Finally, The “Gateway Of Love” beckons with “background noise on a changing sky.” I had forgotten about these songs, put them out of my mind and went on living my life. Then the scene changes to a religious guy who just lost his job. The dark city surrounds her – past present and future. Followed by “Goin Home,” these songs paint a landscape where time doesn’t matter – because everything is going south. That song, with its refrain, “Don’t say you love me,” is called “Quit.” The next one, sort of like a Deep Purple hit, is called “Standing In The Light.” “I don’t wanna to get personal, or have you put me on the spot” is the opening line. From the first note, you can feel the sadness that permeates the recording. The sound is murky and dark, but not in a bad way. There is a time in many relationships that go bad, a time long before the break up, where it dawns on one of the people, maybe both, that it’s over. The music of Toast is about a relationship. After that, we just went outside for a smoke.

It was so stuffy in there that we left the door open until one day we saw rats coming in and out. The name changed a few times back and forth. It may have been called ‘Coast’ then, but maybe not. John Coltrane, one of my heroes, made some music at ‘Toast’ studio back in the day. I just skipped it and went on to do another album in its place. Unlike any other, Toast was so sad that I couldn’t put it out. Toast is an album that stands on its own in my collection. Also Read Neil Young Returns to the Stage for First Performance Since 2019

Neil young 5 x or less