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On The Beach by Neil Young

On The Beach

Neil Young

1974
3.45
Rating
29324
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3%
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32%
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16%
Distribution
Genres: Rock, Folk Styles: Singer Songwriter, Country Rock, Folk Rock

Reviews (page 2 of 14)

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ноэль конечно не одобрит мою оценку, но тут не больше 3х

Bangers on bangers

Fav: Ambulance Blues, Revolution Blues L: Maybe Motion Pictures Just barely a 4 I think You're all just pissing in the wind... I've listened to some Neil Young before, maybe never a whole album though. I think I'll have to listen to this more and we'll see if I like it as much as some of his other stuff. Also, 3/8 songs are titled ___ blues. Maybe he should have just named everything song like that. Cover: 4.5 The font for the title is holding this back from being one of the best covers I've seen Name: 2.5 Alright Minecraft Parody: For The Pistons (For The Turnstiles)

I always mix up Neil Diamond and Neil Young. The songs are nice enough. Some are too long or don't change things up enough. I guess I'm pretty 50/50 on them. W: See the sky about to rain, on the beach, motion pictures L: for the turnstiles, vampire blues, ambulance blues 2.5/5

To me, slow songs can be a bit hit-or-miss. It all comes down to the voice, the melody and lyrics. And Neil Young sure knows how to deliver. The album strikes a good balance between folk, rock and country, and the songwriting is pretty mature, you can hear the pain through the melancholy. Some melodies are a bit simplistic though, but others are beautiful. An album best listened in a rocking chair while looking through the window.

is it his best? no, but i have a soft spot for the songs on here, as I listened to this album a lot in uni, and see the sky about to rain is incredible.

I went into this one with an “Ugh, Neil Young,” but On the Beach turned out to be much better than I expected. Musically, this album is fantastic. There’s plenty of variety from song to song, and I especially loved the bluesier material. “Revolution Blues” and “Vampire Blues” sound incredible musically. The problem, for me, is Neil Young’s voice. We discovered this on After the Gold Rush, and this album confirmed it: I don’t necessarily dislike Neil Young’s voice all the time. It depends on how he uses it. When he gets into that higher, thinner register, his voice becomes grating enough that it distracts me from music I otherwise really enjoy. “Revolution Blues” was the perfect example. Musically, I loved it, but I kept imagining what someone like B.B. King or Stevie Ray Vaughan could have done with those vocals. “Vampire Blues” had the same problem. Great blues music, but I couldn’t take Young’s vocal delivery seriously with it. On the other hand, “See the Sky About to Rain,” “Motion Pictures,” and “Ambulance Blues” worked much better for me. When Young stays in his lower register, his voice fits the music and I can appreciate what makes him such a distinctive artist. Even “Walk On” was a strange case. I loved the upbeat sound, but I kept thinking the song would sound better with someone like Kenny Chesney singing it. So this might be one of the strangest ratings I’ve given during this project. Musically, On the Beach is close to a five-star album for me. Vocally, there were moments when it was closer to one star. If Young stayed in the vocal range he uses on songs like “Motion Pictures” and “Ambulance Blues,” I could easily see myself giving this four or even five stars. Instead, those two extremes somehow meet in the middle. ★★★½

This is a real nice, mellow album. There's a simplicity to it, but it's gently effective. I really like his singing on this one. There's some soul and experience there, and it combines nicely with the music to give a depth of feeling. Once again, I appreciate the breadth of instrumentation across the tracks. 3.5 rounded up.

First of all, I need to retroactively give Blonde on Blonde a 4/5. I’ve been thinking about it for a week now and that might be worth 4 stars alone. With that in mind, it’s hard not to compare this album to Blonde on Blonde. Two legendary singer song writers in a specific time in their lives, struggling with one thing or another and coping in very different ways. I gotta say, I don’t love hearing sad Neil Young. I’ve listened to Walk On 1000 times and never listened to the rest of this. For some reason the last track of On The Beach I was hit with this, Neil’s looking back, and maybe I will too one day, but my life is great right NOW so I should enjoy it. Probably not the intended message, but it’s making me feel stuff. Dylan’s got me thinking a lot too, hence the retro score change. I also agree and appreciate Neil’s own review "Good album. One side of it particularly — the side with 'Ambulance Blues', 'Motion Pictures' and 'On the Beach'. It's out there. It's a great take."

Nice sounding album that starts off great and then kinda peters out, at least energy wise. The first three songs are great though - Neil at his most melodic and avoiding some of his annoying excesses, idiosyncrasies and bouts of epileptic guitar noodling. I wish it had one more upbeat song in the back half to give it a better shape. But a nice listen, especially at the end of a night

What a stretch of albums here. Definitely on the more melancholy side of Neil but grew to love it after a few listens. Especially liked Motion Pictures. Read that he was doing a lot of Honey Slides during this recording which I obviously had to look up what the hell that is.

As a Bob Dylan fan, my benchmark for songwriting and lyricism is set really high. Because of that, I found On the Beach difficult to appreciate. Where Dylan’s writing feels sharp, vivid, and poetic, Neil Young’s approach here feels far below that bar—the lyricism leaves a lot to be desired, feeling far too stripped-back and loose to leave an impression. Musically, the album falls into a similar trap. Rather than delivering memorable melodies or engaging arrangements, the tracks feel somewhat sluggish and forgettable, making it hard to stay hooked throughout the listen. It’s clearly a dark, raw, and downbeat record, but it just didn't connect for me on first listen. That said, I'm open to giving it another chance down the road to see if it eventually clicks.

Neil Young continuing his streak of mumbling about random things and pulling out a goated song halfway through the album

I am a fan of Neil Young, and I like this album enough, but wouldn't put it near the top of his output. Depending on my mood, I'm much more likely to put on Harvest, or Freedom, or maybe Rust Never Sleeps. Still, this one isn't bad.

I'm a vampire baby ... suckin' blood from the earth ... well I'm a vampire baby ... sell you 20 barrels worth ... I'm a black bat baby ... bangin' on your window pane ...

