Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Best Song: Cinnamon Girl This wasn't bad. It has some really good songs and some ok songs. A few drag a bit but overall not too shabby. 4/5.

I’m going to be saying this a lot more now we’re in the final 50, but maybe this should be a wrap for Neil Young. We’ve heard some great stuff from him. This was good but kind of felt like he was on autopilot. Very jammy. Light 4.

I don't think I've heard this album before. My loss. Great songs with the obvious standouts being Cowgirl in the Sand, Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River and the title track. This is my favorite version of Neil Young; rocking with Crazy Horse. If someone didn't know anything about him, I'd tell them to start here.

With this album, Neil Young shows us the power that one note repeated for exactly the right duration can have on a guitar solo. Both "Cinamon Girl" and "Down By the River" have guitar solos that begin this way and prove that sometimes that is all you need. I think this is a great album. Neil Young and Crazy Horse give us some short rockers (Cinamon Girl and the Title track), some folkier/more country songs to get his guitar twanging ("The Losing End" and "Running Dry") and two psychadelic jams for the ages ("Down by the River" and "Cowgirl In the Sand" was ). I LOVE the two long tracks on this album. You can really get lost in the jam and while Young's soloing is not virtuosic it is interesting and dynamic leaving me something new to find every time I lsiten to them. Young is sometimes called "the Godfather of Grunge" and you can hear why in the opening chords of the album. This is a dirty guitar tone and emotion matters more than slickness. His voice is the same way. I'm into it.

11/12/25. I'm lukewarm on Neil Young, but some surprising grooves on this one! Will need to listen more to grasp the lyrics, but enjoyed on my first run through.

Mostly, through and through, some solid rock and roll. Down By The River and Cowgirl In The Sand were pretty nice, and both had great guitar solos, but they were a bit long and could use some cutting up. Running Dry was an absolute pleasure, with a smooth and chill vibe, and more incredible guitar work. Solid album. Best song: Running Dry

Happy birthday to Neil Young who is 80 today. I was about 20 when I first started paying much attention to Neil's music. 80 ÷ 20 = 4. Which seems like a fair ranking for this album. Cowgirl in the Sand is my favourite song of his, but specifically the 18 minute live version while the studio version here is a slimmed down 10 minutes only.

Knew half the songs from passive exposure. Worth paying attention to!

Solid all the way through. Grungy rock that I wouldn't have associated with Neil before listening - just because I don't really ever listen to him.

Cool

Classic Neil. Feels good man.

On se. Legenda

Ei parasta mutta silti ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ei löytynyt mitään ihmeellistä tältä. Ihan jees kuitenkin.

Plus a star for Down By the River.

I really like this one. I really liked how raw this sounded, much more rock influenced than my other favoring by Neil Young -- After the Goldrush. This is something I'll definitely add to the rotation.

This album is pretty good when Neil shuts the fuck up

I somehow ended up liking the really long tracks the best on this one which is usually not how it goes. Both of them are 50% or more guitar solos and somehow pulls that off without becoming repetitive and boring which is otherwise usually what happens for me when they are that long. These kept me engaged and that's a sign of some great work. Standouts Down by the River Running Dry Cowgirl in the Sand 4/5

A good neil young album, listened to it on the plane. Good variety, instrumentals and musicality. Listenable and accessible too. 4/5

it was alright

solid album, liked cinnamon girl the best on first listen

It's was what I expected from a Neal Young solo album... A bit slow, a bit tedious

N a j a - vorletzter Song hat ein katastrophal schlechtes Violinen(?)Solo, Cinnamon Girl und das Outro kann man machen.

One of the guys who can get away with making 10 minute songs, and tbh that’s such a compliment in itself that I don’t think this really needs that much else of an extensive review. Just a good listen. And so recognisable.

Giving this a 2 doesn’t really feel 4. It’s hardly more than a 3 for me though. Cinnamon Girl Is pretty good. Down By The River just reeks of misogyny too much. I kind of liked the Requiem song.

I enjoyed every minute. Couple of absolute classics on this album. My favourite is Down by the River. In overall one of the best from Young. Nothing to complain about.

Guitar playing seems to be carrying this album. Down by the river has amazing guitar riffs, and is a really good song. Overall the album is decent, it has aged really well, and is hard to imagine it being from the 60's.

BEAST!

Some of the songs are very instrument-heavy (e.g. Cowgirl in the Sand). Perfect country-rock for nice background.

nemrossz

kifejezetten meglepodtem, hogy ez nekem tetszik

Up until a few years ago, if you’d have asked me if I was a Neil Young fan, I would’ve replied with an emphatic no. Then, in some miraculous moment, Harvest Moon (the song, not the album) found me. I fell in love with it, which subsequently relaxed my dislike for Neil Young. Since then, I’ve been a very casual fan, attending two of his Harvest Moon gatherings and enjoying hearing his music randomly. This is the first full-length album I’ve listened to by him. Oddly enough, the tracks that bookend this album didn’t do it for me. If this album was a sandwich, I’d make it keto: forgo the bread and just keep the cheese and meat inside because, damn, it’s delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed tracks 2-6, which surprised me quite a bit. The writing is interesting, harmonies are beautiful, and some of those crunchy guitar solos are so tasty. I certainly understand his appeal now and look forward to listening to more of his albums.

This is unfair. I was brought up listening to Neil Young - he’s my Dad’s favourite artist. Such a nostalgic fave for me and I can’t rate objectively. 5/5 for Neil.

listening when: home alone during the afternoon feeding jules thoughts: this was cute. a little slow for me but i loved it rating: 6/10

Gotta be honest, it was nothing special for me. Pretty standard late 60's-70's fair.

