Ragged Glory

A somewhat frustrating listening experience. Most songs had something that drew me in, but they also had a section that I found grating or the songs would be undeservingly long. I enjoyed this most at it's noisiest, bar the guitar solos. I'm just not huge on guitar solos they always lose my interest sorry bout it. 2.5 Favourite song: White line

A nice rock album, that's perfect to listen to in the background, of course if someone is a rock fan. I'm still not a fan of Neil Young's vocal, it just doesn't resonate with me. "Ragged Glory" has no bad song, but instead is filled with a bit better than average songs, that let you move your leg to the beat constantly, but without much thought or deeper interpretation. Interesting position on the list, but I will probably forget about this album in few days.

A good garage rock album. 3/5

Back to back Neil Young. This one is okay, not as good as yesterday. This list didn't need this or about 15 of the other Neil Young albums of his that were included.

Pretty good Neil Young stuff. Nothing stands out on this record for me, just some predictable, common Neil Young sound.

Not my favorite Neil Young sound - this doesn't really do much for me. Some of it's pretty good, but most is pretty bland.

Not on Spotify.

Some good jams in here

Fine

I knew this album would be trouble the second it wasn't on Spotify. I hunted it down and found it on Youtube, which is not an ideal way for me to listen to anything. Anyways, it's not because this is country rock that I found it kind of mediocre. It's because when I see a song...and it's like, 10 minutes long, I know I'm entering into place where I'm going to zone out because I'm sure the band is having a blast but if you don't have anything else to say (or I'm not high) move on with it. For the record though, I did find some of the songs genuinely great. I would listen to this again. Probably not anytime soon. Also, put it on Spotify.

Fanns ju inte på Spotify och kommer inte riktigt ihåg hur den låter. Gissar mig till vad jag tycker.

Fine, not my fav

Ok another Neil Young record and another clichéd dad rock album. At least his storytelling is strong. A decent record.

The boys play good The man sings great The songs are fine (if overlong and samey) But this ain’t no Harvest

I like Neil Young and the band Crazy Horse; both together and separately. This is an okay album but nothing earth shattering. I'm not sure why this album needs to be here. Neil has a vast catalog and I guess any of his albums could fall into the group but not necessarily be anything more than exposure to Neil Young and his rock and roll side. Sounds like Neil Young.... meh.

S'alright. Every song goes on too long. They all kinda sound the same. Some nice harmonies. I think this probably got (and is still getting) more attention than it deserved due to Neil being older but still being able to rock as hard as the grunge guys. But again: s'alright.

It's fine, but there is absolutely no need for some of these songs to be ten minutes long.

Couldn’t listen on spotify

gött sound på allting förutom trummorna, dom låter ju hemska. ffa virveltrumman, det drar tyvärr ner betyget från en fyra till en trea.

Good road-trip tunes for the ride home for break

Neil Young never disappoints, a very late album in his career but still so good and so different. The definition of garage rock. First time listening to this album and I enjoyed it! Not is best but sure not his worst! Crazy Horse is always good to see behind Young. Good album!

I used to argue with people on message boards in defense of Neil Young. Not sure why. This album is fine but not worth getting worked up about

I appreciate the garage rock aesthetic and its importance to the burgeoning Grunge movement but the songs become a little long and repetitive. I find Young most effective with his quieter songs.

Most of this was good Neil Young but most of it was not exceptional.

Highlights: "Fuckin Up," "Love to Burn," "Mother Earth" This is Exhibit A for the fundamental overlap of 90s rock and country. Sure, the album is samey. The songs are all overlong. The lyricism can have shocking and bitter moments of candor, but is mostly some blend of sappy and creepy. The most common first impression on hearing Neil Young's wan voice is "you've got to be kidding me." But that guitar, and that surprising juxtaposition with those CSNY vocal harmonies, carry on in the best grunge and alt music. Young's solos here can evoke the 80s and 90s, but sit somewhere outside of them: cascades of pinch harmonics like a hair metal stunt man, but no buzzsaw chugging or hyperactive peddling of rote exercises; waves of feedback and sputtering, but not the flat terrain of distortion pedal waveforms. His technique here is through the dynamics of the amplifier, and you couldn't get it any other way. The decade's timbres are just chasing a facsimile. Worth the listen just for that.

5/10 more ragged than glorious

This is nor one of Mr Young's better works.

It’s the Kermit The Frog guy! This is ok. A bit meh. I liked Farmer John, which I understand is a cover. Decent songs, some nice rock guitar sounds… worth a 3… probably

Beter dan verwacht, ruiger, paar vette nummers.

