Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Really liked it, reminded me of pink Floyd - listened twice

A deeply deeply forgettable album

No private spotify session used. I like this album, knew a couple of songs from it but had never listened to the album in it's entirety. Has a definite mood to it, though I don' t know when I would want this mood. Smoking some pot in a basement with wood paneling? Road trip when I don't mind if the driver nods off for a bit? Not sure.

I wasn't feeling this at first, but once "Down by the River" hit through the end of the album I was locked in and loving every riff

It was fine

Neil Young, a living legend! One of the biggest shames I have as a musician and music lover is never having explored this icon's discography in depth. Of course, the most famous albums from the 70s have been part of the soundtrack of my life for a long time, but here today is an album that I had never heard of before. And I really don't want to say anything about the record. Nana not today. I just want to sit my ass down in the chair and listen to this record over and over again and reflect on where I was and what I was doing all these years for me to have never heard this masterpiece before. So if you'll excuse me... (5 stars, of course)

Never really thought of myself as a Neil Young fan, but I’m realizing through this that I am.

Young's self titled solo debut is decent, but this is the breakout hit for one of the all time legendary songwriters. It showcases both his ability to rock out with the extended solos of Cowgirl In the Sand and Down By The River, alongside more tender and thoughtful songs. Even with all the material he released throughout the long career that would follow, this album is still a shining example of many things that are great about Neil Young

Cinnamon Girl is one of my favorite Neil Young tracks, but the rest of the album falls shorter for me.

Ol

Young's first album with Crazy Horse Cinnamon Girl Down by the river A "ten"

Quintessential Neil Young. When you think of Neil this is what you think.

Decent. His guitar playing and voice are weird but I can respect him also.

I really like this - not a huge Neil Younghead but he's really growing on me.

Classic stuff, pretty good. Always hated the one note solo on Down by the River though

Det är så nära ett perfekt album men nånting saknas för mig. Cowgirl in the sand är en av mina favorit låtar någonsin!

++: Down by the River, Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) +: Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Round & Round (It Won't Be Long), The Losing End (When You're On), Cowgirl in the Sand 8,1/10

Neil Young number 7. Comments on this topic have been made. You ever get kind of relieved when you get to the last track of an album, and you're like, "Oh boy, I can get on with my life soon," and then the song goes on and on and on and on and on forever and ever? That said, I liked this one fine.

I find this to be acceptable Neil Young fare.

This project has made me appreciate Neil Young more and I love Cinnamon Girl, but this is the last one by him, right?

* 6 out of 7 Ain’t Bad * This project has made me warm up considerably to the music of Neil Young. Up to today I’ve rated four of his albums with 5s and two with 4s. I was expecting similar today. I recognized the opening track and thought we might be headed back into 4/5 territory. I did start to warm up to Down By The River, that is until the murder-y lyrics kept recurring - murdering my enjoyment of the song. (I read that Neil Young doesn’t interpret this as a murder song… whetever…) This was followed by more so-so songs with increasingly tiresome and overlong solos. All this made this album feel longer than its 41 minutes… Perhaps with some work I might go from “meh” to “yeah” but I’m exhausted.

Whatever

4☆/5 08.29.2024

Ja vel

I didn't like this as much as I had hoped I would. It strays dangerously close to country in a couple places. That said, Down by the River is pretty awesome, of not a bit overly long. Overall, this is a three star album. Mostly fine, even pretty good in parts.

Very nice listen!!

Solid offering, 4

I love what Neil Young is about. I just don't dig the music.

His best album

Really enjoyed it, just great music to listen to

It has some of my favourite Neil Young songs, Crazy Horse is an amazing backing band to help bring them to life.

Ensimmäinen kappale ihan ok, sen jälkeen ei mikään kolahtanut.

Guitars on this go nasty

boooooooooooooooooorrrrriiiiiiiiiing

It's OK.

loved these minimal guitar solos

2 stars

160/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Sidste gang hyggede jeg mig med Neil, den her gang keder han mig...