My second Neil Young album and unfortunately it's still as dry and bland as the first

The more I listen to this record, the more it makes sense. After his solo career popped off and he dropped his biggest records (After the gold rush, and harvest) we get “on the beach” Which, somehow is even more detached and absolutely dreary than some of his previous material. I think that’s what turns people off about this record. Neil isn’t making beautiful music as he usually does here. This is a dude who’s coming down from the height of his fame, realizing it wasn’t all it was cracked out to be. Look at Revolution Blues for example. I love the irony in it, Neil is now famous star that the narrator of the song despises. It’s all about being the outsider of the very culture Neil had risen to fame in. The cover- by far my favorite Neil Young cover. Honestly, can’t think of many more that convey the music as great as this does. A well dressed rich guy staring off into the distance , back facing us the listener, further pulling us into the idea of alienation and isolation. Again- at this time, in this culture, the beach was bright, happy, and vibes. The Beach is bleak and depressing here. The Caddy (the status, the wealth, the dream) buried in the sand. Bro the fucking newspaper that says “Buckley calls for Nixon to resign” what more do I need to say. It’s not just Neil having this identity crisis or stuck in dissolution at the time, it’s also a representation of America in this era. All in all, I really enjoy this side of Neil. I’m a sucker for depressing ass shit so I’m biased. Rant over.

Neil is a doomer here but he sees a future within his own life. Walk on is a perfect ballad for him taking his own path and see the sky about to rain what a clear allegory such genius. Some of the rock and roll was not for me I like the surfy energy more. Gosh running 14 miles on the beach listening to this amazing for that I have to

i love neil young but i don't care for this album; it's not that it isn't good, but more so that it's a bit too bleak and hopeless for my taste. shame because i love the rest of his classic era

I think this has been my favorite Neil Young I’ve gotten so far, easy to listen to, a total time capsule for the era it was released in Playlist add: “Revolution Blues” but “Walk On” was a strong contender

On rotation.

I can quite enjoy Neil Young. I find some parts of his vocals a little not to my taste, but overall he's okay. Nothing blew me away to earn a higher rating though sadly.

I didn't know he had more bluesy work. Pleasure on the ears

It kinda has to be a 5 but I still think Vampire Blues is filler.

I thought this might be a good album after the first song but it pretty much got worse as the album went on. Some very boring songs towards the end.

Not for me

Not an Neil Young album I have heard before, though I have a couple of go-tos. I do think that I may have spent some time in the beach chairs shown on the cover, so I'm strangely reminded of my Grandmother as I listen, odd what memory can do. This is a good album. Not one that was a chartbuster, but some really interesting music and lyrics and well worth a listen.

I love the history behind this 'lost' album, and I feel as if most of the work stands up as equal to most of Young's work. I enjoyed the first five tracks of this album, but unfortunately nothing really stood out to me as particularly interesting or worthy of revisiting. There are many tracks from "Harvest," that, if put on this record would truly elevate it. A really middle-of-the-road record. 🏖️🏖️🏖️

Yup, that was a Neil Young album all right.

I thought I was going to hate this, but I didn't. I liked Vampire Blues. I liked the last song. Overall, definitely a solid album. I'll forgive the vocals.

I pretty much thought that this was just okay. I was vibing with it at first and then by the end I was happy it was over.

That was surprisingly not horrible. And only 39 minutes long. One song even made it onto my car shuffle list.

unfuckwithable

A good album from Neil Young, even if it doesn't make waves

Hanging around I never just throw on a Neil Young album. In my late teens I would. But nowadays it just never really pops into my head as hankering. Then, every once in a while, some reason crops up to throw one on. Damn.

Album #389 and my brain is broken. This must be the 10th Neil Young album? I thought to myself. Well, I thought wrong because it’s only the second if you exclude Crazy Horse (which I do). This doesn’t seem right. There’s some serious Neil Young coding going on in the 1001. Something deeper is at work here. Paranoid ramblings aside, this record with its dune buggies coming down the mountain, is my favourite of Mr Young’s. I’ll let him away with it this time. But he’s on notice.

Luv me some Neil young!

Good album. Great background music.

One of Neil Young's better records, good tunes, hangs together well, perfect album length at 39 minutes. Ramshackle and unpolished band performances but, like Tonight's The Night, that was the point. Title track, See the Sky, Walk On and Ambulance Blues are the highlights. 8/10

Me gusta la onda que tiene en general el album, ta bueno. No se si lo volvería a escuhar.

Walk On - 4/5 See the Sky About to Rain - 4/5 Revolution Blues - 4/5 For the Turnstiles - 3.5/5 Vampire Blues - 3.5/5 On the Beach - 4/5 Motion Pictures - 4/5 Ambulance Blues - 4/5 In order to keep himself away from going down too middle of the road, Neil Young decides to take what worked with Harvest and rough it down to make it as unpolished as possible. I wouldn't say this is his best work but it is still pretty solid. Definitely a better beach album than whatever ELP put out a decade later. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Walk On, Ambulance Blues

was alright, very vibes idk how to explain, all songs blended together in my head

Eu não diria que é um disco ruim, é agradável de escutar mas no final acaba sendo mais do mesmo. Não tem AQUELE algo a mais que se diversifica da maioria, mas também não é um nota zero. Muito provavelmente é um disco/artista que divida opiniões, mas sobre o disco em si a minha opinião é essa.

I was having a surprisingly good time and then wow for the turnstiles is bad oh my god

Mysigt gitarrplockande och nice vibe

Relisten. OW fuck. This hits hard </3. Fav Tracks: "On the Beach", "Motion Pictures (For Carrie)" and "Ambulance Blues".

The reviews for this are exceedingly flattering, but it's a bit of a squib for me. It's lovely, but feels a bit shallow. I suspect this will be on the re-visit list once I'm done

not my kinda music , very hippy kind

Not my favourite NY album, and I do like him, however…

don't have time for this.

Really good record. Not Young's best but solid nonetheless.

