I am a 32 year old married man and father of one little princess - I work in Birmingham city centre ...
I am a 32 year old married man and father of one little princess - I work in Birmingham city centre and my main interests are books and music (proper music)
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1. Down By The River - Young, Neil & Crazy Horse 2. Cowgirl In The Sand - Young, Neil & Crazy Horse 3. Cinnamon Girl - Young, Neil & Crazy Horse 4. Helpless - Crosby Stills Nash & Young 5. After The Goldrush 6. Only Love Can Break Your Heart 7. Southern Man 8. Ohio - Crosby Stills Nash & Young 9. Needle And The Damage Done 10. Old Man 11. Heart Of Gold 12. Like A Hurricane - Young, Neil & Crazy Horse 13. Comes A Time 14. Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) - Young, Neil & Crazy Horse 15. Rockin' In The Free World 16. Harvest Moon
This album serves as a decent intro into the world of Neil Young but considering how there is little from later albums like Sleeps With Angels, Broken Arrow, This Notes For You or Life I would recommend the double disc of Decade which features more songs and spans his time with Buffalo Springfield and CSN & Y right up to 1976.
But the criticism of this album only extends the track selection - you cannot argue with the music here - the most famous songs are included: the stunning Like A Hurricane, the haunting and pretty Heart Of Gold (for an excellent cover of this buy Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls), the tragic Needle and the Damage Done. This also contains the song that inspired Kurt Cobains suicide note pay off - "its better to burn out than to fade away", Hey Hey My My (Into the Black).
It is good that they have included the earlier folky, C&W style songs but considering that Young is one of the most versatile and prolific songwriters of all time it would be a more rounded appraisal of his work if they had taken songs from the rockier albums like Zuma and Rust Never Sleeps or electronica like Trans or blues like This Notes For You. This collection was released last year yet there is nothing from Greendale, Mirrorball (with Pearl Jam) or Ragged Glory.
We will have to wait to see if Neil ever completes the legendary Archives project to have the chance to hear a more rounded representation of this brilliant man.
I would also recommend here an excellent biography of Neil called Shakey - this isn't just for anyone who loves Neil - its for anyone with an interest in heartfelt music made with integrity and a disregard for demographics and money and the mechanics of how the music is made.
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Hiya I bought this year with the free DVD,if you look at the sleeve the tracks where chosen by amout of airplay and charts postions and nothing to do with how great the music is and the only problem i have with "Decade" is the sound, compared to this collection it's not in the same ballpark I have both coolections and an ideal for me would be a combination of the two but you can't get everything!
Thanx for sharing Milt
mrsatchmo 03.05.2005 16:34
Neil Young is such a fabulous performer who has recorded some great music.
Down By The River Cowgirl In The Sand Cinnamon Girl Helpless After The Gold Rush Only Love ... more
Can Break Your Heart Southern Man Ohio The Needle And The Damage Done Old Man Heart Of Gold Like A Hurricane Comes A Time Hey Hey My My (Into The Black) Rockin'...
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