According to Andrew Buncombe (The Inde
pendant), One of rock's greatest icons Neil Young has had enough:
"It started as a rumour - gossip shared by fans on internet chat sites. Could it [be]true, they asked? Could Neil Young, a cultural lodestone for a generation of country rock fans, really be turning his attention to President George Bush and the war in Iraq? Now Young himself has confirmed it. Not only has he recorded an entire album about the conflict, but in one of the songs he spells out who he thinks is to blame for the ongoing chaos and violence and what the consequences for that person should be. That track is called 'Impeach the President'.
"'I just finished a new record - a power trio with trumpet and 100 voices,' the 60-year-old says in a ticker-tape message posted at the bottom of his official website. 'Metal folk protest? It's called Living with the War.'
Further details about the album came from Jonathan Demme, the film maker who produced the recently released documentary Heart of Gold about the singer-songwriter. 'Neil just finished writing and recording - with no warning - a new album called Living With War,' he told the music magazine Harp by e-mail. 'It all happened in three days ... It is a brilliant electric assault, accompanied by a 100-voice choir, on Bush and the war in Iraq ... Truly mind blowing. Will be in stores soon.'"
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