The last Neil Young album you really cared about

That would have to be "Harvest".

 

I think every album has been named

 

I think we might have missed Arc.

 

Rust Never Sleeps.

 

Harvest. I like a lot that followed but wouldn't say it profoundly interested me.

 

He was never bad for the entirety of the 70s.
I don't think there's anyone else who worked the whole decade where i could say that.........

 

Van Morrison.

 

Led Zep.

 

Hawks and Doves is a beautiful album that doesn't get much respect. I'd say that one.

 

There's a couple of good tunes on it along with a lot of half-written, throwaway stuff.

 

Bob Marley. See, there's quite a few of them...

 

bowie

 

Fell off a bit after Physical Graffiti but certainly comparable

 

A bit erratic by the mid to late 70s, but Into the Music ends the decade nearly as strongly as Rust Never Sleeps.

 

This is probably the best answer in terms of critical acclaim. Personally, I understand the massive influence---but too much of it is not to my taste. Can't put my finger on it.

 

You have similar fluctuations with Neil - his tunes of Long May You Run and side one of American Stars N Bars being a bit throwaway.

 

The last one that I really liked as a whole was Greendale.

 

I really care about every one of them because Neil does. He talks about it in his book Waging Heavy Peace. When I read that section where he finds some of his records (or maybe it was CD's) in a discount bin, tossed in like a pile of refuse, I really felt that anguish through his words at the thought that some of us work was looked at as basically garbage. The man cares about his craft. Every work is done with a lot of heart, even the particular ones the we individually aren't as thrilled by as listeners. It's all good and a lot of it is pure treasure.

And remember... DON'T SPOOK THE HORSE!

 

Give it time. I admit I personally have never heard Arc but I'm sure there's some diehard Neil fan out there for whom Arc is their favourite album.

 

Finally got round to listening to the Monsanto Years on vinyl. It sounds great as expected (Chris Bellman does good work). I like it but compared to his great 70s albums it sounds a bit insubstantial. That isn't down to the number of times I've played the 70s LPs which is a lot but just to the fact that his later LPs whilst sounding great don't have the quality of song writing anymore.

Anyway in answer to the question Le Noise - mainly because Neil tried something different and it worked well.

 

Botched CSNY reunion

American Stars N Bars is a personal favorite.

 

That triple barrel of guitar buckshot - Eldorado, Freedom and Ragged Glory was his last great (and maybe his greatest) moment. But there have been albums that I've enjoyed since - especially Living with War. Maybe I just like a loud racket.

 

Last one I bought ( or even heard) was Freedom on vinyl in 1989- saw him live around this time too

 

LOVE BEACH

 

I like it a lot too, but the country side is his most lightweight material up to that point. Rock-solid output up to Zuma.