Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Not a big Neil young fan but there was plenty to like on this
First? 3/5 Again? 1,5/5
Never heard any Neil Young before. Quickly realised that this is music to avoid.
Good, but Neil is way over represented in this list.
There’s nothing else quite like that Neil Young sound that makes me feel like I’m transported to the American midwest (even he mainly lived in California). There’s something so laidback on the surface but do much angst underneath. Ive always liked his music though I don't play it a lot but this is not my favourite album.
I add some trouble to finish it. It was cool to listen too, but nothing to keep me to the end.
This was a decent bluesy 70s southern rock album, but I’m not very fond of Neil Young’s nasally whining voice. He’s an acquired taste that I never learned to enjoy.
Fine for Neil Young. A bit too slow and whiny for me, but overall OK.
Just because Rolling Stone magazine says so doesn't make every Neil Young album one that I "must hear before I die". Some of these tracks are well done - "Borrowed Tune", for example - but overall the album is just average "seedy bar rock", and I tire of Neil Young's unsteady falsetto voice.
It was fine. I wasn't really in a space for two Neil Young albums in a row, particularly when Rust Never Sleeps, which I adore, is first. Still, I am a bit of a Neil "homer" and this has some stellar material.
Awesome, soulful and sweet. Makes me want to lay in the grass in the sun.
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Spectacular album, not a big Neil Young listener but this amazing in its unfiltered raw musicality. His voice makes complete sense with scrappy playing and emotion. I know I will Listen to this a lot.
i like this album, mix between rock and country sound- want to listen to more Neil Young
Not harvest moon.
sad driving with your grandad music, i really liked Albuquerque and new mama. if i had my way there'd be more lap guitar and less harmonica
Well, another Neil Young. Some of the songs on here are great, such as down tempo Borrowed Time, or the uptempo Look Out Joe, or On a String, with that rockabilly swagger that reminded me of CCR. There some okay songs on here, like Albuquerque with that old country-music sound. And then are songs like Tired Eyes and the harmonica soaked Mellow My Mind that can only summed up as the reversal to Viagra. Who needs a cold shower and saltpeter when you have bad harmonica and Neil attempting to squawk notes out this range. Don’t regret listening. Probably will sandpaper my ears off if I have to do it again.
Random thoughts: * Neil Young has put out a lot of music! * I generally dig Neil Young but he will never be one of my favorite artists. * I'll keep trying to appreciate hime more.
Very pleasant album - great musician
Funky
Было классно ехать ночью под этот альбом, но я не понимаю почему этого исполнителя так много в этом списке
Blev skrevet i forlængelse af hans venner som døde til noget drugrelated. Meget stripped Down og raw emotion. Country rock ish blues rock med elementer af proto-punk og garage.
Less annoying than his other albums, felt like the music was almost worth the nasal tone.
Such a fragile record - if you have a hard time with Neil Young's voice in general, this is going to be torture. Perhaps not quite on the level of other Young records on the list, but still pretty terrific.
The fact that this might not be in my top 5 Neil Young albums just speak to the quality of this man’s songwriting.
Solid Neil Young album.
Neil Young again. Respect the hell out him, but there's not a lot he does that I want to listen to. Putting aside the tragic story of this album, it's just not easy to enjoy this. Young's voice is whiny. Compliant rock, hey.
I just can't handle anymore Neil Young y'all, I just can't.
Neil young is great. Solid little album, not my favorite of his stuff. But enjoyable
A tragic heartbroken album that draws on a few different NY styles. There are the country-adjacent folksy acoustic guitar with twangy arrangements and close harmonies songs, the solo piano ballads, and the hard-rocking proto-grunge dirges. Individually I don't think any of these songs are among his best, other than excuisite desolation of Albuquerque. There are better versions of each of these styles - but together it works perfectly as a deep dive into the darkness of loss and disillusionment. Favorites: Roll another Number, Albuquerque
Well, too bad, it's not really my thing. Cool, but not for me.
For the most part, I really like Neil Young's music. However, this performance is the equivalent of the uncle who comes over for dinner, drinks too much, and then cries about all the wasted years, etc. It's a listless mess. On a personal level, I have a hard time taking someone seriously who is worth $200M on the back of the same companies and corporations that he is constantly bitching about. And it's all about the music, but he hates the fame that comes with putting out a million albums and then touring non-stop. What a phony.
Talented writer, his voice is not my favourite of Crosby, etc. Other albums have peppier tunes, or more radio worthy, if dirge-like. 3.5/5
I can't remember listening to this now. I think there were some nice songs but it wasn't amazing.
Good stuff, I think I like Neil Young more than I thought I did
Love a Neil Young album day!! Especially this one. A creative masterpiece, all the songs slap, maybe my favorite Neil album front to back.
Kinda average Neil album
Does Neil Young have nudes of the author of this list? Im 400 in and ive had at least 5 albums. Sure Harvest Moon is interesting, but i dont see anything out of the ordinary here. Yes, his song writing is consistent, but the singing is bloody awful
Tonight's the night we admit Neil Young is overrated. Whether he's alone, with a horse, in a band, or in the sand, his music is the same music your drunk uncle plays before the Thanksgiving dinner. One great song, and an appreciation for harmonica saves this from a one-star ranking. Favorite Song: "New Mama".
Some of the singing was strained but that's part of the charm I guess.
eh not a bad listen but i just don’t love this type of stuff i guess
Love him, but didn’t love this. His voice kept coming in and out and sounded strained through much of this. The country vibe is fine, but nothing memorable.
I consider myself in general a Neil fan but I'd never really listened to this one. I skew more towards early Neil so I was excited to give this one a listen. it was a little bit of a mixed bag, but overall I enjoyed it. I tend to like the more aggressive Neil songs and the quieter stuff has to hit me just right. a lot of the songs here were on the quiet side but they didn't really grip me a while lot. it was still good, but not in my top tier of his albums.
Ólíkt Harvest og On the beach er ég ekki alveg að kaupa þessa. Mellow my mind er æðislegt lag, en Mick Hucknall fer miklu betur með það en Neil gat sjálfur. Restin er ekki svo eftirminnileg. Fínt en kallar ekki á mig. - Svo hlustaði ég aftur, hækkaði í fjarka. Rosalegt Je ne sais quoi í gangi. Stend samt við Mellow my mind dóminn,.
