After The Gold Rush

I didn’t know Neil young couldn’t sing

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

Perfect album, with perfect sequencing. Bonus assignment: listen to the Neil Young tracks from CSNY’s 4 Way Street

Now this is some "album to listen to before you die" shit I can get down with. Like most of Neil Young's best, After The Gold Rush is an album I will never tire of. ATGR delivers an array of what makes Neil a legend - beauty ("Birds"), social commentary ("Southern Man"), love songs ("Only Love Can Break Your Heart") and a stunner of a title track.

probably wouldnt listen regularly or again but it was a great album

*sigh* Album number 2, and we've already got a folk/country type album. My greatest enemies... I'm sure this is a great project, seems to viewed as a classic masterpiece, but I don't get anything from it. Annoying voice, dull instrumentals. I can't genuinely criticise it because I'm sure it's great, it's just not for me at all.

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

Po "Ragged Glory" chciałem pozostać jak najdalej Neila Younga na jak najdłuższy czas. Dlatego zachowałem go niemalże na sam koniec odsłuchiwania zaległości. I byłbym szczęśliwy, gdybym mógł odłożyć to na jeszcze dłużej. Chciałem dać Youngowi drugą szansę i podejść z otwartą głową, ale bardzo szybko byłem pewien, że to będzie 2 i nic więcej. Był gdzieś jakiś krótki moment, kiedy myślałem, że może jednak dam słabe 3, żeby nie być zbyt zrzędliwym, ale nope - to jest 2. Podtrzymuję swoją opinię, że gość nie potrafi śpiewać. Chyba po drodze czeka nas więcej jego albumów. Nie jestem szczególnie zachwycony tym faktem.

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

Good album. I guess I don't really know why Neil Young is so well-known. His music is fine, but I just don't see how this is a person whose name I have known pretty much my whole life.

Another Neil Young album which is nice to listen to but sounds like all of the others. This one however has Southern Man which I forgot how much of a jam that song is, definitely my favorite by him

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.

Part of what folks miss out on with why Neil Young is all over this list culminates with After the Gold Rush. His solo work is some of the greatest writing that came after hard work. Buffalo Springfield and CSN&Y while entries that are blasé set you up for the masterpieces by Young that will follow, After the Gold Rush being one of them. 4.5/5

Just fine; easy listening. Not my favorite from Young, but also not my least favorite.

Still not a fan of his voice but this is one of the lesser annoying Neil Young albums

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.

one of the best albums of the 70s

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

Just not my thing

One of my favorites.

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.

A little bit of a hit or miss of an album, but some really gorgeous songwriting on here and some really compelling compositions. Only Love Can Break Your Heart and Oh, Lonesome Me are the standouts here. Such an incredible job from Neil at portraying solitude and the confinement of forgotten love.

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.

Awesome classic!

Some classics on this album especially the start and some fillers towards the end. Really good album and although most give it five it’s only three for me as the last tracks are just a bit flat.

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.

Perfect Neil. No notes.

Good

first folk genre album, and i quite enjoyed it. i enjoyed the melodies on Southern Man, but other than that, i felt like it was pretty stale. a good listen nonethless

Loved this. Have heard it so many times. Moody, lovingly crafted and delivered.

Not sure what I can say about this album. It feels heartfelt and mostly genuine. The music is simple but enjoyable. It's Neil Young.

My first and favourite Neil Young album.

Some really great folk/rock music here, but I just can't handle Neil's voice. It just always sounds out of tune to me, even though I'm sure he's not. Only got to the 4th track... sorry Neil.

Brilliant. Only gets better with age.

Southern Man, Don't Let It Bring You Down, I Believe in You

Solid songwriting and a delight to listen to.

Huge Neil fan. One of his best. I could see someone not liking his voice but the songwriting is impeccable. Still finding meaning after 30 plus years of listening!

He whines a lot doesn’t he?

This was perfectly pleasant and classic Neil Young! Sometimes it's not always my thing, but I enjoyed this more than other albums. Good stuff

I love this album. The track After the Gold Rush is one of my top songs ever. Lots of bangers on here

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.

