Hard Country

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Ordinarily, when an album has a title like Hard Country, that's your first clue that the music inside is anything but. However, in the case of King's sophomore effort, the title does have some accuracy. At least the North Carolina singer is in the right ballpark most of the time, and he even hits a few out, such as the regretful "From Your Knees" and the swinging "A Man Can Dream." Billy Joe Walker Jr.'s production is big and bold, though bordering on bombastic at times, allowing fiddle and steel to ring out atop the brim. King has digested the vocal style of masters like George Jones and is convincingly sincere in most spots, even if some of the material is a bit translucent. --Marc Greilsamer

Hard Country,Matt King,Atlantic / Wea,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: Dollars and (common) cents. This Witchy Woman Loves this Album Eagles Rock Great album to be a cornerstone of a music library Best Ever

Eagles : The Very Best of Eagles Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Supergroups | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Heavy Metal | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002 Bob Seger - Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000CD5FR Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

1. Take It Easy
2. Witchy Woman
3. Peaceful Easy Feeling
4. Desperado
5. Tequila Sunrise
6. Doolin-Dalton
7. Already Gone
8. The Best Of My Love
9. James Dean
10. Ol' '55
11. Midnight Flyer
12. On The Border
13. Lyin' Eyes
14. One Of These Nights
15. Take It To The Limit
16. After The Thrill Is Gone
17. Hotel California

Tracks:

1. Life In The Fast Lane
2. Wasted Time
3. Victim Of Love
4. The Last Resort
5. New Kid In Town
6. Please Come Home For Christmas
7. Heartache Tonight
8. The Sad Cafe
9. I Can't Tell You Why
10. The Long Run
11. In The City
12. Those Shoes
13. Seven Bridges Road (Live)
14. Love Will Keep Us Alive
15. Get Over It
16. Hole In The World

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This packed double-disc is the slim option for fans who find the Eagles' vaunted greatest hits sets too little and the boxed set too hefty. Hit singles large and medium are here, often ("One of These Nights," "Hotel California") still sounding definitive and even tough. Large helpings of favorite album cuts are also included, along with a taster from a promised 2004 Eagles studio reunion. Unfortunately, "Hole in the World," Don Henley's response to September 11, feels just as empty and entitled as "Get Over It," the band's previous state-of-the-union message (from which the newer song represents a philosophical 180-degree turn). But for those seeking an overview of this Southern California juggernaut's successes, as well as telling comments from band members--mostly Henley and Frey--in a well-designed booklet, Very Best will more than do. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Dollars and (common) cents........2007-06-14

I'm going to rate this CD based on a $1 per song cost to total cost for the entire CD (Apple and Rhapsody charge $1 per song).
The Eagles are great. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh. I'm sure glad Hell froze over for them. Not that their recordings as the Eagles have been any good since then, but at least we might get a chance to see them live in concert.
This CD is the 'Greatest Hits' I've been waiting for. No longer do you have to buy their 'Greatest Hits - 1971 to 1975' for $14 and also their 'Greatest Hits - Vol. 2' for $15, in order to get all of their best work. There are $16 worth of great songs on here, but it will cost you $20 for the CD on Amazon. The songs are: CD 1: Tracks 1,2,3,4,7,8,13,14,15 & 17; CD 2: Tracks 1,3,5,7,9 & 10.
Better yet, all of the songs I've listed are available on iTunes. So buy each of the 16 songs individually on iTunes and save yourself $4.
Hope this helps.
Darium June 2007

This Witchy Woman Loves this Album.......2007-06-05

Twenty hits from the Eagles make's sure you get your moneys worth. "Hotel California" & "Best of My Love" are my two faves, but I love them all. California rock and roll, gotta love it. I know this desperado type witchy woman does as she sips her tequila sunrise just before she takes it to the limit.

Eagles Rock.......2007-05-13

I love, love, love this CD. I will treasure it forever. It has all the songs I love and wanted to hear. I recommend it to anyone looking for a great Eagles collection. The Eagles Rock!

Great album to be a cornerstone of a music library.......2007-03-07

Confession time. I never grew up with the Eagles. Until I watched the live reunion DVD at a high end home audio shop, I only knew the names and some of the songs.

This is a darned good album that spans The Eagles portfolio of songs. The live album has a more refined sound due to age and experience of the band members BUT, this is a benchmark hits album of the original recordings.

Best Ever.......2007-02-10

This will probably become my favorite CD ever. I was wild about the Eagles' music as a kid, and I still love it!! I am so glad that I bought this CD.

Average customer rating: Taylor Swift Best Country Debut Album Ever! Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl! Really good debut--a teen would love this. Taylor Swift CD

Taylor Swift Taylor Swift Manufacturer: Big Machine Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Hard Bop | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Enjoy The Ride Small Town Girl Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing Some Hearts 5th Gear ASIN: B000I5YCCO Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. Tim McGraw
2. Picture to Burn
3. Teardrops on My Guitar
4. A Place in This World
5. Cold As You
6. The Outside
7. Tied Together With a Smile
8. Stay Beautiful
9. Should've Said No
10. Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
11. Our Song

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Three years ago, a 13-year old Taylor Swift set out to be a star and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. By 14, she had a publishing deal, and by 15, a recording contract. In these days of Bianca Ryan (and before her, Tanya Tucker and LeAnn Rimes), many are called, but few are chosen. Swift, it appears, is one of the chosen ones. Her vocal talent is modest, though sweetly affecting, her style seemingly influenced by the radio hits of early Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch, and perhaps Cyndi Thomson. And at times, her youthfulness shows--she encoded messages in the lyrics of her CD booklet, starting with the name of the boy who cheated on her from "Should've Said No" (the album's strongest offering). But in writing or co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, Swift demonstrates remarkable maturity, particularly in crafting a hooky, radio-ready chorus. Though she sounds ridiculous looking back from the perspective of an 87-year old woman on "Mary's Song," to her credit she mostly writes about what she knows--unrequited high-school crushes ("Teardrops on My Guitar"), teenage angst ("Tied Together with a Smile"), and complete immersion in starry-eyed romance (her breakout hit "Tim McGraw"). Swift has such wistful charm and tunefulness that only a curmudgeon could dismiss her, and in fact, more than 60,000 fans lined up to grab this CD the first month of release. No wonder Rascal Flatts and George Strait added her to their tours. Look out, Carrie Underwood--there's a new kid in town. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Taylor Swift.......2007-07-05

I think the CD is well produced. Not a WOW cd, but the songs grows on you and she is young at Heart!

