After The Gold Rush

A solid, often solemn singer-songwriter album. Thoughtful, tender, sometimes pained. Feels longer than its runtime in the good, hearty sense. Laying on the floor on a rainy day music.

Really pleasantly surprised cuz If I didn’t know any better I would’ve thought that this was an early Flaming Lips album I had never listened to

Not my favorite NY album, but pretty solid all the way through. I prefer the Crazy Horse tracks.

the good one

Very good. Matches my vibe

I loved this album, I love Young’s brand of country rock and folk rock and this is among the better examples of it. Opener “Tell me Why”, is excellent and his voice sounds great. The title track is also pretty good. I really liked “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and the great and biting lyrics of “Southern Man” compliment the excellent arrangement and sound. “Till The Morning Comes” is a nice little interlude before we go to a cover of “Oh, Lonesome Me” a well done cover that I enjoyed, my grandmother did not like it. “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” was ok but I found his voice a little annoying in it. “Birds” was awesome I loved the way the backing vocals came in on the chorus it was gorgeous. “When You Dance I Can Really Love” was excellent as well an absolutely amazing arrangement going with excellent vocals again. “I Believe In You” may have been my favorite on the record his vocals are superb again and the way the vocals come in is sublime. “Cripple Creek Ferry” was a very good short closer kinda an epilogue to an excellent album

It's good? Singer songwriter stuff, but nothing really great on it... Still enjoyable

some good tunes

Neil Young doing Neil Young stuff. Some classics on here and I love the sound. What would have made it truly great would be to have CSN involved

This is a great album with great songwriting and some memorable melodies. It’s one of Neil Young’s best! His voice can be a bit trying on a few tracks though.

Solid, clear and poignant lyrics. Truly a great songwriter.

The first half of this albums is a clear 5 star. But the second half drops off a little, it's still good but it's not the same level as those initial 5 or so tracks. Perhaps with a few more listens this would become a 5. Very enjoyable though!

Strong 3* didn't enjoy it as much as the other album I got from him but still enjoyable

It's an easy listen without lacking bite. I enjoy his voice more on On the Beach, it sounds more refinef and less shaky, especially on the slower tracks. The more sensitive and bright sounding voice goes well together with the music, but while I enjoyed every song on On the Beach here I don't think his voice is my cup of tea when it's supposed to sound sensitive on those songs. Reqlly enjoy the more rocky songs though, as well as some of the slower ones.

The adage, attributed to Victor Hugo, deems that there’s nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. A whole history of music could be written – has been written, really – from the perspective of the myriad ideas within “Southern Man” whose time eventually came. We’re talking about a song that, on release, inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd to jump to the defensive and write “Sweet Home Alabama”; a song whose distorted vocal effects, social conscience and distorted bluesy rock dynamics put it among the earliest examples of proto-grunge; a song with a guitar solo that devolves steadily into weirdo experimentation and drilling single stabs, precisely the sort of thing you’d imagine Thurston, Lee et al stayed up all night studying in their own sonic youths. And just as the story of “Southern Man” might just be the that of rock music (post-Elvis at least) in the 20th century, we can lean on “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” as a potted history of the 60s/70s counterculture’s romantic schisms. A person could drive themselves half mad looking for the subtext and portents in Neil Young’s music, so suffice it to say that as “central figures” go … Neil’s a centripetal force all of his own. “After The Gold Rush” is a superb record, full of ideas that we’ll likely be unpacking for longer still. (The opening guitar on “When you dance I can really love” sounds so much like a bit of music used on Friends, yet I see no evidence of others having noticed yet. Make of that what you will.)

8/10 Favourite: Tell Me Why Least Favourite: Till the Morning Comes

This one has a lot of hits.

Makes me think of Shoresy. Approved.

Sehr angenehm anzuhören, ich mag den Stil und den Sound, werd ich mir noch öfter anhören Lieblinge: Tell me why Till the Morning Comes

This is pretty great Neil. There are some standout tracks like Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Southern Man but I think the whole thing is an effective folk rock album. There's a lot to like here as a sort of soothing front porch album. I enjoyed the instrumentation which means maybe I'm not a crazy horse guy. Either way, this is a good example of the great musician Neil Young is that doesn't always shine through

solid album, surprised that it doesnt have more songs that got famous

Pretty good album. For some reason I wasn't expecting to like it this much actually, and it made me want to listen to more Neil Young. I feel like I've heard here and there that most people who are fans of CSN don't really like CSNY because they don't like Young. As far as I can tell, I really like his music. I would probably give it a 3.5 if we could do half-ratings, but since I was pleasantly surprised and it left me wanting more, I'll give it a 4.

Beautiful album. The title track is one of my favourite songs in the world. It's just a beautiful melody harmonised in a really interesting way. Previously I had thought that the rest of the album fell short, but today I learned to appreciate it a little more. There's some really good stuff in the same songwriting vein as the title track. I still think maybe I prefer harvest, but it doesn't have to be either/or!

3.5 stars, I don’t think he’s a particularly great singer, but I like the rest of it enough to make up for it

I have to be in the mood for it, and give it a good active listen (meaning pay attention) but then his genius shines

I enjoy Neil Young. His music is very soothing.

Kaity and I both think his singing isn’t great. I was happy this album was in the 30-40 minute range since I’ve had so many long records recently. The guitar is good. The lyrics are clear and crisp, unlike other records I’ve listened to from the same time period

Now known as the Topanga Canyon sound, music inspired by the musical (and somewhat magical) conclave including various members of CSN&Y/Buffalo Springfield, The Eagles, Joni Mitchel. Linda Ronstadt, and members of Canned Heat, the Byrds and more who passed through or visited the communities there, whose interactions fueled a great deal of music created in the late 60's and early 70's. Not every song is a hit taken individually, but as a unit, they all work to guide you on a beautiful journey.

Near perfect

chill music while cycling the fastest I've ever cycled🔥🔥

solid rhythms and lyrics if you can handle the voice

This website has made me realize how much I fuck with Neil Young

Lovely little album, feel like i would like to listen to again and kinda break down

A lovely laid back folk record

Really solid album. Had a couple tracks that I didn't really feel but when it hit damn did it hit hard 8/10

Reminds me of an earlier time in America. Great casual listening, and need to listen to it more and learn the lyrics.

I have been a Neil Young fan for some time, and I particularly enjoy this era of his. Plenty of familiar favourites here, and those that I haven't listened to much over the years still bring that familiar Neil Young joy to the ears. A fine listen!

Very nice album for the moment. Chilling in the sailboat and waiting for rain to pass

solid. great voice 4/5

Not Neil's best work, some ragged singing with a few high notes.

Oh shit my stuffs gone. I’m enjoying this a lot. it’s a cozy experience. Sort of churchy. GOD DAMN. Piano. Good job Neal. I did not listen to this twice lmao

Two Canadian classics in a row hell yeah!!! I love this one in theory more than I do in practice though... 35 minutes straight of Neil Young is a bit much for me, like the album is cohesive and the songs are all great but his voice wears on you after a while, y'know? You have to be in a very specific mood to listen to it.

