This award is presented to the artist; vocal and instrumental albums are considered in this category, as are hard rock and metal releases.
"Living With War"- Neil Young
(Reprise)
Billboard Album Review- "Living With War"- May 20, 2006: Young's follow-up to the contemplative "Prairie Wind" is a sharp-tongued rock album that serves as a fiery salute to the American spirit and a seething indictment of current political policy. Teamed with former bandmates Chad Cromwell (drums) and Rick Rosas (bass) along with a 100-voice choir, Young takes well-aimed shots at the White House in biting rockers "After the Garden," "Shock and Awe" and the much-publicized "Let's Impeach the President." He takes a more philosophical approach on sadder songs like "Families" and "Flags of Freedom," and lets his liberal flag fly high on "Lookin' for a Leader." Young may be riding a wave of popular opinion and will clearly benefit from well-deserved publicity here, but there's no doubt some will question where the Canadian native gets all this "we" stuff. In any case, a milestone effort.
