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Crap
Thanks to Nick Offerman suggesting this album in one of his books, I found this album just five or six years ago. As a beginner woodworker, I was inspired to listen to this in the shop (as Offerman says he did) while I wasted wood and didn't make much more than sawdust and smaller pieces of wood. Thanks to Nick, I love this album and have marginally increased my woodworking abilities. Anyway, I know Neil Young is an acquired taste and not for everyone. I was a hater for a long time, so I get it. For me, ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
3/5
hm...My My, Hey Hey...mesmo assim, chataaato bgr 3 estrelas pro neil young
I enjoyed hearing what was a more raw Neil Young.
I have always disliked Neil Young, and have already had 2 of his albums pop up here. Those were rated with 1’s and 2’s. I loved this album, the opener will definitely be revisited
This is very good fun indeed!
Started off really enjoyable, I love Neil's voice. Did go a bit odd towards the end though, is that just me?
classic rock, a leyend
So good.
Solid opener with a song that i only know from being a staple of Oasis’s setlist. For a fairly short album theres more variety in terms of style than the previous Neil Young albums i’d listened to, presumably in part due to the live aspect but this still works as a cohesive album. Not sure of the necessity to close the album with a different version of hey hey though, especially given it is not as good
I tried to come up with an actual review, but I couldn’t.
I'm sorry Neil Young, what sort of lyric is: "Welfare mothers make better lovers While they're washin' you can hear this sound now Welfare mothers make better lovers Di-vor-ceeeeeeeee" ??? And while we're on the topic of lyrics: "I'm gonna ride my llama From Peru to Texarkana I wanna ride him good" ??? This is my second Neil Young album since starting the project, and I found this album less dull than the last one (I think I've moved on to "questionable" now), but I still hate his voice. 2/5
This is one of Young’s defining albums. I like the structure and I don’t think it’s been over done. I would have time for more albums featuring an acoustic and electric side.
Hey hey my my I love this album.
Not the best work by Neil Young, but okay.
Good stuff
This record was incredible! Another Neil Young album I love! It’s acoustic quality, along with its hard rockers at some points, make it a very good mix of a record. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Ist ok, die Musik ruhig und die Stimme angenehm. Aber es plätschert so vor sich hin, mitgerissen hat es mich nicht. 2-3/5
PASS. I've listened to it already and I truly hate it. It's boring, monotonous shit for me. 1/5
Top-shelf writing and musicianship
Great album. Love how it builds from acoustic to electric. Was a little shorter than I hoped.
Hey hey my my and my my hey hey are certified bangers. Rest of the album was aight. But 4 stars for the bangers alone.
Another excellent album from our boy Neil Young. No idea who Crazy Horse is, I guess that’s his band doing all the instruments and stuff but Neil cooked with the folk per usual. My My, Hey Hey > Hey Hey, My My
**** Don‘t like all of them, but most
Ik had misschien wel verwacht dat ik dit album chill zou vinden. "Our House" en "Harvest Moon" vind ik prachtige nummers. Maar dit album vond ik eigenlijk best tegenvallen.
Really good. As expected, yet even a little better
This has some of my favorite Neil Young songs, but isn’t my favorite Neil album.
a bit repetitive but a good sound highlights: Sail Away, Powderfinger
very repetitive but short so it’s okay i liked the first song most
Standard NY. I don't mind his voice for a couple of tracks but it's a bit whiney for a whole album.
It’s just all a bit samey
Rust never i sleeps but i do motherfucker!
Neil Young's whiney voice is an acquired taste that I have yet to acquire despite the multiple exposures delivered by this list. File next to Dylan under 'Annoying delivery of interesting lyrics made more annoying by the addition of harmonica'
Not so bad for a Neil Young's album, but this is, ridiculously, the sixth on the list (I've probably missed some bands he was in). Are we sure this isn't just a list of 1,001 albums featuring Neil Young?
I got thrown by the opening track, it's a live recording, and it had a fade-out, felt a bit jarring. The rest of the album was okay, but yeah usual Neil Young, harmonica and whine. 2.5
Fav: Powderfinger Least Fav: Ride My Llama Even though my fav song is on the grungier b-side and my least fav song is on the folk rock a-side, I’m surprised by my preference towards side A
God blanding af hans country, folk rock agtig side og så den der proto grunge hard rock side. Første del af albummet er stille og roligt og så går det ellers amok. "It's better to burn out than fade away" skrev Kurt Cobain i sit suicide letter som er direkte citeret af Neil Young. Den rå lyd og distorted elektriske jam lyd var det som inspirerede grungen og Neil Young blev også kaldt forefather of grunge. Svært ikke at anerkende lyden af dette album og rejsen rent lydmæssigt igennem er også super fed. Han var sgu god til at reinvent ham selv også i en senere alder. improvisation er også en stor spiller i lyden og det kan man sagtens høre. Det er næsten ligesom at høre noget "live". Føler lidt at konteksten af albummet og dets indflydelse på historien og neil young som mand løfter niveauet lidt på samme måde som Johnny cash der synger hurt. Det ændrer lidt konteksten et eller andet sted.
Middle of the road, don't understand how Neil Young has so many damn albums on here
Some solid Neil
WHERE THE EAGLE GLIDES DESCENDING!!! THERE'S AN ANCIENT RIVER BENDING!!! Fav song: Thrasher
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - 5/5 Thrasher - 4/5 Ride My Llama - 3/5 Pocahontas - 5/5 Sail Away - 5/5 Powderfinger - 5/5 Welfare Mothers - 5/5 Sedan Delivery - 5/5 Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - 4/5 Average score: 4.5/5 (rounding up) hey hey my my
Great album
One of my top 5 all-time. Since 1979 I probably haven't gone 3 months without putting this on.
This is my second Neil Young album in 3 days. The first song on "Rust Never Sleeps" is his best. I prefer the first half of this album. The second part should have been more like the first. Wouldn't it be funny if I got another Neil Young album? 4 stars for "Rust Never Sleeps".
11/10
Favorites: hey hey my my, my my hey hey other picks: thrasher, sail away
Great lyrics and distinctive tone/mood to his voice, but many songs have same sound.
Good, I prefer Weld but solid
Nostalgic! It’s better to burn out then fade away! Still not my favorite.
Little slow, but the end picks up and is very very good. Very good
Not the first to say Young’s voice kinda sucks, but there’s plenty of great writing and instrumental talent on this album.
