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I have always struggled with Neil Young’s voice. It feels very whiny and shaking, so I don’t always enjoy his music. There are a few okay songs here, but it is still a medium album. Best song: Borrowed Time
I listened to this album about 4 times and still struggle to come up with a rating.
Great album. Another prove that the 70's was one of the best times in music history
Good old classic Neil
Tonight's The Night is a decent, if forgettable album. When it comes to Neil Young, he either does hard rock or country and i prefer the former so it is a bit of a shame in my eyes that this album focuses on the latter. That being said there are some hard guitars on offer and even the general country elements aren't bad and were generally pleasant to listen to. My main issue with this album is just how forgettable it is. None of the songs here really do anything that unique or memorable and just tend to blend in with each other. I also found Neil Young's voice a bit weird in places but it was nothing all that bad. This album is not bad, just not very memorable or exciting. Best Song: Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown Worst Song: World on a String
My rating 3.3. Neil! Again?!?! Fourth album of his that I’ve reviewed. Nothings changed. Still don’t get the draw.
Lacks interest; “Albuquerque” was cool though
I love Neil Young but this is not one of my favorite albums.
honestly enjoyed this
Heroin Kills: the album. Pretty good stuff on this one. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5. It’s a little strange to hear a Neil Young album that’s so intentionally rough. Usually, he’s really deliberate about everything, so it’s definitely jarring. Obviously, it’s not super rough, otherwise I’d be way lower than a 4.5, but the intentionality of it sometimes gives way to a more “amateur” feel that just takes me out of the intended vibe of the album, which, to my understanding, appears to be sort of a live funeral for his friends & a bit of an open frustration session for himself. Neil Young’s exhaustion feels noticeable & somewhat palpable, & channeling that exhaustion into a 44 minute album that practically boils down to “shit is tough right now, I need to vent, sorry” is an interesting choice, especially as a commercial release. There’s only really 3 tracks that don’t quite fit into that frustration; “New Mama”, “Lookout Joe” & “Tired Eyes”, with the first 2 being a sweet interlude about the joy of raising a kid & the very different world a Vietnam vet might have come back to, & the latter being… I dunno, a really sleepy guy’s inability to recall a murder scene? It’s a very blurry track, and probably my weakest one here because of that. The other two are good though. Realistically, I don’t think there’s a bad track here. I’m mostly at a 4.5 because I do think the rawness of this album can feel just a little too amateur at times; obviously, it’s no “The Madcap Laughs” in terms of leaving stuff in that feels intrusive & almost negatively parasocial, but for a Neil Young album where his standards are usually as high as they are, it really does just feel off at times. I’m obviously bumping it up to a 5, and figuring out exactly why is something that I can only really answer by saying “listen to the album”, but I do think there’s aspects I can point out. I admire the way this album tries to dance around directly complaining for as long as possible; part of it is probably just Neil Young’s self-awareness that even with his own struggles, he’s in a far better spot than most people would be. In the same vein, the way this album chooses to dance around grief while portraying the exhaustion of trying to appear OK is done really well. It’s obviously all there, and it’s done REALLY well on “Tonight’s the Night - Part II” with all the little pauses throughout. At the same time, I can fully acknowledge that a lot of these tracks do end up sounding kinda similar, and even for as much as I liked this album, I found myself zoning out at points. With Neil’s approach putting less importance on everything, it’s very easy to feel less invested, and that does hurt the perception of the album. Regardless, I think it’s a really interesting take on grief, & I did like practically every track here, save for “Tired Eyes” (& even then, it’s not that bad). I don’t know if it’s an album you can really go back to & play multiple times like that, but I do think it’s worth giving a listen to before you die, even if it’s just once. Something about it feels captivatingly sad. Hence, a 4.5 that I’ll bump up to a 5.
Appreciate his ability as a singer-songwriter but this wasn't my favorite by him. A bit bland by his standards. None of the tracks but were bad, but none stood out in a significant way.
dirísimo, very hard, hardful
This gets a two because it has what has got to be the most boring first song on an album by a great artist.
Liked a fair bit on this album, but also there was a lot that I didn't like, finding Young's voice whiny and the music too disjointed at times, but did like a lot on this. Speakin' Out was my fav song of the album and fav first listen with Lookout Joe and Tired Eyes being my other highlights
not cool enough to like this.
Wasn't too long till we got another album 🤭! From spoiling myself with the reviews, he sounds "sad" here. Or maybe I was primed to think that, cause the 5 star reviews make it sound profoundly gloomy/unsettling. Whatever the case, despite hearing what I heard were mostly upbeat tracks, I definitely heard some sadness in the slower songs like "Tired Eyes". It's like he's pleading with the listener to not do things that could end their lives prematurely (3.5-4).
This falls into a similar trap I've had before, in that it's so closely aligned with my own music taste that it comes off as a bit generic. Definitely a 3 star, probably close to a 4 star, it's just missing a big hit or two for me.
“Tonight’s the Night”’s lyric profundity lies in the accumulation of out-of-context life details, phrases, anecdotes that mostly skirt around the doomy subject matter, really more a vibe, vivid and mysterious images flitting past, much like memory. The music matches: low-key, coloured with weird touches - the pedal steel’s a drunk ghost, the piano seems to be in a different room played by hands only half aware of what the rest of the band’s doing - and weighted with a couple of Olympian rockers in “Lookout Joe” and “Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown”, strung through with some of the most tired, mordant ballads put to tape, the band barely holding time, melting into the night. It’s thrown-together genius, absurd, beaded with gibberish gallows humour, musically first-take cinema vérité, and one of the greatest records ever made. Generally, my Neil Young orientation is “rocker”, but I can’t deny that maybe his best work is mostly him hammering a piano while caterwauling. The recent archive release “Roxy: Tonight’s The Night Live” is fabulous.
