Reviews (page 3 of 8)
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
Yeah quite good Probably a bit too long but I like some of the jammy elements. Its good. But thats a lot of NY at this point. Couple of really good songs High 3?
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.
A legendary duo but no memorable songs on this.
Holy shit, ANOTHER Neil Young album. There's gotta be a staffer who helped make this list that just added Neil Young's entire discography as a bit. I can't stand Neil's voice plain and simple. He's a hell of a guitar player and writes great tunes, but all of his albums need instrumental versions because that voice is horrid. This album is fine, it's a decent sloppy, messy, garage rock "fuck it" album that was made in Neil's mid-life crisis years. I saw that review about the dude saying "It's best enjoyed in a convertible on a sunny day". Yeah, I bet it is gramps. I have no complaints about the instrumental pieces of this album, in fact if it was just that or if Neil stepped away from the mic and let someone else sing this would be a significantly better album. As it is with Neil whining into the mic, it's a 5/10. I'd bump it up to at least a 7/10 if someone else sang.
I liked the extended jam sessions. There’s a brooding attitude underneath the country rock sound. Young wrote some good songs.
Neil, I love you, but this is too long. There's some real skankers here though.
"no no dude you gotta believe me, the 20th studio album by neil young, THAT'S where it gets good." it's the 20th anniversary of neil banging out the toons and this is what i get. this man has gotta be one of the worst vocalists i've ever heard in my life. it's monotonous dusty country-tinged grunge because i guess he has to have a grunge phase. when am i allowed to invoke my constitutional right to the 8th amendment?
Oh for gods sakes not another Neil Young album. The more this guy appears on the album the less I truly understand why, its just all very samey mediocre music. This is stuck in the doldrums of Dad Rock in the most negative way. Honestly, fuck it, I can't be even bothered to write out my usual review for this. There's not enough to say. It's like his other albums except maybe slightly worse. Except now with a tinge of the cleanest, most sanitary grunge imagineable.
Probably the worst Neil album on here, and yet it is still a magnificient showing that sounds much less produced than his other work. 8/10 [DROP]
Best Song: Love and Only Love
It was OK but not something I want to listen to again. And I actually like classic Neil Young. I added “Mansion on the Hill” to my Generator playlist.
Another one of those artist who I seem to not get and seems to be highly rated by others. The music hear is listenable enough but just a bit too mainstream for my tastes. Probably overrated
Solid overall
Me gustó mucho, no me lo esperaba
No me gustó
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 heard this one for the first time about a year ago, and I always remember where I was. I am a huge fan of many Neil albums, but not all of them. He’s always doing something different it seems, but he’s always Neil. This is definitely one of his underrated ones, glad to see it here
A pretty basic album where Young really doesn’t sound that great here. Surprised this made the list given his lengthy discography. Likes: Over and Over; Mansion on the Hill
I honestly fell asleep about halfway through, but I get the point. This album has a pretty bad rambling problem, there’s no need for any song on this album to be longer than like 6 minutes. That being said I do like stuff on here, I just think he dragged it out a little. Favorites: Over and Over, Love to Burn, Love and Only Love
A 3. I don't know why he gets so many entries on this list. 3/5
Love Neil Young. Didn't absolutely love this
I think you either really like Neil Young, or you're meh about Neil Young. I want to be in the former camp, but am stuck in the latter camp.
Very very good should listen more often
lo escuche muy por arriba pero nice
every song sounds the same and they're all 9+ minutes. how is this album on here
Un gran álbum.
2.5. I'm ok with the music, but man, if you're waiting to listening to something else, this feels like it goes on forever.
I dig it
Gamli kallinn Neil Young er ekki eins skemmtilegur og ungi kallinn, en hér eru ágætir bútar inn á milli þótt lögin kannski full löng.
If I'm keeping it a buck? Very uninspiring. Just 4/4 rock sounds that fit perfectly into a grid. Not bad, not good. Just bleh. No need to return to it. Highlights: Fuckin Up, Mother Earth
I honestly did not find anything special in this and don’t see anything worth coming back to
Honestly, I was expecting a lot more from this album
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
i didn't care for this album. look, i'm not into that much singer songwriter stuff, and this just reminds me of the stuff made 20 years earlier with a 90's rock twist, but like... that doesn't help
For being Crazy Horse, there was nothing crazy about this album. If Neil Young had a disguise and didn't use his name on this album, I'm sure we wouldn't be listening to it. It just comes off as boring with decent songwriting.
I once dated a guy who was REALLY into Neil Young. I knew the standard "Heart of Gold" and such, but this is the first time I've listened to one of his albums. It was fine but didn't wow me.
A lot of Neil young on this list..
no
𝘙𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 18𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮 𝘣𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 / 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨... and the 864th included on this challenge.
Not a fan of the vocals or this genre
I REALLY don’t think 90’s Neil needs to be here. This album feels phoned in for his standards. This hits nothing like his 60’s and 70’s works. This feels like a group of friends got together drunk in a garage and made an album. The guitars are grimy and dope as fuck at times, but to me there’s just no substance beyond that. I go to Neil young for the lyrics, and I didn’t find much here that scratches that itch. Favs: Mansion on the hill, love and only Love, fuckin up
Americana this really does feel like more contemporary Bruce Springsteen. The guitars sound kinda samey at some point but I can sit through this and enjoy it and I now know who Neil young is. Fuckin up is my favorite by a mile it goes so hard
Not Neil Young's best, but I'm always happy to listen to him play for an hour
Découverte. Album tranquille de folk par Neil Young, s'écoute bien, sans plus. Top: Farmer John
I'd have paid good money to hear this live, what a jam
Neil Young встречается с гранжем и альтернативным роком. Пока слушал запал.