This is the brand of like folksy singer songwriter that does it for me. Hey hey my my x2 best ever, but everything between goes so hard as well. Thank you Neil. It’s not his strongest album but I think two more listens and this becomes a 5, so I’m just gonna give it to him.
Great album all the way through. Don't have any complaints. Great songs with cool messages. Interesting song dynamics across the album. Weak 5 just because due to his voice (not as harsh as Dylan's though)
How did I never hear powderfinger and the rest of the album other than the 2 versions of the same song (which somehow is okay)? Neil Young rules and I will listen to this alone again. 5/5
Meh- couple of good tunes but overall doesn't really do it for me. I prefer some of the other live albums.
Meh at best. First track was good, rest mid.
I enjoyed listening to this I can hear the influence he had on bands I like. Some lyrics were a bit crazy but I’m gonna smile and ignore for this review 3.5??
surprisingly good
adri: 8, un tio muy majo, musica muy maja. Música de viaje cruzando Estados Unidos. mar: 7, bonita harmonica.
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and me.
A really quality album - one his beat
Sehr cool
its better to burn out than fade away rieeeese line. aha ich kenn sie vom kurt cobain sim abschiedsbrief. wow. findi super de song. hui mit dead weight uf thrasher meinter glaub crosby stills und nash. huere nasty. ride my llama au huere verzelli time. er singt huuere guet uf dem. uuuuh cooli chords. und bass zum erste mol halloo. mit gfallts gad mega so früe am morge zum ufwache sind super schöni warmi songs mega simpel instrumentiert. und er verzellt mega de text isch voll im vordergrund. mer ghört fast nöd dases live isch. isch alles live? nöd ganz hä. sail away isch etz chli s glich wie vorher die andere aber immerno hübsch. s chömed langsam meh instrument dezue. oke zweiti siite. ha etz überall glese dass die sochli geburtsdtund vo grunge seg. finds etz huuere soft de erst song. oke verzerrti gitarre aber tönt jetz nöd würkli andersch als andere stuff vo ihm us de 70er. welfare mothers isch etz chli hässiger scho seeehr verzerrte stuff. sedan delivery no meh. schnelle best und denn halftime mit jangly verzerrte gitarre jetz gsehni de grunge. meeega grunge huere cool wie hend sie erfunt. reprise vo hey hey hey huuuere heavy verzerrt. funktioniert au mega als hard rock song. geils solo hoi. sie singed afoch über de johnny rotten. ich find s konzept vo rust never sleeps als analogie vo mer mues sich kreativ bewege zum nöd stagniere huere geil und isch au mit en grund wiso de neil young so lang relevant gsi isch de siech het afoch witergmacht und immer sache usprobiert. finds etz nöd es rieeese meisterwerk aber gseh wie das album wegwiisend gsi isch. vieri.
hahaha freumi dank dere liste die ganz diskographie vom neil young durrezlose rust never sleeps isch echt en geilee titel my my hey hey isch halt schono schön ich han mega lang eifach s cover vom axel rudi pell kennt😭 drum tönts so akustisch fast scho komisch bis jz ischs sochli wie alles vom neil young wo ich bis jz ghört han, voll easy und iwie no herzig aber nöd meh... ich freu mich aber sehr uf de proto-grunge de neil young würkt idene zitat na wie en coole und intelligente siech? hmm also powderfinger isch sicher erfrischend gsi aber s jsch doch chli ah mier verbii? welfare mothers kenni hani s gfühl! also powderfinger isch echt cool, s solo ide mitti und v.a. au de hindergrundgsang findi super! na speziell wow sedan delivery mit ihrne tempowechsel findi recht cool damn hey hey my my het megaa verzerrti gitarre hahaha find denn de gegesatz zu sinere nasale ener höche stimm seehr cool DAS SOLOOO jap das isch sehr geil gsi han echt s gfühl, das isch sochli es speziellers album gsi? RESPEKTIV halt nur die 2. hälfti. die erst han ich nöd unglaublich spannend oder kreativ gfunde (au wenn det d lyrics sehr guet seget?) aber ja es git trotzdem es 4i, au weg de kulturelle wichtigkeit
Wonderful record
More rock than I thought. Not as catchy as I like it, but a good rock album overall.
Didn’t listened
Awesome
4/10 - nothing really to write home about. A very forgettable and somewhat generic set of songs. However I do appreciate that they are played very well live
I enjoyed powder finger I felt like this album was a wanna be bob Dylan singing mediocre songs about native Americans. Only one or 2 songs grabbed me and I found it to be dull for the most part.
100/100
Good
Cover 5 The songs aren't horrible but too hippie-ish for me. Some cheese lyrics. Some of it is cringey although with good intentions I'm sure.
Rust Never Sleeps is a great album and I thoroughly recommend giving it a listen.
Mellow and pleasant yet wistful and angry. That's Neil Young for you, in general. Some of the album is partly live and some of it's partly country. It's also famously an early precursor to grunge. In 1979, this album does stand more with the recently-emerged punks than it does with the highly-ornamented, drug-soaked industry of what rock & roll had become at the time. It's meaningful that the record is so country-tinged, stripped down and borderline lackadaisical. Is it a required listen, though? It's probably worth a listen but, even as Neil Young albums go, this isn't as good as Harvest. The thing about having a list that's 1001 albums long is that it's going to be largely padding. This is pretty good padding, but make no mistake: you're here to hear "My My, Hey Hey" and "Hey Hey, My My" and those bookend the album (due respect to Powderfinger).
One of the great songwriters, in peak form.
Love the acoustic sounds and pure guitar with a focus on the persecution of natives and longing for nature in the lyrics. His voice is a bit odd, but doesn’t take much away from the experience
Good ol’ Neil. He’s just having a Crazy Horse time.
I was not expecting to become a Neil Young fan after starting this project, yet here I am. Is this better than On The Beach? No. Is this still a really good album? Yes. Plenty of good substance here to uncover. The guitar work really does stand out in this record I think, mores than most of Neil Young's music - where his voice tends to take centre stage. This record feels way more rock oriented than Neil Young's more folky tunes he's known for. I didn't hate that! Anyways, not a whole heap to write about this one. It was a lovely listen, I won't be rushing back though - there's definitely better Neil Young records I'd go to first. Favourite song has gotta be Powderfinger though, banger.
