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Awesome Neil Young record. Any time Crazy Horse is involved I'm going to like it, as I really dig the electric sound behind Neil's soft vocal timbre. This one is pretty dynamic and is a fresh listen. "Round & Round" is a beautiful acoustic track with great vocal harmonies, and "Down by the River" is so lively; I don't know much about the recording process for this record but I would be surprised if it wasn't recorded with the band in the same room. The production is really quite tight and every instrument sounds clear and distinct. A great feat for 1969. Great album, great album cover.
3.5/5
Early Shakey on country mode. Some excellent guitar work on here. Cinnamon Girl and Down By The River. You can’t go wrong.
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Very nice! I've enjoyed a lot Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River & Cowgirl In The Sand
14/1001 This is a prank right?!? Someone’s messing with me? 14 albums so far 4 Neil Young, and 3 straight days of NY. Ugh! I swear if I hit send on this review and another f*&$ing Neil Young album pops up, Im out. I know there’re several more to go, but I better not see them until alum 400 or later. Every Neil Young review for me is the same. Check out my previous reviews. FFS!
Didn't really do that much for me honestly. Felt like the jamming wasn't particularly special or memorable and just like a rock band album, lacks some of the interesting production choices of Harvest.
I found it to be a really pleasant folk-rock album. It's super relaxing and perfect for unwinding. Nothing on the album really jumps out as particularly remarkable. It's just a solid, enjoyable listen that doesn't necessarily blow you away, but it's great for a chill evening.
Goddamn, been too long since I’ve given this one a spin and listen to Crazy Horse blow doors down. Cinnamon Girl/Down By the River/ Cowgirl in the Sand make this record, the rest of the record is solid, but it doesn’t waste time with a lot of filler. It breathes easy and leaves plenty of room for just the right amount of jamming when necessary.
Fantastic sound! I really enjoyed this listen and have a new favorite artist to explore.
9/10
Cinnamon Girl saved it from a 2
3.5, like the first half more
Not bad not really memorable.
"Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" is a good album. Nothing spectacular or surprising, but enough to pass the time. Neil Young's voice doesn't bother me that much on this album, to my surprise. Like I told, a good album.
i love neil young i love neil young i love neil young i love neil young
Good album, classic Neil Young. Meanders a bit
generic guitar album. I'm sure it was great when it was released
4 ofc
Pre-listening thoughts: Neil Young album number 1/8. It was about time since we’re over 250 into this challenge. Still no sign of Bob Dylan yet. We still have all of his stuff left. Lord have mercy. Post/during listening thoughts: well this is certainly Neil Young. And I only knew like two of his songs before this so why in gods name are there eight albums with him on this list. Anyways I liked it well enough. I think some songs were way too long but I’m not sure if this is a high 3 or low 4. Right now I’ll go with a 6.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Cinnamon Girl, Round and Round Least fav tracks: Down By the River
Saw Neil Young, thought "here we go, another Young album I have to get through". Really wasn't looking forward to it, was not in the mood. Turns out to be my favourite Neil Young album thus far, and an absolutely beautiful record. Every song is great. Crazy Horse bring a lot to the table. Wow! That's why I love this 1001 albums process so much. You are forced to listen to albums you otherwise wouldn't.
Awesome fucking stuff
Kinda boring overall but one truly incredible song in the middle wow. Also just can’t be mad hearing Neil young be awesome.
Naaaaaa
Round & Round and Cowgirl in the Sand were my stand outs. A nice mellow play but quality.
Cinnamon girl, down by the river, and the last track were pretty good, but not great. The rest was filler. Not my favorite neil young album.
Running Dry is a standout
Honestly, not too hot on this one, at least not upon first listen. To me, it has some Neil Young's most unfocused, scattered, and uninteresting production paired with lyrics that just don't grip me the same way as, say, 'After the Gold Rush'. I wouldn't say Crazy Horse added too much for me either - they sound good jamming, sure, but the extended jams of songs like 'Down by the River' or 'Cowgirl In the Sand' just didn't work with Young's style for me. Not to say those jams didn't belong, they moreso just felt tacked-on, directionless, and pace-breaking. I found that I enjoyed them more in smaller doses. I still want to make it clear that I didn't hate this; in fact, I enjoyed my time for the most part. And the title track (which has my favorite lyrics here that seem to be tackling the directionless or mundanity of an individual's day-to-day) and 'The Losing End (When You're On)' were two really solid cuts.
Another super strong record from shakey
Brilliant guitar solos mixed with well crafted lyrics. Very campfire-esque vibe. Really loved it.
Sorry Neil
good, country vibes. this would go hard on a long road trip through the tennessee mountains. the long, vibey guitar solos are pretty chill, but can get repetitive. The songs are pretty similar too, so i wouldn’t think i would put this on in my daily life that much. fav song: round & round
Pretty good, again doesnt speak to me perfectly but solid. Like down by the river and cowgirl. Got suggested old man by neil young, more of a vibe.
Title song: Neil doing a slight Dylan intonation. All the music all around him - girl singers & rhythm - all good. I like "The Losing End (When You're On)."
Decent
Great Neil Young record
A great big yes to this album. Beautiful songs.
Really enjoyed this album over a Neil young greatest hits
Never going to be my favourite album ever, but a decent listen. I enjoyed the guitars. 6.5/10
If Neil Young had finished his career with CSNY he still would have been famous for all time. Between that and Buffalo Springfield, he produced a lot of iconic music in a short time. A listen to his first album may have had you thinking that it would be better if that were so. His second album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere would have changed that opinion in a heartbeat. It propelled Young to stardom as a solo artist, alongside his backing band Crazy Horse, and he kept going from there. The rest of his albums througout the 1970s were hit makers and part of the common culture of the time. Many of the songs from that era are staples of classic rock. This is the album that kicked it off. Standout songs such as Cinnamon Girl and Down By The River, as well as Cowgirl in the Sand capture the emerging zeitgeist of the era and sound more 70s than 60s. It was Country Rock that got the balance between Country and Rock correct, and is a formula that can stll be heard in modern Country Music today. It's unfortunate that Young's music became less accessible, that the balance shifted more toward Rock, and that his politics overcame his muscianship later in his career, especially in the 1990s. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, however, captures Young at the beginning of his solo career, mature enough to make memorable music, but young enough to be idealistic. It launched him to stardom before he fizzled.
