On The Beach

I consider myself a Neil Young fan. Maybe not a hardcore fan who knows everything about him and his catalog, but I own a handful of his albums on vinyl (probably 4 or 5) and have always appreciated Neil and his different musical styles. So to learn about an album recorded in his early prime that I don't recall ever seeing before or hearing any of the songs before kind of blew me away. Seriously, the album cover doesn't look familiar and I don't think I've heard any of the songs on this album before, but it's classic Neil. What the hell? Anyway, after listening to it once I think it's a great album. I need to listen to it more. Thanks to Neil shunning Spotify I guess I need to buy this album on vinyl also. We'll see how it evolves over time for me, but for now I'm going with 4 stars.

Liked not loved

Pretty good Neil Young album that I had not heard before. Sounds like Neil Young.

Walk on - bit salty but a good tune👍 See the sky about to rain- This doesn’t really stand out, just quite a chill track Revolution blues-Manson cosplay core, I guess it does what it intends?👍 For the turnstiles-quite an array of metaphors, makes it quite incoherent Vampire blues- This metaphor doesn’t do it for me. Also feel a lot of ‘blues’ tracks are quite lazy sonically On the beach- boring Motion pictures- this is a sweet little song 👍 Ambulance blues- a stream of consciousness great for falling asleep to This was quite a boring album, don’t have much to say about this 2/5

Good, not my fav A minha música preferida foi "motion pictures (for Carrie)".

Long-deleted Neil album from the mid-70s finds him in a pretty low mood, living on the beach, thinking about leaving town and generally beset by vampires of all descriptions. It's not an altogether easy listen. However, the last three songs are top-grade shakey and well worth the four stars.

Was prima!

Lovely, really good, I’m Neil Youngpilled baby

I love Neil Young. This album is just stunning.

lovely

it's no harvest

Chillax album lekker rustig

Can’t play this on Spotify. Given average score.

Really awesome album, I had an amazing time listening to it, from the voices to the riffs, harmonica and overall country-rock-summer-beach vibe! WOuld listen to it for sure, sad that it's not on spotify Switzerland tho 4.25/5

Had a hard time listening to the whole thing and keep my focus... Nothing too bad but nothing to catch me, the lyrics also took me away at times... 2/5

Good Neil stuff

great weekend listen!

This doesn't look like a Neil Young album, and there are places where it doesn't sound like one. In a good way! Very enjoyable. YT music link here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n1S9ljyNSBHJ-FKC5l44V500jlmEBtt-0&feature=share

Chill summer classic rock. This my first time listening to one of his albums front to back. Solid playing and vocals.

Walk on- Pop feel, up beat See the sky about to rain- Slow good instrumentals

Wisselvallig country-blues album. Sommige nummers zijn echt wel leuk, maar er zijn ook veel saaie nummers, beetje te langdradig voor mij. Muziek en zang is verder prima. ***

neil young - on the beach notes - written in the aftermath of his album harvest being a massive hit - the lyrics across this album are about isolation, the pressure of fame, and the reality of your dreams being nothing like what you imagined they would be - neil young is not on spotify so this won’t be on the playlist fav song - motion pictures - really stripped back song where neil young sounds so defeated and honest least fav - vampire blues - if it was spookier or had more going on lyrically it would have been more effective 4.5/5

Uneventful.

One lyric about being on a radio interview alone took me out of the experience a little, as it was just too specific to be relatable. Still, such a beautiful, sad and lonely album. Loved See the Sky, Motion Pictures and Ambulance Blues. You're all just pissing in the wind you don't know it, but you are and there ain't nothing like a friend who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind

Good Neil

just not a fan of neil young

Not in Spotify anymore

Not on Spotify 10/9/22

Not available on Spotify

Favourite songs : vampire blues, see the sky about to rain (beautiful visuals), for the turnstiles Least favourite: ambulance blues (long and rambling), on the beach Overall not a bad album. 3-5

Nae bad

Not on Spotify

3.5/5. Really good.

Un blues suave como una playa en otoño.

It's good

Ironic title, as this doesn't feel very "On the Beach". It's a good listen, quite bluesy/twangy, melancholy and occasionally a bit of fire.

可惜我的Spotify并不能听这张专辑。

Mhe

Great album! Especially ambulance blues, on the beach and see the skies about to rain are terrific songs. Not my absolute favourite Neil Young album, but still a masterpiece in my eyes.

Sin ser mi estilo bien, un 4 porque no me lo esperaba

Heavily blues based, which is great. I could have done without some of the country touches, but I know most love that. Solid album all the way around

I'd choose Joe Rogan too over this.

sounds like old americana

Didn't get on with it, found it forgettable

Reminds me of dad. Never really listened to Neil Young, glad this was recommended. Super bluesy can’t wait to hear me

Sehr ruhiges, melancholisches Album mit interessanter Backstory. Entspannend zum Nebenbei hören oder für grüblerische Tage.

Niet op spotify

I'm so glad to see this album! This is one of the best Neil Young albums and almost no one knows it well. The best part of this album for me is that I discovered it myself later in life (in my 40's), so it isn't intertwined with complex teenage memories. I know every inch of it and love it so much. That Wurlitzer on See the Sky About to Rain combined with the slide is just... too perfect. The banjo on For the Turnstyles is just classic and portends banjo on later songs like Old King. Good thing I have this album in my collection since Neil Young is *still* way to good for Spotify!!!

Womp, womp. Joe Rogan ruined my Neil Young experience on Spotify. ... and, now two years later, I'm cleaning up these forgotten reviews and Neil Young and Joe Rogan are all hunky dory. Which sucks. I was hoping I wouldn't have to endure Neil Young's falsettos for 39 mins. Neil Young is this champion of the small person. His Bridge School concerts are legendary. He supports farmers and was willing to put his streaming royalties on hold after Spotify signed an exclusive deal with Joe Rogan who was spreading misinformation about COVID. He was an original member of CSN(Y) and there are plenty of respectable musicians that hold him in high regard. Neil Young did the soundtrack to one of my favorite Jim Jarmusch movies, Dead Man. It was eerie and sparse and fit perfectly within the black and white film. It is impeccable. Though Vampire Blues and Motion Pictures has grown on me, this album is slow, borderline depressing and is barely tolerable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn2nQMfLqwg

I wouldn't say I have a love/hate relationship with Neil Young's music. I guess it's more of a like/dislike relationship relationship. Doesn't really send me to emotional highs or lows. Because I like a lot of Young's work. Just sticking with the solo work, and ignoring all of the group drama that preceded it, Young has been very influential, written some terrific songs, and built an amazingly solid career around a distinctly worse-than-average voice. Despite Young's deserved accolades of songwriting, I didn't quite know what to make of some of these. A dune buggy revolution? Vampires? Radio interviews?