I can tolerate Neil Young as a singer but I feel like he would be so fucking annoying if he was nagging me about something with that voice
This is my first solo Neil Young album. I’ve not consciously listened to Neil Young before. My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - I had no idea that the Chromatics track Into The Black wasn’t an original. I quite like this version too, very different of course. Great lyrics and central chord progression. Into the Black was a nice followup to this and closer for the album. Thrasher - quite liked the instrumentals and songwriting on this. This album is a bit of a fairybread sandwich, I liked the bread more than the filling. Not great, not terrible. Highlights: My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue), Thrasher, My My Hey Hey (Into The Black)
Neil Young has an unreal ability to consistently be the worst part of any album he appears on.
Man I love this guys voice. Surprise masterpiece 10/10
Two very different sides, I enjoyed Side A far more than Side B. Reading about the album before listening I really thought I would enjoy the more electric side more but Young's lyricism and the acoustic tone of the first half really hits differently than the second half. Powderfinger is an evergreen song but the rest of the tracks on the second half don't hold a candle to a track like Thrasher. Was tempted to give this a 4 because the tracks on the first half are just that good, but on repeat listens I found myself going back to the first track right after Powderfinger ends. Highlights: My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue), Thrasher, Powderfinger
Shit album
Best Song: My My, Hey Hey This is fine. I've never particularly been into Neil Young, he's like Canadian Bob Dylan. My My, Hey Hey is a great tune though.
Love Neil, just saw him live last night! Serendipity
Surprisingly enjoyable. He's found a bit of energy from somewhere
It was okay
Good
classic
I prefer his full band rock material to the more folky, acoustic output so things picked up in the second half for me.
My personal favorite Neil Young album
Forgot what was even in this album. Classic Neil and Crazy Horse. Got to see him last year playing some of these.
I am not rust, I'm sleepy
Me ha parecido un discazo, que va de menos a más. Es un disco muy potente con una guitarras increíbels. Neil ha creado un disco increíble.
3/5
Neil Young at the peak of his popularity. The solo songs are excellent and beautifully performed. On the solo side he sings quite superbly (I like his voice!). The Electric side is the weaker of the two, but still has some quite brilliant songs. 5*. Would I listen again? Yes, I do regularly. Would I buy this album? I did. 1 "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)" 03:45 The acoustic version. Wonderful song, beautifully sung. - 5* 2 "Thrasher" 05:38 Again, a beautifully sung tale. Excellent lyrics. Neil Young's acoustic guitar playing is wonderful to listen to. - 5* 3 "Ride My Llama" 02:29 The narrative on the songs are interesting, including this one. - 5* 4 "Pocahontas" 03:22 A fantastic song. Brilliantly sung. I love the rhythm that you can hear Young slapping/keeping on the guitar. - 5* 5 "Sail Away" 03:46 Excellent. Lovely melody. - 5* 6 "Powderfinger" 05:30 The electric side. This is a great song. Brilliant guitar from Young. The solo is very melodic. - 5* 7 "Welfare Mothers" 03:48 The Horse does Garage Rock. This starts off and I think "Why is this here? Spoiling what has come before." That's partly the point I think. The strange juxtaposition of "D-i-v-o-r-c-eeee" with the music makes me smile. Great guitar. - 4* 8 "Sedan Delivery" 04:40 More Garage Rock. Has much the same effect on me as Welfare Mothers. Riff driven. - 4* 9 "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" 05:18 The electric version. Stunning. Heavy. Brilliant. - 5* Total - 43/45 Average - 4.78
7/10
Not for me
had some really good songs on it and i liked the live sound
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One of the two best Neil Young albums imo. Powderfinger is one of his strongest tracks, in storytelling and musical. My My, Hey Hey are both good tracks. Rock 'n' roll can never die!
Begrijpelijk dat dit werd gespeeld op Kurt Cobain's begrafenis. Fantastisch album met een iconisch, tijdloos openingsnummer. Rock and roll will never die. Zijt maar zeker. 4.5
Awesome good voice great lyrics. Definitely prefer the acoustic side strong 4*
The older I get the more Neil Young becomes one of my favorite artists. Country Rock, Hard Folk Rock, Proto-Grunge. The riffs, the distortion, the lyrics. Another banger. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Très très cool, ambiance US, petit porche autour de la maison, rocking chair et soirée d'été
Good laid back album with Hey, Hey, My My
I would give this an album a 3.5/5 if this site let me. Very solid. Electric set goes crazy.
4/5 Classic.
I like it because the lyrics , I recommended because is pretty good you can feel the lyrics.
I think you would like to hear my review about this album because it think you would like to hear about my opinion, i didnt like the album because the instraments and the lyrics sounded depresing
Volim njega, ali iskreno ima mi puno boljih albuma od ovog, stoga malo niža ocjena. 3/5, 6/10
Banging
Powderfinger is as good as it gets. Don’t get many songs with stories that good. Rest of the album is definitely a good listen but towards the end loses a little steam
Everyone tells me I should like you Neil Young and everybody tells you that you should like me but when the time comes and we try spooning on the couch there's just no spark. Sorry, pal.
I think Neil Young gives Bob Dylan real run for his money for best American musician/poet. His lyrics are less creative, but I think are truer to the American experience (especially since they are dumbed down) and he's definitely a more talented musician. damn
Tää oli kiva!
Itselle tämä albumi kolahti oikein kunnolla. Heart of goldiakin parempi.
Toimii!
Crazy good album, so many good songs. The guitar tone on hey hey my my is ahead of its time
Ya, good rock.
Neil Young is an acquired taste. At least that's the true for me. Sure he had some songs that instantly struck me, like Rockin in the Free World. But his voice, however distinctive, wasn't really something I sought out. I've never listened to a single one of his albums straight through, so I wasn’t sure how I’d view this. It helped that this album started with My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue), an instantly recongnizable song and a classic. Thrasher is an interesting song, love the theme of it, but it just kind of sits there and then fades out. Other than the lyrics, it didn't really move me. Similar reaction to Ride My Llama, though I liked the music more and the lyrics less. Pocohontas is just a weird song - singing about the plight of the indians and then end up singing about the Astrodome and Marlon Brando? Just really strange lyrics. Sail Away I liked a lot better. I could see some people not liking this, but I thought it was just a more well constructed song than the previous few. All in all, though, an uneven first half. It's interesting how this album shifts from solo acoustic to electric with Crazy Horse for the second half. Unique and I liked the construct. Powderfinger is a cool tune, loved the lead guitar work on this. I was less a fan of Welfare Mothers, it's fine but it felt pretty basic to me. Sedan Delivery picks back up, a straight rocker with an interesting viewpoint. The highlight of this album is the dichotomy in styles from the first half to the second, underscored by the different versions of My My, Hey Hey. It's hard to say whether the Blue or Black version is really better (the distortion in the guitars at the beginning of the electric version is very cool), both are great, despite the repetition. To be honest, just focusing on the songs, I'd probably be at a 3 for this. However, given how this album has two distinct halves and the fact that he could take the same song in My My, Hey Hey and make it sound considerably different depending upon whether he goes acoustic or electric? This combines to elevate it for me, making it deserving of a 4. It's far from a perfect album though.
