Every Neil Young Album Ranked | The Guardian

1. Rust Never Sleeps (1979)

 

Here is a rank order list of every Neil Young album via Every Neil Young Album Ranked | The Guardian by Alexis Petridis. (Thanks Thos!)

Comments are amusing such as "Harvest at 17, behind This Note's For You at 16?!" With over 500  1000+ comments on the rankings, lists are more geared to generating discussion than being some sort of definitive historical index.

As everybody knows, numbers add up to nothin', as we noted recently on Neil Young's 7* Albums on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. 

Although, it did warm our little hearts a bit to see at the top of the list "Rust Never Sleeps" and the citation of the songs "Thrasher" right along with "Powderfinger".

Speaking of "Powderfinger", a new unreleased version of "Powderfinger" from 1975 Dume Sessions is now streaming on NYA. As Thos, notes in a message to us here at TW, hearing the recent Archives II outtakes of "Powderfinger", "Homefires" a,d an others, shows how much effort and revision Neil put into getting a song just right.

Sometimes you can trust the polling and voting and sometimes ... 

 

The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time| Rolling Stone
P. 80 - 3 of Neil Young's Albums
 (Click photo to enlarge) 

 More on Neil Young's albums, reviews and commentary.

Album Cover Images via Sugar Mountain

Also, see Neil Young on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Times.

Also, see Neil Young: Rolling Stone | 100 Greatest Guitarists.

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New Unreleased Version of "Powderfinger": 1975 Dume Sessions | Neil Young Archives Vol. II - Streaming Now

 

A new, unreleased version of "Powderfinger" from the 1975 Dume Sessions from Neil Young Archives Vol. II  is streaming now on http://neilyoungarchives.com.  

 

 

 

"Powderfinger"
What does the song mean?

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Comment of the Moment #2: PRE-ORDER: 50th Anniversary Edition "After The Gold Rush" by Neil Young

NYA Vol #2: TOP BID $929.99* - Oct 30 | eBay

 

Yesterday's TW Comment of the Moment on the most recent "trick of disaster" by Neil Young and the latest pre-orders debacle for the 50th Anniversary Edition "After The Gold Rush" elicited the usual angst and drama from the extended rustdale community.

Regarding, NYA Vol #2 and the earlier pre-order fiasco, the unreleased box set is  listed on eBay with nearing USD$1,000 68 bids and 6 days left to bid, the current top bid is now at $1,202.68*. (Thanks for update Dan!)

 

50th Anniversary Edition "After The Gold Rush" by Neil Young:
USD$99.98 (See Pre-order details)

 

Which brings us to the Comment of the Moment #2 on PRE-ORDER: 50th Anniversary Edition "After The Gold Rush" by Neil Young by JVJ:
 

Back to Gold Rush... echoing the same sentiment as everyone else regarding the price. 

Even if NY had no interest including bonus tracks, he absolutely has enough ephemera to fill a nice hardbound book (not dissimilar to those deluxe Zeppelin reissues a few years back). This release almost seems thoughtless and I never thought I'd describe a release by NY as such. Even the Greatest Hits collection from '04 seemed to serve more of a purpose. An opportunity for hardcore fans to step outside of their obsession and see the high points of NY's discography from a commercial standpoint (beautifully remastered, too) and an opportunity for casual fans to easily dive back into a wealth of incredible songs.

I'd love to defend that the intent is to let ATGR stand for itself, no additional content needed to measure it's context or potency, but that's negated by the (admittedly great) bonus track.

Maybe it'll make more sense when I have it in my hands (yes, I'm still on board for whatever Neil wants to do. If I haven't bailed yet, I'm not gonna start now).

But if anyone is like me and in for this but doesn't want to feel the sting of paying $100 for something that doesn't come out until next March you can put in a pre-order here:

https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34864091/neil-young-after-the-goldrush-50th-anniv-edition

Doesn't charge until it ships. No shipping. Cancel anytime and buying from a independent (albeit a larger one than most).

Also... not sure if anyone has noticed: if you by Greendale deluxe at The Greedy Hand store and add After the Gold Rush, you can get 20% off the whole order... which makes the price of both a little sweeter. 

I'd do that but I'm worried it would hold up the shipping on Greendale.  

Likewise, the "Return to Greendale" - Limited Edition Box Set by Neil Young and Crazy Horse has also received criticism from fans over the packaging and pricing.

Thanks JVJ for our Comment of the Moment #2 on the subject of PRE-ORDER: 50th Anniversary Edition "After The Gold Rush" by Neil Young.

 "Return to Greendale" - Limited Edition Box Set:
USD$99.98 (See Pre-Order details on box)

Also, see:

  "An Apology" - Behind the Scenes of NYA Volume II Sell Out | NYA

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Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Six Parts) | Music Legends Magazine

 Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Part #1) 

From Music Legends Magazine, a Six Part video retrospective on Neil Young's muscial career spanning Buffalo Springfield to Crazy Horse. This penetrating critical analysis draws on rare footage of Neil Young in performance with Crazy Horse in a blistering concert broadcast live from the Cow Palace in 1986. 

 Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Part #2)   Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Part #3)   Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Part #4)   Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Part #5)   Neil Young Retrospective: "Buffaloes and Crazy Horses" (Part #6) 

More on the subject of Neil Young with the bands Buffalo Springfield and Crazy Horse and fans touring preferences back in 2011. 

  Crazy Horse
Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot & Frank Sampedro @
MusiCares Honors Neil Young - Los Angeles, CA - 1/29/10
Photo by Joni Milken-Noah 

The Buffalo Springfield, v. 2010
Joe Vitale, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, Neil Young and Rick Rosas @ (See The Triumphant Reunion of The Buffalo Springfield and Neil Young @ 2010 Bridge School Benefit Concerts)  Photo by Eleanor Stills (via Rick Rosas | Facebook)

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