Never heard this one before. Really wonderful singer/songwriter stuff. Reminds me of sitting around making music with my friends. Simple, catchy, insightful. My biggest issue is the flow. I would have picked a different track listing.

Think this is trying to teach me that Neil Young is one of the greatest artists of all time, and I definitely get it.

I like Neil Young

4,1/5

Wow. Great one . 4.4

Great album!

I've always found Neil Young's voice to have a sort of ethereal beauty. It's very soothing. The music is simple, for the most part, and has a lot of country influence. Which I don't like as much. But it's unique and easy to listen to.

Historically I'm not much of a Neil Young fan. I connect a lot with vocals and his usually turn me away...I'd rather have his acoustics. However, I've never listened to his music from the 70s and I actually like it much better. Totally different feel. I still won't say that I loved it, but it was actually for the most part tolerable (I still don't like his falsetto). A fine album.

very good . yes.

Pre-listening thoughts: here we go man we avoided Bob Dylan and Neil Young for like almost 300 albums and now they’re starting to steadily trickle in as we’ve gotten two of each Post/during listening thoughts: I know people have beef with Neil Young (as a person and musician) but there’s something about this stacked harmony minimalistic instrumental folk that feels so cozy to me. It’s why I love Tapestry so much. This is the kind of album I would sit on a porch swing during sunset and read a book to. Although sometimes this has a little edge to it which I appreciate. Sometimes his voice doesn’t quite do it for me when he doesn’t have an army of harmonies behind him but nonetheless this was really good. 7.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: Tell Me Why, Don’t Let it Bring You Down, I Believe In You Least fav tracks: After the Gold Rush

What happened to Silver? Bronze? Were they not rushing fast enough???

Early Neil always hits so good. I’m kinda unfamiliar with it, tbh, but whenever I listen to one I realize how influential it is on music I really love.

This was a nice relaxing album to listen to on a rainy day. I was never a Neil Young fan before starting this 1001 albums journey but I feel like I enjoy his music a bit more every album I get. The voice and style was weird at first but is growing on me. 7/10

To preface this, I like Neil Young. With that out of the way, envision a scene for me. A child sings in a movie. He has a beautiful voice. Slowly time passes around him while he sings. He is now an old child - not an adult, but an old child, and still he sings. That is how Neil Young sounds on the first few songs of this album. A child with an angel's voice now saddled with wrinkles. Though his bones now creak, his child's spirit remains unbroken. Also Southern Man is the song that made Skynyrd write Sweet Home Alabama in response. I'd always heard that story, but never the song. It rips. Album cover: (B-)

I guess I like Neil Young? Every one of his album's I'm like damn I like this a lot more than I expected.

I enjoyed this album a lot considering I’m not the biggest folk man - ‘Only love can break your heart’ and the guitar in ‘Southern Man’ were the highlights. I would say Side A was significantly better than B as I lost interest towards the end and I think Harvest Moon is a better album. All things considered, a solid album. 7.3/10

This stands up. Some songs are great. Other sound the same.

This is my favorite Neil Young I've heard so far. Beautiful.

Throughly enjoyed this album but then it’s Neil Young! The album blends acoustic folk, country, and rock, showcasing his distinctive voice and introspective songwriting. The album has a melancholic and reflective tone, addressing themes like environmentalism, disillusionment, love, and loss and I think is still very relevant today.

Melancholic and not too grating

Great stuff. Liked it more than I expected.

This is a really good album, I was already a fan of CSNY but I hadn't listened to much of any of their solo stuff before. It's not quite all bangers but it's pretty close, favorites are Southern Man and Don't Let It Bring You Down

Avant d'être un boomer un peu relou, Neil Young écrivait des trucs plutôt sympathiques en fait.

After the buffalo Springfield I was really looking forward, because his songs were some of my favourites on there. This is also amazing mostly, there are some more classic/pop rock type songs which I think are less good, but the melancholy sad/happiness which is in his singing voice is the best part, probably what makes him such and iconic singer and songwriter. Not really too much else to say, instrumentals are standard but good still. Favourite songs: after the gold rush, only love can break your heart, oh, lonesome me, birds and probably some others I missed. Overall around 7/10

This was a good listen.

Decent

Not really my genre - perhaps less so than the earlier Young - but definitely pretty good - this grew on me and worked its way from a 3 to 4 over its duration.

Favorite Track: Southern Man

Songs are well written and his guitar playing is adequate enough for the style. His voice does start to sound grating, but the album is filled with great songs. This is one of Young’s best works. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

Good album

4/5 I appreciate the varied genre of songs

Young Neil shows why he deserves a spot in the band The folk rock artist provides a very gentle experience and presents surprisingly hopeful, despite sounding like that

Very good

When I saw Neil Young on the cover I was expecting hard rock, not soft country ballads. I usually don't like country but this one was enjoyable. There was some guitar noodling as to be expected from Neil Young. But it didn't happen often enough for it to be annoying. Only 4 stars because its still absolutely not my kind of music. Still another record I'd add to my collection. Fav tracks: Southern Man, Till the Morning Comes, When You Dance You Can Really Love Least fav tracks: After the Gold Rush

****

Classic 4

Love Neil Young and love this classic album!

Not as good as Harvest or Rust Never Sleeps but still really good.

Didn’t know so much material from Neil Young, only his hits. it’s actually pretty great. Good vibes and his high pitchy voice is strangely soothing

heaviest album oat

After being converted to Neil Young by listening to “Harvest”, I wanted more. “After The Gold Rush” is his other famous album, but it doesn’t quite reach the same heights. Nearly, but not quite. It’s a 4.5 star album I think. Having said that, I enjoyed it a lot more than I remembered! And there are some classic songs on here.

Muppet voiced poet for a generation.

Great Album.

Edellisestä kuuntelusta ainakin 10 vuotta. Olipa kiva muistutus, todella hyvä levy. Tullut kuunneltua enimmäkseen Harvestia.

A very relaxing but also at times melancholy album. I like the melodies and production, and Neil’s unique vocals. Would listen again.

Neil Young does it right

Great album. Don't know about all-timer, but great album.

Just wish it was longer

Simple, spare melodies and moving lyrics - just a beautiful album.

Some of these songs are among the most beautiful on this entire list. But some of them set your teeth on edge, and that's what loses a star.

This is my first Neil Young album that I've listened to. This album was an easy listen...especially if you're just cruising down a winding highway.

4 - good album all the way through

This album was probably mind-blowing in 1970. In 2025, it's still really solid. Neil Young's voice takes some getting used to. Great guitar solos. Really enjoyed "Don't Let It Bring You Down" and "When You Dance I Can Really Love."

Excellent songwriting. Neil's falsetto can get to be a bit much after a while, especially without harmonies. Southern Man Only Love Can Break Your Heart I Believe In You

This is my favorite version of Neil. Say what you will about his guitar playing (I think I called him incompetent in another review) but the man can write a haunting melody that makes even the most abstract and, by his own admission, meaningless lyrics sound haunting and profound. Reading the wikipedia where he makes fun of his own lyrics was very entertaining.

