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Another perfect voice during wild times .
10
Glorious, strident doesn’t miss a beat one of his best.
This is my Neil Young, the godfather of grunge. Freedom was the album that turned me on to him, after listening and liking but not loving Decade. And this was the album that made me a giant fan.
Oon aina tykännyt Neilin äänestä ja kuunnellut osaa hänen valtavasta levytetystä katalogistaan. Tämä levy on tullut kuunneltua, mutta enemmän oon kuunnellut Weld-liveä, missä on monta tämän levyn biisiä.
Classic
Rockin', raw and authentic. This might be the purest distillation of Neil and The Horse. Old Black sounds so freaking good on this recording. It is certainly one of my most played CDs ever and on the very short list of my favorite albums of all time.
This album, along with Freedom were my gateways to Neil Young as a teenager. This could be called the first true grunge album. Not overplayed by classic rock radio so it still sounds fresh. A hidden gem of sorts and just a killer album from beginning to end.
Love the setup of a live studio recording. Neil is on top form
Rock and roll. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s perfect.
Started dragging 2/3 in but last song is peak
I could not have guessed that I would like Neil Young so much! I don't even know why. But it's fantastic.
Listening to this I realize I have so many life stories attached to this record. My parents took me to see this concert. Sonic Youth opened. During the grunge era, Young was an elder statesman for many of us, and this was the record. Young’s guitar is maybe at its best here. So melodic and more than a little ragged, as the title suggests. The intro lick to country home and the riff to over and over get stuck in my mind all the time. Love and Only Love is maybe one song too many to my ears, but what the hell? I love this record.
a joyous, wild racket, free rock and roll. intense and intimate - magic made by having sympathetic musicians all breathing the same air as they blast away.
energic and strong
Not a fan.
very good. a david galea favorite artist!
This is one of those life-changing albums for me. I remember hearing this for the first time at a friend‘s house when I was in high school and it was my first introduction to Neil Young and that pre-grunge sound that he is so famous for with crazy horse. It blew me away because I had never heard anything quite like it that wasn’t modern grunge or alternative music. Needless to say the whole album is full of bangers. What a way to be introduced to uncle Neil.
Ja. Det var ret fedt! Jeg har faktisk hørt det her album før endda, og jeg nød genlyttet. Den får en 5er, så jeg er sikker på at komme tilbage til den igen senere, med fuld overlæg.
this album slaps so hard. every song just gets better and better
Practically perfect
Neil + Crazy Horse is a 5 every time every day
The GOAT
Such a legend. Continuation of late ‘80/90’s comeback
It offers a great introduction and leaves us with wonderful sounds, with long-playing songs, perfect for enjoying at home.
Excellent album with exception the closing song.
the king arrives. we going in reverse chronological order?
Insanely good album. Been listening to more Neil young after I got through this. What a fucking pioneer.
grunge from neil yunge
En klassisk 90-tals Young, den bästa från den eran
I love Neil, this is classic live Neil and he horse.
Grunge before it had a name. Front to back all killer, no filler. 5⭐️ heat.
er zijn een hoop betere gitaristen er zijn een hoop betere zangers er zijn een hoop betere tekstschrijvers er zijn er weinig die mij meer raken dan Neil Young
great
It feels like bread and butter at this point, but I’m still into bread and butter and you can eat my farts if you’re not.
A scorching reunion album. They sound refreshed and vital again. Like Neil had come back from the wilderness.
Neil Young is such a treasure. Folksy, rockin, young, old, he just seems like a true blue dude. I really like White Line. There's a timeless indie melancholy to it. A drama. Feels heavy but hopeful. Really simple and solid chord progression and melodies. I think this might be my favorite Neil. Some moments on here feel 90s, like down the hall from Dinosaur Jr, but of course for the most part its got Neil's sound, so it ebs and flows where it wants and can't be tied down. It feels both core and fringe at the same time. Somehow Neil's guitar solos aren't obnoxious, haha. Legendary.
Can't wait to see this old hero at Glastonbury this summer!! Love love love this album.
I REALLY enjoyed this. Favourite track was Mansion on the Hill. Bit sad I won’t be going to Glasto to see him now!
I consider myself a Neil Young fan, but this is an album I had no experience with. God DAMN is it a banger. Classic Neil with Crazy Horse sound.
This doesn't sound like an artist making art. This sounds like a performer in his comfort zone, playing music because he enjoys playing. That's kind of infectious in its own right. "I enjoyed making this music," this album says to me. "I hope you enjoy listening along." It feels like I'm being treated to a living room concert, and that's fine with me: I like living room concerts – casual affairs from skilled performers. This is definitely growing on me. I'm not sure if it's really good, actually great, or I'm just enjoying the novelty of the intimate performance.
Cool
This was super rocking. Why had I not heard this before!?
Love and only love will endure. Hate is everything you think it is.
Bloody amazing, as all Neil Young & Crazy Horse is.
near wall to wall songwriting monolith...some licks and melodies and chords that i swear ive heard before but i know i havent, theyve just been plucked from something so earthy that its like an inheritance of being alive. the stages set for soloing are almost as amazing as the soloing itself...always this meaty sturdy foundation upon which everything just Makes Sense. super rich and inviting music, every time i encounter neil young these days i feel like my mind is just blown. more indepth examination and appreciation should be On The Way
Loved it.
Das perfekte Rockalbum. Neil Young begleitet mich seit dem Teenageralter. Unzählige Male wurde die einzige für mich erreichbare Originalkassette von „Harvest“ gehört. Unmittelbar nach dem Fall der Mauer konnte ich Neil dann besser kennenlernen. „Ragged Glory“ War dann mein erstes selbst gekauftes Album. Es ragt unter den vielen Platten immer noch heraus und wird oft aufgelegt. Volle Punktzahl!
Love Neil, a big influence on a lot of people
Fantastic album. Folk meets grunge, Nirvana were big fans and no wonder!
Totally biased as this is my fav Neil album. After some weird stuff in the 80s, Freedom and Ragged Glory brought him back to life. Released about a year before the grunge albums took off...Grandpa grunge delivers epic feedback and raunchy sloppy guitar sounds like only Crazy Horse can deliver.
Thrashy and grungy, nothing polished here, long sprawling solos and a pure live garage rock feel. An album I've listened to lots before, one of the reasons Neil is called the Godfather of Grunge
Wow, I really enjoyed this album. I never thought Neil Young could make an album that I’d enjoy as much as this one. The best way to describe it is folk rock with heavier, distorted guitars. That might sound like a strange combination, but he balanced all the elements perfectly, making it come together cohesively. Even though it’s raw and gritty, it still carries his trademark sound, so longtime fans can connect with it, while the heavier edge gives it the potential to reach a new audience.