Lot of solos with a small amount of main sections. There's some things to love in this album. Young crafts perfect chord changes and makes a good listen, but not certain it's something I'll listen to again.

nothing too spicy, but the dad rock is getting a bit monotonous

a classic. Not my style though

3/5. A call back to awesome jamming songs. It’s a little long to be a 4 but it definitely is a good time. An album to play really loud for sure.

For every pro is a matching con to take this record down a level. First, I quite like the country rock sound - when done properly the two genres really mesh well together, moreso when you add a tinge of grunge. But, most of the songs go on for too long. Some of these songs did not have to be 8-10 minutes long. Second, Neil Young is a beast on the guitar and is rightfully up there with the rest of the greats. The contrast between the insane guitars and the simplicity of his melodies (and voice) makes so much sense too. But he can't really sing, can he? It's a perfectly average voice, like this is just some guy doing Neil Young covers as best as he can. I guess one man truly can't have it all. Overall, it's still a high-three star effort. Standout tracks are Mansion on the Hill, Days That Used to Be, and, despite the length, Love and Only Love.

Not bad, but not a standout either.

Not Neil at his best, but it's still good

It was okay, some good songs in there, and some that were just too long.

Bit lame

The one song that characterised this album was Over and Over: it went On and On. I liked Young's unique guitar work, but it could barely compensate for an otherwise rather underwhelming set of often dragging and unimaginative songs. I guess the closing track saves it from dropping below 3 stars.

The usual spun-out NY rock, nothing remarkable here.

Well, Neil Young apparently sings on this album. I like Neil Young in general, but Ragged Glory was all new music to me. It took all the way to the final track ("Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)") before I finally heard something that took hold of my attention. The rest of the album will probably fade from my memory fast. I'm not sure why THIS album from Young was recommended. for me it felt "okay" at best.

The tunes are jolly, but is he flat?

Pretty good overall

One of the better Neil Young albums

I feel like I owned this at some point, near to when it came out, I certainly am very familiar with the material. Whatever the case, I haven’t had it in my collection for many years. Which about sums up my feelings on it... A decent enough album, though lyrically nowhere near the top of Young’s game. And the loose, recorded live feeling that serves to benefit a Rust Never Sleeps becomes a liability here, giving some songs a slack, lazy feel. It doesn’t make the cut for Neil Young on this list in my book (he’s over represented even without this one).

A totally pleasant, energetic and fun album, but by no means essential or reference. Return-to-form albums have this catch, perception and context make them seem so much better than they actually are. In any case, rocking out to gritty Crazy Horse albums is a given and always a satisfactory experience.

Nice ending. Nice and consistent all the way through.

Far from Young's best albums (and my god has he had some great ones) Looking forward to seeing some of his other records come up, but this one's only getting a 3

Ihan kelpo rockia

Decent album. I liked it more than I expected. Sorta like folkier Dinosaur Jr. The songs were overall too long though, and meandering. I also didn't care too much for Neil's vocals. 3/5

Carino ma un po' troppo MAGA (make america great again)

ragged glory contains a different genre for neil young, while still containing some of his folk roots. some of this album was full of what i'd call jam sessions. there seemed like there were more than usual amount of instrumental interludes, and neil young just wanted to rock out with the crazy horse--which is not a bad thing! the guitar, bass, and drums are positively bangin'. i do think that young lost some of his spunk he had earlier in his career. granted, i don't know very much neil young music, but when most of the album is written by him, i assumed more political topics would have been covered. but none of us need to be political all the time, so that's just a passing note.

I liked this okay, but I will say that Neil Young just sounds kind of odd when his vocals are put on this genre. On some tracks, it's passable, and on others, it's downright bad. His voice just tends to be more bearable when he sings folk, for whatever reason. In some ways, this album feels like jumping back in time. Some tracks sound straight out of the garage rock era of the 60s, and others sound a little bit more fresh. Either way, garage rock was definitely not a thriving sound in the 90s, so this album definitely delivers a fresh twist on something old. This album is no doubt a tribute to the genre of what came before. While labeled as garage rock, I can definitely hear the subtle hints of 90s country music in this work, as well. This would no doubt continue to feed into Young's own influences, as he would go on to explore country rock even further in following albums. The guitar work on this album is the REAL MVP here; it is forward, clear, and audible, but still manages to be as distorted and as imperfect as one would expect from a garage rock album. I would listen to this album again just for that guitar.

Du rock solide, qui livre la marchandise.

If I had a nickel for every Neil Young and Crazy Horse album on this list I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

You can definitely hear how he was so influential to Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The raw, live element is great, but NY’s vocals totally overshadow everything else.