I like Neil Young, I really do. People who say he's basic are forgetting that he is the forefather of a lot of great grunge music. That said, I cannot abide a 10 minute song. I'm sure it was cool to make on whatever drugs Neil Young was on, and I bet it would be cool to listen to on those drugs, but it was too much for sober me on my commute.

No es mi favorito de Neil Young, pero estoy en una etapa rara, en la que me cuesta escuchar música. También muy quientessentially él, y me alegró que no fuese un disco largo.

Sehr soft, slow paced, bisschen langweilig. Nicht so meins!

I think Neil Young had to bring other people into his music in order to sound good

Great guitar with interesting lyrics.

4/5 I can listen to this over and over while I putter around my lovely home.

Aight

it was fine but i’ve already forgotten it

Good

Personally not a fan of Neil Young but I liked it more than I thought I would. His voice and vibrato are more tolerable when he’s young and the back up harmonies help. I enjoyed the songs and the long guitar riffs

Labai gražus balsas, pasirodo jo yra harvest moon, galvojau, kad kažkur girdėtas.

Banger fr, very good jams, very concise.

Ну может Нил Янг , может , лошадь эта сумашедшая

Boring

Really enjoyed guitar in Down by the River

If your album is 7 songs long you can’t afford any duds, and luckily there aren’t any here: it’s a mixture of grungey rock classics and country tunes that sounded ordinary at first but were actually quite decent once I got to know them. Extended jams aren’t usually my favourite thing but generally the chord progressions here are strong enough, and the guitars rugged enough, to make them enjoyable. Plus, the big choruses (when they eventually return) are a release worth waiting for. 4.5

Ничего особенного или запоминающегося не услышал. 5,5 из 10.

Five good songs and two greats make up this first collaboration between Neil Young and Crazy Horse, hinting at the ragged magnificence they'd conjur up over the coming decades. Totally of its time, this album adds some much needed dirt to that folksy consciousness. Favourite tracks: Down By The River, Cowgirl In The Sand

Enjoyed less than after the gold rush. 3.

This was fine. Nothing spectacular, just pleasant enough background music. Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand went on way too long

The chemistry between Young and Crazy Horse on their first studio album together possesses a raw brilliance achievable through long jam sessions. Love this rough around the edges masterpiece!

Songs: Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River

solid Neil Young album

I like the parts with the sung harmonies and the sweet basslines, buddy did not need to take a 5-minute honking solo

Not a whole lot to say here— I’m in the minority (I think?) of people who believe Neil Young is the weakest of Thursday’s supergroup. Not bad, just not nearly as interesting. Sure, Down By the River is great, but I don’t like the other tracks as much as The PeopleTM seem to (especially Cinnamon Girl; for some reason that song just irritates me lmao I am so sorry)

I think the Y needed the CSN from yesterday to really get my attention. Many of these songs were almost it for me, but ultimately didn't have the get-up-and-go that maybe three more dudes hittin the harmonies would've added.

3.5-4 Lots I enjoyed here, but nothing that I really loved.

Growing up, my brother and I would watch the 'Rust Never Sleeps' concert film all the time, and it's probably why I enjoy live albums so much. It also made me appreciate Neil Young as much as I do. Not my favorite Neil Young album, but one that has some of my favorite Neil Young songs. I could listen to "Cinnamon Girl" and "Down By the River" on repeat and probably never get tired. It feels like a very long album for just 7 songs, but nonetheless a very complete collection.

I wrote up a whole long thing and then I erased it because I don’t think I need that many words to say this album fucking rips and Neil Young is the greatest.

Me, three days ago: I don’t like Neil Young’s voice Me, today: has listened to this album like 5 times and owns it on vinyl Neil young has grown on me, and I’m pretty sure Crazy Horse is bringing the best clean and lightly overdriven guitar sound I’ve ever heard. Down by the river might be a top song for me now. It took about twenty albums in to this thing, but I’m fully appreciating the value of re-listening to an album. This one really clicked some neural pathways into place in my cranium. I’ve always had the tendency to fly through an album/movie/book/game and rarely revisit it. There’s just so much content to consume these days, so once I’ve heard an album I’ve been like ✅ and moved on right away. So thank you Neil Young and thank you Crazy Horse for getting me to slow down and appreciate the additional brush strokes and colors that each listen of an album can provide.

Meh. 2.1

This is a good 70's roots-rock record. I can see why fans would be still pulling this off the rack 50 years later.

Sauceometer: Upper Borderline Vibe: Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland Downtime What was I doing: showering/making your soup at night in the break room because you forgot to eat it for lunch/taking the subway home Favorite Song(s): Cinnamon Girl/Running Dry Blurb: Really beautiful melancholic folk album. I see the progression that got him to after the gold rush now

I looked at the track list for this album, and knew this would be a banger. Cinnamon Girl - 10/10. Classic Crazy Horse. Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - 9/10. More restrained than Cinnamon Girl, but that's no complaint. Round and Round (It Won't Be Long) - 8/10. More pure folk rather than folk-rock. Neil Young does this well, but he's better when he embraces the rock fusion. Down By The River - 10/10. One of Neil and Crazy Horse's best. I can't believe anymore that I once didn't care for Neil's singing. The Losing End (When You're On) - 8/10. Elegant in its simplicity. Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) - 8/10. Great tune, chord progression sets the mood VERY well. Excellent composition, good instrumentation, Does Neil Young ever miss? Cowgirl In The Sand - 10/10. Great guitar work, Classic Neil Young vocals, incredible guitar solo in the middle. This is what truly great music sounds like.

Master's thesis on rock style developed during the 1960s. Endlessly awesome guitar riffs on this. Down by the River could loop for hours and you would not realize it. And then he does it again with Cowgirl in the Sand. Not even the best Neil Young album!