Great road trip album
8/10. "Cinnamon Girl" is awesome. :)
Was fully prepared to give this 5 stars, cause it's one of my favorite albums by one of my favorite artists. When I first listened to this, some twenty-odd years ago, pretty much everything about this (but especially the extended guitar jam on Down By the River) completely blew me away. Upon this latest re-listen, I have to admit, there are some songs on here (looking at you, "Round & Round") that do overstay their welcome a bit. So I'm not quite willing to give that perfect score. Still a great, great album overall.
I just haven't clicked with Neil Young. Neither After the Goldrush or Harvest did anything for me. I liked this one a little better - possibly due to low expectations. There were several good songs, although some others were too country for my taste. I think ultimately I just don't find his voice powerful/emotional enough. When he sings "Down by the river I shot my baby", I just don't believe him.
Nice album. Will never be my favorite but I didn't mind listening to it. 'Cowgirl in the sand' was a great end.
One of my favorite Neil Young records. Straight rocker.
Can't complain but not his best album
Found it a bit dull, especially after On the Beach. Album cover looks like he's doing yoga against that tree
Not as good as 'On the Beach'. Sounds like any old 60s album to me.
Solid album one of those type of albums to listen to when walking around a lake 7 out of 10
only two albums deep into my experience with Neil Young (the other being Rust Never Sleeps), the thing I've come to appreciate the most about his work is that it doesn't waste your time. it's raw, no-frills rock 'n' roll played HARD. the one-note guitar solo has rarely been pulled off with this much aplomb. Young's voice has been a bit of an acquired taste, but I've come to really appreciate the way his vocals seem to haunt his songs. there's a despondence in his singing that gives his lyrical narratives a more three-dimensional character and emotion. but man, this band. especially Danny Whitten. decent 8/10.
My wife says Neil's voice is the Greatest Of All Time! Or maybe she's just saying he sounds like a goat. Either way, a fantastic songwriter and performer.
Two stars for the last two songs alone
Actually incredible pick. Best new album I've heard so far. Love the songwriting, love the electric guitar.
3.5
Bloody brilliant album. Fast becoming a fan of Neil Young.
More classic Young
Yes
Great artist, great voice, great music/ album. And, still going strong today. Kudos!
It is so great to hear Neil Young, adding Crazy Horse is the icing on the cake. He has a huge catalog and this one doesn’t disappoint.
Some great songs. I enjoy the raw nature of the recordings much more than most of his stuff.
Good
Amazing record, especially the first side. A bit less consistent on the second, bur hard to argue with an album that includes those first 4 songs.
Neil Young has so many records out that they are of inconsistent quality. When he’s on he’s on. On this one he is on.
my first album in the 1001 albums project is a neil young album. I love neil young in general but this is definetly not my favourite from him the first two tracks are really good and so are the two 10 minute songs but everyrhing inbetween is pretty unnoteworthy. But overall good album 7/10 Favourite: Down by the River Least Favourite: Round & Round (It Won't Be Long)
God Neil Young is so boring. I've heard this album more times than I'd like to count, and I still don't like it.
I feel like this album has aged really well. It still holds up, nothing sounds dated at all.
This was a pretty great rediscovery. I’d put Crazy Horse in a different pocket of his music, forgetting about this seminal contributor to “Decade”, the album on which I first heard Neil young’s music and the one that stays with me to this day, often to exclusion of his other works. Solid ‘hits’ here, but the other songs are strong and beautifully round out the album.
I love this album and has two of my favourite Neil songs - cowgirl in the sand and down by the river. The solos on both of these are full of so much emotion and his voice is so beautiful. Be on my side, I’ll be on your side.
Lovely.
Just ok.
Not a huge fan of Neil Young’s voice. Cinnamon Girl’s alright but the rest of the album is somewhat forgettable. At least it’s shorter than the Stills’ album.
I though this was pretty good actually. Closer to 3.5 maybe. I haven't heard much of this side of Neil Young who I can usually take or leave. Pairs well with the Eagles album (I'm catching up).
i like crazy horse but neil young is meh. also, i used to think (yesterday) that crazy horse was just a native dude that neil young liked to collab with
Cinnamon Girl 4 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 3.6 Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) 3 Down by the River 4.2 The Losing End (When You're On) 3.6 Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) 3.5 Cowgirl in the Sand 4.3 Score: 3.742857143
was really good, will realisten soon and give a good review. 8/10 so far
Cannot stand Neil Young
Fuck me, 7 in a year huh. I think my favorite part is that every Neil Young album is the exact same. You could tell me this was from that 1990 or that one on the beach and I’d buy it. No innovation. No evolution. Fuck off. 2 more to go.
Enjoyed it more than expected. Sometimes it's easy to understand why someone is considered a genius even if they're not completely your cup of tea. This was one of those times for me. I could really hear the genius in this album.
pretty nice, don't particularly love the voice but the instrumentals are nice and calm!
I was tempted to go 4/5 because of some of these misses, but the highs are so high. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere is one of my all time favorite songs. Huge album in my life. Down By The River was one of the first songs my Dad taught me and I’ve probably “jammed” playing over those chords 100 hours. Em….7th!? Revolutionary. To be fair, I also have vivid memories desperately changing the song when Round and Round, Losing End or Running Dry hit. Round and Round is...inexplicable. Been thinking about my critiques of Pavement, that they were sloppy, when listening to this. At first glance some of this may seem "sloppy" as well, but in my mind this playing style is free / instinctual vs. careless / sloppy. I think its a fine line. An imperfect album for sure, but one of my favorites.