I like that he goes for the lower regsiter in his voice more often on this one, but there's not any single track to write home about.
It’s not really rock, and it’s not really folk, and it’s not really country…what the hell is this? I know he’s all honored and respected and stuff, which I suppose means that there are folks out there throwing this on to chill, which I don’t get at all. There’s storytelling, sure, but with most good artists I get a vivid picture of the characters they are telling about. Here I have no idea who these people are, or, more importantly, why. It’s not terrible music, and I could give it 3 stars, but I’m docking it a star because there’s not a single song on here that’s actually enjoyable.
I like it. But I also really don’t like so. He absolutely cannot sing.
Nice album. Like it
Neil Young has a classic sound (from Buffalo Springfield), this album is from 1975. A good mellow folky style, this album is somber and drunken.
Love it
Neil's not so bad when drowned or by electric guitar or backing vocals. But when he goes practically acoustic... I found myself physically cringing.
4.5/5
Nothing too striking about it but good easy listening
Band’s doing some good stuff, I just can’t get past Young’s vocals 90% of the time. Sure there might be some timely reason for it to sound the way it does but ugh. Grating.
I liked “Come on Baby , let’s go downtown” but the rest fell kind of flat to me. Neil is Neil, but this is probably on the lower end of the spectrum of his work for me ratings wise. Some of the darkness surrounding the inspiration most likely adds to that overall album feel. 2.75/5
I can appreciate the “just push play” approach with many of Neil’s recordings to capture the moment, but this one was just average. It definitely doesn’t belong in this list.
I’m a fan but not sure this is the album that needs to be on the list. A few good tracks but mostly sleepy.
🤔🥱😴
We may be approaching “too much tuna” territory with Neil Young. Let’s have Harvest and call it a day. This album is totally fine and a nice listen. Just not sure it belongs here with the Neil we’ve already gotten and will surely get. 3.25/5
Meh
It was alright, I didn’t love it though found it a irritating after the first couple of songs
Not Neil's best, but I did still quite like it
If you think that a “perfect record” has to be neatly played and produced with a nice coat of studio sheen, look elsewhere. Tonight’s the Night is raw and real. It’s shambolic and sad. It’s a document of loss and heartache. It’s not a product that was manufactured in studio with the intent of moving the maximum amount of units. It comes from a very real place and Neil Young was kind enough to share that with us. *That* is what makes Neil Young great. It’s why he has so many records on this list. He’s authentic and lays it all on the line - the good, the bad, the ugly. In the face of massive success, he made a left turn and forged his own path. He could have just pumped out record after record that sounded like “Harvest” and slowly faded into semi-obscurity like his cohorts in CSNY or become another James Taylor. Instead, he rejected what was expected of him at that juncture in his career and did what he wanted. In this house, Neil Young is a hero…End of story.
I hadn't listened to this one by Neil before, but I really enjoyed it!
A little slow paced, but not bad.
Fairly slow paced, somber even. Great songs and story telling. Solid album all the way through.
Right, I just don't get the way people worship Neil Young. I can see that he has had some amazing releases, including 'After the Gold Rush', 'Harvest', and his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. But so much else of his discography feels a bit flat to me, including much of what's on this generator. It's not bad exactly, and I appreciate that there's a very emotional backstory here, having known two people who died of overdoses shortly before. To quote one review, "[t]he record chronicles the post-hippie, post-Vietnam demise of counterculture idealism." I can see it and maybe that's why it doesn't resonate with me. It seems to fit into this depressive place between 60s and 70s culture using country music as a crutch to barely hold itself up. Well ok, I guess it's an interesting concept, but it's not one that resonates with me especially. "Come On Baby, Let's Go Downtown" is the highlight for me, and interestingly was written and sung by one of Young's lost friends. I also enjoyed "Mellow My Mind". After that, it's a bit too country for my liking but it's kind of interesting.
In case you didn't get the point from my previous reviews of Neil albums, I'm already a fan of this album. Not only that, but the Ditch Trilogy is probably my favorite three-album run from him. The more I learn about the backstory of these songs, the harder it hits. Deeply felt stories of loss, brotherly love, friendship, overdose, candles snuffed out, etc. Couldn't get much realer than this.
it was quite good but im not sure i GET get it
One of my favorite Neil albums. Just veered off into the ditch
This is my perfect album. I was listening to this album when this album was generated to me. I love it when I'm sad. I love it when I'm mad. I love it when I'm glad I love it when I'm bad. From the cover to the last note this IA a perfect album. Ask Ronnie Van Zandt. He wore the shirt to this album all the time.
Yes, this is the Neil I know and love. Easy 5!
F yeah. 4.0
Neil Young is fine.
Not bad, but not Young's best by a bit.
Neil Young can be hit or miss for me, and Tonight’s the Night definitely leans more toward the miss side. Most of his albums usually have at least one track that really grabs me, but this one just kind of drags from start to finish. If I had to pick a favorite, I’d go with “Tonight’s the Night – Part II” — but really, it’s just the one I disliked the least. The rest of the album blends together in a hazy, off-key way that I get is supposed to feel raw and emotional, but it mostly just felt flat to me.
It's alright but it doesn't standout much to me.
So good! 4/5
This is one of those Neil Young albums that is hard to defend for this list. He has a lot of entries based on the number of hit making groups and solo projects he's been on, but a live album is not the arena to showcase NY's talent. He still does a great job here, but as for an album I must listen to? Nah… 3/5
Ripped this straight through and was not disappointed. Plenty of crusty blues rock, with several more "tender" songs that come through well. Among those in the latter category, Borrowed Tune is a sincere toned down ballad that is book-ended by fuzzed out jams World on a String and Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown. Albequerque and Tired Eyes are two other standouts in my mind. Both tap into a southern rock aesthetic complete with slide guitar and extended harmonica solos. But where Albequerque feels more reflective and restrained Tired Eyes has a pleading tone with the repeated refrain "please take my advice." This is a great album that flows start to finish. I've listened 3 times through and have enjoyed each listen independently. For me this is a high 4.