This album is a great intro to Neil Young. It's stripped down and carries his depth and mood, and if you hate that you'll probably dislike everything he does. This is a great album.

Through this I've listened to so much Neil Young. I'm not sure why I avoided him for all of these years. I listened to a lot of music obviously influenced by him in my formative years. I enjoyed something new every listen. It sounded great in headphones and on the car stereo. It's hard to describe, but I would just get lost in the sound. It was like the warmth of reading a good book.

Cinnamon Girl lol. Sus song title bro. P good though. Down by the River is a classic with awesome psychedelic guitar playing. I like the Meters cover better but deep appreciation for this song. Cowgirl in the Sand is sick. Neil Young is cool because he’s a songwriter who is also a rocker. Most of the songwriters of this era were pop or folk. There are some really folksy song on here I don’t love but some absolute shredders as well.

Perfect example of why you keep an album short, 40 minutes of quintessential folk rock, another genre defining album. No duds I'm the bunch, Cinnamon Girl is an awesome opener.

For a guy who has 7,000 albums and musical directions, this is really one of Neil Young’s best. This is an album that I love and was due for a revisit, but between “Cinnamon Girl” (way harder guitar tone than I remember), “Down by the River” the title track and “Cowgirl in the Sand”, this is basically a greatest hits for ‘60s Neil. Also his first album with Crazy Horse and it sounds fantastic in the remastered edition…a couple of the slower songs go on too long is the only thing preventing it from being a 5 star.

Meh

Yeah, this was great.

Neil young and crazy horse are such a great combination of electric riffs with dreamy acoustic backing + bass lines

Genre defining, the album where NY figures out his sound, both individually as a guitar player, and collectively with Crazy Horse as an arranger and writer.

Listen, I like Neil Young lots, and this is a record I hadn’t heard before and I really liked it, but I’ve been doing this for six days and I’ve had three Neil Young records already. I’m begging for some variety here.

The most over rated asshole on the planet. I will never willingly listen to even a single note or syllable. I can’t believe this loser is on this list as often as he is. F-CAW-F

Hearing „Cinnamon Girl“, probably Young‘s heaviest song, got me hoping for a fine Album (although the cover by Type O Negative is soooo much better). But then the old Neil came back with his songs somewhere between Country and Rock and Roll Solo-Guitar masturbation. What‘s hilarious is, the one song, where he is singing about killing his wife/girlfriend. And then in the next song he is crying about how hard love hit him and what a poor mf he is, now that she is gone. LOL. Fav: Cinnamon Girl

I listened to my first CSNY album (Déjà Vu) just a few days ago and enjoyed it a fair bit, so I was interested to hear what a Neil Young “solo” outing would sound like! Frankly, I think Young is better off with Crosby, Stills & Nash attached. The tracks centered around Neil’s vocals honestly came across as either forgettable or outright annoying to me. I was genuinely leaning toward giving this album two stars until it started showcasing some instrumental depth on Down by the River and a couple of the subsequent tracks. Ultimately, the instrumental-focused cuts are too good for Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere to get anything less than three stars from me. Big ups to Crazy Horse and Bobby Notkoff! Highlights: Down by the River, Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets), Cowgirl in the Sand

too folky to go any higher but solid enough

Didn’t expect to like this but I did, good album

Some flat moments, but overall.. a Neil Young album I actually enjoyed!! 3.5

I love the Neil Young songs that are the most popular, this album was just okay for me.

I think I do prefer Neil Young in this way. The folky bits on Harvest made some sort of impression on me, but this is more my jam. Straight rock tunes played by Neil and Crazy Horse; now that’s the spirit. There’s plenty of good to go around here and I think I mean that more this time than with Harvest. Cinnamon Girl is a classic opener, the title track flourishes with these satisfying harmonies in the chorus. Round And Round is a warm third-piece that feels like a cool winter’s breeze. A handshake of the mind if I may say. Then of course: Down By The River. It’s 9 minutes of some verses, a killer chorus and a canvas of guitar sketches. To the man who doesn’t like aimlessness, they may not enjoy this tune (or the closer Cowgirl In The Sand), but I personally do like the momentum they build. Besides the jam, they are greatly written songs. There is one song I don’t care about and it’s Running Dry, but the rest is cool for me. It's a project that I feel more at home with. 
 (8/10, 5/5 on this scale)

Love me some graaain. I've been indoctrinated to love NY from birth but I will confess he's still at an arms length. Maybe one day my palette will mature to appreciate his strummin' and twangin'. OK - maybe I eat my words a little, some tracks sounded Eagle-esque and you know I love that non-bird entity. NY we may have a promising Q4.

Not very interesting

I'm not the world's biggest NY fan but good gracious the man is consistent. Just tons of great sounding stuff one track after another. I didn't really LOVE any of this, though Cinnamon Girl is pretty great, but as a collection this is just really solid.

Some of the jams go on for too long but some nice bits here

Better than that never sleep, more groovy

gracious me

Country rock focused but not exactly my sorta rock, not really bumpin to it

The. Absolute best

Nice

Probably the best folk rock album I’ve listened to thus far on this list. An all time classic

The two peaks here are clearly the extended jams of Down By The River and Cowgirl In The Sand. Neil and Crazy Horse just kick ass. Cinnamon Girl is also a great song. Not huge on the title track and Running Dry which holds this back from being a 5.

Good, but not exceptional.

Ikke visste æ at Everybody Knows (this is nowhere) va en coverlåt da æ hørte Dar Williams sin versjon, men Neil Young sin va jo ikke så ille den heller. Ganske fint generelt sett, æ likte det.

Much better than the last Neil Young album on here. I haven't listen to this in a while but it's great

this was fine, i feel like he's got more in him.