I have to say I really enjoyed this grunge/blues/rock mashup. Top tracks: Country Home Love to burn Mansion on the Hill Worst tracks: Farmer John (this song alone nearly dragged this album down a star)
Why do I keep fucking up?
Ragged Glory by Neil Young is a raw and powerful return to his electric roots, capturing the energy and spirit of his earlier work with Crazy Horse. The album's unpolished sound is intentional, with gritty guitar riffs and extended jams that embody the essence of garage rock. Tracks like F*!#in' Up and Over and Over are standouts, filled with relentless energy and a sense of reckless abandon. Young’s vocals are as passionate as ever, delivering lyrics that resonate with a mix of defiance and nostalgia. The album's rough edges and live-in-the-studio feel give it an authenticity that is both refreshing and timeless. Ragged Glory is a celebration of rock's raw power, with Young and Crazy Horse at their loudest and most unapologetic. While it may lack the polish of some of his other albums, its spirit and intensity make it a standout in his extensive catalogue. It's a testament to Neil Young's enduring ability to channel pure rock and roll energy. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 7 STAND OUT TRACK - Over and Over
Not sure it's grunge, but it is glorious.
Musical Brilliance. Love the grungy guitars this album. love and only love. Brilliant! 👍👍👍 Best track ... Love to Burn 😎 Just a great album. Raw and rockin' and brilliant
Music was good but they overstay their welcome with how long some of them are
Great album.
Neil is on my rock and roll Mt Rushmore and Crazy Horse Neil is the best Neil.
Just another easy 5. I love Neil plus Crazy Horse. I listened to this after finishing Everyone Knows This is Nowhere and loved it from the start. It's not the 'best' of the records from Young I've heard, but it is the one I throw on the most. It sounds so alive. Farmer John, Love to Burn, Days that Used to Be and Fuckin Up are my favorites.
i love a good long song. when I listened to "everybody knows this is nowhere," i immediately took to 'cowgirl in the sand.' this is an album where every song is 'cowgirl in the sand' so why wouldn't i like it?
45 year old Neil Young put out one of the best grunge records of the 90s. Its spot on dirty garage rock, with highlights being White Line, Love and Only Love, F&%in Up, Love to Burn, Mansion on a Hill....some of Crazy Horse's best stuff since the mid-70s. I guess this was heavily influential on Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobain, right before their big breaks. I'm obviously a Neil Young & CH fan, but I didn't fully appreciate this album until just 3 weeks ago, when I saw the band live -for the first time - down in Huntsville, and they played three tracks from this one. They still rock hard and put on a helluva show, it was incredibly special.
Perfect. 5
Ragged Glory indeed. Just what I needed this morning.
Great grunge psych Neil with long rambles at the farm.
Garage rock at its finest.
I think that the overwhelming view of Neil Young as an artist is that of a songwriter, rather than than that of a musician. He’s a great lyricist, he’s able to compose great Folk-Country songs like those found on his best-selling album, Harvest. And as accurate as the assessment of him as a great librettist and composer is, it forgets an equally important part of Neil Young’s legacy. That part is that, as a lead guitarist, he fucking rips. Ragged Glory is ultimately a Jam record, an album that works best when considering that it was made by a group of experienced musicians who are simpatico with each each other. And as such, I think it works much better than other albums by similar groups of jamming musicians, firstly because it’s an album where a group of tight musicians allow themselves the opportunity to jam for the first time in forever, and secondly because they have the grounding of Neil Young’s songs, a luxury that a lot of Jam bands could try harder to achieve. Seriously, the only reason Jam bands are a thing is because they can’t write decent songs. Most of all, there’s a sense of fun that Young hadn’t had for a while, a sense of just making music for the fun of it, rather than trying to experiment for the sake of it. And it’s pretty infectious, this is just a fun album to listen to. And for that, it’s one of my favourites
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Was there anyone as excited by the 90s grunge boom as a middle-aged Neil Young? Long the flannel-clad, scraggly-haired, in-your-face rock drifter, the elder Young was readymade for this moment in rock finding new inspiration and peers in the likes of Pearl Jam, and J Mascis much as he had in the late-70s with the Sex Pistols and Devo (hear “Sedan Delivery”). Released one year before Pearl Jam’s debut, “Ragged Glory” actually finds Neil Young at the forefront of this rock moment; rejecting the stale precision of late 1980s rock albums in favor of an off-the-cuff, garage rock sound fueled by passion and spontaneity, and littered with extended, freeform jams. The whole rock world seemingly heard this, and listened. Some thirty years later I would see Neil play a headlining festival set where crowdmembers were begging for the septuagenarian to play beloved classics like “Old Man.” Instead, Neil played just three songs: it was one raucous, extended guitar jam after the next. The man barely even sang. It was pure, loud, and wild. An “atavistic garage stomp" that made “good on…eternal renewal and the guitar as shibboleth." That’s the Neil I know and love. That’s the Neil I hear most clearly on “Ragged Glory.” https://youtu.be/fwuhk5W3_q0?si=SgRImgcKe5BVqPvW
Neil at his electric best. 4 guys in a room - guitars, bass, drums, turn it up to 10 and play.
Love Neil Young and love that fuzzy electric guitar sound. Such a great album.
This album was not on Spotify but I really like what I hear of Neil Young.
Some great songs on this that I hadn’t heard
Awesome
Tive que ouvir no youtube porque o album nao estava disponivel no Spofity mas valeu a pena, realmente curti!
Grande mestre, rockzao, solos de guita no improviso e letras profundas
Du bon rock comme neil young et crazy horse savent si bien le faire 5
AAAAAAAAAAAAAABSOLUTELY CAAAAAAAAAAAAALICKKED WITH THIS JAM
Maybe the last truly great Neil Young album? I have not heard most of its >90s output so could be very wrong here - in any case great album!
El retorn de Neil Young als '90 va ser encara millor que l'adéu als '80 amb el també increïble 'Freedom'. Fent de padrí del grunge abans que els mateixos grups de Seattle ho sapiguessin, va reunir a Crazy Horse, va treure les guitarres i recuperar la improvisació, va juntar uns temes amb cert toc nostàlgic, i va donar lluny a una nova obra mestra, a l'hora que inaugurava la seva quarta década com un dels noms més grans a l'Olimp del rock
cool
A essência que confirma toda potência do grunge.
Ah Neil, it's incongruous to me how that weedy, shaky, high pitched whine is so powerful, sublime and musical
Great album to listen!
