Post by rick on Apr 11, 2020 5:53:48 GMT -5
From The New York Times --
When “Shut It Down” appeared on “Colorado,” the 2019 album Neil Young made with Crazy Horse, it was a stomp-and-drone reproach to climate change. A few months later, with economies worldwide partly shut down, Young’s words about “People trying to save this earth from an ugly death” register differently, especially tied to a video showing deserted landmarks worldwide and the efforts of medical workers, as well as Young and Crazy Horse in the studio (long before social distancing). The music is a slight remix of the album track, while events have shifted everything. (The video of Neil Young and Crazy Horse recording close together in the studio is from the recording of their 2019 album, not recent.)
When “Shut It Down” appeared on “Colorado,” the 2019 album Neil Young made with Crazy Horse, it was a stomp-and-drone reproach to climate change. A few months later, with economies worldwide partly shut down, Young’s words about “People trying to save this earth from an ugly death” register differently, especially tied to a video showing deserted landmarks worldwide and the efforts of medical workers, as well as Young and Crazy Horse in the studio (long before social distancing). The music is a slight remix of the album track, while events have shifted everything. (The video of Neil Young and Crazy Horse recording close together in the studio is from the recording of their 2019 album, not recent.)