One of the rawest mainstream albums - a rag-tag recording of a backroom jam session with Crazy Horse remnants mourning their dead friends. Tragically, gloriously woozy throughout - the incredible pedal steel on highlight "Albuquerque" is exemplary - you can hear the band is about to fall over at any minute, but instead they forge something magnificent alongside a great live recording of the late Danny Whitten. Ol' Neil may have "borrowed" at one point but the result is everything "Exile On Main Street' wishes it was (and I say that as a fan), with perfectly ghostly artwork to boot.
I dont get him
Some good songs. Interesting harmonies. Would listen again.
Bit of a grim listen. There isn’t anything bad here, but the highs of other albums are largely missing too
Borrowed Tune is an outstanding song and the rest is the generic Neil Young we've all been told is some of the best music of all times.
It's an album about drugs, musicians on the road, and death, subjects never discussed in music. Stripped of that, it's a perfectly mediocre Neil Young album
I'm so tired of Neil Young on this list. I just don't really get it. His voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Yea, the songs aren't actually bad. I just don't really like Neil. Is this a bad album? No. It's actually far from it. It's just not for me. And for that, I'll be generous and give it a 3.
I'm barely getting familiar to Neil Youngs discography thanks to this experience, but this album doesn't speak to me at all. Always seen the cover as a reference, but now that i've heard it, nothing stood out to me. Hopefull to find other more exciting albums than this.
me encanto. tiene temones, que no sabia que eran de el. disco para gozar
This is OK, but it is definitely contributing to my theory that I like Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, but I'm not a huge fan of Crosby, Stills, Nash, or Young. Favorite track: "Albuquerque"
Dissonant to the point where it feels so original it might pass off as a classic?
Heart-rending and raw
Great stuff
In the last 24 hours I listened to four albums as follows: 1) Kala (on headphones): in bed, checking the latest assignment with excitement. I already knew this was a banga and I was primed to crank it up. It was relentless and punishing, and by the end I threw off the headphones in aural exhaustion. 2) Tonight’s the Night (on speaker): faded into a background drone quickly. It lacked nuance and did not engage me. I was frustrated and felt I was missing something important. 3) Tonight’s the Night (on headphones): suddenly the album made sense. The intimacy led to illumination, and I was captivated. It felt like a Crazy Horse album, and reading up I see many of those lads were involved. I was sorry when it ended. Sad record. 4) Kala (on speaker): when the energy and passion were released from the boundaries of my headphone-entrapped skull, and set free to bounce around the room, the album made sense. Now we were all dancing around the house. The less aggressive tracks were a sweeter salve. The familiar jams and samples I already loved going into it were bouyant and comforting. So I am reviewing Tonight’s the Night and Kala together. As they were always meant to be.
I’ve found a few albums through this process that I can’t bring myself to rate straight away. And 9 times out of 12, I end up listening multiple times and giving them three stars anyway. There’s no real theme - the cure, killing joke, dusty springfield, this one. The closest common denominator is some kind of subconscious nudge that if I was exposed to this album at an earlier stage of life, I would fckn love it.
I’ve had two albums about death very recently. The first, Nick Cave’s Ghosteen, was akin to an enlightening experience. This album was also immersed in death yet sounds messy, recorded in a basement and borderline self destructive. I suppose everyone finds their own ways to cope and what we’re left with here is some of Neil Young’s best work.
Actual Rating: 3.5/5
the album was inspired by the death of crazy horse guitarist danny whitten and roadie bruce berry (both from heroin). the songs are often loose and the playing is sloppy, but man the vibe of the album is just one of a kind.
very good actually
lovely - some bits too twangy and slow for me, but walk on, oh honey! loooove! plus it's neil.
This has a sad vibe to it which makes sense given the band was gutted after the overdose death of 2 dear friends. Not their best work but the title track carries the album.
He’s a hurricane. The cloud bands slowly move in and warn those below of the imminent storm heading their way. In the thick of it all, you feel the true unrelenting power and can only succumb to its wrath. At the height, the clouds suddenly break and the sun pops out as if nothing ever happened. Until it all begins again.
A muppets sad lament presented as warts and all demos. Still better than most.
not his best work.
Songwriting? Top notch. Musicianship? Top notch. Singing? Eerrreeeccchhh! (How I imagine the sound of a record scratch is spelled.) Neil Young is one of the greats but he’s not great at everything.
I do not care for Neil Young
I like Neil Young, but this album is not his best. There are some good songs in here however.
Bit of a mixed bunch, but nothing to elevate to greatness.
Neil Young is a favorite of mine always !!
They are speed running giving me Neil Young albums and they started from best to wrist doing it
Not his best
After only having heard songs such as "Old Man" and "Harvest Moon", I was eager to give this album a listen after I saw it was by Neil Young, an artist who I thought I would appreciate listening to more of. Unfortunately throughout much of it, he is noticeably inebriated and his voice simply sounds bad. Part album, part drunken ramblings, needless to say I was disappointed. I was genuinely surprised by how bad his vocal performance was, because to my understanding he's not regarded as a bad singer. There are a couple of very sad songs on here that sound as if they were written in the depths of a depressive spell. Honestly they were kind of giving Charlie from Always Sunny in Philadelphia hunched over a keyboard singing about "The Nightman" after huffing copious amounts of paint, except I think Charlie Day's voice actually sounded better.
I now wonder the phenomena that occurred to skyrocket Bob Dylan and Neil young to fame despite not being able to hold any kind of musical note. I enjoyed the lyricism and funky soul rock vibe Neil gave on this album. Would not listen on my own.
I was actually intrigued when I saw the album we would have to review yesterday was Neil Young, as he’s an artist I know the name of but am unfamiliar with his music. I had relatively high hopes, but man, his vocal performance was too bad to give it more than a 2. I did enjoy some of the instrumentation, but Neil’s voice really ruined some of these songs for me. Like, what the hell was “Mellow My Mind”? I was wincing at some points when his voice was so shrill, pitchy, and straight up exhausted. It’s safe to say I found this really disappointing as an introduction to him, and I’m hoping some of his other albums are better (assuming there will be more on this list). But the single word I can use to describe this listening experience was: tragic.
