Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

I've always liked Neil Young. Going through the other albums popping up on this list so far, my taste has been confirmed. He may not be the best singer or guitar player, but that isn't the point. This guy can make some very meaningful music that seems to swirl around in some hypnotic way. Some of the jamming feels a little half baked, but this is absolutely perfect to chill out to.

Plusieurs albums plus tard, Neil Young retente l'aventure avec ses Crazy Horses, encore une fois totalement fous et incontrôlables. Il essaiera de les dompter tant bien que mal, sans réussite.

C'est très mauvais, alors que Neil Young avait réussi à nous convaincre sur certains opus précédents, il est ici complétement enfermé dans son rôle d'antivax, criant à qui veut l'entendre que l'état cherche à nous introduire des pcues pour la 5G sous la peau.

My heart sank a little at the thought of another album from a CSNY member but my goodness this is a doozy. Young is in fine voice, making a mournful, maudlin sound, with the energetic band creating extended riffs that really groove. A great rock record.

Not much interesting to comment on this, wasn't particularly impressed but I think that's just that I'm not a big fan of Neil Young.

Brilliant album favourite track Cinnamon Girl & Down By The River. Not a bad track on the whole album.

Finally! After a stretch of being served up 60s-70s rock I either appreciate but don’t connect with (Elton John) or straight up dislike (Led Zeppelin) I was beginning to feel like I had a knee jerk negative reaction to boomer music, but then Neil came along to reassure me that no, I love some of this stuff. I never owned this particular album so there are a few album tracks that were new to me, so even better.

What a storyteller. Great guitar work. The production could be better. Neil Young voice is sometimes blurry. 3 stars

Awesome deep textured music from Neil Young. Vibe = floating in the deep end of a pool or lake. Lying on your bed listening with your headphones on after you come home from a wild coming of age outing with your closest buds right before you all graduate high school and go to separate colleges. 10.23.23

Catchy Riffs, Vibey as fuck, Neil Young hat bock auf Mehrstimmigkeit und quängelt noch nicht. Teils Grunge-Elemente - absoluter Glücksgriff 5/5

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, Down By The River, Cowgirl in the Sand

cinammon girl and everybody knows this is nowhere are aight down by the river scares me every single song sounds the same and then theres the fact that one song is nine minutes and one for ten minutes and FOR WHAT

It seemed decent, but didn't grip me.

Beetje rock en country gemengd. Veel gitaar. Soms speciale elementen. Casual album. Ben blij het geluisterd te hebben. Ik ga het miss nog ies opzetten, maar niet direct aanraden. Wel goeie solo op cowgirl in the sand

Excellente Folk par moment, manque sur spotify Round&Round

This is the first album not on Spotify. It was alright. I think I’d need to have a whiskey and a record player for it to feel good and relaxing. Not bad though.

Not bad, the standout to me is Cinnamon Girl.

I've heard Cinnamon Girl before, but I didn't know any other songs. Some songs it seemed a little long at some points. It didn't make me want to listen to anything else Neil Young has put out.

Alles ziemlich Standard, teils erfrischend leichtfüßig. Vocals sind besser als gedacht.

A genuinely beautiful voice. Very happy that albums like this are included in the list, broadened my horizon just a little bit and introduced me to an artist I had never heard of. 3.5/5

Neil Young is one of my favorites but i literally havent listened to this album in probably three decades. Down by the River and Cowgirl by the sand are definitely favorites of mine. And i always liked the title track which is a fun, bouncy number.

Big Neil fan. Nice album. Not my favorite, but good.

Le pongo un 4 porque me gusta Neil Young. Pero el disco no me ha encantado.

cinnamon girl 😍😍😍

Impressive, but I don't think I'll be returning to it as often as I'd want to.

M'ha agradat bastant, la música és molt relaxada i "chill". Trobo que l'última cançó és una gran manera d'acabar un àlbum que és, en general, tan calmant i tranquil. La manera que té de mantenir-se sempre en un to molt consistent i alhora aconseguir que cada cançó destaqui i sigui diferent de la resta és una cosa que té molt mèrit. De totes maneres, no és un estil que a mi m'encanti i, tot i que aprecio la qualitat de la música, no l'he gaudit tant com pensava precisament per això.

It seems like every song was a little longer than the one that came before, culminating in someone playing something that sounds like a cat being tortured.

It's definitely not the best version, it's not necessarily even a good rendition, but Down by the River is a good song. Thank you Neil Young.

Pretty good. Some of Young's classic solo tunes are on this album. Not the biggest fan of him, but I do enjoy his music at times. Really like the guitar work throughout. 3.5/5 May listen again

Iha jees! Parempi, ku odotin.

Ok

yes

ahead of it's time, good album that was a hidden gem, good electric guitar work on the album.

I'm gonna have to listen to this AFTER my Release Radar, as it starts with REZZ! And maybe not actually. It's not on Spotify. I might have to find it on youtube later.

Very impressive instrumental breaks.

This is a pretty good album

The jams that rock are better than the jams that meander.

Love this! Raw, explorative and spastic guitar solos. Crunchy catchy riffs like Cinnamon Girl. Love Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, underated track. A few snoozer moments. But Cowgirl in the Sand and Down by the River Alone make this album a great listen.