Very good, should’ve watched this guy at glasto instead of the howler of a performance by charli xcx

The best Neil young album

Chill, dad rock

It was fine! Where Cinnamon Girl comes from.

Sleepy tunes. 2 stars.

Best Song: Cinnamon Girl. I have fond memories of hearing this song on the radio as I drove through the prairies. Worst Song: Running Dry. Ol' Neil really needs a bit more tempo in his songs. This plodding pace does his voice no favours. Overall: It's pretty good. Not my favourite of Neil Young's offerings, so I really doubt it needed to be included on this list, but it was still alright to listen to.

So much promise for an early career record, and some songs that would stand the test of time - more of this please

I typically like folk rock albums but I just must not have been in the mood for folk, because I didn’t really enjoy it. Nothing particularly stood out to me. It wasn’t bad, just bland.

Incredible album. At least 30% of it is really depressing but at the end I always think, "That was a lot of fun, let's do it again." It's not perfect and kind of drags at times but I don't care. It's one of my favorite artists ever right at the beginning of his peak. Play 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere' at my funeral.

Good album. Couple of long songs, but I enjoyed the music a lot. 3.5 / 5 stars

I feel like they put this album on here over other Neil young albums to be niche or something. Fav song: the losing end (when you’re on). This was a solid album but I think I’m just spoiled because I’ve listened to other Neil young albums and I like them a lot more.

Neil Young! Overall a very good album, but he definitely gets better in the 70s. Neil Young is such a good songwriter. His sense of rhythm for guitar parts is also great. Beyond praise for Neil Young the album itself is good, but doesn’t stand out that much in the rest of his discography imo. Nothing is worse per say, it just doesn’t click like After the Gold Rush or Rust Never Sleeps. Down by the river is a great song. Standout tracks: Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand 3.5/5 deserves to be on this list

I enjoyed some songs but some of it was a bit country

Fantastic album. It's not my favorite Neil Young but I've still got a good bit of nostalgia attached to it.

It was OK, I didn't really notice it while I had it on. So it wasn't offensive nor particularly gripping.

Zuhause, Heidenheim, Deutschland. Ganz nett.

Once again, an album I never ever would have listened to if it were not for this generator. I was shocked that I liked most of the songs. Normally I listen to songs that I myself would cover vocally...these rock/folk ish albums I have been getting hit me in a different way. This one in particular made me feel like I was laying in the grass in the 70's just chillin and thinking about life. It just gave me a sense of peace. So overall, a very good surprise album!

Better than that one Neil young album I didn't love

Klassiche Rockmusik. Gut hörbar, für mich kein Highlight. 3/5

I must be unAmerican because I am pretty much the only person in this country who isn't in love with everything Neil Young does. Unless he has a C and an S (sometimes even an N) near his name in the lineup, I find myself underwhelmed. +1 star because my husband said he liked it.

“Cinnamon Girl” is fine, if covered by someone else. One star, filed under Everybody Knows Neil Young Paid to be Over Represented Here.

Standouts Cinnamon Girl Everybody Knows This is Nowhere Cowgirl in the Sand

Early Neil Young ain't half bad. This was slightly too timid for my liking but as usual he killed it in the production, vocals (in collaboration with Crazy Horse), and overall vibes. I wasn't asking for much but Neil Young delivered either way. Very good! Top 4: Cinnamon Girl, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (la la la, la la la laaa), Down By The River, and Cowgirl In The Sand no bad songs 3.55/5

This site seems to be digging up blasts from the past for the last few albums. It's been a long, looooooong time since I listened to the last Neil Young album - 246 albums to be precise. I listened to Neil Young so long a go, in fact, that my reviews were still shitty and bad when I reviewed Rust Never Sleeps. Ah, such halcyon days. I think I remember the vocal style of Neil Young, though I can't say I cared much for his music beyond that. Maybe I'll like him more on this second go. Hey, not bad! I wasn't actually expecting to like this album and was wrenching out a fake smile through that last paragraph (I am well beyond tired of all of the 60s pop rock albums that this list has inundated me with), though this proved to be a leg above the rest. Stylistically diverse, varied with some very strong guitar hooks. What more could you want, really? There's admittedly quite a bit of dead air during the second half, though this album has a solid framework - and one that could grow on me with future listens. "Cinnamon Girl" is a pretty good opener. Some very nice punchy, raw guitar riffs, and Young has a very pleasing vocal style. The title track is an even better follow-up. A subdued country influence is paired nicely with some sweet guitar hooks to create a pretty engrossing tune. "Running Dry" is a solid late-album track. Very sombre and soothing, with some nice strings at the end of the track. Book time. Hoo boy, this entry is right next to the dreaded, cursed Trout Mask Replica. Released four months after his debut album. Stylistically diverse. Nothing else in there beyond that, though I don't need much convincing with this album - I liked it. I cosign this inclusion.

Instrumentally this album is a massive win. Brilliant guitar and bass work throughout, with extremely interesting rhythm guitars plucking away in the background underneath the lead. Ultimately though the pace and tone of the album falls slightly flat at points. The folk-rock vibe is enjoyable but there aren't enough stand out moments for it to score higher than a 6/10.

Found this pretty boring

Neil is a god

It's fine. Honestly, it sounds like fairly generic 60s/70s rock and I can't see what the fuss is about

Finally!! I get it now. Three Neil Young albums in and I’m finally introduced to this banger of an album. You know it’s good when you have to spend the day trying to pick between multiple favorites. Ultimately, I ended up going with “Cowgirl in the Sand” over the all time classic “Down by the River.” That being said, “Cinnamon Girl” and “Running Dry” also deserve a shoutout. I’m an absolute sucker for extended riffs and songs that just go on and on and mix things up like those do. After previously listening to 2 other Neil Young albums, I felt like some of the songs were just a bit too light on notable Rock aspects, and existed as mostly filler. This one, on the other hand, absolutely rocks from top to bottom. Finally, after all this time, I can give a Neil Young album something higher than a 3. Higher than a 4, even. I truly enjoyed the hell out of this one. Way to go Uncle Neil. You’ve earned this rating. Here’s hoping there’s another 5 coming from you in the future. As always, time will tell.