Solid.
A pretty good album, I liked World On A String and Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown the most.
I much prefer rocks and folk Neil Young to blues and western Neil Young. He's a great artist, but this album didn't pull me in like some of his other more popular records. An interesting listen nonetheless.
What have I done to deserve this? That voice really grates. When I think of voices that try to copy Bob Dylan (like Dire Straits or Waterboys) the result is good (and I don't particularly like Dylan) but when they copy Neil Young (like Pearl Jam or Mercury Rev) they just sound weedy, whingey, wailey. Those papery, feeble vibratos must do it for someone but they don't do it for me.
Second Neil Young album here on this list for me. Another new listen, not really familiar with this. Neil Young has that weird voice that you hate at first and then stats to grow on you. I would never say it’s good, but it conveys the right kind of emotion a lot of the time. This is all pretty solid. Very bluesy rock. Really liking a lot of it as I listen. A tone of real sadness behind every song. Some steel guitar giving a hint of country on some of it. This is a good listen. The parts I’m really liking make me think may be the version of Neil Young I like the best. Nothing groundbreaking or monumental here but just some good music. Not sure if it’s interesting enough to be a solid 4, but it’s close. Think I’ll settle on a 3.
ni tan mal la verdad, es fácil de escuchar, pero no encuentro que vaya a revisitarlo pronto
I have had a range of reactions to all of the Neil Young albums... from 5 stars for the genius of Everybody Knows this is Nowhere... to this one which my reaction is: just how many Neil Young albums are on this list???
15/02/2026 A solid 3 stars. Really nothing special but not bad at least. Spotify listeners: 9.9 million
Mwoa niet bijster interessant, heb een paar nummers voortijdig geskipt want het maakte het ophangen van de was niet leuker
Ik heb maar 2 liedjes geluisterd, maar ik was brak en irriteerde me enorm aan Neil youngs stem.
Quite like the musical side of this album, but Young's vocals sound so strained to the point of being uncomfortable to listen to.
mja it's fine i guess. Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown wel erg leuk. tegen t eind begon t me echt tegen te staan (waarom had tonight's the night een deel 2 nodig exact?)
jaa heerlijk ik moet bij neil young altijd aan m'n moeder denken
Only listening to Neil Young because of this app and he's still not my favourite. However, I'm thinking I should give him a chance to delight me. Not quite there yet but perhaps his various albums would appeal to varying degrees. If I end up liking this kind of music..... Well, you could knock me down with a feather if it ever happens. Meantime, I'll give some credit for this being quality enough of it (not my favourite) type.
Perhaps a 2 is a bit harsh, but I honestly thought this was on the poorer side of average. I don’t like Young’s vocals, and I’d even go as far as saying he has an objectively bad voice (I can’t even count the number of notes he missed here). Everything else about this felt very average, and it was certainly worse than After the Gold Rush.
This was really good, definitely need to go back. My favorites were both parts of “Tonight’s The Night”
Shockingly I don’t think I have ever listened to this whole album. I think this might be one of my new favorites.
Nice songwriting and a consistent feel without getting dull.
Overall: 8/10 Another rocking album full of bangers from the canadian king. I've found after receiving a certain amount of albums from one artist, it becomes difficult to say anything new, and there's a LOT of Neil Young on this list. It's great, it rocks, and I love it. Fav Song: Mellow My Mind
The music (guitar) was ok, songs, very average.
This one’s a bit too whiney for me.
This sure is an album by Neil Young. It has a harmonica and most of the songs sound pretty much the same, even more than on other albums. Has a pretty good start with Tonight's The Night but falls flat on subsequent entries. Best songs are Borrowed Tunes and Roll Another Number (For The Road). 6/10, the embodiment of Wild West nostalgia.
Oké, maar kende niks en niet echt m’n ding
some great songs but it's not all great
After Harvest, this was next. Roll another...
3.5
I don't get it. This is Neil Young? I knew his name for a while, I don't quite see what all the fuss is about.
Maybe it's me, but this is yet another album I don't understand why is on this list.
Great music but I've never been a fan of his vocals.
Not my favorite Neil Young record but very enjoyable to listen to. I have been very generous with my rating recently and will continue. 4 stars.
A great blues album
Not as good as the other Neil Young one.
As a music nerd, it hurts me to say this as I think I should appreciate him more, but I just don't like Neil Young. He's preachy and his voice is incredibly whiny. I just do not like him. But he's a better songwriter than most so I can't say he makes bad records.
yeah it was good (I didn’t listen the whole way thru im so sorry)
Love
Must say this was quite a boring album for being Neil Young. Neil sounded more whiny and nasal than usual as well, which got old by the end of the album. Didn't find stronger songs you expect to find on a Neil Young album either. 'Albuquerque' was the best song of the album, but the rest was not very interesting to me. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for this today, not sure. Weak 3.
Decent, laid-back blues album, but I felt it lacked any real standout hits. This is the most Neil Young has sounded like Bob Dylan, apart from “Heart of Gold.” My favourite song was probably “Albuquerque” or “New Mama,” the latter sounding like it could easily fit on a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album. Sidenote: how many state-name songs has Neil Young been part of? Mid 3.
I like some of his stuff a lot. Not this one though.
Not as good as the other Neil Young albums on this list. Pretty average. 3/5
Por Dios bendito, ¿es posible que noe aparezcan más discos de este señor? No soporto la voz y Neil Young, estoy harto de él en esta mierda.
Not bad, enjoyable enough, but nothing stood out. I prefer CSNY together.
Rv
Tonight's the Night I give this a 5.
