After The Gold Rush - Neil Young

For me this is one of Neil Young's best recordings, if not his best recording. Neil Young is an acclaimed singer songwriter in the folk/ country/ rock medium and has a career spanning 40 years. This record was recorded in 1970 and is a slight departure for Young as it is on the whole a sentimental and ballad ladened album. This is not to undersell it as these are also some of the strongest songs that Young has written, especially the title track with it's imaginative and dreamlike lyrics. This at the time was a real departure for Young and the song was very symptomatic of the times. The album is not all balladry though, although most of it's strongest cuts ...  Read the complete review

After The Gold Rush was the first Neil Young album released after his foray with Cosby, Stills, Nash and Young, enabling him to be shot into the limelight and the album to become of greater significance and prominence in the public eye. The album combined many of the elements of his CSNY work with some of his earlier pieces with Buffalo Springfield, with Crazy Horse backing Neil Young on many of the album's songs. This mixture of harder, grittier songs and country/folk acoustic pieces provides an interesting blend that helps to create a dynamic sound that can be different from one listen to the next. Although initially dismissed by some critics upon its release, again ...  Read the complete review

Neil Young is far from my usual musical diet but my father is a huge fan so Mr Young has been part of the background noise in our house for as long as I can remember. He may no have the most appealing voice but it us very distinctive and grows on any listener is you're willing to give it time. He has an expressive voice, when he's in a melancholy mood he'll make you feel the same and when he's rocking out you'll bop your head along with him. Vocal ability aside, the one thing you can say about Neil Young is that he is a great song writer, and prolific too. Not counting his collaborations with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Steels and Nash so far ...  Read the complete review

It has been a dull day; so I sat at my computer and put some music on to listen to. I dont know about you but I often put on music to reflect my mood. I choose Neil Young After the gold rush Neil Young was born in Canada in 1945 he started playing music at school. He played in garage rock bands and played in local folk clubs. Neil Young played with Buffalo Springfield in the sixties. Then he had success playing with Crosby, Stills Nash and Young, but in 197O they split and he took up his solo career. He has recorded about 50 Albums in his career as a musician. After the gold rush was released in September 1970. I am listening to this ...  Read the complete review