Not my style but special mention to souther man that was pretty good

Listening to Neil Young sing is a bit like eating cilantro—it’s definitely not for everyone. His voice? A unique blend of a haunted harmonica and a yodeling ghost. This is the second Neil Young album so far, and I have to ask: is 'no one sounds like him' supposed to be a compliment? Because I can confirm—no one should sound like him. That said, I get it, kinda. The songs have heart, and the lyrics clearly mean something to him (though deciphering them can feel like a treasure hunt in an emotional minefield). Tracks like 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' made me pause, maybe even feel things. But then, the next track would pull me back into Neil’s falsetto vortex of existential whining.

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.

It was alright, nothing special.

Dang, pretty good. A few great moments and overall felt cohesive. A nice variety of instruments and vibes from song to song but they still all fit together nicely. Also: I really enjoy Prelude’s cover of the song After The Gold Rush that I first heard on Rhino’s sci-fi box set Brain In A Box.

Probably my favorite Neil, though it’s tough to say. Can’t say I dislike anything here, though. Pretty much perfect.

Neil released a bunch of 5 star music. Is this the best one?

5/5

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

Not my cup of tea.

It's hard to say no to this. Pure Americana. Or Canadacana.

Ok, album. Seems like he is a lost soul. I like more upbeat music

A stone cold classic. I prefer angry electric Neil to contemplative acoustic Neil, but both are great.

neil young

Not as good as "Harvest", but still a great album from one of the masters of Folk Rock.

Not bad, quite easy listening. I wouldn’t skip any of these songs, but I won’t be adding any to my playlist either.

Great album, stacked with good songs many well-known. Works as a gateway or seasoned listening album. 5 Stars

I am an afficionado. And this one is one of his best.

Neil es lo más grande que hay. Es tremenda la cantidad de temazos de disco a disco. Este es más 'canción', bien folk. Tiene picos altísimos pero también relleno.

Heartbreak on every level: personal, interpersonal, political, national. Sad and lovely. And perfect.

nice

Solid Neil album. Andrew of his biggest hits. 3.75

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.

I was always going to give this full marks, it’s one of my favourites. The best thing Neil Young has done.

It's fine, I guess? Maybe it just caught me wrong, but I remember liking other Neil Young albums better. It was good to hear the song that Lynyrd Skynyrd we're complaining about in Sweet Home Alabama though.

His voice goes through me. The harmonies are really pretty but Neil Young’s vocal performance on this is abysmal and annoying at best. He keeps trying to do this shitty vibrato, sickening.

Eigentlich ganz nett, schöne Melodien und hat am Heiligabend irgendwie von der Stimmung gepasst. Hätte jemand anderes gesungen, hätte es bestimmt für drei Sterne gereicht, aber die Stimme des Sängers gefiel mir gar nicht.

