Storytone
by Neil Young
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Nov 4, 2014
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 8 out of 27
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  1. listener
    Nov 12, 2014
    4
    Does the world really need one more mediocre later day album from once legendary musician? His 90's comeback albums were great but I just wish he stop recorded then.
  2. molecular
    Nov 8, 2014
    7
    As a long time Neil Young fan and being quite used to his "experimental" side, I went into this album being fully prepared to hate it. Instead, I was grabbed from the first song and wasn't disappointed with the rest of the album. His vocals work surprisingly well with the orchestration and choir, probably due to the fact that all he had to do was sit there and sing. It won't go down as hisAs a long time Neil Young fan and being quite used to his "experimental" side, I went into this album being fully prepared to hate it. Instead, I was grabbed from the first song and wasn't disappointed with the rest of the album. His vocals work surprisingly well with the orchestration and choir, probably due to the fact that all he had to do was sit there and sing. It won't go down as his best but it is very worthwhile hearing.… Expand

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jan 9, 2015
    60
    Super-smooth strings, bluesy stomps and immense righteousness are crammed into this varied, if oddly disparate selection. [Feb 2015, p.98]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Dec 8, 2014
    70
    He’s crafted a tender and often forlorn eco-treatise.
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  3. Record Collector
    Dec 5, 2014
    40
    Storytone’s deluxe edition carries an extra disc of solo takes: mostly Young and ukulele. It’s more palatable, but perhaps doesn’t reveal any more depth to the material.
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