Kinda wild to hear an album about the climate crisis made from before I was born. Really sad.
It’s ok
mehr country als „the heavy rock style“ welcher im review erwähnt ist.
Banalisierter Country dank Rockgitarre. Nö.
Decent work but overall just some songs that were good
Neil Young tries his hand at garage. No Neil, no.
I don't mind it. He has better.
Another one where I am not sure why it is on the list
It was good
Ploddingly awful rock whinging decades after it even stood a chance of being remotely relevant. Appears to lunge aimlessly between formulaic blues rock shapes and chord changes borrowed from far superior Dylan material.
Fuzzy and Neil Young-y, but none of the songs particularly stand out compared to his earlier work.
Really didnt like it. But thats ok
Neil Young is one of my favorite artists. I really did not like this album however. the songs sounded interesting but musically they just did not do anything for me. Wouldn't listen to it again and certainly would not buy it
I do like this album. But then I listen like a lot of Neil Young albums. Whether this is one of 1001 albums you should hear before you die I don’t know. How could I? This is from the era when Neil was the Grandfather of Grunge. It’s hard to think he was only 45 when this was made. Way younger than the surviving grungesters are now. Younger than me even. Cos this is what we thought was old age. If you want to dig into this era go Freedom, or Sleeps With Angels or the live album Weld. Many of the songs here are on Weld and the versions are better. But this album is both Ragged and Glorious and that’s how I like my Rock n Roll.
I’ve covered the physical discomfort I experience listening to Neil sing. So I’ll dedicate this one to the band. Crazy Horse had been together for 20 years at this point. They had had tremendous success. How in God’s name do they still sound like a group of high school kids learning to play their instruments??!?!? (And I mean every one of them - including Neil with his dopey guitar leads.) Great punk bands compensate for their technical shortcomings with authenticity. (To be fair, the musicianship on this album is so bad it makes the Ramones sound like Rush or Tool by comparison.) These guys always sounded pretentious; like the amateurishness was cultivated. This album proves it. Even the laziest, most indifferent musicians would have accidentally gotten better than this through all of that experience. I was committed to finishing it too. But Farmer John is such a giant FUCK YOU to musicality that I decided I had heard quite enough (esp. since this is the 43rd Neil Young album I’ve been told I need to listen to before I die.)
This is not the Neil Young I expected. I like the songs he wrote but this album is meh.
pretty meh overall in my opinion. i feel like most people think that Neil Young is a prolific lyricist, but this just felt to me like a middle schooler was writing these lyrics. the best parts were when the band was just jamming along, but honestly it kinda felt lifeless. not sure how this made the list. i did enjoy the song 'Interstate', but overall this is a huge pass from me
I didn’t like Neil Young’s music from his prime, why would I like it when he’s washed?
I like the actual music in this quite a bit, but I'm just so tired of Neil Young's voice that it throws this album off. Someone should have told Neil you can't hit those high notes anymore in "Love and Only Love". I want to listen to an album of just crazy horse.
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.
Another disappointing journey into country-rock territory. The songs feel extremely basic and repetitive, while the production is marred by a dated 80s-style snare reverb that clashes with the "raw" aesthetic of the band. The vocal harmonies are kinda annoying, making the 62-minute runtime a tedious chore rather than an epic rock experience.
Neil Young album #2. I don't like Neil Young. Apparently, I like Neil Young and Crazy Horse a little more. Good rock sound. His voice isn't egregiously awful on this one, though it still grates. Guitar sound is great. Not bad.
This is a “garage band” type album. Neil Young wanted to put together an album where the band could play extended jams, like rock bands did back in the day, without fancy technology. I like some Neil Young songs, although I never liked his singing voice. There are a few nice tracks here, while the rest are standard rock and roll. 2.5 stars.
No thank you. Lotta potato talk. Feels a bit like a more country Steely Dan. Some of the songs sounded almost like R.E.M. when I wasn't paying attention (but when I paid attention closer I thought "nope"). The persistent ABAB rhyme scheme is kind of endearing because it's the kind of lyrics I would write. But I'm not on the 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die list, am I?
On one hand I'm impressed that someone who really can't sing has released this many albums and is featured on the many 1001 album lists over the years. On the other hand, the same thing can be said about Bob Dylan......
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.
Distortion
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.
I think this is far from Neil's heyday, but there is something charming about the rawness of this album. I definitely like the fuzzed out guitars.
Een typische 3 sterren weer. Gewoon een decent album
70s folky Neil Young is iets meer m'n ding, maar dit is helemaal prima garage rock. Wel -1 voor Farmer John en de laatste track, wat een zeiknummers.
Not a NY classic. Relatively listenable I suppose but little distinctiveness. Won’t bother replaying.
pretty good album, goddamn today´s bird: rough-legged buzzard
8.5 / 10
This might be one of the first Neil Young albums from this list that isn’t a 4-5 for me. It definitely wasn’t bad but nothing grabbed me like the others.