“Everybody seems to wonder What it's like down here I gotta get away from this day-to-day running around, Everybody knows this is nowhere.” -me, telling people what it’s like to work IT in a basement office at a Fortune 500 company.

Favorite song: Cinnamon Girl Least favorite: Running Dry One word: rustic

Eh.

Once again Can’t listen to Neil Young. Cinnamon Girl is a fave. Oh well.

Couldn't find it

Gotta love it, gezellig thee gedronken met mn zusje tijdens het luisteren

Best Neil album

Pretty much the Neil and Crazy Horse template for the next 50 years, particularly in Cinammon Girl, Down By The River and Cowgirl in the Sand. So yes five stars.

Currently working nightshift, good music for that time

Good album overall. I've never liked cinnamon girl, and I still don't!

A go-to bonfire/camping album, one of my favorites and a great album to start this thing with. 5 - All-time classic

This guy again :(

idk, i like neil young, i feel i should like this one more than i actually do. very distinct sounding for 1969, but the vocals are shaky and production ramshackle even for neil young.

My favourite Neil young album because it has the great blues and riffs but it is more unpredictable, more ambiguous and, in my opinion, more colourful than anything Neil Young has written. (83%)

Loved it so much!

Cinnamon Girl! knew that one Down by the River, solid solo Cowgirl in the Sand, similar to down by the river

Where’s my joint? Love the jams in this one

Five days ago I said that Stephen Stills' eponymous album was arguably the most enjoyable record so far by any of Crosby, Stills, Nash or Young. This album usurps that statement. Excellent song writing and great performances, with a lot of the tracks entering a prolonged groove or jam but never getting boring. Great vocals, too. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Down by the River Date listened: 26/09/23

3/5. I always think of my dad when I hear Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Their live album rattling through our house.

-NEIL YOUNG TIMEEEEE -another one not on spotify 😔 -some lovely guitar going on here -round and round is a really soothing song -i really really liked running dry -the guitar parts of all of these songs are really spot on -i really enjoyed listening to this album, especially cowgirl in the sand even though it was so long -having a hard time deciding on three or four stars -but overall i really liked a lot of this album

Meh

Solid album. This was a great time for Neil and Crazy Horse but not their best album. I enjoyed it a lot, though.

Excellent, exciting diverse

good

Maybe a 3 but -1 for being a woke a-hole and removing his music from Spotify.

Not sure what I was expecting, but Cinnamon Girl is a rocking opener. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is more in line with what I was expecting out of this album, with the heavier acoustic focus. I really like this track, it's very comforting in a folk-y kind of way. I could see myself listening to this while it's raining outside and vibing. Gonna take a few listens to fully process the album I think but it really kicked up for me at Round & Round, and I think Down by the River is beautiful, only beaten out by the absolutely timeless Cowgirl in the Sand. I'm gonna run through this one a couple of times, but Cowgirl in the Sand is probably gonna make my all-time best 70's songs.

Some real highs. Not lows as such, but definitely some points need you to be in the mood for them. Turns almost prog-folk at times with long instrumentals. 3*

Incredible. Right up my alley. Can’t believe I’ve never listened to Neil Young before.

Big fan, surprised I haven't heard this before. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere the song even sounds iconic on first listen.

Very sad but melodic music, very nice vibe

Today we are back to Neil Young & Crazy Horses. I’m really starting to see the extent of just how much Neil Young is considered essential listening, although I haven’t always exactly agreed with this sentiment when hearing other albums. That said, I always try to listen to albums with an open mind, so let’s see how this one sounds. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets) I’m fairly confident in saying this is my favourite album so far by Neil Young in his various formats. This had a nice dynamic of rock music from the straight up country rock to the much softer side too. I personally wouldn’t say his voice is amazing, but it works well with the music. I generally preferred to slower tracks, but the titular track was also very good indeed. I had a nice time listening to this. Give it a try.

Not my mainstream kind of music but I could listen to it every once and a while.

some good some ppor

Tough to find anything notable here. Cinnamon girl is an OK single, the long tracks are good but leave a bit of meat on the bone. I own this record and it's a fine piece

Cowgirl and Down by The River are the real MVPs. The rest is fine.

Ugh. These songs go on way too long. 2/5

Old, boring. Not mine.

I usually don’t like Young’s voice too much but this was easy to listen to and just relax, except for Running Dry. The violin makes me want to rip out my eardrums.

This album is actually kinda dope. I get the sense that in the production of this record Neil Young kept it raw. It sounds like there is one rhythm, lead, bass, and drums. There are multiple vocals, but this album gives me a vibe that it is meant to sound like a real band and I think he accomplished that. It bold to only put the rhythm guitar in one head phone like wise with the lead, but listening to this with headphones I actually liked the mix of this album. As for songwriting goes, this is not as good as the songs on Harvest, but they are pretty good folk rock tracks that jam pretty well.

This was truly great, I enjoyed every track all the way through.