4 stars. Love me some Neil Young, such a great voice. Not sure I have ever listened to this album. i really liked it.
Pretty boring album that didn't really feel like it went anywhere with a singer who felt flat the entire time. Nothing about this album stood out to me. Low 2
Some classic Neil Young, can't really tell the difference between this and the other albums. But always happy to listen to him
I feel like I should listen to Neil Young more. His vocals are hit or miss but the bluesy elements he adds to his songs rule. Just some good ol fashioned rock n roll.
Imagine a supergroup with members of the Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan, but the vocalist is your friend’s drunk dad doing a bad Neil Young impression. That would be like this, only this is worse.
"Tonight's the Night" is the sixth studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young. The album was recorded in 1973 but not released until 1975 since Young felt it was unfinished. It was also the third and final album of his ditch trilogy where Young tried to separate himself from his "Harvest" album due to his difficulty dealing with the success of that album. The album was a direct expression of grief by him and his bandmembers in dealing with the drug overdoses of Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten and CSNY roadie Bruce Berry. Commercially, the album hit #25 in the US and #48 in the UK and, critically, is considered among his best albums. The album starts slowly with Young and other vocalists chanting the song title "Tonight's the Night." Very sparse music with guitars, bass and a drum. The song was inspired by and is fairly lyrically direct on the heroin overdose of roadie Bruce Berry. (The album does end with a similar reprise of this song). "World on a String" is a more grungy and chugging bluesy number with guitar and piano. Young's searching and struggling for something that matters and knows it's believing in yourself. The most straight-forward rockin' number on the first side is "Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown." It's a song written by Danny Whitten and actually sung by him from a 1970 concert. Edgy guitar and about an addict going downtown to score drugs. Not all songs are about despair as Young wrote "New Mama" to the mother, Carrie Snodgress, of their son Zeke. Nice harmonies in this folk song. A steel pedal guitar is added to "Tired Eyes" giving it an Americana feel. Young's talking and singing. More piano. A song based on a true story in Topanga Canyon where a cocaine drug deal goes bad resulting on a bunch of deaths. I find this album quite compelling. It's sparse, sloppy, open, bluesy and tired. Most the vocals are melancholic, emotional and strained. It does sound like a band getting drunk, recording songs and trying to deal with deaths in their group. No answers except the resultant music. I do put this album among Young's best but I could see how this could turn a lot of people off.
This album has personal history with Young that everyone knows about, how it was written and recorded around the time of two deaths close to him. So of course there are unequivocal references to drugs (heroin) and those deaths. There's something about a cocky saloon piano that thrills me. I always chuckle, though, that Young sings like a muppet.
Beats me how this guy seems to occupy half the list in some form or another
Always loved his voice, glad this gave me a chance to listen to an album I hadn’t previously heard about
These vocals, man. No thanks. 2/5
Honestly didn't think too much of it. Hate to be that guy but I feel that other people launched off of his sound and did it much better.
I did not use a private spotify session for this one. This album was about what I expected, I listened to it yesterday and I can't remember that much about it.
Another day, another Neil Young. Im Gegesatz zude letzte zwei Albe vo ihm chani jetzt biz meh abschätze was für mich es 3er-Album und was es 4er-Album isch. Vielliecht isch es will mer scho zwei Neil Young Albe durekaut hend und ich find, dass er biz zviel Ufmerksamkeit bechund bi dem App, oder öbs de mood of the day isch, aber bi dem Album het mich sini Schnurregiige und sini Stimm meh gnervt wie abgholt. Trotzdem easy Musig wo mer amene Familie Wiehnachtsesse im Hintergrund chan laufe lah und die wenigste debii stöört. 3 Oktavmundharmonikas für de Young de jüngst
Boyz Zerst mal complimentos, mir hend scho einigi lüüt ufgnah in klöbb, aber was ihr drüü für e konstanz an tag legged chan höchstens vo einere dütsche stadt topt werde. Ja basüül, you right bro, zimli ähnlichi mini bewertigskategorie: 1: bääh, fahr ab mit dem sound. Wett keis lied meh lose 2: zwang/schlecht aber na ushaltbar 3: losbar, nöd catchy, vlt au ein banger drinne. Chan au eifach chli es fangbecki si für sound wo a mir verbiglidet. 4. vibin‘, spass am lose bi vielem oder es 3 mit 3 bangers. 5. ayyyy caramba, it‘s magic (Fever ray und nöd mis beatles 5er almbum) Darum neil der Dritte. Was chan mir dir anders geh als 3 youngster? Es isch guet. Glichzitig au kei track irgendwie usegstoche. Obwohl tired eyes bim 2te mal na ghitted hed. Schlechter als di andere albums.
das hett mich scho meh abgholt als die letschte vom mr.jung aber leider immer nanig so ganz warm worde demit, aber chunt langsam maybe schaffemers bim negste ufen, wies de nedi gern seit, quattro formaggi würd sicher guet passe wenns 4te album vom neil denn das wird aber langsam hani da sgfühl das die website würklich vom neil young fanclub gstüret wird lg and die leude
herzlich willkomme zum wüchentliche träffe vom neil young fan club ersts traktandum: meineder de leve gsellt sich au wieder mal zu eus? zweits und letschts traktandum: album isch scho spassig gsi, aber krass, dass mer jetzt scho 3 albe vom junge neil gha hend und mini 3 lieblingslieder vo dem dude uf keim einzige gsi sind luschtig, ich han hüt morge bevor ich‘s neue album überhaupt gseh han per zuefall luscht uf neil young gha und has während de tramfahrt is gschäft richtig zelebriert, vilicht isch daher bi de mitti vom neue album d‘luft au scho chli dusse gsi drum nur 3 jungspunde id büchse vom nonchaku
There is not a chance in hell that anyone needs to hear all the Neil Young albums on this list. Neil Young would probably even agree with me!!
