Reviews (page 7 of 14)
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
truly a remarkable album
Considering I hated the last Neil young album I didn't expect much. But I did however enjoy the album, couldn't pick out any key songs but the whole thing worked well and I enjoyed it
Not a fan
At first I listened to it while getting ready in the morning. It played again while I was driving and I felt more connected to it.
Ok
this shit sucks put on los redondos
A classic by all accounts
this was one of my first bargain bin blind buys
calming
7 songs - 40 minutes. One excellent song.
# Album Name: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere # Artist: Neil Young # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Down by the river is a top top tune - 5/5. The rest just passed me by. Ive not been able to hit it off with Neil Young. This album did not change my mind. DBTR saved this from being a 2 if im honest. # Top Tunes: Down by the river # Would I listen to it again? No
This generator did not awaken a Neil Young fan inside me.
Hmm
Not exactly my preferred style, but surely some bangers in there, 3.75stars
Gostei bastante de down by the river,o resto meio tanto faz
Good vibes, I enjoyed this one
Favourite song was “Down by the River”. Easy listening album but probably not one I’ll return to.
Like another review said, this album is "simple yet pleasant." Didn't love it but there's nothing to hate here.
This may have been nowhere but this was the beginning of a journey on a long, unsteady, downright rewarding road for Neil Young. Across seven tracks, Neil got on his Crazy Horse and said goodbye to the 60s the only way he'd preferred to do; epics, scenic imagery, and a chock-full of lore surrounding the songs in its wake. It's a hell of a welcome from a guy who we'd become too familiar with seeing and the stories he'd weave from one corner to another would come to define his catalog in some forms or others; turns out that nowhere is a good place to start.
oh Neil… love the guitar solos tho
Cinnamon girl : je ne suis pas très fan , mais la répétition de la phrase " my cinnamon girl" est catchy. Parcontre le solo de guitare est génial. je vois bien cette chanson sur la route. Everybody knows this is nowhere : ça fait vraiment western. Vraiment le genre folk à fond Round and Round : c'est une chanson lente , presque comme une lullaby. c'est bien "slow slow it goes". J'ai envie de skip vraiment elle me stress , c'est trop looooong Down by the river : c'est la chanson qui a le plus d'écoutes sur Spotify. Bon je me suis déconcentré au début mais une fois que le fameux duo de guitare + simple basse à l'arrière a commencé ça m'a surpris , j'aime beaucoup. down by the riveeeeeer i shot my babyyyyyy. Je suis pas assez convaincu pour la mettre dans ma playlist ( après une deuxième écoute , je l'ai mise haha ) The losing end : alors c'est soit je commence à entrer dans l'album , soit c'est vraiment la meilleure chanson de l'album. je m'ambiance + je l'ajoute à ma playlist Running dry : wow ça commence en mode médiéval , j'adore le violon. ça rend très nostalgique. c'est très doux , très relaxant. direct dans ma playlist Cowgirl in the sand : ptn la guitare... banger rien que pour ça
Neil Young has many songs I like; none of them are on this album
normalmente eu costumo gostar de neil young, mas escutei esse num dia ruim ele tem mtos albuns melhores pprt
até que me surpreendi, foi bem interessante! tem umas guitarrinha bacana, apesar de ser bem folkzão.
Neil walks in, says "we're doing this in that-and-that way", Crazy Horse nods, they play, and make one of the best albums ever. A simpler time when there was no inner conflict, no emotional turmoil, and no visceral hate. Just pure talent on display. The two closers on each side are the creme de la creme of this album. The jammy grungy guitar interplaying between Neil and Danny is what makes this such an enjoyable listen (also what makes them such easy inclusion into any live set). Cinnamon Girl is a grandiose entry into a prolific era, and the duo of The Losing End and Running Dry is a foreshadowing of Neil's talent in penning songs that make your heart swell with emotion. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is a quick song that was once a favorite of mine, due to its simple nature and the longing for, well, a retreat to a simple way of living. Overall, it's an album full of anger and bitter emotions, a staple of Neil's career, but compared to what's to come, a very tame effort, and commercial at that. A fun combo that yielded amazing results. It's stupid to say, but this is what a bucket of gravel would sound like. Will I end it with that? Of course I will.
soft, good to have in background while working, not wowed though
I never got into Neil Young; it’s the voice. But as I get older, I’ve softened on Young, especially after reading 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music and listening to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young while I read it. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere was supposed to be Young’s 2nd solo album. He borrowed 3 guys from another band that he was supposed to help record their album, but after recording and touring with those guys, Young decided the album would become his & Crazy Horse’s 1st album, rather than a solo album. And the band he "borrowed" his bandmates from was finished. This album is a classic to me just because of Cinnamon Girl. I'm sure you've heard it. It has one of the best guitar solos of all time. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere does have its misses with Round and Round and The Losing End, but the other 5 songs are bangers. Down By the River, about a man killing his gf for cheating, is badass, tho some might say problematic with the subject matter. But I can assure you, Young didn't actually kill his gf down by the river…I think. Other standouts are the title track & Cowgirl In the Sand. This album is filled with folky country and hard rock. It will go into my regular rotation.
