Ty Segall is proving to be one of the single most rejuvenating forces in rock music today. Barely 30 he has released an album a year for the past decade in addition to a half dozen other side projects and collaborations. His singular passionate enthusiasm for the music is undeniably infectious and on a level rarely seen since the early days of Hendrix, Prince and a young Jack White. Yeah, he’s THAT good and his latest double album Freedom’s Goblin offers ample proof of the fact. Backed by Freedom Band’s solid rhythm section of Mikal Cronon (bass) and Charles Moothart (drums) Segall rounds out the record’s stellar line-up with second guitarist Emmett Kelly, pianist Ben Boye and most surprisingly of all a wonderfully unexpected horn section. Spread out over 74 minutes Goblin’s stylistically varied 19 tracks make for one deliciously satisfying multi course meal with something for every palate. Segall’s most fully realized all-encompassing album to date. Freedom’s Goblin takes its rightful place alongside Frank Zappa’s Freak Out!, Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland, Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew, The Rolling Stones’ Exile On Main Street, Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Prince’s Sign O’ The Times, The Smashing Pumpkin’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly as the latest installment in the continuing odyssey of rock ‘n’ rolls canon of signature double albums. An instant classic! 5 stars *****
Rating: 9.5/10
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2018 Album Review 4/52