What's the big deal with this guy? Neil Young is totally overrated. I was glad when the album was over so I could listen to something better (in this case, whatever arbitrary playlist of "similar" songs by "similar" artists that the Spotify algorithm came up with). Young has always been sub-par as a vocalist but this album takes it to new lows for me. He's frequently flat, his voice cracks in several places in multiple songs. The one song whose lead vocals that stood out to me, "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown", isn't even sung by him. Does he write good songs? Yes, I guess so (although I can think of very few I like personally). So I am going to magnanimous here (how pompous of me) and give him a 3/10.
not my thing its okay i suppose
rockin neil young album
Very bluesy for Neil Young, and I don't mean sad, because most of his albums are sad, but this one feels like I'm in a dingey bar with poor lighting, and that can be a good and a bad thing. A good chunk of the songs just feel too stereotypical rocker for my taste, but sometimes this album gets very powerful, and you can hear ALL the inspiration for those 90s slacker rock groups, which was particularly great. Perhaps the most mixed bag Neil Young album I've heard, it was still a treat to engage with at times, just wish it embraced the somber side more, even if every other Neil Young album does that too, I'd prefer leaving it to Crazy Horse collaborations for the rock.
somewhat like bowie, i feel like i havent given neil young's music enough time and have approached his career to the extent that i have in a kind of unideal way: casual one-off listens to his most acclaimed albums that i never bothered to follow up on. a random number generator of acclaimed albums obviously isnt gonna solve this problem HJKFHSJKFHFSJKHFSJKFSHKFSJHK but i will pay more attention to our encounters. i think they will be fruitful, because i think his voice especially has clicked harder for me than it ever has before, both in vocals and songwriting,,,a good mixture of instant recognizibility and eclecticism across both. was v interesting to find out this was recorded in the aftermath of harvest, one of the ones ive actually heard...to bust out one of my signature tortured beach boys metaphor, this feels a bit like a wild honey/friends to that record's pet sounds/smile. incredibly whisky soaked in that way that makes me question whether people get drunk to escape or to wallow, a productive emotional tension that informs a rly incredible set of melodies and performances. borrowed tune in particular really cut to my center....how can i, number one Ballad Fan, continue to put off neil young???
Neil Young's Tonight's The Night is often hailed as a raw and poignant exploration of grief, loss, and the darker sides of the human experience. Released in 1975, this album is a significant departure from the polished sound of his earlier works. While Young's voice may not be conventionally pleasant, its roughness adds an authentic layer to the storytelling that is both captivating and haunting. One of the standout features of Tonight's The Night is Young's ability to weave compelling narratives through his lyrics. Songs like "Speakin' Out" and "Tonight's The Night" resonate with listeners not just for their musical composition, but for the emotions they evoke. Young's storytelling captures the essence of vulnerability, detailing personal tragedies and transformative experiences that speak to universal themes of heartache and resilience. Despite his vocal imperfections, Young's delivery is imbued with a sense of urgency and honesty. The rawness of his voice complements the album's themes, allowing listeners to feel the weight of his words. The combination of sparse instrumentation and impassioned singing creates an atmosphere that feels intimate, as if Young is sharing his innermost thoughts directly with the listener. In conclusion, Tonight's The Night stands as a testament to Neil Young's skill as a storyteller. The unrefined quality of his vocals enhances rather than detracts from the profound messages behind the music. This album is not just a collection of songs; it’s an experience that invites listeners to reflect on the complexities of life, making it a timeless piece in Young's discography.
Oh Neil, when am going to get to listen to music you wrote that I actually like? I know it's on this list somewhere, and I know it's not your fault that some guy put *so, so many of your albums on this list*, but oof. Another miss for me.
fuck. listen, it's fine, OR WHATEVER, but give it a rest there's no possible justification for including this many albums that all sound like this from this one dude. it has added nothing notable to my pre-death experience
Wow, I lowkey hated this. I will never understand why Neil Young was big. He has a whiny voice, and his songs are boring. There is WAY too much Neil Young on this list. I will not be listening again.
over 500 albums in and my #1 disagreement with this list is how much fucking neil young there is in it
"remember Bill" oh let me guess, from the hill "from up on the hill" just put me down
Not his best. But still great. 3.4
All the Neil Young is starting to blur together. I was less familiar with this album than others, but still enjoyed it.
In general, I like Neil Young's sound most of the time. It's nice for a casual listen in the background.
I know some Neil young. This sound very bluesy.
I'm sorry, I just couldn't. This is the third? Neil Young album, and I started it, but just can't finish it. So I listened to Dweezil Zappa instead. At least he can sing!
I’ve heard better from Neil, but this isn’t the worst thing I’ve listened to on this list. Solid 3/5
Super
Ordentliches Album aber ohne Highlights. Es ist der Rocksound der 70er, ein bisschen Beatkeller, etwas Country und Neils prägnante Stimme. Gelungen sind die Kombinationen aus Piano und Mundharmonika z.B. „Borrowed Tune“ oder „Mellow My Mind“.
I really just fine Neil’s voice so grating. I fee like I can’t honestly give this a 2 even if I hate his voice.
There just are not a lot of artists in the history of music who could make an album like this. Soulful, rocking, beautiful, ugly, and unique. Neil wears his heart on his sleeve and I love him for it.
I do like some of Neil You ngs songs - mostly the upbeat. I really liked the song Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown. The rest sounds like typical Neil Young. Overall, an ok album to me.
Meh not his best. Its always good cause he is a strong songwriter but music is not my prefered one. Album flows great, really good musicianship. good album just not better than harvest or everybody knows
Perfect album!
Im a Neil fan - love his stuff. This one was new to me had not heard it - - don't feel I missed anything all these years.
What a fine balance is struck here as Neil rejects his prosperity. There would be no going gentle in the JT mode, trying to recreate "Heart of Gold," inch-perfect as that song is. Probably his vocally warbliest effort (who would sing/enunciate "Albuqueque" in just that way?) – and by design, too, one suspects, in an obvious seeking after authenticity (mostly drunken authenticity, it seems). It's lyrically ragged, too. But, somehow, and rather in spite of itself, the whole thing comes off somehow. Like Joni Mitchell, Mr. Young was not afraid to be utterly sloppy in presentation, often putting his emotional needs front and center in these records. Such an approach can register as lovely human vulnerability ("Speaking Out," "Borrowed Tune," "Tired Eyes") but can play as self-indugence or exhibitionism (and does, frequently, in the hands of lesser imitators). "Albuqueque" is seriously underrated in his canon. One thinks Bowie and NY make a most interesting comparison in terms of their career shifts and stylistic diversions. This is a strong and substantive effort that shows what an artist in transition can deliver, extending great early work and creating space for many further evolutions to come, and showing why he was such a justifiable influence on so many acts.