Best Country Debut Album Ever!.......2007-07-03

This is the best Debut album ever!! You can tell that every song means alot to her! My favorite songs are: Tim Mcgraw, Cold as you, A place in this world, The outside, stay beautiful and Should've said no. You should buy this cd!

Nice Debut Album - great future for this talented girl!.......2007-06-28

Taylor has a very nice voice and great range. There are some very nice songs on the album. However, I agree that she is definitely writing for a teen audience...which is actually refreshing these days since she is a teenager!

I enjoyed many of the songs, but I'm sure my kids can relate more to her lyrics. That being said, she shows a lot of talent and I'm looking forward to more of her work in the future.

Really good debut--a teen would love this........2007-06-27

If I was 15 I would give this cd 5 stars hands down. Taylor has a great voice, catchy lyrics, and a nice combination of slow and fast songs. However, I feel a bit sheepish jammin' to it in my car when the lyrics are so clearly written by a 15 year old--not saying that they are bad (they are quite catchy) but they so obviously explain the life of a fifteen year old and not an adult. Still, I really really think this CD is worth the money, you may just feel a little silly when you sing along with a few songs ... "I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive, your a redneck heartbreak whose really bad at lying. So watch me light a match on all my wasted time as far I'm concerned your just another picture to burn."

Taylor Swift CD.......2007-06-27

Awesome CD...Love every song....usually you get a few good song and the rest are just fluff or the same old stuff....recommend to anyone...she's great.

Average customer rating: what an incredible songwriter A great debut CD, with the best song of the year so far Amazing Album! One of Rock 'n Rolls Brightest today... Listen to this!

Sirens Of The Ditch Jason Isbell Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Easy Tiger Icky Thump Killers and Stars The Salvation Blues Translated From Love ASIN: B000QUU2UW Release Date: 2007-07-10

Tracks:

1. Brand New Kind Of Actress (5:31)
2. Down In A Hole (4:18)
3. Try (4:48)
4. Chicago Promenade (3:19)
5. Dress Blues (4:07)
6. Grown (3:42)
7. Hurricanes and Hand Grenades (5:07)
8. In A Razor Town (3:15)
9. Shotgun Wedding (3:45)
10. The Magician (4:16)
11. The Devil Is My Running Mate (3:45)

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Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Isbell was a driving force in the rousing postmodern Southern rock band Drive-By Truckers. Sirens of the Ditch is his solo debut. A resident of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Isbell clearly has Catholic taste in his roots rock. His backing band throws together a pleasant mélange of pedal steel, organ, strummed acoustic guitar, and heartfelt Americana vocals. At first, it sounds like something you've heard before a thousand times, by Ryan Adams or was that Bryan Adams. However, on closer inspection, there's a lot more going on. After rhyming "bitch" with "ditch" in the song "Ditch," Isbell throws in a line about "dancing to 'Purple Rain'" and you're drawn in, to a clearly delineated but poetic storyline and gorgeous melodies. Isbell's best songs will remind you of Richard Buckner, Raymond Carver, and Neil Young. "Dress Blues" might be the most sympathetic and awesome song about the Iraq war yet written. Huzzah. --Mike McGonigal

Product Description

Accomplished guitarist and songwriter Jason Isbell, formerly of Drive By Truckers (DBT), releases his debut solo album Sirens Of The Ditch.

The album rocks with 11 tracks all written by Isbell kicking off with "Brand New Kind Of Actress", followed by the rocker "Down In A Hole", a swampy number featuring Muscle Shoals natives Spooner Oldham and David Hood. Isbell s songwriting skills shine especially on "Dress Blues" a pensive ballad about a high-school classmate who lost his life fighting in Iraq and "Chicago Promenade" a tribute to his late Grandfather.

Listeners caught glimpses of Isbell s skills on Drive-By Truckers records with tracks like "Danko/Manuel" and "Outfit".

Sirens Of The Ditch's mystical quality can be partially attributed to the FAME recording studio (Aretha Franklin, Duane Allman, Otis Redding) in Isbell s hometown of Muscle Shoals, AL where the album was recorded. A lot of old soul musicians came through here in the late 60s and 70s and helped define the Muscle Shoals sound, the lifelong Alabamian explains, so that influence was always in my environment, but on this record I really tried to capture that.

Co-produced by Isbell and Patterson Hood (DBT), Sirens Of The Ditch features Isbell singing lead vocals and playing guitar throughout, joined by Shonna Tucker (DBT) on Bass and Brad Morgan (DBT) on drums. Several musicians pop in for cameos including Spooner Oldham and David Hood (Patterson s father) on "Down In A Hole", John Neff (DBT) on "Dress Blues" and Patterson himself guests on "Shotgun Wedding".

Customer Reviews:

what an incredible songwriter.......2007-07-17

This is one of the best albums I've heard this year. Almost every song paints a picture and you can almost imagine yourself there in the song. Dress Blues is definately the favorite, but Hurricaines and hand grenades, In a Razortown, and The Devil is my running mate are also equally amazing. You have to buy this album.

A great debut CD, with the best song of the year so far.......2007-07-15

If you were lucky enough to see DBT during the Isbell years, then you probably understand why he left the band: here was a talented, driven dude who had mastered his voice, his guitar, and songwriting -- and was restrained by playing third fiddle to Hood and Cooley, both fine musicians and songwriters in thier own right. It was easy even then to envision Jason heading out on his own for a legendary solo career. He's done so, and lived up to the promise of such great songs as "G'dammned Lonely Love," "Decoration Day," and the unforgettable "Outfit."

The whole album is great, but if there's a better song than "Dress Blues" released this year, I'll be monumentally surprised. If John Prine had grown up in Muscle Shoals and was beginning his career during Gulf War II, this is what his songs would have sounded like.

Great Job, Jason. Can't wait to see you and the band play in Cincinnati on July 26th!

Amazing Album!.......2007-07-13

I've been a fan of DBT and specifically of Jason's for a few years now, and am so happy this much anticipated album is finally out. Jason Isbell is an unbelievably talented song writer and musician, and this album reflects that talent. I've been listening to it non-stop since I picked it up July 10th. This album is a must have, and if you get a chance, go see Jason live. He puts on a rockin' show- you will not be disappointed.