Solid album. Good performances from Crazy Horse, and as always very tight songwriting from Neil Young. Nothing really stuck out to me too much but it was a nice listen.
Not his best.
Helt ålreit.
Loved this - thx!.
First time listen to this album in it's entirety - loved it's looseness and atmosphere
I don't understand all the love for this album. It's boring. Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) is a lie...it felt like the longest song ever on then to be followed up 9+ minute snoozer...shortly followed by another boring 10 minute track featuring 3 guitar solos which go nowhere.
I like the story behind this record; basically getting an album recorded when the band was newly formed and had only been playing together for a week, still feeling each other out. Some of this comes through during some of the improvisational parts. Also fun reading how Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand were all written in a waking fever dream. All in all a solid Neil Young record. 3.5/5
I liked this one ok. It was more rockin' than I expected too. 3.25/5
Love down by the river!
I expected - indeed I really wanted - to like this album a lot more than I actually did. I’m marginally familiar with Neil Young both from really young childhood (America/Horse with No Name) and like his voice. A sort of Morrissey before he was. Unfortunately this just didn’t speak to me. A little too country, too jangly, too Crazy Horsey (weighed down harmonies)? I LOVED the extended jams in Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand no doubt…if it had been a collection of these types of songs perhaps a 5. In the end I found the album as a whole underwhelming. Maybe an instance where heightened expectations killed the experience? 3/5
Disappointed by this, bland and sterile.
Very nearly the first one I couldn't finish - just found it really quite boring and even unpleasant in places. Feels like a 4/10 if generous.
I have discovered through the 1001 that I actually am an early Neil Young fan. Who knew? So far his first three albums have been great. Many of the songs on here are radio darlings: Cinnamon Girl (which I first heard as a Type O-Negative cover), Down by the River, and Everybody Knows. Once again, the jammier deep cuts like Cowgirl in the Sand are worthy of multiple listens. Normally I go with the key tracks. This time, the only track I DIDN’T care for was the Losing End, which was a little too Hank Williams for me. If this one appears while digging for vinyl, it’s coming home.
Random thoughts: * I'm not sure how to properly rate Neil Young. He's obviously a very important artist in the history of music. But on the other hand I'm just not a huge fan despite many listens and attempts. * Cinnamon Girl and Down By The River are the standout track for me on this one and are all-time greats. * The rest of it pretty much followed course but were tracks I'd never really listened to before. * His voice is not the greatest and I know you are not listening to Neil for his beautiful pipes. It's more about the rocking and lyrics. * This feels more like a 3.5 but I'll give it 4 because the impact Neil had on music.
Glad to have discovered this country artist! Every song is gold. Tracks to Track: Down by the River
It's not necessarily bad or anything, but to me it just really bored me very quickly. I think it's a combination of how old it sounds and how limited the instrumentation is most of the time. Just really not for me
Supposed to be working but instead I’m jamming, play down by the river for me one more time neil
Previously rated: Harvest (2/5) After the Gold Rush (3/5) Tonight's the Night (3/5) Ragged Glory (3/5) On The Beach (3/5) ****************************** I’d say this one is a bit above average. I guess his voice was still in its tolerable stage. Starts off with a couple of short but enjoyable songs before it gets into murdering his girl. Not everything is great, it gets boring at times, but I’ll add this to the “listen again” list.
This is a good but not great album from Neil young. Easy to listen to, but there’s better. Specifically this is a great example of the “mellow country-rock” he was known for. I liked it but I didn’t love it. I would listen again but I don’t think anything about it was memorable enough for me to be able to recall it when thinking of things to listen to. It’s a good background sound, and I loved cowgirl in the sand more than the previous songs. Generally a good album but that’s all!
Nothing too engaging for me here. Its alright other than the good songs being 48 minutes long. Its like the song plays for a minute then its 4 minutes of doodling around and then another minute of the actual song and back to fucking around again. It makes it really hard to keep my attention. I feel like some of these songs got edits for the radio unless ive just been unobservant my whole life which is very possible. Its OK and fine and alright
I really enjoy Neil Young, but I’m not too familiar with this album. I’ve only really heard Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River, both of which I really enjoy. The Losing End was a great song as well I hadn’t heard. I also enjoyed parts of Running Dry, but it seemed to be missing something.
Down by the River- great song!
I don't get bothered by the simplicity of Neil Young like many people do. Is it a lazy guitar solo? sure. But it works...
