Reviews (page 8 of 13)
Besides those 2 longer tracks that I enjoyed mainly for the extended guitar parts, there was nothing about this album that made me think I needed to hear it before I died. Its just run of the mill Neil Young. 3/5
Favorite Track: Cowgirl in the Sand
It is music and my ears have heard it. That’s all this gave me.
Good, but wasn't as dynamic or interesting as I'd hoped.
Neil Young is a great songwriter and musician, on this record as well. But the mixes are horrible.
Wasn’t bad. Bit aged, but nice mellow oldie rock
Love Neil Young’s solo work but never listened to his Crazy Horse projects. I wish I had liked this more. The songwriting isn’t quite as sharp and the band doesn’t add much and in fact often takes away. I did like Round & Round and Running Dry, though
seems incredibly polarizing. reviews are hilarious. middle o da road for moi
Neil Young is a doggggggggg
Wasn't excited to see a Neil Young album but it wasn't horrible. I was familiar with Cinnamon Girl although I didn't know the name of the song.
Probably will only ever listen to "Down by the River" again. Nothing bad to say about the album in general though. Pleasant
This is my my third Neil Young album and has been my least favorite so far, but I still enjoyed it.
Slightly more pleasant than I thought it would be, but still just sooooo middle of the road for me. @ app creators thank you for this site because it is great. For the suggestion box, I have, that you could add your birthday so that you always get a bona fide 5/5 that day and not, for example, Neil Young.
Soothing
The shorter the songs on this the better. If I was rating the shorties this would be a 5-star. The long boys would be a 2-star. So I'm splitting the difference (and rounding down).
I like Neil Young, but this record isn't totally memorable. You'll get 'em next time, buddy!
I liked the first song but it becomes just background noise very quickly. There's no real personality or hooks. It's just....rock.
Uneven, Influential, and Kinda Boring This is some of the most vanilla, middle-of-the-road music I've heard. I can definitely hear its influence on rock ( the proto-grunge, alt-country, all that) but the songs themselves are a mixed bag. Some are boring, some are stupid, some are actually pretty good. Overall the album itself is just fine. It was enjoyable enough but I've already forgotten it. "Cinnamon Girl" - Kind of standard bubblegum rock. Proto-grunge, hard rock with country and garage influences. Songwriting is pretty good. 4-5/10. "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" - Very folky, true Country Rock. Backing vocals work well, the "la la la" is catchy but goofy. Nice twang. 4-5/10. "Round & Round" - Waltz melancholy. Familiar melody. Boring but kinda pure. 3-4/10. "Down by the River" - Definitely heard this before. Guitar solos are middle school talent show level. Goes on forever. 5-6/10. "The Losing End" - Pretty melancholy. Sounds like a Russian folk song. Not a fan of the whining tones. Straight up Country with only a bit of Rock. 5-6/10. "Running Dry" - Dreary dark sound. The violin is lovely. Recording quality is weirdly bad. Chord progression sets the mood very well. 5-6/10. "Cowgirl in the Sand" - Broody, moody start. Great closer. Groovy, hypnotic, dreamy. The lyrics ("It's the woman in you that makes you want to play this game") reek of 1969's casual sexism. 6-7/10. I would describe this album as uneven. The longer tracks are nice, Crazy Horse provides some enjoyable but not outstanding instrumentation, and Young's voice is a bit "take it or leave it." Not essential and I would not have added this to my 1001 list. Rating: 6/10
Two hits and a few other misses. I added the title track to my playlist.
First and last tracks were the best. Album cover is top tier.
As much as I dislike Neil Young's vocals, having him pair with someone helps immensely, also the guy could write a damn good song. Pretty solid rock album, 7 tracks, cant complain! I wasnt quite invested the whole way through unfortunately but if you're a Neil Young fan you'll definitely find something here that you'll like.
This was middle of the road kind of stuff, it went round on repeat for a while before I realised
Possibly the least painful NY release we've had so far. 2.5*
it's ok
osea bien pero ni tanto. un normie normie. no me genero demasiado. Tiene dos muy buenos temas, y por eso un 3
Decent Album. 3-4 Solid AF. The rest are filler. But respect for Neil.
loved this, reminds me of some of the older fleetwood mac albums from the same era
Kjennskap: 10% Helt greit. Behagelig å høre på, men ikke veldig minneverdig.
An album title about Sheboygan, Wisconsin?
Lovely. I am actually a country guy, but real country. Not "I just wanna kiss my fish" country. Neil Young is incredible, his song-writing is top notch. Both lyrics and music wise. He is a true artist, the type where you feel every bit of passion that flows through a record like this. Is this the best music ever? No. It is very likely I won't even listen to it very often, cause there aren't many catchy melodies or rhymes that give you that neccesary serotonin boost in the car, at a party or while you're cleaning your house. But, if I am on my balcony, or in my garden, or in the park, chatting with friends while eating good food and drinking even better beer... there isn't better music available.
Jadu, bra trevlig mysig musik, men hans röst blir lite tjatig efter tag o alla låter var inte bäst, men aa det får bli en trea...
Han kan bättre, känns som han växte efter den här skivan. Crazy Horse också. Spretigt. En stark trea
It's just okay. Favorite song: Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)
overrated artist. This one is a real mixed bag of am album
It's pleasant enough to listen but I feel like it doesn't really do enough for me to move it over the the 4/5 territory.