One of Rock 'n Rolls Brightest today..........2007-07-11

I had the privilege to hear Jason with his band the 400 Unit debut this new material in Memphis a few weeks ago along with his DBT songs. I truly believe he's one of the brightest young singer/songwriters out there today and only seems to get better. This is a stew pot of influences, in particular, Neil Young,Dylan,the Stones,Springsteen,Ryan Adams,Jay Farrar stirred in with Booker T. & the MG's, Muscle Shoals rhythm and Haggard. "Dress Blues" is just one of the best songs I've ever heard period, but they're all excellent. I still love DBT but that's just too much songwriting talent for one band. If you get the chance go check out Jason and his stellar band. Rock on Jason and DBT.

Listen to this!.......2007-07-11

Jason Isbell is on the cusp of "majordom" A fine singer/ guitarist, quality songwriter, this is a great 1st cd, or any cd, if you love music, real music, buy this, and tell other people to buy it too!

Average customer rating: more please The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series cd Want More Awesome collection for a Sopranos follower If you like the sopranos , you're gonna love this ...

The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series Original Television Soundtrack , and Various Artists - Soundtracks - Television Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Television Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Sopranos: Music From The HBO Original Series Fuhgeddaboudit! Music You Heard on the Sopranos The Sopranos Family Cookbook: As Compiled by Artie Bucco Fuhgeddaboudit! Music You Heard on the Sopranos Woke Up This Morning: Theme From The HBO Hit Series ASIN: B00005AR37 Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

1. Every Breath You Take/Theme From Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini & The Police
2. Battle Flag - Pigeonhed
3. I've Got A Feeling - The Campbell Brothers With Katie Jackson
4. The Captain - Kasey Chambers
5. Shuck Dub - R.L. Burnside
6. Affection - The Lost Boys
7. My Lover's Prayer - Otis Redding
8. Certamente - Madreblu
9. Black Books - Nils Lofgren
10. Frank Sinatra - Cake
11. Baubles, Bangles and Beads - Frank Sinatra
12. Thru And Thru - The Rolling Stones

Tracks:

1. High Fidelity - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2. Living On A Thin Line - The Kinks
3. Girl - Vue
4. Vivaldi: Sposa Son Disprezzata - Cecilia Bartoli
5. I Who Have Nothing - Ben E. King
6. Return To Me - Bob Dylan
7. Make No Mistake - Keith Richards
8. Piove - Jovanotti
9. Space Invader - The Pretenders
10. Tiny Tears - Tindersticks
11. Gloria - Van Morrison
12. Core N' Grata - Dominic Chianese
13. Bonus Track - Dialogue From "The Sopranos"

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The Sopranos have become considerably more than just the average psychically tortured New Jersey mob family next door. HBO's innovative, if distinctly murderous soap opera has become a modern cultural icon, one whose innovative pop music score is almost an equal supporting cast member. The term dizzying has been overused in describing strong soundtrack collections, but it just might not do this second volume of Sopranos music justice. Show creator David Chase, director Martin Bruestle, and executive producer Brad Grey are credited with this rich, cross-genre, multigenerational collection, but they tellingly thank a few score others. The contributions from usual suspect vets like Frank Sinatra, Dylan, Elvis Costello, Otis Redding, Van Morrison, the Kinks, Keith Richards (and the Stones), the Pretenders, and Ben E. King contain more than their fair share of musical and contextual surprises. But the collection's true appeal lies in its artistically oblique corners, which somehow embrace alt-rock (R&B tinged and straight up, courtesy of Pigeonhed and Cake, respectively), nouveau Aussie country (Kasey Chambers), traditional gospel and swampy blues (the Campbell Brothers with Katie Jackson, R.L. Burnside), Vivaldi (Cecilia Di Bartoli), and contemporary Neopolitan pop (Madreblu, Lorenzo Jovanotti). Even budding star Uncle Junior chimes in, with Dominic "Goldenthroat" Chianese lending a spare, heartfelt rendition of the traditional "Core'ngrato"; hang onto your kneecaps, 'N Sync! --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

more please.......2007-07-17

Love the variety and the music. Good tavellin' tunes. Have the 1st one which is also good, but really like everything on this one.

The Sopranos - Peppers and Eggs: Music from the HBO Series cd.......2007-07-15

Bought as a gift for my dad, says he loves it!!! Great purchase deal on my part :-)

Want More.......2007-04-03

I have both CD soundtracks from the HBO series "The Sopranos". What makes them so enjoyable is that they are very eclectic. If you had asked me before this series if I would enjoy listening to Frank Sinatra, my answer would have been a definite no. How wrong I was.
What I want to know is if and when they are going to release additional CD soundtracks. Does anybody know? The show has continued to include great music in every epidsode each season. The 2 CDs that have been released are like a wicked tease. I want more from the seasons that have come since the release of this 2nd CD.
The show itself is kind of the same, if you think about it. Just 13 episodes per season (1-5), which was expanded to 20 for season 6. But, also just 6 seasons altogether. It just leaves you wanting more. By far, one of the greatest drama series of all-time.

Awesome collection for a Sopranos follower.......2006-10-31

If you've followed the series, and felt a compelling association with the characters and their charisma, you'll relive that joy and connection with the songs in this collection.

If you like the sopranos , you're gonna love this ... .......2006-08-05

From song number 1 that's from the first episode of the third season , all troughout the whole disc it's an excellent group of songs with that unique taste of music from the sopranos.
Disc number 1 is a little less rock and more various kinds of music and Disc number 2 is a bit more rock and the last track with the dialogues that's just like putting the cherry on the sundea , it's great , like it says in the title , if you're a soprano fan you'll enjoy this 2 discs set a whole lot ... Madonn' !!

Average customer rating: Old enough to change your name sound quality not good a suggestion A Classic----Everybody Knows an absolute rock and roll classic.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: After The Gold Rush Harvest Neil Young Zuma Tonight's the Night ASIN: B000002KD7 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Cinnamon Girl
2. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
3. Round And Round (It Won't Be Long)
4. Down By The River
5. The Losing (When You're On)
6. Running Dry (Requiem For The Rockets)
7. Cowgirl In The Sand

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Opening with the methodical, hard-rocking "Cinnamon Girl"--still one of the singer-songwriter's most-hollered requests in concert--Young's second solo album introduces the cockeyed harmonies and sloppy, chiming guitars of Crazy Horse. His wide swings from soft-spoken country-folk ("Round & Round [It Won't Be Long]") to menacing metal (the punch line to "Down by the River" is "I shot my baby") indicate the multiple personalities in Young's future. His second album of 1969 broadcasts a sincere passion for the peace-and-love '60s (dig the long guitar solos) but also predicts the dark introspection of "Tonight's the Night." --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

Old enough to change your name.......2007-07-19

From the opening seconds of "Cinnamon Girl," it is quite apparent this is not the same young man who offered the searching, uncertain "Neil Young" only months prior. This, the second album from former Buffalo Springfield songwriter, is a dark masterpiece full of beautiful imagery, and lush guitar solos that are dripping with sheer emotion. The production quality is distinctly more loose on this album, allowing the interplay of Young and the newly-named Crazy Horse to shine through in a way that still sounds revolutionary today.