Wasn't available on Spotify
I do like neil young especially with crazy horse
Good guitar, good vocals, good writing. I always like Neil.
I immediately connected with this album. I have not listened to much NY&CH, but it's clear that they were heavily influential on bands I like such as Son Volt.
I didn’t like the opening track, Country Home, at all but after that I enjoyed every track but maybe a few of them went on a bit too long. Top Track - Mother Earth ( Natural Anthem)
Probably a good thing David was on safari for this... Anyway, it's a great album, but arguably the least essential of the many of his we've had on the list.
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. As much as I like his more country/folky stuff, this harder edge/grungy stuff was very satisfying. I'd definitely listen to it again.
Neil Young does not have a great voice but it works well with his songs and music. Songs sound like drinking beer at a dive bar. “Love and Only Love” is a bit long. Seems as though that could have been saved for a concert.
The aptly named Ragged Glory is “Farmer John” away from a 5. All the other songs are fantastic. The Horse is in peak form; loose but locked in. This kicked off Neil’s third act and he’s still kicking ass. So great.
Another great effort by NY&CH. Really liked a lot of this one.
This is my favourite Neil Young effort so far. On paper the folk/country sound along with his weal vocals don’t make for a great album but somehow it all works. Loved the songs that rambled on.
Extended fuzzed out and distorted Neil Young solos you say, I’m in!
I didn’t think I liked Neil Young, but this album hit differently. I love the guitar tones. I’ll bump it to a 4 because it surprised me.
Sure is a Neil Young album, all right. Solid 4 Stars.
He rocks out and he does it for over an hour, still jamming into the '90s, and it sounds pretty full and awesome to listen to for me
Good Canadiana
pretty good Neil Young. Not an album I'm familiar with at all, but I could leave this running without complaint
Нил Янг сюда чиназес
Maybe I'm just happy to not be listening to Chicago Transit Authority anymore, but I really enjoyed this listen, much more than I expected to from Neil Young. I was shocked to learn this was his twentieth studio album and released in the 1990s, as it carries the weight of a 70s classic rock album. Appropriately named.
A++!
classic!
If it wasn't for Neil's voice, this would be an easy 5 stars. The band rocks the ever-living-fuck out of these tunes and Neil's playing is absolutely searing! But my man just ain't got the vocal chops..
The music is very good, but Neil Young’s voice isn’t really the best fit for it.
I love this album. This revitalized Neil and his on again, off again band, Crazy Horse and solidified his influence on the new generation. Recorded live in Neil’s barn, it does sound like a bunch of geezers jamming, but it’s the best band of geezers there is. I’m trying to be reasonable with my rating considering the quality and weight of Neil’s discography. As much as I’d like to give it a 5, I think a 4 is more reasonable, but it’s great.
Far from Neil's best, too long and pretty samey throughout. Regardless, it makes Dylan upset so it must mean it's a good album
Pretty good one from Neil. I do like most of Neil's albums, especially because he's willing to try a lot of different things. I love experimental folks that don't go all the way crazy and make insanity made sonically real. Obvs everyone has different ideas of what's Too much, but you get the idea. Neil Young is good Neil Young & Crazy Horse is always better! I prefer the rocking NY and this is one of those. I got to see him a few dozen years ago and sadly it was during one of his folksy Americana days and it was a little to country for me. Wish I had seen this tour! The only problem with this album is that it's a bit same-y throughout. "F*!#in' Up" is a great song with a good guitar solo. And haven't we all said that at least once? He has a bit of a whiny voice that I think is best when he's doing rocking songs and he gets a little more guttural or at least bass-ier. My wife can't stand him for 5 minutes in any context. It shows up whiniest in his folksy bits. As an example of the tone I hate, "Over and Over" is a poor vocal performance, especially in the opening stanzas. Its a shame because it's got great guitars in it. The harmonized chorus bits are fine, though. His voice works better on "Love to Burn" It's not 100% different or anything, but the annoying lilt is gone. I don't think it would be possible for "Days That Used to Be" to send any more like "Powderfinger"! So yeah. It's good! I'm usually quite annoyed by same-y-ness on an album, but while almost 90% of these songs sound like a sightly modified version of the same tune with some ups and downs, I still pretty much like it all. The rhythm parts are solid and the lead guitar tone is killer throughout. Can't be mad at it. I think this is a 4. Some of the score comes from Neil's staying power. The guy's got more than 45 albums! He's influential and a mainstay of rock music. Bonus: check out his video for "Stand for Peace " Trust me.
A bit more punchy and grating than the usual Neil Young. Very nice jams in it ! 4.5 Already got the CD !
Thoughts before listening: I love Neil Young and I'm sure I love this album even though I can't remember what's on it. This is 90s Neil so it's when he's starting to embrace his role as elder statesman and influence on the alt rock and grunge scenes. That being said, not every Neil album needs to be on this list. I feel like this one probably could have been left off. Review: I really like this. Does it need to be on this list? Probably not, but it does act as a nice reminder that the 60s and 70s rockers could still hang with the 90s kids that were bringing this brand of hard rock back to the forefront after the excesses of hair metal and party rock in the 80s. "F'in Up" is a very good song that stands along side the earlier classics in Neil's catalog, and the album as a whole has a refreshing looseness to it courtesy of Crazy Horse. I'll give this 4-stars because I do personally really enjoy it, even if I feel like there probably could been a different album added, possbily by a band not already represented on this list.
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he de scheiss isch huere guet sin fuzz tone isch insane er singt huere ehrlich und finds afoch au no groovy?? han meeega kei notize gmacht aber ich lieb sin gitisound und er cha scho spiele und er isch au no cool glaub so als guy? VIAAA
HONSE rust never sleeps hani recht cool gfunde, mal gugge HAHAHA nöd cheggt, dass country home so lang gaht, find gsang etc. isch ustuschbar gsi aber de letscht drittel wo instrumental gsi isch, hani recht cool gfunde white line het es cools riff, aber s schlagzüh regt mich gad echli uuf, MACH CHLI MEH nach mim verständnis ischs für mich ener alt-rock mit chliii country-ihfluss aber alt-rock und grunge sind halt mengisch au nöch binenand I guess s gfalltmer aber bis jz! ouhh de neil young het auscho sicherer tönt am mikrophon bi over and over hahaha aaaber cute song! ahh ebe ich han denkt ich spinn, bi rust never sleeps singter scho um einiges höcher so oder so findi bi beidem, dass er e cooli stimm het okeee ich ghör scho de grunge, aber für mich isches fast z langsam für grunge falls das sinn macht? aber isch ja au nöd so wichtig love to burn isch gnueg lang aber es gaht AB dreckigs solo und iwie immer gnueg spannend, dasses für mich nöd nur genudel isch farmer john chli arsch WOAH s riff vo mansion on the hill erinneret mich ah irgenden metalsong he also d songs sind jz nöd speziell ihprägsam oder so aber ich han huuuere spass, wiso genau chani nödmal sege es groovt amigs huere und isch au mega schön iwie?? ich cheggs nöd aber isch au nöd so wichtig I guess es macht sinn aber mither earth isch echli z fest gottesdienst für mich ABER s album hetmer megaa spass gmacht, neil young gfalltmer eifach
me GUSTO. la verdad osea le daria un 3.5, porque me re gusto, no muy arriba de la media, pero creo que deberia darle otra oportunidad
Comforting songs at uncomfortably loud volume. Self indulgently long songs that could be 3 minute bangers. Leaning into “they all sound the same” without apology. Beautiful harmonies in the choruses.