It has a very vivid live vibe and bar blues attitude though lacks what it takes to put it on this list as if any album of any godfather had to fill the poll.
I've heard this before. I appreciate the songwriting but I can't help thinking that this is one album that would be better with a different lead vocalist. Part of the issue might be that Neil is "too close to the material". He is understandably emotional and the lyrics clearly come from the heart. But ultimately the music and lyrics don't move me as much as they are clearly moving him.
#BringBackTheHarmonica ! I feel like it’s a lost instrument these or maybe it’s just the music i listen to. As far as the album, it was a whole lotta mid. Ok, slightly above average!
Eh
Dull
3.3 2x catchup 11/8/24
Another great Neil Young record, this is one of his bleakest offerings following the overdoses of two friends, a band member and a roadie. It’s a heavier blues rock inspired sound than his work up to this point (or at least the albums I’ve heard) without quite reaching the grunginess of Rust Never Sleeps a few years later. It’s not one of my favourite Young albums but still an important stepping stone in his legacy
can appreciate good music, dont like folk.
7/10 Why does it have to sound so unfinished? Definitely disappointing considered how much I like gold rush
Neil can sing the blues with the best of em, and his knack for story telling is quintessential to the quality of his music. This album is not as rocking as others, it’s a hybrid of the folk side and the heavy distortion side, but it does not lack in tenacity. It even ventures into the country western realm. Beautiful melodies, soulful power.
This was nice, because it's Neil Young, and he's intrinsically nice and presumably not actually able to write bad songs, but it was by far the least inspiring of the Young (or even the various Young-infused artists) that I've had on the Proj so far. Just a bit forgettable to be honest.
After the Gold Rush & Harvest aside, I don't usually enjoy Neil Young albums quite as much as I expect too....but damn this really missed the mark. Easily the least I've ever liked an album from him. 2.5/5
Love it. 4
Should have rated Harvest higher
I generally like the Neil Young albums that pop up on this list, though this one wasn’t my favorite. I did appreciate it and its rawness more after reading the backstory behind it as an expression of grief.
It would seem that in order to be dubbed a ‘troubadour’ of the 70s and 80s it is requisite to have a trilogy of albums, like Bowie, Dylan, Waits, Springsteen….enter the Ditch Trilogy by Maestro Young. This album felt like sitting shiva - a drawn-out conversation of sorrow, loss, and grief. There were points of beauty to it but the overarching theme was of unrelenting raw pathos - like the blues distilled into a shot glass. There were parts that I liked more than most Neil Young (and all of his stuff with Crazy Horse or CSNY). It’s just that I don’t wanna feel heartbroken most of the time.
I think I just hate Neil Young. This is so whiney???
Not tonight
Tbh I got bored about halfway through and gave up. Not his best
Loved the song Borrowed Tunes. Added to In Memoriam Playlist
Fine Neil Young, not great but not bad to listen to.
Another Neil Young record? I understand that it's important to Neil, but I don't think it's a must listen.
Good album from Neil here. My first real experience with NY(&CH) is the love album Weld and unfortunately nothing else has compared to that. Still nice to hear the albums he’s made from where some of those songs came from. 3.5 stars.
Theres some great Neil Young albums out there but this isn't one of them, still a fine album but nothing amazing 3*
p346. 1975. 3 stars. Bit of a mixed bag, this one - a lot of filler, and possibly his worst vocal performance ever on "Mellow My Mind." With better quality control this could easily have been a 4. Still worth a listen.
Great record. Hard to give it five stars when there are other better Neil records, but not many... hmmm...
Borrowed Time // Albuquerque //
Classic.
#66 - pleasant enough 70s vibes but I struggled to connect with it.
This was pretty cool. "Albuquerque" and "Tired Eyes" especially stood out to me. I saw Neil Young when I was 19 but wasn't really in a place at the time to fully appreciate what he was doing. Not all of this speaks to me but it doesn't ever drag on, and it's really good songwriting. Honestly, Neil Young sounds so much like Stephen Malkmus to me, I didn't realize how similar their vocals were until this record. I listened to it twice and could tell I would really like it if I was in the right mood, so I'll revisit this later when I'm in a particularly melancholic self-pitying mood.
Some decent songs that could've been a lot better if the vocals weren't so raw
It's Neil, of course sometimes the vocal is a bit "off". And he appears to be a very grumpy man. But it sounds beautiful, and that's what matters.
Some of Neil's stuff has been growing on me lately; I've been listening to On the Beach a lot. This one doesn't seem to be on the same level as his best work, but it's still good. Although I can often put up with his voice, on this record it's a bit more irritating than on others I've heard.
Decent one.
опять нил янг и опять настроение было на хард хард хард
very chill vibes. Classic sounding Neil Young
Pretty good!
The sound of Neil Young being drunk and depressed. Excellent album.