The fact that songs like "Round and Round" are present on this album serve as a bit of a legend for the rest of Young's career. On one hand, you have the dark, hard-rocking band frontman, and on the other you have a sensitive song-craftsmen who molds melodies the way a skilled carpenter does cabinets. This dichotomy will become more and more apparent (and more polarizing) on subsequent Young releases, but here, it simply shows two sides to one of the most deservingly celebrated artists in rock history.

sound quality not good.......2007-06-12

The sound quality did not sound as good as my old album.

a suggestion.......2007-05-30

You know what i think would be great?
If they gave this album one of those "Deluxe Edition" jobs like they've
done with so many others such as the first Weezer album and Blind Faith and on and on. Out-takes,demo's,alternate takes/mix's....it would all be catnip to the millions who love this album.
Actually, now that i think of it....if a "Deluxe Edition" job isn't possible, they could make a nice pairing of this along with the Neil and Crazy Horse at The Fillmore 1970 CD. That would be pretty deluxe!

A Classic----Everybody Knows.......2007-05-14

While sniffing around in the wine cellar, I looked into my considerable archive of music and this one, inexplicably, shuffled it's way off the shelf into my bony hands. Some people say that it's Universal Force and Enlightenment that did it. I suspect Guido from the empty bottles. In any event- it is an excellent choice.
What can one say about this album? Neil Young expanded beyond Buffalo Springfield with this one and, I think, came into his own as a considerable artist in his own right. With Crazy Horse, he examined and extended his creativity with pastoral landscapes, jagged-edged cliffs, outerworldly musings, and just plain country meets city sensibility. Not that it always makes sense, but that people is the magic of music. Interpretation is up to you, not the artist.
Even now, I am awed by the consistency Neil displays so early in his solo career. We are never relaxed, for one moment, that the sequence of songs will resemble sameness in any shape or form. It begins with "Cinnamon Girl" which, in some way, reveals the dilemma that many young people have a problem with. That is the in-between phase of being a child and adult. He wants to spend his life with her, but then again, "Ma, send me money". The need to be free but not quite there yet. This theme reveals itself in many of his tunes. It is a slow rocker but with such a memorable riff. Next up "Everybody Knows", a jumpy, sprightly groove that, again, reveals where he's at - between a dream and reality- essentially nowhere.
"Round and Round" is a slow acoustic sadness that, I feel at least, is about loss. A loss of yourself? Or perhaps someone close. "Down By the River", aside from allowing Neil to stretch his jagged lead guitar, proposes another dilemma for the astute listener. The protagonist is lead to possibilities with this woman - but is her non-compliance a reason to shoot her? Down by the River? An enigmatic song at best and I dare not ask Neil the meaning.
We then get to "The Losing End" which reveals an easy-going country groove with some electric guitars helping it along. The theme? Good ol' country heartache. A mainstay in that genre - now and always. The mood then changes, into some outerworldly, ethereal regret and deception. This song reveals a darkness of the mind, and this is brought forth so effectively with the inclusion of violins. An eerie offering, but so very different.
"Cowgirl in the Sand", I think, is one of Neil's most potent songs. It can be taken on many levels. It is hard drivin' (but, it takes on a whole new perspective if you heard him do the acoustic version). Neil pleads with her to stay in her company. But, her place of command is the desert. Desolation. And, this song tries, desperately, to make her see her worth. Neil knows she is a beauty. She feels she is "purple words on a gray background". I feel that this song is an aching plea. It also allows Neil to experiment with lead guitar breaks, gritty and rough and insistent on it's purpose. In all, a brilliant conclusion to a brilliant album.
This album (plus the next two- After the Gold Rush and Harvest) complete the superb triumvirate of Neil's early career. As we know now, he was to go on to more creative terrain. Some of it successful, some of it not so. In any event, plain and simple, he is an amazing artist and, I think, one of the greats in popular music.
This one is definitely a classic and well worth the investment.
Now - if only Guido would replenish my bottles!

Your personal roadmap to reflection and music of worth--Metamorpho

an absolute rock and roll classic........2007-03-30

"tonight's the night" is my favorite neil young album. what's number two, though? "on the beach," "after the gold rush," or "everybody knows this is nowhere." hard to choose from those three great albums. might be "everybody knows..." though. such great songs. such stunning performances. "down by the river" and "cowgirl in the sand" have some of the most originally stunning guitar jams in the history of rock and roll. and the first of those two songs is simply about as haunting a piece of work as you will find in all of the rock and roll canon. "cinnamon girl," with its power chords and great melody is another classic. the whole album is just outrageously fantastic. don't miss it.

Average customer rating: Prairie Wind Great Album PRAIRIE WIND IS THE ONE WE HAVE WAITED FOR ! Typical Neil Prairie wind blowing through the harvest

Prairie Wind Neil Young Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Living With War All the Roadrunning Souls Alike Magic Time Taking The Long Way ASIN: B000AXSN5G Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

1. Painter
2. No Wonder
3. Falling Off the Face of the Earth
4. Far From Home
5. It's A Dream
6. Prairie Wind
7. Here For You
8. This Old Guitar
9. He Was the King
10. When God Made Me

Amazon.com

An artist for all musical seasons, Neil Young returns to autumnal harvest mode on Prairie Wind, with homespun material and sing-song melodies that renew the spirit of some of his most popular releases. Yet the mood here is darker in its maturity than on Harvest and Harvest Moon--the previous releases in what now sounds like a trilogy--and the arrangements have greater range and aural depth, with Wayne Jackson of the soulful Memphis Horns, the Fisk University Jubilee Singers gospel choir, and a string section employed to striking effect. This is a song cycle of dreams, memories, family ties, and the passage of time--what is lost and what endures. The elliptical, epic "No Wonder," with its evocation of 9/11, ranks with the most ambitious songs of Young's career, while "Falling Off the Face of the Earth," "It's a Dream," and the bluesy title cut combine childlike innocence with unsettling experience. Spooner Oldham's church keyboards and coproducer Ben Keith's steel guitar reinforce the sound's sturdy simplicity. Young has released a lot of albums in different musical styles, but Prairie Wind feels like a homecoming, and ranks with his very best. --Don McLeese

Recommended Neil Young Discography

Harvest	After the Gold Rush	Tonight's the Night
Rust Never Sleeps	Ragged Glory	Decade

Album Description

Prairie Wind is quintessential Neil Young, a masterpiece that completes the trilogy of his best-selling albums Harvest and Harvest Moon-direct yet poetic, country and folk yet rock. Recorded in Nashville, and with longtime collaborators, Prairie Wind is a moving series of songs reflecting Young's journey through life.

