Neil Young’s studio album, “Fork in the Road,” is a decent representation of the singer/songwriter’s eclectic career and is another angsty album to add to the godfather of grundge’s repertoire.

“Fork in the Road” is a loose concept album about the advantages of the electric car or a critique on the use and reliance of fossil fuels, depending on perspective.

This can easily be inferred by the song titles on the album. “Cough up the Bucks,” “Get Behind the Wheel,” and “Hit the Road” are all examples of songs about the recent fuel crisis.

Young’s positive opinion of electric cars is best expressed on the song “Fuel Line.”

“The awesome power of electricity/Stored for you in a giant battery/She don’t use much though, that’s smart for a car.”

This is just one in a line of Young concept albums, harking back to the 1982 release, “Trans,” which was about technological growth in the 1980s. More recently, Young’s 2006 release “Living With War” was a response to the war in Iraq.

The album’s shortcoming as a concept album is the inclusion of songs that have nothing to do with cars in anyway. “When World’s Collide,” and “Just Singing a Song” have nothing to do with automobiles.

“Off the Road,” although about cars, makes no mention of alternative fuels.

The title track, “Fork in the Road,” is more of an angry commentary on everything besides alternative fuels.

The bailout, Iraq War, blogging, downloading music, watching the Raiders on big

screen TVs, the death of radio and even the downturn of Young’s own career are all cynically commented upon in this song.

Even though this concept album’s lack of focus is somewhat distracting, the music serves as a relief from the styles of previous Young albums.

The overall style is more representative of Young’s 1970s and ’90s albums with Crazy Horse rather than the more recent, country style of “Prairie Wind.”

“Just Singing a Song” is a classic example of a Neil Young song. The song begins with simplistic, distorted guitar chords followed by an over-distorted guitar lead by Young, reminiscent to songs like “Cowgirl in the Sand,” and “Hey Hey, My My.”

Songs such as “When World’s Collide,” and “Fuel Line,” on the other hand, are generally bluesier than most Young songs.

“Fork in the Road” is a solid Young album, especially considering his more recent work. However, the album’s theme could be a turn-off for some listeners and the songs just don’t compare to Young’s work of old.