Neil the patron saint of doing what you feel, but always feel it. Not technically the best; the voice or musician. But he can write songs that work ( for many) that are emotive, that you feel and connect with. The learning to cope album. 4 Star

Neil's voice annoys me a lot and this was dreary af towards the end

Mellow album, but I'm also not the biggest fan of his voice. 3* Highlights: walk on

really patchy for me at least starts off great, particularly with see the sky about to rain, extremely cozy and nice on the ears. having just pulled csny's deja vu as my first neil young experience yesterday, i was worried i wouldn't be able to stand a full album of his mickey mouse vocals (i.e. on helpless. still liked the song tho) but i actually enjoyed his voice across the album what i didn't enjoy tho was the entire midsection of the tracklist (specifically from revolution blues through vampire blues). while a bit more energetic than the first two songs, i just didn't like any of them. i really don't think young has enough bite in his voice/songwriting to make a song like revolution blues actually work , for the turnstiles is not nearly engaging enough to warrant being as stripped back as it is, and all i really remembered about vampire blues was that really funny guitar solo (i love a good anti solo but fucking come on like lmao) after that the songs pick up again (by mellowing out), and while on the beach/ambulance blues didn't NEED to be that long, i found the last three songs fairly endearing, and i gotta appreciate the sad harmonica solos lol those were great was really hoping to love this after the first couple songs, especially since it ends pretty well too, but almost everything in between those two points was a bit of a slog which really lets it down for me. feels like it had the makings of a much stronger album than it ended up being favourite song: see the sky about to rain least favourite song: for the turnstiles

Wow. After a weekend of spinning Neil Young, I draw this one. Excellent album. Love the bluesy stuff.

Solid, pleasant, nothing extraordinary

Day 398 2nd Neil Young album in 2 days. Much more mellow but plenty to enjoy. Highlights Motion Pictures

Good album a little hard to get through. 6.4/10

Very pleasant thx!

I liked See the Sky About to Rain and On The Beach

Not my favorite. But a good one.

I'm a Neil fan but didn't know this album. Solid album. Favorite tracks: Revolution Blues, Walk On, On The Beach

Ich weiß nicht, ob ich mich einfach langsam an Neil Youngs Stil (und vor allem Stimme) gewöhne, oder ob dieses Album den Vorgängeralben wirklich überlegen ist, aber jedenfalls gefiel es mir nochmal deutlich besser als die "guten" Alben Harvest und After the Gold Rush. Irgendwas an diesen entspannten tiefgründigen Songs hat mich ein bisschen süchtig gemacht, und ich habe das Album ziemlich oft gehört in den letzten Tagen. Nicht alles klickt gleichermaßen, aber es sind einige Hochs dabei (der Opener und der Titeltrack vor allem), und keine Ausfälle. 3.5/5 - sehr gut

Great stuff

Neil Young is still as good as ever. Great music.

Why do I keep getting rock albums

rough, underpolished but that's makes it very enjoyeable

I didn't like it as much as his other albums I've heard, but it's interesting to hear him being angry and negative.

The instrumentals on revolution blues and other songs is fantastic. If this album was only instrumentals it would be better. Ambulance blues is a horrible song that genuinely brings down the rest of the album. I dont know why this song was even made or what the point of adding it to this album was. It was the last song, which left me on an extremely sour note. He literally says in the song "its hard to say the meaning of this song" SO WHY DID YOU MAKE IT??? 8 MINS FOR WHAT ?? best song: on the beach. worst song: ambulance blues

Sorry for the late reply, I dozed off

Can someone check on this guy? Mellow yet never dull, On the Beach contains many slow, peaceful ballads. Tracks like “Walk On,” “See the Sky About to Rain,” and “Revolution Blues” are well composed and work the melancholy into the song without being totally depressing. “For the Turnstiles” seems to be the only poor song, unfortunately featuring a banjo and a style of singing that does not fit with Neil. Still, this album fills its time with a balance of lyrics and instrumental breaks that adds to the delicate sound.

A new Neil Young album to me, which I enjoyed, especially the looser soul sound like the outro to "Walk On". Although I like a lot of his songs, I have to admit that I don't find Neil Young's strangulated voice a source of pure joy, particularly in the higher registers, which there's a lot of in this. So, not bad, and I'm sure there'll be better NY albums to come..

Feels lonely like a day on the beach at the end of the season.

i've known about neil young for like forever but never really listened to his stuff. i kinda like this album i think? it's not grabbing me super hard or anything but i enjoy the sound... idk what hes doing to that guitar but i like it. kinda feel like this one loses steam a bit in the back half, at least in terms of the overall energy even if the quality doesn't take so much of a hit. having said this.. i like the harmonica on the last track a lot. but my favourite track is probably "vampire blues" due to electric organ reasons. what can i say? i'm a simple thing. not sure this really quite breaks thru to 4 star territory for me but its a strong 3. for whatever thats worth.

Fløj igennem det. Jeg blev ikke så fanget af ham som jeg havde forventet.

*79 Havde ikke hørt denne før. Det har ikke helt samme appell som Harvest for mig, men det var en rigtig god soul searcher.

Super chill og efter en enormt god gennemlytning fik jeg lyst til at genhøre "Harvest", hvilket hævede den til 4.

