‘Just singing a song won’t change the world’ is what Neil Young exclaims on his new album, “Fork In The Road”. It’s indeed doubtful that a song will resonate with enough people to effect a change in the world. But it becomes downright impossible if the songs you have to work with are of the same level as on Mr. Young’s new album.
It’s as if Young - along with Ben Keith, Anthony Crawford, Rick Rosas, Chad Cromwell and his wife Pegi - recorded the whole thing on automatic pilot. Which is the perfect opportunity to tell you that a lot of the songs on here are inspired by his car, a converted ’59 Lincoln that runs on electricity.
It’s not a bad album though… “Just Singing A Song” is a solid track as are “Johnny Magic”, “Get Behind The Wheel” and the title cut. It’s just a shame that a crapper like “Cough Up The Bucks” found its way on here as well. Nonetheless “Fork In The Road” is an album that a lot of garagerock bands would give their left nut for. The sloppy lofi sound and Young’s typical solos and quivering voice are all there but still… this doesn’t cut it considering what the good man has released in the past. Why not just release that Archives boxset everyone has been waiting for for years now?
Score: 6 out of 10
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