Listened to like part of one song, it was ok

It's a decent sounding Neil Young album but nothing too spectacular. One song sounds a lot like "My Back Pages". Still available on Amazon Music!

Love Neil Young and remember liking this album more than I did on this listen. Ita a bit all over the place content wise...Still don't hate it, but not one of his best

After listening to some Neil Young albums on this list (apparently, he is essential for the 1001 book's authors), I confirmed that the Crazy Horse band songs are the best version of Neil Young songs. "Rust Never Sleeps" is far away better than this one, but it's still an adorable listening session.

Neil young is one of the greatest singer songwriters of a generation. This early 90s album may be 1 of the first grunge records recorded.

Rating: 6/10 Best songs: Farmer John

Rock on and Yeehaw

Better than 3, not 4.

I know he's very talented but I've never been a fan of Neil Young, so my feelings about this are... lukewarm

Really good. 3.5

Dammit! Why are Neil Youngs albums not on spotify?! Gets boring quite quickly, and all Neil Young fans have this circle jerk that he is the best artist of all time, and he can do nothing wrong. I don't get that.. Good songs though.

Too many albums on this list from an artist who still stubbornly refuses to allow his music to be made available on the most popular streaming service in the world. Of course I love Ol' Neil, but according to my Amazon Music algorithm, I now love him more than any other artist and listen to him exclusively. It's a good thing the majority of his albums are great. This one is merely very good.

ok, but just ok to me. Album had some good tracks but no standouts to me.

I absolutely hate Neil Young's voice, but the songs and the rock is pretty good. Overall the vibe of the album is good, very jam-band esque.

3.5 I really liked this record more than I thought I would. The homemade, garage rock sound of this record does wonders for Neil Young, especially this deep into his career. It really captures the feeling that you're listening in on Young's private jam sessions rather than a polished set of studio recordings, and it makes the album that much better. While I don't think the songs spoke to me much on a personal level (hell maybe Fuckin Up), this was a really fun jam-out rock record. I could see myself returning to this one. Favorite songs: Fuckin Up, Over and Over, Love to Burn

While I tend to prefer the older folkier Neil Young, this album is pretty rad. I love how much room to breathe they give the songs. Very jammy.

Pretty good classic rock. Nothing special but enjoyed most of it.

Very country rock.

Solid effort by Neil Young. I would definitely continue to listen to this one. I think as I get to know it better I will enjoy it more.

Compared to Young's other work, this was a little underwhelming on account of the lack of creativity in the vocal delivery, which was one of my favorite elements of his songs. It's still solid, though!

Listened Before? N Hey this was alright. I remember the time period this came out, and it was largely praised. It does have a good sound, like the reviews say, it's "garage rock" sounding. Pretty jammy. Here's the thing for me, though.. I don't like NY enough to really love it. His style is pretty same-y on every song. Its good, but it gets old after a while. Added to Library? N Songs added to Playlist: Country Home

Coming back to some I missed so this was after a LOT of Neil Young, and Ragged Glory is probably some of the more enjoyable stuff we had to listen to. It's dirtier and heavier, Country Home, Over and Over, Love to Burn are all good, the music dominates rather than his voice. The rest is meh filler but 3/5.

I actually enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would... Basically, it's better than the previous Neil Young albums because there's a lot more to hide his voice than usual (the songs suit it better, there's more backing vocals, and there's much more weight given to the instrumental parts). Still not exactly mind-blowing, but scrapes a 3 as I'm in a generous move and it is better than the two other Neil Young albums we've had.

Not really a favourite of mine among Neil Young albums. Seems kind of a generic sounding rock and roll album with few memorable songs. Mansion on the Hill strikes me as one of the better tunes but besides that. 3 🌟

I know he's a legend, so it's a little embarrassing to admit that I've never really enjoyed his music much, and I'm afraid this album didn't change my mind.

Totally average latter day Neil Young record. I appreciate the idea of keeping it loose but not sure if I like the results. I'll give it a 3 because it's palatable to me, but I certainly don't think it belongs on this list. He's just taking up room that could have been occupied by a more deserving, younger group from this same time period.

Much prefer Neil Young solo over the rockier style. But it's fine.

I think I have a weird relationship with Neil Young. Sometimes I think he's brilliant and other times I think his lyrics are sophomoric. His writing is generally pretty good. This album encompasses all of that.