Der er få kunstnere, der mestrer melankoli. Neil Young er en af dem 4.6

På mange måder synes jeg faktisk, 'On The Beach' er mere interessant end Harvest. Der er måske ikke så mange sange, der talte til mig umiddelbart, men til gengæld vinder det ligesom Television mere og mere på mig, hver gang jeg hører det igennem. Og så må jeg bare bøje mig i ærefrygt for en mand der kan få mig til at give topkarakter til et album med både banjo, slide og steel guitar - eller for den sags skyld tilføje et nummer til min favoritliste, der kun består af banjo og dobro men f... 'For the Turnstiles' er et fedt nummer

# Album Name: On The Beach # Artist: Neil Young # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Brilliant album. Top notch. It flows so well together. # Top Tunes: Entire album # Would I listen to it again? Yes

Hypnotic and harrowing. On of my favourite Neil Youngs

Solid without any bangers

i usually have more will power to push through when an album is not my genre. couldnt do this one

album #134 i went in with such low expectations but was pleasantly surprised! this is definitely my favourite of the neil young albums i've heard so far. it felt consistent with a strong storytelling vibe throughout. it's also the first young album that i feel his...particular...voice has added to the experience. whilst i maintain that there does NOT need to be so much neil young on this list, i will concede that this was good! i'm actually really pleased that i liked this haha. also, highly enjoyed the use of vampirism / black bats as a way to talk about the oil industry. inspired ! on the flip side, everything from "on the beach" to "ambulance blues" was kind of dull. if i was to assign one of the four humors to this, it would be black bile :) ಄ average track rating: 2.7/5 ಄ favourite track(s): for the turnstiles, vampire blues ಄ least favourite track(s): on the beach ಄ album rating: ★★★☆☆ ಄ number of albums left to review: 955 ಄ number of albums i agree with being on the list: 57 ಄ albums from the list that i would consider for my list: 25 ಄ albums i would not include on my list: 109

Great album. Even the upbeat songs have a bleak outlook but this is the cheerier album compared to TTN. Highlights are the three blues songs

Does everything a rock n roll record should, but not too much. A perfect album.

Very Neil Young-y, and that's about all I have after listening to 5 of his albums (and counting).

A pretty good album. What makes Neil Young's music good is his 'authentic' feeling, and this album is no exception. He just sounds like Neil Young. ★★★★

5/5. It’s in my top 50 albums

This is kinda a chore. Im not a big Neil Young and this two note vocal range guy. And these songs just kinda meander and flop around without much happening. Some of the music is nice but man is his voice just not enjoyable. Which is ironic coming from someone who enjoys Dylan. Glad to be past this.

Neil Young has been a pleasant listen whenever he has come up. This is no different

Neil Young cannot hit a high note…but somehow that doesn’t stop this album from being enjoyable Likes: Walk On; Revolution Blues; On The Beach; Motion Pictures

Hadn’t heard this one before. Wasn’t bad.

Quite enjoyed the first half and the rest is disappointing.

I don't get who likes this. If he sang in tune then it wouldn't be bad, but he's basically tone deaf.

This was actually pretty good. I don't really like Neil Young, but this is possibly his best album. Still, his singing isn't good, but the lyrics are great.

Great album of Neil songs I’ve never heard before. Easy to see why it’s on the list.

Neil Young always delivers.

On The Beach was an album that got decently close to being a 4 but ended up missing the mark. It is my current favorite of the Neil Young solo albums though as it does have a fair few heavy hitters. The guitars are at their best here especially in the first half. Neil Young's vocals are still fairly hit or miss here but I don't think they ever got to a point where they got super grating. The one big issue i have with this album is that a lot of the songs sound very samey. It got to a point where the songs at points could start blending together, especially tracks 6 and 7 (please don't do the stupid "meme" to that). Overall though, this album was pretty good but it could have been better. Best Song: Walk On Worst Song: On the Beach

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Can someone vivisect me and tell me what it is that makes Neil Young go so hard? 4/5

first song was great but then it was getting worse and worse

Entretenido

I could listen forever. Incredible

neil young ive seen too much of u ur old news now

Not my thing

not for me and it keeps glityching

Always interesting lyricist, not sure this is my favorite

Young's best album is a beautiful, defeated sigh. This is the epitome of his rough and ragged ditch era, with songs that feel lived-in and real. It's a perfectly sequenced album, which is ironic considering Young originally intended the sides to be flipped. There's a ton of variety on the first side: the poppy "Walk On," the classic country "See the Sky," the deranged romp "Revolution Blues," the banjo-heavy "For the Turnstiles." The second side is the highlight though, with expansive country rock tunes that wallow in their sound. Young's vocals are evocative and pained, as are the lyrics. "Ambulance Blues" is a masterpiece, with one lyrical highlight after another. "There ain't nothing like a friend who can tell you you're just pissing in the wind" is my favorite, but "it's easy to get buried in the past" best sums up the song as an elegy for the end of an era.

Do I... like... Neil Young?

Solid album, I like the smooth rock, summer feel it has. Favorites: Walk on and See the Sky About to Rain

Förstår att detta kanske är hädelse men aldrig varit så förtjust i Neil Young och inte heller blues-gung. Svag trea

Meh, after the goldrush is beter

gimme a break

Chill soulful and pure

As someone generally likes Neil Yong this was not good at all.

now this is how you add country influence into your music. such a peaceful and calm album, definitely a surprise in how enjoyable it was, given my usual music preferences. the main pull for me has to be the solos, especially in the title track.

Neil Nuorekkaan Rannalla-levy oli ihan mukiinmenevää, bluush-vivahteista kevytrokkia. Työpäivän taustamusana ihan okei.

Niin se vaan Neil Young kuulostaa itseltään. Ihan mukavaa kantria rokkia, hyvää tarinankerrontaa, mutta Nuoren Niilon ääni ei vaan nappaa itseä lainkaan.

I’m a Neil Young fan, but this is not his finest work in my opinion. A couple good songs, but some not so good ones. Quite depressing actually. Some of this music is very “The Band” like. Neil Young is a guy with a very unique voice, and quite talented…. But I’d like to take all his good songs and put them in one place, because there are a few really bad ones as well.

Melancholic blues done well.

Not his best but good

A couple of songs at the beginning were noteworthy, but it soon turned into okay background music. Obsessed with the album art though. 2.5 starfishes.

This album is decent, but there are better Neil Young albums, so I don’t know why this one made the list.

I felt the same way about this that I generally do about Neil Young when he pops up on my 70s playlists. Not a skip, but not something I’m going to intentionally seek out. Lean positive, but largely neutral.