One of my favourites. Powderfinger and My My, Hey Hey are probably my best songs
I didn't overly love it but the guitars were awesome
Only one listen through so far. But I like Neil as chill out music.
country ass
All done!
Average. Not a fan of the live album.
Neil Young doing Neil Young, what he wants to, 4 Star
Solid Neil Young album. My 2nd in about a week and a half, and it was another enjoyable listen. I still don't think Neil Young will enter my listening rotation when the challenge is over, but I'm glad I'm checking out some of his stuff. 3.5 / 5
I am always a fan when artists do different stuff for different sides/halves of the album. Such as Low (by David Bowie) where the first half is these repetitive rock/pop songs and the second half is ambient, anyways enough David Bowie. Pretty cool how Neil Young does solo acoustic for the first half and then Electric with a backing band in the second half. This is my first impression of Neil Young (apart from listening to Heart of Gold) and I would say it was a good impression.
Side A (the acoustic side) approaches five-star quality, peaking with the stunning Thrasher. Those five songs are the best of Young's career. Maybe the contrast is an integral part of what makes the record great, but I can't help but find the B-side to be a let-down, as virtuosic and forward-looking as the proto-grunge work on it is. But man, does some of this stuff rip, right before hitting you upside the head. "I just turned 22/I was wondering what to do/And the closer they got, the more those feelings grew." This is one of those albums where I'm shocked by the negative reception it has on this site. To me, this is an obvious 4+ star lock, one of a few dozen key records in the rock canon. Never would have guessed it at 3.52 on here. An aside: this made me wonder whether Neil Young was the first to do the acoustic/electric dichotomy thing with a centrepiece song on an album, as he does with Out of the Blue/Into the Black. Yo La Tengo's Big Day Coming jumps out. Mistress by Red House Painters. Rust Never Sleeps > Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere > On the Beach > After the Gold Rush > Harvest
I'm a fan of Neil Young but not a fan of him trying to be a "must see live" performer
The movement from acoustic to electric happens so perfectly I didn't even realize what was happening on the first listen. To be honest I didn't care much for side A apart from My, My but side B more than makes up for it. Powderfinger and Sadan Delivery were phenomenal.
Preferred this over After the Gold Rush, which I already know is going to be a controversial opinion. Let’s just say I prefer Neil Young doing rock over folk, his voice is less grating for me. I do like his instrumentation more on this album, but I felt it took to long to get to a proper rock ‘n’ roll sound, it was a bit too laidback in the beginning. This is an improvement from the last album of his I listened to but its brought me to the conclusion that I’m not a Neil Young fan.
Just an insanely boring album, I couldn't even finish it.
Loved enough Young/Horse to be completely disappointed in this one. Not enough character
Great album. The second side was a bit of a shock after the gentle acoustic side 1! Loved the guitar work on Powderfinger.
Loved this. Great songs, great vibe with a huge array of sounds across the album. Super nostalgic feeling with strong production, and I’ll definitely come back to this.
Blir bättre med mer lyssning. Bra intro till Neil Young.
- neil young up there with john darnielle in terms of great guys who don’t really sing - something truly magical about a harmonica - the guitar is incredibly soulful. things that are nothing to say - the electric guitar on powderfinger was unexpected - huge fan of the bookending songs that’s very cool - something i think i would enjoy much more if it were live - 3 stars but not adding!
is good
It was really good. I liked how Neil Young could convey what is like to be a musician with some of his songs. Then, sing about how Welfare mothers make better lovers. I listen to a lot of the albums in this project on the way to work. This is an album that I have to sit down in a quiet room in order to fully appreciate.
Scusi Neil Young und du Crazy Horse, irgendwie hets mi ned gross catched und es isch tendenziell eher es geskippeds album gsi. Biz unfairi zwei rostigi Pferd
Oh maaan. Direkt mitm beste song gstarted. Hypahypa, unf frnn rifach biz boting witer. Schwirig, was sellid mit da na mache :/ Glaub muss doch fast na 3 sternlis geh
my my hey hey riitet de frechdachs eifach sis lama vo peru bis uf texarkana isch das tatsächlich neil young album #5? oder #4? ufjedefall chli zu viel des guten für min gschmack gid trotzdem 3 chritz, weil eigentlich scho noch sweet
Very familiar with these songs and love them all.
Peak Neil Yound & Crazy Horse!!
3,4/5
A great live Neil Young record.
It’s ok
Not bad.
Favourite song - Pocahontas. I'd describe this as Cowboy Rock and quite enjoyed it, apart from the distorted sound occasionally. 3 or 4
Instrumental Hip-Hop Liked "Midnight in a perfect world"
Four stars. some of his earlier albums were way better... 'nuff said... next...
Excellent Neil Young album. Another great mix of heartbreaking folk and hard-rocking guitar. The opening track is the highlight, but there are strong tracks throughout. Apparently some of the album was recorded live in concert and finished in studio — that’s cool! It definitely has a live and unpolished feel in the best way. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the reprise of “My My, Hey Hey” that closes the album. It’s really heavy! The feedback and grit is really rough. Great stuff.
"My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)" is probably Neil Young's 4th or 5th best song, and it's amazing. It's beautiful and sad, and the guitar part is so melancholic that it fits the lyrics about as well as an instrument can fit a voice. I personally admire this quality in his songwriting as I know it's hard to do- and he accomplishes this so masterfully you would think the guitar is another limb on his body. I always found the quote "it's better to burn out than to fade away" to be so sad and profound for people who have that pessimistic kind of world view. Of course this was the infamous quote in Kurt Cobain's suicide note. But this album is a lot more than that song. The rest is full of great folky rock and heavy rock tracks that go through a slew of emotions and tempos. Neil Young to me has always been about being a master of restraint; he always holds on to tensions really well, and experiments with amazing sounding fuzzes on guitars without ever once overdoing it. This album is a low-to-mid 4 for me, I think a 4.3/5. The reprise at the end is so heavy, and sick. I love it.