I love hearing Neil Young with some electric guitars behind him. This album has a few songs that come across as kind of podunky dad rock though, which isn't always the case with Neil Young. "F!#*in Up" isn't one of them and I appreciate how Neil comes across as a bit cooler and less caring in that track. Production wise this was pretty great for 1990. It's got a ton of grunge tones in the fuzzy, scratchy guitars, and I think it was probably a breath of fresh air for rock and roll fans trying to get away from the 80s. I also like how loose some of the tracks feel. There's a lot of room to breathe and the foundational elements - the bass and drums - tend to be pretty tight throughout. I do think the drums can be a little boring at times, but I think that for this period of rock music there isn't much exploration going on for drummers/ drumset players, so I'm looking at it coming from a place of modernity in rock music where percussion elements tend to be a little more exploratory and a little more engaging. These drumbeats sound like the first ones you hear when you open up a programmed drumset application as a music producer- "Rock Beat 1" "Rock Beat Ballad 3" "Mid Tempo Rock 6" etc. Overall I like the album! Neil Young is great and I love hearing him in a rock setting with Crazy Horse.

Lekker hoor, prachtige stem

Raw, very cut loose but tight performances. Lovely harmonies throughout. Not my favorite of Neil Young's, but the spirit is there. Favorite tracks: "Love to Burn", "Mansion on the Hill"

Me aburrió rápidamente, aunque debo reconocer que suenan como muchas bandas de los 90, pero varios años antes.

All very admirable, but not really my thing

Fine I guess, better than Rust Never Sleeps.

Not the hottest of Neil Young's albums, but it definitely has that particular Neil Young sound that I like so much.

Somewhat listenable

achei genérico. não me tocou ou me empolgou em nenhuma música.

I am much more a Neil Young solo fan than a Neil Young & Crazy Horse fan... But this is pretty solid.

We've had a few from Neil Young so far, and I'm not sure where I stand on his music. Definitely enjoyable, but not a whole lot that jumps out at me. There's a cool spaciousness to this album though, the tracks run long and let you sink into them. I definitely liked this, but wasn't super impressed. Still waiting for the Neil Young project to flip that switch. Favorite tracks: Over and Over, Mother Earth, Farmer John. Album art: Fisheye band photo? That's it? 3/5

Finally got round to listening to this on Apple Music. Good album deserves to be on the list, but not sure Neil Youngs voice is well suited on this album. Glad I listened but would rate other NY and CH albums higher.

3.75

⭐⭐⭐

Neil the rocker returns with this grungy set of tunes. Fuzz peddle is in overdrive - it's a shame that it's a real mixed bag of tunes. Probably top draw for most other artists but for Old Shakey here it's mediocre at best. Best Tracks: Country Home; F!#*in' Up; Mansion on the Hill

+ de muziek en gitaarwerk - ik vind de zangstem van Neil Young niet zo aangenaam

This album was alright. Had a few good songs, but I wasn't that much of a fan of the more grungy sounds.

A really fun listen, Young sounds great and band is solid. A great album? Maybe more of a really good record but short of “special”.

Splendid country-boiled rock, wry lyrics and commentary on life and growing older that doesn't get in the way of the chunky guitar sound. Would listen to again.

good grunge album, the second half was a little bit worse imo, nice heavy sound, 3- because it lasted too long for me

Not bad! Have definitely heard worse!

a by the numbers rock album. Fine but not something i'd just put on

It's okay. Pretty straightforward. I liked it but not sure why it's on this list.

pas mon del mais quand même bien

Ik vind de stem wat minder klankvast. Verder is het onvervalste Amerikaanse rock. Als je er van houdt dan is het wel leuk denk ik. Voor mij niet echt een leuk liedje dat er uit springt. ***

I don't think I hated this as much as others in the group but I can completely see why. I guess I was able to just enjoy it as face value but it's nothing special, especially from Neil Young.

Han har lavet bedre tbh

Gotta love and respect Neil Young and the gang’s fire and passion. An interesting, saucy batch of tunes. 5/10

I can't get past Young's voice. I really tried. I'm sorry. Didn't add.

Even as a Neil Young apologist, this was a bit much for me. Best track: White Line

Country met een twist

I wouldn't say this was Neil's best. Still has some great tracks on it

Pretty decent.

Ik mag die Neil wel, maar dit album vind ik niet zo sterk

Vergeten hoe goed ik deze plaat ken! Dat gitaargeluid en die riffs zijn zo goed dat je 'm bijna vergeeft voor zijn erbarmelijke zangtalent, maar helaas zijn lang niet alle nummers echt goed

Dit heeft energie en het rockt. Was ik wel aan toe. Al blijft het toch ok wel een ding dat de instrumentale stukken in de nummers van Neil Young vaak het beste zijn. Dat tegen het valse aan zingen (of eigenlijk is het gewoon vals) zijn voor mij minpunten.

Final notes held too long and it’s a bit Dad rock but overall enjoyable.