How have I slept on Neil Young for so long?? Fantastic album

Love the Neil Young sound. He's got a really unique and almost mesmerizing voice. Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand are really great longer songs.

i know neil young can write good songs but none of these grabbed me at all. this was an incredibly long and boring album that went nowhere for me. just a resounding meh. favorites: cinnamon girl, i guess

This album is not listed on spotify

Not on spotify

I can't decide how I feel about this album and keep wavering between a 2 and a 4. There are elements of musical genius splattered all over this—smooth and funky riffs on the electric, interesting sequences on the bass, beautiful melodies, haunting vocals and fiddle—but the tracks combined don't necessarily feel like a cohesive piece to me. I feel like perhaps my brain is just missing something. Down by the River and Running Dry are standout favorite tracks for me, with Cowgirl in the Sand as a moderate third. Based on these tracks alone, I think I'll be back to listen to this album several more times... and soon!

I guess I need more Neil Young in my life. I'd never really checked him out, largely because I've heard him live (on TV) a few times in the 2000's and didn't care for the vocals. In his prime, though, he sounds pretty damn good. I liked this album quite a bit. This is the only album so far that's going to get another listen from me (along with some other stuff from Neil, with or without his horse).

I dug this the whole way through. Great album.

Listening to this was a religious experience. I wish I had been listening to this for my who life. But I have it now.

This was a decent 70's light rock thing

Always a good day when a Neil Young album is generated. Especially with Crazy Horse backing him up. Just a great album. So many classics on here. RIP Danny Gatten.

Really high quality and a good precursor to Neil Young's best work. Overshadowed by his next three Favorite Tracks: Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows 4.5/5

Esperaba algo mas tipo simon and garfunkel, suena muy innovador para la epoca

this isnt on spotify. so consider this also a fuck you to neil young. im not putting up with this bullshit. joni mitchell and neil young can both go fuck themselves.

Folky with some electric guitar. Nice in the background

Neil Young isn't necessarily my favorite, but I like the vibes this album puts out.

Not bad, but not a regular listen for me

Disappointed the album isn't on Spotify, but all songs were great! Better remastering versions of the album than the Prince remaster album.

Fantastic album. "Cinnamon Girl" is an incredibly strong start, whilst "Down By The River" is the true gem. Wonderful, wistful, and melancholy. Essential listening.

Ok

Jammy, sleepy, lazy-day-in-the-sun music.

None

тяжело с отсутствующим на спотифае( вроде хороший (узнала про очередной кавер в творчестве турин брейкс)

A real classic! Some really impressive work from Neil considering it was so early in his career.

Really enjoyed this. A nice mix of long, rockier stuff and bits of folky style work as well - the fiddle was a nice breakaway from the main drive of the album. My only real listening to Young before this project was 2006's Living with War which I got into after Andy Kershaw featured it on his Radio 3 programme. There are echos of the guitar riffs from Everybody Knows on that album and it seems familiar as a result perhaps. I certainly preferred this album to the Buffalo Springfield one I got a while back. The rockier side of this I guess.

Awesome! The more I hear of Neil Young the more I’m digging him! Another one to be added to the collection!

3.75

Sitting out in the back garden with this playing in the background sounds like a dream. Although I do think some of the songs do lack some sort of oomph as they run for a bit long but this is just a good one to have on whenever you want to relax

Great album from a pure genius. This is not really my favourite genre of music but I still fgind it easy to listen to with some good tracks and some great ones

Yes! This is the NY&CH album I was wanting. Easy 4 here! Love Cinnamon Girl, really dig the extended tracks. Almost a 4.5 but I gotta leave some room up there.

It was fine

I'm 50/50 on Neil Young, but there are a few classics on this album.

This record encapsulates everything there is to love about Neil Young. I’ve found myself on this listen really appreciating the album cuts and the lyricism. Close to perfect in my book. Just a phenomenal combo of so many disparate genres, I love it.

This is a strong 4.5 star album for me. Rounding up for the sake of the group.

Down by the River, I loved this album!

It was okay

For me, this is Neil Young's first real album. It combines his love for long jams and acoustic numbers. It feels like this is where Young really flexes his musical muscles and determines what he is capable of in a song. Can he keep the audience's attention for a 9-minute song? If so, how? Neil Young does not follow a template, but this album has 3-4 classic songs and he's worked a lot of his career off what he does so successfully on this album. A must-hear album and given he wrote two of the best songs while having the flu, it makes the album that much better.

Can't listen to It on Spotify

I always like Neil Young.

Well, we've done it. We've found the Neil Young album that I dislike the least. I never really realized how much resentment I'd built up towards Neil before this list started shoving his albums down my throat in a seemingly endless stream. As I've said before, it's fine. He's fine. I just don't like his music or his voice, or his personal sense of style, nor do I like the way that I imagine that he smells. This album is pleasant enough, though. It's a pretty early album to be this distortion-heavy, which is cool. The songs are all pleasant enough. Fine. I'll give it a good score. Now leave me alone and stop making me listen to Neil Young 4/5

some beautiful guitar play

Undercover

Better than I thought it'd be.

I'm surprised at how much I liked this. I've said numerous times that I can't stand Neil Young's whiny nasal voice, but I enjoyed this entire album. Glad my opinion of him was challenged cause this was good folk rock.