Guitar soloerne i Down By the River ❤️ Et rigtig fint album der svinger mellem skramlet proto-grunge lyd og folket singer-songwriter sange. Endnu et stort 4 tal

Didn't like it

Overrated album from an overrated artist

it was fine

I like it

There are some great songs on this album but I get why folks criticize it for rambling. Editing and some additional takes were needed. Despite the vocals the guitar tracks are entertaining. Overall good. Not great. Coincidentally the last album I listened to was CSN which is a masterpiece and with whom Neil soon became CSNY. This pales in comparison.

3.5/5 With fairly weak lyricism/vocal performances, this Young album is not amazing, but it's still a pretty enjoyable listen. There are some interesting melodies in the instrumentals but they can feel quite stale, safe and boring at times, going on too long also. There aren't any stinkers in the tracklist on a positive note, but that's probably not enough to bring me back. Cinnamon Girl 3.5/5 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 4/5 Round & Round (It Won't be Long) 3.5/5 Down by the River 4/5 (FAV) The Losing End (When You're On) 3.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) 3.5/5 Cowgirl in the Sand 3.5/5

I am sure this is good but I don’t want to hear it.

Sizzling guitar! With so much grit in the music.

not my cup o tea

Okay, this album only makes sense cause it was released on the tail end of the 60's and probably would've been a hit through the 70s.

I like this a lot more than the previous album (1990). Maybe because it still sounds so distinctively Neil young with a tad more liveliness?

Did not like it

One of my favorites from the get go. Nobody plays or writes like Neil.

Not for me

Stellar album. One of my favorites. This never really comes out of rotation and every time I hear I'm like, wow this is really good

Ready for something other than Neil Young…

My favorite NY album. Three great guitar dominant tracks, Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, and Cowgirl in the Sand. The other 4 tracks are slower, but all quite lovely. Reading about the recording process on the Wiki page was insightful. Had to look it up on setlist.fm, but when I saw him live in Hartford in September of 1986, he did CG and DBTR. Also performed were Heart of Gold and The Needle and the Damage Done from yesterday’s album. I recall the concert was very loud. This came out in May of 1969, when I was living in Spokane (until moving to Princeton in August) and wasn’t much of a record buyer at that time. My first NY album was ATGR, but probably did not buy it for a year or so after its 9/70 release date. Then I bought ENTIN and his self titled debut soon after that. A classic.

I like the title track and enough of “down by the river” to add it to my playlist, but the rest of this was pretty boring.

The Crazy Horse led songs are ok.

I like Neil young and I like jam bands, but I don’t think a Neil young jam band fits my need to listen to list.

7/10

Gave me a boner the entire time

Cinnamon Girl. Down By The River

Neil needs to chill with the 7+ min songs…

It's whiny Neil young, but a little less whiny and a little more rocky. I still find it interminably boring though

sehr gut, feel good Album

Neil Young is finally back on Spotify

Classic music

Neil Young is one of those odd successes in my opinion. Brilliant song writer and guitarist, and while he's a reliable singer, his voice isn't all that pleasant on the ears. All that said, this is a great record with some of my favorite Neil tracks. Notable songs: Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River (the big single), and the title track. Also check out the different takes on "Cinnamon Girl" by Smashing Pumpkins, Susanna Hoffs/Matthew Sweet, and Type O Negative, and "Down by the River" by Buddy Miles.

Nice

Not my fav neil

Love Neil Young sound

Meh Rating: 3.1

The true start of Young’s remarkable solo career. Raw and rocking, it’s filled with excellent songs that demand to be played at max volume, but also a handful of beautiful slow burners with magical harmonies. Running Dry may be the only weak point, but a minor fault on this otherwise excellent classic.

Album is very top-heavy with its good tracks, like Cinnamon Girl, Round & Round, and Down By the River... but the in-between has a very strong 'old man dying folk music' aesthetic that was not compelling, despite multiple listens. Perhaps great for its era, but with how much folk and country have advanced, this album feels dated.

