Reviews (page 7 of 13)
Since most people use Spotify for this chart you have to be dedicated and turn to Youtube. It really was pretty mellow, low-key and offbeat in a 'NeilYoungsian' kinda way. Nice to chill to. Echoes of country, 70s organ and rock. Sad to say it deserves so much more recognition but it won't get it.
Love
Really great album and a sort of emotional comedown from "Harvest." This record gets overshadowed a bit by Young's other work, but "See the Sky about to Rain" and "Walk On" are classics. I think this is an album you must hear, as it is a partner album in some ways to "Harvest."
This is lovely. The subtle country blues guitar behind Neil's playing is so tasteful, and the parts on this album where Neil's voice is exposed are magic. There's a lazy, Californian lilt to the whole album that draws you in. Motion Pictures is special
Again.. not on Spotify. Decided to listen on YT. Good album. So chill.
Dark, brooding and, at times, haunted. One loves the weighty-seeming introspection, like a cold grey day on the beach. There's a resigned acceptance to the tone that sounds like it was freeing in some songs and quite edgy on others. This sense of culmination, and of the need to move on, paid off very nicely for the listener. 4
Very good. Considering getting it on vinyl.
This was really great 4/5
Amazing album, one of his best. particularly like Ambulance Blues and Motion Pictures
Caught perfectly between perky defiance and world-weary fatigue, "On the Beach" is a considerable level above "Tonight's the Night", the album Neil Young recorded beforehand and released afterward (and also the one I had generated for me just a couple of weeks ago). Recorded in the wake of "Harvest"'s success by a rapidly disillusioned and alienated Young, "On the Beach" is overcast with a growing wistfulness, which fills the second side's final three tracks as Young holds onto hope by a thread. The emotional crux might not be as strong as "Tonight's the Night", but the material Young draws from it feels stronger, more refined and focused. The opener "Walk On" is a strange outlier: one of the most misleading opening tracks I've ever heard. A buoyant guitar line, full-bodied arrangement with lyrics that at first glance seem optimistic and carefree. "Some get stoned, some get strange, sooner or later it all gets real; walk on." I came to view this as a little more nihilistic in the context of the album: everything's falling apart, nothing's what it was, but don't turn around to watch the memories burn. Later, the beach becomes overcast in "See the Sky About to Rain", boasting a slide guitar solo which fits perfectly alongside the electric piano and fragile vocal. The atmosphere at the end, featuring Young's wordless vocal line, is blissful, bittersweet melancholia. "Revolution Blues" is perfectly placed, upping the ante with some serious edge: jagged guitar solos, an "anything-goes" performance drenched in reverb and crunchy distortion. The confession at the end- "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 a bit of a shock, but it's also one of the most badass statements to come out of music pre gangsta-rap. If there are any songs resembling throwaways here to drag the score down, it's "For the Turnstiles" and "Vampire Blues". The former is some out-of-the-box country-style jamming with a casual, unfussy banjo accompaniment and sounds a bit like a outtake, while the latter is a tired 12-bar blues with a baffling one-note guitar solo. Completing a triptych of "Blues" named songs alongside "Revolution" and "Vampire" is "Ambulance". Almost every song on "On the Beach" is a winner, but this final track would probably win the accolade of my all-time favourite by Young (across the four albums I've heard- admittedly a fraction of his discography). It brings a satisfying level of acoustic folk from Young's previous albums, with a melodic guitar accompaniment I could listen to forever. (Incidentally, I found out Young ripped this from Bert Jansch's "Needle of Death", which I was given recently on the generator… canonised music is a small world.) It's a gorgeous song, overflowing with yearning, nostalgia, and lyrical gems like the below: "An ambulance can only go so fast; it's easy to get buried in the past; when you try to make a good thing last…" Incredible stuff.
Marvellous.
Neil is always good for a good album. This one though is just good, it doesn't provide enough to warrant a 5 star rating
I think this is the third Neil Young album that I've gotten. I admire his talents as a singer/songwriter even if I'm not a particular fan of the sound of his voice. A legend!