Boy, the Randomizer could barely wait, huh? It was only just a few days when my group got DÉJÀ VU, the seminal and (to put it mildly) commercially successful album by Crosby, Stills, Nash & sometimes Young. Seriously, that thing sold damn **numbers**. From what I've read, to this day it's still the highest selling album of any of the individual member's careers. Which, I mean, hey, from what I've heard about C, S and N, that makes sense. But Y? I coulda sworn Y would've had at least one more popular, given his levels of acclaim. Speaking of Y, album sales and acclaim, DÉJÀ VU was such a hit record, that when each member released a solo album afterwards, they all enjoyed increased success just by proximity and association. And of course, none of them were bigger than good ol' Neil Young's. So, yeah, only three days later my group gets to consider Neil Young's follow-up to the biggest album of his career — and I'm also pretty sure this is his third biggest overall behind HARVEST, although for all I know AMERICAN DREAM could actually be number three. It's not about the sales numbers, anyway; it's about the music. So how does that stand up to me? Honestly, I think it's very lovely. Instrumentally, I mean — putting aside the few songs that rock too much. It's the kind of album where I'm sure if I actually registered the lyrics I'd realize it's too serious or too much of a downer to be considered "lovely," but since I don't normally perceive most lyrics a first go around, and since a first listen is what I nearly always go off of... Yeah, this is just lovely instrumentation. Very pretty stuff. I wanna lean back in my chair and just smile. It's really times like these that I'm glad I'm not bothered by Young's voice. Like, believe me, I can absolutely get it. Young has one of the more... Y'know, unique voices in popular/critically acclaimed music. Like a... High warble with a little bit of frog. But I've never found it annoying. I absolutely know what that sounds like to my ears, and Young's just ain't it. It's — it can be amusing, y'know? One of those voices that can be fun to imitate, though not to the same extent as someone like, say, Dylan's. And, like, if he had a more generic folk singer voice, I don't think this music would land like it does. Shout-outs to "Southern Man", too, for being the other song that pissed Lynyrd Skynyrd off enough to write "Sweet Home Alabama". I like all of these songs, for the record, but it's just funny to me that one of Skynyrd's biggest hits ever is an angry response to Neil Young — and a bad one, I'm sure, if you actually take the time to look at its lyrics. Lucky for them, I haven't yet, so like Neil's voice, it don't bother me at all — which is how they feel about Watergate, funny enough. So, yeah, that's off-topic. Lemme pull it back to the point: honestly, I'm feelin' a... 5 on this? Yeah, a 5. There's a small part of me that feels like I've been too generous lately with the 5's, but honestly, I did like this instrumentation enough to justify that. Plus, hey, I'm sure I'll like the lyrics once I'm actually able to take them in, so I may as well give it that as well. Pretty good for the **fourth** Neil Young album my group has gotten, I'd say. Looks like I'm still living up to my RUST NEVER SLEEPS review: "Well, I hope I'm more into any of the other six Neil Young albums on this list."

Absolutely stunning pieces from a Canadian legend. Solid 5 Stars.

I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. Hell of a rebound from Rust Never Sleeps, huh? In the three albums we’ve gotten since that involve Neil Young, they’ve all been a 5 to my ears. This isn’t quite as good as Harvest or Deja Vu, but this is still really fucking good. I think I’m learning that I like Neil Young the best when his lyricism matches the power of his instrumentals – his voice still feels like it’s punching a little bit above his range, but when he’s managing to pull every bit of emotion from his guitar or piano to compensate, and when the lyrics match that, it all somehow finds a harmony that’s difficult to explain, but easy to feel. I really like feeling that harmony, and that harmony is present throughout most of the tracks on this album. There’s a few tracks that don’t quite find that harmony, namely “I Believe In You”, which just feels… weird for a Neil Young song, I dunno. It needed a little more time to cook, I think. When that harmony is there though, this album just glides really smoothly. There’s some great tracks on this album – the obvious standout here is Southern Man, which just unapologetically rules, and I feel bad that Neil Young felt like he had to apologize for writing it. That man was correct in every single thing he said there, and he did it while rocking out. Past that, between “Only Love Can Break Your Heart”, “Don’t Let It Bring You Down”, “Birds”, and “When You Dance, I Can Really Love”, this just finds a really sweet spot between folk music and rock music. While I think it’s showcased at a bigger and better scale on Deja Vu, this still really worked for me at a smaller, more intimate, and less bombastic level. I do wish that “When You Dance” had a little more going in the back, though. Ultimately, this is just a damn good album – it’s a little bit heavy on the “woe is me” type of track, which sort of skews the album’s balance, which is why I’m at a 4.5, but the album as a whole is just too enjoyable to not give a 5. It really is that good, and I hope people can feel that same harmony that I felt while listening to this. I really hope the rest of Neil Young’s stuff on this list stays at the same quality as these last 3 we’ve gotten.

Another album by Neil Young with 2 good songs and a lot of filler but hey its Neil Young so definitely have to hear it before you die.

Another awesome album love Niel big part of growing up

Elegiac brilliance. Sod it, Neil can go into the rare 'two 5s' club.

Chad

What an amazing album, one of the best I've ever heard.

This could be a greatest hits album. Love me some Neil any day.