I think this is about as bad of an album as you can make while having 4/7 songs be absolute classics. What Neil brings in songwriting talent and originality, he takes away with pure guitar malpractice. After about the 4th minute of aimless, anti-melodic, distracted noodling in Down by The River I found myself almost laughing at how badly he'd managed to butcher an otherwise great song. He plays guitar with all the intentionality an focus of a 13 year old practicing scales while watching TV. Similarly, with Cowgirl in the Sand there is a truly great 2 and half minute song buried beneath nearly 7 minutes of the worst guitar playing I've ever heard in my life. Reminds me of that clip of Yoko Ono shrieking over a collaboration with the Beatles and Chuck Barry. With all this said, Cinnamon Girl and Everybody Knows this is Nowhere is a hell of a way to start an album. Cover versions of down by the river and cowgirl in the sand show how they have good bones but fucked up faces. This is probably more of a 3.5, but rounding up because Everybody Knows this is Nowhere is my mother's favorite song and one of the best songs ever written about being bummed out
Man, I love Neil Young. Late 60s Neil is freaking everywhere This album rocks. The front side is fantastic. Cinnamon girl is an all time road tripper for me. The second side isnt as entertaining, but I think Cowgirl In The Sand is a great long jam to finish off with - although I think Neil isnt super creative on lead. I did a fair amount of reading on Danny Whitten. Quite a bummer knowing how talented he was as a collaborator with Neil. The rhythm guitar was is truly a staple on this album. 4 stars here.
This doesn't do a lot for me. Some nice harmony in places, but not really my cup of tea. Unobjectionable as background music but will never seek this out
Cinnamon Girl, River and title track are great but find the rest of it to drag a bit. Makes me want to go listen to Deja Vu.
Rly good album. Good chill vibe of folk, rock and country vibes. It felt like some 80s sitcom intro at times with a paper boy listening to a Walkman which what made it this decent. A few stand outs like count & count but other than that everything sorta blended together well. 8.7 overall 4.3/5
Neil Young. Man, this album started out strong. Cinnamon Girl? Classic. After that, it WAY drops off into 60's singer songwriter guitar noodling. And the violin noodling on Running Dry sounded more like Chinese music. No, Neil. Just no. My Rating: 1/5
Great to hear
Neil Young’s album with Crazy Horse is very mellow with elements of rock and blues that you can groove to but also imagine yourself driving to the beach. The low bass lines feel comforting in a way.
Some of his greatest tracks, Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River on this one
Favourite Track: Down By The River Honourable Mentions: Cowgirl in the Sand, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere DOWN BY THE RIVUHHHHHHHH, I SHOT MA BAYBEEEEEEEEEEEE "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" is one of those albums that grows even richer with repeated listens. On first listen it was a bit understated and repetitive (dare I say boring), but after sitting down and intentionally listening to it I started to notice the details that really make this album a classic; like the twangy guitar tone and the natural, raw approach. This is the perfect camping/road trip album. That guitar solo in "Down by the River" is truly iconic.
solid
Better than expected. What Elliot Smith would've sounded like if he wasn't always depressed.
This is a special record, amazing throughout. So influential. Great guitar playing, long and meanandering but also tight and without a wasted moment at the same time??
For me the album goes back and forth between good songs and just okay songs. You get a strong start with Cinnamon Girl and Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, but then it slows things down with Round & Round and thats where I start zoning out, but come right back with Down by the River. And then this just repeats for the rest of the album. If it was all the better songs, I'd rate this higher.
I do like the raw guitar solos in here and the openness of the songs although at times it meanders a bit.
Well that was incredibly boring. Just twiddling about on the guitar and singing utterly forgettable songs.
Well, I have surprised myself by really liking this. I like the vibe much better than other offerings that have come up from him. His voice isn’t the best but it somehow works on this record. A solid and unexpected 4
Sounds very nice. Reminds me a bit of the Grateful Dead with their Americana sound and extended instrumental jams. Doesn’t go above and beyond in any particular aspect, but it doesn’t really need to. Solid four stars. Favorite Track: Down by the River
OK, but I hafta ask: what exactly is so special about Neil Young, anyway? I mean, seven albums. He has **seven albums** on this list. The only singular artist that has more albums than him is David Bowie and, well — that's David Bowie. The famous line about him is that he was a chameleon, reinventing himself over and over again throughout the years, and nearly on every album. I get that to get the full scope of Bowie you can't just throw up ZIGGY STARDUST and call it a day. With Young, though... I mean, all I feel like I've ever heard from him is singer-songwriter folk. Why do we need more than **one** album to understand that? Well, OK, I'm not a complete idiot. Just because my "melody first" ass doesn't recognize lyrics doesn't mean they're not there. That has to be one part of it, no doubt. After that... I'unno. I guess the high guard who makes these "greatest of all time" calls finds the songs on Young's albums just **that** consistently strong. Me being no tastemaker myself, it's not like I can exactly argue with that. But whatever. These are thoughts that could've been applied to any of Young's albums. What about this one? Is there anything here that could maybe help me out a bit more? Funny enough, I don't feel like I'd credit too much of what I'd like about this album to Young himself? At least not entirely? Which might sound a little dumb; he's the sole writer on this album, after all. I just have to wonder to myself, though: how much of this is Crazy Horse's influence? Like, I think back to the other Neil Young albums, and I can't really think of any of them as "rocking." Sure, they each have a few country and folk rock songs, and "Southern Man" jams harder than Lynyrd Skynyrd, though on the whole I struggle to consider them as more than just "singer-songwriter folk." The only exception to this is the second half of the other album Young did with Crazy Horse, RUST NEVER SLEEPS. Now, yeah, I know Young can rock on his own — besides "Southern Man", "Rockin' In The Free World" **does** exist, after all... And, yeah, this album doesn't go as hard as either of those songs or the second side of RUST NEVER SLEEPS, but damn it, it's still what I liked the most about this album. This thing is more late 60's, hippie-ish country/folk rock than it isn't, and I dig it quite a bit. Like, sure, it's nothing I'd go completely nutso over, but for a simple, rockin' time, I don't feel like I can complain. The ten-some minute songs didn't even bother me too much; the melodies are just strong enough that I didn't really notice their length. For that matter, the fiddle on the penultimate track wasn't an issue for me, either. It could be that I've heard that particular tone in one too many Vitamin String Quartet covers, but is it "Geneva violation" bad? Hardly, please. The only track I wasn't feeling too much, frankly, was the purest folk-type song here, "Round & Round". As a little bit of variety, yeah. On that merit, I wouldn't toss it off the record... However, although I never would, it'd for sure maybe be the one I'd most consider skipping. To bring it back to my earlier question about Crazy Horse's influence, though... I'unno. I've given HARVEST and AFTER THE GOLD RUSH 5's, and I don't feel like this would go much higher than a 4, but it still feels like something I'd return to first. Put aside the one track I didn't really feel — for my own tastes, I'd still take an album that's largely folk rock over folk songwriting. Y'know? So that might not have gotten me any closer to really understanding why there are so many Neil Young albums here. If anything, I cemented more why I, myself, wouldn't have put so many on here. But, y'know, how much is that opinion really worth, huh? Everybody knows it's not much. But, eh, whatever the remaining albums are, I doubt any of them would be much worse than a 4. That can't be nothing.