I liked this more than many of Neil Young’s classic rock warbles and a whole lot more than any of his Crazy Horse work. A touch of youth angst looks good on him.
little slow, but the kinda album that would grow on me with time. Admittedly better than Harvest Moon, which has been my favorite Young project to date. First song is a slapper. Annoyed I can't add any of these on Spotify ugh
solid Neil Young album. don't get to enjoy it as much anymore since he took them all off spotify! thanks neil!
Never heard this album, it was a really good one with some classic Neil hallmarks.
I did say I needed to listen to more Neil Young after getting another of his albums a few days ago. Again this is a beautiful album. More of the same but different enough to warm my interest. I feel like I should be laying back and relaxing as these stories unfolded
Track 1: Walk On Track 2: See the Sky About To Rain Track 3: Revolution Blues Track 4: For the Turnstiles Track 5: Vampire Blues Track 6: On the Beach Track 7: Motion Picture (For Carrie) *Track 8: Ambulance Blues
So so good. I love the on-the-edge, could-fall-apart-at-any-minute vibe of this era of his music
Very solemn and awesome album.
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.
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!
Chillax album lekker rustig
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
Good Neil stuff
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
Good Neil
Nae bad
可惜我的Spotify并不能听这张专辑。
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
sounds like old americana
Niet op spotify
Pretty good. 4/5. Surprised I hadn't heard most of these songs before.
There is just something about that weedy, folksy voice 😊
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
I love this album 4
Enjoyed it but it was kind of a bummer. Needed some cheering afterward.
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
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.
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
Garantía de calidad Muy buen disco
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.
05/13/22
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 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.
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
Up there with Heart of Gold. Definitely worth revisiting.
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.
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.
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.
I'm beginning to realise I really like Neil Young
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.
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!
4.5
Fantastic stuff, Young in fine form.
7/10 it was okay.
7/10. Pretty enjoyable stuff, I liked Revolution Blues.
Solid guitar work but very gloomy. 7/10
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
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.
Have to listen to this on YouTube since Neil is no longer on Spotify.
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.
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
*See the Sky… , Ambulance Blues* Getting a sense of Neil Young behind the radio hits, and it is good
A good one.
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.
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
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.
Very chill I'd definitely relisten to this one
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.
Rock melódico de Neil Young.
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.
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
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.
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.
Gets depressing towards the end. Key songs: Walk On On the Beach Motion Pictures Ambulance Blues
Neil Young always surprises me. This starts to ramble toward the end, but enjoyable nether the less.
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...
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.
Honey Slides 😀
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.
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
Good, but nothing memorable.
Really good album
This is Neil on form. Great stuff
Rips
First track is groove right off the bat. Whole album is just a vibe. I will be coming back to this one.
Great album. Not the best one from Neil Young but there are some pretty nice tracks on it
pretty chill. I like the long closing track.
Wonderful! Classic Neil Young.
Brilliant songwriting. I don't often enough listen to Neil's work.
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
I've heard this one! Love it! My first and only exposure to Neil Young before "Rust Never Sleeps" from this list. UPDATE: Love this album, great vibes.
I liked this album, it was solid from start to finish. Not that surprising since I really enjoy folk rock, but yeah. My favourite songs were Walk On and Vampire Blues. I could see myself revisiting this album. 4/5 stars.
Yes, I was expecting to see a Neil Young album on this list. No, I was not expecting an album that I've never heard of. I don't think I knew any of the tracks either. The music was good. After a first listen, I would listen to this album again (4 stars). "Walk On" and "Ambulance Blues" might be my favorite tracks.
just chillin with summer mood nostalgic
Not his best, but a nice range of music
Strong album I'd never heard before. I recognized "On the Beach" and really enjoyed the first two tracks (Walk On and See the Sky About to Rain). It gets very dirge-like once you reach the end, but I have a lot of respect for simple but honest and unique songwriting, and this is a pretty solid example.
Prety good, really liked the title track.
