Talk:Trans (album)

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"Neil Young considers Trans to be his best album"

Please provide a source. This is a surprising claim.

---Actually, I found one right here, sort of: http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/heartofgold/trans.htm -- "Trans was released in December 1982 & is one of Neil's two favourite albums." Still it's not quite true. I'll change this page to reflect that.

I note that says "Neil's two favourite albums (Everybody's Rockin' being the other)." which probably means it is a comment from just after the latter album was released. I am sure that his favourite is generally the one he has just released. In 1995 he said about Everybody's Rockin' "Did people really think I put that out thinking it was the greatest fuckin' thing I'd ever recorded? Obviously I'm aware it's not." - http://www.thrasherswheat.org/tfa/mojointerview1295pt2.htm

So I suspect that Trans isn't up there, either. I'll remove "Nonetheless, Trans is one of Neil Young's favorite albums of those he has made." -- Beardo 07:28, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Other tracks

I have seen a copy of Trans with another track listed on the cover - though it wasn't on the album. Any one else know anything ? -- Beardo 06:01, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

OK - found that. -- Beardo 07:55, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Creation

"Neil Young found that when using a vocoder when communicating to his autistic son he was able to elicit a better response. The emotional power of this experiment shows in the lyrics, particuarly in the track "Transformer Man" with the lines "So many things still yet to do / But we haven't made it yet.""

Is there a verifiable source for this - or is it just speculation ? His son has cerebral palsy, which I don't think is the same as autism, casting doubts on that whole section.

-- Beardo 07:55, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

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