There was an era where I listened to this album every day. I don’t remember much about that time in my life. Other than Hey, Hey and Powderfinger, I also didn’t remember much about the songs on this album!
Classic album that got a lot of play when I was in colllege.
Classic Neil Young. Pocahontas and My My and Hey Hey stand out. Better to burn out than fade away.
Live album. Folk / Americana. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - Great lyrics. 'It's better to burn out than fade away'. This album is obviously poetic with some great lyrics. It's hard for me to identify with though. The great plains of the US and wondering yonder etc is a world away from working class England, endless grey and urbanisation.
It's a chemical mixture of elements, so of course not.
Very good
The 16 year old me ordered this LP from Columbia House specifically for the bookend tracks, and at that time the middle was not a play through for me. Forty years later, I appreciate the full work much more. The standouts for me are still the bookends plus “Welfare Mothers” and “Sedan Delivery”.
I think this album makes it 6+ appearances in this exercise for Neil either as a soloist or as part of CSNY. That’s just silly and way overrated. Ironically it’s this album which does deserve to be here and definitely outshines some earlier efforts. One would think that the half acoustic/half electric model would be imbalanced, but the production and song choice really make it a well balanced listen. I really dug this. And it’s easy to see why bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam have cited this record as a major influence.
Really liked this, loved the chill vibes and love tracks.
Lots of Neil young in this exercise. I feel like all my reviews are probably the same. This is good and Neil has some great songs, but on my hole, the albums just don’t blow me away. 3.25
Another day, another Neil Young album. I did enjoy this one... love the riff on Hey Hey, My My. Good little variety here and an interesting approach with mostly live recordings with overdubs. Rounding up. 3.5/5
2.7 Made the mistake of reading the album blurb before listening? Precursor to grunge? Sign me up. Alas, other than the opening (and closing) track, it just didn't click at all with me. Really nothing that I would put on again. Didn't hate it, but didn't love it. Neil Young appears yet again, but not certain why this time.
second half is weaker, ya know, i said it
Just fine, not something I would find myself relistening to but certainly didn’t mind the listen
Stunning. The guitar work on this is some of Young’s best, and the decision to overdub live tracks gives these songs a fantastic depth in sound. Some of Youngs best songs on display here, and it’s always a good time when he’s recording with Crazy Horse.
Ok for background
‘Pocahontas’ captures what I find so risible about Neil Young. It starts by describing the Native American genocide in boilerplate terms: 'they killed the buffalo', 'they came with their firesticks', 'modern life is all shingled roofs and taxicabs'. It's trite, but harmless. Next though, he describes how he wants to fuck Pocahontas so she can tell him how she ‘felt’ about it, while Neil (we can imagine) noodles on the guitar and tells her how she's 'totally right on, man'. The track's final image, and I suspect Young's real fantasy, is of he and Pocahontas sitting around a fire discussing indigenous rights with Marlon Brando. Shortly after this track there's a corker about how Welfare Mothers make better lovers. Here Neil is even more out to sea than he was with the Native Americans, with the only touchstones he can conjure being the city laundromat and loitering on the street with her multitude of children. I guess you could say that anything Neil Young is about the guitar playing: make a fucking guitar album then Neil, and keep your trap shut. 1*
I’m not crazy (horse) about this album, but I respect what Young was trying to do with this project. The whole ‘rust’ concept as an allegory for rock music becoming comfortable and complacent is kind of interesting; I give him that. But I’m not in love with a lot of these songs. On to what I do love: Hey Hey, My My, and Powderfinger. All timers in my opinion. The live production is used to incredible effect to bring these songs to life. In particular, the distortion effects from the former give the song this wild and unpredictable energy. The increasing distortion throughout the song feels as if the band is breaking down - dare I say grinding on in spite of the rust. As an average guitarist, these songs also bring me a lot of joy to play. Young doesn’t aim for accuracy here. The mess of distortion and ‘missed’ notes makes for a highly accessible sound for wannabe’s like me to try emulate. So some of these songs resonate strongly with me, but I have to kind of shrug at the bulk of the material. Live Rust on the other hand is a different story, and I’ll be highly disappointed if this one made the list instead.
love the mix of classic almost 80s’ rock and some country stuff. not really my thing, yet i enjoyed it. 7/10 for me
Nežinau. Atrodo kaip ir viskas fainai, bet nu prailgo albumas. Ne mano cup of tea, B side biškutį išgelbėjo, na ir title track tikrai klasika ir nuostabi daina. O daugiau, nežinau. Nesu fanas. 2.5/5.
Kinda just boring.
I really don't care for Neil Young's voice, country styled rock, or indeed this album, though I may concur with some of the sentiments here. I don't get why this is an album I *must* listen to!
1. hey - 2.5 2. trazher - 1.5 3. llama - 1.5 4. pocahontaz - 1.5 5. zail - 2.5 6. finger - 1.5 7. uuelfare - 0 8. zedan - 1 9. my - 2.5
5 star classic
A few decent songs (Thrasher, Pocahontas, Powderfinger) and utterly forgettable ones (Ride My Llama, Welfare Mothers, Sedan Delivery) sandwiched between an absolute banger cooked two ways. It's fine.
I liked it. It wasn't a love i don't think. With neil young ive always struggled but this was nice :)
I actually ended up listening to this before bed… I really enjoyed it! I like Neil Young and I love the electric sound that Crazy Horse brings. I enjoyed the lyrics to the songs too. Very good
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Haven’t listened to hey hey my my in years and had completely forgotten it’s existence so that was a nice surprise. The rest was kinda forgettable.
No notes.
I thoroughly enjoyed this one, but I am a longtime Neil Young fan. That said I understand his vocals and even his musical style may not be for everyone.
Didn’t enjoy this one, his live album Weld is better (and all electric). Late 70s Neil seems really erratic, wonder if fewer drugs and an editor could have helped him not release so many poorly constructed songs.
Why must y’all torment me with so much Neil Young? --This was better than some other albums but all Neil Young has a low ceiling for me.
