All One Song - “Barstool Blues” with Matt Sweeney

All One Song - “Barstool Blues” with Matt SweeneyWe’ve covered a lot of Shakey ground so far during All One Song seasons one and two, leaping from decade to decade, from era to era, from album to album. It’s easy to do when you’re dealing with a body of work that is so vast, spanning 60 years now. But somehow, we’ve yet to talk about any songs from Zuma. Which is weird! Neil fanatics — like our hero — can be an ornery, contrarian bunch. It would be tough to get them to agree on anything. But I think I’m safe in saying that everyone loves Zuma. If you don’t … well, you’re crazier than Crazy Horse. Released in 1976, Zuma is one of Neil’s ultimate statements, an album that contains virtually everything that we love about him. It’s got visionary guitar epics, doomy dirges, groovy country rock, devastated acoustic ballads, stoned rambles … and more! It sounds good first thing in the morning, it sounds good late at night. It sounds good when you’re all alone and it sounds good at a party.…