Interesting, not a huge fan of the solos on Down by the River, they aren't exactly bad, they just sound like things I've played as solos on guitar in jazz groups, and just aren't as polished as you usually expect from a studio recording.

Best folk rock album

Taget i betragning af at det er Folkrock, så er det et yderst "ear pleasing" album. Hører normalt ikke den her genre (kunne være jeg skulle høre lidt mere), så dette album har været en dejlig overraskelse og kan godt høre hvordan han har kunne have haft en så stor indflydelse på musik i den tid. Kan meget godt lide "Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)", rigtig fedt violing spil eller noget. 7.5-8/10

Love Neil Young. Definitely not his best work, but still good.

Some cool songs. Long jammy guitar solos.

very cute album<3 not exactly what i would listen to on a daily basis, but actually very nice album all in all! 6,5/10

Neil Young is one of those artists that’s hit or miss for me depending on the album, but this one hits hard. It’s got that country twang mixed with the grit of garage rock, and several of the tracks jam out a bit longer than usual. If grunge could’ve existed in the late 60s, this would’ve been it.

Hurrah! Neil Young! For a moment, I stupidly thought I'd give it a 4 because it's maybe not my favourite a Neil Young album, but then Cowgirl in the Sand started and I just can't not give this a 5. I especially like the guitars on this album, but song-writing is great as ever and there's just something about his voice that I love.

Neil Young is not really my thing, but I appreciated the guitar and general instrumentation of Crazy Horse, and I respected Young's earnest and earthy lyrics. Cinnamon Girl is the only song I recognized, and it's really the only memorable track among the seven.

Not my thing

Not the worst of his albums I’ve had on here, I think Crazy Horse add some interest. I’ve still think I’ve heard enough of him. You can stop giving me Neil Young albums now

I recently reviewed "After the Gold Rush" and that must have finally put Neil Young into the list of my summary's favourite artists. Rightly so, easily. Which is something I've learned. This one here ... might not contribute to it, but neither detract. It's Jamming Rock Young. Crazy Horse Young? I'm more down with Folk Young. But there's some sloppy, loose Grunge here, which is pretty great. A cozy album, at the same time. It's nice. There another bit on my summary, however, one of the entries under Worst Genres which reads Country. So I'm afraid my bottom line enjoyment was a bit tainted by the title track and "Losing End". A really damn strong 4 though.

Hadn't listened to this in ages. Forgot just how good it was. Great proggy rock.

Definitely one of his best albums ever. You can hear the grunge starting to come out on 2 tracks. Cowgirl in The Sand and Down by The River. Who was his Cinnamon girl around this time who he lost and sings about thru out the album. He goes from pining about her to shooting her down at the river. Great album!!

Really liked the guitar on this album, some songs were pretty catchy. Some were slower and harder to get through. I think this is pretty middle of the road. Standouts were "Cinnamon Girl" and "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere." Solid 3/5 for me. The album started off strong but I felt the energy level drop off. Not bad but not exceptional. Listen for the guitars then probably never again unless you're a bit Neil Young fan.

Bland

Ok Neil I didn't know you got down like that, you are one groovy motherfucker and all it took you was a trial run with your debut album. Right after leaving Buffalo Springfield Neil jumped right back into a brand new group, Crazy Horse, and made sure he would get the recognition he deserved by making himself the main centerpiece of the band. This album is much more Rock oriented than Neil's usual solo Folk sound, and honestly I much prefer what he is doing with Crazy Horse if you ask me. This album shows range and craftsmanship from all of the musicians attached as they are able to switch up emotions, genres, and even soundscapes quite a good bit all across this album's runtime while also having 2 long songs where they still keep the momentum going. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is an impressive sophomore/debut album that shows a whole lot of character and leadership from Neil as he manages to really guide this band to greatness. Makes me really excited to see what else he has up his sleeve later down the line, but I feel I need to finish up some other loose ends before I start diving into him more.

The blueprint for the 'Neil Young Sound'. I was hesitant to even give it a spin at first being pretty familiar with these songs over the years but I'm glad I did. I always seem to like the Crazy Horse stuff. Hearing the full album in order really gave me a lift.

Out of the gate, you cannot hear Neil's voice so much on a few of the tracks. This is maybe a little calm but I like it out of the gate. Lamenting strings on Running Dry were so good. Listened before? Y Saved tracks? Y Favorite tracks? Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Really liked it (in spite of the voice). Saved several tracks

Not for me. I guess it's technically fine... I was just bored.

Cowgirl in the sand is a pretty awesome song Will I listen to again: 61%

Does not stand out to me

Listenable

7.1

3.75

Ok - not a bad listen just not really my thing

Not bad if you like 9 minute guitar noodles! He’s done better

Neil Young has better albums but this one started it all.

Not really a fan.

Love the jams here, but some songs do outstay their welcome.

The voice is really a love it or hate it deal. The instrumentals are ok though. As far as country rock goes, pretty good. But those jams are going to remain the strongest parts

3.5 if i could

One of my regular albums, an old favorite.

Is it the best Neil Young album out there? No, not by a long shot. But it's still a solid effort.