I've never really been into Neil Young that much, to be honest. Maybe if I were more into the folksier side of rock, I'd appreciate it on a better level, but this isn't exactly my cup of tea. Not that it doesn't sound good, though, of course it does. 3.5 bumped up to 4.
I’m at a 5. I truly don’t know what went wrong with Rust Never Sleeps – did I just not have the tolerance for it? Was the folk half THAT bad for a guy who’s shown to have great songwriting chops in the several albums we’ve gotten since? It’s the only Neil Young album I haven’t given a 5, and I feel like I need to revisit it, given that it was the 7th album we got. Regardless of all that, this is a stellar album; the only “meh” here is “The Losing End (When You're On)”, and I still thought it was a pretty solid track that just didn’t click for me. The rest of this is a great rock album, and Crazy Horse’s contributions that shined on the back half of Rust Never Sleeps are in full force here, arguably better, more fleshed out, and more grand, in a way that really enhances the album experience. Even with the two longer tracks on this album, both of which are excellent, this thing flew by. Neil Young’s vocals are great, though his lyricism is a bit flatter here than on Harvest or After The Gold Rush. The instrumentation is what sells this album by a mile – the extended guitar solos, the grunge-y feel (for 1969!), & the twangy hint of folk & country scattered into this really makes it work. I don’t wanna go on a longer diatribe, because I think the music truly speaks for itself here; I just really, really liked this. I think it’s easily deserving of a 5, and it’s absolutely worth being on the list. Neil Young is really, REALLY good at this.
One of the better Neil Young albums IMO
Nice relaxing stuff but I'd put this on in the background before I'd actively listen to it again.
I'm digging the rock and roll Willie. This album was a win for me, all of the long songs never felt too like they went on too long and there were some great instrument solos. And a funky song near the end that surprised me, Running Dry was the song.
Not bad like usual. Neil young usually does a really good job of blending rock and folk.
Another one of the albums on this list that has me reevaluating how I’ve gone this far with so little Neil Young in my musical oeuvre. For a 24-year-old Canadian former member of Buffalo Springfield, this is legendary stuff. Seven tracks, all killer, and he saves the best for last with “Cowgirl In the Sand,” an eight-minute guitar-fueled epic that he wrote in one day alongside “Cinnamon Girl” and “Down By the River,” all while stricken with a fever. Cool stuff. Undiluted rock’n’roll for the ages.
Excellent choice that shows a full range of emotions and straight rock and roll
I prefer Neil when he's properly rockin', so his collabs with Crazy Horse are usually right up my alley. This is no different
Last time it was a Neil Young album I was like holy shit I need to listen to more Neil Young and then never did. Now its a different Neil Young & Crazy Horse album and holy shit I need to listen to more Neil Young
This is Neil Young’s best record. Some of his finest playing and songwriting comes off this seven-song debut
Das zweite Studioalbum von Neil Young, aufgenommen mit seiner Band Crazy Horse. Es wurde im Mai 1969 in den Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, produziert und ist ein wichtiger Meilenstein in Youngs Karriere. Das Album kombiniert Elemente von Folk, Rock und Country, was es zu einem frühen Beispiel für den charakteristischen Sound von Neil Young in den folgenden Jahren machen sollte. Die Band bestand zu diesem Zeitpunkt aus Neil Young (Gesang, Gitarre), Billy Talbot (Bass), Ralph Molina (Schlagzeug) und Danny Whitten (Gitarre). Young, der kanadische Musiker, konnte mit diesem Werk eine breite Palette von musikalischen Einflüssen in einem einzigartigen Stil vereinen. Das Album wurde von Neil Young selbst produziert, wobei der Sound bewusst rau und ungeschliffen gehalten wurde, was den Charakter der Musik verstärkte. Herausragend auf dem Album sind vor allem die Songs Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River und Cowgirl in the Sand. Diese Stücke verbinden einfache, aber eingängige Melodien mit langen, improvisierten Gitarrensoli, die typisch für den Rock der späten 1960er und frühen 1970er Jahre sind. Besonders Down by the River und Cowgirl in the Sand stachen durch ihre psychedelischen Elemente und ausgedehnten instrumentalen Passagen hervor. Das Genre des Albums lässt sich schwer auf nur eine Kategorie festlegen, da es sowohl Rock als auch Folk und Country-Elemente umfasst. Der Mix aus akustischen und elektrischen Gitarren, kombiniert mit Youngs markanter Stimme, bildet die Grundlage für den einzigartigen Sound des Albums. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ist ein wichtiger Schritt in Neil Youngs künstlerischer Entwicklung. Es stellt eine gelungene Mischung aus rauem, energiegeladenem Rock und introspektiven Folk-Elementen dar. Das Album bleibt ein entscheidender Moment in der Geschichte von Young und Crazy Horse und hat einen bleibenden Einfluss auf die Rockmusik der 1970er Jahre.
some really nice and mellow tunes can't complain
Neil Young has , without doubt, some great songs but he has many many more duds. The first track on this album , Cinnamon Girl,is a cracker. Down by the River could be great but is 6 min too long. The rest are turgid.
I like Neil Young’s big hits but this was very meh to me
Background music. Not impressed. 2 stars.
This is my third Young album (fourth if you count C, S, N, & Y). I get it, the guy makes a good album, this one is no exception, but C'mon ... that's a lot. I wonder if Neil Young is on the selection committee
I thought this would be more low-key but it was actually pretty charming to hear! Especially with the harmonies and all.
