MONSANTO YEARS 6/18/2013 their first explicitly conceptual effort

their first explicitly conceptual effort since Tumbleweed Connection

highly melodic orchestral works by EMMY-award winning composer Inon Zur

aching tenor

Catherine Bott

overdub-heavy arrangements

MONSANTO YEARS 6/18/2013 their first explicitly conceptual effortOld folkie that he is, Neil Young harbors a soft spot for songs as protest, and The Monsanto Years is full of them. Where he often railed against war, here the purported target is the agricultural company Monsanto, a firm that, among other things, specializes in genetically modified crops, but Young uses that as a pivot to rage against all manner of modern outrages. Apathy among the populace, avarice among corporations, and cultural homogenization