I Like Neil's work a lot, although I've only got a handful of his albums. Not heard this one before but I'm enjoying it. it has a raw, unpolished feel that gives it some authenticity. I've ordered the CD for my collection
A good album, I liked Mansion On The Hill the most.
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.
Every song sounded amazing until the discordant nasal whines of Dinosaur Snr kick in. If this had any other singer it could be a 5
Another Neil Young album... this time a late work from 1990. Seriously: what I feared in my last Neil Young review has now come to pass – “Ragged Glory” doesn't measure up to his older albums, but sounds like a parody of itself. Of course, the sound is better and more powerful than on his recordings from the 70s, but hearing that his bendings and string changes are still just as sloppy as they were 15 years ago is more annoying than stylish. In addition, the extremely simple songwriting and the country-heavy sound make everything sound a bit like a children's song. I'm sorry, but I had just started to think Neil Young was cool, and then the generator brings up something like this? “Ragged Glory” is clearly the album of an artist who had already passed his prime. It's by no means bad, and you can still listen to it, but it certainly doesn't belong on any list of the best albums, no matter how many there are.
no es mi onda, no lo disfruto tanto, pero lo respeto un montón a Neil
wayyy too country dad rock for me
Glazbeno putovanje u neka strana vremena na jos stranijim prostorima, odlicno se uparuje uz hodanje po suncanom centru.
Solid stuff
Sounds like a lame old rocker that missed his genre to be a country singer
I like some of the songs on the album but not the biggest fan of Neil Young’s voice or duration of songs.
There's only one Neil Young - his voice is unmistakeable. One or two sounded out of his range, to the extent they sounded like awful karaoke.
Franchement ça va mais c'est un poil trop générique, puis tout les sons se ressemblent j'ai trouvé
Normalement j'aime pas sa voix là c'était vraiment ok. Par contre toutes les musiques ressemblent aux hits de Neil Young c'est une folie
Pretty good. Probably sounds amazing played loud on big speakers. Higher percentage of country vibes than I was expecting. Almost a four star but not quite. For Neil I have high expectations for strong melodies and that felt a little lacking here.
A pretty great late period Neil Young. That’s what this is, is what I’m saying.
It’s fine. I don’t get why it’s on this list. I can name 5 or 6 Neil Young albums that deserve to be on this list over this one, and that’s already too many
This list turning me into a big Neil Young fan one great album at a time.
Good, mature songwriting, even if this style of music isn't necessarily my favourite. (Side note: I feel like a fake Canadian for not being that familiar with Neil Young's wider discography haha)
Nothing special but the instruments were good. I liked “Mansion on the hill” and “Mother earth”
This is exactly the guitar tone I want to achieve when I play. It's also the best discovery I've made through this list so far. Discovering this record alone has made the whole project worthwhile. It's inspired me to dive deeper into Neil Young's discography and learn more about his life. Now I get why he is called the Godfather of Grunge. Deserved title.
Pleeease, have mercy. No more Neil Young records! There are a select few artists this list choose to include in absurdum, and Neil Youn has joined that group now. This will of course be my subjective view, which is reinforced by the fact that we're approaching the latter part of this list. But this record was so incredibly dull! Everything Neil Young touches isn't gold, ok? Neil's singing felt more labored and borderline out of tune than before. No memorable melodies to latch onto. It just felt like a really unpolished record overall. It is less folk and more distorted and heavy than previous Neil Young records, which works against itself. Overall a really boring record, which might not be as bad as I'm making it out to be. But I really suffered every single minute listening to this. Strong 1.
Electric Neil Young is really the worst Neil Young. How would I know, you ask? Because there are so incredibly many Neil Young records on this list. On this album, his singing really doesn’t work. It feels whiny and out of key. The dad rock influences don’t work in his favor either, and the whole thing just falls flat. The songs drone on for too long, and not a single one really feels like anything special.
Evidently the grumpy old bastard has had a fall out with Amazon because I had to listen via Spotify. I don't have an account, so his tedious, whiny mumbling was interspersed with ads, which were the highlight. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ in part Revisit ❌️ Tedious★★☆☆☆ (4/10) Total reviewed : 241 Already owned : 54 Purchased : 12 To buy list : 3 Nope : 172
meh, no es mi onda, la guitarra suena bien igual pero es muy rock sureño es musica q a papá le gustaria mucho
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
3/6
Over and over
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
There’s one rule of thumb with songwriting that says you get a burst of inspiration or craft or whatever early on and that might net out to about 30 songs. Some folks - Radiohead - then wisely hang onto this good material and release it slowly over the years, others - Pixies - much faster. But basically they’re tapped out and are coasting on what made their name when they were in their 20s. So it’s rare that anyone in their 40s releases material that is not only as good as that first batch, but even sounds relevant or genre-pushing. That’s what Neil and the Horse did with Ragged Glory (and to a similar extent, Neil’s preceding and subsequent solo albums Freedom and Harvest Moon). There really aren’t too many examples of this unfortunately - Bowie is probably the best example of a literal late in life creative resurgence. Malkmus had been steadily plodding along since Terror Twilight, but seemed to have recovered his fastball on the Hard Quartet album. Britt Daniel, Neko Case, Eric Bachmann, Carl Newman continue honing their craft, but haven’t really connected. Only the shoegazers/adjacent have recently made albums that rival their youth: Slowdive, HUM, Deftones, MBV, although in the case of Swervedriver and Ride it has been diminishing returns. Likewise all - ALL - of the grunge bands that Neil was so important to, not a single one had a late career hit or resurgence. Some of that is due to early death, who knows what Cobain and Staley could’ve contributed, but in the case of Cornell, the final Soundgarden efforts were mostly rote. Ragged Glory probably won’t get too many repeat listens from me, its contemporary value doesn’t do as much for me today, and it mostly sounds like 4 dudes goofing off and calling it something important. But maybe that’s all rock and roll should be.
