Toast CD

Neil Youngnbspannounces the release of his nearmythical 2001 studio album,nbspToast. Recorded at Toast Studios in San Francisco around the turn of the millennium,nbspToastnbspfeatures Youngrsquos legendary musical collaboratorsnbspCrazy Horsenbspat a ragged and thundering apex.For the past two decades,nbspToastnbsphas been whispered about in collectorsrsquo circles in hushed tones, asnbspYoungnbsphas dropped pieces of information about it here and there, especially as it contains three neverbeforereleased songs.Last year, in his virtual daily newspaper,nbspThe Times Contrarian,nbspYoungnbspwrote about the album indepth. ldquoThe music ofnbspToastnbspis about a relationship,rdquo he said. ldquoThere is a time in many relationships that go bad, a time long before the breakup, where it dawns on one of the people, maybe both, that its over. This was that time.rdquoAptly,nbspToastnbspis heavy and distressed, brimming with electrifying tension. Even its sweetsounding opening track, ldquoQuit,rdquo features the refrain, ldquoDonrsquot say you love me.rdquo ldquoStanding In The Light of Loverdquo and ldquoGoinrsquo Homerdquo let thenbspHorsenbspoff the tether in fields of overdriven guitar an outofwork logger grapples with his faith on the breakneck ldquoTimberlinerdquo and on ldquoGateway of Love,rdquonbspYoungnbspdreams of a less painful future over a hypnotizing 10 minutes, leading into the sombre, brokedown ldquoHow Ya Doinrsquordquo The songwriter sums up the album best during its shadowy finale ldquoBoom Boom Boomrdquo ldquoAll I got is a broken heart, and I donrsquot try to hide it when I play my guitar.rdquo