*Tonight's The Night* (1975) Neil Young has just lost two friends to junk. One of them was a musician from his backing band Crazy Horse, the other was a roadie. *Harvest*'s hit on the chart is still récent, but he couldn't care less. His mind is despondent. He wants to record again with Crazy Horse, gathering them for the first time since the tragedy. The music is played loose, some of Neil's vocals are off-key, the overall mood is like a funeral wake. The first version of the album is anything but tight and cohesive, before new recording sessions strengthen its limp backbone. But even the final product sounds a little too sepulchral and disjointed to the label executives, appalled when they hear the record. The LP is shelved for a time (*On The Beach*, recorded after the *Tonight's The Night* sessions, was released before it). When *Tonight's The Night* is finally released, Young has completed his "ditch trilogy". It doesn't take a seer to understand that this album is not the ideal entry point into Neil Young's protean discography. But if your soul and ears are open enough, you might just sense why it is a favourite for many of his fans. The (double) title-track sums up everything that's striking about the record--its slacker, borderline-depressive ethos and, ahem, "work ethic", but it shouldn't hide all the other endearing cuts in the record. "World On A String" and "Mellowed My Mind" conceal classic Neil Young choruses beyond their meat-and-potatoes surfaces (Young's objectively atrocious vocal performance in the second actually makes the song better and more emotional in my humble opinion). "Speakin' Out" offers the prettiest piano solo in Young's oeuvre. Speaking of piano performance, the loner rips off the Rolling Stones' "Lady Jane" to an incredible result for the aptly-titled "Borrowed Tune", as good as the original--this one is a tearjerker for sure. Classic rocker "Come on Baby, Let's Go Downtown" then wakes you up, and makes you ready to paint the town red. Unless it's black. The track is actually a live recording of the song from 1970, and Danny Whitten's ghost looms over the proceedings. He was the Crazy Horse member who had recently passed away, and it's his guitar and background vocals that can be heard here Later, Neil Young will pay his tribute to roadie Bruce Banner, for the second version of the title-track closing the LP. The result could have sounded awkward or self-conscious. But it's just bittersweet and touching instead. All the tracks (apart from the album closer) that I've mentioned so far are from side one, and, you probably guessed it, things get even better on side two. Well, except "Roll Another Number For The Road", the only dud in the album, and a number that should ironically be left in the cutting room's floor. Everything else is pitch-perfect, though: cinematic western ballad "Albuquerque", where Neil drawls agonizingly long vowels ; the deep ominous minor harmonies of slow rocker "Lookout Joe" ; or the heartbreaking plea of "Tired Eyes", where confessional spoken words seamlessly lead to an unforgettable chorus where everyone sings in frail harmonies. Stellar piano and steel guitar arrangements abound everywhere. Just close your tired eyes and picture the sort of Americana scenery that could be shot with this music in mind. Then, just like Neil asks, open them, and breathe. Life's good, in spite of its unavoidable, inherent tragedies. Number of albums left to review: 68 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 403 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 231 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 299
Didn’t love it. A bit too 70’s for me. Sounded like something my dad listened to - not in a good way.
Im only recently getting to the point where i can enjoy neil young's songwriting. He is a great writer but it’s always been so hard for me to get past his voice and delivery. This album wasn’t enjoyable for me
This is the worst of Neil young which is pretty bad
A highly shambolic and disjointed masterpiece with amazing lyrics.
Not a lot to take away from this album for me. Reminded me why I don’t really listen to Neil too much. 2 stars because I know he was trying.
Tonight's the Night has so many of the ingredients that make Neil Young great - the rawness of the playing is so refreshing compared with some of the overproduced crap that gets made today. Contains upbeat blues-rock (Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown) and beautiful ballads (Borrowed Tune) as well as some of his most personal and vulnerable lyrics. Perfect
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Neil made a good album here. I really enjoyed it! Favourite track: World on a String.
Neil Young is always interesting. He's created such a weirdly, darkly beautiful album that there's no way that it could have done well commercially, while also being a great example of what I love about rock.
Neil is fine but he has way too many albums on this damn list
Great blues rock and folk rock. The album has a loose and live feel that makes it one of the most purely enjoyable Neil Young records I’ve heard. Fun, easy listening.
This is the third Neil Young (or Neil Young & Crazy Horse) album, and we have yet to see "Harvest" which I think has two of his best songs on it. I'm not super familiar with this one but it's got a pretty rockin feel to it and I pretty much always love Neil with a rock band behind him. He knows how to rock and when he's got a drummer or an electric guitar with a little bit of that "edge of breakup" distortion, it usually means enjoyable music is being played. This was a good listen. A little bit too much in the middle though without many songs that stood out. I'm giving it a 3 for it's quality but I'm not sure if this should be on the list.
Enjoyable stuff
Good, wouldn't listen to again though
Excellent!
if Neil Young has no haters, I’m dead
It’s good enough but I don’t really get the hype with Neil Young.
I feel like I'm repeating myself in Neil Young reviews, but he just can't sing.
Didn’t really like this so much
Very mid
Neil Young rarely dissapoints!
Okay, album. Couple of good songs but, not amazing as other Neil Young's albums.
Started off a bit slow but the middle was alright. Still not heard anything by Neil Young that even gets close to Heart of Gold record. Don't think this was worth of an inclusion unless I've missed something important
Likeable and listenable, with a Stones-esque sneering rock edge.
It's cool
I do like Neil Young and I think part of his style is to sing in a strained way like it is slightly out of his range, but I feel this album did this more than most and I found it grating at times. Not my favourite NY album but certainly enjoyable
Good stuff of course but not his best, not as many bangers but was lovely to listen to.
Strong start, weak finish
Typical Neil Young, just after you like a song he puts you to sleep with the next one.
Yet another Neil Young album full of songs that have potential but are instantly ruined by his awful vocals. Please stop!
For many he's close to god-like, to me, he's annoying. This album has no merit at all.
Me and Neil have beef. He’s an artist I deeply respect as a songwriter. But my god his voice. His voice is always such a bummer. Hey! Guess what! Same story here.
More to add to my late life discovery of Neil Young
Idk, I'm struggling with these Neil Young albums. Like they are good, sure, I just can't connect with the songs, like not a single one.
Nothing about this album really stands out. It's not bad enough to give it a 2 but might not really deserve a 3. Just because Neil Young writes an album shouldn't automatically put it on this list.
Enjoyed this!
oh mannnnnn.
One that I think needs to grow on the listener for a bit, but it turns out to be another solid outing for Neil. This has a live feel that I enjoy.
Very chill album. I have enjoyed it.
This went by quite easy, but it was very samey. Stand-out: World on a String
Not bad
Eh. Not my favourite work by Neil and I'm not a big fan of his anyway.
pretty forgetable but not a bad performance. It didnt felt unique or crazy its just in that pool of listenable songs/albums that dont got much to offer for me
What the hell is this? Normally I like Neil but these songs make me think of a bar band saying, "now we are going to play some originals" between Pink Floyd and AC/DC covers.
