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Greendale
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Greendale

Neil Young

A ten-song rock opera about a fictional California town. Loose, bluesy grooves meet environmentalist storytelling and megaphone-shouted protests.

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It's a small-town protest novel played by a garage band that's in no hurry to finish.

A stubborn, bluesy defiance mixed with the quiet melancholy of a disappearing way of life.

Greendale · vs · Neil Young
Social Commentary+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Falling From Above
7:28
02
Double E
5:19
03
Devil’s Sidewalk
5:19
04
Leave the Driving
7:15
05
Carmichael
10:20
06
Bandit
5:13
07
Grandpa’s Interview
12:58
08
Bringin’ Down Dinner
3:16
09
Sun Green
12:03
10
Be the Rain
9:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition to a megaphone-distorted vocal on Sun Green that mimics a street protest.
The ten-minute slow-burn groove of Carmichael where the guitar seems to weep for the fallen officer.
Grandpa's spoken-word wisdom in the opening track setting the stage for the family saga.
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