I’ve listened to this album nearly three times and I’m still having a difficult time formulating a cohesive summary. My enjoyment as a function of track number would definitely show a downward trend as the album moves on. I’m with Ivey that the Wurlitzer piano and steel guitar sound great on See The Sky About To Rain. Walk On might be my favorite song on the album. I dig the harmonies and banjo lead on For The Turnstiles. Vampire Blues is an odd sounding slam against Big Oil. The harmonica/guitar solo interplay on Motion Picture (For Carrie) sounds like a bad take that they powered through. And there is Neil’s voice. Not classically good, but he knows how to use it, most of the time. The back half of the album leaves Neil’s voice sounding thin too often. This album is worth hearing and I’d listen again, but I’m likely to skip side 2 unless I’m in the right mood.

Pretty good. 4/5. Surprised I hadn't heard most of these songs before.

"God damn hippies"

Ok

There is just something about that weedy, folksy voice 😊

Average

Solid set of tunes, but nothing that got me out of my chair.

Sedate, unhurried. Certainly not uplifting. Probably pretty good for tea and a book on the couch, but not so good for a drive down to mom's house.

Best Song: On the Beach. The guitar solo that makes up the bulk of the middle of this song is excellent. Worst Song: Revolution Blues. Young's voice just isn't cut out to sing the blues. Overall: I can never decide whether/how much I like Neil Young. His voice is always teetering on the edge of annoying, but it also has moments of possessing this sort of haunting beauty. I wish he stayed further away from trying to be a rock star and gravitated more towards a Willie Nelson, or even an Elliot Smith aesthetic.

Listening to this is like gazing across still waters on a winters day, lost in your own thoughts, with your hot drink gone cold at your elbow. The furnishings are out of date and there is a musty smell but its still homely.

Après un album dédié à la téquila avec Tonight's The Night, c'est un Neil Young légèrement moins alcoolisé qui revient avec un nouvel opus intitulé On The Beach du nom des célèbres cocktails à base de vodka. Bilan : on préfère Neil avec deux-trois grammes de plus, pour être honnête.

C'etait super sympa mais Neil, par pitié, arrête de faire ton intéressant et remets ta musique sur Spotify.

Loved it.

Really like Neil Young. This is an album I hadn't listen to much in the past but felt it was great. 4.5/5

man - didn't realize how great Neil Young is

7/29/2022 - ALBUM #183 Today's Album: "On The Beach" by Neil Young - Since the only other Neil Young album I have gotten on the generator was a live album that I didn’t care too much for, I was excited to see what his studio material sounded like since I hear so much praise thrown his way. This album justifies that praise by way of soulful folk vocals, warm production, and a strong songwriting tact from young. The album opens up well with the upbeat rock track Walk On and continues strong with the slower track See the Sky About to Rain. The rockier songs on this album are quite enjoyable, but the delicate sound of the keys and strings paired with Young’s soft, youthful vocals makes for great balladry throughout this album. Neil Young is known for this kind of folky balladry that lifts the dark tones of the lyrics with the levity of the instrumentals, but it was also great to find that he was exploring other, beach-inspired, sounds on this project. The track Revolution Blues follows much of the singer-songwriter conventions that Bob Dylan pioneered in the prior decade, but Young feels like he has a deep respect for this sound and does well to add in a fair bit of 70s rock flair to update it. I think the track For the Turnstiles feels a bit weak in it’s execution, with pretty hollow sounding vocals from Young. Maybe it’s that I feel like it could have sounded much better with more vocal harmonies or that I wanted it to sound more like Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, it just feels like a fairly uninteresting detour. I think Vampire Blues also doesn’t doo much to pick things up from there. There is some interesting guitar work going on, but the overall progression doesn’t really impress me. Things pick back up a fair bit with On the Beach, where a groove not unalike I Want You (She’s So Heavy) by The Beatles fill out the verses and a rather lovely melody line fills out the chorus lines. The album ends with the track Ambulance Blues, which I think is a fine way to close things off with some sweet sounding strings and low brass instrumentation. Throughout this album, there are some really nice moments that show me the beauty of Neil Young’s musicianship and I think Walk On stands as a great standalone track, but I think there is something missing in it for me. His lyricism is pretty decent, but it doesn’t top the greats of the decade prior and I think there isn’t enough in this record sonically to distinguish itself from the piles of folk rock greats that were performing better music before, during, and after his career. Overall, I am a bitter Neil Young hater that thinks that his sound isn’t super impressive, but this album is a really solid statement from him as an artist. Even if I was only sometimes really blown away wih this album, there were never moments that I flat out disliked and the whole time and I have to compliment the sturdiness and cohesion of this crop of tracks. Give this one a listen if you want to hear Neil Young’s expert level songwriting 5 years into his solo career, with all of the fatigue and wisdom that comes with that. Highlights: Walk On, See the Sky About to Rain, Revolution Blues, On the Beach, Ambulance Blues Score: 7/10 An example of what Neil Young is capable as a solo artist; Hopefully not the very best he has to offer

On The Beach is an OK album, but hard to point out anything special as a casual listener to Neil Young. Its got a couple of OK tracks, but its mostly aging rocker bellybutton analysis. 2/5

Whiny

I love this album 4

I love Neil in small doses and nothing from this album.

Enjoyed it but it was kind of a bummer. Needed some cheering afterward.

Wasn't for me. Couldn't get in to it.

Meh nothing special

I like Neil Young, most of the time. I wasn't expecting much from this album but I was pleasantly surprised. Great songs, great sound, definitely deserves a spot on this list.

4.5

En mode Neil Young

une cover sympa et la chanson Motion Pictures allez petite fleur pour Neil

This is a good Neil Young album. Which is to say it’s got some really great songs and some really monotonous ones. I’m certain he has other films on the list. Will they be better?

Great album. Enjoyed

After the release of his autumn album Harvest in 1972, it makes sense that he would follow it up with his....summer album. Okay, admittedly this isn't a summer album, it just looks like one with the beach and all. This is just more really good stuff from Neil Young. He's an all-timer songwriter, what more could you want? I actually prefer this one way more compared to Harvest, partially because there are no duds on this album. Obvious standout is the slow-yet-impactful title track that kicks off side B.

I love this album already. Listened to it a lot in NZ. I loved "For the Turnstiles" on this listening.

The first Neil Young album to come up in my journey, suspect I may feel similarly about all of them but we'll see. Have never particularly got Neil Young, despite following lots of artists and bands who sing his praises to the moon. Generally, all nice and good for a Sunday afternoon but it just doesn't grab my attention.

Excellent

Wow!

Neil Young's probably over-represented on this list (I suspect we're not nearly done with his albums yet) but there's good stuff on all of them, and this might be my favourite so far, surprisingly. I wasn't expecting much but I didn't dislike any track and some really appealed to me. Revolution Blues is a great, propulsive rocker and the title track is exquisitely despondent. A solid, cohesively world-weary collection. 3.5

A good album from Neil Young here with a couple of classic tracks in "Revolution Blues" "Vampire Blues" "On The Beach" and "Ambulance Blues" some good tunes but not in my top 1001 I'm afraid.

