Harvest

La harmonics suena bien, me he dormido

Kinda milquetoast and/or low-key, barring a couple of decent tracks overall.

what i didnt really realize i was loving when I listened to dr. dog.

As I said for the previous 3 Neil Young albums. I think he is very talented and I do like the music but his voice/style starts to piss me off after a while. 'Heart of Gold' is incredible though, as is 'Old Man'.

I thought I would hate this album. I didn’t. I didn’t love it though, it was just better than expected. Might even listen to it again someday. 3 stars

Buen álbum. pensé q iba a ser todo country y me emocioné…

Certified classic album for sure. To be honest this is one though that if I had the option to give it 4.5 stars instead I probably would, only because at times Neil Young's voice gets a little mopey to me. But that's a "me" nitpick, as this is still a fantastic album.

I really enjoyed this but honestly had thought I liked this album more than I actually did. Still such a classic with enough 11/10 songs on it to make a 5 out of 5 stars. I will say that sometimes it did feel like a parody of itself. Favorite Tracks: Alabama, The Needle and the Damage Done, Old Man***, Heart of Gold

Annnnd third time’s the charm

Very beautiful

Didn't expect to like it but I was pleasantly surprised. B side in particular was solid

This is a lovely album. Well sung, eell played, heart and doyl went into it by the sound of it.

I liked a couple of songs, but in general I’m not a big fan of country music

Yeah I'll also listen to that again

2/10 damn how many neil young albums are going to pop up

Love Neil Young

Another classic but toned down some. A moment to take a breather and enjoy the music.

Some golden heavyweight oldies which were pleasant to revisit. Made me think of chewing tobacco in a wheatfield in the mid-west, strumming a guitar, with a whiskey in hand. I like the banjos. Overall the same mellow temperature throughout, save for a pleasant symphonic surprise on one of the tracks - but this felt like an unusual peak given the slightly undulating vibe of the album as a whole.

Great album, songs and recording. The best Neil Young album ever, I love the orchestration on some of the songs he and the pure live acoustic energy on “the needle and the damage done”

I enjoyed this. I like Neil Young's voice. I love the songs Old Man and Heart of Gold. It was good.

Thought I'd like it more than I did, struggled to get through it

This was good Neil young, i liked this album.

I know the influence that Neil Young has had on music as a whole. I respect the legacy, however, this album falls short in a lot of places. I don't love the vocals on it, I don't really like the orchestral bits because they sound extremely unnecessary and like...i don't know, "disney music" levels of theater? They're soooo grand and they swallow his vocals and he's singing about simple life topics. I don't know, it's just not for me.

A Man Needs a Maid always makes me laugh - it sounds so overwrought, and it’s just Neil Young moaning about wanting someone to pick up after him. You know what, Neil, I’m a woman and I’d also quite like a relationship where someone does my housework, cooks my dinner and then fucks off back to their own house. Also, I have to imagine There’s a World sounded more epic when you didn’t hear the intro and expect it to go into Hot in Herre by Nelly. But while Harvest may be unintentionally funny and short on feminist anthems, it does have some very good songs.

My first time listening to Neil Young. I liked the fusion of Country music and rock with the orchestral moments. Standouts are There's a world, A man needs a maid and Alabama.

1. uueekend - 2 2. harvezt - 1 3. maid - 1 4. heart - 2 5. ready - 1 6. man - 2 7. uuorld - 1 8. alabama - 2 9. damage - 2 10. uuordz - 1

oh boy, the end of "The Needle and the Damage Done" going into "Words"... it's always stood out to me as sheer brilliance. I don't love "Are You Ready for the Country?" but otherwise this a generational album. Superb.

Out on the Weekend - 9/10. Classic Neil Young folk style. Awesome. Harvest - 8/10. Excellent. A Man Needs a Maid - 9/10. Hauntingly beautiful. Heart of Gold - 11/10. One of the archetypical Neil Young songs. Absolutely perfect. This one goes to 11. Are You Ready for the Country? - 8/10. Even mediocre Neil Young is excellent. Old Man - 11/10. Another archetypical Neil Young songs. As I get older, I feel BOTH sides of this song and how true they are. Absolutely another 11. There's a World - 9/10. This feels like a song from a movie, and I want to watch it. Alabama - 9/10. An uncompromising indictment of the Civil Rights Era South. The Needle and the Damage Done - 10/10. Heartrending. Words (Between the Lines of Age) - 9/10. The start of the harder, more proto-grunge Neil Young. Overall Rating - 4.65/5 (9.30/10). An absolute classic of an album. Exceptional.

Couple of goodies but didn't tickle my pickle.

Classic sound, Old Man I already heard. Can’t get better than the 70s

Estifi qu'on aime Neil Young.

Disclaimer encore sur la thématique artiste vs personne: je suis un grand fan du musicien Neil Young, mais pas un grand fan de l'activiste Neil. Je trouve que ses motivations sont mercantiles, égoïstes et puériles. Out on the week-end: quelle excellente toune de vendredi. Harvest: chills! L'album a une unité vraiment parfaite sur les thèmes de l'errance, la solitude existentielle. Et Neil Young a un style de jeu de guitare et une technique de voix bien à lui qui est difficile à copier. 5 étoiles!

Ok wow la belle découverte. Je connais Neil mais première fois que j'écoute cet album du début à la fin. Et j'y suis revenu plusieurs fois, même le lendemain. Un grand talent pour l'écriture et la mélodie ici avec de gros tubes. Par contre demander d'avoir une maid, ça fait très 72. Arrive dans le présent Neil!

ABURRIDISIMO

Just beautiful

The original doomer

it's OK, kind of bland. Pleasant enough.

I broadly enjoyed this one. I've had quite a lot of Neil Young now, but I've come to appreciate him as an artist. I like how bold and dramatic this album is at times with the added orchestral elements. Overall it's very good musically. I still wouldn't say I'm loving it, but I'm liking and appreciating it.

Beautiful songwriting, voice and sound

First time listening to Neil. It was a very cool vibe of an album, so much so, I added it to my library.

Listening to this again with a new focus with the 1001 list, only cemented it as a classic.