Nice and chill.

Regret not listening to this whole thing earlier in life.

Prime Neil Young. I like the down-tempo songs more than the upbeat ones here (Southern Man doesn't really do it for me). I'd happily listen to this any time.

I wasn't familiar with your game Neil Young. First half of the album is very strong.

Really decent. It flew by and I enjoyed quite a few of the songs.

Solid

knie jung najaaa risstmi na nüt misini falsetto erinneret mich ad flaming lips es bizli hahahaha OHHHHH HUERE SCHÖN isch das 1 oboe? (obö) ahh nei es flüghorn hahahaha funny ja de rest hani ener langwilig gfunde ahh only love can break your heart kenntmer ja so mega! sehrsehr schön southern man isch ja en INSANE BANGER hans scho auscho ghört aber scho laang nümme hmm sither laufts echli. ischmer alles chli zu ruhig und langsam ja s isch für mich ähnlich wie crosby nash etc., eig scho schön aber für min gschmack rchli z wenig sputhern man und only love ziehnds ufes knapps 4i.

Great album! I forgot how many good songs were on this one! I do like harvest moon best but this is still great! And it's good little album just runs through it but in a good way!

The vocalist's tone doesn't suit my taste, but I definitely liked the lyrics.

A pleasant, slightly melancholic album, 7 out of 10.

Neil Young is one of those artists I really don’t like as a person, and I honestly want to hate his music just as much, but I have to admit, a lot of his albums I’ve heard so far have been pretty good. Throughout his career, he’s jumped all over the place musically, from country to folk to rock to hard rock, and believe it or not, he even released a synth-pop album in the ‘80s. This one, though, is much calmer, with lots of fingerpicked acoustic guitar, but what really stood out to me was the piano work. Another thing that caught my attention was just how young his voice sounds here compared to how it evolved later in his career and all the way up until now.

Probably Neil Young's most famous solo album - just good folk rock/country rock, the songwriting really stands out. I'm not very fond of his voice, though (but the backing vocals are great). I love Don't Let It Bring You Down, so I'll round it up to 4 but it's a 7/10 album for me.

1970, l’année de ma naissance. Le point zéro de mon existence, et accessoirement, l'année où Neil Young a décidé de poser ses couilles sur la table avec « After the Gold Rush ». On est dans le cadre du projet « 1001 Albums », et là, on s’attaque à un monument. Pas un truc qu’on écoute distraitement en faisant ses courses chez l’épicier du coin. Non, on parle d’un disque qui se respire, qui se vit, et qui te hante. Enregistré en grande partie dans le sous-sol de sa maison à Topanga Canyon, Neil Young, le "Loner", s’est affranchi des productions léchées pour nous livrer un truc brut, presque lo-fi avant l’heure. Pour un mec comme moi qui vibre sur des textures abrasives ou des expérimentations bruitistes, ce côté « bricolé dans une cave » me parle énormément. On sent l'humidité des murs, on entend le craquement du bois et le souffle de l'ampli. C’est une prod’ qui ne triche pas. Young a même poussé le vice jusqu’à demander à Nils Lofgren, alors gamin de 18 ans et guitariste de génie, de se mettre au piano... juste parce qu'il voulait ce jeu un peu maladroit, peu conventionnel, qui colle parfaitement à l'humeur du disque. C’est ce genre de choix qui sépare les artistes des artisans de la soupe radiophonique. Musicalement, c’est un mélange de folk éthéré, de country terreuse et de rock bien nerveux. Mais attention, on n'est pas chez les cow-boys de fête foraine car ici, la country est mélancolique, hantée. La voix de Neil, ce fausset fragile qui semble toujours sur le point de se briser, est l’instrument ultime. Sur des morceaux comme le titre éponyme, il nous balance des visions énigmatiques de vaisseaux spatiaux emportant les élus loin d’une Terre dévastée. En 1970, il parlait déjà de la perte, de l’environnement qui part en vrille et de la condition humaine. On est en 2026, et bordel, rien n'a changé. Ses paroles sont d’une actualité qui fout la trouille, surtout quand on regarde ce qui se passe de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique. Et puis, il y a la hargne et on ne peut pas parler d'« After the Gold Rush » sans évoquer la morsure électrique de « Southern Man ». C’est Neil qui pose ses couilles sur la table et qui dénonce le racisme crasse du Sud des États-Unis. C’est violent, c’est viscéral, et ça grince comme une porte de grange mal huilée. C’est ce Neil-là que j’aime, celui qui préfigure le grunge, celui qui influencera Kurt Cobain et toute la bande de Seattle. C’est du rock qui a des choses à dire, qui ne se contente pas de remplir l’espace sonore entre deux pubs. C’est cette dualité entre la douceur acoustique la plus totale et l'agression électrique qui rend cet album indispensable. « After the Gold Rush » est un album intemporel et on y revient toujours, que ce soit pour se rassurer ou pour se mettre un coup de pied au cul. C’est un disque de transition, le pont parfait entre les sixties utopiques et les seventies qui commençaient déjà à puer la désillusion. C’est le constat d’un monde qui change, pour le meilleur et surtout pour le pire. Neil regarde les ruines de la « Gold Rush » et il nous dit : « Voilà ce qu'il reste quand la fête est finie ». C’est triste, c’est beau, et c’est d’une puissance émotionnelle que peu d’artistes ont réussi à égaler depuis. C’est le genre d’album qui justifie à lui seul l’existence de cette liste des « 1001 albums ». Je lui donne un solide 4 sur 5 - c’est un chef-d'œuvre, aucun doute là-dessus - si je ne lui mets pas 5, c’est peut-être parce que mon cœur de disquaire aigri garde toujours une place pour les trucs encore plus radicaux, plus sales. Mais ne vous y trompez pas : c'est une note de patron. C'est un disque que tout être humain doté d'une paire d'oreilles fonctionnelle et d'un minimum de sensibilité devrait posséder. Neil Young a réussi ici le tour de force de créer un album qui semble avoir été enregistré hier soir dans ta cuisine. C’est intime, c’est brut, c’est imparfait, et c’est pour ça que c’est parfait. C’est le paradoxe Neil Young. « After the Gold Rush », c'est la bande-son idéale pour regarder le monde brûler tout en buvant un vieux whisky au fond d'un garage. C'est l'album de ma naissance, et je ne pouvais pas rêver mieux comme héritage musical.

Classic feel good record here. Neil Young is a treasure. Favorites: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Don’t Let It Bring You Down, When You Dance I Can Really Love

It took a second listen for the first couple of songs to click with me but after that I really enjoyed this one. It was nice to learn what Lynyrd Skynyrd were referring to in regards to Southern Man.

As a kid, I used to roll my eyes every time Dad would put on this album. Us siblings would all join in complaining about Neil's wobbly whiny voice. But I'll be damned, I think my Dad was on to something. Just a great collection of moving, lyrical songs. Southern Man is such a tune.