Very good album! I love when I get to listen to something totally new to me and I just immediately vibe with it. Cinnamon Girl was an awesome opener for this one. I thought that the sound of this album was a bit all over, but I kinda liked that in a way. I was a bit disappointed when I opened up the album and saw it had 2 songs that are over 9 minutes long, and while I continue to not be a huge fan of instrumentals, I felt these were done well and I actually did enjoy listening to them. I do have to give special attention to Running Dry, because I absolutely loved that song. Such a sad, haunting sound to it, and that fits with the story of Neil Young apparently stealing the members of the Rockets band. Very interesting story, though kinda fucked up on Neil's part to be honest. Made for a good song. That violin tho. Definitely think this one deserves a 4/5. Happy to have listened.

Annoying, but a blessing in disguise, no Spotify. But thankfully, none of this guy's shit will show up randomly while listening. That's a plus 1 star right there. Speaking of annoying, this guy's voice. Thankfully, I would have to actually seek him out to hear it again. I won't. 3rd annoyance, 10 minute songs with no substance. There's a couple on here. As much as I disliked most of this album, Cinnamon Girl is an all-time classic I just won't diss. Probably the only song I can say I enjoy from this guy. So, I give another star for Cinnamon girl. Not really my taste, but there parts of this album I thought the were some nice music. A couple songs went way too long and there was nothing outright terrible....except his voice. I am thankful this guy not on Spotify. For this reason and Cinnamon girl, I give a solid 2

Better than the last one. Still not for me. Boring at best. 1

2 232 albums ago, Ragged Glory convinced me I might be a bit of a Neil Young fan, and 63 albums after that, Buffalo Springfield seemingly reinforced that. Well, at album #240, I’m finally presented with a proper Neil Young solo effort from his golden era… and oh my god this album is so lame. Look, I’m normally a folk music defender, but this album doesn’t give me much to defend. While I don’t hate Young’s voice like most people do, the songwriting here just isn’t interesting. I gave a re-listen with headphones to try and see if there’s anything I’m missing - nope, not a lot there. So, I went online and did a bit of research to see what all the hype is about, and apparently this album marked a shift to a rawer sound for Young - a shift that has made people retroactively refer to him as the “Godfather of Grunge”. Yeah… not really sure I hear that. It’s slightly unpolished and lo-fi for sure, but come on, it was 1969 - really doesn’t feel like a standout from the era. Anyway, I wasn't really into it, but it wasn’t objectionable, so we’ll give a 2.

Unable to listen to album without upgrading to Spotify Premium! Album contains the classic "Cinnamon Girl", "Down By The River", and "Cowgirl In The Sand" (all of which I have on the "Decades" album). Classic Neil Young.

Great album, well worth a listen

Some songs a bit too long but quite nice.

This is an easy one for me. I'm a big Neil Young fan and love this album in particular. Crazy Horse is sounding great on this one and everyone is just locked in to the more jam focused songs. Standout Tracks: Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Round & Round (It Won't Be Long), Down By the River, The Losing End (When You're On), Cowgirl In the Sand

Down By the River and Cowgirl In the Sand were enjoyable.

Honestly, a little underwhelming. I love Neil Young, but a lot of this felt very generic. That last song was great, and bumped it up a star, but there’s much better Neil to be had.

i’m a sucker for neil young, this isnt my favorite album of his but it’s still pretty excellent

Strong 7-track album.

Given Mr Young's stance on having his music available on streaming services, I can't comment or rate effectively.

Okay, as we established many times before, I'm not a fan of Neil Young, and first couple songs from this album were just a confirmation of that - quite boring, slow and soulless, at least from my perspective. But then it hit me, two almost 10 minute long songs, "Down By The River" and "Cowgirl In The Sand". Amazing blues-like tracks, with a simple riff and countless melodies and guitar solos layered on in long expositions. I could listen to songs like that for days on end. Neil's vocal, or whoever was singing there, was basically spoiling the song in my opinion, instrumental version would be definitely enough. As for the rest of the album, nothing positive to say. Very difficult position to rate, we have songs from both ends of the spectrum in here. But let's try to look at the positive side as more important, I know those two songs will be implemented in my soundtrack, so final rate must be better than average.

Très bon album folk rock, dommage qu’il ne soit pas sur Spotify

The closer is outstanding, the title track is a top 3 Neil Young song for me. I think I prefer on the beach but I really enjoyed the album, a lot of cool loose guitar solos, very jammy. I'd go a low 4 on this one

Sometimes uplifting and sometimes pensive. A decent effort. Really strong opener and closer and then a bunch of ok stuff in the middle

The album is a bit too middle-of-the-road for my taste, musically not very interesting. His voice isn't great either. However, I like how the songs flow together well and the overall production is good, too.

Now that's what I call an album, opens strong with Cinammon Girl, an excellent track, and we finish with Cowgirl in the Sand, also excellent. This is an album I would happily play on repeat. The only negative is that Mr Young and his skewed morales means that we can't listen to his music on Spotify.

Love it

Some good tracks, some not so good. Overall would listen again. Brown Girl In The Sand and Cinnamon Girl stand out.

The actual fever dream ramblings of a drunkard. I just can't understand why it's lauded.

I know and like Neil Young, a lot, but I didn't know Crazy Horse was the name of his backing band. I thought it was maybe another singer or guitar player. Anyway, good album, I like the song Down By The River a lot. There's a live version somewhere that's even better than the album version. A three-star album, in my opinion.