Unassailable peak

Not bad

One of the greatest folk, country albums of all time. Neil can be hit or miss, but this one is all hits, Alabama, Maid, Old Man, Needle. Just the peak of his work. I am biased because my dad also loved this album and would play it, but it’s just great.

Probably his best album. Just not much of a fan.

This is #day760 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to my third Neil Young record already, not counting Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Honestly, I don't get the praise this guy and this particular record get. "Heart of Gold" is the only listenable song here. "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" is a close second. Otherwise, my relationship with Neil Young isn't changing. I just can't get through his atrocious voice. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day761.

Liked it

A slow and uninspiring start opens up into a really nice album from heart of gold onwards. Except for A Man Needs A Maid. Someone should talk to Neil about that…

A very slow start, the first three songs were very forgettable. But the final 2/3 of the album was excellent! Lots of good singles. Not as cohesive as On the Beach.

slow but a few great ones

I think this album has a lot of solid songs on it and one I’m very happy to revisit but as a whole album experience I believe it’s just good. Songs like old man and The needle and the damage done are great tracks but even then it’s hard for me to see it Neil Young’s best. Fav songs: out on the weekend, Are you ready for the country, Old man, Alabama, and The needle and the damage done

Great album overall, Old Man is by far the best track. He is a great lyricist and his voice is truly unique.

All time favourite

Two songs shy of a perfect album.

Enjoyed it much more than expected. I don’t think I really knew his voice sounded like that. Some really great pops of instruments like the strings and harmonica were particular highlights. The second half did feel weaker than the first. It’s a relatively short album but did still have a dip

I liked the first and last song of the album quite a bit and heart of gold is very famous but besides that the album was a bit boring

Only 300 albums in and this is the third Neil Young album.. Not that he's bad, but it's a lot.

Nice listen - not a huge Neil Young fan, but he’s growing on me. Great production that really works for these songs, not hard to see why so many people love this album.

Incredibly well made album, has such good diversity throughout its runtime. The songwriting here is excellent, and almost every song is catchy in one way or another. Also, the instrumentation is outstanding, very forward-thinking with its execution. No surprise that this album is a 10/10.

What the hell is A Man Needs A Maid really about? Such a weird-ass song, like the lyrics are weird, then the music is, like, symphonic? The fuck? Young must've gotten a deal on theatrical symphony players 'cause then we get hit with There's a World which is, uh, like the overture of some fantastical movie that's, like, your life or something? I dunno but it's a little rich. All the other tracks are crucial Young. The movie songs are weird; I like the rest of it.

Not my jam. The songs aren’t great and he’s a terrible singer.

I can't unread the comment that said he sounds like Kermit the Frog. This album is great, full of classic, fleshed-out, earthy tracks. I can see why it is such a hit, some of the songs are very beautiful. There isn't really any filler songs, so it makes for a consistent listen without losing my attention. Overall, I rate this a 4/5, because it's not a love-at-first-listen for me.

Neil Young has a voice that epitomizes that gentle hippie 1970 vibe. This album has some of his better known songs. And some really crazy songs like every man needs a maid. (WTH?)

I thought I had heard this going; turns out it was Harvest Moon I knew. Still, I knew a couple of songs. It's pure Boomer, which is fine when it's good. This tries to sabotage itself with its Country leanings and Young's often not great vocals, but it remains an indelible slice of 20th Century US culture.

Don’t like his voice

Han er virkelig god når han er god, men nogle af sangene bliver lidt for kedelige. Neil Young har ofte været lidt for poleret i stemmen, hvilket godt kan ødelægge den charme hans sangskrivning ellers har. Det tager lige et lille nyk af en ellers fantastisk samling af sange

Heart of Gold fed. Old man fed. Alabama fed. Samlet bare rimelig fed

*92 Nøj det kan jeg godt lide. Høj klasse. Det trækker selvfølgelig heller ikke ned at gode gamle Crosby, Stills & Nash fungerer som backing vokal på nogle af de underskønne tracks.

Synes det er lidt kedeligt for at være ærlig. Jeg har ikke rigtig noget forhold til Neil Young. Synes en del af det lyder svedigt nok, men ikke nok til at jeg rigtigt får lyst til at høre det mere. 3 pæne *EDIT*: Den får 4 efter endnu en gennemlytning. De store bangers trækker op her.

Neil "YOUNG" but he's an "OLD man"??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔 4.9

Egentlig ikke specielt vild med Neil Young. Heller ikke ligefrem min genre. Men kan alligevel ikke komme uden om, at det er et mesterværk.

Amazing album!!!

Masterpiece

I went through this period in my early 20s where everyone I knew was into Neil Young so I bought this album. I get it, it's really good, but it never clicked for me the way it clicked for other people.

Old Man ( it's me)

Only criticism was the cinematic type classical bits. Did not mesh well.

There really was a sweet spot when the post-Summer of Love cynicism was setting in and folk artists were still trying to pry meaning out of the rubble of the collapsed counterculture. Anyway, this is the best album ever made.

A perfect example of his singer-songwriter side

Few hits on here, wuite good but otherwise very droning uneventful work

Really enjoyed

Excellent album, though not my favorite of his. Never get sick of Neil.

4/10 not my favourite I had it on in the background and all the songs sounded very similar to me, also not sure Young's voice has a quality i vibe with massively Not bad tho

like some songs

I'm looking forward to a modern re-listening to the album that contains Neil Young's greatest song, The Needle and the Damage Done. We have 3 great songs and a bunch of OK music filling out the album. I would call the album, "uneven".

Surprisingly, I had never listened to this album before. Of course, I was excited that it was an album by Neil Young and even more so when I saw Heart of Gold, Old Man, and The Needle and the Damage Done were on this album. But many of the song titles were unfamiliar. I thought that I would probably recognize them when they started playing. But I did not - apparently I have never heard more than half the songs on this album. Don't tell anyone! Amazing album and clearly belongs on this list. Gems that I discovered: "A Man Needs A Maid" (wow, the lyrics seem inane and potentially offensive, but the song is great) and "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" which is simply amazing. Not sure why Words does not seem to be on Live Rust or any of the greatest hits albums?