Depending on what mood you catch me, this is either Neil Young’s very best or one of his best. Bleakly beautiful? Beautifully bleak? Either way, it’s absolutely brilliant.

Garantía de calidad Muy buen disco

not bad but not good as Harvest

27th May 2022 Neil Young’s decision to move off Spotify meant another YouTube listen. Listened while sorting stuff for the move over the weekend then went to see Nathaniel with Sav, Ben etc. Genuinely sounds like being on a beach - chilled, hazy and warm.

This is a frequent listen when things are gloomy. With recent news of another (!) mass school shooting here in the US, which followed a mass shooting in a supermarket, people have been on edge and I've been thinking about music that I'm drawn to when it's dark. This was one of them and I'm so glad it popped up for me. This album wraps up Young's Doom Trilogy when his world was collapsing around him and it strikes real. It's a must listen for when you're sad, or quiet, or completative or … whatever. 4.5/5

Vamos a Tidal que esto ya no está en Spotify. En principio me gusta más la portada que el disco. Me gustaron "Vampire Blues", "Motion Pictures (For Carrie)" y "Ambulance Blues".

Kolejny z Youngowych klasycznych albumow, drugi z ditchowej trylogii On The Beach z 74, ditchowanie odnosi sie do okresu mainstreamowego sukcesu Harvesta, ktorego nastepstwem stala sie slawa pieniadze i popularnosc, a kazdy medal ma swoje dwie strony, wiec w tym przypadku motywami przewodnimi beda wyalienowanie z starego srodowiska, niepewnosc relacji miedzyludzkich, popadanie w nihilizm czy gniew, a to wszystko spisane na 8 trakach i 40 minutach, tym razem w spokojniejszym akompaniamencie, bo gatunkowo jest to folkowe rokowanie w ktorym mozna wylapac smaczki bluesowe, czy moementy ktore bardziej przypominaja instrumentalnie muzyke country, gdzie lwia czesc instrumentali gra sam Young, bo nie tylko gitara czy harmonijka jest uzywana, ale mozna tez uslyszec go na banjo, elektrycznym tamburyno, czy klawiszach takze elektrykowych, kolejna postacia sporo wnoszaca instrumentalnie jest Ben Keith, ktory gral z Youngiem od czasu Harvesta, tutaj operuje na rowniez szeroki wachlarzu instrumentalnym w zaleznosci od trakow, bo kazdy utwor ma praktycznie inny sklad, bo jeszcze dodatkowych 8 sesyjnych muzykow bralo udzial w nagraniach, ale nie zmienia to faktu, ze calosc jest spojna kompozycja utrzymujaca melancholijny, plazowy, jak w tytule, klimat, no i jest to kolejna z tych plyt ktore jestem w stanie sluchac od poczatku do konca, jesli akurat jestem w odpowiednim nastroju na melancholijne klimaty, bo takie arcydziela muzyczne nawet dla sluchacza bywaja obosieczny mieczem, bo niewielu jest artystow ktorzy potrafia tak wplywac swym glosem czy liryka na czlowieka jak wlasnie Neil Young, nie musze sie rowniez zastanawiac nad tym co dodac na spotifajowa plejke, bo po dramie z tym podkasterem reganowym pan Young zabral swoje materialy z serwisu, bo jest on za maly dla nich dwoch, to nie tylko on zabral zwinal swoje dyskografie po tym incydencie, ale jakos glebiej nie wnikalem, ale co do hajlajtowych trakow to beda nimi dla mnie see the sky about the rain i tytulowy on the beach, a dodatkowo jeszcze openingowy walk on, ktory jest najbardziej instrumentalnie rokowym trakiem calej plyty, trzymajacej rowna linie basowa czy drumowa przez caly kawalek, z dodatkowymi wokalami i dwiema gitarami, wiec idealny opener z bangerem

This seems like an odd item to select from Young’s catalog (though that’s partly a factor of his over-representation on this list, my now tired refrain on the thing). Though it’s certainly a notable artifact of its times, with more baroque elements like the Manson connection (drawing a coincidental line to the Recent Beach Boys selection that came up for me there), I think there’s a reason that only Walk On and For The Turnstiles from this made it into the Decade compilation. The longer pieces have interest but don’t rise to that sprawling, psychedelic-country epic quality of Cowgirl in the Sand or Down by the River.

05/13/22

This album is just full of little gems. Such a beautifully meloncholic album that I'm going to have to put more time into. Faves: so many, but let's go with Vampire Blues, Revolution Blues, and Ambulance Blues

I've got a few Neil Young albums in my collection mostly because (a) I like his music well enough, and (b) he is highly regarded. There are a lot of serious music lovers out there who adore this man's music, even going so far as to say he is the voice of a generation and that his albums are the best of their time. I wouldn't go that far, but I do sense there is more to Mr. Young than I've yet discovered. Every once in a while one of his songs really grabs me. The eponymous track on this album does. "I need a crowd of people, but I can't face them day to day." Although this isn't a state of mind I can personally identify with, I know a lot of people who feel this way, so I try to sympathize. As for me, I learned long ago that people just ain't no good. I avoid them whenever possible.

I like this era of Neil's albums. The lack of polish on this album and Tonight's the Night works so well with the somber lyrics. I never knew the three post Harvest albums were  called the "ditch trilogy". Great term. I know this album quote well especially given I never owned it. The sides are different but both are very good.  I always liked Ambulance Blues - probably since I was a juvenile delinquent when I started listening to it so the words "You're all just pissing in the wind" worked for me.  I also like Motion Pictures which is dedicated to Carrie Snodgress who is also the likely subject matter of my favourite Neil song (and album)  - being Harvest.

This album reminds me of one of those Stones albums from around the same time that had one or maybe two radio hits and then the band filled the rest of the LP with country or blues. Here, "Walk On" was the hit, sounding very 1974 (meaning the characters were recovering from a post-sixties hangover), and the rest of the album has a nice bluesy feel. I especially like "For the Turnstiles" and the title track. Also the fiddle and harmonica interplay on "Ambulance Blues" is great and makes its length more palatable. Great cover.

This album is a departure from Harvest and it again shows the genius of Neil Young. Throughout his long career he’s often diverged from the path and explored a new theme with a different style of music, but he always pulls it off spectacularly. This album keeps it relatively simple but the songs hit, and some hit hard! Not only is he a Canadian legend, but he’s one of the all time greats.

A champion even outside the main stage. 5 stars all over.

Haunting and austere. The playing seems extra clean and there’s a tired, take-it-or-leave-it feel to the vocals. Classic, yet underrated. 4

Great vibes Very enjoyable if you're in a chill mood

Enjoyed this more than I thought I would.

