2012’s double-disc Psychedelic Pill contains long-form jams recalling Zuma’s virile sprawl and finds Neil Young and Crazy Horse revitalized; the band hasn’t sounded this lively in years. The two discs fly by: even the 27+ minute opening track, “Driftin’ Back,” which finds Neil free-associating about hip hop haircuts and fine art, seems oddly brief. It sets the tone for an excellent double LP: thick tussles of fuzz permeate the irresistible “Ramada Inn,” an idiosyncratic tale of empty nest syndrome; “For The Love Of Man” finds Neil vocally aping his hero Roy Orbison and guarantees goosebumps; and “Walk Like A Giant” features some of Neil’s most raucous, twisted guitar playing in years, hinting at the possibility of a few Acid Mothers Temple discs in the glove compartment of the Lincvolt. In a revealing 1985 appearance on New Zealand television, Neil explains Crazy Horse’s appeal: “Crazy Horse is a very simple sound. It’s mostly emotional. It’s not very technical.” On Psychedelic Pill, Neil reminds us, and maybe himself in the process, that sometimes a very simple sound is all a giant needs.