Album got better as it got going

Not bad, but a bit too much Neil Young in this list. 7/10

Fantastic album. Neil is one of my all-time favorite artists, and this album has many phenomenal tracks, exemplifying this era of his work influenced by rock, country, and folk.

I simply cannot fault Neil on this one

- Nice chill vibe - Kinda got boring like I could zone out listening to it - only liked two songs - not my type of music

soothing & mellow

Favorite Song: Old Man

Neil's output over the years is pretty uneven, but when he hits it, he hits it. This is a certified masterpiece, part of the incredible run of Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, and this one. It isn't until 1992 with Harvest Moon he made another album this beautiful. Just preachy enough, still with a great heart.

Neil Young writes and performs these songs like he’s at least twice his age.

It's so beautifully simple. Neil's got a hypnotizing voice i just sunk into. There are two songs that seem very out of place to me, but maybe I just don't get it yet. Anyhow, Words (Between the Lines of Age) may just be one of my favorite songs ever.

JL : 2, Out on the Weekend

Bajo

10

Nice album but short

das gin schnell, schon ok? war Neil young der grunge Gott Vorbild? c

Not my favorite NY album, but an absolute 70s folk-rock-country-blues mesh classic of pain, grief, longing and regret.

Really liked this acoustic folksy album.

It'd be great to have this one on vinyl.

It's another day with Neil Young again. Him, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles are about half of this generator's discography. Honestly, this is probably his best album, even if it does have a bit too much Country. It has one of his biggest hits, and has an overall strong finish. He was finally able to mesh his gifted songwriting with enjoyable melodies. Favorite Track: "Old Man".

I've heard a few of these songs when I was a kid in the 70s. It's a crime that i waited this long to hear this album after all of these years. Very well written melodies. At 57, I finally understand what the beef was with Lynard Skynard...."I hope Neil Young will remember..." Anyway, loved the album!

Oikein mainio

Liian vetelää puuroa.

Hyvä on, on hyvä.

Jos oli edellinen Nipan levy erinomainen, niin tämä on sitten vielä pykälää parempi. Ihan hemmetin hienoja biisejä.

Pretty good

Look, I'm probably never gonna give Neil Young 5 stars. He's just not my favorite artist. But I can recognize a solid album when I hear one, and this is empirically his best. High 4.

I feel like my man Neil couldnt decide if he wanted to be folk or rock.

In my Neil Young renaissance earlier this year, I found that while Harvest was an album contained many of my favorite songs he's ever made (Out on the Weekend, Words, Alabama), the overall album experience didn't quite resonate with me fully. I really dislike the two orchestral tracks, "Man Needs a Maid" and "There's a World," and couldn't even really say why. Something about the mood of those songs really irks me, and just doesn't fit in well with the pastoral grubbiness I like about the rest of the album. That being said, when it's good, it's GOOD. "Out on the Weekend" is one of my favorite songs of all time; "Heart of Gold" is timeless; "Old Man" is a little overrated, but still great; "Alabama" is astounding; and "Words" closes the album on such an epic and sprawling high note. Fav Tracks: Out on the Weekend, Heart of Gold, Alabama, Words (Between the Lines of Age) Least Fav: There's a World Score: 7.5

It’s really hard for me to separate Neil Young’s grating voice from the music, so it’s hard to tolerate listening to this objectively. The music is alright I suppose, but I had to skip through quite a few of the songs on this album before my ears bled. (2)

day 1: not my style. fav: old man

Possibly his best. At least my favorite so far. Great hits on this this album

Banger. Best Neil Young album in my opinion. I can't give it a 5 though. There were several songs I didn't love.

Pretty viby, John Mayer wishes

I was underwhelmed this time around... I love the orchestra on A Man Needs a Maid, but why that song? It's like he only booked an orchestra for two songs and this was the one he chose?

The perfect album that haunted the rest of Neil’s creative career. May not be my favorite Young record but damn if it isn’t the perfect expression of the early 70s Laurel Canyon sounds. There’s whimsy, love, and the pain of being a young man . Plus freaking Alabama, what an iconic kiss off track! (Sorry Lynyrd Skynyrd…). Spent the rest of his career being compared to it and begged to repeat it, that had to be a weight. Sorry man, the ball and chain of finding perfection.

Children of the corn

I'm beginning to think Young is Canada's Bob Dylan. They have a lot of parallels in their career. Both have political songs. Both tend to have non-conventional singing voices & play harmonica. Both had run of records around the 80s that are less than stellar. Although Neil's was to fulfill his record contract. I thought the album was kind of middling but still good. Very depressing & somber. Does Neil Young suffer from depression? It's kind of sounds like it on some tracks. 3

9/10

Ich summe ein Lied von ihm 🫠

Never really listened to this album in its entirety. I was actually quite disappointed. I expected a LOT more . I felt like it was building to an expectation that never really delivered. That said, there were no weak songs and a lot of notable songs, but I was expecting an easy 5 stars and it does not live up to that. It starts of well with Out on the weekend (I am a sucker for a harmonica), and keeps your interest with the well know songs of Heart of Gold and Old Man. Of the songs I was not familiar with, Alabama stood out. The album ended perfectly with words. Standout song outside of old Man was Alabama. 4 stars

8/10. I actually thought I would like this album more. It is very well regarded as far as I can tell. And there are mostly good songs here: Heart of Gold, Old Man, Words, Harvest. But there's also some real stinkers. There's a World isn't great. A Man Needs a Maid is yuck. Doesn't even really seem self aware or cheeky, just whiny and sexist. Alabama is a great song, but as far as activism goes it feels a little half-assed and insincere. Overall I liked it, but its definitely not a perfect album.

Um ótimo disco de folk/rock. Agradável, diversificado, bem harmônico. Da aquela sensação real de início, meio e fim, e a última música é sensacional.

The dad rockiest dad rock to ever dad rock. I mean for me that's all it is. Inoffensive but uninspiring classic rock. I'm not gonna complain about hearing it, but I'd never seek it out. Nice guitar work, but overall very middling for me.