Terribly mundane for me
Not really listened to Neil Young before, really enjoyed! Nicely soothed a mundane car journey.
Solid album
Nice to get to listen to this album. Will likely listen to it again!
Favorites: Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand Still fantastic, even if it is a bit more stripped compared to his later work. It's impressive that Neil accomplished so much musically at the point of this album's release, and especially at only 24. Some of these songs are absolute staples in my rotation, and I continue to admire and adore Neil with every passing day.
For whatever reason, I like Neil Young and Crazy Horse more than I like him as a solo artist or with CSN&Y. Very good album.
Neil and his loose ass rock with crazy horse. Not sure I’m as big a fan as was say 10 yrs ago, but still this album through to Zuma are what I would consider peak Neil. Is he the best singer, guitarist or songwriter- no on all accounts. But he sure drives his own lane, however contradictory that may be and has remained fairly relevant for 60 yrs, if headlining festivals at 79 yrs old without any autotune etc is anything to go by while still fighting against the establishment be it most recently the BBC (Glastonbury)or Spotify (Joe rogan)Was edging to 4 stars but few re listens; cinnamon girl, everybody, down-by the river, cowgirl are all low down grunge archetype classics 5 fucking stars.
I feel like I should like Neil Young. I like rock, I like country, I don't really like Neil Young - I like some of his songs but only when other people cover them. I don't particularly like his voice, sometimes he sounds like Kermit, sometimes he sounds like a poor mans Mick Jagger, I don't like the sequencing on this album, it stylistically feels lost. Harvest was alright and I imagine that's on this list somewhere but this album is not it. I won't be adding this to my library, I'll probably skip any of the tracks if they some on rotation. Sorry Neil but this is my first 1/5
Four of the greatest songs to come out of rock music history, and three songs that I’d be totally fine with never hearing again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzldaxAtloo Bookend tracks are alright, the middle? shit sandwich 2/5
maybe the least crazy horse i've ever heard tbh
9/10 They could never make me hate you Neil Young, even if you’re Canadian or whatever
If you'd asked me when I was about twenty-one, I'd probably have said this was my favorite album ever. I wouldn't go that far now, but I could still listen to "Down by the River/Cowgirl in the Sand" all day long--they're two of the most distinctive songs I can think of by any songwriter/musician. No one could have made this album other than Neil Young, which is why, like all Neil Young albums, it contains a couple of duds ("Round and Round" and "Requiem") . . . but the rest of it is stellar.
Love this record. Neil is all ornery and ragged and the band locks in, and you might think a 4 minute two note guitar solo is not a good idea, but here it is. Neil and Crazy Horse rock on this like scrappy aggro minimalists.
Probably really a 3.5, but I’m rounding up because “Down by the River” and “Cowgirls in the Sand” are epic.
Pretty solid, like… great tracks. I was just too sad to dig lol
It's fine, but not something I would consider returning too soon. The first song is pretty good, and I liked the last two.
Crazy Horse I just fell out of the Neil, get that Young in my bank account
Ride the horse
1969? doesn't sound it. Down By The River is a belter, Cinnamon Girl (Do prefer the cover) great album overall.
This is the first time I’ve listened to a Neil Young album all the way through, I’ve heard songs but never a full record. I loved this. Opener “Cinammon Girl” is a fun higher energy song that leads directly into the title track, a more country rock sounding track that I personally enjoyed quite a lot. “Round & Round (It Won’t Be Long)” is an excellent song and one of my favorites. I really enjoyed “Down By The River” the solos spread out across the song are excellent. “The Losing End (When You’re On)” was great as well. “Running Dry” was my favorite on the record. The closer “Cowgirl In The Sand” despite its length was also really good. This album is a really good collection of country rock, and folk rock and I loved it.
It was aight.
This one really grew on me fast. I went in expecting something a bit more laid-back, but what I got was this raw, ragged edge that I didn’t know I needed. There's something about the way the guitars just hang there, almost lazy but weirdly precise, that pulled me in. It’s scruffy and unpolished in the best way — like it doesn’t care if you’re listening, which only makes you listen harder. I found myself completely locked into the groove of it before I realised how much I liked it. “Down by the River” and “Cowgirl in the Sand” are the big epics, and they really sprawl out in this beautiful, gritty mess that feels half jam and half exorcism. But I’ve got a soft spot for the title track too — it’s simple and sunny and gives the album a breather. I wouldn’t call this one of my all-time favourites, but I definitely get why it’s so beloved, and I’ll happily return to it when I want something with a bit of rough-around-the-edges heart.