Neil, I love you, but this is too long. There's some real skankers here though.
Me gustó mucho, no me lo esperaba
Me ha callado la putísima boca de una manera impresionante. Sus instrumentales me hicieron acordar mucho a las que se usan hoy en día más o menos en el rock nacional argentino.
I dig it
Very good album. Neil’s voice wears on me a bit, but his playing ability, song structure, and themes are generally great. This album has a lot of songs I ultimately liked on it, including White Line, Fuckin Up, Mansion on the Hill, and especially Love and Only Love. A fun listen. 20+ years into his career and Neil Young still has it. 4 stars
Not Neil Young's best, but I'm always happy to listen to him play for an hour
Another Neil Young album… I did enjoy this one more than some of the others I’ve come across so far, but we really don’t need this many Neil Young entries on the list.
One of the great things about being a grownup is that I no longer judge people by their musical taste. Which is a good thing, because I read the reviews for this record and a lot of you people really suck.
Here's the deal, I really like all the Crazy Horse stuff, but so many of the songs sound pretty much the same. Big gnarly riff, high harmonic vocals with some kind of hook, ripping, angular jangly breakdown, rinse and repeat. It's a great formula, but it means that these songs all kind of blend into one another after a while. That said, I listened to much of this album while driving in the country, and it was perfect. This is probably my favorite Crazy Horse project I've heard so far. I'm gonna go 4/5.
pretty good album, goddamn today´s bird: rough-legged buzzard
8.5 / 10
My first Neil Young. I really like Neil Young. My dad really likes Neil Young. I've never heard this album before. What I love about this album a day experience is that it makes me have this conversation with myself, like what am I rating these on? I think of my relationship with the music now, my relationship when I first heard it, it's relationship with it's time, my relationship with my dad.... don't want to rate this too high because what if something else is higher, but why? I'm happy right now hanging out with these 10 minute songs, with these guys. I like the things Neil Young sings about, I like his voice, I like his guitar, I'm learning to like my dad.
A pretty great late period Neil Young. That’s what this is, is what I’m saying.
This list turning me into a big Neil Young fan one great album at a time.
This is exactly the tone I want to get when I play guitar.
ok this is getting ridiculous now, 7 Neil Young albums?! I'm barely 33% in on this list. Stop it already! That said, good album as per usual :D
Prior to listening to this I already have 68 songs "liked" by Neil Young on Spotify - putting him in my top 10 of all artists based on song count. And I just saw him last summer (2025) in concert. Also "After The Gold Rush" and "Everybody Know This Is Nowhere" are on my Perfect Albums list, with "Harvest" and "Rust Never Sleeps" on my Near Perfect Album list. So I really like Neil Young. For some reason I can't figure out, I have never listened to this one. Thoughts while listening... Not sure why this is considered "grunge" - I guess just the heavy distorted guitars? That seems the only thing. Not sure why this is considered so groundbreaking - it sounds like a lot of Neil Young music before this. Before I read anything about this, I was actually thinking "this seems sort of Neil Young following a Neil Young & Crazy Horse template". I do like a bunch of this though. "Country Home", "White Line", "Over and Over", and "Mansion on the Hill" are cool. I like the anti-consumerist theme of "Days That Used To Be". I also like the long extend jam songs "Love To Burn" and "Love and Only Love". Also just realized he played several of these songs when I saw him in concert too - so they sounded familiar when I listened. Good job Neil! Liked songs on Spotify: 7/10 Rating: 4/5
“Country Home” and “Days That Used to Be” carry
Perfect soundtrack for a bus ride across Ireland.
I was kind of annoyed to see Neil Young AGAIN this morning. But dang, this is a super fun album and more rockin' than I expected. The band brings such a great energy, and this seems faster paced than a lot of his earlier stuff. Neil has a lot of music in his soul, I'm impressed he was putting out this kind of material 20 albums later.
Den här Neil Young gillar jag - den mer rockiga varianten. Tycker annars att han är rätt tråkig men detta album var kul. Sjukt svängigt! Tycker faktiskt inte det var någon direkt dålig låt, hans röst är ju bra svajig ibland men tror att det är poängen. Bra album!
Pretty simple album but good vibe Also some cool moments with some cool sounds 3.5
Great to hear, too long and similar
4/5
Some pleasant songs - Great musician
I rate this pretty high because I really dig Neil Young and I especially love Ragged Glory. I go through Neil Young phases every decade or so and this album was big for me during an early phase. That being said I'm not sure I'd include it on the list. I feel this only has one track that qualifies and something you had to hear. (Mother Earth Natural Anthem. Or is it Natural Anthem Mother Earth? Whatever, I can't be bothered to check. Great song regardless!) This is just standard issue Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Not a waste of time but there's better in the catalog.
thought this was awesome. need to get on the neil grind more
let neil cook
I didn't like this the first time I heard it. I am a fool. I will take all of that you've got Neil. He is shredding .
While not one of his best albums, like almost all his catalog there is some great tunes on this one. I think a lot of people see Neil as a singer/songwriter and forget he has serious chops as a guitarist. Crazy Horse is an incredibly tight unit and when he plays with them you will always get some incredible rock and roll.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tycker mycket om det här albumet. När jag vill lyssna på den röjiga Neil är det detta albumet jag tänker på. Egentligen ganska "poppiga" låtar som är klädda i skramlig produktion/instrumentering och långa larmiga gitarrpartier. Enda spåret jag ogillar är Farmer John. Bäst är Mansion on the hill, Days that used to be och Mother earth som avslutar albumet starkt.
Sometimes Neil Young is execellent, sometimes he is self indulgent. This album has both, more good than bad.
