God Save the Queen. The idea was to take a British pre-revolution song and contrast it with my Country 'tis of Thee, the version made popular in the new American Republic.

Hey as far as I'm concerned Neil's new album is far better to hear on the radio than Justin Beiber or Lady Gaga Now THAT'S damning with faint praise!

My assessment. This album is Neil and the boys enjoying themselves. A lot of it sounds like unrehearsed first-takes of the songs. It's a little too roughcut for my taste, and the pounding drums and guitar chops are a bit monotonous. The best cuts, to me, are probably High Flyin Bird and Jesus' Chariot (which both sound like the band was actually trying), with Clementine being the best of the hammer-and-tongs headbangers. With no originals and the general off-the-cuff feeling of the whole thing, it feels like a lazy effort to me.