Neil Young (Remastered)

I love almost all Neil Young repertoire but this one is reminiscent of Buffalo Springfield days. Feel like a warm summer day sitting in a rocking chair on the porch looking over the valley. Beautiful. One of my favorites. Check out Zuma if you like this one.

Terrific effort by a young Neil Young. The songs tell great stories! My favorite is Last Trip To Tulsa.

How can u explain visionaries early productions that shake your inner foundations right down to the core whether it be Young, Cobain, Barrett, Shields, or Wilson. Take a guess. How does Young continue to release gems when the others lose their mojo? Any who this album certainly brings to mind the 50's great soul and country artists that certainly influenced Neil and his contemps. Is the loner for real or should it be ignored? His lyrics are Supernatural and the guitar is Divine. Thanks Neil. It seems to rank up there with other first efforts aforementioned as well as Bob's,

I bought this when it came out - I guess it was '68 - it pretty much formed my musical taste for ever after. I consider Neil's first three albums by far his best. Songs like Old Man and Heart of Gold were pretty, no doubt, but not so amazingly divine, and I mean that in the highest sense, as albums like this. No one ever did music like his first few albums before or since.

I'm too young so I can only imagine what it would be like to pick up this record in 1968/69. This may not be Neil Young's best effort, but many of his hallmark songwriting styles are there and his voice is very strong and distinct. I imagine that this was a grand departure from the music of the day. It's very different from Buffalo Springfield's hits and even somewhat different from some of their other more Neil inspired songs. It is a good first effort and I would echo the other reviewers single song recommendations. If you're a Neil Young fan, don't hesitate... this is exactly what you want!

Some great moods and tunes here. "Here We Are in the Years" is a neglected gem. And "The Loner" a great rocking tune. But the remastering job truly stinks. The original mix had a lot more punch. I thought in remastering they generally turned up the bass--but not here. Wish they'd release the original.