Ragged Glory fuses easygoing ’90s grunge with country garage rock, its rough charm defined by raw, memorable guitar work.
Neil's voice isn't my favourite, but he's an amazing songwriter.
Need to listen again
I really enjoyed this album even when he’s a little Older he still sounds great
The words “extended guitar jams” in the Wikipedia description chilled my blood, but this wasn’t the slog I was expecting it to be. Grungy Neil Young - turns out I like it.
Well, in terms of release order, we've reached the last Neil Young album of the list! Of course, I still have one more to get from the generator, that being (ironically enough) his earliest album on the list, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, but this is still an interesting one to look at. I guess this is our obligatory "critically acclaimed late-era album from a legacy artist" pick for Neil Young. This list really likes doing that, doesn't it? But you know what? There are worse albums of this archetype that have been on this list. Ragged Glory is pretty good. It's no Harvest or anything, but I think it holds up just fine in Neil Young's discography. This one sees Neil teaming up with Crazy Horse again to deliver some of the hardest rock tunes of his career and they're pretty good. This is often seen as Neil's grunge album in a way. No wonder I like it! I don't really know if I could call this a full-on grunge album, but it's got the spirit, and I like it. Of course, Neil's voice does make this feel different from other albums of the time, but I'll give it this. His voice didn't age a day from the 70s to this album. Love it or hate it, Neil's voice is just as Neil Young on this album as it was on any of his past albums. His writing remains as good as ever too. Songs like "Love to Burn" and "Love and Only Love" are just cool, okay? This isn't my favorite Neil Young album, don't get me wrong. While I think the long songs on this album are pretty good at keeping me listening, I do think that the album itself is a little long. However, that's a pretty minor issue all things considered. While I can't call it his best work, I can imagine the Neil Young fans of 1990 feeling comforted by this album knowing that their GOAT has still got it in him to make a pretty good album. Decent 4/5.
Very much exactly what I would expect from a Neil Young album and yet I feel like I've never actually heard any of these songs.
Was a shock when I heard Neil Young's voice for the first time, but I got used to it after a few minutes. The fusion of hard rock and country is really interesting and sounds great. The playing is stellar as well. My one complaint is that I don't really vibe with the style of writing.
It’s good I get the whole ‘originator of grunge’ title Neil young has now 4/5
Holy Shit what can't this man do. I feel like this is quite similar to rust never sleeps in terms of instrumentation, that it feels pretty live, which I think is where his collaborations with crazy horse shine the best. Its always quite obvious that he takes inspiration from the popular rock and roll of the time, like punk music on rust never sleeps and the early alt-rock/grunge stuff on here, but its still quintessentially him. I feel like the solos are just ok, I think whoever it is overuses pinch harmonics. I wonder if they used a big muff, as it sounds a lot like one with the tone maxed out in the last song. Yeah just really good though overall, he's great at weaving emotion and sadness into triumph and aggressive rock and roll (what ever that is, but if anyone knows rock and roll, its Neil Young). Favourite songs: all but: love and only love. Overall around 8/10
Pure nostalgie
Favorite Track: Country Home
4/5
4.1/5 Stars Top Songs: F*!#In' Up, Farmer John, Mansion on the Hill
GreT!
This is Neil Young that mostly works for me
How much of a tarrif should be applied to this record?
It’s difficult to not like a Neil Young album, and this one didn’t disappoint- you know what’s coming, and you can’t help yourself - the band are so tight, Neil’s voice still strong.
p647. 1990. 4 stars. Angry old men produce fabulous angry grunge classic. Point deducted for excessive guitar wankage, even if the playing is pretty good - no-one needs multiple 7+ minute tracks in the 90s.
This was the first Neil Young album I have liked. He can be cool, when he plays harder. And this is one of those albums
I go back and forth with Young. I liked this one. It’s raw and gritty. The guitar playing fits well and the band really melds together. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
This is the Neil Young and Crazy Horse sound I love. Raw, unpolished, gated velcro fuzz and long jams of songs. Big, bombastic, nowhere to hide. It really gives that live band feel, like you're there sitting in the garage listening to them. However I don't think the songs are on par with an album like Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. But there are standouts-- "Country Home", "Over and Over", "Farmer John", "Mansion on the Hill". Two songs even jam for over 10 mins. There are few instances where fatigue sets in because the sound, arrangements, and tempo are very similar song to song. But really, this is an album to put on when you're working in the garage, or doing yardwork, or going for a long drive. You tune out and let the atmosphere and attitude take over.
Another solid album but I don’t think we need all these. He jams a bit too much for me but it’s a minor flaw. Really liked Country Home.
Rock and Roll Neil Young. Full of great guitar parts and jams. Strong album.
Fun to listen to them rock but by no means essesntial. Seems like this was considered a precursor to grunge? Last song reminds me of "Attics of my life"
Country rock. More rock than his solo stuff.
Trying to recall how I’ve rated the others, because we’ve definitely had our fair share of Neil. Yet I care not. The guitars on this kick ass, I won’t be deterred. I’d take this any day of the week compared with some of the other albums we’re dealt.
This was a good album! I like Neil Young and crazy horse, I would listen again
Another banger of a Neil young album
Great album Standout songs: Fuckin Up Love to Burn Mansion on a hill
The album is pleasant to listen to. But in the end, the songs were not memorable for me and merged into a single cool, but very standard American rock.
Neil Young sounds incredibly modern on this 1990 LP. Given I was only familiar with albums from his “classic” era and albums where he performs without Crazy Horse, the amped up and rocky nature of this record took me by great surprise. Young fares well as a rollicking, tough frontman of a band. As an artist I sometimes find that he needs a bit more bite, and Ragged Glory has plenty of bite. I have to give a special shout out for just how unhinged he sounds on Farmer John, willing to get a little loose and experimental with his vocals.
Ragged Glory is a solid 4 for me, it’s really cool to hang out with Neil and the gang this way, the long form garage jams are rough, ready, and frequently exciting. I feel some of his usual melody and songwriting talent is missing here and that’s a huge draw to his stuff for me, I’m not sure much of this material will really stay with me between listens but I think the focus on a rawer and more immediate live sound is something I’ll dip into a lot, great to hear this side of his work.
Disco que traz a faceta que mais me agrada de Neil Young: rock energético e direto, sem baladas de "rancheiro". Muito bom!
Good stuff!