Немного странное сочетания сингер-сонграйтер музыки с каким-то прогрессив-роком. Может быть это вообще не сингер-сонграйтер стаф, а прямой прогрок? Без разницы. Спасибо Нилу Янгу за счастливое (не-)детство. Лучшая песня - Cowgirl in the Sand.
Impressive solo sophomore offering! Cinnamon Girl et al
Country and rock - Instrumentals are pretty good, acoustic and electric guitar are nice - Vocals are average and so are melodies, nothing special
Vrhunski album!! Baš ima svega, od laganica do peglica, a voza cijelo vrijeme 👌🏻mislim da mi je Cowgirl najdraža, ali Down by the River je baš klasik na koji uvijek mogu odlijepiti. Ovo će morati biti 5/5, 9/10.
Dull. I've already forgotten it.
The only Neil Young album I really like
Fine album but nothing special to me
Most of this album is forgettable in the sense that if you’ve heard NY from this era there isn’t much new going on…with two notable exceptions: 1.) the raw pain emanating from his physical ailments that comes out through the writing, and 2.) cowgirl in the sand - one of the greatest solos ever. Listened to: bus to Providence. Favorite track: cowgirl in the sand
This is nice. I love the snirping guitars and that soothing voice
Nothing spectacular here, this sounded worse than the other Neil Young album I listened to before this, Harvest. Another solid 2 stars for Mr. Young here.
7/10 Favorite Tracks: Cowgirl in the Sand, Round & Round Least Favorite: The Losing End, Running Dry
Outstanding Crazy Horse album. The guitar work is incredible
The first of the various iterations of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young I've gotten on the list that I didn't find to be whatever or bland. These songs are catchy, the album flows easily and enjoyable. Maybe Neil was the talent. I'm sure I have 20 more albums of various pairings and solos of these four to test the theory.
Guess who's back !!! It's Neil Young & Crazy Horse, I almost missed them. The end of "Cinnamon Girl" was insaaane the guitar solo but with just the 2 first songs this country vibe is back again so the quality of the music and the melody is amazing buuut the country vibe isn't much my thing sadly. "Round & Round" was actually pretty touching, without any percussions it was pretty nice and I loved the chords of the main theme of the song and the lyrics were really beautiful. The rest of the album was not so bad, I'm not a huge fan of reallyyyyy long songs but these ones were really clean and catchy, the guitar's solo were good as well !
I know this guy! Last album of his - ragged glory - got a 3 from me. It also came out 20 years later (1990), so it's probably quite different. Pretty cool! Indeed quite different from ragged glory. Less adventurous i'd say ? But good voice, good melodies. 10min songs tho, too long for my 2025 gen Z attention span I feel like i'm giving so much 3s 3.5
Classic early Neil solo album. I really hope that he didn't really shoot his baby :(
Very repetitive and annoying. Did not like.
i didn’t like :(((
⭐⭐⭐— — 3[.5] of 5 stars. It's a classic slow-burning folksy-bluesy-rocky album. In my opinion, a really solid casual listen. The guitar work on a lot of these songs is great (especially that 9 minute track), and the strings set up a really folksy, but emotional feel, especially on "Running Dry," not to mention his soulful voice. Yes, some of the tracks can run a little long, but when it picks up, it picks up. Love the energy on the opening track as well as "Cowgirl in the Sand." Overall, it's not bad, definitely influenced quite a bit of modern bands. I'm a bit on the fence between a 3 and a 4. Favourites: Cowgirl in the Sand⭐, Down By The River, The losing end.
Rating - 2.3/5. Changed my mind🥰 > nothing special ….. first track was boring. All normal length songs then just a 9 min song out of nowhere tysmmmm. I like the instrumentals on The Losing End. The lyrics on Running Dry are good. Cowgirl in the Sand is giving me Steve miller band vibes. I could have died without hearing this album i think lol. > thumbs up: cowgirl in the sand… LOL
Not my favorite
Preset good, I liked it. Thought it was pretty relaxing.
Sweet
Bit backgroundy
The only time I saw Neil Young live in concert - back in 2007 - Cowgirl in the Sand, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Cinnamon Girl were on the set list. The first of Young's many acclaimed classic solo albums, all these tracks were staples of FM radio well into the late 80s (and beyond), culminating in the 10-minute version of Cowgirl In The Sand. These songs have endured the test of time, still sound fresh and vibrant, still rock. Young manages to pack into 40 minutes what many musicians fail to produce in their entire career. And there is still much more (and greater) to come on later albums. Not his best album, but still a great listen.
Solid album. Nothing super special. Lacked something in it but still good to occasionally listen to. 7/10
Total classic, it was great to listen to it again. I own this on vinyl
oksih.
Nice enough
alright
Somewhere between a 3 and a 4. Good morning music
Could deffo see myself becoming a proper Neil Young stan with time, but trying not to before glasto! Do think I prefer his none Crazy horse stuff though. Also think he’s always going to be a grower rather than an instant gratification type artist.
Really nice guitar riffs, jazzy but at the same time country-ish. Little tracks but long, and a few great ones.
Not Neil's best but still better than 90% off the list
One I actually knew pretty well, a big Neil Young fan though not a completist. Love the sound of this album, love Crazy Horse and the feel of a band in a room together. It's got really raw riffs and it takes its time, marking itself as the template for everything Neil Young and Crazy Horse did afterwards. Danny Whitten did a lot more than I remembered, plenty of important vocals etc. Great band. This comes just after Buffalo broke up and before CSNY really took off but obviously he came back to Crazy Horse as necessary. Just a brilliant indicator for starting this listening project to get to re listen to an album I know.
Not as tuned in as his later works, more jam bandish and country/folk. 7/10
Great album. Solid 8.5 out of 10. Clear highlights with Cinnamon Girl and Down by the River but also Everybody Knows this is Nowhere and Running Dry are excellent.
8/10
Not his worst. The best song was about murdering a woman. Wtg.
01) Cinnamon Girl - 8,0 02) Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - 8,0 03) Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) - 7,5 04) Down by the River - 7,5 05) The Losing End (When You're On) - 7,0 06) Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets) - 6,5 07) Cowgirl in the Sand - 6,5 TOTAL: 7,29 (73/100) Current ranking: 247/450
This one has a haunting quality that I like. Definitely doesn’t sound “samey” either. Not a huge fan of all of it (“The Losing End” doesn’t do anything for me) but, for the most part, this is a good winter album.