Apparently gets better on each re-listen. I'm currently on number 2 and it's just okay for now. 6/10
Not a fan of his voice, and the storytelling style of the songs felt a bit repetitive/simple ("<person> was an <occupation>" or something about walking down the street). It's possible he's telling important stories or making points, but being so separated from the zeitgeist/living context I don't feel compelled enough to go learn.
The overall vibes of this album were fine. But wow, his voice is so bad. I am really not a fan of how often it felt like he was struggling to reach or hold a note. That was not a very fun listening experience.
Big fan of Neil personally and respect his music but it is NOT for me.
Enjoyable listen. Not sure I’ll return. Felt like a good long drive album
Like every Neil Young album, there's a fair mix of great ballads and generic country rock that doesn't do much for me. This was is just okay.
Oh Neil.... You spend this entire album being squeaky and quavery in order to posture "vulnerability". The music is awesome. The lyrics are strong. You r delivery is weak. Anybody else could sing this with more conviction and more emotion and it would be more convincing. My Rating: 2/5
This had me Speakin’ Out!
As a Neil Young album I’m tempted to give this closer to a 3, as there are better albums (Harvest, Goldrush, Harvest Moon), but still a solid 4 amongst the generator albums.
369/1089 - This is the greatest Neil Young album I've listened to.
Very hard not to compare this to Neil Young’s other works (solo and CSNY). It’s a decent record, definitely has some highlights, particularly in the songwriting. But as a whole, this record just does not quite hold up to his other works. If you’re going to listen to Neil Young there are plenty of other records I would put over this.
In my nsvh opinion this is one of the most important albums in the history of popular music. It demonstrates that great music doesn't have to be finished, complete or perfect. It shows that the emotional connection from the artist, through the music, to the listener is everything. I couldn't ever listen to this album all the time, but I'll always listen to it now and again, and it will always mean something to me.
Starts slow, Come on Baby is the highlight of Side A, Side B is the star here. Lots of good country influenced rock- Roll Another One and Albuquerque are the standouts. New Mama is classic Neil Young.
I rate Neil young, is it his best record/album, probably not, it’s a pretty raw version of him, but to say harvest album was out before this, pretty shocked that isn’t the album chose. He’s very marmite at the same time I can see why people don’t like him. Personally I like the mix of blues and country with the old school American rock he brings. Shame about the album choice. World on a string is probably the best track on here and maybe roll another number.
Not to take anything away from Neil Young he’s a great writer but found the album quite dull as a whole I’m sure there would have been better stuff out there he’s recorded not sure why this was on here must have been quite influential at the time
Neil Young? that cunts at least 70
First listening notes, nice airy and natural production style, with breathing room. I like the imperfections in the first track, the vocal pops when he gets close to the mic and distorts a bit and the bass strings buzzing - pure rawness, which means good energy to me! I read that this album was mostly recorded live in the studio which makes sense now! Awesome! Flows nicely into Speakin' Out, a classic blues swingy-style song. Great guitar playing I find out its Nils Lofgren, a guitarist I'll definitely look into more now, and his band he had with Neil Young - Crazy Horse. Already this record is introducing me to even more music, a great sign. Come on baby let's go downtown - this is a pretty simple song but that classic blues rock formula that never fails and I personally really like the guitar work in stereo. As a song I don't rate it that much but I do enjoy the sounds in it! Mellow my mind my worst track so far, another simple blues jam with so-so vocals over it. Roll another number also making me kind of sleepy. I enjoyed the acapella parts on new mama. Lookout Joe great chord progression and guitar playing again, tasteful - although its eeriely similar to some of the other songs on this record heh. Tired Eyes is a great name for the penultimate track of the album, as this is exactly what I have at this point after listening heh. Tonight's the night pt 2 just seems like an alternate take of the first track. I'd say altogether some good tracks on here, but nothing special for me as a whole.
No doubt, iconic and incredible talent and the raw melancholy is not my vibe today
There is something to be said about real human beings playing real instruments and recording music about real people and their real experiences.
If you like ragged electric Neil, you like this. If you don't, you don't.
No he guardado ninguna canción, pero sonaba bastante bien. No me ha parecido que hubiera ningún de sus éxitos más conocidos. Espero tener tiempo para revisitarlo en el futuro.
This was what I've come to understand to be a pretty standard Neil Young album. If that's underselling it, apologies, but at over 500 albums in, it's inevitable that at times I end up rapidly categorising stuff in my head. In other circumstances, I'd probably give some of these songs several listens. Some lovely songs here, with his trademark harmonies, some of which moved me and some which washed over me a bit. I enjoyed it overall.
loved the sound. poor lyrics imo. added some songs in my car playlist, feeling like a city cowboy or something. SNAKE EYES FRENCH FRIES AND I GOT ALOT OF GASS
Good
Neil Young sounds exactly as I imagined — raw and bluesy, with a loose atmosphere that feels like Neil Young simply being Neil Young. I really love his guitar sound here: it’s effortless and bluesy, and it feels carefully played rather than showy.
Wow, this is aggressively not my thing. I’m sure it’s a good album to people who like this style of music, but I am not one of those people. Once again wish there were half stars, and this would be a 2.5, but there’s not, so it’s a 2. I did really like Lookout Joe, though!
Mörkt och rått, mästerverk.
Idk is this any different than the 10 other Neil Young albums on this list?
Whole album is giving "Honky Tonk Blues" from Rolling Stones Let it Bleed. This might be a compliment from most, but from me it absolutely is not. I'm not saying the album would be better as an instrumental but.. like, are these the best takes???
really underwhelming. I thought I was a big Neil Young fan, but I guess he's just a put out a TON of music and the stuff that isn't on Harvest or a greatest hits compilation is really bad.
5/10
couldn’t finish this album..
chill
Day739 - a top tier neil young album. it keeps getting better throughout the album. it also has the second best song named albuquerque after the weird al one.