I liked this. 4/5

A great album from Mr Young.

Some better songs and singing here but a bit too folky in places.

Simply packed full of great songs. Neil at his acoustic chilled best.

Good stuff. Not a huge fan of his voice but the songs shine anyways

There's some absolute gold on this album - you might say it had a heart of it - but Young's other albums rock harder than this and he can't quite capture the right energy or mood for all-out folk. On the best tracks the minimal arrangements serve to highlight the wonderfully contemplative lyrics, but on mistakes like A Man Needs a Maid ... the lyrics don't really benefit from being highlighted.

Good album with some great hits on it. I'm not floored, but heart of gold and a few others make it hard to rate low. Still not a 5 though?

Was looking forward to listening to this classic album for the first time (!). Apart from the well known tracks (5 stars) I was a bit underwhelmed by the rest - easy listening Neil?!

My favourite thing about this album is you can from a song that's basically one man and his guitar, to another song that's just one man and the bloody London Symphony Orchestra, not once, but twice. The LSO tracks were definitely the stand out and made me enjoy this more than other Neil Young albums I've heard. 3.75* rounded up to 4*

A mix of historically great songs and absolute duds. The duds are admirably ambitious, though.

Now this is an album! Kind of like Lucinda's Car Wheels, this would be in my Top 10 of all times lists. Great stuff all the way around.

Lots of depth here beyond the hits. There are a couple tracks that don't resonate with me, but those are exceptions. In the top 3 of his records for me.

4/5 - I like Neil Young when he's more cantankerous than wistful, but no denying this is some classic shit here.

It was fine. A little whiney and some songs were questionable, like the one about the Maid. Some bangers, but not enough to bring the whole album to 5 stars.

me gustó. tranqui, suave. no sabia que conocía old man. me gustaria volver a escucharlo

Such a beautiful simple songwriting style. Mostly pretty simple presentations of the material. Grows and feels slightly more epic at the right moments. I didn't think I had that strong a relationship with this record, but the songs all feel like old friends

Best Neil Young album of all time. Simply amazing.

Neil's best album imo, a classic. Favorite track: the needle and the damage done other picks: out on the weekend, heart of gold, old man

This album disappointed me a little bit. I had high hopes, but I found Neil Young's voice to be a poor match for the highly dramatic mood of several songs, and I didn't like anything as much as I like "Harvest Moon." Not even close! Still, it was generally not unpleasant (maybe even pleasant?).

folksy, bluesy, country-ish, rock-ish. this album is a nice blend of a little everything

Gracioso. Uno de los mejores álbumes de country fue hecho por un canadiense.

Onderdeel van m'n leven

perfecte 3.5

Congratulations! You've made it through 4 of the 7 Neil Young records on this list! How are you feeling? Do you require nourishment? Alcohol? Medical assistance? Once again, half a great record mired by half a half-assed record,in my opinion. 3.75/5.

A solid Neil Young effort on this folk and country rock album. A few classics, a fairly lean 37 minutes. There’s a few songs I could toss (I don’t think the orchestral arrangements do him well), but largely tracks 4 - end are spot on. Finds a nice, simple groove with the band, but no heavy-onslaught rock. A few of just the man and his guitar. It’s not my top choice Neil, but it’s still Neil in great form.

Truly a great album; just not my favorite.

Great voice and instrumentals slower oldie vibe favs: heart of gold und old man

he was in his danny elfman bag for man needs a maid and there's a world. kinda brings the album down a bit, but still so so so so good... we wouldnt have alex g without neil young so im happy to gas him up :)

This is my 3rd Neil Young album and, honestly, I'm finding it tough to find much more to say about the tracks individually; I still don't know anything about harmonies, symphonies, scales, sequence, phrases and all the rest of it. Neil very much has his own style that has carried through these 3 albums (After the Gold Rush / On the Beach / Harvest), leaving a lowly music listener like me to only write down my favourite tracks and slap a number on this puppy. His style, though, is one that has grown on me as the albums have creeped past; I wasn't overly fond of After the Gold Rush in the end, but loved On the Beach. Let's see how this fairs. "Harvest", "A Man needs a Maid", "Heart of Gold", "Old Man", "There's a World", "Alabama", "Words (Between the Lines of Age".

Never got Neil young and I don’t think I ever will. This does however sound newer than it is

Enjoyed this more than I expected to, some really nice songs here. Also some that didn't seem to fit the album as a whole but whatever you fancy Neil.

Young is an iconoclast. His songwriting is top shelf, as always. Here, he goes big with orchestration from some epic movie — strings, bells, harp — and it works! The storytelling is compelling and organic. Lyrics are unforced and do not comply with usual pop song strictures. He tells a story and the rhymes land where they do. His own vocals are aided by adding Linda Ronstadt on backup harmonies. This is a classic that I’ll add to the desert Island collection. A 5.

5eme album avec NY proposé par le générateur. Pas mieux que les 4 autres, rien d'original. Aucune envie de l'écouter une seconde fois. =>2/5

Pretty nice album. The songs here are all pleasant, but it never gets better than Heart of Gold. Old Man comes close though. The use of orchestras at times is welcome, it makes for powerful songs.

I thought this was Dennis DeYoung

What I expected: an album full of pastoral, introspective folk songs. What I got: an incredibly mixed bag, ingredients being: - A few kind of pastoral folk songs, ranging from good to great. - Two country rock masterpieces (Alabama and Words) - Two alright bluesy tracks - A bit of overly bombastic orchestral bullshit which does not fit Neil's voice or style at all. Three stars, I suppose? Very strange album to rate, with its contents being so incredibly varying in quality.

awesome

100

typical Neil Young. Its a bit meh, but Heart of Gold is still a classic so extra point for that

Its got some alright neily stuff But god i hate his voice

While listening to “Heart of Gold” the car in front of me had its turn signal blinking to the tempo of the song. That was a 5/5 experience on a 4/5 album.

Nästan en femma, men han skulle inte haft med låtarna med orkester.