Neil Young is cool. Not much else to say.
peruslaatuista hulluheppaa. mtuta vähän nyt jää kaipaamaan jotain.. laulaisipa hiljaa korvaan neil.. pliis. hiiskuta..puuskuta...h aaah. neal.. Maailma kääntyy, toivon, ettei se käänny pois Maailma kääntyy, toivon, ettei se käänny pois Tarvitsen joukon ihmisiä Mutta en voi kohdata heitä päivittäin Tarvitsen joukon ihmisiä Mutta en voi kohdata heitä päivittäin. missä samankaltainen nerokas ltyricisimi lyrikismi. lyyraus ja pyyrauz ismi. vielä oltiin nuoria ja rivoja tähän aikaan huomaan. rivoja ja nuoria eikä oikein elämää mietitty niin paljoa ehkä kun olisi pitänyt ja nyt kadutaan.. ja nyt kadutaan... running dry
Meh.
Cinnamon Girl - 5/5 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - 5/5 Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) - 4/5 Down by the River - 5/5 The Losing End (When You're On) - 5/5 Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) - 3/5 Cowgirl in the Sand - 5/5 Average score: 4.6/5 (rounding up)
I find this record to be quite charming, and it is thank to the smooth way of singing and how the guitars do a great job at pairing with the voice. In result, this album has a pleacent and relaxing vibe which is nice. Nevertheless, I'm not confident enough to give this album 4 stars, as there are some moments that I don't think work as well as the bests parts, specially the longest songs, which feel a bit tiring toward the half point.
This is an impressive outing from Neil Young and Crazy Horse. The first half especially is some of the best that country rock has to offer. Would recommend.
Double review (for Odelay by Beck bc I missed it yesterday): Odelay: Just 5 songs too many for listening to Beck. Loved a few of these but the rest was mediocre. Love the samples though 3/5 EKTIN: Pretty beautiful album, would need to listen again though to give a definite judgement bc this was after listening to two other albums. 3/5
some good tunes
This is album number 4 I've heard from Neil Young. It's really nice to listen to. The long songs don't drag out. It's one of Young and Crazy Horse's best. Let's move on to the next album. 4 stars for "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere".
Neil Young’s always been around. He’s been that spectral character with those lyrics that were referenced in that letter. Or that mercurial artist who would perform at my honours thesis supervisors’ birthday parties. Or this curmudgeon-guy who said stuff about illegal downloads or the quality of vinyl or something. For me, he’s been shorthand for “I’m a serious person” for as long as I’ve been a conscious one. Which is all to say – with “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”, I finally have a chance to put to rest another absolutely ridiculous suite of assumptions I’ve been porting around. The album’s so much more of a jam than I’d have ever expected; rambling, sweeping compositions that might at times threaten to stay a little bit too long but – and thank god – kick around long enough to inspire innumerable guitar bands and future indie musicians (a great many of them among my favourites). “Cowgirl in the sand” stands out (and reminds me a fair bit of “My My Hey Hey”; it’s the melody and softness of his vocals, I think) – a lucid dream of a song (and proof that intermediate shredding is well and truly enough if the backing track is doing its fair share of the lifting). Neil Young’s having a moment again now, so it might be I’ve come around at just the right time. He won’t always be around, after all.
My youth, all on one fabulous album.
OK nada demais Sem musica fav
Its fine, it did not really evoke strong emotions or whatever, also not sure what extra crazy horse brought to the table
Solid all the way through. Didn’t hit me like the last Neil Young album did, but still a lot of good songs. All good, but nothing jumped out
I like the raw energy of this but it just seems too spontaneous and not worked out, which apparently is typical of everything Neil Young does. Really this album could be 25-28 minutes long as the solos in Down By The River and Cowgirl are needless and unfocused, Running Dry and Round and Round (It Won't Be Long) are much longer than they need to be... again, like the energy but feels too unrehearsed.
Siste låt var veldig god, men ellers var det mye midt på treet
Good album, though not my favorite. The songs are all pretty solid and his talent was on full display, just not really my mood most of the time
I found this to be quite dull. My favourite track was “Down By The River” but after being served up Herbie Hancock’s “Head Hunters” yesterday, this ten minute song with solos-galore felt like child’s play.
Vibes: middle of the western desert, no living creatures as far as the eye can see. Evokes melancholy, raw gritty hopelessness but will carry on anyways.
Strong musicians reminiscent of early 20th century country music
I didn't mind it but not my thing
I don't think I cared for this. Couldn't listen to it enough to really know but maybe thats a sign? But I also just could be sick of listening to new music that I don't like. MAYBE CHANGE TO 2 STAR IF I REVISIT AND SEMI LIKE IT
Pretty decent project. I really like the album cover. I think Neil looks rugged in a laid back way. I also quite like the song down by the river. I've decided to grade a bit harder. Im probably not going to relisten so this has got to be a 3.
ANOTHER FUKEN NEIL YOUNG ALBUM. COME ON BOOK.
