Allan Moore’s review of my book, Neil Young and the Poetics of Energy, recently appeared in Popular Music (25/3, 2006). I need to answer two aspects of the review, not so much to dispute Moore’s position as to make sure that Popular Music readers are informed of what’s in the book. Maybe the omissions in Moore’s review resulted from my own lack of clarity. Be that as it may, the review fails to describe features of the book which may well interest readers of Popular Music. So here is some clarification, with thanks to the editors for providing an opportunity.