This was ok, but it’s not Harvest

Sorry Lynyrd Skynyrd, I liked it. Simpsons: Yes

Pleasant album, might listen to again.

No notes, perfect album.

Pretty good 3.5/5

Too much of the falsetto Neil on this one. Not a fan. Also this is my second Neil Young album this week. The fact that I consider this too much does not bode well for his rating.

Really enjoyable

One of the most overrate artists ever. Cool but nothing great sound like he was fisted while singing. Horrible guitar player. Good writing thou. Just bad for me

Just not for me

I have always wondered how Neil Young was able to do "Harvest", a marvellous album full with great songs, when all other albums are so different. They are ok, the songs are partly nice, ok, but never great. And this is also valid for this album. It is ok, there are some nice songs, some not so nice, but nothing is great.

Neil Young is a legend and this record is one of his finest, a masterpiece. One of four high profile albums in 1970 that followed the massive success of CSNY's Deja Vu, and the best one in my book. Lyrics cover a wide variety of topics, and overall the album contains more fragile songs and ballads, with the clear exception of southern man. Title track is a perfect song.

Some songs are what i like

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

I feel like you had to be there to get this music. It's not great but not bad. A little boring and inoffensive. The most 3/5 possible

I enjoyed most of this album even tho I'm not a huge Young fan. Good music for a road trip

Pretty solid. First half is better than the second half. Some classic folk rock on this record.

pleasant

# 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

-incredible introduction to folk rock

Вокал Нила Янга здесь на альбоме отталкивает от прослушивания, хотя местами есть очень нежные лиричные рок-композиции конца 60-ых годов. Но альбом не очень запоминающийся (только парой композиций).

I like the music, but I'm not a fan of Neil's voice. I thought it would grow on me, but that was not the case.

Amazing! I listen it before many times

after the GOAT rush

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.

Bättre än jag förväntat mig. En oväntad 3.5/5.

When Neil Young doesn't use his "She Don't Use Jelly" falsetto he's a lot more enjoyable to listen to

So good!

Southern maaan

Classic!

Pretty good

I'm sorry, but I just don't like Neil Young's voice.

This album was generated on my dad's birthday, and he was the one who told me about Neil Young. Not a bad album by any means, but I expected better from an artist who is revelled as much as he is. Favorite Track: "Southern Man".

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

It's fine

Fav: Southern Man Least Fav: Cripple Creek Ferry It’s competently made with a couple stand-out songs, but much of this did nothing for me

Like the songwriting better than the singing.

One one hand, I don't think it's his best as so many often claim it is - give me Harvest or Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere any day. On the other hand, it IS a 5-star album, so... 5/5

I've previously reviewed a few Neil Young solo albums, and a few with Crazy Horse and Buffalo Springfield. I don't know if I should be surprised but I've rated one album a 1 and 1 album a 5 - and a couple in between. This one was on the 'better'side. First of all, his vocals are fucking awful - he sounds like my 90 years Grandma just before she croaked. Musically it was quite nice, easy to listen to . I wouldn't seek it out again though, but wouldn't turn it off it came on by chance. That to me is 3 star material!

Folk rock. I would’ve liked this a lot more but I really didn’t like his voice.

Pure Young. Slow burners and rock god moments.

That went better then expected, altough I find it a bit boring🤷‍♂️

8/10

Good.

5 songs is enough to me from Young. Whole album is just too much of whining... But those 5 songs are good.

Ah, country and folk. I've gone to considerable trouble trying to get into this type of music. Just a few outlaw country artists have made the cut so far. I'm not lyrically inclined and most vocals are just another instrument, which is why Young's voice, especially his high pitched yowls, rub me the wrong way. In addition a mere acoustic guitar or piano does not cut if for me. I found this album utterly boring. I basically forgot I had music playing and it melds into the background, until Youngs wailing brings him back to focus. Even the rockier songs are starting to irritate me towards the end.

det är rätt så bra. ett sömnpiller emellanåt men vissa låtar är bra. kan inte säga någon specifik. har lite svårt för rösten hans. men men ja jo. visst.