Enjoyed this Neil Young album, had not heard it before. A little bit of rock, a little bit of country, great Neil. Highlights: "World on A String" and "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown"
Didnt love this- not a big Neil Young fan, and this really didnt do it for me. His voice always seem a little whiney, and the songs were repetitive. Overall- not bad, just not my cup of tea. 2.5/5
I can understand this was popular and seen as an important album on Neil Young’s discography with the loss of friends and band mates to heroin, but it doesn’t make for a very compelling listen nowadays. Lots of misery and sadness, but not a lot going on musically beyond some lovely pedal steel to make sure you know these are sad songs. Nothing that would really make me come back for a 2nd listen.
It is annoying that I have been randomly assigned four Neil Young albums over one month and I would like to hear something else besides 70s folk rock in general (whose dad made this list anyway?) but still, this one is pretty good.
Holy country song. That fist one was honestly quite the turn off. The album as a whole has a good chill vibe, but there are like two or three songs that are just…igh. I have to be very honest, I don’t not listen to this attentively at all, but still, th bad ones caught my attention. So not really my thing.
As a documentation of Neil Youngs grief this is rather effective. The apparent intentional messiness and sloppy playing matched with the emotionally heavy lyrics really portrays a man struggling in real time. This all makes the album feel deeply human and honest. For this I really appreciated it, however I do not so myself returning to this much.
Many personal stories woven into that unmistakable Neil Young folk rock sound. This maybe feels a little edgier, maybe even some bluesy moments. This album definitely stays in his stylistic lane.
At least once I week I receive an album on this list so egregiously awful that it begs the question: "Why the fuck I am even doing this project?"
Mellow My Mind was outstanding. You have to really don't give a fuck to release something like this
Neil Young's Try to make a good album challenge: impossible mode
Pretty much the quintessential folk rock artist in my opinion. Loved this album.
always love neil young. didn’t recognize any songs but it was groovy anyway.
Yet more Neil Young!
This was a fairly shocking disappointment - I love a half-dozen Neil albums and like a lot more; I've always thought my ignorance of this key trilogy in his development was a bit of a cultural blind spot. But I just didn't dig this--meandering and often not that musical to me anyway.
Meh. I like Neil Young but I honestly hadn't listened to this one before and probably wouldn't again. Great musicians though and reading up about it I can better understand its appreciation for the emotional aspect.
Never heard of this (but what do I know) but now I get what those No Depression/alt-country dudes were going for. No arguments, and I don't care that he can't sing. It's actually kind of charming.
Not a fan of his voice
Not his best work. This def could be replaced by a band not represented on this list. Favs: Boreowed Tune, Tonight’s the Night
The best of the Neil Young Albums that have shown up on this list. Was less country and twang, a bit more electric and some great layered vocals. I can hear the strength of his songwriting here without the typical detractions that get between me and liking it. Would listen to more of this.
I wish I could just write a review without a rating today, because I honestly do not know how I feel about this album. I listened to it twice trying to figure it out. It feels raw, there is some grief being processed, and I am intrigued, though I am unsure if I actually like it.
Review - On first listen I thought this was pretty terrible, but on repeat listen it was much more tolerable. Not his greatest work - wish I liked it more having read about the production, but this is as high a rating as I can give. Rating - 7/10 Need to hear? NO
Super album j'adore !
I appreciate the context and the rawness.
Me llamo dexter morgan
His voice remains awful. 2.
Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Perfect for what it sets out to do. Not overly produced - almost sounds like a live record.
Just lovely stuff
Neil Young always hits the mark and the live cuts were great.
Finde das unfassbar langweilig, egal wie groß der Name ist.
Nochmal: Grundsolide ohne Ausreißer nach oben oder unten. Etwas stärkere 3 Sterne als gestern.
Ich mag ja Neil Young eigentlich echt gerne, aber diese Platte hat mich irgendwie nicht so bekommen. Viel zu Country-lastig, auch sonst wenig Druck dahinter. Der Titeltrack gefällt mir in der Live-Version auf "Live Rust" deutlich besser. Ein paar gute Blues-Nummern ziehen die Wertung wieder auf 3 Sterne hoch.
Harvest hat von mir starke 4 bekommen, hier geb ich jetzt die 5, das brauch ich nicht nochmal hören. Von Anfang bis Ende stark.
Das hier war nicht das schlimmste Neil Young Album was ich hier bewerten musste, aber es war schlimm. Ich frage mich ob jedes Album von dem Mann hier wiederzufinden sein wird und ob das alles so klingen wird. Womit hat der das verdient? Ich verstehe es einfach nicht.
Yhh no
Love the guitar and funky vibes
der Anfang war lowk nicht so strong aber es wird schon immer besser?? nur diese dumme Mundharmonika bringt mich um
Not bad
Not Neil at his best :( but it’s good!!! Idk what else I can say about Neil that I haven’t already. The electric songs so good. Acoustic so comfy. Love it but this definitely isn’t up to the standard.
blir så uttråkad..
👌
9/10
Eh
Not my cup of tea.
I like Neal. I like Neal for multiple reasons - I disliked a couple tracks on here, but mostly it's the good Neal.
2/5
This album should come with a bottle of whiskey or a 12-pack of beer. It’s a sad album, but not a funeral one. It’s the record you play at the bar after the wake.
I feel the exact same about this as harvest. The really high highs, and the rest is just solid. Considering how much Neil is on here this probably could have been left off the list
It’s not for me
Feel like the harmonica could be better handled in this album (and I enjoy harmonica)
me aburrió tanto que ni lo quise terminar, perdón igual desp lo escucho completo pero bueno
Nice, I'm not a fan of NY, specially is high peetch voice but there are some great ones,
I don’t know if it’s because I’m walking around rural Germany at Christmas time and haven’t been alone in about four or five days, but it’s nice. It is hitting. That being said, I don’t know if I’m the biggest Neil Young fan. I think there’s other things I would be more excited to listen to right now. I will call this decent… decently average.
