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10.0
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10.0 |
The Guardian
Young is still a force to be reckoned with
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9.2
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9.2 |
Paste Magazine
Young’s urgency is infused with youthful intensity
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8.0
77493
8.0 |
Uncut
Occasionally rambling, frequently sentimental and sometimes moving. Print edition only
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8.0
77450
8.0 |
The Skinny
It recalls Bruce Springsteen’s underrated Wrecking Ball: the work of a veteran who has had enough and has hit on a way in which to package his frustration in a way that is tuneful, accessible and timely
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7.5
78147
7.5 |
Under The Radar
While there are guitar solos aplenty, the long Horsey jams are largely forsworn; musically, its closest soundalike is probably American Stars 'n Bars
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
Young is blessed with a younger, wilier version of his old compadres and that suits his tunes, which feel comfortable yet have a bite
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7.0
77575
7.0 |
The Music
A strong but not essential addition to Young’s expansive catalogue
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7.0
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7.0 |
Exclaim
It's another album of Neil being Neil, and that's a good thing
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
Young hits the equilibrium between songwriting and performance best when he brings his heart to the table through rebellion
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6.0
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6.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's the warts-and-all passion that inspires us to hang with Young down any road he wanders
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
There are times when the integrity of his interests don’t always match the quality of the music
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
His single-issue tendencies can grow wearisome after a few songs
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6.0
77508
6.0 |
Mojo
Not much subtlety... but righteous passion overrides it to carry the day. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
This is Young in quasi-punk mode, curt of chord, brief of noodle, filled with purpose, marshalling tunes – and whistling, and harmonicas – in the service of the singer’s public service
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6.0
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6.0 |
NOW
Young has dispensed with artful mystery and just sings the things he means as directly as possible
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5.5
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5.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Behind the sloppy presentation and self-sabotaging refusal to edit or entertain second thoughts lurk genuinely important points about excessive corporate greed and its impact on consumer choice and human rights
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5.2
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Pitchfork
The Monsanto Years is ultimately less a call to topple an evil empire than an expression of helplessness in trying to fight it
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5.0
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5.0 |
Spin
The man can only talk so long about farmers, or about chemical giants arm-in-arm with fascist politicians, before it begins to feel like a parody of a Neil Young record
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5.0
77448
5.0 |
A.V. Club
A collection of songs that winds up sounding like it could have been a series of blog posts or even tweets
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5.0
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5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Young long ago figured out how to write rants that engage. The Monsanto Years, listenable but dusty, is no different
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4.0
77642
4.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
This album is no more than a curiosity in two histories: Young’s career and that of 21st-century protest music
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4.0
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4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Young has gone preachy to the extreme, creating music that's morally precise, but sloppy in every other regard
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4.0
77506
4.0 |
Q
Worthy, but hard work. Print edition only
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4.0
77600
4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
There’s no excusing The Monsanto Years, a 50-minute anti-Big Agra screed so tactless and grating it makes Toby Keith subtle by comparison
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4.0
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4.0 |
The FT
Sluggishly grumbling rock music neuters the polemic as the singer chides us for ignoring issues
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2.0
77641
2.0 |
The Quietus
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