I struggled with this album, despite multiple listens. It's hard to separate this from Neil's other solo work, against which it stacks up poorly. Some standout tracks, like Revolution Blues or title track On The Beech have the scale I remember from Harvest, but others, like See the Sky About to Rain, sound like a airport-hotel lounge-act going through the motions.

I like Neil Young, and I like this Album, but there's too much of him on this list. I don't think it belongs on here despite it being an interesting part of the Neil Young story.

Neil Young a cette incroyable capacité de transmettre la vérité dans chacun de ses mots, chacun de ses accords de guitare. Ce type possède une sensibilité hors norme. J'ai dû écouter l'album trois fois dans la journée, notamment pour apprendre à en jouer les chansons.

Love me some Neil, but not on Spotify anymore! Good album, Neil's in his Rock mode here and not as folksy, revolution blues has a nice growl in his voice that I feel he doesn't use enough. Good album, liked the attitude he was giving off throughout and lots of new songs that I hadn't heard and would have added to the playlist if I could have.

Our fourth Neil Young album. Turns out Neil Young really is all about his couple of great hits. Albums that don't have any of them, like this one, are just a collection of "it's alright I guess".

Up there with Heart of Gold. Definitely worth revisiting.

That's a real shame - I was pleasantly surprised at the start of the album, as I am not a Neil Young fan. The first three tracks were really good, but it got very mediocre after. As a side note: Neil Young is much better when he has a band backing him (like here), compared to there being only him with his guitar and harmonica. 2.5/5

Oje. Vielleicht hab ich heute einen guten Tag, aber ich halte das für eine gute 2.

חג

Very into this. Loved the characters in the songs. Great guitar solos. This is my jam.

Some Neil Young I hadn't heard before but really enjoyed. Quiet, pensive, sparing, and seemed to flip between moderate anger and mild joy.

Neil Young's fifth folk rock album. It is a moody, pessimistic piece that was recorded crudely, but has some hidden gems. Similar to other Neil Young albums, this one was not popular at release, but gained fans over time. Now it is certified gold. This album feels like Young coming to terms with his newfound fame - from previous album "Harvest" - and turning his experiences from this into songs. Some of his most emotional songs are on this album. I liked the whole vibe of the album, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to any of the songs again.

I always thought I felt pretty middling about Neil Young. Something about his voice and his songs just never really clicked for me. That being said, this album really blew me away. Maybe his lyrics just hit me in the right way for once; I'm still trying to process it really. What I do know for sure is that this is an album I could listen to again and again. Hard to pick a standout song because I like them all, but I really enjoyed 'Vampire Blues' as well as 'Walk On.' The minimalistic, toned down instrumentals are an interesting choice, but I think they really do a service to the album. A great first half that's bolstered by a strong second half.

Another excellent one from Neil Young. Great mood, even better lyrics.

I've had a beach visit that felt like this album. Apt name, incredible record.

Good mix of blues and folk. Enjoyed probably more than any other Neil Young I've heard before as a whole album

Strong 4, blues blues blues

I miss Neil young, come back to Spotify 🥺 8/10

Oh, you have no idea how much I'm a sucker for electric pianos. Anyway, I really digged this album. Neil Young's sound is growing on me a lot. A couple songs dragged for me, but even the worst tracks here are still pretty damn good.

Such an overlooked album by Neil, I might not have liked as much the first time I heard but over the years I've discovered I absolutely love this album. However I'm still surprised to see it on the list, must be a lot of Neil on this list.

I'm beginning to realise I really like Neil Young

I like Neil Young, but not sure why this album is included in this list. It’s a bit of a bore, buoyed only by For the Turnstiles and Ambulance Blues. IMHO. Sorry Neil.

Didn't love it or hate it. Wouldn't listen again.

I like some of the blues licks, but overall it's a forgettable album. Didn't dislike any part of it, though!

Sure. Another Neil album. Of course I like it. But far down the list of his best

Really good music. I never listened to much Neil when I was Young, but now I'm just a sucker for his stuff. This album in particular feels more melancholy.

Not on Spotify anymore

A good classic folk / acoustic rock album, every song is wonderfully composed, and easy to listen to. I can't say I've ever really listened to Neil Young before, and this album was a great starter!

3.5

Unfortunately, I had to listen to this on YouTube (due to his Spotify situation). Regardless, the album is actually quite nice. Better than I expected! Not a big folk guy in general, but I appreciate what he's done on here.

Out of respect for the 'artist', I won't listen to his 'music' since his 'opinion' got him all butthurt and shit. Fuck him.

I've only heard this one once or twice before, and didn't know any of the tracks well enough to sing along, but it's solid. 4.5, rounded up

Very nice. 3/5

4.5

Enjoyable. I don't care for Neil Young or this type of music generally, but it was good enough to keep my attention. "Revolution Blues" was good, "On The Beach" was very chill. On the other hand, "For the Turnstiles" was genuinely awful. That's the only bad song though, the rest is just fine. Nothing I would willingly listen to, but I wouldn't turn it off if it started playing on Spotify shuffle. OH WAIT

Neils best

Bit ploddy and self indulgent. Not a Young album I'll be rushing to return to.

Didn’t love or hate any of the songs but my fav was ambulance blues, 7.5 out of 10

Neil does a fantastic job conveying the moods he feels on the songs on this record. This record feels sad, drained, and worn down, all while being a wonderfully cohesive set of songs. Favorite tracks: "On the Beach", "Vampire Blues", "Revolution Blues"

Fantastic stuff, Young in fine form.

Was ok

Neil is a good man and this was a good album. It didn't exactly take me to the beach, but I'd be glad to listen to it if I was there. I particularly liked See the Sky about to Rain, again, not quite what you want at the beach.

It's Neil Young, but he's on the beach. I don't know if this is core Neil Young or not, but I enjoy the style for what it is. Reminds me of Kurt Vile, who's no doubt inspired by Mr. Young. I appreciate the long, hypnotic tracks on here. I'd definitely put this ahead of the previous NY album that we received. Favorite tracks: For the Turnstiles, On the Beach, Ambulance Blues. Album art: Picture of the beach, is that Neil in the background? I really like the buried car. 3.5/5

Too Neil Young

This was ok, but didn’t really do much for me, not one I’d come back to.

The best sort of "lost classic", i.e. the one that actually lives up to the legend. Fantastic stuff. Neil keeping it off the market for so long only demonstrates how much of a dick he can be as a person whatever his musical gifts.

7/10 it was okay.

7/10. Pretty enjoyable stuff, I liked Revolution Blues.