Very happy here. I've heard the radio Neil young plenty over the years and I never really got it. But now I do. I love his voice. It's very unique and they way it's layered is perfect. I got half th album saved. So much good stuff. A couple hit hits but some great more b side type stuff. It's very simple but honestly the sonics of his voice are plenty great for me

Not my favorite Neil, but he’s the man!

I really enjoyed this! Looking at the track list before listening I felt like I only knew a few songs, but that turned out to be wrong. I ended up knowing almost every track on this record. As a Canadian, I am a little biased but I think Neil Young is excellent. His voice can be a little grating, but he often has great backup singers and he writes great lyrics. A highlight for me was actually the song "Birds" which made me really emotional, it had me almost shedding tears while making dinner.

The more Neil I get here the more his music grows on me. The vocals are still the weak spot for me but I felt this album was better, and great songwriting.

Classic rock is classic. Some of it is also heartbreaking.

I don’t know why it took me so long to figure out this was Neil Young, the young of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young because I have listened to their music for much of my life. 70s music was such a vibe, very chilled and I’ve added a few to my playlist

I’m not the biggest Neil Young fan but there are plenty of his songs which I would put on my greatest hits top 200 compilation. Two of these, Only Love Can Break Your Heart and the title track are on this album. So by that metric this is probably my favourite of his albums. Apart from these two songs there is also a lot to like on this album and listening today I concluded that there was not one duff track on it. 4/5 2/3/25

Easy listen, nice sound

No doubt that Southern Man is a powerful song. I like "Birds" too and "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", and "When You Dance I Can Really Love". Overall a good 4 album, I'm just not a huge fan of his vocals but appreciate the song writing for sure.

This would be a 5 star album if it wasn't for Neil Young's cartoonish voice. It's hard to believe that's someone's real voice. Beyond that, the songwriting is great and the performances (with the exception of the aforementioned vocals) are fantastic. 4 stars

Kurt cobain cited Neil as inspiration and now I see why

This one really surprised me. Great album, breezy. Left me wanting more. Some tracks feel a bit Bowie inspired but that’s me being nit picky if I wanted to criticize this album. Loved the first track Tell Me Why and Southern Man. Started the album just repeating track one over and over.

4/5

Fínn Njáll.

I know that Neil Young has lots (perhaps the most?) entries on this list. I have said many times that I don’t believe artists should have multiple entries on the list unless the entry depicts a different sound/structure/aspect to their music. I’m not sure After the gold rush qualifies as a change of style/sound, but I love it all the same!

good album, enjoyed the country folk sound and Southern Man

Probably the best Neil album I’ve heard on the list so far. God knows I’ve had a bunch.

This was excellent. Many great songs.

Sweet

Another banger from Neil, he can't stop

Didn’t realise before now how distinctive his voice was. Enjoyed this a lot more than the crazy horse one. Again, feel like with proper listening over time could become a fave but avoiding this pre Glasto.

For now, this is the best Young album I got. Still don't like his voice, but this album is quite enjoyable.

Seminal early Young. Evocative of a loss of innocence and the instrumental embellishments of horn and piano throughout are very welcome and add texture and some complexity. 4⭐️

Needed to listen to more Neil Young all my life.. love his bittersweet folk style

NY just bringing the jams. This one is no exception. Good stuff. 4/5

wow - really liked this, didn't expect to

- To be blunt, Young's tenor is simply beautiful--melodic, but raw, it always pops. - Thought-provoking, often borderline confusing (some illicit substances definitely pushed some of these lyric), and typically engrossing. - It did not steal me away the whole time, but there are moments when you can just forget yourself and flow with it.

Look I like Neil Young and I will die on this hill. His voice is fine, sounds best on the tracks with the harmonies. The instruments sound great, it really does sound like an album some dudes just kinda recorded in someone's house which I dig. The lyrics are solid, good storytelling. He's quite the character and I like that. This album does a solid job of showing that.

With this being my second Neil Young album, I've come to the conclusion that he's a bit like Bob Dylan. Brilliant song writer but his voice can be kind of annoying. He sounds good on some songs but not so much on others. Overall, a good album that occassionally was let down by Neil's voice being a bit annoying

Don’t mind the voice.

Great album. Sitting on a porch in the rain type beat. Delish.

Folksy Neil. I tend to lean more towards the crunchy electric guitar, melancholy-side. But I like this too.

Half dozen tracks were recognizable if not singable.

Хороший такой, акустический, много гитары, голос мне не очень понравился, но парочка хороших песен есть.

Nog meer vintage Neil. Wederom quasi-diepzinnige teksten met precies genoeg begeleiding bij 's mans kenmerkende stem. En opnieuw kan ik deze folkrock weer goed hebben. Geen uitschieters maar wel een sfeervolle bedoening.

Wat valt er nog over de beste man te zeggen na zoveel albums? Dit vind ik samen met Harvest zijn beste periode. Kleine liedjes, die hij vaak zonder (al te veel) ondersteuning van anderen brengt, waardoor ze misschien nog wel krachtiger zijn als dat er een hele begeleidende band achter zou staan. En als er dan een begeleidende band bij is, zoals bij Southern Man, dan rockt het zoals de beste nummers op latere platen. Aangezien er teveel platen van Neil Young in staan, kan er maar 1 album de 5 sterren krijgen en dat kreeg Harvest al. Dus houden we het op een keurige 4.

Neil Young shows off his range with the folksy rock ballads here while also foreshadowing the "grunge" rock he became more known for. I like it all and really enjoyed this album. Southern Man is such a jam and a cool way to break through from the folksy/melancholy start. The guitar solo towards the end just slaps. Other than that song, there weren't many standouts that could push this to a 5 for me. I'll list Tell Me Why and When You Dance I Can Really Love as honorable mentions. Solid 4.

surprisingly lit af like i didn’t think id like country stuff at all but this kinda felt like soft rock a bit. felt quite emotional definitely went hard

One of my fave Neil albums, I think this whole album is solid and has several of his best on it

Def getting heavy on Neil Young… I like this and rated it 4 previously so I’m sticking with it. No much else to say. It’s Neil! 3.75/5

While Crosby, Stills and Nash were on their own separate rolls, Neil Young decided he would rather not be upstaged and crafted his rendition of a sweeping mini-epic that gathered together subjects such as love, heartbreak, segregation, eventual disillusionment and nostalgia. After the Gold Rush sees Neil once again improving upon where he left off and leaving behind crumbs that showcased a glimmer of where he would go; a road that would give him further despair, confusion and revelation that will ultimately change him. Favorites: Tell Me Why, After the Gold Rush, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Southern Man, Don't Let It Bring You Down, When You Dance I Can Really Love, I Believe in You.

Definitely one of Neil Young's better albums, short and sweet. Mid 4.

Tough one for me. Has a couple of standouts, but as with anything with Neil...you take the good with the bad. I'm a love and follower of his entire catalog, but this album seems to go in different directions at times. Squeaking in to a four star at 3.59.