Pretty unremarkable

To slow and boring

On its face this seems like a flawed product by Neil, but dig deeper and you'll realize it's one of the most inadvertent masterpieces ever concocted. Down to the fact that Neil still thinks the sides should be swapped, putting Ambulance Blues at the end of Side A. He's wrong, and it's good he's wrong, because an album about alienation and losing touch with what matters in your life progresses from a classic 70's rock sound into a shattering ode to losing the history that brought you your first taste of fame. Rusty Kershaw's touches of roughness are always in service of the record, and as it goes, you're transported to Neil's mind in that moment, desperately clawing to get out of the hole of fame, addiction, and depression. It's a dark one, but if you push through, you might find some peace on the other side.

Not my thing

On the beach. Aca no se juzgan portadas, pero esta es genial. ""See the sky about to rain" tiene algo muy beach boys, esa guitarra polinesia o hawaina muy divertida pero a la vez melanclñica. On the beach, la cancion es dura. Sera que estoy metiendo mi vida en un par de cajas en este momento justo, pero que tristeza que me da

Oh, now I get why they call him grunge grandaddy, and it fits him so well. I was never interested in Neil Young as I always connected him with Bob Dylan and I like Dylan as an artist but I don't enjoy his music almost at all. Considering Young has recorded over 50 albums, I can't say I enjoy his music, but I certainly enjoyed On The Beach more than most folk rock albums of that era. 3.5/5 rounded up because I love weird singing, mellow vibes, and surprising joy.

Assez mauvais, en particulier l’harmonica sur la dernière tune. Pas endurable.

Quand même fly en vrais, meilleur que harvest

Väldigt mysigt och behagligt!

Jag har många problem med den här listan, men jag älskar att den fått mig att bli en Neil Young-man. Ännu en fullträff!

Tänkte vara bry, men det går inte. Genomgående nice, men inget som egentligen sticker ut. Ändå för bra

Han har något. Är det feeling kanske. Har lyssnat på denna förr. Återigen en magisk upplevelse med ett album på under en löptur (humble douche bag brag of the decade mate). Kom tårar på sista.

Belo disco. Atmosfera típica dos 70's, sem soar datado, formando perfeita trilha para um pôr-do-sol na beira da praia.

I love Neil Young. I’m not a huge fan of this album. His biting satire and indignation are largely missing, leaving an album that just feels tired. Not in the “old hat” way, but, rather, like he’s tired of trying to fight or speak out. It’s more poppy and less daring, which goes against what I think of when I think of Neil Young. Sure, Vampire Blues has the sentiment I expect in his music, but even that felt…off. Like his heart wasn’t in it the same way as Southern Man or Ohio. It felt so off, I had to recheck the release date because I was sure this was the album of a sad old man who had given up. I still love Neil, but this is one I probably won’t revisit. 2/5

Neil Young is still angry, he's just learning to cope. This album is a self-soothing set and there's nothing wrong with it. "Vampire Blues" stands out as screed against Big Oil but it's the only memorable track for me.

His best album

Classic Neil. Underrated album

see the sky about to rain ++ vampire blues + on the beach +

sounds exactly like the songs i make up for my cat

I expected something more beachy, but it was more suited for the part of our road in the corn fields, just out of the mountains. Anyways chill, I liked Revolution Blues, Vampire Blues and On The Beach of course

always thought Neil Young was a whiny baby, and this album disproves that a little bit. will revisit

Vamos hoy jueves con el capo de Neil Young y otro de sus discos que aparecen en éste reto. Me encantó el mood de éste álbum, más melancólico y nostálgico, y me recuerda a otros trabajos como los de Nick Drake, salvando las distancias. Gracias y hasta mañana.

Bom álbum. Talvez melhor para momentos mais contemplativos, já que ouvi no trabalho. A música título é muito boa. 4.2/5

Not my style but pleasant listen

It seems I found a good Neil Young Album after all. This is it.

I think I’ve come to the conclusion that the more Neil leans into the blues the less I like him and the more he leans into folk the more I like him. There’s a mix on here.

*1974. *I generally like Neil, but it's very evident he has never been to the beach. *The first song is beachy and uplifting, then by the second song, we've already devolved into typical sad Neil singing about how it's about to rain. *I would happily listen to this in the background. RATING - 6.5/10

I still don't care for Mr Young but I didn't hate it

I know this won't be a popular review, I like Neil Young. This is better than some of the other albums we have had.

Didn't leave an impression

Standard Neil Young.

The list of people that can sing but make great music is quite long, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, maybe we can add Neil Young to this list…unfortunately not. It’s kind of like when I watched Tokyo Godfather’s in July or saw Macy Gray in an ice hockey rink in Canada; context is everything. The second half the of the album is not actually bad and I could see myself enjoying it sat in a bar dingy bar, drinking whiskey late at night anywhere, else it’s no. It’s only this that saves it from being a 1.

This album was not for me. Way too laid back and relaxed for my taste.

Not my fav Neil Young but I dig, especially Walk On and See The Sky About to Rain. Neil Young does have a shit voice though.

Pretty boring

This is maybe my least favourite of the Neil Young albums we’ve had so far. I still really enjoyed it, just not as much as the others. It’s the only one so far where I didn’t already know at least one of the songs, so that might be it. Or it might be the more mellow vibe of this album, that I enjoyed but I think meant it didn’t stand out as much. Honestly I still loved it though. I think I’ve listened to it 4 times since we were given it (it was an over the weekend album) Fav song: On the Beach Least fav: Ambulance Blues

Nice pleasant album with a great cover. Not much else to say really. Specific rating - 4.2 Fav song - revolution blues Least fav - motion pictures (for Carrie)

I love his voice as always but I find this album a bit underwhelming. Maybe I was just overly excited for a Neil Young album but it wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be. Favourite song: Revolution Blues Least: Motion Pictures (For Carrie)

I find his voice a bit tiresome after a while, two songs. He has the ability to almost imagine he can sing.

Just because it’s Neil does not mean it’s good, a disappointing thing I’ve had to accept more than once. This is like including Leonardo’s sketches alongside his master paintings, why? Sure some people want to peer behind the scenes of genius, but keep it from these kinds of lists. Admittedly I’m biased against celebrities wrestling with their fame, most times it just comes off as pretentious or self absorbed. It was probably helpful for Neil to work his own shit out creatively, but please keep it from my ears. It does have Turnstiles though. And the solo on Revolution Blues is pretty cool

Felt like Neil Young’s by numbers.