It's a good Neil Young album. Not a great one. Largely down the middle bluesy Neil.Young.
I liked the album surprisingly well. I always enjoy listening to Neil Young from time to time. 4/5
I think I’ve been sleeping on Neil, another awesome album I had never even heard of.
4.7 I had to give this a few listens because I didn't realize how good it was, there is nothing really negative to pick at. The studio musicians really elevate the songs, probably more so than other Neil Young albums. The remaining crazyhorse members playing is great too.
Really back loaded, but the back half especially Albuquerque was very good
Very cool? Nice… smooth like rocks and jazz. Boopy, moody/moovy and very groovy-psychedelic. Short album. 6.9/10.
This has a mix of styles: rootsy blues, classic R&R, singer-songwriter, and tastes of CSNY. I didn’t really connect with this album, though. Neil’s singing is so bad at times (Mellow my Mind), it distracts. He can obviously sing- he manages those CSNY harmonies, so I don’t know why he chooses to not be on pitch. I’m sure with subsequent listens I’d get more into it, but I just don’t think there will any. 2.9
This was tough. The first side is almost daring you to keep listening. The band sounds good, and the songs are mostly okay, but NY sounds like shit. Not calculated slop, but lazy slop. If you stick it out and get to the second side, it eases up a bit and maybe even feels like it was a decent attempt. This is the album equivalent of a drunk voicemail from your ex. 2.8 (a very, very gracious 2.8)
alguma coisa não clicou. talvez minha opinião mude após conhecer mais do som dele porém tudo aqui foi meio plano? não é ruim mas me vejo voltando apenas pra uma ou outra faixa
No había escuchado antes a Neil Young y la verdad es que me ha gustado mucho. Lo volveré a escuchar!
3/5
Mournful, almost country-rock at times, Neil Young probably deserves his own genre. I like him best when he's harmonizing with others, and that only happened a couple of times on this album.
Not a huge Young fan but a solid album.
Easy 4 star
Un po' noioso
What an album. I actually really enjoyed this one. Probably an 8.5/10
Great more Neil Young, but now he’s trying to sound like Lou Reed. I actually don’t hate it.
Didn't really grab me.
Well, this is classic Neil. Maybe it’s just me but the album flows nicely from one song to another like it’s one big performance piece. Other than that, here it is, existing in the realm of good but with an unexplainable way of describing why it is good. Choice cut: Speaking out
I like Neil Young okay, but this was not one of my favorites.
One of the best album by Neil Young and the trademark sound he has.
Tonights the night Speaking out World on a string
Tror det är tredje eller fjärde plattan med Neil Young. Så jävla bra är han ju inte.
I think some of these songs could grow on me if I listen to them more, but I wasn't super impressed on my first listen.
Listened during the day while working? "This is a damned good rock and roll album." Listened at night while a little toasty? "This is a goddamned symphony!"
Another Neil Young album!!
Tonight's the Night - 2.5 Speakin' Out - 3 World on a String - 2.5 Borrowed Tune - 2 Come on Baby, Let's Go Downtown - 2.5 Mellow My Mind - 1.5 Roll Another Number - 2 Albuquerque - 2 New Mama - 3 Lookout Joe - 3 Tired Eyes - 2 Tonight's the Night (Part 2) - 2.5
06/27/24 S Tier————————— A Tier—————————4 Come On Baby Let’s Go Downtown Borrowed Tune Roll Another Number Lookout Joe B Tier—————————3 Tired Eyes Speakin Out World On A String C Tier—————————2 New Mama Albuquerque Mellow My Mind Tonight’s The Night Tonight’s The Night Part 2 D Tier—————————1
Tonight’s The Night by Neil Young Thursday 6/27/24 2:03 B Tier————————— Speakin Out World On A String New Mama Roll Another Number Tonight’s The Night Tonight’s The Night II Albuquerque C Tier————————— Come On Baby Lookout Joe Borrowed Tune D Tier————————— Mellow My Mind Tired Eyes
When you put out as many albums as Neil -there are going to be some clunkers. This sounds like some guys that are required to kick out an album every 8 months by their label just f’n around the studio. There are some good riffs and nice moments but generally pretty weak.
it's okay, not the best Neil Young album. some good lyrics about a couple of his friends dying from heroin overdoses.
A eulogy-in-song for two friends lost to overdoses within 2 months of each other. He played the entire (unreleased) album at shows before touching any hit, which audiences hated, but Neil didn’t give a shit. It’s not all easy to listen to, but that’s the point. “Go Downtown” is one of my favorites, a cool insert of Danny Whitten’s live voice on what’s essentially his own memorial album.
Repetitively boring. I really dig Americana but not this. Something is off here.
Never heard before. Good, Loose, Bluesy Rock 'n Roll. Really great.
For the second day in a row, I'm glad this music is back on spotify but this didn't hit me in a different way like yesterday's joni mitchell album did. Just very average to me and I think that's because rust never sleeps and parts of his other albums before this one stood out to me a bit more.
Always loved this album. That has not changed.
Excellent album - love me some Neil
This one of the good ones.
ordinary Neil Young 70s record
could i write poetry to this? n
This is the Neil Young music that I don't like. Why is this album even on the list? There are virtually no hits and it all sounds the same as his usual high-pitched folky stuff. One and one-half stars. Gaining a half-star because I kinda like the version of "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown" that The Trey Anastasio Band used to do.
Kept going between 2 and 3 as I listened. Settled on a 2 because there's nothing here I really want to revisit.
The singing pulls it down for me
decent album with some solid tracks, didn’t have any issue with it, bit the best from neil young but wasn’t bad by any means
groovin.
Meh
God, his voice is particularly terrible here. It was a struggle to get through this.
I genuinely like Neil Young, but I hadn’t heard this album before. I appreciate the mix of genres, a blues song, a country song and more, it’s good, but there are many other works of his that I like better.
Heh - “Shakey” at best. Not Neil’s finest, I don’t think. I think he is a better singles songwriter than an album man in my opinion. The opening to the song “Tonight’s The Night” is incredible. The rest not as much.