The verse melody of Country Home is very similar to Jingle Bells. Which is odd. It's very much the Neil Young that put me off Neil Young in the 90s before I discovered his earlier stuff. A bit sludgy and AM rock sounding. In hindsight, it still has some of that underlying melancholy which I love about Neil Young. But it really sounds like Jingle Bells. White Line is pretty average. But I think maybe this album is more about Neil Young discovering the joy of playing again. I think rough and ready is what he was aiming for. And I can see how he ended up a kind of elder statesman of grunge with this sort of heavy, maudlin, uptempo rock. Fuckin Up is better. His voice is finally going near the sort of registers it really has impact in. By Over and Over I'm getting a feeling there isn't going to be a ton of variation on this record. Think I'll just mention any notable tracks and let it wash over me otherwise. Noel Gallagher must crap himself every time a lawyer hears Love to Burn. Everything he didn't nick from John Lennon's grave can be found here! There follows three back to back great, or at least fun tracks. Farmer John bounces along with a cheeky grin, Mansion on the Hill feels like the blueprint for every b listed Britpop band, and Days That Used to Be is lovely, especially as it feels like he might just be being snide to his former bandmates... Back to rock chuggers after this, but that little window may have just bumped the review up a star! Quite fond of the last track too. It's a good album, I'm impressed at Young at, what, about 50 making a slightly sludgy, but mostly enjoyable new version of his sound - I didn't realise he did reinvention so well.

A nice folk album that's easy to listen to. 0RS

While this album had its moments, it was not my favorite effort by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Certain sounds were very dated and though I enjoyed the garage rock feel, there are much better examples out there

I'm not much of a Neil Young fan. I've only listened to Harvest and several of his hits. But apparently, he has a long career of doing whatever genre he wants. That being said, I can only hear him doing folk / country rock. But here we have a forerunner to grunge, an album that Cobain would cite as an influence for Nevermind (of course Young didn't invent grunge: Bleach came out a year before). But here we have a garage rock style of rawness and high level of distortion and feedback. That being said, all the songs are just decent. The first few are pretty good, but nothing spectacular. Certainly, no hits with the lengths of several of these tracks. The last three tracks were also good but somewhat forgettable. Regarding the lengths, I think it does more harm than good. "Country Home" and "Over and Over" worked out well. I felt like "Love to Burn" could have been cut a few minutes short in the middle, but I did enjoy the end solo. And I was not a fan of "Love and Only Love," so I felt its length was not welcomed. Best overall track: Country Home Classic Neil with a twist: White Line Best riffs: F*!#in' Up Grungiest: Farmer John Catchiest: Mansion on the Hill

Good rock album. I liked the guitar sound. Songs are all a bit too long. One or two are dreadful (farmer song).3.5 out of 5

Pensaba que este disco era más antiguo. Leyendo en wikipedia como se grabó, casi como un directo, se entiende mejor su sonido y se puede apreciar su valor. Me han gustado: Fcuking`Up, Over and Over y Mansion on the Hill.

Buena conjunción de banda con sonidos, acordes y voces muy conseguidos. No sufre el paso del tiempo

American with a capital A garage rock, some good stuff, but overall a little underwhelming. Strong finishing songs though.

Another great collaboration, great jam session

its alright i guess

Love the rockin' guitars, the vocal harmonies, and the live feel, but I struggle with a lot of Neil Young and this is no exception. Some good songs, but his voice always seems quite weak and whiny in comparison to the music. This album also feels far too long, and drags in places. Rhythm section is mediocre at best. But the aforementioned rockin' guitars definitely bring it up a notch. (2.6)

good instrumentals/lyrics (sometimes), weird vocals

So Neil young it hurts

Meh

Sounds a lot like a garage band, happily experimenting and bringing a lot of energy to the table. Smells of old times included. I enjoyed listening, may end up listening again.

good message, not my style

loud and unexpected. not to my taste but not horrible.

meh

Pretty ok, again I'm understanding more how people like Neil Young but seems like more the bridge to modern country here.

ehhhh... 3 stars or 2 so far?