I think this is fine but I'm irritated about getting three Neil Young albums in less than two weeks so I would like to use this review to recommend overrepresented artists (David Bowie, Neil Young, The Beatles, the other parts of CSNY, Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello, and Elvis Costello to name a few) have fewer entries on the list so we can make room for others. It's a shame that we don't have Silversun Pickups on here, or Veruca Salt, or a bunch of deserving country artists, or that some bands are on here but with the wrong album (Garbage should have Version 2.0), and in an attempt to be relevant to Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere I would specifically like to bring attention to Type O Negative. Type O Negative's cover of Cinnamon Girl is both a joke and a fantastic cover. The album it appeared on, October Rust, would probably be my pick for the album list but I think you could make an argument for Bloody Kisses too. If you are also irritated by the amount of Neil Young (an artist I like! there's just too much on the 1001 albums!) then please go check out October Rust. thank you.
Finally trying out Neil Young. Blind album though. Thought it was okay, but dang the CLOSING TRACK! So good. 3.
3/5 good appreciate that its a good album just not my vibe
I really liked this album, it had a very nice rock folk vibe. Neil Young makes some very nice music. Ultimately, really nice sound, knows what it is. Nothing more nothing less.
Look I like 70s rock, hence the default 3 stars. But this didn’t transcend the genre or anything.
It's just Neil Young.
really like the last one a bit more melodical
More Neil Young, more of the same mediocre music. As usual, some nice tracks and some forgettable tracks.
Not bad for Young’s sophomore solo effort, but his songwriting would improve shortly.
need to re listen. i liked it.
212. nice
Quite nice
Neil Young's voice is much less offensive when he's harmonizing with someone else.
Not too bad. More accessible on first listen than some of the other Neil Young albums which have come up so far.
Dad approved
Not really like it
the long tracks are cool
Loved it
Yep, that’s Neil.
I only knew Cinnamon Girl but enjoyed most of the other tracks. Simple songs which sound ahead of their time. Would have preferred more shorter songs but may find the longer ones grow on me with further hearings. I will listen again. Once had his double "Live Rust" album which I'd forgotten. Hope that one shows up here at some point.
Extra star for the Winnipeg the dog on the cover! All album art featuring a real pet deserves bonus points. I enjoyed listening to the record, a little too much guitary blues wangling for me but wouldn’t turn it off. (4 stars if including Winnipeg bonus!)
I enjoyed this but am glad it wasn't longer
Enjoyed this. Cinnamon Girl is a standout. Will listen again in the future. 3.5/5
I didn’t love the last album by this Duo so hoping this one is better! I didn’t hate Cinnamon girl as an opener. The title track then definitely had some nice bits to it. It felt like it had a bit of urgency with its guitar and steady drums. Round and round (it won’t be long), was in fact very long. Jokes aside, I didn’t dislike it. I thought it was quite pretty, it just went on a bit. Down by the river was the perfect track to have on in the background while I was doing something else. The loosing end had a pretty decent groove to it. Running dry was pretty boring. I’ll give cowgirl in tbr sand a pass as a closer because there was some good guitar and a decent melody. 3/5 ⭐️ 173/1089
Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) - favorite so far i like parts of Down by the River as well Losing End sounds familiar Love the production and guitars throughout Liking the second half of Cowgirl a lot
Fine solid rock music with great guitar skill
I don’t think I am ever going to feel the love for Neil Young that others seem to have, but he’s definitely one that the 1001 list has really opened up for me. There’s definitely some ironies in this for me in that a track titled Round & Round (It Won’t Be Long) was the one that really outstayed its welcome, yet the two longest tracks at the end of sides 1 and 2 were the ones I appreciated most. In both of those, I would have happily taken more of the winding solos and loose jamming feel. It’s always going to be the vocals that drag these down for me. I have definitely mellowed to them a bit, and I can’t imagine any other vocalist or style that could fit this better, but it’s telling that it’s the meandering soloing stretches that I like most on here.
Good stuff. Mr. Young earned his spot. 3.8
it was ok, liked the guitar soloing
Neil Young клас. Цього альбому не чув. Down By the River подобається. Running Dry теж окей.
Middle of the road for me
fine? kinda boring? kinda cool?
Нормально, навіть доволі добре
Fav song: Cowgirl in the Sand
커버에서 예상할 수 있는 바로 그 분위기... 백인 할부지 느낌... 그러나 밴드사운드이기에 기본은 먹고 들어간다...3
Much like most of Neils work there usually 2 good to great songs and a bunch of filler. 3 stars. Cinnamon Girl is a great song and it sounds like the precursor to what was good in the garage/grunge movement.
Solid hits, Down By The River is one of my top 3 for Neil Young! Never heard a proper album outside of his greatest hits.
Not bad. Better than the last neil young album we listened to.
Everybody knows this is nowhere - me gustó, down by the river también. En general no es muy mi estilo
Perfectly average album. Nothing great, nothing bad.
Probably the last insufferable Neil Young album I've heard so far
Yeah it's alright. This album has some solid instrumentals from Crazy Horse, but I don't think it's their best. Neil Young sounds fine too, so overall just fine.
typical Neil. not my genre
For how much I feel that there is too much Neil Young on this list, this was actually a fairly enjoyable listen for being a folk album. It's nothing particularly special, but it doesn't impose itself too much. idk what else to say, pretty good for him. I guess Cinnamon Girl is quite interesting.