Nope. Still don't like Neil Young. I had to sit through Heart of Gold on the muzak at a job many years ago, countless times. Now, in the context of the entire album, I can say that my problem is not the songs themselves. It's his vocals. They sound like an endless whine to me. I don't think I'll ever get past it.

😃

I mean, it's another Neil Young album. I love Neil Young and this is a great album but I could use some more variety.

Some bangers, some dullards.

Heart of Gold. Sounds a bit different than regular Neil Young but still carries his charms and sound.

‘Harvest’ feels like a zeitgeist album to me. Young takes everything he has done musically before and drops it into a newly created musical context that the public couldn’t get enough of. Add to that a selection of songs that, in typical Neil Young fashion, address his personal feelings but with enough mystery to make them seem universal, except this time the people of the US and beyond were already feeling the same as he was. World weary, the dream of the 60s long gone, and the effects of the Nixon presidency had more than Neil Young dealing with depression. The mood is understandably ponderous, low-key, largely down-tempo, and underpinned throughout with an undeniable melancholy. The trick though is to turn all of that into something of immense beauty, but it’s a trick that Neil Young and his assemblage of Stray Gators (and occasionally the London Symphony Orchestra) pull off over and over again across ‘Harvest’. The success of the album may have ended up feeling like a burden causing Young to consider it middle-of-the-road and to (in his words) head for the ditch over his next few albums, but ‘Harvest’ is MOR in radio friendly recording quality alone. The content is heavy going, but like many masterpieces, everything is in the balance.

Ye haw or something

really nice album. A couple of his really well known songs are on this album (Heart of Gold, Old Man). Not one of his best in my opinion but overall still very good. Not one I would buy so probably a 3 star rating

This a great Neil Young album. I say that but I don't really ever dig deep down into Neil Young albums. Most of the time that I hear him its mostly the hits. That said, when it comes time to listen to an album like this you already know some of the songs. The rest of the songs on the album fit really well around these two bigger songs. The sound does not change much throughout which plays into how good it is. I am not going to deep dive lyrics here but definitely worth a listen. Biggest Hit - Heart of Gold Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - There's A World Not So Hidden Gem - Out On the Weekend

Amei.

One of those albums I recognise from the cover without ever having listened to it before. Very mellow, and of its 70s era. Not sure about the two tracks with the orchestra which seemed like bolt-ons. But otherwise quite enjoyed.

Surprised at just how much of this I liked, definitely needs more listens.

Not bad, not good, just boring.

Ha can't fucking sing but he can write a song

One banger after another.

2.7/5 Some really great songs and some just ok ones.

Alabama feud

The first Neil album that's not getting a five. Great songs on here, but I don't like the more theatrical stuff he indulges. "A Man Needs a Maid" doesn't really fit on a record that also has "Out on the Weekend" (maybe my favorite NY song of all. Love how he takes a huge shit all over Alabama though.

I think I've come to terms with the fact that Neil Young is a bit shit Heart of Gold is pretty good, but that's as far as my appreciation for this album goes

My blood boils every time I get another goddamn Neil young album from this list.

Malheureusement un album classique du Rock, pas très bon avec des toune classiques également pas très bonnes, sauf la sept et la neuf, ce qui rajoute peut-être une étoile à cet album médiocre.

Quand même chill, c’est vraiment un classique

For some reason this one didn't hit quite as hard as the other Neil albums we've gotten so far in this challenge, but make no mistake, this is still an excellent album, rife with all the pain and strife of Neil's life at that point in time.

Ehhhhhh Neil ain’t for me

Every Neil Young album has him pouring his whole damn heart and soul out as I inevitably sit there not knowing what to do with it. I dunno. I can't seem to engage with his music in the way I at least can with, for example, Bob Dylan's. Standout: Heart of Gold

If ever an album were in need of a remaster, surely it's this one. I didn't expect to have to blast a Neil Young album to get the full flavor and hear everything but here we are. There are one or two inexplicable land mines on the album (hello A Man Needs a Maid) but this is outweighed by the absolute classics of Heart of Gold, Alabama and Old Man. I wish the entire album was of that quality but I don't actually think this is his best work. I think Neil Young is doing his best with Crazy Horse. But this is good stuff.

I'm not particularly familiar with Neil Young, so I was very caught off guard (not in a bad way) by some of the crashing build ups that feel very cinematic. I don't know what I thought Neil Young music was supposed to sound like, but I'm now forced to reconsider. Interesting listen!

Listened to this on vinyl! A good one.

Nostalgia inducing. Some songs I truly love on this album. Old Man and The Needle ...

Me encantó este álbum, me encanta como los instrumentos juegan un papel principal es bastante melancólico bastante sentimental

Neil at his country best

Exceptional album from the master.

Singer-songwriter stuff usually does not appeal too much to me, but with this album, I liked what I heard more and more as I was progressing. Young successfully plays with country motives, various instruments, incorporates backing vocals that even reminded me of gospel. The music is very warm, Sourtern American-like, and all through the record it could be felt that the author has a good taste in music and knows how to do both the instrumentals and his singing well. So I was sure it was a B, but in the end I found that I added literally half of this record, and also the closing track "Words (Between the Lines of Age)" has exceptional solo parts. Overall a highly enjoyable album with masterful changes between the moods and styles, which is why I'd call it singer-songwriter music done right. A–.

very american, and slightly cinematic

Not my favorite Neil Young record. His voice sounds extra whiny against the country backbone, though I deeply appreciate his ability to work through difficult moments in health. Very Matisse, very much the work of a dedicated creative. I wish it had elements beyond the lyrics that I could appreciate, and frankly, there's a couple of songs I wouldn't mind never hearing again. On the plus side, this is one of my highest rated country-forward records so far on this albums generator, and I'm about to hit my first year. Good job, Neil. Even when I don't like your shit, I'm a fan. 2.9/5

Legendary artist. Not my favorite songs by him, but there’s a reason he has endured so long.

If you know "Heart of Gold" you know the rest of the album. Not bad, but not very interesting either.