It's okay, but just a bit unremarkable. Southern Man and Birds the standout tracks.

So today was my fourth Neil Young album from this generator and I got one yesterday too that I didn’t listen to 😅 What is going on?! And I think there’s more to come 😩There’s only so much of that falsetto that I can handle at a given time. This album was ok, better than yesterday’s. I had given up after two or three songs yesterday, because it was just not enjoyable. Today’s was a bit better. The title track is good and so is “Only Love Can Break Your Heart.” I’ve always liked that one. “Birds” was a nice song too and of course “Southern Man” is great in all its condescension. Not really much else to say about this album. Neil Young is good in CSNY, but to listen to his voice over and over on his own album is a bit much for me

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

Perfect album. No notes.

Do I respect this artist? Yes. Do I enjoy any of the songs? Next question.

Talented musician, but just can’t get behind the pitch of the vocals

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Another Neil Young superclassic - nothing to add.

Classic Neil Young, great album.

Apparently, I have a preference for NY's country/folk-rock side compared to his hard-rock side. This preference is not without exceptions but it does explain why After The Gold Rush ends up receiving full marks.

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?

boring trash besides 2 songs bro

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.

He knows how to make good country that's for sure

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.

This was the first Neil Young album I bought. I have my ups and downs with him but I've stayed tuned in all this time and this is still a favourite. Better than its successor Harvest.

Probably the most listenable Young album. I think the problem is his voice is incredibly grating if not partially covered by additional sound. It took looking up his bio to understand why he keeps showing up.

I…actually liked a Neil Young album?

its ok, more of a 2.5

lyrics are good but singing was awful for me

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

It was mediocre. I was sadly not highly impressed. Doubtful I'll listen to it again. Had higher hopes since I really love the 60s and 70s.

Not being a NY fan, I actually liked this album. Maybe it was just down hill for Neil after 1970. When You Dance and Southern Man were key tracks for me, I think partially because I had heard them applied in context for most of my life. But even the soulful After the Gold Rush was beautifully written and performed. I don’t know if this is ready to be committed to vinyl yet, but it is worth a least one more listen, and maybe more.

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.

Nothing wrong with this album, and in fact it is probably better than some of the other eil Young albums we've listened to. But, this moves into Dylan territory where the question arises: What is the value of having so many albums by one artist?

Imagine a three year old whining that he's hungry, but his voice is super nasally, like he's got permanent allergies. But instead of whining that he's hungry, he's whining about being lonely & setting it to music. & people try to tell you it's good and he's a legend. No, I'll pass on the nasal whining set to flugelhorns.

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

Twas fine.

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

goes down like water, but there's not much that stays from this album

A wonderful album with some of Neil's best songwriting and that's saying something. At turns beautiful; (Only Love Can Break your Heart), poignant (After the Gold Rush) and scathing (Southern Man), this album shows all the facets of Neil Youngs songwriting range. It does have some filler but that doesn't keep it from attaining 5 star status

mid

Θα ελεγα higher highs απο harvest αλλα lower lows. Πιο στεναχωρο αλμπουμ με καλες στιγμες αλλα προτιμω το Harvest. B

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.

Now understanding why his parents called him Neil, had me on my knees begging for it to stop.

Nice enough album, having been subjected to Rage Against The Machine prior to this, it felt like I had just been released from Guantanamo Bay and been sent to live with a nice elderly grandmother in sheltered housing. For the most part it was calm and gentle, despite her having a weird voice, I still felt safe.. albeit bored at times (she only really wants to play backgammon and watch a Miss Marple omnibus). The saving grace at points like that though, was knowing that she'd be gone soon.. and I found peace in that, as the album was only about half an hour long. Preferred this to the last Neil Young album on here.. hopefully the inevitable 50 others that come up here will be alright too.

Sounds like Towelie. Glad it was only half an hour. Thoroughly enjoyed Southern Man though. Loved it. When you can dance, you can really love - also a good song

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.