Not a fan of NY, don't really bother with any of his discography. This ain't bad, but not really for me. The guitars are raw and crunchy throughout which is great, but vocals aren't that impressive.
Bolji album od prosjeka na koji sam navikla u svijetu Younga i srodne muzike, neke pjesme su mi skoro pa dobre.
doing this in the summer of '69 might have been impressive, but now.. well it didn't hit me at all, but it's a relaxing listen sure old review upwards. new review downwards. 1001 albums to hear before you neil the young in you 111# this is a cool joint, i don't hear nothing really special about it (on a second revisit) but this listen was a bit more pleasant, its a chill record with some long tracks that kind of deliver.
Amazing start to me, but in the middle the quality dips, it feels redundant and when you have a 7 track album it better be all smashes, which it is not. I still like discovering his personality and writing, and he probably will receive all different kind of scores, but that one felt a bit lower
This was just fine — apparently he wrote three of the songs while fighting a 102 fever and it does show Playlist add: "Cinnamon Girl"
No conocía este disco. Me gusta Neil Young. Es tan versátil y, sin embargo, reconocible. Creo que este disco tiene temas muy largos.
Surprised by how much I liked parts of this album. Cinnamon Girl is brilliant.
At this point in the list of all but written off Neil Young. I like a song or two here and there but I’ve never enjoyed listening to a full album by him. This album isn’t amazing to me but I did enjoy it enough, I wasn’t sick of it by the end. Overall a pretty solid album.
The opening riff made me feel this record was going to be more exciting but it turned into the same mediocre folk rock. I just don't get the hype around Neil Young. Maybe he was amazing because of the time
kinda lame
Good album
It started out good. Niel is one of my favorite guitarists. It definitely fell off and could have been way better.
I quite liked Cinnamon Girl I thought it was quite a good song. Cowgirl in the Sand was also good even though it was like 400 minutes long.
Down by the river is fire. pretty good album.
This is pretty good. It is solid music but not the absolute greatest work from Neil Young. Favorite track: "Down by the River"
3.5+
Country / folk rock. Cinnamon Girl is pretty good but the rest seemed just ok. A bit too simple and slow for me.
Pretty good
This album was a mix of country, rock, and folk. I got a breezy feeling as I was listening. Folk seems to be the most prevalent sound here, and Neil Young does that well. I thought "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)" was the most beautiful song on the album. I also liked the long musical interludes, they were interesting to listen to.
Cool
The seventh Neil Young album we've gotten....so far. Not his best. Not his worst. I never thought I'd be able to say that at the start of this list. Hard to be objective and I'm so tired of Neil Young.
I’ve always liked the music more than the voice
It was okay. Mostly boring. 2.7
Average.
Decent. I prefer Neil without CrazyHorse for whatever reason. But this isn’t bad, but not great either
The best Neil Young album. He voice isn't whinny yet. Great song writing.
It's a Neil Young album. It's got guitar twanging and great songwriting aplenty, but it did not wow me.
Did Neil Young create this list or something? I do like the albums but kind of crazy that he has so many on this list. Another cool classic rock album with some folkish elements. Some long sections of jamming but not too drawn out. Enjoyable listen overall
I liked some of the songs and I enjoyed the guitars a bunch, however it got repetitive quick and it fell kind of in the trap of 'hear me sound miserable' this genre can fall into sometimes.
it was an okay album, just not really the type of music i personally like !
Favourite Songs: Down By The River Cowgirl In The Sand
I don’t hate it but again, mediocre singing…
An early example of Neil Young’s music and first album with Crazy Horse is a good one but maybe not easential. There are some classic songs on here but I think that in these early incarnations they might lack some fire of later live recordings. Most of the material here comes across a little tame and the recording sounds a little too dry but you can’t deny the distinct voice and guitar playing of Neil Young. So definitely check this out and keep going through his great discography.
скучная музыка норм если она на фоне играет в кафе или в путешествии на машине, когда все очень устали специально не стала бы слушать
меланхолично, на медленное выходное утро в пять часов дня первого мая самое то))) добавила заглавную песню но чет я не понимаю почему neil young так часто здесь появляется, не мое это.... возможно это просто для американцев что-то вроде нашей пугачевой и каких-нибудь наших разных ВИА running dry напомнило мне что-то между house of the rising sun и i need some sleep (песня из шрека 2🙏)
I listened to this album a ton when I was a kid. It is solid Neil young album of what looks like many more to come. 7.75/10 Top song The losing end
Cinnamon girl goated, I really like how this is mastered, good album to listen to, just a pleasant listen
Like many other Neil Young albums, there are a handful of colossal songs ("Cinammon Girl", "Down By The River" and "Cowgirl In The Sand") intermingled with a lot of just-OK stuff. Even the good songs are burdened by way too much aimless soloing, also.
Neither lyrics, nor vocals were anything special. Best track: “Round & Round”. Low 3
3.5
From a previous Neil Young with Crazy Horse review: "I have never been a big Neil Young fan, despite Pearl Jam's worship of him (and my one-time worship of them.) I don't DISlike his music, and I like him in interviews, but his stuff just doesn't do much for me." This album was different for some reason. I think it didn't really sound like Neil Young to me, and that was a positive. For what I think is the first time for me with any album in this project, I played this again a second time when it finished.
while i love neil young, it didnt stand out to me. i liked cin girl tho
Soft folksy/country rock. Parts of Everybody Knows sounds like proto-REM. It's not bad. But it does get old too. Best track - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 3 stars - probably quite important for 1969, but today it sounds a bit samey
p157. 1969. 3 stars. Starts off with a banger, then falters badly with a succession of half-finished songs. Saved from 2 stars by some incendiary guitar work. Not his best work by any means.
