Trans, a vocoder-laden work often derided as Neil Young’s mid-life crisis in album form, is much better than its reputation. Bon mot master, Alfred Soto puts “Like an Inca” and “Transformer Man” in his Young top 20. I’m too busy with year-end ’08 list-making to know if I’d wholly concur, but the high praise is certainly warranted. This epiphany would also explain my ardor for Heartbreak & 808s.
I take back all the bad things I ever said about the ’80s.
See also, this vintage Rolling Stone review that pretty much nails it.
Download:
MP3: Neil Young-“Transformer Man”
MP3: Neil Young-“Like An Inca” (Left-Click)