3.5/5 interesting album, i'll have to relisten though

its good - not spectacular, a bit of fluff (farmer john?), but good

Honestly I was too busy today to give a full breakdown of the album and my thoughts on it but fortunately I didn’t really have many strong thoughts. I didn’t hate any of it and I didn’t particularly love any of it either. Favorite songs: Over and Over Days That Used to Be Decent 6/10

Didn’t really do anything for me, sorry Neil

Kolejny Neil Young, tym razem juz nie taki youngowy, na liscie 1001 albumikow, tym razem z wsparciem bandy crazy horse, to moje pierwsze podejscie do youngowego albumiku w koopie, po pierwszym odsluchu gdyby nie wokale youngowe, to nie mialbym pojecia, ze to jest jego gitara, gatunek dominujacy to grunge, wiec gitarki sa mocno przesterowane, co nigdy nie kojarzylo mi sie z youngiem, ale po rzuceniu okiem na jego dyskografie, gdzie znajduje sie 40 samych studyjnych albumow, z roznymi bandami jestem pod podziwem przystosowania sie do zmieniajacego sie roka, bo ciagle tworzenie przed ponad pol wieku to prawdziwy wyczyn, wracajac do samego ragged glory na ponad 60 materiale znalazlo sie 10 trakow, co daje spory czas zabawy z kawalkiem, bo najdluzsze, to jest love to burn i love and only love, maja az ponad 10 minut, z czego pewnie polowa to beda gitarowe wyczyny pana younga, firmowej harpy nie uraczy sie na tej plycie, ale chorkowe harmonie czlonkow crazy horse rekompensuja te strate, nie moze byc inaczej jesli chodzi o kompozycje, autorem tekstu dziewieciu kawalkow jest pan youngowy, ktoremu kunszt liryczny nie zwietrzal na przestrzeni lat, nadal czuc bluesowy klimat, przeplatany z psychodelicznym rokiem, tym razem w troche ostrzejszej oprawie, na plycie pojawia sie takze grungowa interpretacja farmera johna pana sugarkejna, zamykajacy trak mother earth jest zapisem wystepu live, tylko nie wiem skad, bo reszta plyty zostala nagrana na ranczu zlamanej szczaly nalezacym do younga i raczej dosc sprawnie to poszlo, bo uwineli sie w kilka tygodni, a potem wylowili co najlepsze i tak zamkneli krazek, co do materialu ktory pozostal w odpadkach, to jakos w tym roku ma zostac wydane ragged glory II czy jakos tak, bo w 2k20 juz bylo ogloszone, ale covidy niezbyt pomagaja w wydawaniu materialow, w przeciagu roku nawet nazwa sie zmienila i cos zwanego smell the horse ma sie ukazac na miesiacach, na plejaka wrzuce white line oraz jeden z dluzszych kawalkow czyli love to burn, fajna sprawa uslyszec artyste, ktorego sie zna z innej strony, ale jak mozna kogos znac nie znajac nawet czwartej czesci jego dyskografii, wiec nie zostaje nic innego jak tylko sluchac

I like Neil Young but never heard this one before. Guitars sound great as they always do but not his strongest songs

Yeah decent

3.5 - Simple, heartfelt songs that unfold unhurriedly. Lots of Young’s characteristic guitar work - notes sustained with tremolo and loads of gain. Great for an extended road trip. Comforting as a home cooked meal, fills your soul though it may be a little bland.

Apparently, there are 17 Neil Young appearances on 1001, including CSNY & Buffalo Springfield - more than any other artist. So therefore, with a number of #4s & #5s on the horizon, I’m going to give this one a #3. Crazy Horse rocks as always. I like the way they seem to be playing for themselves - I can't see them doing multiple takes to get it just right. I love the two guitars no keyboards, but some of the compositions aren't Neil's strongest and his voice is strained at times.

not that crazy and also not that horse

Typical Neil Young type rock. Not my thing but not bad. 6/10.

Eh, not my thing but it's okay

an enjoyable album to listen to

Just fine garage rock. Neil's voice is magical

I was going to give this one a 2 but it won me over.

So many familiar songs so good

Didn't listen to the full album but liked what I heard

2.8

Gritty Neil, a lot of new songs for me on this one.

This record is from 1990? Wild. Rock/country but with Neil Young’s goofy voice crooning over it all. I liked it

Bit dated

Like... I get it, but I don't care about it.

Not my thing

Liked his other work more. Still, quite a catchy album

It was alright. I can understand why it's on the list, but I liked some of Neil Young's other work more. Still, it was a nice enough listen.

Very dad rock, still pretty good. Sometimes I'm just listening to an album and have a thought like that and realize what I'm hearing is good but feel unable to connect to it. (Except for F*!#in' Up because it reminds me of Common Sense.) It's unfair I suppose, but in the end this feels like a long (but rockin') album of medium tempo jams. Young's voice is still compelling but I still don't like it all that much. And yet... At the end I feel like I could listen to this again.

5/18 3.5/5. First half is very country, dad-rock-ish, with a couple tracks that go on for far too long, second half moves to softer melodies and sweet psychedelia. Standout Tracks: White Line, Mansion On the Hill, Love and Only Love, Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)

Not his best, but ok for 1990...

Not a huge fan of Neil Young, but this was ok.