It's ok but not more.
I do like Neil Young and there's not much else to say. But I did only mildly enjoy this album.
Really liked the first song Cinnamon Girl, but after that everything kind of melded together.
Esse album é tipo comer um prato de comida vegano que tu nunca ouviu falar quando tu está faminto: Eu comeria isso denovo? Não, provavelmente não, mas não foi algo ruim, pelo menos tentei.
I don’t usually get on with Neil Young but I thought this was ok. I still don’t like his voice but that was offset by some very good guitars.
This was fine.
o bob Dylan do bem
Cinnamon Girl - 4/5 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - 3.5/5 Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) - 3/5 Down by the River - 2.5/5 The Losing End (When You're On) - 3.5/5 Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) - 3/5 Cowgirl in the Sand - 3/5
this genre of music (white american country?) is not exactly my jam but i mildly enjoyed 2 of the songs on here
Not sure the Crazy Horse element does much for me. It made me want to revisit Tonight’s the Night. I feel like I didn’t appreciate that album at the time and it deserves more attention.
"Cinnamon Girl" sure is a great riff, and features great harmonies by Danny Whitten. Unfortunately, it's also very repetitive and doesn't go anywhere, which holds true for most of the rest of the album. Strong harmonies (which serve the added bonus of masking Neil Young's voice a lot of the time), good riffs that don't go anywhere...kind of like Neil Young's guitar solos, which are each predominantly one note repeated over and over. Still, most of the music is fine.
Bored me a little, but not bad
Bit droney in places but shout out to crazy horse
plutot cool, rien de spécial. Du country rock assez classique et propre mais pas des chansons qui font rêver
1969. They recorded the album just as they were getting to know each other.
Still liked more than white stripes
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I didn't really quite get this album. I think Neil Young is ass at singing, but sometimes that works out pretty well (for other bands). The songwriting was pretty... bland, to be honest, but I imagine I would be saying something different if I lived in that cultural context. What came after Neil Young was influenced in large part by Neil Young, so maybe it was more fresh at the time. Either way, boring and almost grating. I was going to give this a two, but for a split moment, I did suddenly get this album. I was busy fishing in minecraft (not a joke, literally in minecraft) and something about the album mixed with the boring monotony of it that felt kind of elevated. I could understand grandpa knocking back a cold one on the lake, fishing and listening to Neil Young.
For whatever reason, it always takes me a few minutes (or songs in this case) to acclimate to Neil Young’s voice. But once I do, it always kind of bowls me over. That may be why, but I was far more taken with the back half of this album than the front. Maybe the first few tracks just need to grow on me, but Running Dry specifically was a stunner.
A solid album, I enjoyed it quite a lot, especially when the songs got slower
- i like the instrumentation - once again not entirely my thing but mostly enjoyable to listen to anyway - i like the instrumentation in down by the river a lot - favorites: round & round (it won't be long) - rating: 3/5
Apparently Crazy Horse is a band, not a guy! I should listen to Americana...
enjoyed higher 3 ig but blurring together again uh ohhhh
yea this was fun, liked the musical mix, neil young has such an interesting voice p solid, but not my fave from him 3.5ish
Mid
Another album where I wanted to like it more, but it washed over me
Me gustó aunque un poco desordenada
Not for me but a nice chilled listen. Would probably listen again
las canciones son re chill, para escuchar en el auto, muy retro, está bueno pero no me encantó
Not for me
Holly - First songs are really strong - this was maybe to its detriment because it set a high bar. A few songs felt needlessly long with instrumental that didn’t always hold my attention. I would relisten to most though, and now I know I like his sound. Rating - 3/5 Sophie - I liked this a lot more than I expected to. I had bad connotations associated with Neil young so I was pleasantly surprised. Some are just too long for me to listen to regularly but I appreciate a strong instrumental/ guitar solo. I think it had a strong start and a strong finish but lost me a little in the middle. All in all though I enjoyed it as an album and would listen again. Rating 3.5/5
I'm not really into country but i see why people would like this its pretty good
3/5. I don't really care for Young, but this album has some decent songs on it. Production and instrumentation are solid, and Young puts out some good vocal delivery and rhythms. His voice isn't pleasant and he lacks the brilliant lyricism that Dylan and Cohen used to compensate for their own unimpressive singing, but Young does well enough by having some good riffs and harmonies prop up his music. Songs are listenable for the most part. You get some really good guitar work here and there. Some songs go on way too long. I shan't be returning!
I put it in the background. It never drew me so much to focus on it, but I also never bothered to switch it off. I should listen with more focus, but also I don't care enough about Country music and Neil Young, and did not care to dive deeper into his music
Album très chill! Met dans un bon mood
I mean. It was fine. I'm just so sick of the 60s pleaseee dear godddddd please go back to the 80s. Or something more contemporary. I want more R&B or genres that aren't 60s rock. Please for the love of god @ this game
Neil Young does the upbeat rock songs so well and I enjoyed starting today’s album with Cinnamon Girl. He doesn’t shy away from the slower songs but I think his talents are more prevalent in the big rock tunes where his guitar abilities shine brightest. A worthy addition to this list of 1001.