Eerily beautiful. The break for silence is fascinating and thoughtful. Lyrics are poetic and profound.

Het algoritme smakt voor de verandering maar weer eens een Nelis Jeugdig plaatje op m'n bord. Het was immers alweer zo'n 24 dagen geleden. Maargoed, we weten dat het zo is dus we accepteren het maar. Zo weet ik ook dat er nog drie Elvis Costello's in het duister op me liggen te wachten. Onze vaste vriend van de show lijkt op dit album wat te experimenteren met z'n kopstem, haast beegeeësque. Het maakt me inmiddels weinig meer uit, ome Nelis krijgt tot nu toe steevast voldoendes en ook deze keer komt het wel goed zo te horen. Zo'n track als 'Southern Man' is smullen geblazen, net als 'Don't Let It Bring You Down'. Ondanks die stem dus. Knap eigenlijk. Qua sfeer (zo werd 'vibe' vroeger genoemd, toen een meeting nog gewoon een vergadering was en een workshop nog een cursus) zit het op dit album echt helemaal goed en mede daardoor is dit misschien wel m'n favoriete Cornelis tot nu toe. Goed geluid, sfeervolle nummers en dat de stem wat typisch is verrast me al lang niet meer. Een speeltijd van 35 minuten is bovendien meer dan keurig. Ik verbaas mezelf, maar ik moet zeggen dat ik zelfs even twijfel over een 5. Ik denk dat de 4 het meest realistisch is, maar het is me inmiddels in ieder geval duidelijk dat je ze een stuk slechter kunt treffen op deze lijst.

cool

Det er neil young

Easy to see why he is so reveared

One of my favorite voices in music Title track 😍 and Birds 😭

Classic. Beautiful melodies and poignant but don’t Neil’s voice on most songs

As opposed to Tonight's The Night, which was mostly crusty garage rock, this one is much more folksy and reserved. Featuring more stripped down ballad-esq compositions with lots of support from pianos, horns, etc. Only real outliers are Southern Man and When You Dance I Can Really Love, which tap into some of the crustier rock tendencies that I love so much from Young. Southern Man is a standout in its own right -- all time classic jam. I'd say, while I prefer the crustier Young with the distorted guitar tone that you can slice with a knife, this album shows some serious range. Solid compositions and storytelling. I'd give this a soft 4 in my personal taste.

4 stars. Solid quick album. Love me some neil young

Not my favorite of the Neil Young albums we've had, but still really, really solid. This project has made me a Neil Young fan. Don't Let It Bring You Down is a favorite I never knew about.

Neil's voice is famously thin and whiny, his guitar ability is overrated and second-rate, plus he's fairly self-obsessed and self-righteous (based on what I've read). But I'll easily grant that he's got a strong songwriting ability, and I've grown to like his music quite a bit. This album is a high 4 for me. Could grow to be a 5 for me someday, maybe.

Suprised me would listen to again definetly, I like the vibe of the album 4/5

Neil Young just kept getting better & better album by album. One of my favorites. Feels handmade. Just did want he wanted with his music and didn’t care what anyone else thought…maybe.

Would like to listen to this one again. A few great songs on this that I had never heard before.

Oh my god, I never expected to enjoy a folk rock record that much.

Wow. This kinda blew me away. As a Neil Young rookie, I've heard some of his greatest hits in passing, but haven't been an active listener thus far. After a couple listens to the LP today, I'm really struck by this album as an body of work. It's clear that the 60/70's had some all timers. Neil's voice is raw and almost fragile, but so well accompanied by the piano, guitars and other instruments that show up here. "Birds" is a song I might need to be played at my funeral... Lots of emotion on this one.

First actual 4 stars (first few were skewed I think). The voice is good, will have to check out the most popular tracks of all albums.

Good

Solid songwriting and a delight to listen to.

He whines a lot doesn’t he?

Another Neil Young album. Good stuff. The second half of the album was the best part. Standouts: Everything but After The Gold Rush, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Till The Morning Comes, and Cripple Creek Ferry.

Great, classic album

Very enjoyable! Great easy-listening.

Thoroughly enjoyed this album.

Very mellow compared to some later works, but you can hear influences that have stayed with him from the beginning here too.

This all sounds so good. I mean sonically, production wise, the mixing. It’s like butter. Beautiful working together of all the instruments and his voice. Lyrics and writing are great. A few spots are questionable. He’s got two songs on here that are only a minute and a half. What’s up with that? Couldn’t come up with any way to make those longer? On the one hand, I respect the idea of having your song sung and not stretching it, but on the other hand, at that length, just scrap it. Also, “Oh, Lonesome Me” kinda felt out of place. Might just be on that one, though. I loved every other song. Great shit. 4/5

While I am as a general rule ideologically opposed to the American impulse toward post-colonial self-mythologisation, to pull it off you've got to either lean into the mythopoeic bombast of it and anchor it in existing stories (hi, Dark Tower), or else deliver it with this kind of understated grace and surprising bitterness.

Sorry Lynyrd Skynyrd, I liked it. Simpsons: Yes

Pleasant album, might listen to again.

Really enjoyable

Very solid Neil but far from my favorites from him. Just a little 'less' somehow. 4.5

# Album Name: After the Gold Rush # Artist: Neil Young # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Really good opening to the album with Tell me why and Gold rush. Only Love can break your heart. Probably THE standout song on the album. Some fantastic melody, guitar and piano work on Southern Man. Quality song. the first half of the album is very good and it takes a bit of a dip. But overall its a very good album. # Top Tunes: Tell me why / Gold rush / Love can break your heart / Southern man / Dont let it bring you down # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Amazing! I listen it before many times

8/10

Listening to this cuz I forgot to. Tell Me Why is a good acoustic song, with nice CSNY style harmonies. Don’t know why it’s the opener tho, cuz it seems like it fits better in the middle of the album After the Gold Rush is an amazing song. Don’t have much to say cuz I heard it before and I liked it a lot. Next is Only Love Can Break Your Heart. Very breezy country rock song. I like it! Southern Man is a banger. Fuck Lynyrd Skynyrd from hating it. I’m from Georgia and that song goes hard. Fuck people who simp for the confederacy. Black people deserve reparations. Killer guitar solo Next is Till the Morning Comes. A pretty simple songs with only a few minutes, but it’s pretty catchy and breezy Next is Oh Lonesome Me, which is a cover of an old country song. It’s alright, but this song has the weird quirk of being mixed in mono instead of stereo. I dunno if that’s a problem with the version on Apple Music or a deliberate choice. That harmonica tho. Next is Don’t Let it Bring You Down. Pretty good acoustic rock song. He called trucks “lorries” in the first verse, which is weird cuz they aren’t called lorries in America or even Canada. Nice shift from minor to major in the end Next is Birds. Another piano ballad like After the Gold Rush. I think the metaphor of a bird flying away relating to someone breaking up with a woman was something Lynyrd Skynyrd nicked with Freebird. Very beautiful. Next is When you Dance I Can Really Love. Reminds me of his earlier song Cinnamon Girl. Also has a piano part that reminds me of the one in I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges. Next is I Beleive in You. This was recording during the same sessions as Oh Lonesome Me, but it isn’t mono like that, so that raises more questions about it. Very good ballad tho. Finally is Cripple Creek Ferry. This isn’t as good as the other songs in the album. It’s a cheesy song about a boat. Sounds like they didn’t take it seriously since it’s only around a minute long.