Customer Reviews:

Prairie Wind.......2007-06-19

Like Johnny Cash, Neil's been everywhere, man. Which means that the occasional quiet, unassuming, unpretentious country-folk record is perfectly welcome. This happens to be a quiet, unassuming, unpretentious country-folk record. Draw your own conclusions. This is a good record for sure, but it's a couple songs short of being a crowning achievement like, say, After the Gold Rush. It's not overproduced, it's melodic, it's relaxing, there's a horn section that sounds good but slightly out-of-place. Really, what else do you need to know? Oh yeah, what songs are good and what songs aren't. My favorite is the intense "No Wonder", followed by the longish, reflective title track and the depressed "Painter" - I also enjoy the quiet, brief "Fallin' off the Face of the Earth" and the hymnal "When God Made Me" (though the choir is a bit much). I suppose that, if I was a jerk, I could slag "Far from Home" for being exaggerated and syrupy, but the truth is I like that one too. It's just exaggerated and syrupy, that's all. Now when Neil opens up a bottle of Aunt Jemima and pours it everywhere, like he does on the Elvis tribute "He Was the King", "It's a Dream" and "Here for You", that's where the problems start to set in. I hope you like cheese, because between those three songs there's a lot of gorgonzola. Good thing that he mostly forgets about the aforementioned metaphorical dairy products and pancake toppings, and chooses instead to go for a quiet, subdued, genuinely heartfelt album in a day and age where self-centered angst means money in the bank.

Great Album.......2007-05-31

This is a great CD to add to your Neil Young collection. His songs are very well written and preformed.

PRAIRIE WIND IS THE ONE WE HAVE WAITED FOR !.......2007-05-01

He finally did it! Neil Young has recorded another masterpiece to stand alongside his 1972 album, Harvest. Full of honest emotion, beauty, and variety, the colorful Prairie Wind (2005) is an ambitious work of art that reflects the life of Neil Young at 60. During the recording of Prairie Wind, Young's famous Canadian sportswriter dad passed away, and Neil himself had brain surgery to repair a life threatening aneurysm. Thoughts of his own mortality show up in various songs on the album, such as This Old Guitar, an acoustic guitar duet with Emmylou Harris.

This old guitar ain't mine to keep,
It's mine to play for a while,
This old guitar ain't mine to keep,
It's only mine for a while.

The song is performed on Hank Williams' old Martin guitar, and the singer realizes his guitar will outlive him, just as it has outlived it's other famous owner. Here For You is a father's touching letter to a daughter who has just left the nest, and like myself, many fathers of daughters will recognize themselves in this song, even if their daughters are still at home. The Painter is a song that would have fit well on Harvest or Harvest Moon, and offers the advice, "If you follow every dream, you might get lost". No Wonder includes some solid acoustic guitar work from Young, while an electric slide guitar wails, and Neil sings of an "old church on the hill", a "fallen soldier bell", and a senator that "took his money just like all the rest". Musically, the album features acoustic guitars, harmonica, pedal steel guitar, fiddle, electric guitars, a horn section, a church choir, piano, dobro, and an orchestra. He Was The King is a fun, rollicking, half satire, half tribute to Elvis, and the last song adresses a subject Young has been reticent about most of his career, his faith. In the hymn When God Made Me, Young sings about the world's and his own relationship with God.

Did He give us the gift of love,
To say who we could choose,
When God made me
When God made me.

Prairie Wind satisfies at every level. Musically, lyrically, emotionally. The prevailing theme is what Neil Young has on his mind at 60 years old, and as it turns out, these are the same things that most of of us have on our minds, too, whether we're 60 or not. Come to think of it, quite a few of Neil Young's albums are like that, but Prairie Wind also has images of Canadian geese, buffalo, Indian spirits, a weathered train station, old guitars, dreams, and a girl cousin that sings harmony.

Typical Neil.......2007-04-29

I've spent my whole life listening to this guy, and he never dissapoints.
Friends, times and places come and go, Neil never fails to deliver. God bless
Canada for sharing Neil with us all these years. I first was made aware of Prarie Wind by watching the DVD of the Nashville concert with Emmylou. It
was spectacular by the way and I had to have the CD. It's the easiest five stars I've ever given out. The songs rattle around in my brain along with Neil's signature hardscrabble guitar riffs. There's not a bad song to be found on here. Prarie Wind (Blowing Through My Head) just makes me shake my head and wonder how Neil does it. No Wonder and Falling Off The Face Of
the Earth are outstanding.

Prairie wind blowing through the harvest.......2007-04-19

People rave about this being a latter-day masterpiece for Neil; sadly, while it's a good album, it falls far short of his true masterpieces, and it doesn't quite reach the level of Harvest Moon. The words no longer seem to flow from the heart, but from the mind, and there's a certain sameness to the sound that belies an awkward self-awareness. Still, Neil the chameleon deserves a lot of credit, even if he's not reinventing but revisiting.

Average customer rating: A comprehensive collection from his first decade A Brilliant Musician... Oh to live on Sugar Mountain Solid idea, but some missteps The Best Compilation of Early Young That's Out There but The Worst Possible Sound Quality!

