Living With War (In The Beginning/+DVD) [Digipak] - Neil Young

Advantages: beautiful music, makes life worth living
Disadvantages: I REALY WISH THE AUDIO QUALITY WAS GOOD

...an eternal optimist and always in search of ?A heart of gold? "I have been to Hollywood, I?ve been to Redwood I crossed the Ocean for a heart of gold I?ve been in my mind, it?s such a thin line That keeps me searching for a heart of gold. I?m getting old Keeps me searching?" "I wanna live, I wanna give...it's these expressions I never give that keep me searching for a heart of gold. And I'm getting old." That?s typical Neil Young for he is never bored of life, this makes life worth living. Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan, John Lenon, Jimi Hendrix ?probably the best in terms of talent, versatality, creativity. I am a diehard Beatles maniac but okay take one of the best of Beatles album but let me keep "Harvest" any day, please.... Read review

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Advantages: Great Tracks Throughout With Some of The Best Lyrics Around
Disadvantages: There's A World Slackens The Pace A Bit

...away from simple horizons, looking to gain some place in society, taking yourself from the joyless lonely boy to man with someone to love, with a purpose in his new home and life. It is not so much about new beginnings, as it is about new found recognition, although not necessarily artistic. Neil Young has written many songs about near distant loves, woman not quite in the picture but still in your mind, and this is one of those, with the references to a life untold in greater detail, it is what is left unsaid. The backing behind the vocals and lyrics though do give it a suitable feel, taking on a Nashville edge with a bit of country and folk mixed into a slightly more lyrically complex song than otherwise may have been seen. 2. Harvest ***** The ideas in this song continue in a similar vein to that of Out On The Weekend, with the singer... Read review

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Advantages: Alternative country/rock classic
Disadvantages: none

...on at the time of recording. The heavy sense of loss and longing also hangs over this record like a calming breeze, particularly in the Needle and the Damage done, a heart-felt song written about Danny Whitten - guitar player in Neil's part time backing band "Crazy Horse".The line "every junkie's like a setting sun" always stands out in a way that is both timeless, evocative and beautiful. The other stand out song for me, is Old Man - a yearning and poetic song about an old caretaker who lived in Neil's Broken Arrow farm in California. The words strike a chord with me, particularly how the already wealthy 24 year old Neil Young refuses to be constrained by the trappings of fame and how the dignity of the old man in the song is something which Neil's sees in himself, or what he wants to see in himself. Neil to this today remains an unbowed man who... Read review

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