Neil Young is great, and I remember this being a good listen. Worth another.
As my first exposure to Neil Young, it was more drab and shapeless than I expected. The album just kind of came and went. Nothing was displeasing to the ears, thoughbeit. Maybe it's the kind of thing that grows on you. I am excited to hear how the boomer of all boomers develops on further albums.
Some of the guitar work is pretty awesome but this wasn't really my cup of tea
No esperaba mucho de este álbum, pensaba que Neil Young no era mi estilo. Sin embargo, me ha sorprendido. Me encanta el estilo sureño que tiene, y la guitarra solista es buenísima. Definitivamente un álbum que volveré a escuchar, perfecto para ponerlo en un road trip.
There is a level of over-abuse of certain artists in this list. One of them is Neil Young (along with Bob Dylan, Talking Heads, David Bowie, etc.). That said, this particular record has been the most appealing of the ones I've listened to by Neil. I really liked the primitive sound of it, and there are amazing tunes like Cinnamon Girl. If I go back to a Neil Young album, it will be this one, for sure.
This was more listenable than other Neil Young songs I’ve heard.. BUT I JUST DON’T GET WHY HE IS SO REVERED
Started off well but went downhill
We love Neil.
An enjoyable introduction to Neil Young's unique brand of folk, country, and rock which would evolve further in the years to come. A short listen, this record is a solid, enjoyable piece of work from Young and I've added several songs into my regular rotation.
Not my thing Probably will not listen to this again
5/5. If this was just three songs, Cinnamon Girl jam at 10 minutes, keep Down by the River the same, and extend Cowgirl by another 10 minutes, it would be awesome. Let's be real, Neil is not a great guitar player but he is a good enough guitar player to jam, and that's what it's all about here. Not all of the songs are perfect, sure, but in the context of the album, they create good breaks between the jams. I wouldn't say I would play one outside of the album but front to back it's perfect. It's a little difficult to get into at first but once you get the energy they are going for, which feels like a jam session in a park, then it lets you relax and vibe with the simple solos and riffs. Best Song: Cinnamon Girl, Down By The River, Cowgirl In The Sand
This had one a half listens. Didn't get all the way through last time. I wanted to go back to it though as enjoyed the first half a lot. Beautiful voice and some very nicely crafted songs.
They’re not all killers but some fantastic tracks here.
It's a sound of pop soft rock woth some country instrumenta, the motives are very in love and my hymn is now Running Dry)
okay this is actually pretty good.
Not my favorite Neil Young. Too much guitar solo and a bit depressing.
This is super chill. I love neill young always
One of the greatest guitar albums ever.
Great album.
This was moving. I somehow haven't given Neil a fair shake up to now, and I'm glad to hear this album in full. Will seek out more.
The first song turned me off a bit but every song after was great and felt like it was coming from a new creative space each time
4 songs in and I already know this is a 5 star album. Gritty yet soft. Nothing else like it.
3 or 4. whatever
very nice listen
mid
Il y a une rudesse, une rugosité sous l’apparente tranquillité des guitares
8.5/10 I like this a lot. Would put this on while driving somewhere.
Apparently I’m not a Neil young fan
I really like the guitar tone in Cinnamon Girl. Down By The River is great. Yet another album that demonstrates I have really warmed to Neil Young.
This was a great vibe. Really chill, comfy music. Lyrics were wonderous and nice to follow along to.
Yeah. Nice,
I know this, but listening to it a few more times in its entirety finally, let me see what masterpiece it actually is. It is so raw and honest in its performance and in the way the production and recording capture the art. Danny’s guitar playing is simultaneously simple and complex, which threw me in and kept my complete focus, especially on Down by the River.
Delightful! Ran through the whole album without noticing. Good spin!
Not my thing
Alright, this will be the fourth Neil Young album I've listened to on my journey. Everybody Knows This is Nowhere is the first album he worked on with the band Crazy Horse, and I already covered a later collaborative album with them, Rust Never Sleeps. Not only do I enjoy this more than Rust Never Sleeps, but this is the most enjoyment I've had from Neil since Harvest. The key here is Crazy Horse's guitarist Danny Whitten. He played amazingly on this record, where a variety of riffs pop off with ease from him, and the interplay he had with Neil was stellar. I already knew the guitar work was good from the opening track "Cinnamon Girl", but the rest of the album delivered in spades. Aiding that notion is the tight rhythm section of Billy Talbot on bass and Ralph Molina on drums that carry the tonal weight, with the lone exception of the soft acoustic ballad of "Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) as Neil and Robin Lane's harmonized vocals sing of a spiraling down path towards self-destruction. In fact, Neil's lyrics are potent and well-varied throughout the experience, from relationships found and lost on "Cinnamon Girl", "The Losing End (When You're On)" and "Cowgirl in the Sand", to scathing accounts of the music industry on the title track, to the requiem "Running Dry" reminiscing about the band The Rockets whose members went on to become Crazy Horse on, to probably one of the most striking tales of murder I've heard on "Down by the River". What more can I say about such an excellent album? Everybody Knows This is Nowhere fully embodied the sound of an ambitious songwriter who wanted to stake his claim with a band he found pathos with. This was the start of an excellent partnership.
I like the jammy bits of Down by the River, but i don't like shooting no one. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is cool. It's been months since I rated an album. It took forever to listen to this one i guess
Best I've heard from Neil
Good. The songs maybe get a little long and repetitive at points? But the solos rock and I think even the repetitive parts have this droning, hypnotic quality that work in its favor.
Favorite Track: Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
crazy boring
I’m gonna be honest didn’t love this album. The melodies never really caught me. Won’t come back to this one.
Sorry Neil. You just don't do it for me. I can't get over your whiny voice and the country nonsense. Not unlistenable. You're not early Genesis, but this just doesn't do it for me.
Cinnamon Girl is the best song on the album. The rest is typical late '60's folk rock. Not really my thing, but I can see the influence on later artists; especially during the '90's grunge/garage/alternative period.
like cowgirl in the sand
Fluid melodies.
Great album. Not as good as RUST though!
I like Neil Young & Crazy Horse very much, but i think they had much better albums.