Adorable

The title track is one of the worst songs ever written, wallowing in insipid melodies and whiny intonations. Several other songs re-tread the heavily trodden (and never interesting) ground of basic-chord country/folk. Lowest common denominator music.

my fifth album in the crosby/stills/nash/young extended universe. as with the others i dont have much to say in the way of compliments or complaints. its extremely bland but its an easy listen given the short runtime. hopefully I dont have too many of these left on the list

I used to really enjoy this album years ago. At this time in my life, I find even a half-hour block of Neil to be exhausting. I still think it’s one of his more cohesive albums, and there are some songs that resonate with me to this day, but I wouldn’t have put this on if the list didn’t do it for me.

Have on vinyl. Neil Young's second best album, great themes, lyrics, melodies and probably his best voice

I continue to struggle with Young's music. This is no different.

Beautiful songs, just wish someone else was doing the singing, especially on the title track. The Linda Ronstadt version for example sounds so much better in my opinion. Really liked Birds, which I haven't heard before.

Neil Young #6? This did not feel different than all other Young albums. 6/10, but it examplifies the problem with this list - too much of the same things without getting really interesting.

Songs I know: 0 Songs i like: hard to say, just sounded like one continuous track Songs that could have been ripped straight from a car insurance advert: 2 Never really listened to any NY, like his style and album sounds decent although it was the remaster

I don’t even need to listen to this. It’s about as 5/5 as albums get and one of my all-time favourites. It’s got some of the prettiest folk rock songs of all time on it (title track, only love can break your heart, tell me why, I believe in you). Southern man is one of the best rock songs of all time and pissed off Lynyrd Skynyrd, which inspired them to write Sweet Home Alabama. So win/win really. Best songs: Pretty much all of them Worst song: Cripple Creek Ferry is a bit filler-y, but it’s still pretty af

Outstanding album and probably my favourite by Neil Young. No real duds on it but I'm not a huge fan of I Believe in You. That's the only one that drags for me. Standouts: After the Golf Rush Southern Man Only Love Can Break Your Heart Don't Let It Bring You Down Low Points: I Believe in You Lynyrd Skynyrd thinking they're well hard for calling out NY for his lyrics in Southern Man. The Godfather of Grunge would batter you.

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.

Found his voice a bit grating when hitting the high notes initially. Some really good songs but nothing too exciting and tails off a bit. 3.5/5 if it were possible

Gammalt skit, inte min grej

esse do neil young com certeza vai constar na minha playlist de 12h dentro de um carro acelerando em direção à grande utopia mineira (cabo frio)

ah, eu tô de bom humor hoje. num achei ruim nao, só meia boca. pelo reddit, fiquei sabendo que tem mais 6 (SEIS) albuns dele na lista. é bom não odiar ele de uma vez.

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.

Def in my top ten albums of the seventies. It's so good. This is what an album should be like. Not a wasted moment, okay birds is whatever, but it's got it all

Iconic voice, good album

Five stars. One of my favorites. His best!

Tough to hate.

Perfection

Good album. Good Neil Young album.

I don't get it (voice is really bad on this one)

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.

Started late in the day, didn't have a lot of time to focus on it, ultimately didn't finish it and it didn't grab me enough to make me really care to. "I hope Neil Young will remember: A southern man don't need him around anyhow."

Não é meu tipo de música. Realmente nenhuma música se destacou para mim.

me deu vontade de dormir chatissimo espero nunca mais ouvir na minha vida

Hokey, but not in a charming way

Cool.

Elsewhere, I've mentioned my disdain for singer/songwriter/guitarist/healtfelt songs.... but this is Neil Young's classic, goddammit. It' one of those albums that just stays with you for (checks year) yep, 50 years. A certified classic.

1 star for each Neil Young album i have to listen to in the future

pas mon style

Okay, I think I still understand Neil Young a bit better now. This is not my jam, but I don't hate it.

After the Gold Rush is Neil Young's third studio album, and this and the album that followed, Harvest, are regarded has his best work. Young does not have a "great" voice, in any traditional sense. His voice has a sound of awkward earnestness that makes him a compelling storyteller. This collection includes a few of Young's best known songs. From the contentious "Southern Man," to the nostalgic "After the Gold Rush," Young's songs have transcended their genre - they are something more than just country rock songs.