Decent record with chill vibes and heavier emotions & lyrics. Fair share of enjoyable songs as well as skippable ones. More of the same from Neil Young, though more unplugged/acoustic. Top tracks: Walk On, See the Sky About to Rain, On the Beach

An album that sounds and feels like a warm, lazy summers day were nothing really happens but in that moment everything is right. Not one of Young’s most acclaimed records, but one that feels like he’s truly himself. In the aftermath of After The Gold Rush and Harvest, you can almost sense the pressure is off and he can just let it hang and do what he wants here, and it works so well.

Old man shit

Avion Nantes > Marseille

"no no no" flowery

I love Neil young

Just another okay Neil Young album.

Yep. Another Neil Young album. There are too many on this list. Still a great album.

Bland and boring

Hey EJR: I liked this world weary loose and rangy Neil, even though (or maybe because) there are no big hits. Except maybe 'Walk On'. Sounded good as you destroyed your son at corn hole.

Somehow this album’s title and cover image fit the vibe, even though you wouldn’t necessarily describe this as beach music. Still, there’s something restful and chilled out in these brooding, melancholy tracks.

The fetish revisionist reviews for Neil Young’s “Ditch Trilogy” overstate the quality of these records. Of the three, only Tonight’s the Night remains worthy of high praise, with Time Fades Away being a noble effort at original material done live, and On the Beach being, well, a decent Neil Young record that ranks below a half-dozen other albums in his catalog. Looking at the album on its own, too many songs have interesting parts that fail to develop, which leads to redundant meandering. This problem arises on the slower, acoustic numbers, such as “Motion Pictures” and “Ambulance Blues.” Neither the melodies nor the stories in the songs hold me for the song’s entirety. Better work occurs with the themes explored in “For the Turnstiles” and the dark mood of the title track. The rough cut/demo approach works better when Young has a band to support him. His take on the Manson family has the required foreboding atmosphere in “Revolution Blues.” Less interesting lyrically, “Vampire Blues” works in a similar spare manner. No roaring Crazy Horse style feedback and brilliant one-note solos. Just a group of musicians who know how to put together a loose backing for these songs. It reminds me of Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy, but lacks that album's more thought out songs. “Walk On” stands out, both as the best song and one that seems lifted from After the Gold Rush or Harvest. Those albums had affirming songs like“Walk On” as well as bouncy country rock. It stands in contrast to the bleak blues based material on the rest of the record. I am a sucker for unpolished recordings, seemingly thrown together. My preference aids the record’s ranking despite the drawbacks in the actual material.

So so from Neil Young, the 1st one that is not up to his high standard

I enjoyed some of the songs on this album quite a lot, but there were other songs I felt quite bored by. Okay overall

Good album. All songs I've never heard before.

New album for me - loved it!

I’m never mad when I’m listening to Neil Young.

I think it's important to be able to talk about your feelings, especially negative ones. I don't think it's always wise to do so in an extremely public piece of art. This album stinks. There is a glimmer of something compelling in the second to last track, but even that song is bad overall.

some nice melodies, but incredibly boring 2.5

Desolate, brutal, terrifying and brilliant

It was alright nothing I’d listen to again though

This is my 4th Neil Young album this month, 5th overall. Still one to go, and that doesn't count any CSNY or anything else he might be involved in. I like Neil Young. He has some great songs. None of them are on this album.

the album list helped me discover that I actually do like Neil Young, and then did its damnedest to make me change my mind by giving me six of his albums in less than two months

Really good this. First time listening to Young in full, but really liked the album and the variation on it. Great sound and will probably buy on vinyl

The first song sounds heavily influenced by the Beatles I’ve got a feeling. This album was very good. I would like to come back to it.

This is unfortunately one I’m meh on. Walk on is quite a good vibe to start off, but then see the sky about to rain just brings the vibes right down. Revolution Blues is ok, and has some nice narrative aspects to it. I didn’t like For the Turnstiles at all. Just something about his voice. I actually like the title track for what it was. The instrumental was pretty nice. Ambulance blues was slow and not really my thing, but it was alright. It didn’t earn its 7 minutes. Overall, ok. Not something I overly enjoyed but it was what it was. 3/5 ⭐️ 212/1089

such an amazing album, go listen now!

i really liked it but i know how good neil young can be so i was still a little disappointed. my fav was ambulance blues and vampire blues

Such an insanely good album. Too 3 album from one of my top 3 artists.

I just didn't like it

Kept wanting to like it but weren’t really any standout songs, maybe On The Beach at a push, not for me overall

I like Neil, this album was decent but never grabbed ahold of me. I wouldn't mind revisiting it at some point but it wasn't like I couldn't wait to hear it again. This may be the worst review I have ever written.

I sense a great sadness in this man; Like his hippy dreams are over. One third of the songs end in the word blues which is also very cool. Neil Young is also very old now. 3/5

This was nice. His vocals are mixed perfectly for his whiny ass voice, so his playing shines.

Mellow easy listening

Really pleasant listen

Not bad!

Idk he’s like singing off key but I think that might be the idea? Yea idk not bad but also not my thing

I’m a Neil fan but the general public should like this “ditch” album. I like it much better than Tonight’s the Night, which gets all the accolades from this era.

3/10 Not my genre

This one was... a weird listen. At first I wanted to hate it, but liked it. Then as I continued through, I wanted to like it, but hated it. I resonate with a lot of what people say with the country blues-y twang. The final song was the real nail in the coffin of making me realize that this album is so painstakingly MID. People really were able to get away with making the most mundane stuff in the 60's and 70's, huh. The lyrics were just "i'm sad" on top of a banjo and a soft brushed drum groove. Nothing more to it. In a sense, there are a lot of albums on here that I've listened to and will listen to that are like that, and perhaps it is my bias away from anything country-sounding, but I just could not connect to the song at all. They were good, but nothing more. Neil Young tried to make 'Southern Rock' a thing to catch up with Chicago's groove; instead, he only opened the Pandora's Box of mediocre country musicians that still invades American music culture to this day. 3/5.