I didn't hate it as much as I thought I would. Neil's voice definitely takes some getting used to but there are some really pretty songs on this album.
Kende alleen "Hey Hey, My My". De rest van de plaat ook zeer degelijk.
Some bangers. One classic (maybe 2)
Not so good , best song I'd say is Welfare Mothers, but it sounds oddly similar to Tie Your Mother Down of Queen....never been a big fan of Neil Young, but I have been trying to enjoy him more these days so I was pretty happy getting this album, and then I was kind of disappointed. Not horrible by any means of course! Just not my kind of music really..
Pretty boring. Almost like a folksy version of nico & the velvet underground. I appreciate Neil Young's songwriting but pretty boring all together.
The beginning of the album was okay but by the last couple songs I was feeling a little over it… not bad but I probably wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to the full album again!
I thought this was solid throughout. Good background music. Best track = Hey Hey,My My (Into The Black)
Nope. I don't like live albums for the most part. This is one of them. It's not that the music is bad and sometimes concerts are fun to listen to, but 90% of the time for me, it's annoying. 2/5 because it's not terrible.
Hey Hey + My My. Acoustic and electric. The acoustic side carries you along by the strength of its lyrics and imagery. Really well done. The electric side...well, it electrifies the way Neil Young and Crazy Horse tend to do. Great stuff but hampered by "Welfare Mothers," which may be ironic but I'm not in on the joke yet. As much as I expected the opposite, I'd say the acoustic side may actually be stronger, but you really don't have to decide. Just listen all the way through, enjoy, and then listen again to try to make sense of it all.
This album is great in that it covers such a wide range of Neil Young's iterations. You have the solo acoustic Neil, the electric Neil, the earthy Neil and the cosmic Neil all in one gutsy performance. I still like his studio albums better, but it is a great view of the artist in action.
one of the greatest albums of all time
I forget how much I enjoy his voice. The music is there and very American-y. He sings to you like a friend who cares.
I pretty much know what to expect from a Neil Young album at this point. It's fairly good, though in general I don't love too much country stuff and don't care for live albums. Touching though
i do not like this man i do not want more neil young records
Pretty solid, only a few songs that really stuck with me but its all solid. Easy listen, probably a 3.5
I didn't really like folk rock until I heard this album. Easy to listen to, meaningful lyrics, and great storytelling. Not perfect, but close.
I'm biased given I've listened to this forever but actually listened again and heard new things like how some of the other tracks (not HHMM/MMHH) were also recorded live, and a lot of backing vocals and sound effects I'd never heard on Ride Your LLama. It's a mad album. Half the tracks are very trippy lyrically. Then you have Welfare Mothers which I'm never entirely sure about, and the opener and closer ehich are classics. Then a Civil war song. It's great.
Perfect for a Sad Girl Walk. My mood has almost definitely impacted the rating
This good stuff. I think I preferred the acoustic parts on first listen, however I may have to give it further goes. Weirdly thrasher just reminds me of a mix of have you ever seen the rain and everybody's talkin', like quite a close rip of in some parts... but I can't seem to find anyone else saying the same online which is unusual. Anyway. Fun album.
Beginning to think I’m not much of a fan of Neil Young
So good. Only complaint is that I associate this with Cobains death.
Decent
My ancestry.ca kit told me that I carry all of the genetic traits to enjoy this fully but I just cannot fully. May need a shrink
Enjoyed this one a lot.
meh
This has been a favorite of mine since 1999. Love just about every track!
A bit light for a long listen, but still a lot of talent going on.
Still not a Neil Young Fan. Finally started to rock a bit in the last few songs and it was over. His voice just doesn’t do it for me.
I was excited when I heard the first song. I’ve always loved it. Then I didn’t recognize or like any of the other ones (except for the last one). Lol
Bro can't pronounce llama. Some decent highs but some tracks I really just hoped would end
Is was kind of boring for me. Not my favorite. I could see liking it more if I grew up listening to this or had more ties to it.
It was a nice listen, but the voice wasn’t my favorite.
Listens: 3-4 Standout tracks: Hey Hey, My My and My My Hey Hey Added to Library: TRUE The premise of "rust never sleeps" is an insightful one; something we should all keep in mind. You gotta keep moving lest we become complacent in the things we do.
Ganz nices easy listening. Und sicher weltbewegend für die zeit. Lyrisch ganz vorn. Aber reißt halt echt nich mit 😅
Very good one, but I prefer studio recordings. Great songs, great harmonies, great songwriting. Fav Track: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
Kinda lame Favorites: My My, Hey Hey(Out of the Blue), Powderfinger
Favorite Track: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
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5/7/2025: boring, dumb lyrics, bad voice, this guy sucks.
It's Neil Young, so it's not bad, but it's not overly good either. Nothing really stands out to me apart from the interesting album structure. I can see why this was influential for a lot of folks, but it's not really working for me.
I’ve listened to this a few times through now. The imagery and storytelling is so evocative. Interesting structure with one half acoustic and one half electric, bookended by the same song in different forms. Powderfinger is the standout for me - I’m biased because it’s my husband’s favourite Neil Young song and Hayden covers it live sometimes.
When I was 18 I actually spent a lot of time hunting down this record. I had discovered Neil Young through the radio. I bought harvest and loved it. I really wanted to find the album that had Hey Hey My My on it. Unfortunately, the cd was out of print at the time (or that's what google said). This was before spotify... so I remember going to like 15 different cd stores looking for it... and nothing. Eventually I bought a copy online... handed my parents credit card info over to some sketchy site... and boom I finally had a copy. Luckily, it lived up to the hype. I would listen to this album constantly while driving around the country in my green jeep grand cherokee. It was a 5 out of 5 for me then for sure. Recently, I actually revisited it on a whim... not as part of this challenge. And it holds up pretty damn well. I love the transition from acoustic to electric over the course of the album. I love how its bookended with 2 versions of the same classic song. The electric version of hey hey my my just hits so fucking hard. The distortion is like a sledgehammer. Thrasher is one of my all-time favourite Neil Young songs... an amazing folk song about quitting society and walking into the woods and the passage of time (or something like that). "It was then that I knew I'd had enough, Burned my credit card for fuel, Headed out to where the pavement turns to sand." Incredible lyrics. Powderfinger does such a great job of transitioning from the folk side to the electric side. On Welfare Mothers and Sedan Delivery, you can feel the influence of punk on Young which is just cool. Sail away and Pocahontas are just pretty (sad) folk songs. There's no real bad song on this album for me... sure some of the lyrics are a bit wonky (may don't age well). It's probably a 4 for me now? And that almost feels harsh. Perhaps it just couldn't live up to the memory of discovering to the album 15 years ago
I enjoyed this! Great opening track. Admittedly I fell asleep while listening to this on the train.