En lille smule kedeligt, men helt okay

Joah

Absolutely fine slice of Americana which didn't make much impact on me.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found myself saying the phrase, “Oh, what the fuck is this?!” with less frequency and excitement whenever I listen to an album for the first time. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere made me say, “Oh, wait…what the actual fuck is THIS?!?!” to every single song, then immediately start it all over again. Even after listening to it obsessively all day, even on listen 7 and counting, my jaw is still on the fucking floor. Every element — the songwriting, the lyrics, the drum sound, the bass grooves, the vocal choices, the unique rhythm playing, Young’s solos, the production, EVERYTHING — instantly rewired my brain and redefined my understanding of what a rock album could be, let alone what a song could be. This could come out tomorrow and sound light years ahead of its time. Mind blown 🤯🤯🤯

Did everyone just have to spend all their money on records in the '60s? Was it exhausting trying to keep up with everything that was coming out? Cinnamon Girl was one of the first songs I loved and advocated for that I found on my own and wasn't approved by my older brother or punk friends (though it turned out they did also love it).

The best part of the album was when I got 2 minutes into "Down By the River" and could just enjoy Crazy Horse rocking out for a while, without having to endure Neil's shitty voice.

Neil Young can be very hit or miss with me. The CSNY solo albums are always "Yeah, but they'd be so much better as CSNY albums" with me. But this was fantastic. Really easy groove to get into for the entire album. Favorite track: Cowgirl in the Sand

I knew most of these songs but had never listened to this album before.

Bland with sparks of good music, but the good is spread pretty thin

Exactly what one would expect from Neil Young.

Gran comienzo de una larga larga carrera con altibajos. Buenos desarrollos guitarreros.

This was a very good listen, although I wish the whole album carried the energy of the first song

One song pulled it down

Wholesome

I've been pretty critical of all of the Neil Young on this list, but honestly this one is pretty great. The instrumentals are the majority of the album, and I enjoyed the rock. Good vibes. 3.7/5 -> 4/5

Neil Young is an incredibly gifted songwriter, but these songs feel a little half-baked and recorded in a cassette deck in a crappy hotel room. I know it was in 1969 and that this is blasphemous but I can't help but think that.

Five stars for musicianship, originality and lyricism, minus one star for being Canadian.

Some interesting tunes in here -- especially Cinnamon Girl (which I have heard many times and know well) and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere -- which really reminded me of late Beatles stuff. The rest was mostly unnoteworthy in my opinion. I had heard of Down By The River and was expecting something pretty amazing, but found it only mediocre. Overall 3 stars.

Great stuff, for a record in 1969 it sounds timeless Listened to it mowing the lawn 4th July 2024

Segundo acercamiento a Neil Young y compañía. A grandes rasgos me parece un muy buen trabajo del conjunto, destacando las letras de Young y las guitarras electricas de Crazy Horse que se toman el protagonismo en este LP. Realmente no hay falencias que pueda destacar de este trabajo, sólo el hecho que no se trata de mis géneros favoritos y que Rust Never Sleeps me parece (de los albums que me ha tocado escuchar de este grupo) el mejor trabajo. FAVTRAXS: Round & Round (It Won't Be Long), Down by the River, Cowgirl In the Sand LEASTFAV: The Losing End (When You're On) 3.5/5

Classic

Fun and messy and great

8,14

3.5 My appreciation for Neil continues to grow!

The music is pretty good, but I can't get past the vocals at times.

Few of my favourite tracks on this along with some filler

Cinnamon Girl ist cool. Der Rest ist auch sehr rockig/folkig.

Cinnamon Girl is the only song I know off the top of my head, but may know some others too. Very different vibe from the previous Soundgarden album.

This was a pretty good album, not really a bad song on it

I don’t get the hype

Third Neil Young album the list has given me. Another solid one. Down by the River is the standout here

Such an overrated artist

First time listening to a full Neill young album. I listened to his song ohio before I liked that a lot will listen to other works with crazy horse welcome back to spotify neil young

This is my second Neil Young album I've gotten and also happens to be his second album. Not as good as "After the Gold Rush" but still a great album. Some songs on it do go on a bit too long. It's nothing crazy, but still a solid album.

You can’t beat the guitar sound on this album.

everybody knows this is nowhere down by the river the losing end

Good Neil Young album, not my favorite of his though.

Cinnamon Girl is a great single. Probably going to have to hear more Neil in this exercise so I’ll just give it 2 stars and move on. It’s fine.

No thanks.