Even more Neil Young, he really does feature a lot on this challenge. I went into Tonight’s the Night expecting something similar to the other Neil Young albums I’ve heard, but this turned out to be very different. This album feels raw, bruised, and emotionally exposed in a way that Harvest or After the Gold Rush never quite are. There’s an unpolished, almost uncomfortable honesty running through it, and that’s what makes it so compelling. It sounds like an album made out of grief and exhaustion rather than craft. Borrowed Tune, Lookout Joe, and Tonight’s the Night really stood out for me. There are genuinely great tracks here, but more importantly, the album works as a complete statement. Every song feels necessary, adding to the atmosphere and emotional weight rather than padding out the runtime. This might actually be my favourite Neil Young album so far, its messy, imperfect, and deeply human. Favourite track: Borrowed Tune Least favourite track: None, everything earns its place Album artwork: Effortlessly cool and perfectly matches the mood of the record
bad
It's a fine old Neil Young album, but it's just fine
Thought this was pretty okay. There are a lot of neil young songs that I do like, but not so much this album
****An ok, easy listening album
His lyrics are great and the music is well done but for some reason I am just not a fan. I can totally see why people love his work due to the level of lyrical and vocal creativity but I think it's just not my thing. It might be the sort of western nature of the music that I can't get into.
Not one of my favourite albums to be honest. It can feel quite whiny at times with the way Neil sings. There were a few tracks I enjoyed but nothing really stood out to me overall. It’s very raw, bleak, and emotionally exposed. Production wise it doesn’t sound polished or “finished" at all with an intention. The aim I think is to have a performances that feels loose, fragile, sometimes even sloppy, a very humane production. Musically it sounds that it's rooted from folk, rock and blues, everything feels slowed and hazy. The piano is out of tune, the guitars are ragged, and the rhythms stagger forward. This isn’t an album you put on casually, had to be fully invested to enjoy it. It’s emotionally draining and bleak but can be rewarding if you let it sit with you. No grand songs, no polish, just emotions documented and expressed through music. My favourite songs were Tonight's the Night, Speakin' Out, World On A String, Borrowed Tune, Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown, Mellow My Mind, Tired Eyes.
Neil Young could record himself pissing into a bucket and it would have a good chance of making it onto the list.
++: Speakin' Out, Mellow My Mind, Lookout Joe, Tonight's the Night – Part II +: Tonight's the Night, Roll Another Number (For the Road), Albuquerque, New Mama +-: World on a String, Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown, Tired Eyes -: Borrowed Tune 7,0/10
Not his best, but still 5 starts.
first listen it's alright, i just don't like Neil's voice, it is aggravating to me
Love the use of harmonica and bust-down stringy guitar. A very authentic country rock album
Far from Neil's finest. Shoulda left it at Harvest.
Very good indeed.
Somewhere between 3 and 4 on this
I don't know guys I'm starting to feel like tonight might be the night or something
It's not one of his better ones. It's a bit generic and just not very engaging. His singing also seems a bit off. It's genuinely terrible at times. The music itself is accomplished enough. 2.5 rounded up.
Well, Neil's my hero. And very heroically works through his grief here. Maybe I'm too Neil-worshipy to comment responsibly, but hey, can't help it. Long live Neil!
Love his voice and the emotion although this isn’t up there with my faves.
I've never considered Neil Young among my faves, but with every listen of one of his albums in this project, I'm struck by the immediacy of his work. While more than a little rough, this is a great series of songs and performances and while his vocal delivery can be difficult sometimes, his voice stands triumphant and unyielding. I guess I'm really a fan after all.
Not a huge fan of this record.
Tonight’s the Night to Shut Up
some really earth shattering guitar riffs heard but i’m too sad to connect with this right now
Live-ish record in the middle of Neil’s impressive 70s run. If you like Neil Young you’ll like this - if you don’t like him might I suggest trying harder.
He's the best at this but this is not my bag. Enough to earn a 3
Not too shabby but not something I would listen to again...
Not my favorite version of Young, kind of drones in places.
A pretty down-in-the-dumps record even by Neil Young's standards. It just feels like a rundown gas station filled with unfulfillment and lost dreams, but with this tiny glimmer of hope in this aimless search for love. After the very depressing opening title track, a track about Neil's friend who'd tragically overdosed on heroin, you get songs like 'Mellow My Mind' and 'Speakin' Out' which capture those feelings of eternal yearning for some sort of release, while a song like 'Roll Another Number' sees Neil looking at the past, mourning a changing scene. 'Third Eyes' goes in this spoken-word direction and is maybe my favorite song here, about a drug deal gone wrong in this almost cautionary tale, as he mourns and humanizes, more than anything, the victims of addiction-fueled violence. "I mean, was he a heavy doper or was he just a loser? He was a friend of yours" is such a brilliantly sad line...left it a pit in my stomach. It's not all depressing, though: 'Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown' was a banger and a nice change of pace that goes in this almost hard-rock direction. Aside from that, though, most of this album sticks to the very standard country-rock that Young was doing in the '70s, and I enjoyed it more than usual here - it felt more varied and ambitious, with my favorite being the instrumental on the song 'Albuquerque', which really sounds like soaring above a large canyon at sunset. More great music from this guy. Not much needs to be said.
First time listening to Neil Young. Wasn't a fan of CSN and the album I listened to didn't have Young yet....but how much could he really add? So this is my introduction to him.....and it's a concept album. So this album was done a couple of month after two of his really good friends both died from heroin OD's and most of the songs reflect this, or similar sad themes. You can really hear the hurt in his voice on this album as it's very raw and full of pain and emotion, which might come across as poor singing, but tough to sound pure when you're hurting. It's a good album and it sounds/feels like a personal album more than one made for the public (but why publish it?), which is probably why it was so well received. It's refreshing to see an album that's so emotionally raw and powerful.........but it's not one I can really listen to over and over again.