Too many Neil Young albums on this list. I get it the guy was talented and made music, I'm assuming, people liked. Just like a few other artists on this list Neil Young is a little too represented. This album is fine and I'll say that Crazy Horse adds more to it then just Neil's solo work, but ugh this is the 7th album.... not including the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Whatever its fine, not the best, but not the worst.
Very good rock soul album from Neil. His voice carries through. Still not entirely my style though
Quite simply, this sounds fantastic. Just one trigger warning: If you're squealing about the Beatles' "Run for Your Life," you are really going to have trouble with "Down By The River."
Please - no more Neil Young! I listened - to most of it. And there are a couple of songs on here that are worth listening to, but no, it's not something I needed to hear
Some hits that I didn't realize were Neil Young.
Cinnamon girl and other Neil young great hits
Pretty chill vibe, although some songs drag on a bit
Day371 - my level of appreciation for neil young is what it is , i can’t be swayed anymore
amugy elveztem nagyon ezt hallgatni fav: running dry (requiem for the rockets)
Kedvenc/Favourite: Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) Olyan otthonos érzés volt hallgatni, sokszor kellemesen keserédes. Tetszett, hogy kicsit countrys és ahogy a dalok történeteket meséltek el. It felt so cozy to listen to, often delightfully bittersweet. I liked that it was a bit country and the way the songs told stories.
Last two songs saved the album or it would’ve been a 2
Really beautiful and relaxing album. Deep lyrics and calming melodies.
where is this
Excellent album great instrumentals
Early rock album. Can understand how it was popular. Nothing particularly stood out to me.
this is pretty desultory. i think the first two songs are my favourite because they don’t overstay their welcome .. unlike pretty much all the other songs. Just not much to interest me here 2/5
Unknown why Neil Young is so popular. He did some cool stuff with Pear Jam. But this just isn't good. Maybe I had to be there or something.
Neil is an all time great, not his best work in my opinion though.
Overall Score: 8.3/10 Favorite Track: Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) Least Favorite Track: The Losing End (When You're On) Very good album. Rough, but beautiful. Would have to be in the right mood to relisten. Felt like some songs dragged a little, but not too much. Hell yes, very awesome.
Not the biggest Neil Young Fan, still impressive album
chill, uneventful za pomno slusanje, malo baca zvukom na stari wishbone ash
Couldn’t even be bothered to rate it. Boring but the one about rainbows was nice.
4 out of 7 songs really good solos
Just pretty boring
“everyone knows this is nowhere” is a mountain goats lyric which i did not realize was a reference to this album until now. i’m feeling a little betrayed by john darnielle. AND “cinnamon girl” is a lana song!!! never afraid to reference or not reference… that was nice! beautiful guitars but none of the gut wrenching lyrics that i expect and frankly crave from our neil.
some cool and groovy guitar and bass stuff happening. i don't have strong feelings about this otherwise
Neil and the Horse. A classic album. Like a worn comfortable flannel shirt.
Easy to listen to and intriguing. Early Neil Young - what's not to love.
Wow. This album is available on Spotify. I remember buying this CD. 5/5
Ragged, loose and haunting – haunting because it all feels so heartfelt and vulnerable. The power comes from the tension in the frayed dueling axes – rough and ragged intertwinings (that seem like dark, eerie thinking in "Down By the River" and the eerie-ominous background "la-la-las"), which then get sort of unhurried and spare and ominous. Engaging/edgy riffs abound – the opening solo on "Cowgirl" is fully gripping, as is nearly every second of the 10+ minutes (probalby because about seven of those minutes are solos). The layered vocals, which can get a little warbly and nearly broken, are also compelling, but that's the risk with such poignant vulnerability. There's tenderness and determination, discouragement and a touch of insanity all along the edges; the singing on "Round and Round" sounds like a prayer. Similarly, the fiddle on "Running Dry" nearly breaks one's heart. In other words, there's plenty of madness and sorrow (as the song promises) but whether it's too much one must decide for oneself. Either way, this is an underrated masterpiece.
sun rising over your cabin surrounded by pines. Grab your flannel jacket and get into your two seater truck, pack of marlboro reds on the dashboard and a cup of folgers coffee. Driving through the hills window down.
gorjusssss I want to be a cowboy
I was really excited to listen to this, but I think I should have simply been excited. It was chill, not dtf though.
Love Neil young, however this was a 4/5 for me. Didn’t make me go crazy go stupid like some of the CNSY stuff.
It was ok, I found myself a little bored, because the nostalgia it was selling me wasn't my own
Great, has 2 of my favorite Neil Songs- Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand
4.5
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere // Round & Round // Down by the River // The Losing End // Running Dry //
Mehh
Down By The River <3
Overall: 8/10 Really good, rocking album from my fellow countryman. I was shocked that there were only 7 tracks but that's what happens when an album from the 60s has two nearly 10 minute songs lol my biggest complaint would be that he should have edited a couple tracks down, but even those songs are really good so it's hard to complain about it. I've always loved Neil's voice because it's so unconventional and interesting to me. I can't wait to get more Neil (5 more albums in the list with his involvement as far as I know) Fav Song: Cinnamon Girl Least Fav Song: Down by the River
I have no idea where this album lies when it comes to the CSNY timeline but I will say that Neil doesn’t stray far away from that bands formula with this album. Round and Round sort of killed the vibe but the album recovers with the next song. It’s jammy, it’s harmonized, it’s whiney in that Neil Young way.
3+
Even if it's country and folk sometimes I could listen without getting bored... Guitar sounds awesome...
More Neil Young. Cool.
6 stars
9.7 ★★★★½
A really good album, but I think it is built a bit too much around the two long jams of "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand", although both good, they get a bit too drawn out. "Running Dry" is my favourite song on the album. 4 stars
Classic Neil Young album. Highlights include the title track, "Cinnamon Girl", and the epic "Cowgirl in the Sand". 4.5 stars.
Down By The River and Cowgirl In The Sand are mildly decent twitchy guitar epics but overall this debut from Neil Young with his Crazy Horse team tends to be duller than a dull day in Dull County. And things veer from dull to just dreadful with the painful screeching violinfest on Running Dry (Requiem For My Patience). 2.5 stars for that and for being so staggeringly overrated.
