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So I'm a little rusty (pun intended) on my Neil Young history. Is Rust Never Sleeps considered an "album" or a "live album"? I usually see it in rankings of his albums but it seems like most of the tracks we were recorded in concert?
 
WhiteDahlias said:
Based on the conversations going on here I'm a little scared to mention I've never listened to a Neil Young album before today...

I liked this. I definitely preferred the acoustic songs to the more rock-oriented ones. 4/5 would definitely listen to more.
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For acoustic folky NY you should definitely follow this up with After The Goldrush.
 
dbarila said:
So I'm a little rusty (pun intended) on my Neil Young history. Is Rust Never Sleeps considered an "album" or a "live album"? I usually see it in rankings of his albums but it seems like most of the tracks we were recorded in concert?
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I don't know that any of these were recorded in concert. I think they are Live takes, but not in front of an audience. Live Rust would be the live album associated with this album/tour.
 
imtheocean said:
I don't know that any of these were recorded in concert. I think they are Live takes, but not in front of an audience. Live Rust would be the live album associated with this album/tour.
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Yeah, I think the confusion probably comes from Live Rust and Rust Never Sleeps and the cover of Rust Never Sleeps shows Neil preforming live.
 
imtheocean said:
I don't know that any of these were recorded in concert. I think they are Live takes, but not in front of an audience. Live Rust would be the live album associated with this album/tour.
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Maybe I was just drawing my own conclusion with the album cover and reading that the songs were recorded "live". The Wikiepedia says they were recorded during the Rust Never Sleeps Tour and overdubbed in the studio. I guess I assumed that meant recorded in concert.
 
dbarila said:
So I'm a little rusty (pun intended) on my Neil Young history. Is Rust Never Sleeps considered an "album" or a "live album"? I usually see it in rankings of his albums but it seems like most of the tracks we were recorded in concert?
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I think with Neil the live/studio boundaries are bit more blurred than with other artists. Most of his live albums are considered part of canon in ways other artists don’t and lots of stuff is a mix or is recorded live with studio overdubs and will have tracks that aren’t necessarily on solely studio albums that are essential. Rust Never Sleeps would be the traditional album of originals to Live Rusts more full live show set but that doesn’t stop there being live elements to the album.
 
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Rust Never Sleeps was my introduction to Neil Young after my dad decided to pick up the record one day when we were out browsing. His voice took some getting used to, but yeah, I really dig this album now! 5/5.

favs: “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)”, “Thrasher”, “Welfare Mothers”, “Ride My Llama”
least fav: “Sedan Delivery”
 
Lee Newman said:
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PJ Harvey - Rid of Me



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Rid of Me by PJ Harvey released in 1993. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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I realized I never came back to this one and had only gotten halfway through it back when it was up for the group. This is the sound I was expecting from PJ Harvey when I got Let England Shake in my personal project. I really love this album a lot, as I suspected I might. And it wound up being the perfect listen on the drive home from an utterly shite day at work! 4/5
 
Lee Newman said:
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps


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Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young, Crazy Horse released in 1979. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Neil Young albums are also available on Amazon and, of course, through the Neil Young Archives.

Here's a youtube if you have none of those:


The vinyl is pretty great as well :p

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5/5

This is a Top 5 Neil Young album.
Actually, this is a Top 3 Neil Young album.
Hell, this might even be a Top 1 Neil Young album.
 
avecigrec said:
5/5

This is a Top 5 Neil Young album.
Actually, this is a Top 3 Neil Young album.
Hell, this might even be a Top 1 Neil Young album.
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I'd have a hard time ranking them and like Neil, himself, the ranking might be temperamental and shifty. I think most days I would say Harvest of Everyone Knows This is Nowhere would be at the top. This would be in the discussion for top ten.
 
Lee Newman said:
Pocahontas is my favorite Neil song, most days.. Some days it's Down by the River or Cowgirl in the Sand or The Needle and the Damage Done or about ten others.
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"Cortez the Killer" for me, which is why I needed Zuma.

Other days it's "The Needle and the Damage Done" "My My Hey Hey/Hey Hey My My" or "Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I)"
 
Lee Newman said:
I'd have a hard time ranking them and like Neil, himself, the ranking might be temperamental and shifty. I think most days I would say Harvest of Everyone Knows This is Nowhere would be at the top. This would be in the discussion for top ten.
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Harvest for me is a lot like Songs in the Key of Life. I recognize that it may well be his "best" album, or damn near, but it's not my favourite. Top 10? Absolutely! Top 5? Probably. Most days, anyway.
 
avecigrec said:
Harvest for me is a lot like Songs in the Key of Life. I recognize that it may well be his "best" album, or damn near, but it's not my favourite. Top 10? Absolutely! Top 5? Probably. Most days, anyway.
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Critics all pretty much hate Harvest... well not hate, but it doesn't rank as high critically as it does with fans. As much as I love Neil and I do, it's hard to call any of his albums perfect. Two more that are always in contention for #1 are Time Fades Away and Tonight's the Night...
 
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