Super good memories!

Don't like country that much but this album has some nice laid back rock songs. Highlights: Down by the River, Running Dry, Cowgirl in the Sand

Bit boring

do not understand the hype whatsoever. you see the amount of accolades it has and you expect something a little interesting but it was just so unbelievably stale and mediocre

Classic 2nd album of the grumpy old goat NY....not on Spotify of course...lols Cowgirl in the Sand and Down by the River. Fine fine album...

Wow! Great album! Especially “Cinnamon Girl”!

I loooove me some Neil Young

64 of 1001 Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere Favorite Track : (It is all one long beautiful song) Rating : 5 / 5 Masterpiece could be too strong of a word, but I'll go there. This is an amazing album. From start to finish. From "Cinnamon Girl" to "Cowgirl in the Sand" and everything in between. I've gained a refreshed respect for Neil Young, recently. Hearing this again reminds me that is not wasted.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse. The first track is absolute fire, the rest of the album is standard Neil Young.

I thoroughly enjoyed this album.

6th Neil Young album. Some more diversity would really have been appreciated, mister Robert Dimey. As always, I don't mind any of his output too much, but it gets kind of samey and the difference between his best and the rest is huge. As always, rating somewhere between 2.5-3.5. That said, this seems to be one of his best, with Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River and Cowgirl In The Sand all being prime Neil Young. Some excellent guitar work on here.

Great

Some top quality crazy horse this

Some great tracks (the famous ones) with some unreal soloing, but too many hillbilly moments (man's playing a fucking fiddle at one point) to give this 5 stars.

Unfortunately, Neil Young’s music is not on Spotify so I had to annoyingly look this one up on Youtube. The album is a collection of tracks that explore themes of love, loneliness, and the struggles of life. All carried out with its gritty guitar riffs and Young's signature wailing vocals. "Down by the River." has to be the best song of the album. Clocking in at over nine minutes, this song is quite special, showcasing Young's ability to create captivating musical journeys. The extended guitar solos are mesmerizing as well. "Cowgirl in the Sand." is another good song. This track features Young's remarkable guitar skills once again, combined with his emotionally charged vocals. The song's hypnotic rhythm and poetic lyrics create a sense of longing and introspection. Young's collaboration with his band, Crazy Horse, is a defining element of the album. The synergy between Young and the band members is palpable, resulting in a cohesive and powerful sound throughout the record. Their raw, unpolished approach adds a well-needed sense of authenticity to the music, making it feel alive and untamed. The sound is however not perfect and couldve been mastered further to fully potentialize the record. Something that Neil Young has going for him on this album is how well he is able to switch from rock’roll songs to more acoustic tracks quite seamlessly, showing the talents of a great artist. Close to a 4 this one.

Couldn't find a service to listen to it

Pretty nice. Didn't realise Neil Young was from quite so long ago.

First album with Crazy Horse. 5 of the 7 songs have become Neil Young standards - Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Down By The River, The Losing End, & Cowgirl In The Sand. 100% Classic

S'alright.

It's certainly music of its time. I don't see myself listening to it in the future, but I can definitely see why a ton of people would like this album.

This album was really good background music but for some reason I struggled with getting through it. I kept pausing it to watch something in between the songs.

Good not my taste.

Good

classic, need to listen to this more + rest of Neil Young catalog

It's ok

Not a huge fan of Neil, but I enjoyed this more than I thought I would!

Great album! "Down by the River" is one of my top Neil Young songs.

Excellent album de Neil Young. Je pense que je n'avais jamais pris le temps de l'écouter au complet, même si j'étais déjà familier avec une bonne partie des chansons.

Classic guitar solos!

Didn't really enjoy it, seemed like background music

Still can't listen to Neil Young on Spotify and I still don't care.

It was alright

Neil young returns with another album that I can’t listen to cause it’s not on Spotify. Idk what he thought he was gonna achieve with removing his music but he’s making sure he’s not able to gain any new fans and at this point I don’t think he can put his music back without looking like a punk so he’s just thrown his career into a bottomless pit never to be seen in my eyes

Neil should break out the electric more often, as this one LP has more energy than all his others on the list combined. The upwards shift in tempo and instrumentation means the songwriting hits harder, and even if the songs run a bit long they have much more melodic variation to sustain them now. A good shift in pace for the singer-songwriter that leads to a nice rock slow burn overall.

Crank it up!

I think I found an abridged version, which was far better than the previous Neil Young i reviewed... though maybe due to its brevity.

I like the three rock tracks, although the long songs are over-jammed. Surprised this is 1969 and so early in Neil's oevre.

This might be Neil’s best, and the first time we really hear him forming what would become the signature style. It’s dirty, but man, Down By the River has some of the best 4 minutes of recorded music maybe ever.

Everybody knows skips are nowhere to be found on this record.

The greatest album, by one of the greatest rock guitarists and song. writers!!

Not my favorite Neil Young album, but not the worst. Fairly enjoyable listen all around. 3/5.