A bit more country sounding than I thought it would be, at least at the start. I don't know much about Neil Young. I have heard a few tracks of his from other albums and like them well enough but nothing stood out to me here. His voice isn't very good and the music isn't especially interesting so I assume you need to listen to the lyrics closely to get much out of his work.
“Country Home” and “Days That Used to Be” carry
Perfect soundtrack for a bus ride across Ireland.
Boring, and his voice is rough, almost laughably so. Some decent riffs, but that can't save an album.
Me gustó pero creo que prefiero a Neil Young triste y campirano, me faltaron más emociones agridulces
I don’t care what you think. Farmer John is a fucking banger
I'm one of those who has listened to Neil Young and failed to see the attraction... Until this, listened once, intrigued, twice loved it, third time blasted it out His passion comes pouring out of him as he steps a different path to consumerism and greed. Keep rocking the free world Neil. 5⭐
At this point with Neil Young we are beating a dead Crazy Horse...I don't mind him but nothing about him is so amazing that he should be on this list 6 times! Side rant over... This album is fine, but kind of blah. I love living in the country and all but something about these songs and the way he sings them don't make me feel like he really believes it. And that is honestly the vibe for the album to me, he just feels like he is making generic music. It got better in the second half but I was kind of checked out at that point. Nothing about it is bad or unenjoyable but nothing is really that awesome either. In the 1990s this rock country vibe really started taking off and it seemed he threw in more electronic sounds to join that push, but didn't necessarily love what he wrote.
White Line was pretty good. The rest of the songs were OK. The guitar work is OK. Neil knows how to work a good melody out of the guitar but this album gets pretty samesy after awhile. Also the verse melody on Days That Used to Be sounds alot like Bob Dylan's My Back Pages.
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.
Oof, Neil you’re better than this
Big Neil Young fan but his bar band phase isn't my favourite. Some good songs here but I prefer Sleeps with Angels from this era. Having said that, I get that part of the point of the list is to identify albums that were influential and this certainly ticks that box. Many of the biggest rock bands of the 90's owe a deep debt of gratitude to this album, and that probably justifies its inclusion
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!
This wasn’t for me at all. For me it felt sloppy, repetitive, borderline and overindulgent but somehow I feel that was the point. The guitar tone is easily the best thing about the album and honestly carries most of the weight. But the songs just go on and on and on (no pun intended). This isn’t helped by the fact that Neil Youngs vocals really do nothing for me and are actively grating to my ears. There are flashes where it feels alive and massive, but it never quite locks into something I’d actually return to. I know I’m in the minority for this but it’s just not for me.
muy bueno, varios temazos
This album wasn’t available on Amazon Music. It’s not the same, but I listened to the only Neil Young album available: Talking To Me he Trees.
This album is ok but why the fuck is it on this list? I gave up on the last track as it is objectively crap.
Pretty simple album but good vibe Also some cool moments with some cool sounds 3.5
Great to hear, too long and similar
Weird one, probably a 3. I appreciate a lot of the sonic stuff at the tail end of tracks but this just feels like well worn territory. Farmer John is incredibly grating
Not a huge fan, when I would say that I was decently interested in older young projects. Its the rock coat of paint that does it. I just dont like it all that much. Its not bad per se but it feels like an attempt to mix it up rather than a genuine this is what we need to make moment. At this point hes made music for what, like 20 years? I get it the idea to begin with but its just not good enough to solidify this style for him. Nothing was horrible. It wasn't like laughable but at the end of the day its a novelty to hear this singer do this music. Thats just it. A fleeting fancy that ill never remember.
4/5
Some pleasant songs - Great musician
Cool record that doesn’t matter in the slightest. Love you, Neil. With only 9 NY albums on the list, if NY/CR made another one, it would have to be included, I assume; maybe kick out the one Wire or Replacements or Husker. #evenwhenthemusicisgoodtheCuratorstillsucks
Nothing special
I deleted what the last me said. He was kinder than me, but I will concede that this isn't the worst.
Some of the songs are alright but I am not a fan of Neil Young's voice...
50
Ragged for sure, and way too long. The songs that were 5+ minutes felt that way. There's some Neil Young songs I like, none were on this album.
“Mow the lawn” kinda music. Super chill, nothing spectacular but just good vibes with every song (except the last song, honestly could have been skipped). This is an album that you can put on and pass a joint around, which before digital music and playlists, you would have had to do in the 90s.
Ye, it's okay
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.
I love Neil and i had a good time with this one, but I don’t think it belongs on the list.
thought this was awesome. need to get on the neil grind more
it's ok, but neil has way better stuff.