More Neil Young, great. This at least is while he could still sing and didn't sound like he was talking in to a mic without any of the musicians knowing about it. It's fairly boring, nothing really great or memorable in here. Just kind of a classic easy listening/soft rock kind of sound, and it’s not even good because Crazy Horse seems kinda shit at actually playing their instruments. Maybe the one notable bing is the "plagiarism" in this album in "Down By The River" which sounds a bit like old CSNY, but not as good since the harmonies aren't anywhere close. I dont' think this should be on here. It's entirely forgettable.
I groaned seeing another Neil Young album. I dare to say I liked this. Maybe I'm in a particularly good mood or maybe this is better than the previous offerings. It's not going into my rotation, but I'll tell my dad about this.
It's ok; giving a little bit like bowie
This album sounded fine but god I was just so bored. Not really into Neil Young and every album from him I’ve had from this listen hasn’t really done much for me.
This is the earliest Neil Young album on the list and it's surprisingly heavy. I honestly did not know Young had dabbled in hard rock so early on, I've only known him as folk musician. Not one of my favorites of his, probably not essential, considering there are so many others on here. I don't know much about Crazy Horse, other than that they are Young's recurrent backing band, but I do like their song "I Don't Want to Talk About It" from their self-titled record, released not long after this one. Key tracks: Cinnamon Girl
Not for me. Not bad. But not for me.
Enjoyed it. Classic sound. Likely won't listen to it again though.
Didn’t enjoy this.
Yeah that’s some good shit. Not my favorite album of his but definitely solid. 8/10
Bryder mig ikke om den.
A solid start for his solo career
It's fine, the first and last song we're pretty good and the rest was pretty boring but the last song made it a 3 star
Fucking hate Neil Young’s music. Don’t need to listen to this record to know that it’s going to get a 1 from me, and I’ll save myself the frustration of wondering why the world regards his work so highly.
Perhaps I was too hasty to dismiss Neil Young in an earlier review. This was sublime.
Neil is definitely not everyone's "cup of tea". But he has a place on my personal Rock and Roll Mount Rushmore, and this is one of his best.
Neil you just don't do it for me.
4 out of 7 of the tunes here are straight classics.
Starts out strong with "Cinnamon Girl", then some decent lesser-known cuts, then "Down by the River". Then a couple more "meh" songs, then "Cowgirl in the Sand". So, some classics mixed with Ok. Another one where I'd like to give it 3 1/2 stars.
It was another version of my life. If I had paid attention to this inkown girl how different my life would have been. No drugs, no running from home different kids. It was really sad. At 47 my brain should not be imaging what if scenarios of 15. It's sad enough to think of in a woken state. Then life was different as an adult. Still divorced, Louis C.K lived down the street, he was also some steampunk superhero who saved me but it wasn't me it was Simon Pegg, by putting a steam powered boot on one foot. The faces were to vague, the scenes were too choppy, normally I don't try record those. I pulled a worm out of my stomach after watching a nun do it to a sick child. I was also viewing my neighborhood from a different angle.
Quality, not really standing out for me
Neil Young, c'est très souvent bien, de temps en temps très bien, mais rarement transcendant.
I do like Neil, but I really liked this
Not bad. A few real gems. Neil is always better with Crazy Horse. 3.5
Haven't heard this album before and I'm wondering why because wow I really enjoyed listening to it. The generator is making me realize I like Neil Young more than I thought 4/5
Do you guys think that on "Certe Notti", the Neil Young song he refers to is "Cowgirl in the Sand"? Becausa I'm certain of it and I WILL speak of it in therapy. Anyways, gotta love Neil Young, he's an OG. Makes me think of my dad. Hurts like hell to listen to his music, but what a man, what a musician. 4.5 stars.
Eh.
This album has some great, iconic Uncle Neil tracks. But honestly, it also has some misses. The songs that don’t hit aren’t terrible by any means, but they are starkly different from the rest. I would have liked a little more consistency but overall it’s still very good.
About fifteen years ago, a crew would consistently come by my place for vinyl parties. Those were the days in my life where I look back already and say ‘those were the days.’ People would bring their new vinyls, but we’d also spin a lot of classics. ‘Everybody Knows This is Nowhere’ was a constant. If ever I felt critical of its jammy nature, I’d just keep nursing the joint and the instrumental sections suddenly seemed too short. That melody from Cowgirl in the Sand still floats around in my mind at random times. Truly just an incredible album. I never understood why he shot his baby when she could drag him over the rainbow, but he sure turned the trauma into an epic song. Way to go, Neil.
Listened Before? N Really good stuff, even for an accomplished guy like Neil Young. I really love this album and I'll revisit it many times. Records like this are why I am doing this project. Added to Library? Y Songs added to Playlist: Down By the River
It's a sound that's not for everyone. But it is for me!
