Neil Young Makes Entire Concept Album About Electric Cars
Rock legend Neil Young has never made a secret of his radical eco-credentials. Now it seems he’s putting his (non-fossil fuel based) creative juices to good use by releasing an entire concept album about … electric cars.
The album, called Fork in the Road, focuses on the singer’s most recent obsession – a retooled 1959 Lincoln Continental that runs entirely on alternative energy. Its main themes are inspired by Young’s involvement with the Lincvolt Project, a collaboration between the singer and biodiesel innovator Johnathan Goodwin to develop a commercially viable electric power system for automobiles.
Following the earlier release of a single, also called Fork in the Road (video), Young’s label Warner Reprise have announced that the album will be available on April 7, and revealed the full tracklist (after the jump).
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Here’s the Fork in the Road tracklist:
01 When Worlds Collide
02 Fuel Line
03 Just Singing a Song
04 Johnny Magic
05 Cough Up the Bucks
06 Get Behind the Wheel
07 Off the Road
08 Hit the Road
09 Light a Candle
10 Fork in the Road
I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed that the album won’t include tracks like ‘Keep on Charging in the Free (Energy) World’, ‘Cortez the (Volt) Killer’ and ‘Part of Gold’ – What do you think?
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March 4th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Good to see the rock stars doing their bit for the environment!
March 5th, 2009 at 4:12 am
Are you going to try to tell me that the Harley engine in that HOG is not a gasoline burner?
March 5th, 2009 at 9:23 am
I’m not a big fan of Neil Young, but I think that his idea of doing a concept album on electric cars is awesome. Hurray for rockstars spreading the word!