I get that this maybe isn't the greatest version of Neil Young (maybe a bit whine-y here?) but I really did dig the 'groove' of this record. It's not world-changing songwriting like Needle or Ohio but it just felt good to me. Even the sloppy guitar solos felt good to me. This is the kind of rock and roll that I enjoy just for the sake of it.
the people i love clearly draw inspiration from this and i love that. lyrics weren’t quite snappy enough to go all the way
Ol' Uncle Neil stepped in during the height of the Seattle grunge era to remind everyone that this DIY ethos has been around for a while, and while you're listening, check it out when a garage band shows of 20+ years of playing straightforward garage rock--no frills, no filler. I understand that many don't like Neil's voice, but his out-of-tune whine is a feature, not a bug. In spite of his weird proprietary attitudes towards digital recording and mastering that he was spouting off about at the time, this is as good as a bootleg cassette as you're likely to find. Favorite tracks are "Farmer John" and "Fuckin' Up."
Toujours pas mal, mais moins inspiré que 20 ans plus tôt.
Not an earth shattering set of songs, just Neil and his homies hanging out and ripping epic solos every three to five minutes.
This album was nice to listen to. I really enjoyed Farmer John
NEIL & THE HORSE! was obsessed with this album when we lived in Kato. brings back some fond memories of driving home from work on the 169 crossing the Veterans Memorial Bridge headin’ into Old Town!
Musically I loved it! Vocally, I’m not a Neil fan, and some of his lyrics are not for me either but he’d be like “you don’t like it? Don’t buy it!” I like his style. Happy 80th Birthday, Neil Young!
4 stars Before I started this project I started on my own listening to the albums on this list starting with the year 1990. This is the first album from that year I’ve had so far in this project so I knew how I felt about it. This was in my top 3 of 1990. But it also wasn’t a strong year for albums I must say. I like a lot of this because it’s loud and fuzzy. It’s my kind of music. The songs are a little over long, but it feels like chill jams so I can groove with it. I love the confidence of a guy over 20 years into his career putting out an album this raw. I’ve already given the album a few listens and know I’ll come around to it again.
We’ve gotten a lot of minor albums from rock stars past their prime, and this is probably the best of them so far. Feel like this is Neil on his meds. Doesn’t hit quite the highs of early Neil but also doesn’t hit the perplexing lows either. The result is a really enjoyable album from start to finish, with only one bad song toward the end. Pats line about Neil’s penchant for guitar slop made me laugh out loud. Perfect description
WHY DO I KEEP FUCKINGGGGG UPPPPP Damn, its rare we get 45 year old ROCK legends making legitimate music. It did have a lot of similarities to Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, but I prefer this album over that due to Neils better guitar work (huge improvement IMO). This isnt After The Gold Rush, but its songs are simple and really rockin’. Farmer John, Fucking Up & Days That Used To Be were my favorites. Definitely coming back to this one over the weekend
Really liked every song, but probably didn’t love any of them - impressive release later in his career. Happy we had Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere first - really opened me up to Neil’s style of guitar slop. Really comes through here, on songs like Love and Only Love.
A bit samey, and maybe a bit aggravating at times (Neil's voice is polarizing as ever) but ultimately an enjoyable, "gloriously sloppy" (as another reviewer aptly put it) listen.
Probably the newest Neil Young album I know well. I actually enjoyed it more than I expected
This is REM if they had nasty good instrumentals.
Probably the best Neil Young album so far, definitely the heaviest. Reminded me so much of Weezer/REM/Lemonheads at times. Fuckin up and farmer john the best of the bunch. Got a bit less interesting towards the end and I didn't like the more country focused stuff but still a great album. 4.5.
It isn't Harvest, and I think it falls short of Rust Never Sleeps. Mansion on the Hill was grand. He uses his voice differently when he's with the band - less wailing and more clear. Cool songwriting as always. Just not as memorable as some of his many others on the list.
Ah more Neil young, he must be in contention along with the Beatles for the most appearances on this list? I'd rather listen to him then the Beatles in fairness. This was a bit different to most Neil young we've had. Crazy horse add more rough. Obligatory he can't sing, but there is still something really alluring about his voice. My favourites were "mansion on the hill", "over and over"and "fucking up", but it was largely very good. 4 and I'll be back
When I was in college I had a summer job working for an evolutionary ecologist. Much if the job involved counting and sorting things under a microscope. Needless to say, music was necessary to maintain sanity. I mention this because my lab mate was a Neil Young fanatic. At the time I was mostly listening to hardcore, what would now be called post-punk or pop-punk. This garage period of Young's music was our common ground and by the time the summer was over I owned several CDs. Later, as my musical tastes continued to braided, I learned how influential Young was to so many different musicians that followed. In any event, Crazy Horse rocks and Young is a fantastic song writer who has been exploring new things longer that I've been alive and I recently started getting AARP junk mail. I have deep respect for Young and love this album. It is certainly well deserving of being on this list.
I wasn't expecting Dinosaur Jr. vibes on a Neil Young & Crazy Horse album, but I'm into it. This was all new to me except for "Over and Over," which I knew because Blake Babies used to cover it. I like loud, ragged Neil Young, even as this album kind of peters out as it progresses.
Neil Young is a top ten artist for me, and in early high school was top 3. My first exposure to him was seeing him on Farm Aid one lonely junior high Saturday night playing Mother Earth, just him and a mega distorted guitar (I believe the guitar on this album is recorded from that show with the vocals overdubbed). Fucking blown away - I didn't know you were allowed to be an unattractive middle aged guy blasting out a slow song on solo electric guitar with that much distortion and no backing band. I think this was my first Neil Young album but found most of it boring and didn't think about him for a while. About a year later I saw that Weld came out (which was the live album from this tour) and it was mentioned in Guitar World in connection with Nirvana and Pearl Jam whose albums had just came out, and I got Weld and was off to the races. I still find this kind of boring, but less so than back then. Rounding up for sentimental reasons.
Garage band dad-rock but with the immovable force that is Neil Young and his guitar. It lacks depth at points yet it satisfies and nourishes the soul.
This was pretty good! I saved "Country Home" and "F*!#in' Up". I enjoyed this.
Neil stays relevant with the kids by going grunge.
Very solid, although not his best.
This is a pretty good album - the CH rhythm section get in the pocket and do their stomping thing, NY has a couple of great solos and the overall grungy sound is on point for 1990. There's a goofy one, one looking back wistfully to the sixties, one where the guitar solo is at the start...the songwriting is pretty solid. So for the album a four starts. But why is it here? It's the seventh NY album on the list, not counting Buffalo Springfield and CSNY. No complaints that Everybody Knows.., Gold Rush, Harvest, On the Beach, Tonights the Night and Rust Never Sleeps are included. But this takes the spot that could have gone to (deep breath) Sleeps With Angels, Mirrorball,...Freedom...and Zuma. The first two cover off the 'godfather of grunge' angle to better effect, Freedom is a great 'return to form' and Zuma, just peerless. Against which Ragged Glory is great, but hardly glorious.
