It is best to consume "Greendale", Neil Young's newest work, by treating it as a hybrid between a printed work and a book-on-tape -- to read it as one reads a novel. Mr. Young really has done something new, rendering into this combination of print and audio a novel that is surprisingly sophisticated and satisfyingly complete. ... the fusion of news and entertainment media has completely eaten up everything we used to think of as concrete reality. With the multidimensional twists that bind his music to his narrative, he's stitched the novel into a whole new set of clothes. I must confess that I'm not a big Neil Young fan, but this does sound interesting... Have You Heard the New Neil Young Novel? |