Neil Young is a gifted musician but he didn’t let that get in the way of writing the songs on this album. While this features a trio of classics, the rest are pretty underwhelming. The aesthetic with Crazy Horse is to record without rehearsing, in an effort to capture the authentic ‘feel’ and ‘vibe’ before anything becomes routine. Unfortunately, this experimental method causes a lot more failure than success, so for every ‘Down by the River’, we have to endure a few tracks like ‘Round and Round’ and ‘Running Dry’. Lastly, the vocals are poor throughout on this one (I’m especially looking at you, backing vocals on Everyone Knows) but the instrumentals are tight and intricate, the real saving grace on this one.
Cinnamon Girl is one of my favorite Neil Young songs, great start to the album and the highlight for me. Not sure why Down By The River and Cowgirl In The Sand need to be 10 minutes long, those extended guitar solos are...well....extended. Great songs, but twice as long as they need to be. Good album overall.
Solid 6.5/10
average
Not his best, but certainly not bad
I don’t really anything negative or positive to say, sounded good and the instruments where great
432/1089 - Why the hell does this guy have 9 albums on the list? Also why is this one surprisingly decent and groovy and not a pile of whiny lacklusterness like normal?
Poor singer. Boring songs but melodic enough
Generally pretty good. Some longer songs but I was only half listening so I just occasionally noticed the same song was still going on and on.
Pretty good! I liked the mellow vibe, feel like this was great for my nerves after a horrible day at work
The standout tracks are Down By The River, which meanders along nicely and Cowgirl In The Sand, which is very gritty. See what I’ve done there? The rest is standard Young which fails to get going.
Вполне нормально, но не интересно
Hippies….🙄 Cow girl on the sand es una joya…lo demás pues bien a secas. Se extraña lo natural y espontáneo que suena esa época.
I enjoyed the instrumentation on this album. A bit better than On The Beach.
Some great bits to this
= the Beatles
Neil Young’s 2nd solo album, you can hear his sound starting to expand from his time in Buffalo Springfield and become much more experimental. The track order does a good job spacing out the lengthier songs which kept me engaged. Down by the River is by far the best track on this album. If I had to mark a point when the 70s really began for music, it would be somewhere between this album and the altamont free concert. you can most definitely hear this albums influence not only through the 70s but beyond, which definitely adds to it’s perceived timelessness. This can be confidently cited as the starting point of Neil earning his title as "the godfather of grunge" HOWEVER Neil and Crazy Horse will go on to make much better albums than this.
Ja wel prima, maar blijft op de achtergrond
Pretty chilled record this. I can picture myself enjoying this on a road trip. I don’t know too much of the story about Neil Young and CSN/CSNY so I can’t comment on that, but suffice to say, I enjoyed this and will look into listening to some more records by him. Not sure what else to put here, giving three out of five as there was nothing standout to warrant a four. Standout track - Down by the River
Cowgirl in the Sand is a top 10 Neil song.
Ikke det feteste av Yung Neil
Solid Neil Young album, found a few new songs:)
Neil Young twice in a row.
Not a Neil Young fan, apparently. Seems pretty generic to me
Great turn out from Neil. You know the guitars are plugged in when you see Crazy Horse is in the house. Some great tunes, but I always thought Down By The River was a little long...
Have to be in the right mood for Neil Young, it seems that I wasn't today. Some decent songs here, but I prefer his music less classic rocky. I quite like the country inflected miserableness of "The Losing End" and the vibes of "Down by the River" I find "Cinnamon Girl" a bit overrated. and the rest of the songs forgettable. On the right lazy day, a nice album, but not my favorite of his or one that makes the must revisit list. 3 stars
I love Neil’s music but not his voice. Still, a good album with lots of great blues-rock guitar work.
Good Neil Young album but not my favourite of his. Enjoyable. 3.5.
hay cosa
I liked the heavier parts of this album, but the rest is just fine. The atmosphere is nice—especially in the longer songs—but it’s not particularly exciting. Folk rock is not exactly my thing. This album is too calm for my taste, but it could be worse.
I saw Neil live once and was entirely underwhelmed. I think he has grown on me since that time.
A typical Uncle Neil album of hit and miss. The standouts are ‘Cinnamon Girl’, ‘Down by the River’ and ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’. All 3 are superb blues rock. The rest falls short for me.
Mr Marmite strikes again. This time with a much better taste. Is it the man or is it the backing band that made this much more enjoyable than his solo efforts? Probably.
I still don't get the appeal of Neil Young. I mean, if you like him, cool. I won't yuck your yum, but its just not for me.
A very chill album, but I dont really have stand outs, and I probably wouldn't seek this album again. 5.7/10
It’s a classic
Ok album, could use more rock.