I thought I really liked Neil Young but I was not into this. I would say a 3.5 just because it’s Neil Young and some of his stuff is amazing!

I LOVE this album. But …. First Neil album I ever listened to and I absolutely fell in love. You wanna hear why they call this man the “Godfather of Grunge”? The minor chords, the one note guitar solos, the somber lyricism. But really it’s his IDGAF attitude. I’m doing shit my way now everybody so strap in. The album FEELS like nowhere. The title track is one of my favorite songs by anybody and then theres Down By The River. Oof. I admit there’s some kinda BS noodling at times but I don’t care. If you want me to put in a Neil Young album this is usually the one . Good shit. And yet after a listen through…. Its songs are not all his best. There’s some filler. 3 1/2 stars but I guess I’m rounding up

Liked Songs Cinnamon Girl Down By The River Cowgirl In The Sand

I quite enjoyed this. I've reviewed one other Neil Young + Crazy Horse album which I also liked, the standalone Neil Young album I listened to was bobbins (UK slang for shite). My take away so far is Crazy Horse is what makes Neil Young palatable to me.

Really liked the jamminess of this one. The band sounded really good 👍

Some great stuff, some okay stuff. Cinnamon Girl is one of the sickest riffs ever and I’ll fight you about it

This album shows Young's growth as a song writer

Groovy stuff, I enjoyed this one

Enjoyable

Not a fan

The beginning of Neil's long, weird journey. After his first solo album, he decided to rock. HARD. This one has some of his enduring classics and he let's them breathe with a great backing band.

Lovely album. Not sure why it is a must-listen but it was an enjoyable one

Mediocre album, nothing too groundbreaking. It was ok but not clear why this is on the list. Am I missing something? 2.5/5

Die Musik ist ja ganz gefällig, wenn die nölige Stimme nicht wäre.

It was fine, but didn't get me jazzed to listen to more Neil Young or anything.

YAAAAAY

Pretty good background study music. Lively energy. I do wish there were more 'traditional' lyrical songs, but the instrumentals are great.

Pretty listenable and chill but not amazing imo

Nice, easy listening with some good ones in there. It didn’t blow my mind.

first listen i like the music but still am not sold on his vocal style

Favorite: The Losing End I approached this with an open mind, but discovered after a couple of listens that I still really dislike Neil's vocals and am very unlikely to ever listen to this or any other Neil Young album (unless there is another on the list, which I'm pretty sure of). Really like The Losing End and to a lesser degree Everybody Knows This is Nowhere. Giving it two stars on the strength of those two songs.

Honestly one of the best albums you'll ever hear.

Down by the River and Cinnamon Girl are good. The rest was quite good too.

I love Neil Young. Especially when he works with Crazx Horse. Like on this record. Enough said.

I really enjoyed this album. Quite more than I thought I would. The songs here all have substance. My only issue is that only two of them really stand out while the rest fade into the background. Otherwise, very nice work here, Neil. 4/5

I don't mind this version of Neil Young compared to some of the other albums of his we've been served by the randomizer. The songs were ranging between nicely rambly and a little *too* rambly. it's a rare 40 minute album where i'll complain about the length, but the jamming on the last track had me wishing it would wrap up. almost a 3 but not one i'll come back to.

the least offensive neil young so far

I don't like his voice, but the album was ok! I don't know why Neil Young has multiple albums on this list with Crazy Horse because I feel like these albums aren't good enough to warrant multiple entries.

please, god, tell me i am free of this man now

You know, it wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Maybe because it's only 40 minutes. 2.5

This album is downright good. Right off the bat- Cinnamon Girl is a great start. The album cover is already setting me up for what I’m about to listen to. This is an album to own. 4.5

Jeder Song eine Perle.

4.5/5

Enjoyed the album. Fave song "Down by the River" 4/5

Very nice relaxing vibe. Probably wouldn’t revisit

Not my type of music but thos album was amazingly great. I have it but never listen to it like I did today. The songwriting is really good and although its countryish and indie it really is rock as well a great balance of generes. It a solid album very well produced.

There's much worse than this by Young on this list and too many.