I had heard plenty about Neil Young and Crazy Horse, but had never really got into it. However, I am now starting to wonder why it took so long. Cinnamon Girl is a great way to start off the album, and I for some reason didn't put two and two together when it came time to realize that Neil Young wrote it. (I always thought it was someone else). Either way, it was a very enjoyable listen, and definitely caught me off guard.

Really good classic Neil Young. I've had a couple Neil Young + Crazy Horse albums on this list and prefer the older to the newer. Cinnamon Girl & Down by the River are the two standout hits but everything is enjoyable. 7.75/10 (3.875/5)

A album as American as cherry pie.

I dig it more than I anticipated

heard this before years ago so i was familiar with about half of it and it was alright, some songs were hard to get through but the songs i liked i thought had a really cool sound

In my opinion, Neil is better when he rocks. Cinnamon Girl is great. When he's folksy or whiny, meh, no thanks. Cinnamon Girl = 5 Everything else = 1 to 2. Total 2.

2.5 stars “Round and round and round we go” kind of summarized my feelings with this album. At times it felt like a chore. But it wasn’t terrible. I am more familiar with Neil’s popular stuff, “Heart of Gold” and “Don’t Let it Bring You Down” and “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” and such. So when I’d see this album I assumed that his earlier stuff was folky. I was surprised to find a fuzzy jam record with just one more acoustic soft song. It starts off with the 2 strongest tracks, the main ones I can recall with some time. The rest of the records, once again, isn’t bad but didn’t stand out to me. The jams were a little overindulgent, but perhaps I’m so used to this type of music for decades afterwards that I’m not appreciating what this offered in 1969? It’s possible. But for me, this album didn’t feel like a revelation.

Rock and roll at its finest. Neil Young never misses

Classic. Love it.

Was not very familiar with Neil young. Impressed me as a guitar player. Phenomenal!

Fantastic work

One of the divisive albums I have seen. Lots of 5s, lots of 2s and 1s. I'm a fan of his sound, don his vocals, and appreciate his lyrics. Scoring it a 4.

Classic late 1960's rock. Country tinge ontop of the distorted guitars, followed by folk-inspired acoustic.

Wow yes do I love Neil Young? Didn’t know anything other than Down By the River, but this was easy listening. The Losing End is so good! Definitely adding Cowgirl in the Sand to some sort of guitar sex playlist. Sex guitar playlist? Human sex to guitars playlist

I liked this more than I thought I would as a historic Neil Young hater. I still don’t love his voice but I did appreciate listening to this!

Nobody writes like Neil…

Nine albums on this list are from Neil Young, solo or his other projects. NINE. And they all sound the same. They're all perfectly adequate but like, c'mon man.

Wiedermal ein Klassiker. Eigenwilliger, konsequent sein Ding durchziehender Künstler.

This is my 4th Neil Young record since I started this list and is by far and away the best of the bunch in my opinion. I really enjoy the musicianship and his voice which is often so "muppet" like is more than tolerable here.

Couple iconic tunes.

Good... but nothing special. I did, however, appreciate the curation/editing. A tight album seems rare from what I've noticed.

Good album, nothing that had much of impact on me one way or another , liked most of the other neil young albums on the list better

If you like Neil Young this is great if not it's so so 3.5*

thought this one was a little more interesting than the last neil young. 4.5

Will definitely come back to this. Really enjoyed it.

Game changer from Uncle Neil. Every song is a classic. I've heard it referred to as the first grunge record. I don't hear that probably because Neil is wearing a flannel shirt on the cover

There's no easing into this album. The sound of Neil's double drop D distorted "Old Black" Les Paul guitar slaps you in the face from the very first second of Cinnamon Girl - it's one hell of a way to get your attention. The unpolished rawness of the guitar mixed with the very polished harmonies and melodies feels like Neil was laying down the groundwork for Nirvana. I can imagine Nick Cave listening to "Down by the River" for the first time, taking notes. Speaking of, that guitar solo is one of my all-time favorite things. Sticky, rough and clumsy in all the right ways, dipping in and out, and for such a long solo, not self-indulgent in any way, simply lifting the energy of the song and augmenting it in the best possible way. What more can I say about this, except that it's an absolute classic, that paved the way for so many bands, especially in grunge and alt rock.

05/09/2025 This didn't set my world alight, there didn't seem to be anything special here. Spotify listeners: 10.8 million, 2.5 million.

Fairly neutral on this album. Some songs whip, others go for a tad too long. Not bad by any means, but not one I anticipate will have repeat listens

I'll be blunt: I have never liked Neil Young's voice. I've tried. I really have. But every time I hear it, it's just this incredibly high, nasally sound that I find almost painful to listen to. I'd rather sit through "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" on a loop than spend five seconds with this guy. It's just a painful voice. That said, I have to give him credit for the songwriting. The man can write a song, no question about it. Tracks like "Cinnamon Girl," "Down by the River," and "Cowgirl in the Sand" are undeniable classics in their own right, and the way he crafts a song is pretty impressive. So, while I appreciate the craftsmanship and the genius in the writing, I just can't get past the voice. It's not an album I will be putting on again anytime soon. The talent is there, but so is the voice I can't stand.

If the police went to the country and decided to do some country music while they were there.

Another decent album by Niel Young. I prefer there chance in style to a more grunge rock after this, but there are some great singles in this album

Brilliant, if anything its too short! 5/5

I didn't like it

Kinda boring

Dolce ad amaro come solo Neil young può essere. Stupendo

Alright too many 9 minutes songs

Neil and Crazy Horse hit the ground running with this album. No skips.

Great record and wonderfully produced. Cinnamon Girl is an all-time favorite of mine.

4/5 Best Track - "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere"

Cinnamon Girl is a great song, and I mostly like Neil Young, but there's a little too much guitar noodling on this record for my taste. The other songs aren't much to write home about, but they're nice enough. Good background album

Nice!

