The year of the 20th anniversary of the release of his most popular album, Harvest, Neil Young released a new album that harked back to that recording, employing many of the same musicians, again dubbed the Stray Gators, as well as arranger Jack Nitzsche and background singers Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor. He also used a similar folk-country acoustic style and sang songs that often had a personal, confessional tone. But the similarities were more of form than of content because, while Harvest was the statement of a confused, if earnest, 26 year old, Harvest Moon embodied the ruminations of a somewhat regretful 46 year old. Indeed, the greatest comparison to be made between the two records was that Young tried to use the passage of time as a confirmation of continuity. In the first several songs, he seemed to be trying to reconcile with his wife and revive their love, though he was uncertain that was possible. In "One of These Days," he regretted the loss of friendships over the years. "War of Man" and the long and ponderous "Natural Beauty" concerned environmental preservation, and even the rollicking banjo tune "Old King" was a lament for the death of a faithful dog. "I never tried to burn any bridges," sang an artist whose contradictory instincts to move on and to return found him, by the time of his 27th solo album, trying to get back to the feel of his fourth. If the attempt was not completely successful, nevertheless it was well and honestly made, and Young wasn't alone in his desire. As Hollywood has long since learned, sequels have a built-in audience, and Harvest Moon became Young's best-selling album in 13 years.
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"Sometimes its distortedNot clear to youSometimes the beauty of loveJust comes ringin through.New glass in the windowNew leaf on the treeNew distance between usYou and me.Can we get it togetherCan we still walk side by sideCan we make it lastLike a musical ride?"--??"From Hank To Hendrix"?? by Neil Young(Day 6 of 7: Seven Days Of Neil Young Lyrics)
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Last night I rented and watched "Heart of Gold" the Neil Young concert film by Jonathan Demme ("Stop Making Sense", "The Silence of the Lambs"). I highly recommend the movie. Like "Stop Making Sense", Demme's concert film of the Talking Heads at their prime, "Heart of Gold" makes you feel like you're watching an incredible concert (rather than watching a concert film). Unlike most other concert...
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On the roller coaster rideThat my emotions have to take me onI heard a newborn baby cryThrough the night.I heard a perfect echo dieInto an anonymous wall of digital soundSomewhere deep insideOf my soul.A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to natureDont judge yourself too harsh, my loveOr someday you might find your soul endangeredA natural beauty should be preserved like a monum...
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In one of Neil Young's many great songs on Harvest Moon, we are given a description of a free soul, a woman with long blonde hair flyin' in the wind. This woman also dresses two kids, used to work in a diner, and grew up in a small town. The woman in the song is loyal. The woman in the song is a strong person, colliding with the air she breathes; she doesn't burn out or fade away. The woman, ...
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Been thinking a lot about my old friends I haven't seen in a while and was inspired to write this song about those thoughts. I moved away from my hometown many years ago so don't get to visit much with them anymore. There's a little bit of all of them in this song.Video: Streaming Audio:Hello old friend Still can see your smile Even though it's only a memoryHello old friend Yes it's been a whil...
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"Tonight's full Moon, the Harvest Moon, will appear bigger than usual, presenting an ideal viewing opportunity."Moon Songs anybody?
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I listened to Harvest Moon again last week as I was driving. Other than the usual awesome tracks, this one stood out for me.
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Last night I rented and watched "Heart of Gold" the Neil Young concert film by Jonathan Demme ("Stop Making Sense", "The Silence of the Lambs"). I highly recommend the movie. Like "Stop Making Sense", Demme's concert film of the Talking Heads at their prime, "Heart of Gold" makes you feel like you're watching an incredible concert (rather than watching a concert film). Unlike most other concert...
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Oh Boyy!I saw my first Modest Mouse concert last night, and it was amazing...better than a deep fried snickers bar. Isaac Brock is an great performer, I got goosebumps because of the way he sang and got into it. Woow wo wooow oww, it was great. They started off with The Ocean Breathes Salty and Black Cadillacs...After waiting in line and through the first band (loveless laughter..Good.) for 4 h...
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Young starts this record off with this amazing ballad about a blond woman who rides a Hog around the highways of the west's driest places. This song ability to take the listener right in is why Neil Young will always be around. Oh, the whole album its from, "Harvest Moon" is a horizon of pure joy.
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| 1 Unknown Legend |
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| 2 From Hank to Hendrix |
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| 3 You and Me |
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| 4 Harvest Moon |
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| 5 War of Man |
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| 6 One of These Days |
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| 7 Such a Woman |
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| 8 Old King |
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| 9 Dreamin' Man |
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| 10 Natural Beauty |
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