As with much of his work in the 2010s, Young's lyrics here reflect an autumnal concern with politics, the environment, and mortality, and they're thoughtful and of their moment, but they sound more like blog posts than clearly thought-out messages. As a result, this isn't a cathartic blowout in the manner of Rust Never Sleeps or Ragged Glory but instead harkens back to the focused yet ambling mood of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and Harvest, only with songs that are good but by no means exceptional. Where Sampedro had a knack for goading Young into conjuring billows of howling brilliance from his axe, on Colorado, Lofgren instead gives him a strong, stable framework that allows Neil room to explore yet doesn't push him forward. Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, Young's longtime guitar foil in Crazy Horse, opted not to participate in their latest reunion, and Young recruited his occasional collaborator (and longtime Bruce Springsteen sideman) Nils Lofgren to take his place. However, in time-honored Neil Young tradition, 2019's Colorado is a bit different than what fans might have been expecting. In 2019, Young announced he was recording again with Crazy Horse, and after a handful of especially eccentric and uneven albums - 2016's Peace Trail, 2017's The Visitor, 2018's Paradox - the notion of Neil and Crazy Horse cranking up their amps and making some righteous noise sounded like the sort of comfort food many fans had been hungry for. At a time when chaos and unpredictability hold sway in so much of the world, it's hard to fault anyone for wishing for something stable and familiar, even from someone as chronically unpredictable as Neil Young.
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