Cinnamon Girl is a classic tune. Most of the country/folk songs I could do without though

No esta en Spotify

Another album I found hard to rate, surprise. I listened to it once and got distracted with something else, so it kind of just flew over my head. Then I listened again, and it definitely stuck to me better. Maybe if I listened more I would grow more fond of it, but it still didn't quite stick. I can't put my finger on it though, it wasn't bad by any means, but there weren't any song that particularly grabbed me I think. I contemplated going for a weak 4, but I think it will have to be a strong 3 instead. Definitely have some Neil Young songs I'm very fond of, and none of them were on this album, so I know what it feels like when it hits home.

This was a pleasant listen. I have a feeling I can grow to like this a lot but without any big hooks it's a strong 3 from me for now.

Solid, but not the best Neil Young album. 3.5/5

Neil Young är bra, synd han inte finns på Spotify

Still don’t care for Neil Young

Neil Young clearly has talent, but there wasn't too much stand out on the album. It was good, and pleasurable to listen to, but nothing jumped out at me in any particular way.

Another album that kicks off with a lot of promise. But Cinnamon Girl doesn't stay the course. I enjoyed this more than the Cooper album but only just. Fave tracks would be Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand

Oh yeah, this is great. Not a Neil Young album that I was already familiar with, however I _love_ Type O Negative's cover of "Cinnamon Girl" and it turns out the original slaps almost as hard! 🤘 Felt the need to give this a third play through, bumping it up to a 5. Fave track - "Down By The River" is great, as well as the aforementioned "Cinnamon Girl"

Not on Spotify. But I absolutely love Neil young.

Pity he’s left Spotify

Finally, a Neil Young album I enjoyed! Only taken about 6 goes. Cinnamon Girl is a good start, nice and Byrdsy, the collaboration with Cros makes sense. Echoes of this sound elsewhere on the album too. The longer songs are great, particularly down by the river. I can hear the influence he's had on other bands I like more closely reflected in this early album of his, I kept hearing the Green Pajamas here and there. Overall great. I now need to listen to it on some decent cans. The war with Spotify meant I had to stick it out my phone speaker sat in a glass, with annoying adverts.

Young Neil kicks ass always

Neil Young is one of those guys where you always know exactly what you're going to get. I can see how that would annoy some people (it annoys me with a lot of artists!) but with Young I'm just like "this is great!" Down by the River is the album's highlight and, I assume, the reason the album was included on the list. Great vibes.

Helt okej. En stark trea.

There is too much Neil Young on this list. It didn't help that his music is mostly generic country rock.

This is regular Neil Young fare, and regular Neil Young fare tends to be good fare. It's not as striking as certain albums, but it certainly was a pleasant listen, generally balanced pace and good songs.

great album. 4/5

The first of the Neil Young - Crazy Horse collaborations, and it would probably be my favorite if it weren't for the violin track. This thing is anchored by four monster tracks, so I'm giving it a four. Best track: Cinnamon Girl

Couldn't play on spotify, don't care enough about Neil Young to listen to on YouTube and deal with ads

I'm hit or miss on some of his albums with Crazy Horse but this one is great. Just solid rock and roll with Neil Young's trademark vocals. Can't argue with that.

Another classic selection So many great songs here, several long pieces that are just amazing This album is such a genre bender, from hard rock to country, to something like ‘Running Dry’ that has a sea shanty drone to it. Then step back and consider how much music Neil Young has created over the years and it makes this album even more impressive

I like Cinnamon Girl but wasn’t crazy about the rest

Just a great album. It rocks, its got iconic epic jams. It has some beautiful countrified ballads. One of Young's all-time best. 5 stars

Never been a fan of Neil Young, but fairly easy listening

The only reason I'm switching to Apple Music is so I can listen to Neil Young. Maybe that will fill the empty hole in my soul.

I think I'm getting Stockholm syndrome at this point. Cinnamon Girl was really good?? Neil Young's voice didn't make me want to pull a double Van Gogh???? If I ever give a Neil Young album a 4 please admit me to a psych ward.

The only Neil Young album I would choose to listen to if held at wand-point by a power-drunk Bellatrix LeStrange. CINNAMON GIRL.

very hippy-like it's ok

Neil Young is pretty damn great. I knew a couple of these songs but don't think I've heard the whole album more than a couple of times. Stand Outs: Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River Others: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Round & Round (It Won't Be Long), Running Dry (Requiem For the Rockets), Cowgirl in the Sand 3.5/5

Neil Young brings such a relaxing vibe. Good album.

Vietnam war album

This was much better than the other Neil Young album I’ve had (Tonight’s The Night), the last two songs especially. Still don’t love it though.

This isn’t on Spotify and there’s also no full video of the album on Youtube so I had to listen to it on a playlist. The ads were sooooo annoying. Anyway, it was fine, I see it’s musical value but it’s not something I’d listen to again

Enjoyable!

Ja

Quality NY&CH fare, Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand are great

3.5

Good

The first signs of how good Neil Young was going to be over the next few albums.

Amazing record, Neil Young's first solo album. Love every song on it, pure, raw rock gold.

