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| | Mirror Ball shows Young still has a few years left |
 | | Young's pattern of alternating a hard, gritty rock album with his backing band Crazy Horse to a selection of folkish/acoustic songs hasn't died completely, but he seems to be going after the twentysomething set now, in large part due to his newfound kinship with Pearl Jam. |
 | | To start the album, "Song X" is like a pirates' drunken nihilistic sing-a-long, with the chorus, "Hey ho, away we go/ We're on the road to never." "Act of Love" wraps up its sentiments with the repetitive phrase "slowly pounding," providing the lyrical motif that is extended to war ("the holy war") and abusive relationships. |
 | | Mirror Ball is very good, and it brims over with ideas and lyrics that suggest that Neil Young may carve out a new niche for himself in the youth market - not the Grateful Dead's way, but his way. |
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