Incredible album, but check out those lawn chairs. I could post up in one of those, polish off that Coors tallboy, and complain about shit with Neil for hours and hours. I wonder what his neighbors in Malibu thought of this photo shoot. This seems to be the cool-music-person's favorite Neil Young record. It's also sad as hell, but somehow not depressing. How do you do it Neil? Is it because your soul is actually 75 years old and you have the voice of an unstable grandpa? When you're young and complain it's self centered and privileged but when you're old and cranky it's wise and sometimes funny. Neil Old made a fantastic record here. A-
Surprise, surprise, Neal Young is a great song writer. First song very Grateful Dead, chill party song vibes. Second song has great keys. Only heard this album once, but have heard a lot of good things. On the Beach is amazing. String album that seems to fit in between his earlier stuff and later stuff. Like Harvest and Down by the River, everything is good. There’s only one song I didn’t like, a blues song about oil. Blues songs by rock musicians always seem like a phone in, they don’t have the sadness of original blues, they just using the style. This song not only vamped as a blues song but the lyrics also reminded me of Neal Young’s more recent heavy handed, zero nuance protest songs, which are my least favorite if his catalogue. Still, that being the exception, good sound, good songs, classic Neal Young.
Embrace the darkness, Neil. Always thought this was an interesting album. Vacillates between pop, rock, blues, country, walks some interesting meandering paths. A sort of sorrowful anger permeates most tracks—though that cynicism is often obscured by some lightness in instrumentation. The title track is pure anthemic stoner-philosopher groove. Hope you found what you were looking for.
Big fan of the genre. Relaxing with some nasty banjo
Was fine
Love Neil Young
a wistful folksy album. music for a solo road trip in autumn
Onverwacht mooi!
Never listened to a full Neil Young album prior. Will do after this!
Loved it. Couple of shan tracks but mostly treat. A man, taking 4 years to get over the 60s and adjust.
Buen disco del Tito aunque para mi lejos de sus grandes obras (que son muchas). Aun así con grandes temas
Really consistent and well sequenced. Short and mellow. I love it!
Nunca falla Neil
A classic of his classic era! A bit too depressing to be a 5*, but still a very strong album.
Rockero y con su estilo incofundible. Agradable de escuchar.
Très belle musique mélancolique. Avec les tam-tams, la guitare langoureuse et banjo et ukulele on a vraiment l’impression de se retrouver sur une plage seul à réfléchir. Un album concept qui ne s’écoutent pas a la pièce mais bien en intégralité. Je l’évite: aucune Je lévite: on the beach, révolution Blues
Neil Young en estado natural.
Neil Old
I've never really connected with Neil Young in a strong way, which has always felt odd to me, but it is what it is. I don't think I had listened to this album before, which is a shame, because I love it. I connected with this one.
This is the best Neil Young album so far on the list. I really enjoyed it! Its biggest problem is how short it is. Put your shoes back on, Neil.
Definitely a mood.... like the cinema song and the last song with the harmonica.
Nothing particularly stands out to me, but it was pleasant listening.
Great album that makes me want to listen to more Neil Young
Hells yes, so good.
I don’t love Neil Young as a singer but the pace of this album was incredible. Really a work of art.
top 5 Neil albums, but a few misses knocks it down
This one has a bittersweet sentimental association for me. Maria (remember her?) really liked this album, and I got it for her on vinyl for her birthday. It's not tainted by that association, but my mind associates a few songs on this album with her. I knew of Vampire Blues, See The Sky About to Rain, On the Beach, Revolution Blues before though. On the Beach is my favorite. I'm a total clichè, but Thom Yorke has a nice cover of it, which is how I first heard it, lol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHaqT3CcZfw I actually think the original may be better, it has a nice chill/vibey feeling. I actually don't know much Neil Young. In some ways, this is a 5* album. But, it's not one I listen to all the way through. So, probably closer to 4* for that reason.
second favorite neil young album. Vampire Blues best track.
Chill!
Great album, listened the B-side first, as per Neil youngs dying wish
Love Neil Youngs voice on this one.
This was fantastic. Definitely need to listen to more of Neil Young's catalogue.