Really good, just never been a fan
Very enjoyable, would listen again!
I was aware of Young’s ‘Godfather of Grunge’ title back in the 90s but given limited access to music at that point I never had chance to discover why. The handful of Young tracks I had heard didn’t seem to fit but finally, here it is, Young & Crazy Horses grunge alt-country stylings on this album didn’t really influence the Pacific Northwest movement (well maybe Pearl Jam) but it shared a guitar tone and maybe a musical ethos. Fuckin’ up was known to me coming in this as it’s a PJ live staple but I really enjoyed listening to this and will be coming back for more!
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Fuckin' Up, Over and Over, Love To Burn All of the Neil Young stuff I've listened to on the List has been great so far. I enjoyed the extended guitar playing the band got into on some of the longer songs. I'm glad I've been able to discover a new artist that resonates with me. Granted, I was aware of Neil Young prior to starting the List, but I've definitely never gone out of my way to listen to him or Crazy Horse. I appreciate how many albums of his have been included. I was a bit thrown off by the fact that this is described as grunge. Country grunge? I certainly understand why that genre gets thrown around, but then I think about Mudhoney or early Smashing Pumpkins or Nirvana and I just don't think Neil has the voice or the guitar shredding to categorize this as grunge. Doesn't change how much I enjoyed it though. I just listened to Rust Never Sleeps again, and I feel like, especially Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) is way more grungy than this album and that album came out in 1979.
Lots of guitar
I didn't know what to expect, but yeah I liked this!
Neil Young is an exceptional guitarist, a great song writer and a barely mediocre singer. This album exemplifies all these points.
Pretty good country rock sound
Good stuff. Maybe a little rougher or raw than Young’s solo stuff but still very good.
Love the energy and rawness to this one. The guitar is awesome. My only issue is that Neil Young's voice really doesn't fit for this genre.
I left a review on Friday!! I like this album a lot. I love how it can sound like grunge, psych, country-rock all at once. I love how Neil Young just continues to reinvent himself with each record and phase of life. He's the freakin GOAT.
Never listened to this, glad I did.
Well of course I love this as a raging Pearl Jammer. Not sure why I haven’t dived into Neil Young properly before. I know F*!#In’ Up very well thanks to PJ but Love to Burn and Love and Only Love were absolutely sensational tracks, the latter coming in at 10mins long and leaving me wanting more. This album clocks in just over the hour and completely justifies it! Also, I sometimes struggle to comprehend how this was only 1 year before Ten, not because of the sound but because the influence just makes me think it should be years prior.
This is a Neil Young and Crazy Horse album, and it sounds like a Neil Young and Crazy Horse album. Crazy Horse are the ultimate garage/bar rock band, dirty, grungy, nothing flashy, like the title suggests, a little ragged in places. But they make a glorious noise. The record has the soundscape of Rust Never Sleeps or Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere or Zuma. The band rumble and lurch along. Neil’s guitar sold are raw and simple, they meander and take their time, full of pinch harmonics and squeals. The songs overall lack the quality of those ‘70s classics but have a familiarity about them. It is a comfortable, and rewarding, listen. “Over and Over” is essentially a retread of “Like A Hurricane”, as are a couple of other songs to be honest, but it doesn’t really matter that much - the record is more than listenable. The exception is “Fuckin’ Up”. “Fuckin’ Up” is a stone-cold classic Neil Young song which can sit comfortably with his best, certainly with this band. Neil is cranky, laconic, a little pissed off - no change there. The song, and the overall sound of the record, sits perfectly with its early-‘90s contemporaries, with bands Neil influenced most - Pixies, Dinosaur Jr and, of course, Pearl Jam.
Great country and folk vibes
my princess
Pretty good, I like the longer songs best. Favorite track is probably "Over and Over"
Cowboy beer drinking album hell yeah brother
Such a great record
is this sort of a bunch of songs that sound the same? absolutely. but i gobble it up because i love that sound
Ragged
This was sorta horrible to listen to when I was under slept and emotional because it made it seem thrown together bad music
I didn't find his vocals as grating on this one Quite enjoyed the music, it was good 4 ⭐️
A great pure live sounding album. Some of the songs are a bit long but the guitar work is angry and beautifully rough. More interesting at times than the lyrics.
pretty chill. pretty average. pretty easy on the ears.
Solid Country Rock
Love Neil
Very entertaining, no songs really stood out more than others.
I initially shuddered at the thought of another Neil Young album, but upon pressing play I was pleasantly surprised. It’s my favourite of Young’s offerings so far despite not being familiar with a single tune. Country Home and Over And Over are the standouts and have both been added to my playlist of favourites. However, I did not like Farmer John. Altogether deserving of a solid 4.
even though it sounded all very same-y, it does sound good throughout.
Country Home // Fuckin’ Up // Over and Over // Mansion on the Hill //
It was good, classic rock
Songs are kind of dragged out but the music is pretty good. None of these songs went into my playlist but this album is more of a full album experience instead of just listening to one song because of how long they are. Good album.
Not my favorite Neil Young
I have been a rusty for most of my life, so this is heavily biased. People think of this as a bit of a return to form for Neil (I actually like some of his more experimental 80s albums). It is definitely a return to the straight ahead hard rocking of his late 70s output. Some of his best guitar workouts since "Like a Hurricane". It snarls, growls, and howls. A beautiful and cacophonous mess, exactly how I like it. The energy is really infectious. These are just some old friends jamming in the studio and having a great time with it. I'm taking a start off because I am feeling harsh today and to me, as much as I enjoy it musically, and there aren't any bad songs on it, it doesn't quite hit the lyrical heights you find on something like Rust Never Sleeps, or On The Beach. The standard for Neil is just too high for his own good.
I've been overwhelmingly positive about everything Neil Young we've done, and by those high standards this one is a step down. I think I like him in a slightly less rock-forward mode, which is not the route he's gone here.
A solid heavy rock record - maybe a bit repetetive but still great.