My first repeat of an artist on here. Still love Neil Young. His voice is still aetherial and the songs on this one are well crafted. It's a mellow album, AM Rock at best, folk rock otherwise. Still a lot of country influence, but leans heavier on the Rock. 1969 was a hell of a year for music, I guess. Good one.
I love Neil Young, especially with Crazy Horse. This album has three absolute bangers, and the rest are very good songs as well. I could listen to this just about any day.
A decent rock album ruined by Neil Young's frail, whiny voice.
I am a Neil Young fan and this is one of my favorite albums of his. I can listen to it at any time and any day. I regularly listen to it. So easy to give this 5 stars....
Neil Young! Another generational songwriter. And just like the last I'm a fan. Neil's got a super captivating style. Despite the lengths, the songs all feel like they never go on more then they deserve to. I wasn't expecting to give mr. young a ten already but I think I am! 10/10
Im about half way through and think this may be my seventh Neil Young album, which i think is too much. This has some good tunes but im happy to die having heard maybe 2 or 3 of these
4 1/2 stars. Highlights: Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand
Neil Young... former rock star... now big, dumb blowhard... but, when he was hot he was hot... five stars for this one... Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River, Cowgirl in the Sand... need i say more? the title track is a banger... the other songs top... to know that he has a FEW albums that are way better than this one, is a bit awe inspiring... gotta give it up...
oh wow, an album I already know so well. I mean. Absolute banger. TWO 10 minute songs. Neil you dog. Down by the river rocks.
An all time classic and a formative album for me. Cinnamon Girl is one of the best songs ever IMO.
This and some Test cricket went down like a treat. Standouts are Down by the River, Running Dry, and Cowgirl in the Sand
Good old fashioned rock. Very evocative of the late 60s, early 70s. Like a gentle breeze of melody blowing through the day. It was the perfect accompaniment for the dog walk of a cool sunny morning
I don’t mind Neil Young generally, but I find his early efforts quite dull and this is no exception.
With no real Neil Young listening experience, I'm not sure what I expected from this, but I wouldn't have guessed "a bit dull". I didn't dislike it, but I didn't engage with any of it. And I am not a fan of his voice at all. I think that leaves me on: 2/5
I'm a sucker for Neil Young.
Enjoyed it.
Like a Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young album but with extra jamming. Perfect for Sunday morning listening.
solid!! great bass
This will be my final Neil Young album to review. Well, my final Neil Young solo or Neil Young & Crazy Horse album to review; I still have that Buffalo Springfield album waiting for me. I’ve mostly enjoyed Neil’s albums so far. His albums have gotten a smattering of three and four-star ratings from me, with only Tonight’s the Night coming in at a two-star rating. I have pretty moderate expectations for this album, but I’m holding out hope that this will be my first five-star album from Neil! I thought Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere was fine. The guitar playing was really solid throughout the album, and I thought the vocals were pretty good too. Other than that, though, there wasn’t a lot about this album’s music that stood out to me. I didn’t find the songwriting to be particularly strong on this album; I don’t know if that’s because a lot of these songs didn’t have a lot of lyrics, or if I just didn’t care for the subject matter. As far as individual songs go, I liked the first half of the album a bit more than the second half. I think that’s because I got kind of bored with this by the time the second side started up. I enjoyed “Cinnamon Girl,” specifically the guitar playing and the hand claps. The guitar sounded fuzzy, which I really liked, and I thought Neil’s vocals were good too. The backing vocals on the title track were great, and I liked the rhythm that the main vocals followed. The guitar playing was strong too, just like on the lead-off track. The acoustic guitar on “Round & Round” was really beautiful, and it was a nice change of pace from the fuzzier electric guitar on the first two songs. Other than that, I don’t have much to add about this album. It was enjoyable to listen to, but there really wasn’t that much remarkable about it to me.
I think this one reached me at a great time. Very enjoyable listen!
not my favourite
Too maudlin for me. I’ve always liked Cinnamon Girl though so it’s interesting to hear the album that surrounded that gem in its entirety. I like Down By The River, seems familiar. Billy Talbot is a heck of a bass player, particularly on Cowgirl In The Sand. Might add that song into more regular rotation.
Amazing 10/10
A damn fine album. Each track is catchy and well written, and Neil is a heck of a vocalist. Each song feels right, and the two long tracks don't wear out their welcome even at 10 minutes each. It's just some really good folk rock.
Good into to NY. Didn't know loads about him but enjoyed this.
Classic from the 60s, what’s not to like. Favorite track: Down by the River other picks: cinnamon girl, everybody knows, cowgirl in the sand
Those crunchy guitar tones! I mean, I like this record - it’s got all the things I look for with Neil Young’s songwriting. He crafts a mean tune, what can I say. Down by the River’s probably my fave track. Some of the tunes ramble on a bit, which isn’t the vibe I’m after today… 6/10
This album is pretty great, particularly love the noodlie jams on the longer tracks. Gotta be in the right mood to listen to Neil young sing but. 7/10
Beautiful
I like Neil but these aren't his best songs
4.28
Very good
The previous two NY albums were so boring, that I was surprised to enjoy this one. First few songs hooked me into the right listening space.