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.
Notable Textzeile: Comatose but walking still Curves beneath your flowing gown Only I could bring you down Why do I keep fucking up? Ist genug gesagt worden über Neil Young (Stimme dünn, passt hier zur härteren Musik nicht, Sound von Gitarren manchmal und Backing Vocals fast immer nicht passend zu dem Musikstil den das wohl haben soll, nicht originell). Hat die Stille gefüllt und Zeit ist vergangen. Hätte gerade auch gerne ein Country Home wo ich mich selbst hinter mir lassen kann. Da würde aber nicht diese Musik laufen.
An absolute slog that felt like being trapped at a rehearsal for a bar band that doesn't know when to quit. While some people call this "garage rock," it honestly just sounds like a group of guys who have known each other too long noodling around without any sense of restraint or editing. The songs are incredibly repetitive, with some stretching out to ten minutes of aimless guitar jams that offer zero dynamics and quickly become boring. It feels less like a professional studio album and more like a half-assed attempt to milk a raw sound that just ends up sounding sloppy and uninspired.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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.
Bitchin rock riffs but the same song structure 10x. Neil should stick to acoustic guitars.
Quite liked this, solos tend to go on a bit though!
Åh, jag är lite svag för hans sköra röst, och den gälla och skäniga gitarren. Gillar också körandet! Kanske ingen klassiker, men ändå vafan. 5 blir det idag.
This album didn't do much for me. Wasn't a fan of the vocals really at all, but I do appreciate the raw, almost under-engineered sound of the album. It really does sound just like a solid jam session. Songs are overly long, though, and the album drags. It's just not interesting enough. No variety in the songs and the lyrics are boring and uninspired. I dont get the appeal of these guys and their hookup with Neil Young. They just sound like a college desert rock garage band. "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" is the only really solid track on the album. On the other hand, "Farmer John" has to be one of the worst songs I've heard in a long while. It's gotta be a joke right? This is satire, right?!? Oh dear God, it's a spontaneous cover they did in one take. Shoulda left it off the album. That's all I got. This one gets a 2/5. I almost gave it a 1 because it pissed me off more and more as it went on. But some of the guitar is solid. Pretty disappointing overall.
it was okay, but I'd rather not listen to him, his voice ...
this album was ass
Decent record. I believe this is the first group I've seen live on this list. I am a Neil Young fan, could listen to him all day, but most music/ band featuring him are just average. His hits are amazing. This record started mediocre and got better.
4/10 - I found his to be generally boring and I don’t love Neil Young’s voice.
I really like Neil Young and I think the guitar work on here is great. It could be a bit shorter though. Strong 7/10
The guitars here are the star of the album. Everything is messy and loud. Slop rock energy. But eventually, you have to deal with Neil Young's voice, which.. can be a bit of a chore. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Country Home - F*!#in' Up - Love to Burn
I don’t begrudge Neil Young’s urge to rock out. But i like his solo work better. His work with Crazy Horse tries too hard and he lets go of some of his nuance & artistry. This is good, but not great. A 3.
Ihan mukavaa kitararokkia, välillä jopa söpön svengaavaa. Mutta aika ohut on tarttumapinta meikäläiselle. Perus keskikolmonen.
Aika mitään sanomatonta ysäri country/rock länkyttelyä, vähän kuin kaurapuuroa. Jos soi niin en lähtis vaihtamaan mutta en kyllä myöskään hakemalla hakisi soittoon. 3/5.
Vähän väsähtäneen kuulosta country rockia(?). Ei oikein lähteny.
65/1088 2.3383* Not Neil's greatest effort but still has the vibe. No real killer tunes to speak of and, for that, I give it a low two.
It’s no Harvest Moon!
Fun album, but it does get a little repetitive. It’s pretty consistent. The riffs are good, the vocals are too, but the highs are not that high and variety is lacking. Some songs overstay their welcome but not to a ridiculous degree. Enjoyable album, but I can’t say I was impressed by it. 7/10
Sometimes Neil Young is execellent, sometimes he is self indulgent. This album has both, more good than bad.
pass
Man, Neil Young und Garage Rock. Funktioniert ganz gut: klingt ja bei Young eh ganz oft nach mal eben hingesungen. Jetzt nicht ganz so lustig wie das Grunge Album, aber das total debile Father John Cover (ein R&B song den in den 60ern ganz viele Garage Bands gecovert haben) ist natürlich schon Mission Statement. Ich weiß nicht wie lustig Young das immer meint, aber es gefällt mir deutlich besser wenn ich mir Young als kleinen Kanadischen Mittelfinger vorstelle. Trotzdem nicht super.
Too much whiskydrinkin, truckdrivin, countrymusic attitude.
Ragged Glory fuses easygoing ’90s grunge with country garage rock, its rough charm defined by raw, memorable guitar work.
Just don't like Neil Young. Folky, country, rock. His voice is always grating after a while. Musically not terrible, but just not for me.
Enjoyable listen but probably won’t seek it out again to be honest
Arguably at his electric best here. His vocals can be irritating, but he can rock.
Another perfect voice during wild times .
