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Neil Young: Decade |
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Genre: Rock and Roll/ Folk |
Dates: 1966-1977 |
For almost 40 years, Young has been Bob Dylan's only challenger in the field of versatile, unpredictable American songwriting. As the title says, the 2-disc set covers the first decade of his career, a period during which it can be effectively argued that he surpassed Dylan…by a considerable margin. Beyond his capacity for affecting and strange acoustic ballads ("I Am a Child," "After the Gold Rush," "Love is a Rose"), guitar extravaganzas ("Cinnamon Girl," "Down by the River," "Cowgirl in the Sand," "Cortez the Killer," "Like a Hurricane"), and angry social commentary ("Ohio," "Southern Man," "The Needle and the Damage Done"), the man could—and still does—write melodies that stick to the ribs. Young chose all of the songs here, and it's still a model for how artist compilations should be done. You can live with this for months, and neither get to the bottom of it or get tired of it. (Note: Young is supposedly still working on an 8-disc "answer" to this collection, covering the last quarter-century of his career.)
Playlist:
DISC 1:
1. Down To The Wire
2. Burned
3. Mr. Soul
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5. Expecting To Fly
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7. I Am A Child
8. Loner, The
9. Old Laughing Lady, The
10. Cinnamon Girl
11. Down By The River
12. Cowgirl In The Sand
13. I Believe In You
14. After The Goldrush
15. Southern Man
16. Helpless
DISC 2:
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2. Soldier
3. Old Man
4. Man Needs A Maid, A
5. Harvest
6. Heart Of Gold
7. Star Of
8. Needle And The Damage Done, The
9. Tonight's The Night (part 1)
10. Tired Eyes
11. Walk On
12. For The Turnstiles
13. Winterlong
14. Deep Forbidden
15. Like A Hurricane
16. Love Is A Rose
17. Cortez The Killer
18. Campaigner
19. Long May You Run