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CONCERT REVIEW; Young & Co. tell a story

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From: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
Date: 20030702
Author:Jay N. Miller

Neil Young has always been an artist of such wild creative swings that it isn't surprising to hear he's done a concept album. "Greendale" is sort of a rock version of Sherwood Anderson's "Winesburg, Ohio," the 1920s collection of short stories about a small town. Young's version concerns a modern-day California town and uses the stories of its inhabitants to craft a political statement more potent than anything he has done since he wrote "Ohio" in 1970. The theme is pro-environment, anti-big-business (with some delicious swipes at the broadcasting leviathan and concert promoter Clear ...

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