Solid. I liked the later tracks the most though that was probably because they were rock leaning. Down-tempo folk songs rarely do it for me. "Man Needs A Maid" gets a special shout out for being the song I have the most mixed feelings about. I think I get was he was going for (Young doesn't literally think that women belong in the kitchen, he's just sad that he's without his lady) but unfortunately the sentiment reminds me of my (not very capable) exes. Weird mixing in the back half of that track.

Well, another album I know but don't know. Five of these songs I know (well) and five I might as well never have heard before, even though I'm pretty sure I've listened to this album all the way through a few times in my life. Listened to as an album, a singular theme really comes through. Neil's been treated badly and now "a man" needs a pickup, a new place to live, a farm, a maid, or something or someone. I guess he's not really sure. Should he keep searching for love? Is he ready for the country? Does he need a preacher? Is it time to die? A lot of this feels on the surface like a yearning for and maybe even a celebration of a simpler time but the message throughout is that the promise will not lead to fulfillment. The introduction to "A Man Needs a Maid" is so reminiscent of "After the Goldrush" from two years before, both heavy with melancholy. The lyrics start out with him rejecting love for a seemingly more pragmatic arrangement, then he falls in love with an image on a screen, and he ends with a forlorn "When will I see you again...?" It's a surprisingly sad album as a whole, sort of Neil saying "we reap [harvest] what we sow" and maybe in that sense "A Man Needs A Maid" contains a note of self-recrimination, too. I'm not sure I fully understand what the song "Harvest" is about, but it evokes regret over something that didn't turn out well, whether it is the relationship of the girl with her mother or the narrator with either or both. The "promise of a man" is a lie, at best a well-intentioned one, but it never had a chance of bearing fruit. Musically, it is surprising that this acoustic "country" themed album ends up having some songs with simple instrumentation, like "Harvest," and some have far more complex arrangements and meandering structures. Only a few of the songs rock, and nothing rocks even close to, for example, "Cowgirl in the Sand." It makes sense if you think of it as an album about being lost, paying the price for your decisions in life, and starting to lose hope of ever finding your way. A good album that was a lot more than I initially took it for. Essential listen: not sure, probably not Desert Island Disc: no, too depressing for someone who is already lost

Тут попадається вдруге. Мені здається, що цей альбом подобається більше ніж попередній.

I really enjoyed listening to Neil Young's voice and some songs in this album really took me by surprise due to how out of pocket they were. great vibes overall.

i think the only song that really stands out to me on this album is old man, but boy do i love that song. that alone gives this album some extra stars, but i do have to take it down a peg because the rest of it wasn’t particularly standout to me. i enjoyed listening, but it didn’t do much besides stay pleasant for me.

Autumn has just begun, haystack bales are being constructed into a maze, and the breeze is making the air smell crisp and cool. The piano sounds like it's being played in a farmhouse living room with the doors propped open. Harvest hit me right where it needed to and i'm sure if I listened to it any other day I wouldn't give it a 5. However the melodies, lyrics, and warm acoustic guitars paint a beautiful album from start to finish and keep it interesting by incorporating female vocals, orchestras, pianos, the whole lot every other track. Brilliant simple folk.

Country blues pas désagréable

Oui !

J'ai hésité entre 3 et 4 mais je reste sur 3 car peut être un peu trop lent

Lovely album 4/5

Super super strong album Neil young has an incredible voice I love the harmonica on some of the tracks Instrumentation on there’s a world is incredible I love the female singer on old man Favorites: old man, heart of gold, there’s a world, out on the weekend 4.5/5

Songwriting like no one else, with some all time great standout hits

Really good album as always songwriting is superb probably hos best album

Good album. Not my type of music but I can recognize the talent. Enjoyed the song Words (Between the Lines of Age)

Kind of just there for me. This is the first acoustic real country Neil Young album that I have had to review (the other two being ”Rust Never Sleeps” and “Ragged Glory”). I’ve always liked “Heart of Gold”. The rest of this album, not so much.

Perfectly listenable but it's not my thing.

I don't know why, but this album feels more somber than some of Young's other albums, despite all his albums being sort of downers. Simultaneously, this is maybe the Young album I feel like I need to listen to the most to fully grasp its meaning. 'Heart of Gold' is maybe one of his most sincere and easy-to-relate-to tracks, a simple song about a man looking for someone, or something real, in a world that makes the task feel monumental. For as upbeat as the song sounds, it sure as hell feels like the poor guy's efforts are futile, especially given the context of the rest of the album. I feel like it's a general theme here: a man who has a lot left to live for, feeling like time is slipping away from him, due to a directionless search for love and meaning in a barren world. Most clear on the song 'Old Man', but also in the desperation of a song like 'A Man Needs a Maid' and the closing track 'Words'. It's certainly one of his groovier-sounding albums as well, especially on 'Heart of Gold ', which just punches with that bass and guitar sequence. The orchestral bits I did find a bit of a place and clunky, especially on 'There's a World' and 'A Man Needs a Maid', I much prefer Young when he's working within a more refined palette - harmonica, guitar, bass, piano, etc... 'Alabama' was pretty good though, despite it sound like a more generic arena-sized country-rock song in its chorus, Neil manages to pull it off in the end with a dynamic song-structure that has that emotional-rollecoaster effect. The closer 'Words' was also pretty neat for similar reasons, solid guitar solo on this one. Again, not a sound I typically associate with Neil Young, but it goes over pretty well. I think I've liked pretty much everything I've heard from this cool Canadian guy up to this point. This is definitely up there, though; while it's less refined than his future albums musically, the emotion and heartfelt writing are really what ended up sticking with me.

Cool et chill mais j'ai dû l'écouter 4 fois je le terminais jamais

There's 7 Neil Young on this list, and I've gotten 3 in the past month, 2 just in the last week. They could've streamlined that to this album and maybe one other. So much space that could've gone to some decent albums instead of the garbage that's taking up spots.

What’s the better Needle and the Damage Done, this or when Thursday drops the line in Understanding in a Car Crash?

I was going to complain about getting Neil Young twice in one week but this album rocked. Probably should have been the only Neil Young album on the list

Thanks Neil. This is everything.

A beautiful escape. Loved every moment.

