Neil Young - Trans
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Free Music Review: Ahead of it's time
Hit: 4 Stars
Really, in 1982 this album was far ahead of its time lyrically. Take a listen to "Computer Age" and "We R In Control" with a lyric sheet in hand and you'll know why. Today, computers have an impact on virtually everything we do in life. Musically, this was a hard left turn into oncoming traffic for Neil as this was very different from anything that he had previously recorded. Now that we know Neil's reasons for recording this as he did (the inability to communicate with his son), the album has a dual meaning. It is time that Neil or Geffen/Universal re-release this album stateside as it's time has come.PS-In my opinion, Re-ac-tor was the first hint of this inability to communicate. Notice how everything is spelled out in syllables on the album cover.
Free Music Review: I must agree with Mr. Wilhelm on this......
Hit: 4 Stars
.....the remix of "Sample & Hold" for me is a disappointment as far as the addition of extra percussion throughout the song. This detracts from the rest of the music during the song and is overbearing. I first heard this album in college in 1984 and cannot believe how almost cyber-prophetic some of the lyrics have become. A computer cowboy riding the range until midnight could be any of us today surfing the web! Al Gore may claim to have invented the internet but Neil Young was sure conceptualizing it before Mr. Gore ever dreamed of being second potato to Cigar Bill. If not for the additions to "Sample & Hold" I would give this disc 5 stars without thought, but "new & improved" once again is not. Four stars.Free Music Review: The Godfather of Electronica
Hit: 4 Stars
Departing from the straightforward hard rock sound of albums like "Rust Never Sleeps" and "Zuma", this is the album on which Neil Young invented the synthesizer-based style of music which would come to be known as "techno" or "electronica". Drawing inspiration from his interest in model train technology, Neil crafted an album almost entirely comprised of synthesizers, drum machines and electronic sounds. Although he comes off sounding like C3PO on songs like "Transformer Man" and "Sample and Hold", it all works, and marvelously so. Bands like Nine Inch Nails, 808 State, The Orb, Erasure, Nitzer Ebb, and the Pet Shop Boys would owe a substantial debt to Mr. Young and his futuristic soundscapes.Free Music Review: Neil the synthesizer guru
Hit: 4 Stars
This album unfairly gets a bad rap because half of the songs are sung through a synthesizer (which admittedly is an unnecessary gimmick). Too bad, because there are actually some very good songs here. If you doubt it, check out the accoustic version of the achingly pretty "Transformer Man" on Neil's "Unplugged" album. Other well-written songs include "Sample and Hold" (which actually benefits from the synthesized vocals) and "Little Thing Called Love" (which fortunately does not have them). Neil Young's 1980s output was so erratic that it is time to give this superior effort from that decade its due. Perhaps a non-import CD release might be in order.Free Music Review: Very Underrated Album
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm not sure why so many people don't like Trans, but I love it. I am a Neil Young fan, and I understand why Trans is sort of a shock to a lot of people, because it's incredibly different from a lot of his other work. However, the songwriting is as strong as ever, and I personally love the music too (yes including the heavy vocoder use!). Besides the vocoder songs, there are 3 songs which feature Neil's regular voice. To me, Transformer Man is a wonderful song, especially when viewed in the context that it's about Neil's son Ben. Sample And Hold and Like an Inca are my other two favorite tracks from this album, but all nine tracks are good. Don't judge this album before you hear it!