I feel like Neil Young keeps surprising me over the last few years. This was a pretty enjoyable record.
I enjoy all Neil Young. I love that he is consistently reinventing himself, but never straying from his sound or roots. This one really feels like a good mix of everything that he was doing in the 70s. Psych, rock, folk, country. Its all got that NY edge to it that keeps things interesting.
Not the best Neil Young album from this time IMO. It has a few good songs like Albuquerque but a lot of the other songs don't interest me all that much. Still, I like Neil young so a Neil Young album is never gonna be something I don't want to listen to. Just think a lot of his other work outshines this.
Feels like a standard Young album (guess that's what you get when there are 7 of his albums on a list). Enjoyed it though, but it didnt give anything else.
Low 3, similar to other albums for me where it's solid rock with some country in there but his voice doesn't always work for me.
I think this is one of Neil Youngs weaker albums to be honest - it’s still not bad mind
Not his greatest but very listenable
I’m used to more introspective, dour songs from Neil Young, so it’s interesting to hear him in more of an impish, chipper mood on Tonight’s the Night. The singles are not as iconic as you can get elsewhere but this only underlines how strong his base-level sound is. It’s amazing what a difference playing music with a smile on your face makes.
Tonight is a low 5 for me, another set of equally sincere and cynical folk rock with fantastic and detailed arrangements and just melody for days, love driving to this album
I disliked this less than other Neil Young efforts.
I've always liked Neil Young but was generally content to occasionally listen to his greatest hits albums. But this is a fantastic record from front to back. It's a warts and all live-in-studio affair and I love that. Love it! 4.5/5
Not a Young album I know but it seems to be the usual mix of country, folk and rock n' roll tunes. I liked the melancholy of Borrowed Tune and Lookout Joe rocks nicely. Never really understood the mega status of Young but he is a good songwriter and this album was worth a listen.
Great
This Neil Young guy knows how to sing. Some nice bunches of tracks that sound good, Neil is adamant that Tonight is the night, and that kinda hype is motivating in a way. Its fun. 7/10
Блюз, что тут сказать. Но местами вполне недурно. Лучшая песня: Tonight`s the Night
Eh.
neil young never gets old
I don't understand why Neil Young's full back catalogue is on this list? Tepid.
Not my favorite by Neil but still a strong LP
It is decent, but it is Neil Young and this Southern Man don't need him around.
Aggressively middle of the road
This is ok. I'm not super impressed though.
2.5
sonically its really good. Thematically its quintessential Neil Young. Just didn't have a "banger" on it.
Enjoyed less than Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the gold rush
Not my sort of music, but definitely up there in quality for the genre to me
Tolles Gover Bild, Neil Young kenne ich von Namen her. Noch nie bweusst gehört. Gute Musik was mich berührt.
This is competent background music. I feel nothing about it. Even the off-key singing just blends in with everything else.
As much as I try, I just don’t like Neil Young’s voice. And none of the songs I can listen to his singing on are on this album.
Neil’s voice on this album was too much for me. He sounded off key and sloppy.
Was his voice the not best but something kept it at a 3
He has more enjoyable albums imo (On the Beach being one of them) and better albums from an artistic standpoint (if that can even really be argued for After the Gold Rush would be it). This isn't bad, his vocals are pretty all over the place but I think that's kind of the point, I mean it's really raw and two of his friends had overdosed on heroin not too long previously so I think it at least fits the album. This is something we've lost in modern music, it's all too polished, too perfect, too put together. Nobody makes anything raw and bloody anymore. Kids these days got no heart and no stomach.
I still don't care for his voice-no matter how many times he's on this list (and it is WAY too many). Why, why, why?
3.0
Has NY paid these guys to get so many albums nominated?
Jeez this guy!!
Still not a fan of NY, no matter how many albums this list throws at me. That said, it wasn't terrible either.
Quite good Neil Young.
This felt more bluesy than folk, I quite liked it - apart from those harmonica parts!
4/5
Lovely.
The vocals were hard to listen to, the instrumentation was boring, and the songs felt weak, it did get better near the end though, which saved it from 1 star.
One of my favorite NY records. Love the Crazy Horse cut. Fuck heroin!
I like rock heavy Neil Young more than country Neil Young, and there’s more of the former than the latter in this
No standouts, the usual 2 2
It’s ok
Naw not really
Always heard great things about this album, and it was decent but not as good as I was expecting. Enjoyed Albuquerque. Not as good as On the Beach.
Grim enough but good
Decent, I don't normally care all that much for Neil Young but I enjoyed the bluesyness of this.
Its ok. Just ok.
Neil Young has stronger albums in his catalog. This one’s fine. It's raw and emotional, but it never really rises above fine.
Cover 5 His voice used to be too grating for me. But, I put that side and kinda for used to it. This actually isn't too bad. Still, I don't think I will listen to this again. It's just ok.
Solid work, nothing really special.
I think almost every Neil Young album from this has been 5 stars. This isn’t a bad album at all but it tends to be slightly too mellow for me.
This is a very ragged record. Neil on drugs and depressed at the deaths of friends makes for a sad record with some good songs. Title tune is great as is C'mon Baby Let's Go Downtown.
Good album by one of the goats! 7.6/10
This is fine. Kinda surprised I didn't enjoy it more since it's his album right after on the beach which I love. Lookout Joe was a high light but in general I'm not sure why I'm reaching for this over after the goldrush or on the beach. It's kinda nice to just hang out with this album for 45 minutes and if I listened to it a few more times I think I'd get more attached. But bit of a miss for me from Neil.
Not as engaging as On The Beach, but still interesting
Enjoyed this one quite a bit, nice chill folk stuff with good lyrics. 4 stars
Okay this Neil Young album I like more than the other one I heard (On The Beach). Admittedly disregarding albums where he's otherwise involved, as I forget. There's just a little bit more personally interesting stuff in this album, although overall it's still not really my thing.