It’s just not my fave Neil Young album…. Found my mind wandering…
oh hell yeah this appeals to my 60's careless non-drafted american nomad fantasy which will never happen not crazy about these slower paced tracks but it might be just me right now wth are they doing on Down by the River, I was expecting the track from baldurs gate not this absolute shredding why does running dry sound so much older than the rest I was expecting a much higher tempo album from the opening track, overall I might just not be in the mood for it right now yet I must rate it
Day #3 - 8 Mar 2026 Interesting harmony choice for Round and Round. Laid back jams, easy to listen to. 3.5
Als de vergaderingen op het 1001 hoofdkwartier in het Britse Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid weer eens compleet vastliepen en iedereen het weigerde om elkaar nog een milimeter verder tegemoet te komen gooide ome Robert Dimery maar gewoon weer een Neil Young plaatje in de lijst. Dit is geloof ik m'n 5e. Maar wat maakt het ook uit. Nelis scoorde bij mij nog nooit een onvoldoende als ik het goed heb en ook deze keer kan ik er weer totaal geen aanstoot aan nemen. Het is zelfs prima muziek. Er valt weinig op af te dingen, behalve dan dat je niet de volledige discografie van Neil Young gehoord hoeft te hebben voor je je laatste scheetje laat. Toegankelijke folk/country/Americana achtige shit, wat bluesy. Her en der een soort Chilipepperesque achtergrond harmonietje. Hoge 3. Lage 4 zou ook kunnen maar ik ben de laatste tijd al wat te vrijgevig; m'n gemiddelde is van 3.06 naar 3.07 gegaan zag ik.
To he honest, there's one or two decent highlights on this album, but yet again the twangy, agricultural Americana guitar sound is a turn-off to my ears. Had to hunt this down on a alternative platform, so ads were a blight. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (5/10) Total reviewed : 248 Already owned : 57 Purchased : 13 To buy list : 3 Nope : 175
I wasn’t paying too much attention while listening to this album. The album feels homogeneous. It’s giving they are trying to rock out but it didn’t quite work. It is a cool concept tho if I was in the mood for more folky calm-ish stuff. Will definitely try this album again when the time is right.
this album starts out a little slow. the first few songs didn't do much for me; cool guitar riffs and neil's voice is always pleasant. then we get to "down by the river," which to me is really the center piece of this album. i get why he placed it smack in the middle. impassioned singing by neil, funky guitar plucking, good overall vibe. i love the guitar solo too. i think if the album had more of whatever he put into that song, i would a little more excited by it. it's a good record, but it doesn't really do much for me. it's worth it basically just for that one part in the middle of the track list when "down by the river" comes up and neil goes absolutely nuts. the rest is very competent obviously and technically it's still very good music, just not that exciting to me i guess. other stand outs for me are the title track and "cowgirl in the sand".
bueno
country rock? 1969, pretty fun, might listen to some of it again
6 - AVERAGE
No my style
My rating 3.3. This was better than the first offering of Young’s from this list (On the Beach). Again, songs are fine. Raw but from reading about it that’s what Young was aiming for.
Neil Young is alright, but I don't think I really missed out not hearing this album before.
Sleepy time cowboy music.
Favoritas: Down by the River, Running Dry y Cowgirl in the sand
Cowgirl in the sand was a standout for me. Feels like an album to get lost in thought on a long drive. Lyrics don’t stand out to me as much
Rugged but approachable and rather real lyrics wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised. Favorite Song: Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)
summerween vibes ✨
Quantity over quality country rock. Some nice storytelling all around. Surprisingly buzzes right in my ears compared to modern standards for country. Gripped my attention pretty solidly upon initial listen. (3.5/5) mood: 👍🏽👍🏽
Lejos del sonido más orquestado y pulido de su debut homónimo, este disco es una declaración de intenciones: un giro hacia la crudeza, la improvisación y la energía eléctrica que definiría una parte fundamental de su carrera.
There is a distinct difference between classic rock guitar riffs and guitar riffs that are full of emotion. Neil Young is one of those artists that bring out the emotion in their guitar. While, in my opinion there are better Neil Young albums, I still really enjoyed this. Maybe not quite a 4 level, but very close. Running Dry was the standout track until Cowgirl in the sand came on. 3.5 stars
Cinnamon Girl: EL SOLO DE GUITARRA DE ESTA CANCIÓN me vuelve loca Down by the river: 9 minutos d puro arte. me pareció una banda 2 canciones de 10mins en un solo álbum. banca loco
Very simple. I’m all up for basic, “vanilla” music. This one, particularly, wasn’t my favorite in the slightest but I could still see why there are some people who like it very much.
i am a known Neil hater -- or at least non-appreciator. I think it's mostly the vocals that rub me the wrong way. So I was surprised I didn't hate this! He's clearly a gifted songwriter and the Crazy Horses are holding it down, and this is close enough to CSNY that i can get into it. top track: Down by the River
I don’t usually like Neil Young, but I wasn’t upset with this.
A good guitarist and songwriter, cursed with the voice of a muppet. Every time I start grooving to one of his songs, he starts whining over it, completely taking it. I’ve ALWAYS had this problem with Neil Young, and I don’t really understand why most people don’t. This album is no exception. I tried to like it, but Beaker should never have learned to talk. It’s better than a lot of the albums I’ve given 2 stars to… so I’m inclined to round it up to a 3. But I might need to revisit that later.
Oh Neil Young. Never been a big fan. This was listenable. There is something very... earthy about his songwriting arrangements and vocals. A very down to earth no nonsense style. I can see why people like him. I can see why people can't stand him. This album is quintessential to that love or hate for him. Me? I'm riding straight down the middle.
This caught me a bit off guard after a shaky start on account of actually being decent. There’s definitely less of the usual annoyance from Neil Young the singer, allowing the ensemble to be enjoyed. The lack of a tinny, high pitched sound means it sounds less corny than I’m used to and genuinely found it quite pleasant. A scary state of affairs.
I was more interested in the band musically than Neil on this one. "Down by the River" was an example where less Neil and more music was what I enjoyed. Great little guitar meander. Moody and easy listen. What can I say I just don't like old man Neil's voice as it pisses all over the musical bonfire. My only thought is I might look up the band he collaborated with as that might lead me somewhere interesting...