Not terrible

Great when released. Even better after all these years. I would buy this recording. 👍

Good old school rock, a bit boring

This album was a treat. Neil isn't the best singer but it's his unique voice and tone that adds some grittiness to his country rock style. Instrumentally, Neil and the band are so strong, it's a joy to listen to them riff for minutes at a time on several tracks. Update: I've spent the whole summer going through Neil Young discography after this album, was truly a gateway, 5 stars.

In my life, I have been resistant to Neil Young because of the timbre of his voice. But recently, I have been listening to him more and more and feel like I have been unfair to him in the past. This album was really great and it is absolutely clear why he is such a legend of rock ‘n’ roll music.

If you don’t like this, seek help

A couple of anthems and the last couple of song are quality psychedelic rock type tunes.

Couple of good songs, otherwise there’s better Neil Young albums out there.

ok eiossss 6/10

I have never seen the appeal of neal young. Bland paint by numbers music, and Lynyrd Skynyrd didnt need him around so I cant for the life of me think why I would.

Likely my second favorite Neil studio record. Love everything about it. 5/5

I can't really put Neil Young anywhere. One album is good, the next one is terrible, the next one good again. This one is in the middle.

4.6 - Another great neil young album, love the guitar and just great vibe

Really tight bunch of tracks. Down By The River is a classic slovenly rock rumble. Maybe just lacks a certain je ne sais quoi that a 5 star album should have, but very very nice. Fave Tracks: Cinammon Girl, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, Down By The River 4.4/5

Not really my thing. Can see why some like it.

Mr. Young, you’ve done it again!

Although it isn't my favorite Neil Young album, it's still a Neil Young album! Cowgirl in the Sand is as solid today as it has been my whole life. Just great.

Sometimes Neil Young’s voice can irritate me. But that wasn’t the case on “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.” Young mostly avoids the gravelly whininess, allowing his songwriting and Crazy Horse’s dynamic backing to shine.

Danny Whitten of Crazy Horse shines brightly in the background. His rhythm guitar dances intricately with Neil Young’s lead while his vocals are subtly better, like on Round & Round (It Won’t Be Long). Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River, and Cowgirl In The Sand are other solid songs. It all sounds so simple yet full at the same time. The guitars get heavy at times (Cowgirl) to balance the more delicate. Good stuff.

Try to avoid Neil Young where possible, can only really tolerate 'Heart of Gold'. Everything else is just vanilla, boring. Sorry Neil, your name may be 'Young', but your songs get old pretty damn quick.

Nice

Some great songs on this - very catchy!

No thanks! This album is at best boring, and at worst actively annoying. Everything is just so uninspired. It’s almost like 90% of the album was made with the one objective of not offending anyone or taking any chances. The remaining tracks are some sort of whiny country knockoff. I think everyone understood that he was a very sad boy after the first 5 tracks, so you could have saved the horrible violin stuff at the end. Other reviews mention that this was released 4 months after his first album. Maybe he could have spend a bit longer and produced something worth listening to.

it aight -6/10

Solid album length. Long songs are great but they are very long. Apart from those two the vibes were good. Giving it a low 4.

Listened 2 days ago but forgot to rate, I think I liked it, was great on the road

Pretty good. It felt self-assured and comfortable in its sound. 6.5/10

6/10 - It was fine. It was just like another rock album. I liked the losing end it felt newish but the rest were just rock songs. Nothing special.

Really enjoyed this one

Starting to like Neil young. This album wasn’t fantastic, but it has its moments

El debut de la legendaria colaboración entre Neil Young y su banda Crazy Horse es excelente. Con canciones que se alargan por minutos sumamente inspirados y hits radiales como "Cinnamon Girl" y la canción homónima (qué ha sido víctima de covers incluso por parte de los Red Hot Chili Peppers), el trabajo entrega poco más de media hora de genialidad, marcando el inicio de la carrera de uno de los almas más libres del country/rock norteamericano.

2024-05-25...

Great voice.

My first ever Neil Young album. I'll always love it.

Way better than his stuff with CSNY, but still a bit too much falsetto and easy listening. “Cinnamon Girl” and “Cowgirl in the Sand” are strong though.