I liked love to burn and the guitar riffs. That’s about it. But maybe this is made to be heard live.

I really hate the drumming, and it's the same on every track. It's like a barrel of vanilla ice cream. I like Farmer John, but the drumming is still shit. Fortunately it's masked by a lot of more interesting noises.

Nisam ljubitelj Younga svakako a pogotovo kad sam vidjela godinu znala sam da će ovo biti nešto bezvezno i ni blizu dostojno liste koja se ovako zove. Pogodila sam sve.

Blah country

тоже не понял ничего не откликнулось во мне ни разу кто это? 2

More than a couple of times I thought "Hey, this instrumental bit is really nice and interesting and well played and well produced - maybe I'm a Neil Young guy again!" Then those vocals come in like a teenage cat whose voice is breaking at the same as it is scratching its claws on a blackboard. Will take Country House over Country Home any day.

Stelbent middle of the road-rock med Young. Det hjälper inte att han försöker skita till det med fuzz och feedback på gitarren.

The worst Neil Young album yet. A proper nothing burger here

I'm 3 songs in right now, but it was instant disappointment. This generator has made me a fan of Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and reading how this was the big comeback made for eager ears. It's got a bit of a canned sound, though, there's some pretty generic '90s production messing this up, but also it's like Neil's voice is already beyond the point of making new classics. I guess I can see it being on the list because of the historic comeback decades after his prime, but I think it got as far as it did because of fans that had been around for those peak early moments. Droning musical outros make the best of this project, so it's fun that that's basically how it ends. It has about the replay value of a father figure's vasectomy. 2.4/5

the vibe is kind of wholesome and all-american enough that i dig it in parts. ultimately not really my thing, runs so long it drags, and it's not so musically eventful. might've bumped it up a star or two if i was actively crusing down route 66. favorite song is Mansion on the Hill. strong 2

Once again a NY album let down by his whiny voice.

Way too long of an album, especially for someone who seems to struggle to carry a time on this album.

Oh my word-I don’t care how many Neil Young albums are on here-still don’t care for his lyrics or vocals. And why so many super long tracks?? No, no, no

I still don't like Neil Young, but his songs with Crazy Horse are more enjoyable to me than his solo career. It's weird, cuz I feel like this album had a lot of elements that I would normally vibe with (some great guitar!) but no.

7eme album avec NY, aussi inintéressant que les autres. Dans wikipedia cet album est classé en grunge, vaste blague ! Par contre c’est le dernier en ce qui me concerne !! Enfin fini avec cet artiste surreprésenté. =>2/5

Good rockin' country, and very self-indulgent at times - did any of those tracks need to be over 8 minutes long? Not my jam, but not offensive. Eh.

Not my fave type of Neil Young album - bit too "dad rock" sorry!

this didn’t do anything for me, it felt really bland to me

Wouldn't listen to this again

I fear I'm just not in the mood for this. No album needs multiple 10 minute long songs. It's not chill enough rock and its not heavy enough rock. DNF 4/10

Not a single syncopation to be found.

This one is interesting because I don't care for Neil Young's voice. I can see why he's known for his songwriting, but his voice is just too unrefined for me. Although I listened to an acoustic performance and liked it.

Rambly rock with a southern tinge

kinda boring, i think i just don't like this kind of folk rock. the song lyrics also just aren't that interesting to me? some of the guitar playing is nice i guess

This isnt a two in the sense that its a bad record, just doesn't stand up to the rest of his catalog.

Damn it! Somehow lost my comment on this. Ok, to make it short: can't stand his voice, music's ok, even if a bit simple.

Nothing special.

Man I hate his voice. This isn't as bad as his usually whiny BS but it's still not good. 2/5.

Was there not a single person in Neil's orbit who was like, "Neil, buddy, you're not a singer."

Heard Fuckin' Up before. I wasn't so thrilled about a random 90s Neil Young album being on the list. But I think I just enjoy Neil's music no matter what because I had a good time listening to the album. Also a very random statement: some songs sound almost British? Hard to explain. All that being said, I'm not giving it a very high score because does this list really need so many albums from Neil? And two 10 minute long songs are a bit too much 2/5

I really have a poor response to youngs voice. The saving grace here is the material which is above par. Somehow a regression of form is an improvement.

Neil Young lowered the bar with this album

I’ve found when I like a Neil Young song, I really connect with it. Which is really just the one album I keep finding as I hear more Neil Young.

I think this was our second Neil Young album. I don’t remember anything from the first one, I’ve already forgotten everything about this one.

Rock but boring except one song.

Not another Neil Young album! I can’t even remember how many I’ve had so far, but it’s at least 4. At this point, I would be happy to never listen to another Neil Young album again.

