Earlier this week, we asked the quintessential question: "So, why is Ragged Glory by Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse "The Perfect Summer Album Soundtrack"?"
Which brings us to the Comment of the Moment on Why Ragged Glory by Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse Is The Perfect Summer Album Soundtrack by Abner:
When I think of a summer album I imagine a free flowing, raucous, tuneful, and essentially fun album.
I mean, Ragged Glory is not a dark record. On the Beach belongs in deep November. Tonights the Night is late February when there are snow piles and ice on the side of the road, with ominous clouds and a northeasterly. Fuckin Up is edgy but also funny. Farmer John straight up rock and roll trash. Country Home is bright and loud. These are songs for a road trip with the rag top down. A summer evening at the beach (not on the beach). The album seems to me to be a celebration of the basic sound that Neil and the Horse created. It is an "essence" album, the essence of their sound triumphs over any song. Frankly, I was never as enamored with the long songs as I am with the shorter workouts.
After the Gold Rush is a winter album. I need to be brief: we are clearly missing something if we fail to link various works of art with the mood of seasons. The seasons are our spiritual signposts.Losing their significance in the meaning of life is a grave risk.
Thanks Abner! Yes, good points on seasons as spiritual signposts. It is interesting considering music in a seasonal context. For us, we find the big difference in music as "day music" and "night music". Which breaks down similar to "summer music" and "winter music". The correlation that most summer music you can play during the day and likewise "winter music" for nights.
We would never play Tonight's the Night in the middle of a bright sunny day anymore than we'd play - oh say Old Ways at 3AM.
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Great point Thrasher. I was not thinking of day and night albums but your idea resonates.
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