8/10 i'm not that big of a neil young fan but this one was really nice

9/10. I've been enjoying my Neil Young albums lately

I liked a couple of the songs, especially some of the guitar work. 7/10

First time listening. Enjoyed this far more than I expected and, at the very least, enjoyed every song. I love the variety overall, and the rocker "Cinnamon Girl" as the opening cut is mighty impressive. However, some of these guitar solos on the longer tracks are overindulgent, though still very good tunes overall. I don't hear as much emotional variation in Neil's singing on Everybody Knows This is Nowhere as I do with the actual melodies he sings...even with his vibrato in "Round & Round" sounding almost guitar-like. Pleased with this one.

прикольные ровные рок баллады я просто фоном прослушал нич не понял, половина треков инструментал чисто

Very solid rock album that can brighten up the mood. Not much to say about it, just a good vibe rock album. 7/10

Neil brings the jams. Only realized this predates After The Gold Rush today. Knew the hits and love them and the filler tracks less so. Cowgirl , River, and Cinnamon girl. What’s else is there to say.

An album I hadn't heard before. Neil's vocals are sublime, and Crazy Horse all do their job well. While this isn't my preferred style of music, I can appreciate why it has been considered for this list. It's an interesting mix of easy 3 minute songs such as "Cinnamon Girl" and the drawn out progressive styled stories like "Down on the River". Neil's distinctive vocals are the best element here. An interesting album, perhaps to my ears not interesting enough to bring me back often.

A great album but not really my style. I like Neil Young but I prefer a little more rock in my rock. Less twang

Så mycket Neil Young det blir, en lite vemodig stämning över albumet. Rätt skönt.

Nein, das nächste, bitte!

piolaaaaa

As I've gotten older I've come to really love Neil Young and appreciate his talent. He writes beautiful songs. And when he sings in a soft, gentle way, his vocals stir up wistful feelings of nostalgia for a life I never lived. His music, especially the deeper cuts, evoke a delicate and exquisite ache of transcendence. You can close your eyes and momentarily leave your own place in time to go somewhere else spiritually. So few artists are capable of inciting that feeling in a listener. Neil does that for me, effortlessly.

this is not my first neil young album on this list, but i finally arrived at the conclusion that i don't enjoy his voice very much. this album isn't bad but perhaps lackluster. the instrumentals can be good, which i respect. everybody knows this is nowhere is mellow and relatively easy listening. but it couldn't excite me, and it really comes down to young's voice. i have enjoyed some music by young (when i'm distracted by the message or there is more music happening), but i think this was just too mellow and isn't quite the neil young i enjoy.

This was a pretty pleasant, but average listening experience. "Cinnamon Girl" and "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" make for great openers, but the rest of the album doesn't hold up to the same standard ("Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" BOTH could have been better if it were cut by a few minutes). Other than some nitpicks, I had no complaints about the album, really, but I wouldn't say that it really hit me or reached me in any meaningful way; it just made for very normal, middle-of-the-road listening. I will say, Neil's voice can sometimes get a bit hard to listen to, but it's in a pretty listenable form on this album, at least for me. Also notable is that Neil really sets a tone on this album for the next decade of folk and soft rock; this sounds akin to CSNY's work on Deja Vu, plus countless other soft and folk rockers of the 1970s. Neil Young definitely trailblazes with this sound. I want to give this more than a 3, but it's also not quite a 4. Probably a 3.5 if I could, but I'm going to round down.

The beginning of an era. Still going on.

Pretty typical Neil Young. There's some talent there, but ugh. Just not for me.

Its ok.

Neil sätt ditt schtuff på spotify🙄

Nice mellow tunes that still have a tangible edge. I like the fuzz on the guitars

Väldigt bra bortsett sista sången som var helt okej

Love it. Loved the weepy violin. 8/10

Full of good and sad songs

Killer. I loved this so much. Seven songs jam packed with emotion and passion and variation. This album gives you a good idea of how Neil Young is heralded as such an icon.

Solidi albumi Youngilta. Hitaita pitkiä biisejä mistä tykkään. Down by the river I SHOT MY BABYYY.. hurja..

Mon phare dans ce brouillard d'artistes inconnus

on commence à connaître

I know people complain that there is too much Neil Young on this list, but he just has so many great albums. This is one of his best. 4 stars.

I thought it was okay, it was a real mix of neat psychedelic classic rock tracks, and some country drivel I couldn't care less about. Very hit and miss album, and nothing was particularly memorable to me. Additionally this album isn't available on Spotify in the UK so it messes up my favourites playlist, and that pisses me off. Favourite: Down by the River

The back half of this album is the best, when the band is really cut loose and wails. Neil was just getting started on his run of true classics.

Klinkt wel vet, begrijp de vooruitstrevendheid. Verder beetje eendimensionaal album.

Favourite song: Down by the River Album art: 2/5

Another Neil Young album. It isn't a great album. I made it through but I did not care for it. I didn't skip any of the songs though.

I enjoyed this album, having never heard it before. Neil Young is an artist that I already quite like but he's released better albums for sure. A couple of really good tracks but nothing GREAT in my opinion. Still worth a listen.

I was fully prepared to give this album 5 stars after the first two tracks. Cinnamon Girl is a banger of an opening track, however the remaining tracks fail to reach those heights for me. Throw in not one, but two 9+ minute tracks and this short 7 song album still manages to drag under its own weight.