Decade Neil Young Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Hard Rock & Heavy Metal | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rust Never Sleeps Comes a Time Zuma Live Rust Harvest Moon ASIN: B000002KCS Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Down To The Wire
2. Burned
3. Mr. Soul
4. Broken Arrow
5. Expecting To Fly
6. Sugar Mountain
7. I Am A Child
8. The Loner
9. The Old Laughing Lady
10. Cinnamon Girl
11. Down By The River
12. Cowgirl In The Sand
13. I Believe In You
14. After The Gold Rush
15. Southern Man
16. Helpless

Tracks:

1. Ohio
2. Soldier
3. Old Man
4. A Man Needs A Maid
5. Harvest
6. Heart Of Gold
7. Star Of Bethlehem
8. The Needle And The Damage Done
9. Tonight's The Night (Part 1)
10. Tired Eyes
11. Walk On
12. For The Turnstiles
13. Winterlong
14. Deep Forbidden Lake
15. Like A Hurricane
16. Love Is A Rose
17. Cortez The Killer
18. Campaigner
19. Long May You Run

Amazon.com

The first stop for anybody new to Neil Young's music, this 34-song set (originally released in 1977) traces his growth from Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to Crazy Horse to his Harvest band, the Stray Gators. The album defined Young to rock radio the way Hot Rocks determined which Rolling Stones songs would become classics, but this is more than a quickie greatest-hits collection. Rarities and hits--Springfield's "Mr. Soul," CSNY's "Ohio," and Young's "Cinnamon Girl," "Heart of Gold," and the closing "Long May You Run"--develop in thematic and chronological patterns. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

A comprehensive collection from his first decade.......2007-04-09

This is a fairly comprehensive collection of the highlights of Youngs first decade in the music business. It includes most of his hits from the period, like "Heart of Gold", "Old Man", "Ohio" and the rock classic "Cinnamon Girl". For some reason it left out one of his biggest hits "Only Love Can Break Your Heart". It also includes many lesser know songs and album cuts from his solo efforts and work with groups such as CSNY and Buffalo Springfield. "Cortez The Killer" is one of my favorite songs musically, however I would recommend that you don't pay much attention to the lyrics; Young seems to condemn European explorers who kill but praises Montezuma for killing human sacrifices (go figure). While this may be an essential collection for avid Young fans, it is overkill for casual fans; they would probably be more satisfied with his single CD Greatest Hit collection.

A Brilliant Musician..........2006-07-20

but not exactly what I was expecting. I get a mixed feel when listening to this album. Some of the songs are vivid and excited while the slower and deeper songs are quiet and hard to hear. I'm not saying the songs are bad, but I agree with the poor sound quality comment. Neil Young has a huge blend of musical styles that are portrayed pretty well on this album, but I spend too much time turning up the volume in order to hear them all and then turning the volume down because the following song is so much louder. I would like to find a best of album that has a better digital recording, but until then, this one does the job.

Oh to live on Sugar Mountain.......2006-05-28

When I first heard Neil Young at a young age, I was, in his own words, "blown away" by him, with his naked, intimate lyrics, his haunting voice, his insightful yet "singable" songs. My mother had an old eight track player (remember them?) with a number of rock groups, one of which was Buffalo Springfield. I was absolutely stunned when I heard the music, especially Neil Young's songs, Mr. Soul and Broken Arrow. I was immediately sold on him. I even saw him in 1976 in concert. Since then, he has become one of the best known artists in American music. Since the mid-60's he has been authoring and performing some of the best emotionally-driven music ever. For the most part he has assembled an impressive legacy of works. Hel also succeeds in fading or burning out like many of his contemporaries. When I put this CD in the stereo, I listened to it three times, and the song "Expecting to Fly" (one of my favorites, if I can narrow it down to one or two covers) several times more.

Decade is a 2-CD anthology of many of Neil's best songs, among them is "Mr Soul, "Expecting To Fly" and "Broken Arrow". After the Springfield songs the CD moves into Neil's solo career including "The Loner", "Sugar Mountain", "Cinnamon Girl" (which is a perennial on classic rock radio), "Down By The River" (I was introduced to this song on a soundtrack from the movie "Strawberry Statement"), and the 11 minute guitar rift "Cowgirl In The Sand". It also includes a song from After The Gold Rush - "Southern Man". His days with Crosby, Stills Ansh and Young are represented by two of their best, "Helpless" and the politically charged "Ohio".

Overall this is a good overview of Young's work. It is a good sampler of Young's best work, although it is by no means exhaustive of all his works. It is both a great introduction to non-Neil Young fans and a great memory for us older Young fans who grew up with him. The liner notes on each song will give great insight on how and why he wrote the song. I would recommend reading his note on "Ohio".

If this is not THE comprehensive Neil Young CD, I can't think of one that is.

Namaste.

Solid idea, but some missteps.......2006-05-10

Yeah, you know this one. Three LP's brought down to two CD's, Neil's first collection, blah blah blah. I'll be talking about the music.
Neil's career is so long and varied that it's hard to put in a collection, even if you're only covering ten years (okay, they were his best ten years) and have three LP's/2 CD's to work with. And really, most of Neil's essential material is covered here, from his days with Buffalo Sprinfield (Mr. Soul, Broken Arrow) to his solo debut (Loner) to his years with Crazy Horse (Down by the River, Cowgirl in the Sand, Cinnamon Girl, After the Goldrush, Southern Man, Cortez the Killer, Like a Hurricane) to CSNY (Ohio) to his radio-friendly, overrated Harvest album (Needle & the Damage Done) to the infamous "Ditch trilogy" (Walk on, Tonight's the Night). But there are problems. Nothing from Rust Never Sleeps was included, but I won't complain about that because the album was released too late to be represented on Decade. (Still, why wasn't Powderfinger included on his recent Greatest Hits compilation?) More importantly, some of Neil's most essential material is STILL left out. I know I'm probably the only person in the world to think this, but where the hell is Last Trip to Tulsa? How about Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere? Only Love Can Break Your Heart? Alabama? Ambulance Blues? Find the Cost of Freedom? And come on, why are I Believe In You, A Man Needs a Maid and Harvest cluttering this up?
Oh well, Neil's always been an album-oriented guy, so a compilation of his would be hard to assemble. Still, some truly awful material manage to sneak in to replace some of his best.

The Best Compilation of Early Young That's Out There but The Worst Possible Sound Quality!.......2006-04-27

Every track on this 2-disc compilation represents the best of the early work of Neil Young as selected by the one who knows best: Neil Young himself. The liner notes are also written by the man himself. Too bad about the sound quality though which is one of the worst that I've ever heard and believe me, I've heard many, many, many cds. The volume levels are so low and the sound so muddy that you can only describe this album as a waste of plastic. This a great shame though as quite clearly the quality of the tracks and the performance of Neil Young are first class. My recommendation is to wait for a properly-remastered version of this must-have album for all lovers of early Young and great music in general to be released. Hopefully, we'll get an mlps gatefold version with either HDCD or at least a 24-bit remastering done from the best available tapes from Warner's vault. Perhaps the good folk at Rhino would like to try their hands at this project. Just don't get this very, very poorly mastered and recorded version.