Very light 3. A folk rock album, there are some interesting elements like the guitar solos, but many of the songs blend together and leaving me impatient for the sound to change up. If I'm not paying too close attention, it sounds fairly pleasant. The title track and "Down By the River" sound pretty good.

I usually avoid Neil Young because of overexposure to SDWG who covered many of Young's songs ad nauseum. This one was short. Neil has a whiny voice IMHO - but found a couple of songs on this album enjoyable.

Good listen. Third Neil Young album.

Neil Young bores me. never got it. This is fine though. wouldn't go back

I generally liked this, but it doesn’t compare to On the Beach. I liked Down By The River but it all sounds of it’s time, very 60s/Haight Ashbury rock. Cinnamon Girl was a great rocky opener and Cowgirl in the Sand was a good closer, very trippy. But nothing really stood out.

Meh, only because story / songwriter combos don't do it for me. I can appreciate the talent behind it, but I just don't care. :shrug:

Normally Neil young’s voice grains on me, but this album was great. Really enjoyed it.

I feel like this type of album is better done by others.

Very cool sound of guitars

Geggjuð, fullt af dóti sem er þess virði að hlusta a

Super boring no energy

Three tracks on one record that have strongly influenced Neil Young's unmistakable musical style, great!

"Ragged Glory" is a way better album from them, but this album confirms that Crazy Horse helps Neil Young achieve his finest. I liked it a lot, and I'm becoming a fan of Neil's rock-like work. I'll rate it with a 3, regretting a bit that I also rated "Ragged Glory" with a 3 in the past.

Not horrible, not exciting.

i'm not sure how often i'll find myself reaching for this to listen to but i did enjoy it! listened while plodding to work in the pouring rain and that felt like the right way. faves: down by the river, cowgirl in the sand

Some incredible tracks on this one (Cowgirl in the Sand, Down By the River), some solid ones (Cinnamon Girl), some I didn’t really care for (Running Dry)- listened through a few times over the past week and I’m definitely going to come back to some of these.

Hanging out with Neil Young up in the canyon? Count me in. It feels raw and emotional as intended. Not rehearsing too much and going in with the confidence and talent to accomplish this is great. There's something special about learning a group musically, and yo can hear that on this album, especially on the interplay of the guitars

Enjoyed it more than I expected. That violin in Running Dry was unnecessary, though. Still - grand old album.

Pretty good

Rock on brother loved it

Kinda boring, a tad repetitive. I do appreciate keeping the runtime tight, and I dig what Crazy Horse is doing, certainly more lively than Young sounds without them.

I really liked this. There wasn’t any song that stood out, but I found myself replaying the album as soon as it ended.

After the first song played I thought I was going to love this album. It was good, but not my favorite type of music. I don’t think I’d search this up organically.

xs

Câlisse, j'aime ça Neil Young.

Easy listen, nothing special.

3.5 but I can't put four here, as much as I love down by the river

nice

Not my genre.

like smoking a joint under an oak tree in the sun

56/100

The jam band hater in me doesn't want to like this, but the jazz fan in me appreciates the freedom in the musical experimenting. I realize that doesn't make sense, but it feels right. There's a rawness to the musical talent and experience on this effort that, contextually, was transitional. That feels important and the vibe is right. I like this more than I remember from my college listening days. It appears to have grown on me.

Enige country waar ik wel naar kan luisteren! Niet mijn favo van neil young though

Leuk, is Neil Young country? Is het Folk? Ik hou wel van deze man, leuk album, paar oeie nummers

gedeelde 1e plaats voor meest voorkomende artiest in deze lijst dit album kende ik nog niet, klinkt wel leuk Niet heel bijzonder achteraf eig Wel ok

I can safely say I've now listened to enough Neil Young before I die. When will it end? This album was OK, I just really can't stand his voice.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed having this on in the background while I worked.

good solos on down by the river and cowgirl in the sand, like the instrumentals haunting vocals on most songs except cinnamon girl which is nice too 4/5

pretty chill in the background

Started 4/30

Not as bad as I feared. The longer songs “Down By the River” and “Cowgirl in the Sand” have extended musical passages which are quite interesting. The shorter songs are a bit facile, and, of course, his voice borders on atrocious. However, even if the songs were being sung by someone with an excellent voice, I still don’t think that I’d want to hear them more than once, with the possible exception of the two longer songs.