Probably the most important album of my mid-twenties, at least for my songwriting. Everything's here: the cowboy chords, the three-part harmonies, the overdriven electric guitar, the vérité recording style, the simple and candid lyrics about seeking. I owe Neil kickbacks! I remember the specific moment this clicked: early January 2023, driving with Katie through snowy Youngstown, OH en route to Cuyahoga for a hiking weekend. Great memory.

Fuck this guy and his whiney ass voice oh my GOD. Also what the fuck is "A Man Needs a Maid" ??? Hello?? And oh my god, what is that wailing happening on Alabama?? Old Man and Heart of Gold go crazy, but the rest of it drives me crazy.

not my type but nice folk rock album may remind u of some movie soundtracks or songs play in the start of movies but pretty good.

I can see why Harvest is considered a classic, but it just didn't click with me. I found most of the album pretty boring and slow-paced, and a lot of the songs blended together without leaving much of an impression. There were definitely moments where the melodies stood out—they're warm, memorable, and probably the album's strongest quality—but they weren't enough to keep me engaged throughout. I also felt the pacing dragged, and the understated production, while intentional, made the record feel a bit too mellow for my taste. I can appreciate its influence on folk and country rock and understand why so many people love its intimate, reflective style, but personally I found it more admirable than enjoyable.

Heart of Gold is a top ten song. The rest of the album is typical of Young's solo work: not for me.

Ouais c'est ok

Неплохо, но скучновато

3 for sweet home Alabama

Very nice

01) Out on the Weekend - 8,5 02) Harvest - 8,0 03) A Man Needs a Maid - 6,5 04) Heart Of Gold - 10,0 05) Are You Ready for the Country - 7,5 06) Old Man - 8,5 07) There's a World - 6,5 08) Alabama - 7,0 09) The Needle and the Damage Done - 7,5 10) Words (Between the Lines of Age) - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,70 (77/100)

I really like it. The instruments are sick, I discovered the resonator guitar. It is used in a lot of folk music and it is amazing. also my dad loves this stuff, I feel connected to him and our car rides which is so cute

хуйня скучная. после наткнулся на лабе шифр - та же эпоха, но значительно интереснее и текстом и музыкой.

Something about Neil Young that I just don't get. The slow somber folksy singing about life's woe's just does not appeal to me. Nor does it seem groundbreaking

Well, this one is amazing!

El álbum fue de menos a más, en medio de ese recorrido fui pasando por Heart of Gold que es la canción insignia de este álbum Me gusta que tiene producción con orquesta en algunas de sus pistas y eso le da más propiedad en el sentido de que cada instrumento o cada instante del álbum tiene mucha intención en cuanto todos los instrumentos que se suman al álbum Letras sentidas e intencionales también Para el final del álbum los últimos tres tracks se siente un Neil que encontró su voz y estilo, gran viaje y un álbum definitivamente reescuchable, tiene sentido que haya sido el álbum más vendido del año en que se publicó

This album felt really dated at times. I mean does a man really need a maid? Would a harmonica get away with being on an album these days? The tracks are lovely don’t get me wrong. But that’s all they are and I was expecting so much more. Of course the adverts on YouTube don’t help with the flow either. Just bang average when I was expecting something Phil Collins/David Bowie like I suppose. Best track- ‘heart of gold’ Worst track- ‘Alabama’ 5/10

Neil Young - Harvest The big album that, in retrospect, is all over the place. Orchestral themes, dirty rock, mawkish country, front porch folk and long forgotten blues. It's got the lot but, unlike other NY albums, it doesn't have a big heart pulsing at the centre. But there are still some gems here: Heart of Gold - irresistible charm in those harmonies Old Man - a touching tribute to guy that looked after Neil's famous barn and gaze ahead for all of us Alabama - epic track that is probably my favourite Needle and the Damage Done - shows the purity of youngs song writing which is often hidden away under layers of noise. But the rest I find drag and don't know what direction to go in next. There are many better albums in his canon. Best Track - Alabama Worst Track - A Man Needs a Maid 7/10

Perfect amount of country

I know ma boy Thom Yorke loves Neil Young and you can obviously tell but he just doesn't do it for me. Obviously better than Pink fucking Floyd but still not something I would deliberately put on. An extra star awarded because I was perhaps (definitely) not listening as intently as I should have been.

Thursday, 16 July, 2026 Amazing album. Although, I didn’t like it as much as I remembered. Everybody knows…was better, I think! Out on the weekend is an amazing track.

Going in to this album I was never impressed with Neil Young. His music felt lackluster with no appeal really coming from turning his music on. Unfortunately, this is still true. To me it sounds like what I imagine it would sound like if getting your kidneys harvested could be turned into music.The music is definitely not horrible, just not what I would be looking to turn on if I had the time to sit and listen to an album. “A man needs a maid” was almost painful to have to sit through, while the piano and strings are very beautiful his vocals weren’t to say the least, definitely my low point of the album. I can’t say I have a high point for this album, I respect Neil Young’s creativity and the fact he seems to write all of his own songs. But none of these songs catch me in a certain way. Making myself pick a high point “Old Man” would definitely have to be the one, the lyrics tell a nice story about life and the need for love and connection. After one listen, I need to go listen to Déjà Vu in order to cleanse my palate.

Neil Young's love of beautiful music and his love of hateful drones finally achieved a perfect balance.

It was ok. I bit whiney

5/5

Good. Worth the listen.

Production clean, musical ideas coherent and a nice blend of folk/orchestral elements. Feels like a movie score. Some songs drone on and overstay their welcome, and some song themes are outdated.

lovely album neil had a great vibe, saved 1/10

Muy lindo álbum para ir viajando, me gustó bastante

I mean, of course it’s good.

I just listened to this album in my driveway in Florida’s mid-day August heat while plugging a hole in my flat tire. If that’s not the perfect context to enjoy this, then I don’t know what perfection is. Five stars.

Very sultry , guitar led album. Songs were very pretty and well written but not as encapsulating as hoped.