Solid guitar work but very gloomy. 7/10

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Neil Young on yksi mun vähiten kuunnelluista ”isoista” rokkareista. Tää levy on joskus ollut kirpparilla kädessä mutta jäänyt aina hyllyyn. Ei mulla pahaa sanottavaa tästä oo mutta jotenkin vaatisi omalle kohdalle sen että rakastuis täysillä johonkin muihinkin levyihin kin After the Goldtush:iin ja Harvest:iin 3/5

Oon vasta teinivuosien jälkeen oppinut arvostamaan folkin ja countryn hienouksia, jotka piilee hienovaraisissa tunnelmissa ja sanomassa (eikä esim. melodioissa, rytmeissä tai muissa koukuissa). Ja Neil Young on ollut tässä ehkä se kaikkein paras opettaja ja ilmiselvin mestari genressään. Tällekin levylle oisin varmaan 8 vuotta sitten antanut 2/5, mutta nyt alkaa olla aika selvä 4/5. Kaipa tää on perus ikääntymistä myös. Young on mun CCR.

Voimakasta melankoliaa ja kaunis kansi. Kiitokset vaan spotifyn Joe Rogan-diilille, ettei tätä voi kuunnella sieltä. 4/5

Enjoyed the album. Young’s lyrics and music were enjoyable and moving

It's a tough thing to have a world view and to weave that into music in a way that doesn't feel heavy handed or is off putting. I think Neil Young does that well. I can't say I'm a big fan of his music, or this album, but I appreciate his willingness to take a stand, given it can easily up-end his career. Even to this day, with his most recent stance to pull his music from Spotify in response to their support of podcasts that give a platform to disseminating misinformation, Neil is demonstrating that there is value in, and values around, his artform that he is willing to defend. That principle of integrity and willingness to take a stand, is something we all need to hear. For that, I think this album is worthy of being on the list, if for nothing else than the reminder it provides. Music is far more than just audio decoration, filling in the background of our lives.

redelijk blues-gehalte. Best oké

Not on Spotify. Couldn’t listen.

The world seems to want me to listen to Neil Young so badly, and I want just as badly to never listen to Neil Young ever again. It's not bad. In fact, in a lot of ways its good music. It's just that Neil Young is a fucking bummer, and I don't need it. Neil Young is the type of person who goes to the beach to complain about the sand. 3/5 (again, it's not bad, it just makes me feel like life is not worth living)

Extremely enjoyable turn from Ol' Neil, who again proves he's never just pissing in the wind. I just can't help but think this would have sounded better if I was able to listen to it on Spotify.

Great album. Beautiful blues-rock sound with some clever lyrics.

Like the Beatles, I don't think I can pick an absolute favorite Neil Young record. It would be between this one, "Harvest," and "Zuma" probably. This record is paced in a really interesting way. The first side is more-or-less the Neil Young we had come to love to-date. The second half is just pure studio stonery. And I like it all. Apparently Young and his band were ingesting the early 70s equivalent of weed gummies (called honey sliders) when they made this record. That may have contributed to the laid back and loose feel of the B-side. All good. It was a proud parenting moment for me when I heard Walden once a couple years ago in his room singing to himself "I'm a vampire, baby. Sucking blood from the earth."

This is classic Neil Young. I love how sloppy and under-produced it is. How can something so bad be so good? I don’t know, but I dig it.

Have to listen to this on YouTube since Neil is no longer on Spotify.

Tricky to listen now he's dropped off Spotify. Always like a bit of grumbling canadian - this is no different, no absolute bangers though, so just 3 stars

A couple of excellent tracks, and some very nice bass playing.

Overall a great album. Musically it doesn’t sound complex, and vocally he might be lacking when he tries to go higher but it all works. Young created a groovy/chill album that makes you want to hang out on the beach and drink beers with some friends while not having a care in the world.

I am a Neil Young fan. This album sounded great to me. Haven't heard it in a long time. Great to hear it again.

Nice, easy listening album. Very typical Neil.

Had a hard time listening to this one without Neil Young's music on spotify. I loved what I did hear though, particularly Revolution Blues. This whole album felt like Harvest with an edge.

This came up in my feed a few days after he asked Spotify to remove his music. Joe Rogan sucks. This album however, does not suck. It is pretty samey, and would probably have scored higher if I had listened to it a few more times.

Gillade den mycket mer än väntat. Mysgroove

Stabilt Neil Young album. Inga superstarka bangers men annars toppen!

jag vet inte tilltalas inte av sexistisk rasistisk och homofob musk?

I had never heard any of these tracks and I loved the album. Reminds me of when I discovered 'Tonights the Night' and was blown away by Neil. One of my favorite all time artists and lyricists.

Overall good album, easy listening

I feel like there’s a lot of Neil Young on this list? I was pleasantly surprised by this one though - more bluesy and funk influences than I expected.

so great

*See the Sky… , Ambulance Blues* Getting a sense of Neil Young behind the radio hits, and it is good

This is an album I should give another try, and on a beach. Listening to it in the heart of São Paulo didn’t seem the best option for a first trial, but I like it.

Neil said 😤

It's pretty good.

Not really my thing

A good one.

I get that Neil Young is an acquired taste, but I acquired that taste quite a while ago, and this is one of the albums that was involved. His cracked forlorn voice perfectly suits the melancholy atmosphere of this album... Fave track - "For The Turnstiles" has historically been my favourite, but "Walk On", "Revolution Blues", "On the Beach" and "Ambulance Blues" are all stand outs too...

Solid songwriting

Nice!

I really enjoy Neil Young, but this was my first listen of this album. I'm so glad it got to be one of the first 10 albums assigned to me in this project. I'd like to listen again, but Google each track as I go to see what inspired it. Apparently Vampire Blues is about the oil industry. I'd also like to listen to it again with some honey slides - apparently that's what they called the sauteed marijuana and honey goop they concocted and consumed throughout the making of the album. Another bit of interesting history is that this album was not widely available until 2003. The title was deleted from vinyl in the early 80s, according to Wikipedia. In 2000, fans signed a petition to have it released on CD, and finally in 2003, it was.

Great one by Neil

לא מאוד נהנתי מהאלבום

Good album, but not my favorite from Neil Young

one of the most relaxing albums i’ve ever listened

Elite album. A late-night affair. It gradually descends into darkness. But darkness by Neil standards is not hopelessness because Neil is always defiant even in his bleakest moments. Even as the guitars grow quieter throughout the song and the mood turns more somber, Neil never waivers and ultimately tells of his critics and tells the rest of us that he won’t be denied.

no

I can't say I've ever listened to a Neil Young album, so going in blind here. I'm not sure I even know any of the songs on this record. It's always weird rating an album with so much history and personal connection, when you have none yourself. I love that this COULD have been hugely influential on my music taste, had I been exposed to it as a kid. This starts of nicely enough and has a bluesy/country feel that I was not expecting. I can hear some Dylan influence in here as well. I gave this a second spin immediately after first, so I guess it was pretty good.

