (HIS CLOSEST CREATIVE COUNTERPART) Neil Young likes to keep his audience on its toes. For every critically acclaimed ‘classic’ that is punched out he will usually follow it up with a more relaxed offering, a set of rough sketches that sound equally ingenious as his more full-blown projects such as ‘This Note’s For You’ and last year’s stunning ‘Freedom’. This LP is one of those... a rock ’n’ roll reunion with his old partners Crazy Horse, a band that he has worked with sporadically since the early days of his solo career. 1987’s ‘Life’ (the last record they worked on together) was, for many, a disappointment. It had its moments but somehow the natural flow of the players was bogged down with an ‘environmentally conscious’ concept that weighed heavily upon their collective shoulders. ‘Ragged Glory’ is thankfully free of all inhibitions with both Young and Crazy Horse enjoying each others’ company, content to simply hor