7.5/10

An enjoyable listen

Fundamental, ao começar com todo o esplendor de Cinnamon Girl, chega a sublime Down by the River e confirma a glória da discografia com Cowgirl in the Sand.

fun fun

Love me some Neil

Mid

Without the extended guitar solos, this would have been a five-star album.

Better than I thought it would be, honestly.

Ea-sy Listening !

Last track is a 5, rest of the album is a 3 for me.

Pretty solid.

Another ok album.

This is a hard one because it’s fine, but Young had definitively not hit his stride yet, although he was already an excellent songwriter.

Det jeg helst vil trekke fram med dette albumet er at det faktisk er sanger som varer i over 3 minutter. Forøvrig definitivt et album som nok var nyskapende i sin tid, men som 55 år etter sin utgivelse ikke er like nyskapende.

Raw, with a twinge of melancholy, yet very soothing

Unlike most of the young records, it struggles to differentiate itself from the rest of the stoned, dreamy, boomerish rock of the time.

Sick

I’m realizing I should be less critical to some degree. This album is quite good, great guitar work, definitely drags at some points. Hometown treasure of an artist for me, go jets

Short album today, only 7 songs; love some Neil Young and this album did not disappoint. Classic Neil Young sound, not my all time favorite album of his, but still quite good.

I hadn't enjoyed previous Neil Young albums as much as I hoped but I was way more into this one. It sat right with me. Solid tunes in there.

Lovely stuff. Neil Young's guitar sound is so iconic, it sounds so simple, low on effects but gives such a great sound. Also his solos are really not complicated but sound so great.

Pretty solid Neil Young, although not as good as Harvest Moon

The album is in the main ‘of it’s time’. It sounds a bit too ‘country and western’ 😬 ‘Down by the river’ is the best track… the rest is forgettable.

Classic Neil.

I listened to this twice — the first time I had it on in the background as I was doing other stuff, and it didn't really connect beyond the first couple songs. Then I gave it another listen while giving it my full attention, and wow. I've always meant to get into Neil Young but never got around to it. That was a mistake. This album is great. It's got a ton of vibey psychedelic jams, but it also has a lot of great slower songs with introspective lyrics (some more abstract than others). There's even a cool almost Balkin-style violin solo on Running Dry that's really different. Neil's voice is great at conveying emotion, and the harmonies with the Crazy Horse band members and guest vocalists (like Robin Lane on Round & Round) are nice. Highlights: Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Round & Round Also, I feel like it needs to be said that RHCP totally ripped off Cowgirl in the Sand for Californiacation. 5/5

So good. SO GOOD! I don't think there is a dud at all on this album. Classic!

Sometimes think I don’t like Neil Young as much as I should. At some point I should make the effort though.

Neil Young is solid. just don’t enjoy him as much as I think I will. Even the hits we know are really just OK

Ugh idgaf about Neil young.

I'm just not a huge folk fan. His lyrics are good and he plays well but it just doesn't grab me much. Feels very vanilla - i dont hate vanilla but I always want something more.

The mystery of Neil Young. Not sure why I like him but I do. Liked songs: cinnamon girl, Everybody Knows... And Down By The River.

Less than one song in and I'm reminded that this is classic, awesome, solid. I don't know what else to say. Everybody knows this is wonderful.

Some great songs…

it was good.

I thought the musicianship was good and the blues-inspired solos were fun I understand the appeal, it's just not for me Favourites: Cinnamon Girl

I generally really love the guitar and bass playing on Neil's albums. The solo on Down by the River goes on quite a bit too long for me, though. Actually all of the instrumentals are a bit too long for me. I don't mind music with really long solos or instrumentals (I'm a big Kansas fan), but the ones on this album just don't do enough new or interesting things to really keep me engaged.

this is the second Neil young and crazy horse album b2b and everything I said about the first one still stays true. still bad vocalist, still boring instrumental, but with the added bonus of the afore mentioned war crime fiddle. after that song I want a requiem for myself