Before: I was never a big fan of Neil Young. He's obviously very influential and a lot of people love his music but it never really clicked with me. During: Cinnamon Girl, I remember this one, but I think there is a version I like better. Oh Lord, there are 7 Neil Young albums on this list. Really? One is plenty. I would not have more than 3 albums by any artist and then, only if they are very different from each other. Further, there are only a handful of artists I would allow 3 albums on a list such as this. After: I don't have anything else to add. I'll give it a 3.
Noodles away a bit after a very strong start with “Cinnamon Girl” but a solid three stars for this.
This was really good. The guitar work is really good and everything was super entertaining. I really had a good time with this album. The use of different instruments this time was really cool. Actual rating...3.5 Liked Songs: "Cinnamon Girl" , "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)" , "The Losing End (When You're On)" , "Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)" , "Cowgirl in the Sand"
I dunno man, Neil Young is cool, this is good, loose west coast rock. It’s worth listening to and understanding this artist and this period. It just doesn’t really do anything vital for me.
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Снова не найдётся много слов для альбома. Понравилась пара треков - Down by the river, Running Dry, Cowgirl in the sand за счёт своей музыкальной составляющей. Самого Нила Янга слушать отдельно я, наверное, не буду
I enjoy this but would I come back to it? Probably not. I prefer other Neil Young albums to this one but it is nice to hear the rock edge this record has.
Very good album. Enjoyed the listen.
Couldn't decide between a 2 or 3 but didnt want to be mean honestly. Round & Round was kinda catchy and Down By the River was pretty good. The others didn't really stand out to me though
Bit of a mixed bag but some tracks were great
Better solo Neil Young than Crosby, Stills and Nash. 3
Pretty good. Falls in line with the folksey stint I've been on lately.
Highlights: Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River. In a nutshell: folk rockin' in the real world Despite the 9 minute track which is mostly a jam session, this is one of the more tolerable Neil Young albums. One I would recommend to a new listener over Rust Never Sleeps (which was overproduced to no end in my opinion). Overall: 5/10
Overall the album was mediocer. Some songs hit, others didn't. To me it sounded like there were few masterpices (like round&round, down by the river (didn't like the solo tho) and running dry) and others were just fillup. Also why were cowgirl in the sand and down by the river so long?? I don't really understand long songs esp when they sound mostly shit. Make it short and good. Long songs can be brilliant (I like dream theater and tool for example...) but if you can't do them good it is just a waste of time.
Wel leuk
Real loose rockin'
It's fine enough and I don't hate it but for the most part Neil Young has never inspired anything in me other than apathy. 3.5
better than the last nice guitar bits, added a few to playlists
One of his best.
I groaned when I saw I had to listen to Neil Young today because I typically can’t stand his music, something about his voice just grates on me. However, this album wasn’t too bad. I enjoyed the music and his voice for the most part wasn’t as annoying to me as it usually is. (3)
The good songs are very good, and the album tracks are very dull. But this is half of his greatest hits right here.
His voice is so so nasally. People keep raving about this lyrics but I thought they were so mid and obvious. The best part of this album was the guitar solo in "Down by the River". Title track was also great and so was "The Losing End". Basically pretty high highs, super low lows. I would give this a 2.5 if I could but I'll be kind and round up.
It was alright. Neil Young is overrated. Big fan of dog on the album cover
Some cool moments especially with the vocal harmonies but the whole thing was a bit boring. Instrumental sections went on for too long in my opinion. Round & Round was by far my favorite song
Ehh. Uninteresting. Nostalgia carried it to a 3. Solid 3. Enjoyable but I don’t need to re listen
It’s not my favorite Neil young album but still good!
I’m a big Neil Young fan. His second album had a couple of great songs. Cinnamon Girl, Down by The river and Cowgirl in the Sand. But overall this was slow and not too memorable
I was expecting this to be worse, but it wasn’t that bad. High 3
greAT guitar
Rv
I definitely needed a second listen for this one Had practically 0 impressions my first run through but I warmed up to it a little. Cinnamon girl was cool, I like the harmonies throughout the album and there’s some fun guitar solos in there. I just really don’t care for the super acoustic sounding songs. I can tell Young is a supremely talented musician, but I just don’t get any banger vibes from anything in here. I’ll say this one’s definitely better than Crosby, Still, and Nash, but I definitely wouldn’t put this on in the car.
Honestly wasn't too crazy given that there's a crazy horse somewhere in there
Stupid app destroyed my review. And I tried to save it this time. Good, not great.
CSN was good without Neil Young. I don’t rock with this album, but I can’t say that this album was bad. It was just an okay album, nothing more to say about that.
I’m not sure how often I’ll find myself reaching for this to listen to but i did enjoy it! Listened while at work, which seemed kind of fitting. For me Neil Young’s albums always consist of two or three banging tracks but the rest a bit meh. This is no exception. Down By The River and Cinnamon Girl are the standout tracks but the rest don’t really do anything for me. There’s a lot of music Neil Young has produced which is exceptional either on his own or with CSN&Y. He has a greatest hits album that I love but made up from multiple decades and albums. So as a singular entity not so good but as part of a collection, fantastic. Did I need to hear this before I die? I’d probably agree
really folky fun
1/29/2026 - Listened during morning work. Liked this more than I thought I would and recognized a few of the songs. Top song - Down by the River
I enjoyed this album fine, it didn’t blow me away but it was pleasant to listen to! I generally like most of Neil Young’s work so I would say that this is a solid album and I would listen to it again.
