Neil Young 1989-1999

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NEIL YOUNG "harvest moon" 1992, #16 US, #9 UK, #36 AU.

the previous four releases above have all been laden with a heavy guitar sound, and just when everyone got used to Young totally rocking out he does a "zig" when he is expected to "zag" and produces Harvest pt.2. coincidently it is exactly twenty years after Harvest,even has Harvest in the title and is full of country/folky type songs with orchestrations.
this is a much better album than "harvest" in many respects, from the more positive vibe from the lyrics through to the more accessable feel of the album in general. instead of being filled with death,drugs and loneliness, this is filled with passion,compassion,love and has an overall feel of being autumnal throughout.
about half this album was recorded live in the studio in one take, but has been expertly produced to lose the raw.edgy sound of previous albums.
the best track here is the brilliant "unknown legend", a true Neil Young classic,"one of these days","harvest moon" and the beautiful ballad "such a woman" are equally as good. there is not a dud track in sight and is a good place for newcomers to the world of Neil Young to start.
some of these tracks appear on the "heart of gold" concert dvd filmed in Nashville and well worth purchasing, this album was also released as a live cd called "dreamin' man" in 2009, where NY plays the songs acoustically and solo.
again, sorry for the lack of decent links to this one!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. unknown legend***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHBikURKkUM audio
2. from hank to hendrix**
3. you and me***
4. harvest moon*** #36US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVi0UvFu8Yo video
5. war of man** #7US
6. one of these days***
7. such a woman***
8. old king**
9. dreamin' man***
10.natural beauty**

3s=6
2s=4
1s=0

rating: 2.6