Jackson Browne

An evening not to mention beautiful music, good singing and singing together. Of all the concerts I've been to in recent years, this one has been of very high quality for me.

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After Jackson Browne's concert at Amsterdam's Heineken Music Hall last Monday received rave reviews, the release of another rock legend's new album is scheduled for June 29. Neil Young will then release his new protest record The Monsanto Years, recorded with the band Promise Of The Real.By Theo MaaAlthough there is also some overlap between the two American veterans musically, it is mainly the relentless tendency to challenge society and social abuses that stands out. On his latest album, Browne records it for the victims of natural disasters and warns as usual about the consequences of human actions on people and the environment. In Amsterdam, by the way, Browne was not shy about blaming not only the usual suspects, but also the damn people, his fans.Unsalted criticisIn his previous album, Time The Conqueror from 2008, the singer made fierce criticism of the then US President George W. Bush, and in 1979 he was one of the driving forces behind No Nukes's album and concerts, The Muse for Concerts. a Non-Nuclear Future, where he sang the beautiful The Crow on the Cradle with Graham Nash, among others. The Donald loses his campaign soundtrack to a HippieVermont Neil Young has also never shy away from taking a political position. For example, following the Kent State massacre in 1970, Young wrote the protest song Ohio and contributed to Farm Aid, an annual campaign to draw attention to the poor financial situation of many American farmers. In 2006, the singer released the album Living With War, a rocking indictment of President George W. Bush's Iraq policy. Southern Man from the 1970 album After the Goldrush and the song Rocking in the Free World are also well-known protest or anti-establishment songs by the Canadian. Southern Man's theme, racism, is still relevant given the debate in South Carolina over the confederate flag that has also been interfering with Hillary Clintom since today, and Rocking in the Free World was still in the news last week when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump used the song to kick off his campaign. Trump has picked a fight with the wrong guy. Young gave Trump a slap on the wrist for that and smoothly reduced his campaign to a failed joke, or as Consequence of Sounds magazine put it: The Donald loses his campaign soundtrack to a Hippie Vermont. Young gave the song to his favorite candidate, Bernie Sanders, an independent politician on the far left flank of the American political spectrum by European standards. Young about the incident: Trump has picked a fight with the wrong guy.New album.But neither does Jackson Browne, Neil Young dwell on past successes. Not only do both gentlemen put old hits aside for new work during concerts, they also do the same when it comes to political engagement. More productive than ever, Young released the albums A Letter Home and Storytone in short succession last year, and has now announced a new record, The Monsanto Years, recorded with Willie Nelson's two sons. The release is scheduled for June 29. The title of the album refers to the American company Monsanto, criticized by Young, which produces agricultural products and is the market leader in genetically modified seeds. In November last year, the singer-songwriter already called on his fans to boycott coffee retailer Starbucks, which works with Monsanto. ContrastNeil Young and Jackson Browne are 69 and 66 years old respectively, but they're not too old to rub together. Apparently, we need it from the oldies. Never Sleep Rest! The contrast with someone like Kanye West, who opens Fatburger restaurants as far as China, collaborates with Nike and Adidas, and compared himself to Leonardo Da Vinci in New Musical Express last week, couldn't be greater. This article is online at Ouderenjournaal.nl/Geldrland

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fine. You sit very far away and can't really see him. That's a shame, though. The sound is also very good. Not too hard and not too soft.

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