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
Messiness defined Neil Young's best albums, so a loud, ramshackle, messy Neil Young album is automatically going to be enjoyable. But his best albums - even the ones with Crazy Horse - always had a tension between noisy guitar and softer, beautiful moments. This is an hour of guitar solos and fuzzy chords, and it doesn't take long for the songs to blur together a bit. There are some highlights here: "White Line" is a nice short tune and "Love to Burn" has great lyrics. But there's nothing here on the level of "Down by the River" or "Southern Man." There's not even much on the level of "Rockin' in the Free World," though "Mansion on the Hill" has some immediately enjoyable riffs reminiscent of that one. It ends on a song that I find both moving and eye-rollingly on-the-nose. This rocks, but it's a bit too much of the same for an hour of music.
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.
So so
I really really actively dont like either his voice nor the decisions made instrumentally here. It's not unlistenable, but just really drab
I really enjoyed the opening & closing tracks - but everything else in between was all rather samey chuggy country dad rock.
Its a live album. Rarely good. Got half way before getting bored. Not a lot stands out on the album, and Neil Young's voice recorded live is just not good. Thankfully mostly guitar rock rather than singing, but all much of a much ness
Solid crazy horse post punk album highlight is love to burn
Interesting how Days That Used To Be sounds quite a bit like the all star live version of My Back Pages
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.
No soporto la voz de Neil Young. Lo siento mucho.
Of all of the Neil Young albums I've gotten so far, this was the most forgettable. Maybe I was too distracted when listening to it, but it ended before I knew it and didn't leave much of an impression except the song "Fuckin' Up" which seemed a little try hard.
I can see why some would be into this, but it's just not my cup of tea
The jam parts are curiously long considering they're continuously iterating over a single idea. Other than that... Another Neil Young album. There's his early Buffalo Springfield work on this list, plus multiple Crazy Horse ones, plus at least one Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album. He's alright, don't get me wrong. But it's just too much.
This List reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally overrates Niel young and elvis costello. there are 7 albums of niel young!! His voice is subpar, his songwriting is mediocre, lyrics i have no idea because i don't really care(it's music, not poetry). It's okey but very forgetable as with most youngs music for me. This really makes me question if new music is bad and massproduced or it has always been and we only remember hits and judge it by the hits. This album is all filler no killer. 90s content music
10
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.
Best Song: Mother Earth (Natural Anthem). Sure it might be a bit preachy, but it's a good type of preachy, and shows of some of Neil's honest writing chops. Worst Song: Farmer John. Everything about this song sucks. Neil trying to act like a young rocker when he's already beginning to show the signs of age, the plodding "left foot, right foot" rhythm, but most of all the unpleasant creepiness of the central lyric, "I'm in love with your daughter". Overall: Neil Young sometimes feels like he wants to be a type of musician that isn't within his capabilities. He's got a great voice within a very particular range and tempo, but goddamn if he never wants to sing there. A lot of this is him playing rockstar, and so listening to it just gives the feeling of wishing that this were any of his contemporaries instead of him.
2.5
It’s good I get the whole ‘originator of grunge’ title Neil young has now 4/5
This is fine. Decent riffs, decent songs, slightly annoying voice at times. I’ll be fine never hearing this again. Borderline 3, but landed on a 2.
Respect to Neil Young, but his voice is an acquired taste that I have not acquired. I'm not sure I need a 10 minute long song reminding me that love and only love will endure and hate is everything you think it is. I especially don't need that song to repeat its first verse. Dude loves repeating a lyric. Guitar work is impressive but the lyrics didn't feel especially inspired. Probably would have preferred it as an instrumental album to be honest.
There was a pub back in my uni days simply called Rock'n'Roll, where the beer was dirt cheap and the clientele's clothing was made solely out of leather and jeans. After the indoor smoking ban in pubs, they decided that the designated smoking area is at the left side of the bar, while the right side was for nonsmokers. This album felt like that pub again. Maybe a controversial take, but no country rock album should last for an hour. It felt like listening to the same track over and over again. I don't like the vocals. I don't really want to go to Rock'n'Roll again.
This sounds like a reasonably competent bar band of middle-aged guys who are going through the motions to support the guy who writes all their songs, who is a pretty good guitar player and decent lyricist even though he can't sing for shit. The harmonies are solid - better than the lead vocals for sure - but the whole thing has a very "recorded in one take without any effort to mix anything" vibe. "Ragged" is right. I never understood the passion some people have for Neil Young, and this album did nothing to convince me.
Neil has done a lot better, both before and after this. Is it just me or is this some of the most uninspired drumming ever?
Havent ever listened to much of Neil Young solo, or with Crazy Horse or part of CSNY. I can dig this album, but his voice is a little too whiney when he's solo singing and no one is backing him. Maybe I'll check out some of his other stuff. Mother Earth's lyrics are still so fitting today, cuz its message is ignored by too many
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
Not for me. 1/5
Look, it's Neil Young so it's always gonna be good, but this really isn't Crazy Horses' best by a long shot
I feel like this would be an amazing album if it just had some more work done to make it more concise, the bones are spectacular, but it just feels like everything goes on for far to long.
Still don’t get Neil Young
Really boring album would not listen to again , if this was the only album I could listen to I would stop listening to music ! What a depressing ride it was…not for me
Pure nostalgie
Geen fan
I might consider Neil Young a good singer if he was my uncle in my family. I had to fight to get through every song. 2/5
This explains why so many people hate New Wave.
okkkk, def for background listening. Not something I’d really pay attention to or feel to. Still good though!! I quite enjoy his voice and the INSTRUMENTALS?? really good. I love the instrument usage mixed with his voice, i think it does a really good job at that. I’m thinking a 7/10 !!