Nope, not a fan. I just can’t get past his voice, I just don’t like it when Neil sings. The music is fine, just not the rest.
Ahhh, tequila Neil. It's a sad one. 2nd favourite of the ditch trilogy. Never completely clicked with me the way On the Beach and (almost ditch trilogy album) Zuma did. Guess I prefer weed and cocaine Neils. Still 10 off 10, I love most Neils.
Okay. This might be the Neil Young that I actually like. This is mostly leaning into the blues side of him, and I kinda liked it. I'm shocked, too.
I didn’t have anything on my calendar tonight, but yeah I guess so
Can’t give anything in the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young universe below a 3
Sending this to the boys chat before they all come over to smoke weed and fill their bellies with diet soda and play burnout revenge for the ps2
It's fine. I really wish I loved this, but it's just kind of whiney and boring.
Great musician, great voice. Never seems to quit recording. Not one of his best albums, but hey, it’s Neil Young.
couldn't stand the dude, but it's growing on me mellow my mind albuquerque lookout joe tired eyes
Why is this in the list. This was garbage… no offense
This is alright. I didn’t think it was memorable until I listened the 2nd time, it was easy to vibe with, some lyrics are a bit cheesy-cringe but I like the harmonica. Nothing stood out to save, and I probably wouldn’t listen again
I am grasping at straws here.
I like how personal the production is here. I like Neil Young. There are several Neil Young albums I like more than this one, but this one is good as well.
Good album
Didn't much like this one. Sad that Neil Young is back on Spotify for one of the lesser albums...
Neil can be amazing, Neil can be croaky and out of tune. This has both Neils.
A real mix in here - lounge singining, blues, Country, rock and roll. Somehow it works, but doesn't reach the heights of Rust Never Sleeps or After the Gold Rush
We're at the 8th album (afaik) featuring ol' Neil. I'm pretty sure they've all gotten 4s and 5s from me, so it may be a safe bet that I like this too. I don't recognize any song titles, but I didn't with On the Beach (4 stars n counting) and Ragged Glory (4 stars) either. I think this might be a grower. It’s pretty bleak & pessimistic, but also features great performances (eg. the guitar in “Steppin Out”. However, I wouldn’t say musically there’s much else done better than the later Crazy Horse albums (eg. Rust Never Sleeps) Pretty sure all that’s left of this guy on this generator is Harvest (1972), his biggest hit… HL: “Steppin’ Out”, “Borrowed Tune”, “Albuquerque”
I didn't mind the album but I wasn't a huge fan either.
In a life and career of astronishing creativity and artistic left turns reaching to the very human soul, this is the most astronishing, and, to paraphrase Kirk's Spock Eulogy, the most human. Epically human.
Captivating and Sublime. Neil Young at his best. Think it it as a kind of a calm fury
Yet another Neil Young album that is ok but not a lot more Nothing particularly stand out here but nothing dreadful either
It’s Neil Young. He’s ok. There’s worse. There’s better. He’s put out better. 3
A rock and roll party album made oddly eerie when I listen closer and read the backstory. Still so strange to have the immaculate band up against Neil's... well, very *Neil* voice. It all kinda works, though.
Tonight's the Night is an pretty good song. It strikes a note of hopeful desperation that most songs don't explore. But goodness, I felt myself frequently wondering how much of this album was left. I used to like Neil Young, but now I find his caterwauling and country influences to be grating. He's supposed to be a great lyricist, but I don't see it. New Mama was also pretty good. Neil does soft sad songs really well. I might be tempted to revisit that one. But most of the album I'll happily leave behind.
I always enjoy Neil Young, but have yet to get to a point where I feel like putting him on in my spare time. Let's go downtown is a great song, but otherwise it's more of a stream of good songs from him.
Listened on the train back after a day doing not much at the beach
You know, it's been a while since I got an album from Neil Young, and even longer since I got one that didn't have "& Crazy Horse" in the artist credit. Although, Crazy Horse is still important to this album's story, as it was dedicated to one of the band's then-recently deceased members. Anyways, this album's alright. I don't really have any major issues, but I still feel like something small might be missing. The positives of the other Neil Young albums I've gotten are still here. I like his singing, he's good at writing, and the sound is great. There's some common themes, which is usually nice to see. This isn't my favorite Neil Young album so far. If anything, it's probably the least interesting so far. However, this is still a solid album that I would consider good. Light 4/5.
I can't remember anything about this album other than not wanting to listen to it agin to rate it properly.
Enjoyed this - chilled
This was pretty bad
I'm not a Neil Young fan.
If anybody else in the whole world was singing this might be a decent album
70s rock love the shit out of this probably. Not really interesting for me. I don't like his voice that much. And I reeally dont like the fact that the vocals are so bad on this one. The bro always moves closer and farther from the mic.
Pleasant to listen to! I might return to some of the songs on this album.
Tja fucking goed wat valt er nog meer te zeggen?
Lekker albumpie
IMO not that great. Beginning is bleak but in a Big Star way. It’s just not so beautiful. Then the rest of the album is more classic Neil Young, but not at his best. Great album cover.
This album has the downside of Neil Young (the voice, of course) without any of the upside (good songs).
Getting drunk and high and playing music might be a way to grieve the deaths of friends; recording the music and selling it does not make it great. The grief is palpable on these tracks.
I’m not a Neil Young fan, but I do believe he has better albums. I love the guitars in Come On Baby. I do not love the chorus in Mellow My Mind where he can’t get close to that high note
Nope
Pretty effing great. Blues zay as hell.
Tonight's the night - a delicate 5/5 Speaking ou - 3/5 World on a string - 5/5 what you expect from Neil Borrowed Tune - nice. 5/5 Come on baby... - love it. 5/5 Mellow - 3/5 Mother Number - 3/5 Albuquerque - 4/5 New Mama - 5/5 Lookout Joe - 4/5 Tired Eyes - 2/5
4-5 New Mama
Why is everyone so high on this guy. He doesn’t have a great voice. He’s not rocking out. Yet, he’s everyone’s musical hero. Not mine, though.