• Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Apr 7, 2009
User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Negative: 4 out of 17

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  1. SalM
    Apr 8, 2009
    3
    Why can't old entertainers simply stick to entertaining? I don't give a shit what Neil's political, economic, environmental, or sexual views are. If you insist on hanging on so damn long, rehash your old emotional feelings of love, longing, desperation, sorrow, etc. If you can't do that, then drift off into instrumental songs, or simply drift off.
  2. VaughnA
    May 27, 2009
    2
    Another disposable Neil Young record. I have an idea, let's cancel Neil's Newsweek subscription and see if he's capable of writing an album worthy of himself. Turn inward again Neil 'cause all you're doing is preachin' to the choir and putting them to sleep.
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. It's not what you'd call pretty, exactly, but there's a hell of a lot of charm and admirable grit to Young's decision to say bollocks to politeness and tell it like it is.
  2. It's messy, funny and pretty crazy at points.
  3. The resulting album is a ragbag of environmentalist/credit-crunch rants and rusty old chuggers.