“Cinnamon Girl” is the first song and it set up the album nicely for me. It’s an overall nice song to listen to. The first three songs I enjoyed. The song “Down by the river” is great but is a long song. It contains long bits of just the instruments though I like the beat it’s just not worth it same with “Cowgirl in the sand” although I like it a little bit more. I like the vibe of the album. I enjoyed the song “The Losing End”. Also the song “Running Dry” has this melancholic sound not only that but it’s heavy on the violin.
Well, the fact that he had a fever of 103 degree makes sense because I don’t know much what this is about. Something about cinnamon, shooting someone by the river, remorse, and a bit of a slog through emotional mud. That said, I kind of respect it. I mean, he wrote music while he had a fever of 103. It’s a hazy, rambling, weirdly honest, like flipping through his notebook and seeing moments of delirious truths.
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is a "decent" and technically solid entry in the challenge, but one that ultimately lacks the "replay value" to enter my personal rotation. While the LP doesn't feel "empty"—thanks to the "telepathic" interplay and great production on long-form tracks like "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand"—it fails to deliver that "triumphant" spark that makes a discovery feel essential.I can respect the "unrefined" musicianship and the "vintage" atmosphere Neil Young creates here, but it doesn't quite "unlock" a reason to return. A simple 3/5 that marks another high-quality but "low-stakes" detour in Month Two.
A country song which is nice. But not up my taste
i try to get Neil Young but i almost always come up short. not really so much here though. the title track and Down by the River are both pretty standout country rock songs. it doesn't go 7 for 7 but i get the appeal. deserves to be one of the 1001? i mean i do see the argument but you gotta cut some of these Neil Young albums man
Like Neil young but this was new to me. Bit mixed but some good songs and the rest was inoffensive
60’s Rock ⭐️Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)
Not normally my thing but some of the guitar work on this is gritty and very bluesy. A few more straightforward C&W style tunes that didn't float my boat. Made it onto my Liked list...
I thought the album was ok. Expected to like it more tbh. 1 song saved
I think his biggest strength is the instrumentation.
A good listen. I'm not sure about the 9 minute song in the middle of the album, maybe disrupted the flow a bit, but apart from that I liked it.
Slightly dull at time but generally pleasant and inoffensive.
I really really love neil young and whilst i recognised alot of the songs on this album, i was slightly disappointed in his lack of differentiation nothing wowed me, it was just ok
Neil Young just can't illicit any emotion in me. He is a mid artist with a mid sound. I get why some people hate him and I get why some people love him. I am neither.
Neil young baby
Was a four initially, but I had lost some enthusiasm come the end
1969 released das album hab ich schon gekannt. Es ist in einer alten Spotify-Playlist von mir (Home) Gute Songs, aber hald schon recht folky, dahindudelnd. Cinnamon Girl, Round & Round, Down by the River (wenn's 6 min kürzer wär)
Not bad
Good album. Not a massive fan of Neil Young but this second album with Crazy Horse musician’s is good.
I've not considered myself much of a Neil Young fan from what I've heard. The album started the way I expected and I anticipated I wouldn't enjoy anything, but I will admit the longer tracks took me by surprise and from "Down by the River" to the end I thought they were all solid tracks. I found myself really enjoying the vibe and some of the guitar work. I take everything as it comes and as I enjoyed about half the album, a 3 star rating is about fair. Not my regulsr style but you can still be surprised.
Running dry reminds me of ween's 12 golden country hits
3/5
Round & round buenísima con armonías muy bellas y amé lo rokero q se sintió cowgirl in the sand, mis dos favs del album. De fijo se siente como q está hecho con identidad gringa muy en mente, entonces obvio no me llega mucho. Pero musicalmente, los solos de guitarra y así, muy divertidos. Me encantó el arte de portada tmb :)
"Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" by Neil Young with Crazy Horse is an album I did not have much experience with before, as I have never really listened to Neil Young all that much. Overall, it felt like a perfectly ok record. It is a nice mix of straight rock and folk rock, with Crazy Horse giving the songs a bit more grit. Still, nothing on the album really stood out to me, and there is not a whole lot to say about it. It is not bad at all, just nothing particularly special either. All in all, it was fine, but it did not leave much of an impression.
"Cinnamon girl" is great, I've always loved that song, "Down by the river" was pretty good when he wasn't singing but the rest of this album is not for me, I really dislike his singing voice. Some of the jam sessions were kind of boring and wandered around but it was better than I expected it to be. I think i'll go with a 3 here
Enjoyed the stripped, rawness of this
This is the third Neil Young I've had, I think, and it all very much hits the same. I admire the man, I like his voice, some of the songs are pretty great, but I'm often bored.
Liked "everybody knows this is nowhere" and "running dry", rest sounded rather bland
Oh yea I like this. Get me a Ford Pickup, the plains are calling.
Inoffensive
Our own decisions
Pretty average
Scruffy
Jeez another Neil Young’s album for this week. I preferred this one though because it had more variation and it was more energetic. Liked the violin on “Running Dry”.
It’s giving sad vibes but I’m not loving it
I said to myself "I'm not going to like this album" and then I didn't mind it. Although for some reason I did feel like I should be staring at an empty apartment before I close the door and fade out to a time in my life. It just has that vibe.