Ok, so it took me until I was in my 40s to hear my first Neil Young Album. I suppose he's such a big part of popular culture that, like many susch people, it's fairly easy to think " I must listen to him more" but never quite get round to it. Anyway, my sister bought me 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die a couple of years ago and this was listed in it. I intially checked it ou on Spotify and could see pretty much straight away why it's "up there" among the greats.
I love the harmonica on "Out on The Weekend" and "Heart Of Gold". Some might think the lyrics on "A Man Needs A Maid" pretty sexist on first listen but to me it sounds like the story of a guy looking for love and the "Maid" reference is simply a metaphore. The best track, rather than favourite, is "The Needle And The Damage Done". To call such a song a favourite seems a bit misplaced. The lyric about " Every Junky's Like A Setting Sun" is hugely powerful.
As you can probably tell, I was pretty into this album before I started the blog but it's included here for completeness.
I love the harmonica on "Out on The Weekend" and "Heart Of Gold". Some might think the lyrics on "A Man Needs A Maid" pretty sexist on first listen but to me it sounds like the story of a guy looking for love and the "Maid" reference is simply a metaphore. The best track, rather than favourite, is "The Needle And The Damage Done". To call such a song a favourite seems a bit misplaced. The lyric about " Every Junky's Like A Setting Sun" is hugely powerful.
As you can probably tell, I was pretty into this album before I started the blog but it's included here for completeness.
