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Title: Neil Young's Eddy Arnold album
Review: During this period of time, Young went through a febrile episode of trying to be all things to all people. Such as a 'Fifties rocker ("Everybody's Rockin") and a Kraftwerk clone ("Trans"). What I'm hearing in this album reminds me of a number of Eddy Arnold singles my father owned when I was a kid. Young even brings in a fairly faithful imitation of Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra as it backed Arnold on Dad's old 45's. This is most noticeable in "Wayward Wind". There's only one problem. If you've already excelled in two other styles--the pre-grunge of the Crazy Horse albums and the mellow but pointed commentatator/ folkie--taking on other styles might not necessarily be such a good idea. Versatility from Neil Young when we're expecting him to sound like Neil (not Eddy, Buddy or Ralf und Florian)is a mixed blessing at best.
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