This was my gateway into NY, who in my humble opinion is an absolute genius. Not my favourite album of his, but bloody hell it's great

Lovely Sunday album

Great album, three lovely stars. I still often smile at the memory of the “Heart of Gold” busking moment right at the start of my caring career. 🥰🥰🥰 Tom.

Album #118: Harvest - Neil Young Genre (W): Folk rock, country rock Singles: Heart of Gold / Sugar Mountain, Old Man / The Needle and the Damage Done I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts?: Neil Young has a great voice and is an amazing songwriter. I think the ultimate genius of this album is how tragic it is despite the uplifting sound. I felt pretty sad listening to it even though it sounded upbeat, and I loved every minute and aspect of it. Favorite songs: Side One, Old Man, Alabama, The Needle and the Damage Done, Words (Between the Lines of Age)

Love. Alabama while flying over a Texas thunderstorm was the perfect backdrop for this record. Perfect for a sleepy flight. Interesting bells and harmonies. Great writing. Timeless. Recorded live? Regardless I see why this is touted as such an incredible record.

siento que en estos primeros álbumes soy capaz de ponerle 5 estrellas a todos asi que tengo que forzarme a ser un poco más objetiva... una vez que salgo de la locura de escuchar nuevos sonidos no es un album excelente, pero me gusto mucho

i wish this site allowed for .5's cause this is more like a 4.5, I just think its got a few songs (are you ready for the country, there's a world) are just okay, but they are along some stone cold classics (alabama, out on the weekend, not to mention all the classic rock radio staples that don't even need a mention). It's very funny that Neil (or a producer, i guess) thought that a man needs a maid needed the big orchestral treatment lmao

I think this album sounds stunning. It's a little bit more country leaning than truly rock, but I like the rock instruments in this setting, because the bass is very strong (a personal preference of mine). It alternates between a very rustic sound and and a theatrical one, but somehow it works. The final song Words is a really fantastic unique song that highlights the rock elements well. Though it was a very mellow, country rock album, which isn't my style, I kinda liked it. Probably wouldn't listen to the whole piece through again, though.

I like Neil Young, but this is probably his only album that works as a whole for me. This thing just knocks me off my feet anytime I listen to it. Incredible lyrics and production, it rises above his normal folk into something gothic and almost mystical. Love it.

Great album.

me gustó

excellent 4.5/5

A pretty good Neil Young album. Probably my second favorite one after After the Gold Rush. Still I don't think I'll ever become a big Young fan, but he's definitely leaps and bounds above the rest of his 70's folk-y peers. This one, in particular, has two songs my mother really loves, "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man". I always think about her when I listen to them. Key tracks: Heart of Gold Old Man

The more stripped down country ish cuts don't really do it for me but when there's some orchestration and big musical crescendos, it really soars. Strong 3

short, sweet, and for some reason far more tolerable than similar artists in this genre. Did you know Nobuo Uematsu "references" "There's a World" off this album in Final Fantasy 7's "Mako Reactor"? I didn't but I knew that shit sounded familiar.

It just has to be a 5.

Heart of gold 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Man needs a maid 👎🏻👎🏻 Are you ready for the country 👍🏻 Old man 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Theres a world 👎🏻👍🏻 Alabama 👍🏻👍🏻(👍🏻) The. Needle and the damage done 👍🏻 Words between the lines of age 👍🏻👍🏻

7,60

Perfect tempo for Neil’s stories

Snare is too sharp, otherwise nice songs with some interesting Americana elements and banjo, favourite is probably Out on the Weekend, Words, Heart of Gold and Old Man. Would give 3.5

Lovely

I have to admit… I love Neil Young. I like his voice. It’s unique, beautiful, fragile. He’s a great, expressive guitar player and distinctive whether he playing acoustic or electric. I don’t understand people who don’t like his voice, criticize his style or doesn’t understand his influence. This is a great album. Something about this period really hits me hard. I listened to this album a lot whe I was 18-19 and going through some tough times. Neil pulled me out of the spiral many times. How could this world be that bad if Neil young is in it. I’m wearing a Neil Young shirt as type this. Did I mention I love Neil Young?

Awesome

Heureusement qu’il est là pour carry la country !!

3.5 Better than on the beach but again Neil's just not doing it for me, at least to the level that some people have him as

I think this is my favourite Neil Young's album so far. Interesting stories, evocative lyrics, good melodies, many great songs.

An album of his that actually has one of the few songs from him that I actually enjoy hearing and yet this album still sooooo freaking boring. And on songs like "A Man Needs a Maid", even though I know the subtext, it still comes off as a little creepy and needy. Harvest is not a moving examination of the human condition. It is the slow agonizing inexorable sound of a fart that goes on for 37 minutes. And just like a fart; you know like one from a black bean burrito, there some parts that have more intensity than other bits, but at the end of the day, it all just stinks. All of Neil Young songs would sound better with just about anyone else singing them. Anyone else other than Neil Young that is. Having seen him perform live at the Portland Waterfront in the early 90s, I say this with a bit more legitimacy. Most bearable: "Heart of Gold"

Wow

It's ok, not really my thing.

been surprised to find that I actually do like Neil Young quite a bit. Wasn't sure I was much of a fan before sitting down to listen to the albums. Still irritated he takes up so much of this list though. Not as irritated as I am about someone like Bowie but y'know pretty irritated

Pretty good but a bit samey and nothing that really stood out for me.

Very good album. Loved the country influence, last song a tad too long, however.

I thought that I did not like Neil Young, but I was wrong. Three stars

It's not horribly bad, but his voice, the lyrics and the music all sound so incredibly clumsy and cringe, I just cannot listen to it.

1001 Neil young and David Bowie albums to listen to before you die. This is the best of the lot though

Me gustó mucho y me produjo mucha nostalgia

TBD

Out of all the Neil Young albums, this would be the one I would choose to listen to and most definitely deserving to be on this list.

I think this makes the 7th Neil Young album to appear here, solo or CSNY. Still, this one definitely deserves to be on the list. There’s some snooze tracks on the album, but it deserves higher placement on Old Man, Heart of Gold alone. Out on The Weekend plus Needle And The Damage Done bring it into solid standing.