12/9 3.5/5. A couple truly great records on this, namely... Standout Tracks: See the Sky About to Rain, Revolution Blues, On the Beach
fine
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
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.
see the sky about to rain ++ vampire blues + on the beach +
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
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 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.
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
Old man shit
Avion Nantes > Marseille
"no no no" flowery
I love Neil young
Just another okay Neil Young album.
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.
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.
5/10
some nice melodies, but incredibly boring 2.5
It was alright nothing I’d listen to again though
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
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.
2,5
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
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
Idk he’s like singing off key but I think that might be the idea? Yea idk not bad but also not my thing
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.
66/100
So dull
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.
It’s good classic Neil Young but it also just kinda floats over me…nothing to special. Just solid Neil Young but not essential.
Not bad
Muy lindo, es cozy y eso me gusta.
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.
Goatee
6.5/10
revolution blues is leuk
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.
My gut reaction was "ugh, more Neil Young?" But I actually didn't mind this one. Solid 3 stars.
i can tell theres an emotion this album wants to invoke on me but personally not feeling it 100%
Average tunes from an above-average artist. Good classic rock, but nothing in this album that stands out more than anything else.
bom
7/10, not my type of music but still kinda liked it
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.
Not one of his top albums
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.
Son of a beach
es un buen disco, pero Neil me aburre a veces
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.
Muy tranqui, muy lindo, pero no es lo mejor de neil young
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
Listened
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.
A bit too melancholy and whiny for me. Still, it's a Neil Young album so its hard to hate. At the same time, none of the songs are standouts, it's an album with some good songs yet none of the greats.
Review: This was a good album. It by no means blew me away but there were definitely some very solid tracks. I love the feel of the album. It really makes you feel like you are at the beach and the soothing guitar and vocals create such a great sound that is so addicting. The consistency however was just not there unfortunately. If there were a couple more songs that sounded like the first part of the album then It definitely would have been elevated a little more.
Another one that I am probably underrated due to listening to it in the background
meh
pretty, but nondescript folk rock for me. not quite getting the hype
The best Neil Young I've heard so far but still don't really get the fuss.
Kinda boring
I saw Neil Young at Glastonbury in 2009, I think it was 2009 I can’t remember anything about it, I was fucking tanked after a day of speed, mushrooms and cheap lager. I’m sure I walked away from it thinking it was good though. Never listened to this one, it’s pretty standard Neil young fare. Pretty enough. Favourite track: see the sky about to rain
I'm still not converted. It's fine, but I could live without it.
White guy sad on the beach. “Vampire Blues” was best song
Afwisselend!
Aangenaam maar niet spectaculair
Neil slapped a young tickles the taint
liked it!
I like the unique guitar tones on this album, along with the typical soothing singing of neil youngs one of a kind voice. Not as good as rust never sleeps which was served to me last month, but a good album none the less
A good album for a sunny afternoon
Good like soft rock album !!
Some people feel this is his best record but I've always struggled to get into it. It's good, but I prefer others.
I was feeling this. I should listen to some more Neil Young. 3.5/5
Some pretty decent tunes on here. Not sure how this one has mad ethe list though...
Not as strong as Harvest or, my fave, After the Gold Rush, but still nice to listen to all the way through.
Boaring AF… Echt van die liftmuziek. Prima op de achtergrond, maar niet het soort muziek waarvan ik er echt intens naar wil luisteren. Dus prima ofzo? Geen idee, beetje in de midden.
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Agradable
Very approachable Neil Young, if not all that memorable.
Adaquately depressing for a grey Monday morning
Neil Young has been a pleasant listen whenever he has come up. This is no different
Solid listen, moderately beachy, starting to change my mind on my hot take that Niel Young is a good songwriter but not a good performer. The instruments and singing on this match the vibe excellently and I think I would classify Niel's voice in the same category as something like Isaac Wood or Geddy Lee where the technical skill lies under a quirk that sounds a bit grating at first.
There are some good tunes here but he’s a pretty corny lyricist.
Meh.