Average customer rating: ~Sending a Chill Up and Down my Spine~ Farewell Top 40 Radio, Hello Genius The hype is justified Tonight's the Night, by Neil Young desgarradora franqueza envuelta en verdadero blues

Tonight's the Night Neil Young Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Heroes | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: On the Beach Zuma Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Rust Never Sleeps Comes a Time ASIN: B000002KCC Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Tonight's The Night
2. Speakin' Out
3. World On A String
4. Borrowed Tune
5. Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown
6. Mellow My Mind
7. Roll Another Number (For The Road)
8. Albuqueque
9. New Mama
10. Lookout Joe
11. Tired Eyes
12. Tonight's The Night - Part II

Amazon.com essential recording

By 1975 Young had written some of the most enduring anthems in rock history. But from the slow, tension-building piano opening of "Tonight's the Night," he downshifts into darkness and Crazy Horse's folk-country melodies take on a guttural hum that would eventually speak to generations of punk and grunge musicians. Inspired by the overdose deaths of two of Young's friends, roadie Bruce Berry and guitarist Danny Whitten, the title track (and its closing reprise) is a hypnotic cry of "why?" Even the relative party songs, "Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown" and "Roll Another Number," fit the album's bus-to-nowhere resignation. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

~Sending a Chill Up and Down my Spine~.......2007-06-29

'Tonight's the Night' was one of my first Neil Young records and to this day it is the one I play the most.
It is filled with a lot of sadness, possibly Neil Young's most heartfelt work yet. Honestly the sadness shines through so purely that it makes me feel happier just listening to it.
I can really sense Neil Young's pain as he sings a song like "Tired Eyes" laid back and relaxing.
A few years ago I played this album every night after first buying it. It just struck a certain chord with me unlike any other Cd/record I own.
So honest and real, the grief felt after losing a close friend. I, like many people can really relate to 'Tonight's The Night'.
I can't count the number of times I sat down in the dark and drank 'til I could drink no more listening to the beauty that is Neil Young and this incredible record of 12 songs.
Although I grew up mostly listening to 80s and 90s Rock bands, 'Tonight's the Night' remains one of the Top best albums I will ever own.
- A Record that really does help after losing a Loved one.

Farewell Top 40 Radio, Hello Genius.......2007-01-30

Anyone who follows up a No.1 album of country rock with a drunken rock tribute (concept) to the 2 recent deaths of Danny Whitten and Bill Berry victim to drugs is a genius. Neil does the unexpected and he is a true artist and the stellar opposite of the "Top 40 Formula/American Idol" music business. Way to go Neil.

The hype is justified.......2006-11-24

This is the best Neil I've heard. It's hasty, it's sloppy, it's depressing, it's drunk and stoned, it's borne of tragedy and despair.

In other words, it's great rock and roll.

If you can't feel Neil and Crazy Horse kicking your a** with "Come On Baby, Let's Go Downtown", you really don't like rock and roll, do you?

Tonight's the Night, by Neil Young.......2006-11-02

This is a great collection, derived from a difficult time. After reading the biography "Shakey", I had a better insight into the music. Loved it!

desgarradora franqueza envuelta en verdadero blues.......2006-10-03

sinceridad. sencillez. desgarro. dolor. perdida. alcohol. y ademas musica..musica fracturada, desprolija, sucia, brillante, punzante, hiriente, rabiosa...y amor..amor por la vida y por los que ya no estan....MELLOW MY MIND, ALBUQUERQUE, ROLL ANOTHER NUMBER.. BORROWED TIME.. no son canciones..son pedazos de angustia que se estrellan contra tus oidos...monumental muestra de sentimientos crudos que alguna vez fueron cancion. indispensable.

Average customer rating: Consider the DVD Live rust my review Awesome Greatest Live Ever fade away so young, with so much left undone

Live Rust Neil Young & Crazy Horse Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rust Never Sleeps Weld (2 disc set) Tonight's the Night Unplugged Ragged Glory ASIN: B000002KDI Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Sugar Mountain
2. I Am A Child
3. Comes A Time
4. After The Gold Rush
5. My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
6. When You Dance I Can Really Love
7. The Loner
8. The Needle And The Damage Done
9. Lotta Love
10. Sedan Delivery
11. Powderfinger
12. Cortez The Killer
13. Cinnamon Girl
14. Like A Hurricane
15. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
16. Tonight's The Night

Amazon.com

Mere months passed between the release of Neil Young's mid-career milestone Rust Never Sleeps and this 1979 tour recording, which documents a late-'78 San Francisco performance. Indeed, Live Rust boasts four songs from the album that gave it its name. It's also sequenced in the same spirit as its studio sibling. As with Rust Never Sleeps, Live Rust opens with steady-flowing acoustic numbers before swirling into an electric vortex. What was side 4 off the original two-record version--"Like a Hurricane," "Hey, Hey, My, My," and "Tonight's the Night"--is arguably Young and Crazy Horse at their peak as a live unit, with all due respect to 1991's estimable Weld and 1997's desultory Year of the Horse. Few rock bands rank with Young and his stalwart electric trio, and Live Rust presents them in all their raging glory. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

Consider the DVD.......2007-02-26

After reading Garbageman's review, where he points out the butchering of "Cortez", I decided instead to pick up the DVD "Rust never sleeps". It is the same concert (Oct 22, 1978), and as I write this, costs exactly the same as this CD. It includes the complete Cortez, a few extra songs (Thrasher, Welfare Mothers, Tonight's The Night), and of course, visuals (which are sometimes tacky, it must be said). The audio of course uses a lossy codec, but I find it excellent -- with a 5.1 system it will probably be superior to the CD. And if you want the CD anyway, it is "fair use" in most countries to rip the audio and burn a CD for your own private use.

I haven't heard the CD: I give it 3 stars because Amazon requires some sort of rating, the DVD gets 5 stars, and the truncated Cortez would be sufficient to take away two stars for me.

