Rockin' the House Like a Motherf*#%er on a Mission from God

Neil Young's personal blend of huge, distorted guitar and populist politics has never sounded any fresher than this. He lays it out as only he can... by turns sublime and earnest and dumb and then glorious, it's all here, often within the space of a single song. If you've ever found Young's electric side interesting, you'll find this CD worth the purchase.

Let's Impeach the President for Lying

For the past five years singers and other entertainment folk have bombarded this presidency and his administration with metaphors and veiled references about how poorly they have ran this country. The problem with that is George Bush isn't too good at recognizing metaphors and other alliterations. But finally we have an artist who has laid things in such a simplistic way even Bush can understand with the release of Neil Young's Living with War that includes such lyrics like, "Let's impeach the president for lying" and, "Let's impeach the president for spying." Yep, no metaphors there. And I dare you not to sing along after hearing the song once.

Love it or hate it, but don't ignore it...

It's hard to critique an album like this. So much of its value rests upon which side of the line you stand, but that's also what makes it so powerful. The message is loud and clear, tough and on target, and the music is pure Neil. It would have been very disappointing if he had decided to sugarcoat the message or delay its delivery in favor of better production. Thankfully he did neither, and that's what makes him who he is. This album plays from and to the gut. If you get it you get it, if you don't you don't, but it's about damn time somebody said it.