Not my fav by Neil Young.
thumbs up
Glorious, strident doesn’t miss a beat one of his best.
Just kind of same-y, muddy, and downtempo. Blends all together.
Favorite Track: Country Home
4/5
Not really a fan at all. Sonically it sounds fine, nothing worth gravitating to though. Neil young I believe has a very horrible singing voice
4.1/5 Stars Top Songs: F*!#In' Up, Farmer John, Mansion on the Hill
I don't like Neil Young. This is my third Neil Young album. It was the worst... So far.
OK
I am normally not a Neil Young fan, but this is fun. It feels heavier, which is a lotta fun. The vocal style really works with these songs and the solos are fun!! Actual rating...3.5. Liked Songs: "Country Home" , "White Line" , "F*!#in' Up" , "Over and Over" , "Love to Burn" , "Love And Only Love"
I don't like Neil Young's voice at all, but Crazy Horse is pretty good 2.75
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.
I really enjoyed the opening & closing tracks - but everything else in between was all rather samey chuggy country dad rock.
Ragged Glory This does feel a little unnecessary as one of Neil’s entries on the list. It’s an enjoyable enough album in Crazy Horse's signature style, and I know people saw it, along with Freedom, as a comeback from his poorly regarded period in the 80s, but from 2026’s perspective I don’t think it has too much that makes it stand out from the 3,000 albums NY has released in the last 10 days. Having said that I do like it, even though it is loooong, and does get quite samey outside of a few tracks. Country Home and White Line are great, and carry additional interest as originating in the 70s. Fuckin’ Up is excellent, an angry rumble of admonishment and classic Neil guitar. The cover of Farmer John’s odd rhythm and style is a nice point of difference, and I like Mansion on the Hill a lot. And although it's quite heavy handed in both its lyrics and tribute to Hendrix I like the hippy-sincerity of Mother Earth (Natural Anthem). Ultimately, though, it’s not his strongest set of songs and not the most interesting from this period (Harvest Moon from 2 years later is among his best albums for), and definitely not compared to some of his genuinely great albums not on the list, so I think this settles as a 3. 🐴🐴🐴 Playlist submission: Fuckin’ Up
If I could edit Young's 90s albums into a playlist - and I can - I feel I'd make an excellent album out of it. 'Ragged Glory's contribution would be relatively minimal. Peppered throughout are some nice little refrains, and CSNY-style harmonies. 'White Line' captures all of that very well. And its unified and sudden ending feel like a great polished moment amongst the sprawl. There are some later album highlights in 'Mansion on the Hill' and 'Days That Used to Be' which actually navigate through different passages and have some great hooks rather than purely strums, the latter feeling rather Dylanesque. It does feel like the start of a new 90s sound and carries a certain inherent import because of that. Glimmers of great tunes are here, but over an LP it's hard to sustain. Even harder to sustain when he tries to repeat this formula time and again over the next 35 years. I'm sorry Neil I love you, you know that, which is why I'm allowing a three.
Pretty good
This is so unappealing, uninteresting, long, boring and energy draining. Through almost the entire album I had the feeling that I was listening to the same ideas over and over again. The same rock/country bases, same irritating vocal melodies, same garbage and passionless solos and same rhythms. The songs are obviously not the exact same, but they feel like they were all produced under the same awful blueprint. And to make matters worse, there are 4 songs that surpass the 7 minutes mark. There are a couple of exceptions. 'Farmer John' and 'Mother Earth' are the only songs that do something different. First one has a more alternative rock sound and the last one is basically a choir singing over a guitar. I honestly think these are the best tracks due to them breaking a bit the monotony, but still uninteresting. This was a pain to get through the two times I listened to it.
GreT!
This is Neil Young that mostly works for me
It’s fine. I have no idea how this made it, and I’m a huge Neil Young fan. Certainly a lesser effort by him, but it’s fine.
How much of a tarrif should be applied to this record?
i love neil but not all neil is created equally
shit was ass
Wtf am I listening to😂 Based on the album cover, this was the last thing I expected it to sound like Im not finishing this😂
Crazy Horse is Great! Neil Young.... His vocals make me mad. No way this guy became famous sounding like this. I think these songs all had potential if not for him. Music was not interesting enough for me to want to hear the whole thing so I didn't. We've heard something along the lines of this before. I don't think i'm missing out. Also hate the country mix.
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.
It wasn’t gratingly bad so much as relentlessly Neil Young: whining vocals, twangy guitar, and an annoying commitment to the same chord for very long stretches of time. Maybe there’s something to admire in the tenacious mediocrity, but any amount of this sound is more than I personally need.
Compared to Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, it's definitely not as good. Neil forgot how to sing in this one and many of the songs were too bloated, alongside some proper shit ones like Farmer John and that last track. But I do like this sort of American country-garage rock, and there were some bits and songs that I enjoyed, like Fuckin' Up.
I enjoyed this better than I thought I would.
Some decent stuff here, but overall a let down.