Live rust my review.......2007-02-02

Live rust starts off great with Sugar mountain the best of the accoustc songs. Iam achild and After the goldrush are better than the studio versions. All the electric songs are great Like a hurricne Tonights the night and Cinnamon girl are better than the studio. I like Cortez the killer too The loner and when you dance are great to me every thing but Lotta love is great on here. This is like Neil Young and Crazyhorses greatest hits till 1979 with extra kick,

Awesome.......2006-07-20

Not going to comment on another reviewer's complaints about the sound quality compared to the vinyl - never heard it on vinyl and not qualified to compare.

But the music is awesome. It's pure angry beauty, Hurricane sounds better here than anywhere else, ever, except MAYBE Weld. (Weld's great too!) I Am A Child...Sugar Mountain...Needle and the Damage Done (his perf at the Grammies a while back of this was great)...all amazing songs.

Young is the genius.

Greatest Live Ever.......2006-04-28

MOst of the time I offer opinions in reviews. This time I am simply going to state a "fact." Live Rust is the GREATEST live record in existence. Nothing comes within 200 million lightyears of it. The songs chosen are perfect for the set, the performances stellar, and the music otherwordly. The last quarter of the album is the highlight of the divine Neil Young's career.

fade away so young, with so much left undone.......2006-04-14

This album is excellent. The opening of this CD is more acoustic and laid back and in the second half Young and Crazy Horse rock out. I have lots of memories listening to this album with friends either in the car or out drinking when we camped. My personal favorites are Powderfinger, Comes a Time, Needle and the damage done/Lotta love and Sedan Delivery. If you really love Neil Young though i'd buy "on the beach" if you don't already own it and you call yourself a Young fan you gotta buy that before this. Overall a solid album with Live Rust though.

Average customer rating: Zuma my review Don't cry no tears around Neil, this is his BEST! Like Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere's little brother cuando lo sencillo no deja de ser grandioso..... check this out too

Zuma Neil Young & Crazy Horse Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Tonight's the Night On the Beach Comes a Time Ragged Glory Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ASIN: B000002KCI Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Don't Cry No Tears
2. Danger Bird
3. Pardon My Heart
4. Lookin' For A Love
5. Barstool Blues
6. Stupid Girl
7. Drive Back
8. Cortez The Killer
9. Through My Sails

Amazon.com

If Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and Ragged Glory are the two finest studio albums Neil Young recorded with Crazy Horse, Zuma certainly qualifies as a close third. Recorded in 1975, Zuma exudes both a sense of focus and a tentative optimism, two qualities that were completely MIA from the bleak Time Fades Away/Tonight's the Night/On the Beach trilogy that preceded it. "Barstool Blues," "Don't Cry No Tears," and "Drive Back" are terse, punchy rockers, while "Danger Bird" and "Cortez the Killer" are extended guitar workouts in the grand Crazy Horse tradition. And the two acoustic entries--"Pardon My Heart" and "Through My Sails" (the latter was recorded with Crosby, Stills & Nash)--are absolutely gorgeous. Ignore the crappy cover art, and treat yourself to one of Young's most underrated records. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

Zuma my review.......2007-02-14

Zuma is one of the best Neil Young and Crazy Horse discs. Danger Bird and Cortez the killer are two of the best electric songs for Neil Cortez is real impressive. Driveback dont cry no tears Barstool blues lookin for alove are good Both accoustic songs are great Pardon my heart and Through my sails both have good vocals and harmony.

Don't cry no tears around Neil, this is his BEST!.......2007-01-30

This is Neil's best album and the most underrated album in Rock!
Highlights are...
Danger Bird- epic guitar song, dark!
Barstool Blues- great song that no one has heard
Stupid Girl-About Joni Mitchell?
Drive Back- Punk attitude song
Cortez The Killer- The Best Neil song, period.
Through My Sails- druggy CSNY outake from the disaster 1974 Hawaii sessions, great.

Like Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere's little brother.......2006-10-21

It's funny, since Zuma is probably the closest thing to a traditional rock album Mr. Young's done (a TRULY traditional rock album would be impossible for this guy), you'd think I like it more than I do. Don't get me wrong, there's good stuff here. But too often the guy settles for mediocrity.
First, the good. Cortez the Killer is my favorite here, the song friggin' rocks, a lengthy guitar jam a la Down By the River, Cowgirl in the Sand and the then-upcoming Like a Hurricane. I've heard some people don't like Neil's guitar playing, I say listen to this one and you'll get blown away. If the three-and-a-half minute intro doesn't grab you, you're not a Neil Young fan. What else is good? My second favorite song is Barstool Blues, another great rock song. Plus I like Don't Cry No Tears and the other long guitar showpiece, Danger Bird.
But the rest isn't quite up to the Neil Young Standard. He often settles for generic love songs (a la Pardon My Heart and Lookin' for a Love). Either that, or he suddenly becomes immature (Stupid Girl, which is, well... stupid). Through My Sails has some nice harmonies, being CSN related, but it's not much outside of that, and Drive Back is a generic rocker saved only by Neil's guitar fireworks.
It's a respectable album, far better than the vastly overrated Harvest and spotty debut. But compared to On the Beach, After the Gold Rush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere or Tonight's the Night, it falls apart. I suppose you should buy it, just don't expect anything near a masterpiece.

cuando lo sencillo no deja de ser grandioso............2006-10-14

ONCE THERE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE / WHO DIED A THOUSAND DEATHS...AH, VIEJO NEIL...GUITARRAS QUE SE CRUZAN UNA Y MIL VECES, ENREDANDOSE CON PALABRAS SIMPLES, ANGUSTIA, SOLEDAD, ESPERA Y LAGRIMAS...its a sad communication with little reason to believe, when one isn't giving and pretends to receive...carente de mataforas y colmado de sencillez, desbordante de frescura y pletorico de verdades, este disco no puede esperar a que lo escuches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

check this out too.......2006-07-08

I am a huge fan of catchy, country-folk music with insightful lyrics. If you enjoy this album then I strongly recommend that you check out the following:
1) Ghosts Of The Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon
2) Kings Avenue Joe Kile
3) Subtitulo by Josh Rouse
4) Banjos and Sunshine by Sixty Acres

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1. Have a Little Talk With Jesus
2. Honky Tonk Country: Saloon Country
3. Honky Tonk Xmas
4. I'll Be No Stranger There
5. It's Now! It's Live! [Import] [Live]
6. Just Being Me
7. Kenny Rogers & First Edition - Vol. 1-All Time Greatest Hits
8. Kickbutt City USA
9. Kickin Asphalt
10. King of the Cotton Eyed Joe [Import]

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