Boring and too country. 1.9

this is not grunge?

2 stars - at least Crazy Horse sounded pretty good

Neil Young garage rock grunge. This is an hour of Neil Young and Crazy Horse jamming on songs live with little engineering or production. The songs are long with relatively simple chord progressions and sections of verse, chorus solo...repeat. This is ok but nowhere as impressive as his earlier work. 

**An ok album

not my fave neil young, but a worthwhile listen

🥱 bland

Never been a fan of Neil Young, but have I really given it a chance. OK. Open mind. Fairly generic rock. Boring. Neil's voice is pretty bad and whiny. I'm angry now. Bah.

4/10 not my style

It’s a Neil Young album. Feels a little generic, tbh. None of the tracks is very different from any of the others or from any number of other Neil Young albums. It’s fine.

I want to get off the Crazy Horse. Please.

I like this better than his other offerings. But why is there a Neil Young album from 1990 on here? And why does he have 9 entries on this list from his solo work and all his group albums. Thats absolutely crazy.

This is just ok. Classic folk I suppose - I can see why some people might like this, but not my cup of tea

Bit of a let down

Country rock, ale nie dla mnie.

5/10

Nah

Not a huge fan. Found it quite tiring to listen to..! Mother Earth was ok

I'm sick of Neil (stupid spelling BTW Neal is much better) and his timid fucking horse. Least crazy animal I've ever heard. Nearly bored to tears here. Make it stop.

An over indulgent use of a guitar served upon a platter of weak tracks barring 2 or 3. Was Neil young the guitar player? If he was it explains why the overindulgence. I personally found it overbearing and the tracks went on far too long. I’m very disappointed especially after the last Neil young album we had that I scored a 10. This however is back to the bleary uneasy to listen to over hyped guitar noises of Neil young I came to find with his first album off this list. Not for me despite it being ok to listen to in the end but listening on YouTube doesn’t help. Best track- ‘over and over’ Worst track- ‘country home’ possibly ‘love to burn’ both too long! ‘Love and only love’ potentially too… again… too bloody long! Maybe a slightly generous 5/10 (+1 in the hope it was the sound quality of YouTube that made me feel it was a 4)

bit boring

overall: 6/10. country rock vibes idk... not my style personally

Hmmmm not my style

This was dreadful. I don't get how Neil Young gets to be loved by some people. I don't really know where to start with criticism of this album. Just dreadful.

Yeah I think we only needed one Neil Young & Crazy Horse album here, if that. This one ain't it.

BOOOOOOring guitar slop. These guys have FIFTEEN albums together and this is one of the BEST?

mid. some songs are just too long, but they aren't bad. could be better

Not as much of a fan as the other Neil Young albums we have had. Seems like more of a jam session. 2.5

God that was awful. But not unlistenable. But also if some guy facetimed me and starting singing any of these songs on the guitar for me, I would start taking my skin off because I would rather do that than listen to this on an acoustic guitar with amateur singing. Worse than coldplay, but I dont want to give this album the honour of being given just 1 star. Dont get me wrong though I did hate this

Breaking news - I don't like Neil Young's music. I was going to say I don't like Neil Young but then realised I don't actually know a single thing about the man.

Genuinely why are there so many Neil Young/ Neil Young related albums? There is no way in hell he deserves this much representation. I'm genuinely counting down the days till I'm through them all - at least he's not singing in that awful falsetto for this one

Not my favorite neil young album or vibe but dude is good

Not one radio hit, all same note IMO. Rock n roll .

2 - not the best

Had the stuff I usually like but didn't vibe with it.

its a solid meh. didn't save any song. I do not like his voice, I mean its not HORRIBLE, but it is definitely not good. wouldn't play it again

Neil's songs would benefit from compression. Consistently too long. The interludes are not that interesting, especially in context of the era he put this out.

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.

Best Song: Love and Only Love

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 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.

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

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.

no

Not a fan of the vocals or this genre

It’s ok

mehr country als „the heavy rock style“ welcher im review erwähnt ist.

Decent work but overall just some songs that were good

Another one where I am not sure why it is on the list

Fuzzy and Neil Young-y, but none of the songs particularly stand out compared to his earlier work.

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’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.)

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 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?

wayyy too country dad rock for me

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.

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

Boring, and his voice is rough, almost laughably so. Some decent riffs, but that can't save an album.

Oof, Neil you’re better than this

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.

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.

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.

Nothing special

I deleted what the last me said. He was kinder than me, but I will concede that this isn't the worst.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

pass

Too much whiskydrinkin, truckdrivin, countrymusic attitude.

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

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

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

2.5

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.