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THE OPENING ACT
DECEMBER 15�22, 2021
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RAISING THE CURTAIN
ON THIS WEEK’S ISSUE
What we’re into
New releases
‘THE SOPRANOS’
‘BARN’ BY NEIL YOUNG &
CRAZY HORSE
— all-out rockers, contempla-
Ever wonder what Neil
Young and his longtime band-
mates Crazy Horse would
sound like in a restored 19th
century barn out in the middle
of nowhere under a full moon?
Wait no longer — “Barn” is
here.
And for a bunch of rockers
in their 70s, “Barn” proves that
Young and Crazy Horse can
still bring it with power, and
more often not, sensitivity.
Count them as one of the few
rock acts that came of age in
the 1960s still making relevant
music today.
“Barn” has a loose, relaxed
feeling that comes with playing
with the same bandmates for
more than four decades. It’s
a well-conceived mix of what
Young fans have come to ex-
pect from him and Crazy Horse
between.
I recently rewatched “The
Sopranos,” which originally de-
buted in 1999.
The complicated drama about
a mob boss, his family, his shrink
and his crew soon became a
cultural phenomenon. The show
garnered rave reviews from crit-
ics, stacks of awards and a ton
of media coverage.
I loved the show because it
took a deep dive into the moral
ambiguity of its lead character,
Tony Soprano (played by James
Gandolfi ni), and looked at how
charismatic, but deeply fl awed,
he was. I especially enjoyed how
the storytelling mirrored the
random nature of real life.
To be sure, had the Sopranos
been about a Mob boss who
whacked people and hung out
at a strip club, it would not have
had the impact or cultural signifi -
cance that it did. What made the
show interesting was the show’s
main character, Tony Soprano,
a man with an explosive tem-
per and an intriguing degree of
power trying to hang to a code
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of ethics. Meanwhile, Soprano
was battling negativity from a
mother who was out to get him
and a violent underworld.
A prequel movie, dubbed “the
Many Saints of Newark,” came
out last month on HBO. The
movie is set in the 1960s and
1970s in Newark, New Jersey.
It follows a violent gang war
from the perspectives of Tony
Soprano, then a teenager, and
his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti. In my
opinion, the movie lacked the
depth of storytelling and nuance
of the series.
tive ballads and everything in
“Lookin’ through this clear
vinyl window/At the city and
its lights,” Young sings on the
lilting opener “Song of the Sea-
sons.” “Masked people walkin’
everywhere/It’s humanity in my
sights.”
He’s got plenty more in his
sights over the 10 tracks on
“Barn,” which was recorded
last summer in the Rockies.
It’s the fi rst record Young has
released with Crazy Horse
since “Colorado” in 2019 and it
comes 42 years after their fi rst
record together.
Don’t look for a rose-
colored view of the past from
Young, who has spent his en-
tire career moving forward and
reinventing himself.
— THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
— STEVEN MITCHELL, REPORTER,
BLUE MOUNTAIN EAGLE
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