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Neil Young
Coastal: The Soundtrack
(Warners)
★★★★
THE soundtrack to the film of his 2023 solo US tour directed by his wife Daryl Hannah, Coastal showcases some deep cuts from Neil Young.
Surprisingly, the now 79-year old Canadian-American singer-songwriter includes three songs from Mirror Ball, his 1995 album with Pearl Jam. The epic acoustic version of I’m The Ocean hits particularly hard. Elsewhere he straps on an electric guitar for a great take on Prime Of Life (from 1994’s Sleeps With Angels), before really letting loose on the heavy Vampire Blues from his 1970s artistic peak.
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