I like the guy's voice a lot it has a nice nasally and kinda weak sound, like a thread pulled tight. Big fan. Otherwise a generic and boring album, not my thing. 2/5 stars.
Not my favorite. Neil Young is talented, but too jammy for my taste.
Not a bad album. Not really in my wheel house.
Pretty solid album I expected something really light from this album, but I got hit by some hard rockin tunes. "Rock never dies" for real. But it ain't my favorite album. I just don't vibe with it as much.
Started good then kinda fell off. Really enjoyed the first two tracks. 4 stars.
One of Neil's best. Many will hold the electric part up as pre-cursor to grunge, and while true, they're off by a decade: Neil was using double drop D tuning and fuzzy guitars with a simply heavy riff back in the '60s! See "Cinnamon Girl". Proto-grunge from 1969. And a lot of the entire album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. But this is great. The two sides of Neil. Both sides are very enjoyable. Very few artists can pull this off... while also creating early grunge to top it off :)
Loved the album back in HS - my first Neil Young album #albumsky #musicsky 4/5
The thing about Neil Young is that he bounces so easily from friggin' awesome to cringe inducing so easily and often. We're all prisoners of history, I guess, but even 19 year old me knew there was something wrong about Pocahontas. But then there's Powderfinger. Nothing is all one thing. Good to remember that, in these days when we all hate each other.
Classic
Love his songs but this would not be the album I buy. He is great alone or with CSN&Y!
Great album. Love Neils/Crazy Horses guitar style and lyrics. The early grunge is evident on this album. #11
Studio is better, but still Neil Young. My My being the only real great.
The end of Neil Young "imperial era". It houses some of Neil's best-written songs, but there are a couple of unremarkable fillers.
Didn't realize this was where where My My, Hey Hey was from. Iconic track. A few solid tracks on here, but about the same number of duds. I did generally enjoy the instrumentation and Neil Young's singing and folk+rock sound.
I knew this was the case but I really start to notice how much outside opinions influence my perception of an album and how by listening to random albums you don’t really do the artists justice. Upon first hearing (and this was my first time listening to Neil Young) I didn’t really enjoy the album. I quite liked the instrumentation on the beginning track and liked its connection to the closer. The fact that it’s a mix of live performances and studio recording is really cool as well. I quite like the intonation of Neil Youngs voice and find some of the distorted guitar, especially in contrast to the first half of the album, intriguing. But I did not really enjoy the music while listening to it or reading the lyrics. I understand the appeal and the ideas behind some of the lyrics but it doesn’t resonate with me. After reading some comments and how the album is structured I immediately started to look at this album as a piece of art more than I did before and upon relistening some of the songs did value them more. But I think it is correct to rate this based on my first listen and I didn’t really enjoy it. Some of the songs like Powderfinger dragged on for me because I didn’t like them. I am sure this would change with time and I’ve read that this album is NOT the best introduction to Neil Young. But as it is, I didn’t really like it but will be coming back for the intro track.
You know an album is good when it makes working a little better when its on. I had already heard some Neil Young before and his stuff is nice but not always my thing (its a good brand of folk rock still) Here though the closer it gets to pure rock its actually fantastic in his own way The way some of these songs and their tones are just click in a way that songs from the 90s who are very obviously inspired by this (Pearl Jam) makes it a great time I guess I prefer the last few songs to the first few, especially the reprise of hey hey my my at the end with that NASTY guitar tone (noise rockers don't make tones that hard). It's a great album like what else do you want from me?
Fedt nok egentlig, bare ikke så meget mig. Starter lidt country agtig, og bliver mere og mere rock
There were a few stand out tracks but I prefer Neil Young in a playlist than a whole album
One of his best, great songwriting from start to finish and shows both his acoustic and folk side, as well as his electric guitar-driven Crazy Horse stuff off very well
Neil Young is genuinely one of the most boring artists I've ever listened to.
Rust may never sleep, but I'm afraid if I fell asleep, I wouldn't be able to tell if a new song is on. Boring.
The depth and breadth of Neil Young's work is encapsulated here. The acoustic side is pure beauty, philosophical and edgy. The playing is so smooth, really sincere, it's amazing to me how perfect yet heartfelt. The electric side turns the tables without being any less beautiful and soulful. Spontaneous, deep, it's great. Not disturbing or upsetting, just more pure awesomeness!
Neil Young's vocals are too whiny for me.
Good live album!
Great folk/country vibe on some drugs. Love the first two tracks my my hey hey and thrasher. Then we get into some weird fun stuff about riding llamas and marlon brando. Enjoyed all of it. I really love Thrasher and my, my, hey, hey
Complete
Middle of the road
I will admit I own no Neil Young albums. I will also admit that I love singer songwriters. As far as Young music, I knew his popular songs from Buffalo Springfield to CSNY, to his solo work. I also knew he was a great songwriter but damn I was not prepared for what I got with this album. It is a masterpiece. I love the slow build from acoustic to electric. The musical switch from ballad to verging on punk and let’s not forget the stellar songwriting. Crazy Horse is an excellent backing band with fuzz toned guitars and epic solos. I never really understood Neil Young’s connection to grunge, but this album gives it perspective. I love every song on this album and will be adding it to my collection. If I have to narrow it down, my favorite songs include “Sedan Delivery”, “Sail Away”, “Powderfinger”, and that epic closer “Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Blcak”
I was a little surprised this album started out so mellow. The stuff I've heard before with Crazy Horse has been far more rocking. Great album, though. Just a bit thrown 'cause it's not what I expected. Favorites: "Hey Hey My My", "My My Hey Hey", "Welfare Mothers"
It's better to burn out than to fade away. Much like Bob Dylan, I feel Neil Young is an acquired taste. After my initial listen, I found myself tuning out. I have not listened to a lot of Neil Young, so I only know his popular stuff, and what he has done with Crosby Stills and Nash. Still just not feeling Neil Young even after a second listen, I have to hope their are better Neil Young albums on this list. I did enjoy the bookends to this album Hey Hey My My Out of the Blue and Into the Black.
