Cowgirl in the Sand (best live release of this song), All Along the Watchtower, and Words are the clear standouts, the others feel forgettable
Not much to say, they can still make a decent album but it cant hold much of a candle to earlier albums such as Talk Talk Talk and The Psychedelic Furs. 'The Boy that Invented Rock and Roll' is a solid standout
Very fun and diverse collection of songs, the extended versions of Love and Only Love, Cortez, Like a Hurricane, Love to Burn, and to an extent, Danger Bird sound great and fit this looser and "jammier" version of the tracks from the Arc-Weld tour. The 13 minute long Like a Hurricane I think sounds better than the more popular version from Live Rust, this along with Cortez sound better than earlier live releases. This Live version of Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze feels like the ... read more
Great choice of songs. The more guitar-focused raw versions of Dumb Waiters and Pretty in Pink sound just about as good as the studio versions.
This album holds a special place among the 2000s albums, this is without a doubt the best album to come out after Ragged Glory/Weld. With the 27 min epic 'Driftin' Back' and the 16 min 'Ramada Inn' and 'Walk Like a Giant', you have the longest studio album of Neil's career.
Driftin' Back is an extraordinarily long song, spanning 2 sides of an LP and being the longest studio song Neil ever made. This song is not about the lyrics, while they are still ... read more