Ugh another Neil Young record. Well let's get this over with. Hey wait a minute, this song is awesome! Oh my god do I finally like Neil Young? The next song answers that question. No, I don't like fucking Neil Young and his terrible voice and somehow worse band. He yet again tricks me with his 2 good song album and a bunch of junk surrounding them. Fucking asshole

I think this might be my last Neil Young album from the list and I’m not upset about it. I do like “Don’t Let it Bring You Down” so that was a nice surprise.

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.

Yet another from Neil, and so soon after Harvest. Not as good, but it's alright. That means it's really not necessary to have on this list. Favorite tracks: Oh Lonesome Me, Don't Let It Bring You Down, Cripple Creek Ferry. Album art: Shot of (I assume) Neil walking the street. Looks like he's wearing a creepy mask, is that the original or just this animated Apple Music edit thing? 3/5

Neil Young rocks

01) Tell Me Why - 8,0 02) After the Gold Rush - 7,0 03) Only Love Can Break Your Heart - 8,0 04) Southern Man - 7,5 05) Till the Morning Comes - 7,0 06) Oh Lonesome Me - 7,5 07) Don't Let It Bring You Down - 7,5 08) Birds - 7,5 09) When You Dance I Can Really Love - 7,5 10) I Believe in You - 7,0 11) Cripple Creek Ferry - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,41 (74/100)

classic rock and probably Neil Young at his best. I dont even like the man all that much but this was a treat through and through. I just cant get past his voice but that is a very personal mark against it so I'll brush it aside. Plus Southern Man is just so good all on its own.

Wasn’t familiar with this album and was pleasantly surprised to find all the Neil Young songs I knew were on it! What a collection of honest, real and sometimes brutal song writing. Loved it!

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.

Already listened to this one for another list. I like it but not my favorite Neil. I prefer a few years down the line from this. 3/5

B+

After The Goldrush is more of the same from Neil Young, no shock there. His singing is ludicrously high and bad for a lot of it, Southern Man is a good song but mostly for the guitar work, I've never really 'got' him and this 2/5 effort won't help that much.

I did not know that Only Love Can Break Your Heart was a Neil Young song. His version is nowhere near as good at St Etienne's though. Don't think I can do better than the review in Rolling Stone when this came out: "none of the songs here rise above the uniformly dull surface." The man can't sing particularly well, the songs and lyrics don't stand out to me, I just don't get the adulation. 2/5.

2 to 3

Strong start to the album and then it really falls off the last half. It really struck me how bizarre his voice is at certain moments in the album.

Setting aside the fact that there really don't need to be 9 Neil Young albums on this list, this definitely is not one of his best. I think this album only serves to highlight Young's mediocre singing voice, and the songwriting is pretty lackluster.

Amazing album as usual for Neil Young. Incredible album with incredible individual songs. Will listen again.

Enjoyed it, would listen again.

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

another really good neil young album in this collection. his immersive storytelling through his songwriting has some full-fledged soft 70s rock sounds thrown in this time around. this sort of raw, imperfect and... natural rock music could only be made back then, which says a lot. the music is emotional and nostalgic, but also very easy and comfortable to listen to. what a guy.

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.

Eh, kinda boring

It’s Neil Young!

I've always been some what lukewarm on Neil Young. When he goes fully electric and is clearly very invested in what he's making, he's excellent. But in many of his quieter moments on this record I just find his tone of voice distracting, and his writing a bit half baked.

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

geil gsi zumd wösch abneh han sogar eis id likes tue stabil

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

I think it’s safe to say at this point that I am not a fan of Neil young. I like a song or two of his but I hated listening to this album. His voice annoys me to no end. Like I said I can tolerate a song or two, I even like some. A whole album is way too much though, and this album especially. The songs were boring and bad, I didn’t connect with this at all.

Couldn't get through the album because I don't like Neil Young's voice.

Not for me, nothing standout.

Really picks up around Southern Man

Ok

Well considering I thought I was listening to Neil Diamond for half the day… I thought this was “aight.