Im typically not a huge Neil Young fan, but I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Some good hits, and pleasant all around
Some very good songs. and lyrics but overall as an album, not sure there is anything that makes it significantly better than a number of others. Like any prolific writer/musician, Young produced a number of fine albums and this is certainly among them and contains some popular hits as well, one of my favorite being "Down by the River". But do you need to listen to all of them before you die? Well--you probably should if you are a big Neil Young fan. More importantly, if you are a guitarist, you should study how he plays as he definitely makes some notes far more expressive than other bands do.
I don't like this, not at all. I don't like the sound of a Cinnamon Girl. I don't like the voice, don't like the songs. I tried to make it through, but I didn't last long.
Another banger from Neil.
He has a good voice and the guitar playing is great. Its something about that old recording sound that's old but not to old that feels really nice listening to. Its mostly to slow for me in the rock genre though so not something I will listen to often again.
6/10 Better than I expected. Raw hippie hard rock. Recording as live certainly gives that raw (unpolished?) vibe. Not sure how much I love the vocals and guitar of Young. A couple of songs are very self indulgently long. Best: Cinnamon Girl
Fa estoy amando los aspectos mas prog rock de este album. Creo que se balancea muy bien con el resto de canciones asi mas tradicionales country rock. Tipo hay cada solo en esto... en la cancion de 9 min especialmente. Pero en running dry por ejemplo la parte instrumental con el violín re chillón? Suuuuuuper ethereal lo amo.
Neil and the gang get lightly too self-indulgent 7.75/10
love neil <3
I actually really liked this album. Nothing extraordinary but good instrumentals with good lyrics. Listening to it in the sun helps probably. 7/10 fav songs : Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere & Round and Round
It was fine but nothing that struck me as memorable.
I really liked the first half of Down By The River, something about the bass, but the long song overstayed it's welcome. Cinnamon Girl was familiar and catchy. I respect Neil Young, but not something I would seek. Very laid back. Better a song or two at a time.
It's hard to know what to say: Neil has a distinctive voice that isn't necessarily pleasant, and yet it works and it is hard to imagine anyone else's voice on these. There's a couple of good ones, and then some that just ... are.
Not sure why, but Neil's stuff sounds better to me now than it used to.
An all time classic. Amazing guitar work and songs, no skips.
It was OK. Very Neil Young.
Classic. Didn't get to listen to the whole thing, but I'm very familiar with it. Love pretty much all of it. The guitars are wonderful, but I have to mention the bass playing. So slinky and groovy.
Great. Not a Neil Young fan but I loved this album
Fantastic album that combines great melodies, ragged and crunchy performances, and a couple of Young’s best tunes.
Deze is gewoon echt gruwelijk. De zang is zo vals, ik zweer dat ik dit beter zou kunnen. Ook slechte gitaar, alsof je een tiener band hebt van pubers die spontaan een gitaar hebben gekocht. Hoe is hij ooit beroemd geworden?
Gitaar gepingel met een monotone jank stem.
Classic. Great music and songwriting.
Fine, not my style of music though
2.6
Loose and rocking, good songs and a couple long jams
Kinda mixed bag and I’m not a big fan of ‘Cinnamon Girl’ but that ten minute song at the end is pretty epic.
Rockin', enjoyable. I've had kind of a hard time getting into Neil Young, but this felt approachable. I liked the noodling.
Mich dunkt das Album nüd so crazy. De Lakotahäuptling Crazy Horse sälber hät mit äm Sitting Bull u.a.am Little Bighorn gege d U.S.-Kavallerie kämpft und isch än richtige Guerilliakämpfer gsie. Als junge Maa hätter Curly Hair gheisse😂. Gebore öppe 1840, ischer 1877 wahrschiendli vo de eigene Lüüt im Fort Robinson erstoche worde.
cinnamon girl isch reecht cool cools riff. so rock. everybody knows this is nowhere au sehr en coole song ich find sini stimm ide höchene afoch mengmol chli nervig. round & round seeehr cooli chords a-giti töned suuuuper. down by the river geili harmonies und lustigs solo höhö. macht huere wenig aber funktioniert. schochli lang. aber cool moody funktioniert. running dry schleppt sich etz chli dohii. giige cute. aber song semi geil. sehr weich. cowgirl in the sand wieder en lange jamrocker hä. findi cooler als die seichte. d band tönd cool sie grooved recht. schochli noodly das ganze. 3.