Like a country version of a fallout radio

A very chill and relaxing album, gives me the vibes of being on a roadtrip

I was literally just looking at this album before I came on the website. Is this thing stalking me? Basically half acoustic, half electric. I prefer the electric side. The bass on this album is amazing. Honestly didn't like it as much as I thought I would. Listened twice. Rating: 6.7-7/10 Favorite Songs: Cowgirl In the Sand Down By the River Round & Round

Ooo la la la, la la la. Ridiculous. This is trite garbage, Neil. None of this makes any sense. Somewhere in there was a violin being strangled to within an inch of its life. Maybe once this came across as clever, but wow are those solos and guitar flourishes clumsy and poorly realised to modern ears. The single note 'solo' on Down by the River is particularly painful.

Definitely want to come back to this one and give it another listen in the future!

Great musician. Great album. Love it!

a classic - the start of a fruitful collaboration between Neil Young and Crazy Horse that I thoroughly enjoy. Nice blend of hard and raw rock with some country and folk influence. Starts with the powerful but groovy riff of Cinnamon Girl, a few folky ditties with nice harmonies, and some excellent longer form jams with Down By The River and Cowgirl in the Sand. Some great lyrics throughout. Solid guitar playing and the band just has the right feel - loose, grooving, interesting but not showy… it feels both rehearsed and improvised. They just sound the way a great band should sound. Excellent album.

Mowing the lawn? Listen to this and drink lots of water.

Simple yet brilliant song crafting from one of the best.

Cowgirl in the sand and Cinnamon Girl = Classic

Pure classic rock vibes

Not sure if it was just my mood or the sunny day, but I really loved this album. I also like Neil Young already so I’m a little biased, Harvest Moon is my morning alarm, but this had a really unique sound and style.

It took me at least someone's lifetime to come around to this guy. Didn't care for his stuff at all when I was younger. Then, don't know what happened or when, but at some point it just clicked. Maybe I grew a soul. Anyway, dig it now. Liner note: Did the ~10 min songs *really* need to be ~10 mins tho?

Relatively short tracklist with some long guitar solos to pad it out, but I thoroughly enjoyed everything here. You can hear some country inspiration which I liked.

not for me

Can't in good consciousness give it less than a 3, but I didn't enjoy how long and rambly every song was

Another 5 star album. Neil had a lot of Really Good albums and a few bombs. This is on the really good side 5 stars

Puh…

I mean, it's Neil Young, how could it not be a 5 star album? To be fair, of the four Neil Young albums I've had come up so far, this is probably the weakest and almost has a low point or two in some of the shorter tracks. However, the three biggies, Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, and Cowgirl in the Sand are just so good that the album deserves a 5 even if the other tracks were recorded by the dog on the album cover.

ik ben gewoon geen fan van Neil Young en ga dat de komende tijd ook niet worden

Okay—not my favorite, not terrible.

Some nice highlights on here. I have a hard time with the vibrato and tone of his voice. I get that he’s an important artist. I just don’t usually seek out chances to listen to him. Some cool parts but also lots of parts I didn’t find particularly cool at all. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I've always had this thing for Neil Young but I never go out of my way to listen to him. I do like everything I hear from him so stoked to listen to this album.

That's not my taste in musik. But ok

3.5

could i write poetry to this? n

I'm not usually a big fan of Neil Young. His high, screechy voice get on my nerves. But I do like the Crazy Horse stuff.

This is maybe my favorite Neil Youmg album

March 23, 2024 I’ve liked the other Crazy Horse albums on this list so far, but this debut offering by them sure feels like lightning in a bottle. The rational part of my brain wants to laugh at the one-note guitar solos in “Cinnamon Girl” and “River”, but the rest of me is reaching for that 5-star button…

I get Neil Young

I love Neil Young so this is a familiar and most-welcome album for me to enjoy. Some iconic tracks on this one. I remember learning "Down By The River" on guitar in my early 20s, one of the very few songs I actually put some work into back then. So great.

7/10. Was good vibes. Calming. But I did get bored at times.

I have mixed feelings about Neil Young - some of the songs are so good, some are so bad, and then there's the voice.

Pretty nice laid back 60's rock

Rating this on Monday and I can't remember it from Friday, soo

Not bad per say, but quite dull