6.0/10
Pretty good neil young ramblin' (except for "Motion Pictures", which is tuneless and annoying)
Listening to Neil Young makes me sad— taking a star off for that lol
This one wasn't really my vibe until the last two songs, which was more in line with the Neil Young that I like. The rest of it isn't bad, but I didn't find that it moved me in any way.
Good, chill album. Album as a while is good, some good lyrics and of course a great voice.
Another Neil Young album. He has a lot on this list. 70s rock. A bit of the softer folky side on a some of this. His vocals seem better here than other albums I’ve heard. Maybe it’s just more familiarity with the sound of his voice. There’s some blues rockers still here too that are fun. Overall, this might be the most I’ve enjoyed a Neil Young album on first listen. Biggest downside for me was the closing song. Long with that more annoying Neil Young vocal style. Overall, this is really solid. It’s somewhere between a 3 and 4. Nothing wowed me, but would enjoy a lot of this on relisten in a playlist
Eh
Previously unknown. Interesting. Like if Lucinda Williams and John Lennon had a baby.
not bad, no standouts though
Quite good
Really good folk & blues rock. It’s not an immediate standout record, but there are moments of brilliance & I can see myself coming back to these tracks when the mood is right. I need some time to develop a final opinion, but songs like “See the Sky About To Rain” and “On the Beach” easily tip the scales in favor of a solid three. Excited to explore some more Neil Young! STAND-OUT SONG: “See the Sky About To Rain” HONORABLE MENTIONS: “Walk On”, “On the Beach”, “Revolution Blues”
I wasn't looking forward to listening to this album, since I don't really like Neil Young in general. In that regard this album was quite surprising since it wasn't as bad as expected. It just wasn't very good or memorable either. 3/5
Easy listening. Alas, the most popular song (I assume) is my favorite: Walk On. 3.5 rounded down to 3.
I liked this album. There were certainly some good tracks on here. Perfect for a slow morning
3.7/5
Highlights: Walk On, See The Sky About To Rain, On The Beach. 3.6
In meiner Aufholjagd endlich mal wieder was chilliges anzuhören.
Missed most of this album on the shitter
Same old Neil. Good, not great, not exactly my thing, but not exactly NOT my thing.
is this the best neil young album? i doubt it.
I received "Harvest" yesterday, so this was an interesting draw. While "Harvest" is more folk-heavy (which is my preference), this album is very blues and rock n' roll-heavy (which isn't so much a preference of mine). The two songs I actually liked, "Motion Pictures (For Carrie)" and "Ambulance Blues", were the only super folk songs, tacked onto the end of the album. Neil Young's best work is folk, in my opinion.
I love a Neil Young album but not his best imo. Fave Songs: Walk On, Ambulance Blues
Meh. I've always thought Neil Young's voice was kind of whiny. There are some moments of enjoyment on this album, but all in all, not one of my personal faves by a long stretch.
Doesn’t stand out among everything else
Easily the best Neil Young album on this list so far, mainly because he's playing less folk and more blues. 3.0/5.0: Good
decent album, not as good as After the Gold Rush
Ok
En la playa
Invites you to sit in its melancholy.
weaker neil young album to me, excited for the rest of the trilogy though
I'm still quite hit and miss with Neil, I did actually really like a lot of this album but there are a few songs that pulled it down for me. It's not always my type of music, kinda hard on the harmonica, but it's easy to appreciate his talent.
I dunno why but I strongly suspect neil young fans are total dorkwads. I liked it
There are quite a few other I'd rather listen to on the beach, even from that time. I enjoy SOME Neil Young songs, but I guess a full album is too much for me.
Whiniest man of the previous century. I cannot stand his vocalstyle, but atleast this is less depressing than "Tonight's the night". I don't understand how this list needs this much Neil Young.
Not bad but nothing special either. I'd say folkslop but it's not quite that bad. Poetically it's not bad but musically it's not good either.
It's alright.
Está bueno, pero no es mí estilo.
Pretty decent with a really nice vibe
it was good, some mid songs. sorry neil