So good!

Southern maaan

Classic!

An old favorite, since the 70s. Each of these tracks has significance to me. What a great album.

A great Neil Young album. Doesn't quite rise to the level of Harvest for me, but that's a really high bar to clear from one of greatest songwriters of all time.

4.5/5

Pure Young. Slow burners and rock god moments.

8/10

Good.

Definitely one of my favourites from Neil Young so far. I definitely think he showcases how great of a vocalist he is on this album more than any of the others I have heard, as well and having some of his most interesting and diverse instrumentals.

For some reason, when I saw I was generated this album, I thought that Neil Young was Lou Reed so I had completely wrong expectations. Thankfully, I enjoy Neil Young’s music far more, so it was a pleasant surprise. His voice is lovely and soft, which goes nicely with the calming folk music. He has certainly had rockier music on other albums, but I think I might prefer this more sedate version of him. This album was very warming.

Pushed to 4 by Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Пойдёт

Liked it

This is a very good album, and Young would go on to record a truly great one two years later. Sad cranky Canadian hippie country guitar rock. What’s not to like?

Leukste album tot nu, echt goed om naar te luisteren

Really liked it more than I thought I would. Neil has been in my life a bit more recently for whatever reason.

Great variety of beautiful folk rock songs. Some songs are a bit too short with slightly wasted potential. His voice really shines through on songs such as tell me why and after the gold rush.

I…actually liked a Neil Young album?

I wasn't keen on this in the first couple tracks but it picks up. I think it's because of Young's quite shrill voice, which is front and centre, that I found off-putting on the title track. That's not to say I don't like his singing, I generally do on the rest of the album. He kind of reminds me of Chris Goss a little bit, especially on Don't Let It Bring You Down too The variety in sounds and instrumentation prevents the album from becoming stale but none of it feels out of place. The guitar playing is inventive and Young plays some nice, catchy licks Might need to come back to this later, really enjoying it Highlights: Don't Let It Bring You Down, Til The Morning Comes, Southern Man

I like this one better than Rust Never Sleeps. Although "My, My, Hey Hey" is my favorite song from these albums. I need to do some more Neil listening to fully appreciate him. I'll keep this one spinning again for sure.

I only recognized Southern Man. I think I would like this album much more if someone else did the vocals. It does have some good melodies. This is especially true in the title track -- great melody, but man, those vocals. Still, in spite of the vocals I can't help getting into this album.

J’aime bien Mr Neil, sans capoter dessus. En lisant les commentaires, qui clament qu’After The Gold Rush est sont Magnum Opus, ma hype est montée un peu trop haut. Trompez vous pas, c’est un bon album, mais ça va pas te faire immédiatement aimer Neil Younglors de l’écoute.

Clarse

Something about Neil young’s music draws me in. Distinctive voice, great melodies, meaningful lyrics. I like this a lot.

It's Neil Young. I love Neil Young.

Good album!! Neil young is one of the goats

This is a great album. I was verging on like 3.5 until I realized I had saved over half the songs to listen to again later. I’ve never been a huge fan of his voice but the songs I end up liking I really like. I don’t know how often I’ll sit and re-listen in its entirety but it’s clearly a very well done album. Special shout out to When You Dance I Can Really Love. I had never heard it before and I’m so happy I finally have.

Not bad Neil Young. I'm not a huge fan of his work but this album is pretty good, it has a few big hits and some other nice songs. Makes me feel kind of smart listening to this.

Exquisite vocal performances and impassioned songwriting made this one of my favourites so far. Only Love Can Break Your Heart is the stand out track, and holds nostalgic significance for me. Such a heavy and beautiful concept, expertly delivered. It's sacrilege to say, but I also love St Etienne’s cover. Other highlights are After The Gold Rush, great piano on that one, Southern Man has a jerky guitar solo that goes off the rails, and I Believe In You is another triumph in songwriting. I don't even mind the little incident tracks, nice breaks between the ballads.

Despite never listening really loved this album. I’m a fan of Youngs singing style and it comes to the fore in ‘Southern Man’ which is a great song that feels full of raw emotion, and given the subject it should be.

I really enjoyed this today - When You Dance You Can Really Love was my favourite track

Oh Neil. You can take a sad song and make it sadder. You can take a high voice and make it higher. Listened to this one the day after Trunp won the 2024 election. Lots to ruminate on and this album had some songs that really worked for that. It's soo close to a 5, probably a 4.4. But Till The Morning Comes and I Believe In You are filler no matter how you slice it. Damn if After the Goldrush and Southern Man aren't two of the best songs ever written. Cool story about a failed screenplay breaking the writer's block wide open and creating an amazing song and album. Saved Songs: - After the Gold Rush - Southern Man - Birds

The album kept me entertained throughout with continuous new songs standing out for e. The title track and Only love can break your heart are the real standout tracks for me. Beautifully constructed folk album. I would not mind owning this

Decent album. Not my favorite Neil Young, but not bad. “Southern Man” is such a great song, and definitely the standout track, but there are a lot of other really good songs here too. While not my favorite, this is still so enjoyable to listen to.

Tough to hate.

Good album. Good Neil Young album.

Bij Neil Young is het altijd maar de vraag welke Neil je krijgt. En deze kan me opzich wel bekoren, al duurt dat wel maar tot nummer 7 a 8. Daarna worden het toch vooral fillers om het album vol te krijgen lijkt het. Waar ik aan het begin al dacht dat dit wel 4 sterren zouden worden, ga ik richting het eind toch twijfelen. Ach ja, voordeel van de twijfel dan maar.

Cool.

I thought this was just a line from Kacey Musgraves from Space Cowboy. Yes this album is slow at times and kind of basic, but I think others would describe that as stripped in some sense. All recorded in a basement kind of allows for that. I normally don't like those types of albums but this is an exception. Also glad to see this on the top 100 on apple. Again, not a perfect album, but I can see the heart behind it with some great lyrics that aren't hidden behind a ton of production.

Okay, not terrible, a few good ones, but not perfect

This is a pretty good album; nice blend of styles ranging from older CSNY to leaning into more of his later rock style.

B+

Enjoyed it, would listen again.

Amazing record. I always fall into a comfortable place when I listen to this

Ha! I just rated a Silver Jews album and talked about artists with voices that some may find jarring... or just terrible. I know a lot of people who feel that way about Neil Young but I really enjoy him.

Really solid album. I felt like the only song Neil truly showed off his guitar skills was "Southern Man" but overall I enjoyed most tracks.

It’s Neil Young!