Un bon album de neil young que je ne connaissais pas vraiment.k’aime craiment tout l’artiste. 4.10

Of the 138 Neil young albums on this list this is one of the better ones. 4/5

Really good. 8/10

Enjoyable

I like his music in general, but, this album wasn't 5* for me.

Neil Young recorded some great, good, decent, weird and horrible records during his career and On The Beach stands among his best. I never fully appreciated this album until more recently because I previously didn't gave it a full listen. There's no doubt his finest decade was the 70's, when he recorded and released his most classic records. This album is a low-key release from this era, without much commercial fanfare, but the depth and strength of the songwriting is undeniable.

Aye, not bad, actually. Was expecting boring crooning, but there were some bops here. Fav new track: Walk On

Very chill I'd definitely relisten to this one

There are so many great Neil Young albums and this is the crappiest one I've heard. Sounds like he was drinking Tequila all night.

bit cheerful for Neil

Not the best of Neil Young's album in the 1970s but the bar is pretty high and it's still pretty good, especially the title track and the closing 'Ambulance Blues'.

It's amazing how bummed an album created on a fuckload of doped honey can sound. Rough as guts, but it works.

This is a Neil Young album I've never heard. My go to albums are after the gold rush and harvest, with others thrown in. This one I've somehow ignored, so far. I'm glad this one is on my list cause it's solid early-ish Neil Young. Probably won't become a staple in my rotation, but a worthy album for sure. They can't all be bangers, I s'pose.

Neil Young has a way with simplicity, making more with less. this was a good period for him.

Just never got into Young.

Same old Neil Young

Rock melódico de Neil Young.

Was an ok album to pass the time.

I don’t have the words, other than that it was damn perfect for this tea-on-the-couch Thursday evening.

Not his best album but still very enjoyable.

Alright but not something I would choose to listen too. Much too slow and somber for most of the songs. Not bad, just not something I like.

Damn, Neil Young can be a bummer. A competent album, mostly a collection of culturally appropriated blues.

A very chilled listen but with a haunting backdrop. Brilliantly written songs. Didn't care for "for the turnstiles" or the first half of "ambulance blues". Loved every other track

Beautiful and haunting. The music is up there with anything he's done, but lyrics really hit me. So sad and bitter. The man really needed a hug.

More captivating than 'Harvest' in its composition and instrumental execution, but still lacking a singular focus. Tracks drift mindlessly from one to another without any sense of cohesion, even taking into account the beach theme.

I suppose it's nice, and pleasant background for doing the dishes or sitting in the yard. But this is what I would consider a classic "snapshot" album, like that one photo you have of some place you were at a couple of decades ago that sits in a drawer or a box in the closet somewhere. It brings a smile when you come across it during a rummage but it's not impactful enough for you to actually scan or frame it or make it accessible anywhere on a regular basis. Dylan, The Band, Jon Mitchell, these are all artists whose music has just as much kick and electricity today as the years they debuted. Neil Young is a Canadian troubadour who successfully built a career as a tourist of blues and folk. All respect for that, but he never struck me as someone who managed to rise above it creatively, despite a couple of tunes that are. Classic Rock radio staples. Back in the box!

Neil is in fire and fury mode (the album cover itself is covertly apocalyptic) drawing his ire towards the ecology, lynyrd skynyrd and society in genreal. It's crazy that even in 1974 this feels like a mid career record for him similiar to Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and Van's Beedon Fleece) but it just goes to show how prolific these guys were during that period.

Did nothing for me

Walk On is a strong, joyous opener. I love an upbeat song with a sadder lyric. For the Turnstiles is also great. This whole album is the sort of Neil Young you can't help but love. Vampire Blues is a dirge, but it's then followed by On The Beach, which with a more traditional vocalist would be a soul banger of the sort sampled by the Wu Tang. Neil Young transforms it into something pleasingly idiosyncratic with his voice and lyrics.

Neil Young is usually good and rarely great in my estimation. I liked this album; it had some stompin' tracks and some more low-key tracks. It's not Harvest, but I'm glad I listened.

:(

Rating: 5/10

Definitely a good album, and it has a few fantastic songs, but some just feel like standard Neil Young fare

Gets depressing towards the end. Key songs: Walk On On the Beach Motion Pictures Ambulance Blues

Starts too cool, then slows it coolness down, but still a decent lp

On the Beach by Neil Young (1974) I’ve always been a fan of Neil Young, but I’ve never heard this album, which is shame, because it’s really good, if understandably unpopular. This is music that would have helped at times when tough decisions had to be made. Young does despair with panache, and causes the listener to take a deep breath, turn in the right direction and “Walk On”. The hope is but implicit (except the last line of this otherwise unpolitical record—take that, Nixon! [The headline on the 3/20/74 newspaper in the cover photo reads: “Sen. Buckley Calls On Nixon To Resign”. Three weeks after the release of this album, he did]). The Wurlitzer electric piano with its sometimes weirdly exaggerated tremolo spoils the dreary mood on several of these tracks (2, 3, 6). But the mournful slide guitar (Ben Keith) and Young’s uniquely forlorn voice fittingly provide the dark atmosphere for these compositions. Young explores the lower end of his vocal range on “On the Beach”, “Motion Pictures”, and “Ambulance Blues”. For those of you who don’t like his singing, you should listen to these three tracks before writing him off. This is music for a cold, blustery autumn day, when you’d like some good news, but there probably ain’t any. 3/5

Neil Young always surprises me. This starts to ramble toward the end, but enjoyable nether the less.

Received another country like album on here, damn.... Neil Young though, he is gold! His song writing is brilliant and catchy. Instrumentals are kept simple although they prove effective to getting the tone across perfectly. Mostly a few guitars, bass and drums. "On The Beach" throws you into a fantasy onto a peaceful shore. As Young calmly sings you a story. Defiently reccomend

In his higher register, his voice is grating to me. Lower, like in Ambulance Blues, he's in John Prine mode and totally listenable. A good album, but not great. Not added.

Specialising in beautiful songs that sound so sad, this is Neil Young singing about whatever he damn well pleases with a hint of underlying anger management issues. Evocative images of waitresses crying in the rain abound and Young wrestling with his inner turmoil ‘ I need a crowd of people/ But I can't face them day-to-day’. Sometimes you want to say just lighten up, Neil. But this anguished melancholy is what he does and we derive great music from it.

Beautiful album, great songwriting, a good vibe and plenty of variety. I'm becoming a Neil Young fan it would seem...

Góð plata. Frekar róleg en góð.

Folk rock

Carrie Snodgrass. That's a blast from the past. Ambulance Blues stands up with the best of Young's work. I got this on CD not long after it had (finally) been re-released. It was already been discounted heavily, which was a surprise. At first. If (a huge counterfactual here) Youtube had been around a decade earlier, would this record have attained a cult status? I think not. It's not quite the digression from the commerciality (bestowed retrospectively) of Harvest, it's a rather middling endeavour. But scarcity created a sense of value.