The roots of alt country. Several Neil Young classics. Tasteful harmonies and great raw guitar arrangements. As a collection of songs it’s up there with his best.
Groovy. Not all songs slapped, but I i enjoyed it overall.
2.5
3.5★. Had a lukewarm reaction initially but fell in love with the last two songs (particularly the last - Cowgirl in the Sand) and gave it another listen and ended up liking it a lot more.
I liked this a lot, way more than I thought. I didn't recognize anything at all on it. Everything was different but still fits together, never felt stagnant, never felt repetitive. Felt very 60s, but in a good way. Got CCR vibes at times, didn't realize this would lean as country as it did. I loved everything on this, a couple of long songs that I didn't want to end. I thought Down By The River was the best song, then heard Running Dry and I almost forgot about Down By The River. Then I heard Cowgirl on the Sand, and forgot about the other two. I feel like a bunch of Indy Rock bands have been chasing this sound and feeling for my whole life. I could believe that it came out 5 years ago, instead of 50. I think those 3 songs are all in the top 5-7 songs I've heard through this so far. If this isn't a 5, I'm not sure what is.
Liked it more than I thought I would.
First one of these I actually own a physical copy of. I’m not a big Neil Young guy, but when my pack rat uncle suddenly passed during Covid the family had to deal with his estate and clearing out his house FULL of stuff. I got the task of selling off his old record collection. A buddy of mine came down from Muncie to help sort and price them. As we sat in my garage pawing through bin after bin of old dusty albums and playing them on my little portable player, deciding which I was selling and which I was gonna keep as inheritance, we eventually got to the Neil Young’s. My buddy insisted I keep this one and Oyster Bay and give them a try. Still not a big Neil Young fan, but I do enjoy the memory of listening to records in my garage on a sunny Covid afternoon, drinking beers, talking music, and enjoying some company that wasn’t a foster pug or the guy selling contactless to go orders from Fire By The Monon for a change, and that memory alone is worth 4 stars.
5 stars off of "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" by themselves. Throw in the title track and "Cinnamon Girl" and we're in business. 7 tracks, 40 minutes in and out, no filler....classic album
Never listened to his solo album before. It's really nice background music
I've always had an issue with Neil Young's voice. It just annoys me; it's all shaky, whiny, breathy and nasally. But then there's Cinnamon Girl, Down by the River and Cowgirl in the Sand that are pretty good songs, so he's getting a middling rating.
A rating of 3.55? Would give it 0.355.
I had to listen to it a couple of times, but I really liked this in the end. I’m not sure if it’s an acquired taste or I just wasn’t in the right headspace first time around, but I’m adding a few of these to my regular rotation
I love Down By the River, but 10 mins it’s a long time Neil. Overall very good! But a couple of 10 minute songs perhaps took away the fiver. Simpsons: Yes
Decent album.
This wasn’t all that memorable which is a shame as I like Neil Young. Maybe a few more listens would do it for me but it’s a solid3 for now
First half of the album is great, typical soulful Neil Young goodness. Less keen on the second half where it becomes less so about that and more so drawn out guitar solos which really did drag for me. Would've been an easy 5 if it continued on that path
Older Neil Young seems quintessentially three-star territory.
Still not a Neil Young fan, however the backing by Crazy Horse was just enough to keep this from dropping to 2-stars.
I liked this album. It has less of the whiny voice that appears in other Young albums. And there are several great tracks, in particular: Cinnamon Girl, Round & Round, Cowgirl in the Sand.
1001 Neil Young Albums to Hear Before You Die. In a vacuum, this isn't bad. In fact it's better than some of the other Young albums we've listened to. But, I still understand what value there is in featuring so many albums by one artist, while so many other great bands have yet to appear.
No.
Good early Neil Young album.
Took me a little while to come around to Neil’s jammier side, but I like it a lot now
a stoner classic, and a wonderful combination of band and singer
A sound all of his own. A unique and heartwrenchly 'broken' voice and a dirty and imperfectly perfect guitar tone. Also Crazy Horse have to be one of the greatest backing bands. The song writing is on point and can't fault the record
THERE WE GO NOW No more Crazy Horse collabs please, Rolling Stone, this is as good as it gets. Ladies, a reminder that all kinds of men, even sweet Neil Young, do get in a killin' mind (Down by the River). Constant vigilance! ✅✅✅✅✅ Cowgirl in the Sand
7/10 I bet these songs killed in a live show. The solos are great, songwriting is pretty good, but man does Neil’s voice get weird sometimes.
Good stuff
I can enjoy Neil Young when he isn’t singing falsetto. This is an album I can imagine chilling to while relaxing in front of a fire. Good guitar work that sometimes lingers a bit too long on one idea, but does provide a space to zone out.
Solid
Absolutely great Neil Young album. Love it.
Surprised with how much I enjoyed this one.
Excellent Neil Young album!
I understand why it's here but this is just not my favorite. 7/10
What an absolute balm this album is. Young is a master beyond his years. I wish I’d been alive in 1969 to experience this in its time. Also, talk about track 1 bangers—Cinnamon Girl is so rad!
This album opened me up to Neil Young. I didn't love it, but the jamming in that last track made me want to take a second look at him. I don't love his voice but I could likely get into some of his music. This is why I joined this project. Open me up to stuff I wasn't into before. I don't expect it to show me anything I will fall in love with, rather give me new options to get to love!
Thought it was good. I like Neil Young a lot, but more so of his solo career than his crazy horse career. Overall it was a solid pick.
Fav song: Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Great performance, great recording, great album. I love how when I listen to Neil Young I can hear his influence in so many of my favourite artists today. Great listen, will definitely be revisiting this one.
S'aite. Good instrumentals and vocal work, but I couldn't behind them really. 'Down by the River' was my fave.
The guy can't sing, but that hasn't stopped me from liking the stuff of his that I like. That he, personally, is such a whiny little b**** doesn't take away from how I feel about his music. Was this a home run? No. Was it a strong effort with some great tracks? Yes.
I knew all these songs, but had not listened to the album from start to finish. A masterpiece for sure.
I wouldn't mind it if it came on in a retail setting
Decent. 3+
I read the title as everybody knows this is nonsense.