listening to Neil Young's new album at www.neilyoung.com

So many wonderful diatribes!

Currently listening to "The Restless Consumer":

Don't need no TV ad
Tellin' me how sick I am
Don't want to know how many people are like me
Don't need no dizziness
Don't need no nausea
Don't need no side effects like diarrhea or sexual death

OMG "Shock and Awe" is a must listen!

Is it common for an artist to have his full album available on his site before it's in stores?