Always been a big fan of Neil Young. This has a lot of great works on it. "For The Turnstiles" is always a good piece for me. Not a real clunker for me, although Vampire Blues" does drag on a bit. Still, great album from him, top-notch.

I never really understood the appeal of Neil Young (that grating voice) so I didn't pay him much attention, but holy hell has this guy had his twists and turns. So many different styles; he is truly a virtuoso...and a mystery. But that got me thinking, why is it a must that I listen to this album? Had to listen a few times. Maybe it's how he is able to capture despair and just have it ooze out his songs (particularly side two). You can almost feel his pain and disdain for the world. His guitarwork is of course masterful. But I don't know, what do you give an I want to kill myself album? I read he wanted the two sides to be in reverse order and I think that would've given it a much different feel - rather than spiraling into despair, it'd be like the Phoenix giving a big middle finger (Walk On has a more upbeat, F it just be you attitude and Revolution Blues and For the Turnstiles are so angry). After a few listens I came to appreciate how much emotion he was able to stir up in his raw, stripped down style and powerful lyrics. Ambulance Blues in particular made me want to put it on again, and see what other hidden gems were in there. I know understand how he is an acquired taste; you gotta give him multiple listens.

This has been one of my favorite Neil Young albums for a while now. Every time I listen to it I can't believe that it was out of print for nearly 2 decades. Walk On sets the tone for the rest of the album. Even though it's really the only upbeat sounding track here, the song is a criticism of the southerners that still refused to embrace or even acknowledge the civil rights era. See the Sky About to Rain seems to explore fate and the possibility of difficult times ahead. Revolution Blues is a song about the Manson family and the militant beat of the track kind of drives that point home. For the turnstiles uses the metaphor of baseball to convey the message that fame has a high price. I always felt this was in response to the overwhelming success of Neil's last couple of albums as well as the success of Deja Vu. Vampire Blues sounds like it's about the oil industry, with the line "I'm a vampire babe, suckin' blood from the Earth". Side two has a very introspective vibe on all of the tracks. On the Beach is another track about fame. This time it's from a much more personal perspective than For the Turnstiles. Motion Pictures has that line in it: "Well, all those headlines, they just bore me now I'm deep inside myself, but I'll get out somehow". Both tracks seem to indicate that fame doesn't make a person happy, but it can have the opposite effect. The last track, Ambulance Blues, seems to be a trip down memory lane for Neil. Perhaps this is taking him to simpler times before he started to get famous and living there is how he coped with it. All in all, the personal nature of this album is what makes it one of my favorites by him.

I don't know what it is about Neil Young - his songs are not that complicated, the playing is not that flashy, his voice wavers and is almost whiny...but somehow it works. This album is captivating and every track is fantastic. I never heard any of these songs or this album before today, but every song pulled me in. Walk On was a good basic intro, but the Sky About to Rain was the first song to "hit me" - I really liked the Wurlitzer on that track. Revolution Blues had a good, driving theme. I even liked the banjo in For the Turnstiles. Vampire Blues was a very cool track and it was about this point that I said to myself "This is an excellent album"...then I got to On the Beach. It really amazes me how Neil Young can write such a straightforward song yet it carries such powerful emotion. Part of it is clearly his lyrics and vocal style, which is so raw, but it amazes me how much this song pulled me in. Motion Pictures (for Carrie) was another straightforward but captivating song. Finally, I found myself lost in Ambulance Blues. When it was over, I just felt the need to sit in silence. Wow, what a great album.

Solid

I don't like it

Honey Slides 😀

Nice, yes, but extraordinary? No

5

Snap (and almost certainly bad) judgement: the Reflektor of Neil Young's discography. In other words I've been grabbed finally. Organ and steel are exactly what my ears needed today, and you can't beat the combination of depressive subject matter with near danceability. The harmonica's entry swept me up, and Turnstiles's switch in instrumental energy couldn't bring me down. The initial impression of this record as similar to Reflektor but on one disc is borne out: The second side is far more pensive. That's closer to what I expect from Young's band, but I'm still excited and intrigued by the record. The "Blues" troika stands out initially.

ЧТО: Пятый студийный альбом великого и ужасного Нила Янга, где он даёт волю своим взглядам на мир, без прикрас предоставляя их общественности. Кроме того, альбом, обложка которого опередила своё время и могла бы появиться на любом фолк релизе в 2021. КАКОЙ: Альбом на стыке фолка, кантри и блюза. Первое отчетливо слышно на Motion pictures, второе - на For the Turnstiles. Ну и разумеется не обошлось без блюза с классическим словом «blues» в названиях песен. Местами музыка заставляет скучать, иногда завораживает. То стремится в небо, то упирается в землю. Это, как по мне, главная проблема альбома. Он, несмотря на общие ретроспективные мотивы, не воспринимается как единый альбом. Walk On заряжает позитивом, ты попадаешь на пляж, думаешь о людях вокруг, мечтаешь. И тут все внезапно обрывается, ты оказываешься посреди пасмурного пейзажа и смотришь в небо, из которого скоро прольётся дождь. Грустный, меланхоличный настрой тоже моментально уходит и сменяется нигилистическим революционным духом. А затем вовсе наступает трехминутная кантри-песня. И это только половина альбома. Музыку бросает из стороны в сторону. При этом песню Ambulance Blues можно заносить в список моих любимых песен. Музыкально это фолк, причём довольно замороченный. Но то, как на музыку ложится вокал - удивительно. Кто бы мог подумать, что можно сделать девятиминутную фолк-песню, которую будешь слушать на одном дыхании. О ЧЕМ: В текстах разброс примерно такой же, как в музыке. На Walk On Янг совмещает свой цинизм с желанием двигаться дальше и жить в своё удовольствие. Лучше всего это видно в строчках: «Люди не замечают счастливых времён. Они заняты своим делом, я - своим». Очень интересная мысль. Лирический герой только подмечает, что людям вокруг было бы гораздо легче жить, если бы они перестали идти на поводу у общества и стали бы делать то, чего им действительно хочется. Он это замечает, но тут же оговаривается, что не собирается никому указывать, что им делать и как чувствовать. «Они заняты своим делом, а я своим». На Revolution blues не обошлось без влияния Чарльза Мэнсона. После чего нас ждёт милое кантри, где Янг весело бренчит на бонго. В этом весь альбом. Есть ещё песня, в которой Янг говорит, что он вампир, сосущий кровь, что является циничным уколом в сторону топливной индустрии. Motion Pictures о любви, отношениях и на этом все. Классика. Главной песней на пластинке, по моему мнению является завершающая альбом Ambulance blues. Песня уходит в ретроспективный взгляд уже опытного музыканта на пройденный путь. Песня описывает чувства Янга по отношению к критике, Ричарду Никсону и состоянию квартета CSNY, в котором он в то время состоял. Эта песня сочетает в себе великую музыку и подходящий текст, который не внедряется в песню, а аккуратно ложится новым слоем, погружая тебя все глубже и глубже в свои мысли и чувства. ИТОГ: Если музыка заставляет человека задуматься о себе, взглянуть на себя изнутри, даже если это одна песня, это уже огромный плюс пластинке. Парадоксально, что циник и нигилист создал альбом, из которого трудно вынести что-то, кроме конструктива и осознанности. Видно, что творец себя не сдерживал, и хорошо, что так. ЛУЧШИЕ ПЕСНИ: Ambulance blues, Walk On, See the Sky About to Rain.