Neil Young does it again! Another album proving his songwriting prowess through incredibly depressing and burnt-out songs, this time lamenting his drug abuse but also the then-recent death of one of his bandmates. Achingly raw and full of emotion, this album can't help but entice me.
Very obviously talented musician whose songs I don’t really care for
Still don't really get Neil Young. I like the mood set by the stripped-down instrumentation and harmonica parts, I'd say it's fairly pleasant, but that's not even the point or focus of this album as I understand it. People describe the songs on here as powerful and devastating, and I just can't relate. It could be that I'm just not used to engaging with folk music this personal. I think back to Springsteen's Nebraska, though, and that one hit me pretty hard on several occasions. By contrast, this one failed to grab me in any meaningful way. Standouts: Mellow My Mind • Roll Another Number (For The Road) • Albuquerque
Gorgeous. Melancholy. Neil Young is at his best when he's reminiscing about days gone by. The line about bullets in the mirror floored me. This definitely demands your full attention but you will be rewarded. The best tracks are the ones that give an impression of him composing by himself, in a room somewhere.
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: None This album didn't really impress me as much as Harvest or On The beach, or his work with Crazy Horse (Rust Never Sleeps, Ragged Glory). Could just be Neil Young fatigue at this point. All of the above-mentioned albums are on the List and I've been listening to him a fair amount, because its been quite enjoyable to listen so far. There wasn't anything wrong with the album, it just didn't pop the same way as the others.
Fair
There's some highs, but boy are there some lows. I know Neil's someone whose voice is controversial on its own, but he really highlights how rough that voice can get with Mellow My Mind. Other songs like Speakin Out and Borrowed Tune are quite nice though.
Not bad, I don't know a lot about Neil Young outside of his most known stuff. I kinda like that his signing is quite raw and imperfect, most songs were quite enjoyable, and a good variety
Enjoyable listen. Again, comparable to Bob Dylan, but with a better voice and a bit more self-awareness. I thought it was a fine album, but there were no songs that came to get me - they were all just passably fine to listen to.
Iets meer rockerig dan de oude Neil Young folk platen. Of country, dat kan ook, maar ik trek het best goed! Meer dan prima album als ik heel eerlijk ben, niet wereldschokkend en wel weer een klein beetje in de trend van "Ja het is een rock album zoals zovelen" maar wel gewoon lekker. Wel ook met een mondharmonica, maar Neil zn stem is gewoon een stuk beter te trekken dan die van Dylan. (Behalve Mellow My Mind, daar klinkt Neil echt verschrikkelijk zeg! ) Verder kan ik niet echt heel veel vertellen dat is blijven hangen. Het voelt wat rockeriger ddan eerdere Neil Young albums, en ik denk dat ik dat toch iets vetter vind? Misschien is rock zo slecht nog niet... FAVO: Come on baby lets go downtown, Tired Eyes
If you play your cards right.
For dancin Romancin
Don’t understand why he’s so beloved…not a fan.
Not my favorite Neil Young album, but very good.
Solid Neil solo album. Neil sounds a lot the same to me but this had some gems in it. Top tracks: "World on a String," "Lookout Joe"
--Title track...a little odd. might be my flavor of odd --Speakin' Out...something bluesy. I really like the piano. --World on a String...nice guitar tone but the song is a little basic. some strange vocal choices at the end --Borrowed Tune...this is very nice. Young's voice has limits but I feel like he knows exactly how to use it --Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown...nice groove and I like that it's more of a duet. Gives this solo album a band feel --Mellow My Mind...okay, maybe he didn't know how to use his voice here (heh). It's a nice melody outside of the voice cracking. Probably a joke about the "school boy" lyrics --Roll Another Number (For the Road)...bar music --Albuquerque...I feel like Young's doing a Lou Reed impersonation here --New Mama...here we go. lonely piano, soft harmonies, isolated guitar. this is the stuff --Lookout Joe...solid rocker --Tired Eyes...Neil Young does recitation. Not sure I want that from him but he's trying so good for him --Tonight's the Night - Part II...another basic rocker
I'm currently on meds for depression and sedatives for sleep, awaiting therapy. This album reminds me of that. Lookout Joe was ok.
I'm not always a Neil Young fan but this album rips.
I find Neil youngs music a bit like marmite. Some albums I love some to me are just boring. This one falls in the latter
If you look pass the poor signing and some repetitiveness, it is not that bad. 6/10
First Neil Young album in the list, probably not the last. You can hate it or love it, but I love it. Keep them coming!
It took me a second listen before acclimating to it. It's so "off" on the first listen-- you notice all the mistakes, off-key singing, things that wouldn't normally be there in a professional recording. But this off-kilter approach lends a certain edge, darkness, intimacy, grief, unsettling feeling. Something's wrong. And this darkness pervades the entire album.
поначалу прям понравилось, но после прослушивания половины начал надоедать(
Neil Young proves once again that he's a good songwriter and a terrible singer. Favorite song: Lookout Joe
Meh
Neil Young is one of those artists who is always solid. He may not be my favorite musician of all time but I'll usually listen to him whenever he comes on. And be happy about it. I'm not so much a CST&Y fan (or any of his other bands, really), but his solo work is all great. This album is no exception. It's kind of a vibe album for me, not something I would want to throw on all the time but one that I would want to play every now and then when I was in a certain mood. I think that's how all his music is. I typically don't like the harmonica, at least this kind of harmonica, so I suppose it loses a little for that. But it's not like fucking Bob Dylan where every available breath is used on harmonica. Anyway, I enjoyed this album a lot, I don't think it's his best but even a second tier album from Neil Young is still pretty good. 3.5/5 but rounding down because it's just not quite good enough for a 4 and that damn harmonica.
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