As it’s Christmas Eve, I don’t have much time to sit down and write a review like I usually do. However, that may be somewhat appropriate for this album—it’s good, there’s no duds, but it didn’t make me feel much, nor did I listen to it and really feel a sense of artistry. That could be because I had to listen to it in segments, though. It does have a lot I like about Neil Young—the stripped-back feel, the mature songwriting—and most of the songs were genuinely catchy. It’s also extremely interesting to see the Godfather of Grunge make a 90’s album, especially given the last track: a plea for people to save the earth for the sake of future generations. In a way, this album is almost like him stepping back and letting the next generation of musicians and their political and cultural concerns take center stage. In giving this album a three because I don’t feel like it held anything special. However, I will say that I didn’t listen to it incredibly intently, so my general apathy towards it could be because of that.
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.
Tedious
Classic
not my style of music at all, tried bur had to drop
3.5 stars. It was fine, I like Neil Young as an artist but just wasn't super memorable. Didn't find any tracks that get your attention (in a good way, or a bad way).
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
not a fan of Neil Young music
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 very difficult to listen to....especially after a night of drinking at a holiday party. Started off okay, but lost flare towards the end.
Meh.
=The Beatles
Another Neil Young album....and not one of his top 10? Pitchfork: n/a Rolling Stone: n/a (there are 7 other Neil Young albums on the top 500) Best Songs
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.
Meh. Not the best Neil Young. Not sure why it is on this list. Country Home and White Line decent songs. Farmer John is a disaster. Almost feels like it is a joke.
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.
Big Neil fan here but this one remains a tough listen for me. Not one of his best albums but since it's Neil even that is better than most.
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.
I recognized and liked the first track, and a couple others. At the end of the day just another NY album I won’t ever seek out on purpose.
Another day another frickin’ Neil Young album. Look, I get it…to a degree. But this is probably 6+ albums for him at this point. There’s gotta be a more measured approach to this list when no doubt other well-deserved artists are losing a single placement due to stuff like this. Ironically, I liked this album more than some of the other earlier Young inclusions due to better production and more cohesive song structures. I felt this was a fine listen, but who needs multiple 10+ minute songs with unnecessarily long guitar jams.
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.
Man, Neil Young just doesn’t do it for me. I wanted to like this…just some good ‘ol rock and roll right? But it was just mediocre for me. Some decent licks but not really that memorable of songs. And even a lot of the solo’ing just isn’t that interesting. Songs are also way too long. 2.5 but rounding down.
Let it be known...this may be the album that broke me. I like Neil Young. I have enjoyed several of his albums on this list. But why so many? I get this isn't necessarily a "best albums" list...but please explain to me why we MUST hear eight Neil Young albums? Maybe we get seven and add ONE Tool album? Some glaring holes on this list with an annoying bias towards "old-timers." Ok, rant over. This album was prob going to get a bland 3* and then Farmer John hit and it is awful so I am rounding down. 2/5
This is my third Crazy Horse record and fourth Neil record overall. It's a decent listen but none of the longer cuts are as epic as Cowgirl zin the Sand or Powderfinger so for me this is less essential than the other two records on the list. I've already been served On The Beach by the generator which I adore so there's only really the slightly whiny mostly acoustic stuff left, which makes me feel it'll be downhill from here in terms of my ratings for this artist.
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.
Dull
For an aging rocker's album I've heard worse efforts
Half-assed terrible country rock from a guy who can't sing. No thanks. The kind of terrible junk that makes hipsters swoon. Unbearably bad.
This was a good album! I like Neil Young and crazy horse, I would listen again
Another banger of a Neil young album
Bring back folk Neil young I want folk Neil young
# Album Name: Ragged Glory # Artist: Neil Young # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Wasnt bad. Didnt grip me though. Maybe a few more listens? # Top Tunes: No # Would I listen to it again? Ill give it another shot maybe
Great album Standout songs: Fuckin Up Love to Burn Mansion on a hill
Desperately dull. Almost angeringly so
Rock and roll I hear a lot of Pearl Jam in this
Favourite song: Country Home Least favourite song: Mansion on the Hill Would I listen again? Yes Rating /10: 6.8
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.
I really like Neil Young but gee, there’s a lot of rubbish on this album.
Solid rock. Neil's voice doesn't quite clock for me.
Enjoyable garage jam tracks from Neil Young
Love the setup of a live studio recording. Neil is on top form
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.
You know, when I started this challenge, I didn't realize I was committing to listening through nine different Neil Young albums. Not that it would have made much of a difference (as I probably would have done the 1001 Albums list either way), but it would have been nice to know that almost 1% of all the Book Albums were from a guy who sings like that. Jokes aside, Ragged Glory is my second Neil Young & Crazy Horse album and I have to agree with the Generator community on this one – it's not as good as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (which itself is worse than Déjà Vu). There were a couple solid cuts and I didn't outright hate anything on the album, but it's certainly not something I'm going to willingly put on during my leisure time. Listening to Ragged Glory felt like overhearing a local rock band (comprised of middle-aged white dudes) at the pub while scarfing down an overpriced burger and tater tots – not the most unpleasant experience I can imagine, but it certainly doesn't evoke compelling art. This is fortunately Neil Young's lowest rated Book Album, so I'm hopeful that there are at least one or two gems among the six that remain! Highlights: Days That Used to Be, Love and Only Love