NIL JUNG mal luege, after the goldrush hani eneer durchzoge gfunde mit es paar bangers cinnamin girl gsehni glaub de reiz aber macht jz nüt mit mier everybody knows this is nowhere findi sehr en coole titel. d lalalalala's findi sehr schön?? bin jz aber gad zun zweite mal lose willsmer s erst mal völlig ah mier verbii isch hmm ja das isch bis jz so mega es "joo schono schön?"-album also ich han scho s gfühl ich tau echli uuf aber iwie ischsmer chli z wenig? kenntmer down by the river? ich han zumindest s gfühl ich kenns de mehrstimmig refrain isch sehr schöön, alles andere am song isch eifach ok wiso tönter bi running dry iwie dumpfer hahaha, wie wenner dur es chüssi durre würd singe hmmm es het öppis intims und melancholischs ABER ES ISCH IWIE EIFACH Z WENIG weiss nöd wie anderst beschriebe die bridge isch ja absolut fürn arsch gsi iwiw hahahahaha alsoo zum letschte lieeed, schonal en coole titel ah nomal 10 min, aber coole ahfang! ach ich weiss nöd recht, iwie passiertmer chli z wenig, glichzitig hani d stimmig ebe schono gern und sini soli bim cowgirl findi reeecht cool, suscht het iwie nüt megaaa crazy ussegstoche für mich 3 oder 4
Tiene muy buenos momentos de solos y guitarras, muy creedence.
Some classics on this one
Big fan of Neil Young's work. So let's go by this track by track: "Cinnamon Girl" - ah yes, the one note solo. Although this is one of his most well-known pieces, I feel like he's come to regret it somewhat. It's not one he plays often anymore, I think. But it's got most of what Neil Young is known for: deeper lyrics, minimalist guitar solo. "Everybody Knows this Is Nowhere" - it starts off with a country feel, but you realize there's more to it than that. "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)" - I never liked when Young shot for those higher notes in these more delicate songs. It works a bit more in the last song. It'd be interesting to hear someone to cover this and see what they do with it. "Down By The River" - I first heard this piece as an acoustic version, on the CSNY album "4-Way Street," it seems more of a mournful song that way, but the longer electric version works here as well. Gives him more room to explore throughout the song. "The Losing End (When You're On)" - more of a country song. Neil is known for pieces like this, and there are a few country albums he's done. Still, I think it works pretty well, sandwiched between the two epic songs. "Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets)" - I feel like this is something he could have explored with other songs as well, that dirge-like remembrance. It fits well after the previous song, but not something I would come back to again and again. "Cowgirl In The Sand" - although not as mournful as "Down By The River," it is a dark song, which NY does well. Great tune. Four of the songs here are ranked pretty high up on lists of best Neil Young songs. On that alone, it gets some pretty high praise. But "Running Dry" and "Round & Round" kinda drag it down for me; not an album I revisit regularly. I probably should though. Top tracks: "Cinnamon Girl," title track, "Down By The River," "Cowgirl In The Sand"
Another solid album by Neil Young. So why this album on this list? I think it must be because it's his first with Crazy Horse and it's mostly just a spontaneous jam session. These sessions are like playing pick-up sports and gelling with new teammates, improvising all the while but still keeping on the same page. Neil goes off on some solo and Danny Whitten just figures out how to harmonize and change up the accompaniment, and Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina follow his lead. That's not easy to do and not sound like crap. And they sound pretty damn good and harmonious on the longer and windier Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand. Cinnamon Girl and the title track are also stellar. The other tracks were decent but not as stellar.
Neil Young's first album with Crazy Horse - it sounds a lot like other Neil Young albums, but fortunately I like Neil Young. He's another one who is way too over-represented in the 1001, but I definitely enjoyed this album, particularly the first side. Cinnamon Girl is a classic and opens with an iconic riff, the title track is a good song, Round & Round is a nice chill track, and I enjoyed Down by the River, although it could have been shorter. The second side didn't hit me as much, but Cowgirl in the Sand was good (although another one that was too long). Great guitar playing to close out the album. Overall, the album sounds like being at a great live show - raw, but it pulls you in.
Another one I liked more than expected. Folky but not as much as I thought. More rock and ro
<3
Classic Americana. Wonderful guitar work. 3.5/5
Now Neil, why would you go and shoot your baby down by the river?? What were you thinking??
There are some solid songs on here but all of the endless jamming was too much for me
Oh dear god, a second Neil Young album in two days!
Neil Young is a Canadian treasure and his output here is nothing short of magnificent.
Decent enough late 60’s country rock with an as-live feel. Guitar interplay is really good.
нормалек.
Incredible stuff
Nice album. 7/10
Düdelmusik - aber nett
Cowgirl in the Sand is a great song. Rest ok 3/5
Repeat listen
I’m not really into extended guitar solos, but of course Neil Young is one of the best songwriters we’ve got.
this week was the worst (musically speaking) damn 2/5 🐎