Look it's objectively one of his best, but personally there's only so much of these "actually it's really hard being famous and successful" albums that I can take

Soulful, slow, a little depressing.

okay

It's alright, standard folk

Great great album. 2nd best after After The Goldrush and man it's close. 5 🌟

Good, but nothing memorable.

Classic Neal Young.

This isn't good. At all.

“We got 25 rifles to keep the population down” For the turnstiles

Loved it! Nice and short and classically Neil Young. I've only really ever listened to Harvest and Mirrorball so it was great to have another little piece of Neil Young history to add to the rotation.

Solid album…liking Neil young more and more

4.5

Pleasantly surprised. Consistent throughout.

I hoped for so much but overall found it a bit boring.

Nothing very interesting. Can't see him having much of a career.

Really good album

This is Neil on form. Great stuff

Not shore about this one

Given my recent appreciation of Neil Young, it's appropriate that I'm reviewing On The Beach, but that album cover gives me pause. It's a clever and aesthetically pleasing cover, but it activates my PTSD over monstrosities like Eric Clapton's 461 Ocean Boulevard and ELP's Love Beach. I'll try by best to keep an open mind. As it turns out, On The Beach is a mixed bag. It's much more ragged than Harvest, but it never descends into outright slop like later Young releases. Thankfully, it's grounded in the solid musicianship of folks like Ben Keith and Rusty Kershaw. It also confirms my suspicion that Young's talents are much more suited to the country idiom than they are the blues/rock idiom. His guitar work on the blues songs, of which there are several, range from merely adequate to execrable. Another problem is that many of these songs barely have melodies and only the most rudimentary structures. On The Beach starts out strong with Walk On. The verses have a nice rhythmic lilt, there's an actual structure to the tune, and the arrangement has some welcome heft. See The Sky About To Rain, a ballad in the style of Harvest, continues the winning streak. Surprisingly, the tasty Wurlitzer piano work is courtesy of Neil Young! Good for him. And Ben Keith contributes tasty steel guitar on both tunes. The trouble begins with Revolution Blues. It's a nothing tune to start with, and Neil's lame guitar breaks don't help. Thank God for drummer Levon Helm, whose tight kit work gives the tune the illusion of structure. The bare bones arrangement of For The Turnstiles is surprisingly effective, with Neil Young struggling with his banjo part and croaking out the lyrics. There are a couple of reasons for the track's success. First, it's a decent tune with a solid structure and melody. The 2nd is Ben Keith's dobro--this guy is a treasure. And finally, it just seems like Neil Young's metier is country. With Vampire Blues, we're back to another dreary blues. It's made more bearable by Ben Keith's tasty organ work. From that point on, it's almost like Neil Young gives up. The songs drone listlessly on with barely an arrangement before the album mercifully comes to an end. This review makes it seem like I hated On The Beach, but that isn't really true. There are a handful of good songs, and the rest isn't actively painful, just lame.

I enjoyed listening to this. He has a nice voice and I like the instrumentals

It was OK, none of the songs really connected with me.

I’ve got say, I really love this album. It’s fast becoming one of my favorite works by Young and one that I can see myself coming back to frequently. It’s really quite an eye opening view into Young’s own sense of alienation and his discomfort with fame. Musically, it’s prime Neil Young, but he’s also obviously struggling with being boxed into our idea of “Neil Young” and considering how he can break free from it. It’s no coincidence that he slips in “Revolution Blues,” a song about Charles Manson, after the Harvest-era “See the Sky About to Rain.” There’s real anger lurking on the edges of Young’s ennui and he’s still deciding what to do about it. Favorite songs: "Motion Pictures" and "On the Beach."

Good

I liked the vampire song

It isn't exactly revolutionary, but the album packs in some depressing, yet slightly hopeful songs into its short runtime. Favorite songs are "Walk On," "Revolution Blues," and "Vampire Blues." Least Favorite Song is "For the Turnstiles."

It isn't exactly revolutionary, but the album packs in some slightly depressing, yet hopeful songs into its short runtime. Favorite songs are "Walk On," "Revolution Blues," and "Vampire Blues." Least Favorite Song is "For the Turnstiles."

Rips

36. Rasga-me o xaile que a saudade virou baile. MotA: Motion Pictures (For Carrie) "I hear some people been talking me down"

Pretty good. Not my cup of tea, but glad I'm familiar with the album now.

Not one of his best.

Not good !

First track is groove right off the bat. Whole album is just a vibe. I will be coming back to this one.

I actually really quite liked this. Laid back but interesting guitar rock. 4

Decent not something normally listen too.

Seems like Neil had fun making this album, and just tossed it together in a few days. The lyrics seem to be letting a lot of despair out in a therapeutic way, and the musicianship is top notch throughout. No real standout tracks but the album is solid throughout.

Great album. Not the best one from Neil Young but there are some pretty nice tracks on it

I was expecting great things from Neil Young's "On the Beach", as I find that "After the Gold Rush" is a terrific record. After listening to this one, I am convinced that it lacks what I appreciated most on his previous attempt. Honestly, I find most tracks to be unengaging, with simplistic melodies and, at times, boring. Walk On, See the Sky and Revolution Blues are pretty good tracks, but it mostly ends there. As for For the Turnstiles, I find that Young's singing is ragged and truly awful. Vampire Blues and On the Beach are way too long and sleep-inducing, Motion Pictures is OK and Ambulance Blues drags on for 3 minutes too long. In conclusion, a 3 is barely warranted.

pretty chill. I like the long closing track.

Wonderful! Classic Neil Young.

pretty good, nothing stands out but it's a vibe

Eh. Not my favourite Neil Young, though I do like some of his stuff. More of a mellow album throughout. I did like the title track though!

pretty good blues album. more poppy than bluesy. 3.5

I am not a big Neil Young fan but the album was better than I expected.

Brilliant songwriting. I don't often enough listen to Neil's work.

It’s all the Neil you’ll ever need to know.

Good classic Neil Young rock album. Not the one I most prefer compared to the other albums he produced in the 1970s.

Solid groove. Wasn’t expecting this