This is, for the most part, the harder rocking version of Neil that I love unreservedly. Powderfinger rules. Shame about the Kurt Cobain suicide lyrics; that guy did Neil dirty.
Unbelievable record. The contrast between Neil solo and Neil with Crazy Horse is so much fun!
not my thing
Like the mix of acoustic and electric. “Powderfinger” is the standout song for me. A good album. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
Was hard to get through, wasn’t quite country but felt country adjacent and I just wasn’t a fan. Heard people call this an acquired taste, could be the case.
I really, REALLY do hate harmonica solos of ANY kind... That aside, this was OK. It's not something I'd listen to again, but I do recognize that it has its moments. Back half is stronger than the front.
Nope, can’t do it. One star is too high
3.5
What a powerhouse combo. A mentally ill horse and Crazy Horse?? I kid poor Neil, but I’ve never been able to get behind his odd vocal delivery. That sounds like blasphemy considering my nationality AND my enjoyment of folk music, but I just haven’t been able to get behind the crooner of the free world. To be fair, my exposure to him has been minimal (hence my reference to his big hit) but nothing so far. Please make this good. I’m losing my once ample street credit by the barrel. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - Oh alright. I know this one. I hate any lyric that uses the phrase “rock n’ roll” but I’ll be damned if this isn’t a beautiful song and performance of said song. Could do without the moronic whooping from the crowd but a hell of a start. Even with a harmonica solo. What is happening to me? Thrasher - This one is entitled “murder in the pit.” Oh it’s about threshers. The song itself is pretty dull, but imagining the beautiful scene lyrically painted by Neil Young, interspersed with he emergence of denim clad long hairs, makes this a fun one in a sense. Ride my Llama - I will not AND I don’t think Neil rode from Peru to TexArkana. Not even possible. This song is incredibly mid and whilst I abhor such a lack of detail, I’m also losing my cognitive abilities by the hour. Pocahontas - YIKES. “I would give a thousand pelts to sleep with Pocahontas, to find out how she felt.” Indigenous cosplay and fetishization all in one. At least the wordplay on that line is there, but otherwise, this set reparations back a millennium. Sail Away - Would you? That would be great. No more teepee content, Neil, please. You grew up in Winnipeg, be more aware. Oh never mind. It was the 70’s!!! I feel like I’m writing that every day. This is the big pop hit, but can’t hold a candle to Christopher Cross’ “Sailing.” I’d like to hold a candle to both this song and the Cross one. I’m sure the sugary boredom would ensure an easily touchable husk. Powderfinger - Look out Mama, there’s a white boy singing some boring rock. Oh did he say boat? Whatever. Welfare Mothers - Oooooohh mama, rockin’ on down to the crazy rock n’ roll party *clap clap*. Raucous butt rock of the most stale and boomerly persuasion. Sedan Delivery - Back that freighter up to port, we need to unload these 2002 Toyota Echos into their natural habitat; Rural Nova Scotia. This is damn near a punk song that makes me think of shitty sedans, so this is a ten star classic. How he pulled this out after like 8 tracks of the most inoffensive, boring dad rock I’ve ever heard is a Christmas miracle. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - The outro? The same pretty song ans the first, except with a loud riff. Juxtaposition is whatever. I don’t know if you read any of that, but Neil still doesn’t appeal to me. There’s a distinct lack of likability to his voice, and while the poetry has its moments, I leave nonplussed by the Canadian’s output here. There’s the first track, which is great, and then I had to wait until the penultimate song to enjoy myself again. This album is thoroughly forgettable and will leave me here, wondering what it is I did to deserve bad albums playing in my ears 4-5 days a week. Oh yeah. I signed up for it. Maybe I’m the crazy one. You can lead a crazy horse to his anti-psychotics, but you can’t make him adhere to his prescribed medication regimen. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue), Sedan Delivery
This album’s got some of my favorite Neil songs... 'Sail Away,' 'Pocahontas', 'Powderfinger'. The vibe’s so good. Yeah, it’s kind of downbeat, but it totally works.
Love this record. Neil is brilliant in this phase. Welfare Mothers is the weak link for me, but that’s a nitpick.
Another good Neil Young album. Not sure if i had a favorite track, but I was pleasantly surprised by Sedan Delivery
I think I might be a Neil Young fan?? This was really excellent. And an interesting recording concept, where it's mostly live but done in a way to limit the "live-ness" of it. Really enjoyable, I'll put this one on again for sure.
Pretty solid 70s rock album, nice mix of acoustics & hard rockers, nice listen.
Has a few nice moments here & there, but overall felt it was pretty whatever.
IT was OK. You have to REALLY like Neil Young to sit through an entire album of his stuff.
Rigtig folkrock, lidt livenumre, mangler lidt sammenhængskraft
Not bad
Really enjoyed this live record, lots of energy and creativity.
My rating may make it seem like I didn't like this album, but I actually rather enjoyed it. There's just something that strikes me as "off" about this one, unfortunately, and I'm not sure that I can say exactly what. Favorite track: "My My, Hey Hey"
C'était ... vraiment bon bordel.
I've really liked everything we've heard by Neil Young. He is a cool guy.
Interesting mix of live/studio, folk/rock, impressionism/story-telling. Apparently a big influence on Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Emotional, raw voice.
forgettable folk rock
Excellent lyricism and unique sound
eh
My my hey hey and variation are both great songs in Neil's catalog.
I'm not a big fan of this type of music. Harmonicas leave me cold. Neil Young's voice is grating. Sure, yes--Neil Young is a genius and without him, we wouldn't have grunge. Whatever. Could a female artist get away with being this unappealing and annoying? Nope. Not for me.
volim, al plažu ipak vise
Jedan od pet najboljih neilova a to puno govori
Fav: My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue); Ride My Llama; Sail Away; Welfare Mothers; Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black).
Classic Neil Young about what I expected
I know half these songs but they just never did it for me and they still don't. It's either musically too light for the lyrics or aggressively distorted with little to show for it. Welfare Mothers is always fun but other than that there's nothing that I haven't heard before. I'm sure it was groundbreaking in 1979 but even then it just sounds like Springsteen lite, without a saxophone, keyboards, or coherent vision.
First and last songs were the best
Killer opener, but I could take or leave the rest.