Findi sehr spassig zum lose, gueti Morge Hintergrundmusig wo mer doch no ab und zue guet herelost. Es klar 3.5, aber git no credits für sini durezogni high-pitched stimm

Neil young … geil sound Zwar die zwei beste lieder nöd uf dem album. Aber begnadete künstler mit schöne tracks. Holt mich ab. Thömps öp

neil young fucker you‘ve done it again ya cheeky bastard morge früeh im zug inezoge und im büro gad nomal eini nachegleit, ketchup mayo bravo

Really picks up around Southern Man

Surprised me. Sneaks up on you as well through the album. Thought it sounded pretty generic at first but surprising poignant. I am on a comedown though, so that could have an impact. Did not expect Neil Young to have that kinda vocal style either. Always knew he was a legend politically, but never bothered to listen to his music. Good shit. 7.5 / 10 Best track/s: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, When You Dance I Can Really Love

A hall of fame album from a hall of fame artist. A real beauty, eh.

Now this is more like it! While I enjoyed the desolate and lonely paintings of Young's 'On the Beach', this album trumps it with just how much more personable it is. The 35 minutes here flew by, with every song boasting its own set of highlights. The piano ballad 'Birds' is one of my favorites here, with its lyrics offering a positive outlook on a crumbling relationship. 'After the Gold Rush', like 'Birds', evokes images of nature with Neil detailing his intricate connections to it. But, I cannot talk about this album without mentioning the undisputed highlight, and my new favorite Neil Young song, 'Southern Man'. It's a weird song for Lynyrd Skynyrd to feel the need to respond to with 'Sweet Home, Alabama', considering Neil's clear criticisms of the racist aspects of the South. You can still be prideful of your particular region without getting angry at rightful criticisms of its muddy history and conservative attitudes leading to continuing rejections of growth and change. Heck, Randy Newman on a recent listen was able to do it while also being a Southerner himself. Anyways, this particular song also sounds quite different than most songs here, except maybe 'When You Dance I Can Really Love' which also goes in a more outwardly rock direction. It was an unexpected sonic switch-up here - one that I dug. All the more traditional country-folk tracks are just so enjoyable - I loved 'Tell Me Why', 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart', and 'Oh, Lonesome Me'. I've only listened to two Neil Young records thus far, but I'm not sure if he'll be able to top this one for me - it's too damn good.

Really strong 4 but not quite a 5. Every song is a sing-along

- Ich mag das Album sehr - Ich finde es recht fascettenreich: Klassische Akustik-Folk Songs wie „Tell Me Why“, Pianolastige Balladen wie „After The Goldrush“, Rockigere Stücke wie „Southern Man“ oder auch so ein quirky Beatleesquer Song wie „Till The Morning Comes“ - Insgesamt ist das album eher low-tempo, aber das stört mich nicht - Lyrisch ist das Album toll - Der Titeltrack ist ein wunderschöner Song - „Southern Man“ ist vielleicht auch Leuten ein Begriff, die sich mit Neil Young nicht so viel auseinandersetzen: Der Song adressiert die Sklaverei und Rassentrennung in den Südstaaten. Lynyrd Skynyrd haben das als Angriff auf den gesamten Süden der USA empfunden und so heißt es doch in Sweet Home Alabama: „I hope Neil Young will remember, a SOUTHERN MAN don‘t need him around anyhow.“ Es wurde ein jahrelanger Disput gemunkelt, der sich wohl irgendwann gelegt hat. Neil ist schließlich sogar schon einige male in Lynrd Skynrd Tshirt aufgetreten. - Insgesamt einfach ein cooles und entspanntes Album, das ich immer wieder gerne höre. Rating: 4-4,25/5

My first of many Neil Young albums. I liked this one. It has a some great songs and I like listening to him and his Music.

Interesting listen. I really liked some of them, but did not love everything.

A classic. Love uncle Neil.

It sounds like a Neil Young album and that's not a bad thing. Fave: Only Love Can Break Your Heart.

Not one of his albums I'm particularly familiar with - quite a revelation to hear "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and realize the Saint Etienne version is a cover! It's got everything I love about Neil Young going on, so I reckon with more listens it would rise to a 5, but we'll stick with 4 for now. Fave tracks - as well as "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", "Don't Let It Bring You Down" and "When You Dance, I Can Really Love You" stood out...

Heard before. Good.

Really enjoyable album. I know a lot of Young fans would count this as his best or at the very least near the top. Maybe it's because this was somehow a first listen for me but it doesn't top Harvest for me. I can't quite give it 5 stars today but I think it could grow on me even more with future listens.

81% Best: Only Love Can Break Your Heart; Southern Man; Birds; When You Dance You Can Really Love Must-Hear? Sure

I know I’m supposed to get over how hard it is to listen to his voice. Sometimes it really gets to me, but it’s easier in cases Iike this, when the songs are just really really good. I’m typically not a slower-song cat, but they open up really nicely on multiple listens. I can see how so many folks were pissed off by “Southern Man,” because it’s a totally crashing jam.

Neil Young's voice gets a little whiny and annoying, but man the song writing and harmonies are pretty great. Thankfully most of the songs have harmonies throughout. Overall a super solid album, I liked it a lot.

Good for sadness

How was Young supposed to follow up Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere? This is how. This is no play-it-safe unadventurous sequel. In fact in many ways this contrasts his (technically second, but first genuinely great) ‘first album’, in that the track lengths are shorter and there’s less instrumentation, instead relying much more heavily on songwriting. That sounds like a recipe for disaster, right? A follow-up to a beloved country rock album has less music, and less rock. But it works, and it works tremendously. Even if the best song is undoubtedly Southern Man, with its song length doubling many other tracks, it is of course not about each track individually but about the overall listening experience. And here, you couldn’t wish for much more. If anything, you could not disagree to this album being just so lovely and warm. It certainly has punch in the aforementioned Southern Man, but the rest of the album is much better than a punch. It feels like Young is giving the listener a 35-minute hug.

Neil is a great writer and he's written at least 4 great songs for this album. Not his best, but really good stuff.

Young knows how to sound emotional, and the emotions run the gamut on this album.

good album

God knows I love neil young but I'm not sure I can fully get behind it Still awesome though. Southern Man rocks. Lynrd Skynyrd can shut it

I only know Neil Young from CSNY and his hits, so this was new to me. I didn't really know what his sound was. On my first go around I didn't like it too much, to be honest, but after a re-listen, reading along with the lyrics, I enjoyed it very much.

Neil Young is alright, not nearly as good as he thinks himself to be but decent enough. Surprised to be able to listen this on Spotify since I remember Neil saying he was going to pull his music from Spotify during his major tantrum over Joe Rogan a few years ago. Probably forgotten that he had sold a lot of the rights to his music to an investment fund and so had only limited control over it.

Keep on rockin' in the free world, Neil! No notes

Quite enjoyable poppy folk.

Not much to say except really solid album full of Neil Young, total comfort music. This is really solid classic rock with some nice tones being explored. Looking forward to revisit more.