Ragged Glory by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is a powerful blast of raw rock and roll, released right at the heart of the grunge era. It's loud, loose, and full of energy — a reminder that rock doesn't need to be polished to hit hard. This is Neil Young’s 18th studio album and the sixth with Crazy Horse, and it’s remarkable how fresh and urgent it sounds after so many years together. It’s rare to hear a band with this much history still sound so alive, inspired, and genuinely loud. The guitars are absolutely massive — drenched in distortion and unafraid to sprawl out into long jams. Unlike some critics, I actually really like Neil Young’s voice, especially in this heavier, more aggressive setting. It adds an authenticity and edge that suits the music perfectly. This is an album I’ll be returning to again and again. It was the perfect soundtrack for a sunny Monday morning, turned up loud. Favorite Tracks: Love to Burn, Over and Over, F!@ing Up Least Favorite: Honestly, not a single bad song here. Album Artwork: Simple but cool — it fits the music.
Not Neil Young's strongest
Accurately named album!
It's great sloppy rock jams
This is a very good album. The songs are well crafted with big chords and guitar solos that work for the songs. The band is tight and work well with Neil Young. I’d give it five stars but for one thing: Young’s vocals. He’s just awful.
More Neil Young. Good album.
4.5/5. They ain’t been calling him the godfather of grunge for no reason. Fuck Joe Rogan :)
solid, if a bit long
4/5
Found all songs on the album fairly similar, but all pretty good. Being Canadian I'm not sure if I'm allowed to dislike Neil Young
I really liked this album. It's not grunge like the Wikipedia page said it was. But rather fits into the hard rock subgenre. Most songs are worth replaying. "Farmer John" is an incredible cover. 4 stars for "Ragged Glory".
One of Neil’s best back half albums, and a fantastic showcase for crazy horse. I love Neil.
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I dont know how this is supposedly grunge, but I like country rock so...
Neil Young can do no wrong
My favorites going into this were ‘Farmer John’ and ‘Mansion On The Hill’. I don’t come back to the rest of the songs very often and was surprised to see it on the 1001 list today, but they’re all solid, the sort of music I enjoy. Never really thought of it as a masterpiece. Just Neil Young doing what he does best.
If you like Neil Young rocking then you’ll like this. Long jams. Comfortable chord progressions. I sang along with half the songs even though I never heard them before.
I actually prefer the Crazy Horse stuff.
Great album. Enjoyable from start to finish.
Neil Young is always hit and miss in his records for me. This one is a hit for me. Great rock record.
4/5
This being the fourth or fifth Neil Young album on the list, I’m not sure there’s much more I can say about the guy. I do enjoy his music with Crazy Horse - rocks a little harder. Good album.
I’m really digging this album the second time through. The extended, fuzzy guitar passages are refreshing. At 60+ minutes, it does lose its way a couple times, Farmer John being the most extended. Considering the popular music of the time, this album is great.
Really cool. Has a nice mix of old 70s Neil and Ceazy Horse mixed with some grungy 90s sounds. I’m surprised this album isn’t more well known. A good addition to this list!
Overall: 8/10 I love the raw, jamming atmosphere of this album! Sometimes you just want to rock out and that's exactly what this crew provides with this album. I've seen this described as Grunge, but I think calling it an inspiration is more fitting. Since there was such an emphasis on jamming during rhe recordings, that obviously leads to some lengthier tracks and a longer album overall, but I think it's fine for this one. Great album and I look forward to even more Neil! Go Canada! Fav Song: F*!#in' Up Least Fav Song: Love to Burn
I don't like Neil Young's voice and I think his music is boring. This is the exception. The band overcame his vocal limitations and his lack of metaphor was sidestepped by fun for once.
Really good grit and energy
I'm a well-documented Neil Young hater, but I can't lie…this kinda slapped. His voice still sounds like a dying animal, but the band (especially guitar) helped me tolerate it on this album. Damn you, Neil Young, for making me give you a 4. Highlights: Country Home Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)
Ok, good solid album
neil young doing grunge music? news to me, never in my years would i have imagined him doing that. i dunno, maybe he just saw the rising trends in rock during that time and figured he could probably do that. while it's a grunge album in terms of how it sounds, how it's composed is still how neil normally writes, faithful and humble country/folk rock. it's an interesting mix of sound, and while the album is great, unfortunately for me the blend isn't a perfect match. neil young is a talented talented man but grunge isn't really his genre. as usual though, overall it's still nice.
Quite like this on the whole, great guitar tones but a bit too country for me.
It's another super solid Neil Young entry. Really liked the songs where they give it space to jam out a little, dude knows how to play a guitar if nothing else.
quite good
Extremely fun, great jammy backbone with enough country sensibilities to give it some flavor. The hits hit hard but the misses miss hard.
Kinda rockin.
Album 683 of 1001 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory (1990) Rating : 4 / 5 Great album. A blend of grunge and rock. it features extended guitar jams, gritty vocals, and a sense of spontaneity that "captures the essence of Young's collaboration with Crazy Horse." Great energy. Neil really showcases his guitar abilities.
4.5
Old man look at you now.... still the Grunge Father!
rough to head point
Ragged Glory is Neil Young's twentieth studio album, and the sixth he recorded with his band Crazy Horse. To record the album, the band played the songs, over and over again, at Young's ranch, over the course of weeks. They chose the best versions, and complied them for the album. The result is an album with the feel of a live performance - the variances and imperfections that bring the spark to live music. The album is often called garage rock, and was influential with the bands that made 90s grunge.
The first thing I thought when I saw this in the morning was “no way, another Neil Young record? It must have been six of rive already”. It didn’t help that it starts kind of lazily. I was ready to hate it. But, once again, Neil Young won me over. He has unmatched songwriting skills. The middle of the album towards the end is just banger after banger. Absolutely loved this, it’s now my second favorite album by Neil! 4/5
Great guitar playing throughout. Fewer great 'songs' than his best, but still a pleasure to listen to.
Neil Young album #6. I quite liked this one though. 3.5/5
Always love listening to Neil Young and his music
A fun background listen as I built a desk.
I kind of lost track of Neil Young in the 80's when he veered off a bit, so I never listened to this album until now. Wow! Its great - I'll be listening to this one again and again.
нормалек. одну песню добавил. больше написать нечего...
It’s a grower
unknown. not bad
I tend to find Neil Young a bit boring when he's playing acoustic, but I generally like what he does when saturated. This is no exception, and compared to many of his albums where there is a mix of both, here I'm more than happy. He is not revolutionizing rock music, but it's an honest, down to earth album with solid tunes and good riffs.
I liked this a lot. It helps that I already like Neil Young - I love "Harvest" and quite like "After the Gold Rush" but don't know much more than that. It also might have helped that I read the Wikipedia entry beforehand and understood that this was deliberately messy and raw sounding. It was even categorised as a "grunge" album! Anyway, I totally got into the raw emotional unrehearsed nature of it all. I don't know that particular songs stick out to me on my first listen but as an overall vibe it sounds like being at a live gig and I dig it!