Neil Young’s vocals are terrible, a full album is too much.

Over the years Neil young became highly respected cool dude for me.

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.

when im in a being listenable competition and this is my opponent:

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.

muppet ass mf

Solid album. Nice tunes, for chilling but otherwise album doesnt really stand out to me. A few good songs that have some replayability for me.

Neil Young is a major figure in music history, and this album, even though its quiet and folky at times, kicks balls and slaps It perfectly captures the late 60s, Laurel/Topanga Canyon music scene and culture. I first heard this in college and have always loved the opening tracks, but the record is strong from front to back. And it includes the ball kicking classic "Southern Man". Even if you don’t like Neil Young’s voice, its an important album, from an important figure, from an important time in history.

I can't stand his voice

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

Okay I like southern man but otherwise, why did we let this man become a solo artist? I think that the songs would be better not sung by him

it's fine i suppose. could probably use a re-listen

- 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

- Werde mit Neil Young nicht so richtig warm. - Instrumental sind hier voll die geilen Riffs und Beats dabei aber der Gesangsstil ist einfach nicht meins. Vor allem nicht in einem ganzen Album gebündelt. Da fällt die "Formel" noch deutlicher auf - Ein paar ziemliche Banger natürlich mit auf der Platte. 3,25/5

- gefiel mir gut

Day 5 of this album a day challenge and this is the first album I've gotten that I've listened to before. Great album. Neil Young is up there on the list of greatest songwriters of all time.

2.5, a bit too slow.

2/5

A gorgeous straight to 5 star record. Every track has its place, every track is exquisite. After many Neil Young records (most of them rather good) this was a perfect one.

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.

Not my thing, couldn't listen to that thin, reedy voice

Enjoyable

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...

Solid, nothing special. 6/10

Heard before. Good.

My wife says he sounds like a goat. I say he IS the G.O.A.T.

Superb

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.

It's fine music. I listened for this over and over and I don't have a very strong impression about it. It's soft, chill, candle light music.

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.

Never knew that love song was his. Neil continues to surprise me (3.5/5)

Not only obe of Neil’s best but one of the greatest records of rock music in general. Only hits in 35 minutes.

In January 2022, Young demanded that Spotify pull his tracks off its service in protest of the company's failure to curb Covid misinformation in “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. He said Spotify “can have Rogan or Young. Not both.” Spotify removed Young's songs on Jan 26. In a letter posted on his Neil Young Archives website titled "My Return to Low Res Spotify," the Canadian singer-songwriter explained his choice to put his music back on the platform. "My decision comes as music services Apple and Amazon have started serving the same disinformation podcast features I had opposed at Spotify," he wrote. "I cannot just leave Apple and Amazon, like I did Spotify, because my music would have very little streaming outlet to music lovers at all, so I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music as we made it. Qobuz and Tidal, where my music is presented, are all high res as well." You have bills to pay, we heard you, but you're still hypocritical... "Keep on rocking in a free world", unless I disagree with something you said...

Good for sadness

Very nice! Perfect album!

Kuuntelin, mitään ei jäänyt mieleen.

To my shock, his voice was not nearly as annoying as I usually find it. Towards the end I started to feel agitated at his singing but this album allowed me to recognize the skills Mr. Neil has apart from his supposed good voice. I enjoyed slightly but I just really can’t ignore his voice. I really do understand his incredible incredible influence and I am like a grain of rice amongst bags of rice who support him but I just can’t.

Another nostalgia album. Age 3, trying to learn to read via the enclosed poster with the lyrics and being freaked out by that 2nd song with "I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships coming...." but listening to it over and over and over and being weirdly mesmirized... I shouldn't like most albums like this ... but it just hits in some fundamental way, and then the piano songs (title track obvs, "Birds") really add in a full color to this record and then we've got the classic "Southern Man" rocker on the other side of the ledger... damn I think this weekend I realized I'd mostly forgotten about this album for about 40 years and hearing it makes me feel like a kid again and that I actually love this freaking record. 9/10 5 stars

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.

poop