Neil Young's voice is really abrasive to me. On this album it sounds like Kermit the Frog mixed with a small child. It sucks because everything else about Neil Young's music is right up my alley and is also very good. I really really want to love Neil, but I always just get stuck on his voice. It pulls me out of any immersion I get from the story of his songs or appreciation of talent and skill of the instrumentalists. Maybe one day I'll be able to listen to an album of his and not get distracted by his voice, but today is not that day. That aside, it's an excellent album. The songs are interesting from a lyric and instrumental standpoint, and there's a ton of variation between the songs that no songs sound too similar to each other. Favorite Song(s): Southern Man, Cripple Creek Ferry

Yeah, a begrudging thumbs up.

Tight. Southern Man is a phenomenal song to rage too. The rest of it has nice weird rockers and weird soft stuff, very much on brand. I like when you dance, don't let it bring out down, only love... But. Southern man. Mr Young a master of the d minor blazer. Not like the d major (controversial?) Sweet home. When will you pay them back? - folks, who think they are serious people, will dance all around themselves to say why it's not a legitimate question, or why it's not young's to ask. It is a legitimate question, but I've done the south extensively and expect those greasy cocksucker sons of slavers will never answer.

This is my second Neil Young album for this project, and another one I haven't heard before. I think the only ones I knew before were Harvest and Harvest Moon, then On the Beach and now this. He's a helluva songwriter, and I find his music very comforting.

Það er eitthvað svo gott við þetta. Hrátt, flutningslega og tilfinningalega.

Songs. So many great songs. Some would become classics and continue to grow for years to come. Others capture a moment in time.

Recognized it as early '70s pretty early on

Very solid, but the title track’s vocals are very annoying which lost it a star.

Solid.

Neil young is great, a few bangers on here but ultimately won’t be listening to the whole thing again

Neil Young. Ennit. 4.4

This album is perhaps the most definitive evidence that despite the naysayers, Neil Young can absolutely sing, he just has a unique cadence as well as a roundabout way of getting across his emotions. This album is mostly just pretty, with hints of that regular ol' rock 'n' roll edge sprinkled throughout its short runtime, but I would call this album mostly a ballads album. Now, Young is talented when it comes to making those types of songs, and it is why I prefer his solo works over those with Crazy Horse, but I'll admit I was a tad fatigued by the sound, and was happy it ended pretty quickly. Otherwise, I could've seen this album not sitting with me quite as well, but instead I was happily whisked away into a somber lullaby, and when everything swelled into a climactic piano paring or even a rock song, it was all the more mesmerizing. I think it could just stand to cut some of the fat, such as the oddball finale, and I'd say the ballad after ballad approach can lead to the idea well feeling a tad dry, but this album still earns its title as one of Young's best, even if it isn't my favorite.

Superbe album, Nowhere Man est une piste incroyable ! Ça fait du bien de découvrir autre chose de Neil Young que l’incontournable Harvest, quelle énergie ; ça c’est du bon rock ! Noté 4 ici mais plus proche d’un 4.5.

First song absolutely had me jaw-dropped from its quality in the melodies, harmonies and pure emotion. It couldn't quite keep up but wow I fell in love with Neil Young.

4.5/5

Really opens up on the second side, becomes something special.

Good

I feel like Neil Young is a 'love him or hate him' kind of musician. I love his voice, always have. Super unique. And while the whole acoustic singer/songwriter, vaguely county, vaguely folk genre isn't really my cup of tea, I do really like most of his music, particularly the more rock-oriented stuff. Oddly, I've always hated Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Anyway, for this album specifically, there's a lot to like if you can get on with the vocals. And I know that not everyone can. But the songs are pretty brilliant. Neil Young has always been a great lyricist and this album has some of his best. Great guitar work too, particularly on Southern Man. Funny how Lynyrd Skynyrd totally missed the point of that song. Or maybe they didn't and were just like 'fuck off this is how we like it' which seems a little more likely. I'm totally in Camp Neil on that one.... But this album is super short which is kind of a bummer, would be nice to have just another two or three songs. 3.5/5 rounding up because 3 seems too low.

oh i know this album already and i love it:)

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor coming Sayin' something about a queen There were peasants singin' and drummers drumming And the archer split the tree There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun That was floating on the breeze Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies I was lyin' in a burned-out basement With a full moon in my eyes I was hopin' for replacement When the sun burst through the sky There was a band playin' in my head And I felt like getting high I was thinkin' about what a friend had said I was hopin' it was a lie Thinkin' about what a friend had said I was hopin' it was a lie Well, I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships lying In the yellow haze of the sun There were children crying and colors flying All around the chosen ones All in a dream, all in a dream The loading had begun Flyin' mother nature's silver seed To a new home in the sun Flyin' mother nature's silver seed To a new home Fucking hippies, man. Anyway, its a pretty good album. 4/5

I am not a fan of Neil Youngs voice I guess. Southern Man is a powerful song but When You Dance I Can Really Love You is probably the song I most liked and was surprised about. The songwriting and musicianship is there, I just cannot get past the voice.

In my first Neil Young review, I wrote that even though I didn’t particularly like that album, it showed me that there was probably a Neil Young album that I would like. I think that is this album.

It has taken me 44 years but I finally get it.

His best one by a considerable margin, in my opinion. The first half of this is really good. Trails off in the second half, but even that's still listenable. Should be the final Neil Young album, I think? Can't believe I had to listen to 8 of these, fucking hell.

One of those albums where it’s a delight to sing along or whistle along to. This is a weird one for me, because I never thought it would become a five-star album for me, but it has. I mean, the dude sings like a muppet. I’m kinda sitting here scratching my thick monkey cranium and trying to figure out why I like Neil Young but dislike Bruce Springsteen.

It's beautiful, Neil Young isn't for everyone, but it's for me.

Was kind of busy working while listening to this one so I didn't write up any notes on it but I thought it was really enjoyable. My impression was that it was a 4 but I'm guessing if I actually paid more attention to the lyrics and songwriting that it would probably be a 5.

The Americana/country rock music that emerged in the early 1970s sounded equally new and old (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Band, the Laurel Canyon artists, etc), and Neil Young fit right in. I get it, his voice can be a deal breaker, but if you like Neil at all, this is probably right in your wheelhouse. I happen to like the music enough to get past his voice. This is probably the best example of Neil Young from this era.

I really enjoyed this album. It has that slow feel like Elliott Smith but a lot more pop-ish, which I feel might get tiring after a while. But there were a few standouts like Birds that I think I'll be adding to my playlist. Overall enjoyed this a lot and will definitely revisit some songs.

Fantastic set of songs. The opening sequence ending with “Southern Man” is really strong. And “Southern Man” in particular is tremendous. Very powerful and rocks hard. “Don’t Let It Bring You Down” is another great song. The piano has a sort of cinematic sound to it. Love that riff on “When You Dance I Can Really Love.” And the jamming in the back half of the song is great. I wouldn’t mind even more jamming on this album. The band is great. 4.5