It's alright

Buenoooo por fin algo me gusta. Aunque no haya tenido tiempo de escucharlo en condiciones, estuvo guay.

I love some Neil Young, but after the first few tracks, the rest of the album kind of blended together and didn't connect with me. "Walk On" is a great opener, and it's arguably the brightest tone I've ever heard in an NY song. And given the title of the album, I thought maybe there's be more like it, but it quickly went back to down, minor key stuff and blues. Good songwriter, and can really touch me, but I didn't find it here.

I am a big fan of neil young, I think this album is my favourite of his, especially love ambulance blues a lot. The more rocking side of the album doesn't appeal as much to me but it's still nice, nothing bad here.

Lovely stuff, last two tracks are especially good.

It’s good classic Neil Young but it also just kinda floats over me…nothing to special. Just solid Neil Young but not essential.

Had never listened to a Neil Young album before now, it really was rather good. Decent tunes and the singing was fine. It had variety in sound between songs so was kept interesting. I'll listen to it again sometime, although I see I'll get plenty of opportunity to hear further Neil Young before the end of the 1001, hope it doesn't cause me to get fed up with his work

It's hard not to like Neil Young if you love rock music, but it's almost impossible to keep track of his vast catalogue. As of July 2026, he has released 45 studio albums, along with 22 live albums, soundtracks, EPs, box sets and much more. I know perhaps a dozen of his records, mostly from the 1970s and 1990s, but even when it comes to the classic Neil Young albums, there are still plenty of gaps in my listening. Today I learned that his fifth album "On the Beach" forms part of the so-called Ditch Trilogy, recorded after the huge mainstream success of "Harvest", at a time when Young was going through a profound personal and artistic crisis. It's rougher, simpler and more downbeat than "Harvest", and it takes a few listens to reveal itself. Once it does, though, it says a great deal about the essence of Young's music, which has always been political in the broadest sense and deeply sympathetic towards outsiders and those left behind. It's as authentic, principled, uncompromising and unconventional as Neil Young himself. It's not his best album—because with Neil Young, such a thing probably doesn't exist—but it is certainly one of his finest. And the album is worth hearing for the tender, haunting intensity of "Ambulance Blues" alone.

"Neil Young not quite at his peak" - easy 4 stars. Next.

Nice slow and almost introspective songs. Favorite Songs: Revolution Blues ; Ambulance Blues

Didn't love or hate.

Muy lindo, es cozy y eso me gusta.

Another Neil Young album that I find just boring

This was an okay album. This is I think my third or fourth Neil Young album. I wouldn't have put that many Neil Young albums.

revolution blues is leuk

A fine album but even after reading a bit about it I’m not sure what is especially noteworthy about this out of his whole discography to merit inclusion on this list. This is one of those slots that should have been given to an artist that the list completely skips over like Chuck Berry or Woody Guthrie.

Loin d’être fan de la country, je n’ai pas tellement apprécié cet album qui en regorge d’influences. On The Beach et son air lascif m’ont fait penser à la sensualité d’un après-midi estival à lézarder, ce sont les seules choses que je ressors de cet album.

Boy was he pissed! Good record.

pretty good

My gut reaction was "ugh, more Neil Young?" But I actually didn't mind this one. Solid 3 stars.

Easily among the best Neil Young albums. While he was always a wonderful lyricist, some of the writing on this album is simply next level. It's not just about the way the lyrics are written, it's about how perfectly they are paired with the music. See the Sky About to Rain is such a beautiful track in this regard, incredibly poignant and touching. The great thing is, this album isn't afraid to absolutely rock out as well. Revolution Blues is among my favourite Neil Young tracks on the heavier side. Fantastic grooves throughout. Thankfully, the sequencing is great and the entire album flows like magic as a result. Favourite track: On the Beach

i can tell theres an emotion this album wants to invoke on me but personally not feeling it 100%

What a boring album. I thought with a title like On the Beach it would be upbeat, fun. It was not

Neil Young never struck me as the beach going type and the album cover and lyrics to the title song aren’t convincing me otherwise. Neil is one of the best in my opinion and I really like this album, but I’m not convinced this one needs to be on the list. Between solo and band albums (including Buffalo Springfield) there are 8 albums from him. This list is too bloated with repeats. That said, I do enjoy this one. It’s a lot more subdued and foggy sounding than his other albums, but you still hear his song writing skill and his unique voice telling his unique point of view.

Average tunes from an above-average artist. Good classic rock, but nothing in this album that stands out more than anything else.

In case you didn’t make it to the last lyric on the album: “I never knew a man could tell so many lies He had a different story for every set of eyes How can he remember who he's talking to? 'Cause I know it ain't me, and hope it isn't you.” Potent if he wrote it yesterday, not 50 years ago. That is why he’s a great songwriter. This album is solid Young, kind of what you’d expect, different from what you want but still edgy and insightful enough in places to be great.

You know that scene in a movie after an emotional bombshell is dropped on the main character, or perhaps they've had a dark epiphany of some sort. That next scene fades in. Character is on the beach, looking a bit haggard and deep in thought. They toss a stone into the ocean as they stare at the empty horizon. Then as they slowly walk along the shoreline a look of acceptance appears on their face, perhaps the beginning of a smile....you know they'll be okay....roll credits Go ahead a pick a song on this depressing ass album and you have the soundtrack for that scene.

Okay bluesy background music but what the f is bro on about?

Its okay

This is the very end of the Neil Young golden age - he hasn't yet left the world of "melody" and "being in tune". Some really good songs - Walk On is super catchy, For the Turnstiles is really pretty, Revolution Blues and Ambulance Blues sound like they're aiming for Dylan but Neil Young's a little too kindhearted to really pull it off. "Well I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars / But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars" is such a good way to end a song about his good friend Charles Manson. All that said it's starting to get a little meandering and most of the songs didn't stick with me after a couple listens.