This is pretty awesome

Neil Young is one of those artists that’s hit or miss for me depending on the album, but this one hits hard. It’s got that country twang mixed with the grit of garage rock, and several of the tracks jam out a bit longer than usual. If grunge could’ve existed in the late 60s, this would’ve been it.

-Schöner entspannter Sound -Alle Lieder haben etwas -Würde ich nicht aktiv hören, eher im Hintergrund Topsong: The Losing End

Cinnamon Girl is a classic, all around good album.

Favourites: Cinnamon Girl, Round & Round (It Won't Be Long), Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand

It's not Neil's best - but there's some awesome songs on here, Cinnamon Girl, Cowgirl in the Sand, Down by the River.

Absolute masterpiece.

Solid record, good vibes, all despite the folksy country leanings. And you can't say he outstays his welcome. The albums over before it really starts.

Good album. Great guitar, mid vocals, and overall a pleasant listen.

Tender, gentle, beautiful stuff. Ran over by songs like Round and Round, but didn't connect with the longer, less focused stuff like Down by the River

Liked it! But then again, I was already a fan of Neil Young.

Just utter perfection - garage rock raised to the highest level. Neil threw out the playbook, write a fistful of damn near perfect songs, and then jammed out with the dudes in the garage. Of course, the dudes in question were hugely talented session musicians who could jump in and improvise with him, creating a sound thats so effortless it sounds like it might just fall apart into messiness. But they never ever let it go. My vinyl copy is definitely well loved and scratchy, and honestly, it’s perfect for the sound of this classic.

Was enjoyable. Nothing stood out too much, added one song, but was a good listen throughout.

This was boring and barely music

I usually don't care for noodly guitar jams, but the ones on Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand go crazy. That guitar feedback is absolutely insane for a popular album from 1969! Easily Neil's best studio album (though I'd maybe put Weld ahead overall), and an absolute essential for fans of country rock and the noisier side of things alike.

Bon rock de papa, on sent la vibe 70' avec un son un peu proche de Creedence par moments, très cool Chanson préférée : Down by the river

Super artiste et quel voix ! Album assez calme, assez mélancolique. Neil Young est connu et reconnu. Je préfère l’album « harvest moon », le plus connu je pense mais un classique !

C'était objectivement un bon album musicalement parlant mais un peu boring, pas trop mon style. 3/5

Classic.

znatno bolje od prethodnog nila janga! (after the gold rush). ipak nije nešto što bih ovako slušao. solidno u svakom slučaju

Cinnamon Girl Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Down by the River Cowgirl in the Sand

good

Great listen

Didn't finish it

Early reggae for middle American hillbillies. Music to drive the old f-150 to

7/10

Awesome album, really surprised me.

What is happening??? This is some melodic folksy hippie adjacent shit and I like it??? I’m not even high right now. Bravo Canada. Bravo.

ugh 3/5

Amazing. I absolutely love his voice and down by the river was so fun to listen to fully through. Loved the jamminess in here and it makes me want to listen to Niel Young and Crazy Horse

Mysvibe som gled på

3.6 Hit and miss. First few songs came and went, barely noticed them. Then Down by the River, absolute stellar track, phenomenal. Then back to dullness with the next. Last two were alright, but never hit the peaks of the central track. Hit & Miss pretty much describes my entire relationship with Neil Young from this list.

Better than expected, but I didn't expect much. This is one of those albums that starts with a certified classic and then never comes close to reaching that high again, so the entire record feels like an anticlimax. The meandering 10 minute long closing track doesn't help.

Not bad! Pretty chill, good background noise

It's all ok. Just one track would have been ok though. It wouldn't matter which one.

Vastly underplayed album. Understandable when the songs are 10 minutes long, but no excuse for the rest. 9 out of 10 = five stars all day long

Low high 4 Best song: cowgirl in the sand Great raw sound here, very few overdubs which is cool. Neil's songwriting isn't quite at its heights sadly. I dread to think how long the solos were when they played live.

This is way too mellow for me. I just want it to be over. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): If I had to choose one, I guess Cowgirl in the Sand

not my taste

Adorei, mas senti uma quebra depois das músicas que mais gostei (Round & Round (It won’t be long) e Down by the River), especialmente na Running Dry. Certamente vou incluir estas músicas nas minhas playlists

у меня слов не найдется чтобы описать насколько он скучный. нейл крайне посредственный певец. я могу только понять почему в 70-х это было хитом, но 50 лет спустя только лицо кривится от его голоса. как ж можно было так не научиться петь вообще, емае

Great music!

i’m not the biggest blues fan tbh, not my favourite neil young album

Fun guitar solos but otherwise boring

Neil Young is cool. I like the opening track

Love that I got an album I love it has a super busy couple of days as I begin teaching year 35 5/5

More like Everybody Knows This Album Goes Nowhere. What is the deal with this much Neil Young on this list? There are so many other American singer/songwriters that did what he did but without sounding so whiney and one-note. So little varies from album to album with this guy. The “la la la la” singing about 35 seconds into the title track is particularly laughable. Seriously, it’s not charmingly human, it’s grating my ears. At least “Round & Round” follows that song up, which reaches redeemable levels of listenability. We gotta remove most of these NY albums PLEASE. Soft 2/5 dont make me give this man another 1/5

No

meh

Original response got deleted, not gonna rewrite. Great album but though not my usual taste. Liked the send half

Might have been a 3 but then I LOVED cowgirl in the sand, go off

Jo men bra. Hans röst känns något mindre prominent och jag tycker att det är till albumet fördel.