This album is very ahead of it's time

Solid rock album. Guitar-driven Standouts are "Cinnamon Girl" and the catchy "Down by the River"

It was okay.. not worth remembering I guess

The songwriting and voice are sooo boring. The instrumentals themselves weren't half bad except for the monstrosity of Running Dry and it's violin part which almost made me get tinnitus. Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River, The Losing End, and Cowgirl in the Sand were good instrumental wise. Maybe if it was someone else singing with better lyrics it would be much better.

2/7, 29%

So annoying that the legend isn't on my preferred streaming service, but youtube to the rescue. Proper this one - couple of timeless classics

What a liar Neil Young is, not only is he not young, but his song Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) was the longest 6 minutes of my life. 1 pair of pants, burned to a crisp. 👖

pretty good

Pretty solid album, a few of the songs are a bit weaker. -1 star for having to listen to it on youtube

On album number 194, we've got our first Neil Young album. The man has 9 albums in the list. The probability of avoiding Mr. Young for the first 193 albums is roughly 17%. Actually higher than I had expected. With Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Young kicked of a 3 long album stretch of unheard quality. While this is my least favorite of the three, it's still an iconic album with an iconic cover and an iconic backing band. The title track is Young at his best, 'Round & Round' showcases his classic wailing vocals, and the guitar sound on 'Down By The River' is crystal clear while still being desert-dirty. The closer 'Cowgirl In The Sand' always wins me over and cements why the record is often mentioned in the same breath as After The Gold Rush and Harvest.

The fact that I find this to be the superior of the three albums spanning “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere” to “Harvest” just proves Young’s incredible ability for songwriting. His voice is as beautiful and emotional as ever on this record and Crazy Horse delivers just what’s needed of them. And while having two songs fill up almost half the record might seem daring for the genre, Young knows just what he is doing.

I am so immensly sad that Neil took his music off Spotify becouse he is so incredibly good and deserves even more praise imo

i didn't know that

Toimii. Jammailumenoo mut hyvällä tavalla, koska nämä ovat viimeisteltyjä biisejä.

Cinnamon Girl ja historian kuunneltavimmat jamit (koska rakennettu biisien ympärille).

Sorry can’t listen since it’s not on spotify

Como siempre hay que salir de Spotify para oír a Neil Young & Co. La canción que da título al disco ya da para 3 estrellas: "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere". "Down by the river" y "Cowgirl in the sand" a pesar de ser bastante largas también se disfrutan.

Neil!

I liked the vibe but the sound isn't what I normally would gravitate towards. Would be nice for a hike or something?

Neil Young is a folk rock classic who will surely never die

NÃO DA PRA OUVIR DESGRAÇAAAAAAAAAAAAA Bloqueado no Brasil

Wasn't able to listen to full album.

This was my first Neil Young project and I’ve gotta say I really liked it. I bought it on cassette a few weeks ago and it’s a special album. I’ve always had a deep love for Psychedelic music. This album has plenty of jamming, but you can really hear the folk/singer-songwriter influence from Neil Young. The reason why I wouldn’t give this 5 stars is because I hate Neil Young as a person. Terrible guy that made some great music. 4/5.

It is a shame this is not in Spotify! Remember listening “Everybody knows this is nowhere” when I was a kid. It brought sweet memories. The rest of the songs are amazing too. Great production, awesome spirit.

Throughly enjoyed this early Neil Young & Crazy Horse album. Can’t wait to give it another listen and hear more from Neil. I miss those Bridge School Benefit days.

I’ve always liked Neil Young but never loved him. This didn’t change that But Running Dry was new to me and I did really like that

Was between 4 and 5... I liked Rust Never Sleeps more

Might be my favorite Neil young album we've listened to so far

I stand on principle: I hear Neal Young -> instant 1 star. I loved albums from bad singers. At least they had something to say with creative lyrics. I loved stripped down/raw/(fill in next cliche here) albums because they had still some creative energy and some surprising songwriting. I think I loved some albums with a violin thrown in the middle of a track because it added something meaningful to a song. But this one takes the cake. Checks all the boxes without any redeeming feature. Bland, boring, average everything. And that god awful voice saying the most uninteresting words. And theres a violin screeching the same fucking high pitched note on Running Dry. Props to the sound engineer to had to endure that. Oddly enough, I've heard worse Neil Young albums. An extra 0.5 points for the parts where he shuts up and the band just jams. 1.5 total which I will round DOWN to 1 out of spite.

Well this album is damn near perfect. One of my favorite Neil albums which means one of my favorite albums as well. The title track has found it's way on so many playlist, such a perfect pop song. Plus the 2 long play songs, Down by the River with Neil and the late Danny Whitten trade off guitar solos over Billy Talbots sleepy druggy bass lines, it's so good.

Cinnamon Girl is a forever favorite. Really good album, great songs, but I’ll admit the guitar solos can get to be a bit for me. This is a return-to record for life, though.

Really good pop album, some standout songs. Cinnamon Girl is great

I like Neil Young

Great album

One of my very favorites. Completely raw, like it was done at a home studio in a single take, but also very delicate. The falsetto and backing vocals combo on "DBTR", "Cowgirl" or the title track give me the chills every time

Ok.

Good album, found on YouTube. Thanks, Rogan.