7/10, not my type of music but still kinda liked it

Not available on Amazon Music Neil pulled his music from that platform

Good album, front half of the album was ok but the last half really closed it out well. On the beach, Motion Pictures and Ambulance blues were all great.

Interesting for sure, some nice songs, nothing too memorable. Different styles in one, which is something I can appreciate, but it does decrease the coherence a bit. Very USA somehow. 7.2.

I've never really loved Neil Young's voice, he has some nice Harmony in there and I get why he's a classic but it's just not my thing

La tapa y la descripción de YouTube le suman un punto. Más allá del chiste, me gustó por alguna razón que desconozco. Conecté. Igualmente, no es mi estilo y me aburrió un poco. Tiene una canción sobre un vampiro, 10/10, eso suma medio punto como mínimo. Debería escucharlo otro día con más atención.

I didn't ever listen to Neil Young until this project. I will say some of these songs are quite captivating in a very subdued way. I'm focusing on the lyrics, and that seems to be the most enjoyable way to really get the most out of all this. It sounds like something an alt-country group would put out circa 2002, so I guess it's ahead of it's time in that aspect and something I can love. Very nice indeed.

Not one of his top albums

loved it :) vampire blues...

Fine, I wasn't overly impressed

Buen sin más

Neil has some stone cold classics that I love, but unfortunately none of my personal favs are in this album. Maybe this list was too generous including this album.

An essential if not the essential Neil album. Maybe the essential? I don’t know, stop asking me

I finally pulled out my vinyl if this to listen, since it’s not on my streaming service. Is it the best Neil? No. Still a 5? Yeah.

Son of a beach

first listen it was meh to me i really liked the song “on the beach” tho

We all experience difficult times. Neil Young certainly did during the making of The Ditch Trilogy. It is a wonderful talent to address struggles through art and yet for the results to be able to offer the observer relief from their own tough times. ‘On the Beach’ is prime example of this. There are plenty of woes in the grooves, but I come away with a feeling of contentment. Were I wishing simply to wallow, I would turn to ‘Tonight’s the Night’ for a different experience. I feel bad for those who miss out on these benefits. I wonder what someone actually gets from music, if they can listen to this album and decide to react to it by calling Young a whiny bitch.

Might be a 5

es un buen disco, pero Neil me aburre a veces

tipico rock and roll clasico tranquilo, ta bien pero nada del otro mundo

Heard this one later than his hits and it struck harder and I love it more.

In 1975 journalist Pete Golismet met with the controversial artist Christo Javacheff who was collaborating with his wife Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon on a spectacular large-scale installation artwork called “Running Fence” in California. Golismet and Christo discussed a previous artwork constructed and sold by Christo. - A friend of mine likes to interrupt constructive dialogue by asking brightly, “But what does it all mean?” That’s sort of the way I feel about Christo Javacheff’s cross country curtain. What does it all mean? Christo once showed me a photo of an old motorcycle he wrapped in rope and plastic sheets, and sold for several thousand dollars. “But I could have done that,” I said, “Ahhh,” he smiled, “but you didn’t!”

I really liked this one! Some of my favorite Neil Young I've heard so far. Pretty good balance between the louder and softer Neil Young vibes. I also liked his voice on this one a lot more than on After the Gold Rush... I'm not completely sure why. Some really beautiful songs in here. Favorites: Walk On, On the Beach, Motion Pictures (For Carrie)

So far my favorite Neil outside of side 2 of Rust Never Sleeps! Am I coming around? Maybe! Even the downtempo numbers worked for me here, I think cause he works within the confine of his voice instead of trying to do things it wasn't meant to do.

pretty good kinda sad

Enjoyable Neil Young, much more in line with what I wanted to hear vs the first album I listened to. Nothing special though, no big hits like Harvest Moon or the other bigger albums.

Are Neil Young albums distinguishable from one another? The question remains.

Very traditional acoustic Neil. Pleasant listen but nothing to write home about.

good album the vocals really nice really liked the riffs hard carry

impressed with album, better than recent live performances

Muy tranqui, muy lindo, pero no es lo mejor de neil young

Pretty nice, the drumming is awful though. I love Neil’s songwriting and vocals tho. The other musicians are ok.

This is immediately the best Neil Young album I've heard. He doesn't veer into the super folksy stuff here. I'm gonna listen to this one again.

노래는 평범했다. 그런데 앨범 재킷이 내 스타일이었다. The song was ordinary. But the album cover was just my style.

3.3/5 Favorite Songs: Walk On Revolution Blues On The Beach Ambulance Blues

This might be my favoite Neil Young album so far. I really enjoyed the vibes on this one and listened to it twice on the same day and started diving into more Young albums afterwards too.

I’m less familiar with this album than his earlier melodic folk of After the Gold Rush and Harvest, or his later proto-grunge Rust Never Sleeps. Whilst there’s no crunching guitars to be found here, you can hear elements of each phase in his career, and it feels like an important foundational album for the coming alternative rock scene of the 80s and 90s. Besides Walk On, the album lacks obvious singles, but I also enjoyed Motion Pictures (for Carrie) and Ambulance Blues

Listened

Wasn't familiar with this album. Not all that memorable, but I didn't dislike it.

a pleasant surprise for the day, neil's vocal range still impresses, last time i heard a song of his was Rockin' in the Free World, where he goes way lower. Almost fell asleep, some might see it as a bad sign, when I mean it as the biggest compliment, such a mellow tracklist.

This is the ticket.

The 'ditch' trilogy often gets a bit oversold as a dramatic departure from the material produced for Harvest. It certainly is a shift in tone and works in a looser and louder fashion than much of that material, but it feels more like a record that places more emphasis on the more negative sounds of Harvest and less of the uplifting material, a shift in emphasis more than anything else. It works for me. The last couple of songs were my favorite moments and I enjoy some of the more scorching songs such as "Revolution Blues" and "Vampire Blues". I'll probably revisit this.