Killer. I have the Neil Young appreciation gene, so when people say they don't like his voice, I hear you, but I don't really know what you want from the world. I've listened to this album countless times and it still feels fresh and desperate and immediate, and full of romanticized Crazy Horse magic, which it was - the band had been together for about a week when they recorded it and Neil had a 103 degree fever when he wrote a bunch of the songs in one afternoon. That cover photo is the best pointillist painting ever.

Most importantly, I need to establish that “Cinnamon Girl” is a perfect rock song. It’s built around a killer riff and a stomping rhythm, and it benefits from economy, employing hand claps, some strategic “yeah yeahs” and a perfect one-note guitar solo, ending just shy of the 30-minute mark and leaving you wanting more. Magnificent. The rest of the album rarely lets up, with “Down by the River” and “Cowgirl in the Sand” setting the template for Young’s deep library of devastating extended-length jams. It’s guitar rock of the highest order paired with Young’s uncanny songwriting. I could make a case for this being his finest album, even though it was just the first in a string of remarkable records.

Took multiple listens at this, and it grew on me, but not enough to get it to the four-star mark.

There are some things in here that I really like, but it just doesn't come together for me on this listen.

This guy again. It's fine.

There are a LOT of Neil Young albums. I have a lot of Neil Young albums. I probably don't need a lot of Neil Young albums. But a few of them absolutely rise to the top. And those particular albums are scattered throughout his career. He's prolific, if not consistent. But that's probably why we like him. This is one of the ones to have, for sure. If for no other reason than to have "Down By The River" (and if you like that, go get Buddy Mile's album with his version on it...even better!)

A fine album with some classics but this is not my fav Neil Young

I, like many people, have long looked at this album as the big bang, the moment that Neil got heavy and that's not untrue. However, after years with the album and a fresh listen in the auspices of this project, have rethought how I think about the album. It is a rejection of the over production of his first solo record... it is less polished and grimy. However, it is also like a Rosetta Stone to Neil... there is the tender ballad, the country stomper, and of course the double guitar monster of the Horse and Neil with extended guitar jams. It is a hell of an album that on any day may be my pick for his best work.

Wouldn't add any songs to my daily listen but a good album of music

This is way too mellow for me. I just want it to be over. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): If I had to choose one, I guess Cowgirl in the Sand

Pretty nice music. Low 4/5.

A good album to just drift to

Some bangers

Great deep track album!

A little too folksy but good. I loved Cinnamon Girl already.

I think it's fine, it sounds like a lot of music from the era. The lyrics may go over my head, but they sound like they were pretty drug fueled (which is fine, but they don't make much sense to me.) I am enjoying the instrumentals in "Down by the River" but the lyrics are about shooting his girlfriend dead ... so I don't love that.

Lite för folkligt för min smak. Allt är lite generic och inte så memorable Texterna var också ganska tråkiga. Musiken måste vara väldigt tråkig om jag lyssnar på text Not for me

<3 neil young

Damn good album. Neil Young always sounds kinda the same to me. I prefer him with CSNY. This album is very country, lots of twang and some jangly.

Classic

Not even a great Neil Young album. Not sure how it can be top 1001. Time will tell but I’m not loving this merry go round. 5.0. Cinnamon Girl is the best song and I would rather hear any other of his big hits.

Awesome album, the only song I didn't love was Running Dry, but even then it wasn't bad. Neil Young doesn't miss. 8/10

It was okay - didn’t blow me away but wasn’t bad by any means

good

Didn't love it or hate it. Would be fine as background music

I like Cinnamon Girls. I confess to using it as a pet name for multiple partners. I think I’d like to go back home and take it easy. But my home is now occupied by the KKK. Neil’s down home gee-tar and his revolt against the Confederacy is me. It won’t be long. It won’t be long. A comforting approaching final silence. I saw this thing today with David Byrne talking about James Brown and he said the Godfather said, “Every instrument is percussion.” N&CH get it. Bounce and snap and growl under Young Neil’s plaintive eternally childlike falsetto. Fucking love these spare squeaky solos flirting with discordance. Be on my side; I’ll be on your side. It’s so hard for me now, but I’ll make it somehow, though I know I’ll never be the same. Won’t you ever change your ways? The violin is the whole story and it broke my fucking heart. But soon these things are overcome and can’t be recognized. Cowgirl in the Fucking Sand. The fecund soil of genius from which grew Camper Van and Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr and a million bright brilliant burning babies that still guide me through the dark. Exiled gods of goodness bless Neil Young. I’ve seen him twice. Once at Conan‘s last Tonight Show. Conan and Andy hunched together in the shadows in commiserative mourning. Neil in the spotlight, picking and wailing and enveloped in an aura you could fucking SEE. We all levitated just a bit off our seats. All of us. This is a perfect record to me.

This is phenomenal, just fantastic

cowgirl is special to me, hits every time

Hard to not be prejudiced since this is one of my faves. This is one lives in my metaphorical cd changer of autumn soundtracks alongside De Stijl, The Argument, and Rated R.

Alot more jammy than I thought it would be. Solid Neil Young album.

This was an alright album, definitely a bit outdated though, but chill. Overall, it was alright having it in the background, as it was nothing intense.

Fire album. He can make a guitar talk

3.5, country-ish // western-ish music (idk its neil young)

Favourite Tracks on first listen were Down By the River, Running dry and Cowgirl In The Sand. The playing is all fantastic, sounds really loose and fun. Young again proves that if you put a great song at the end of your album it raises the entire project, not sure whether I think this is as strong as Harvest, so leaning towards a 4 on first impression, but I'll be revisiting.

Great listen. Long, fun guitar driven songs. -4/5

Awesome.

This album rules.

late on the review but I'm coming back to this album a lot. 4/5

Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River are on this!

felt like average rock, felt pretty content listening to the whole album but nothing really stood out to me