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Harvest |  | Artist: Neil Young
Label: Warner
Category: Music
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 1346
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 2277
UPC: 075992723923
EAN: 0075992723923
ASIN: B000002KD1
Release Date: April 27, 1984
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| Tracks:
| • | Out On The Weekend | | • | Harvest | | • | Man Needs A Maid | | • | Heart Of Gold | | • | Are You Ready For The Country | | • | Old Man | | • | There's A World | | • | Alabama | | • | Needle And The Damage Done | | • | Words (Between The Lines Of Age) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Proclaiming his intentions with "Are You Ready for the Country?", Young detoured briefly to the Nashville mainstream. On this 1972 album, even the singer's acquired-taste voice comes across smooth and beautiful--the smash "Heart of Gold", with steel guitars and Linda Ronstadt's backup vocals, is by far Young's most commercial-sounding song. His usual dissonant touches, like the otherworldly guitar in "Out on the Weekend", are less spooky in this new context. The last two tracks, the deceptively gentle "The Needle and the Damage Done" and the hypnotic rocker "Words (Between the Lines of Age)", predict "Tonight's the Night", Young's haunted 1975 classic. i--Steve Knopper/i
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 A BLUEPRINT FOR LATE 20th CENTURY ROCK MUSIC October 26, 2006
J. C. Bailey (East Sussex United Kingdom)
36 out of 40 found this review helpful
"Think I'll jack it in and buy a pickup; Take it down to LA."
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br /So begins one of the half-dozen-or-so greatest albums in the history of rock music - with a prosaic reference to teenage escapism sung over a laid-back country groove. But forty minutes later it's grungy distorted guitars that accompany the more metaphysical verdict:
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br /"It's only words, words, Between the lines of age."
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br /Thus Neil Young sets out his credentials as philosopher and prophet to the hippy generation. He foresees, and in less than three quarters of an hour he foretells, the future history of the children of freedom: Financial independence - lack of responsibility - search for belonging - divorce from reality - alienation - drug dependency - and finally a kind of uneasy reconciliation as experience supplants idealism.
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br /Behind the lyrical journey there is a stylistic journey: from country to grunge via lush orchestration and rock'n'roll, that charts the future history of popular music. No wonder late `90's rockers saw Young as a creative godfather: they saw with hindsight how music had followed the agenda he had first set out a quarter century earlier.
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br /But the most wonderful thing about "Harvest" is that even at it's most harrowingly prophetic, it is still sweet on the ears. Prophesy isn't usually this much fun: listen to Stravinsky or early Dylan or punk or early rap for evidence that in music (as in all areas of life) good medicine often leaves a bad taste. "Harvest" must be one of the most important landmarks in rock to have tasted good at the time and still to taste good nearly three decades on. Most impressively of all (and unlike some of Young's later work), the message still rings true.
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br /I think this record is probably an indispensable part of any modern record collection, but it's not just an important museum piece . . . it's fine music that can be listened to over and over again without ever losing its appeal.
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Peerless Genius. April 14, 2008
Mark Hilton (U.K)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Okay. Pub argument Number 120. Who is the greatest song-writer ever? Dylan, Lennon and McCartney are all in with a shout. Brian Wilson, Kurt Cobain, Roger Waters, the list goes on. But seriously, how could anyone take this title other than Neil Young. I mean it, this guy is so good, it defies belief.
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br /I did try to collect a few Neil Young albums a few years back. In time they disappeared or got sold, and I continued to listen to all sorts of mindless rubbish (what the hell was I supposed to know, I was only a punk kid). But over the last few years i've come to the conclusion that not only is Neil Young far better than even people think he is, but even amongst the elite, he's virtually untouchable.
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br /Don't believe me? Then listen again. Every single song on 'Harvest' is masterful. Honestly, not a single note is wasted anywhere. My favourites are probably 'A Man Needs A Maid', a touching ballad about then-girlfriend Carrie Snodgress, 'Needle And The Damage Done', concerning heroin addicted rock musicians and 'Old Man', a song about old and young lives being similar.
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br /But whatever the merits of the rest of the album, it's 'Heart Of Gold' that remains Young's masterpiece. His only number one single and the fan's firm favourite, a beautifully soft ballad that for me, is endlessly re-listenable.
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br /If there's one thing I hate, it's hyperbole. But for 'Harvest' i'll make an exception. And if William Blake was a rock star, he'd be Neil Young. He really is that good.
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br /So to conclude, there are great song-writers, and then there's Neil Young. And anyone who wants to disagree had better step outside.
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Pure Emotion September 13, 2002
MR SJ BROOKS (Welshpool, Wales)
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Unlike many of his other noise-drenched full-on rock albums, this album sees Neil Young adopt a more stripped down frame of mind. Most of the songs are based around his beautiful and relaxed acoustic rhythm guitar playing, backed up by his band -"The Stray Gators". If you are looking to categorise this album into a certain genre then it could justifiably be called a country based album, with flavours of folk music. However, I would prefer to label it simply - "Pure Emotion" music. On many of the songs you can hear in his voice that he seems to be very close to tears, that's how much emotion and feeling he puts into them. Just check out "The Needle and the Damage Done" (a tribute to a friend who succumbed to drug abuse) - you can just see the pain on his face as he sings it. With appearances from James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, the London Symphony Orchestra and old friends Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and David Crosby - this truly is a great album. Buy it, and feel that "Pure Emotion".
Brilliant October 25, 2001
jpm12@le.ac.uk (Leicester)
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
Tracks 4,9,10 = OutstandingbrTracks 1,3,8 = ExcellentbrTracks 2,7 = Very GoodbrTracks 6 = GoodbrTrack 5 = Averagebr'Harvest' starts relaxing and ends really intensely. Similarly to the excellent 'After The Gold Rush', the album weakens a bit in the middle of the album. Jack Nitzsche returns, not only on the piano (as he was on 'After The Gold Rush'), but also returns with his string arrangements which were a main contributor to Young's self titled debut. br The album starts with the excellent 'Out On The Weekend', a really relaxing country/rock song with some excellent slide guitar with some great vocal work and harmonica layered on top of it. The song also goes at a slow pace and creates a really spaced out relaxed sound. The title track, which follows, is in the same style but is less bass driven and more acoustic. The album then introduces the first of two Jack Nitzsche string influenced songs in the form of 'A Man Needs A Maid'. The song is again in the relaxed style of the first two tracks with some great piano work until the powerful string sections come in - courtesy of the 'London Symphony Orchestra'. It is a nice touching track of excellent quality and differs to the other string arrangement because of its relaxed style. 'There's A World' is a more uptight song with Young's vocals sounding very strained. It then breaks into a beautiful chorus with horns added. The most outstanding track on the album pumps into action after 'A Man Needs A Maid'. 'Heart Of Gold' is certainly one of Young's best songs, if not one of the best songs ever. It has brilliant vocals, lyrics, harmonica, guitar work, bass work, harmonies and the drums are pretty good too - absolutely amazing. Unfortunately 'Are You Ready For Country' follows this and breaks the mood of the album. It's definite country/rock, which is not to the quality of the rest of the album at all. It's not a bad song (it's saved because of Crosby/Nash's presence and also some nice slide guitar), but it is nothing special or unique. The better 'Old Man' follows it, but again I don't believe this is as good as the other songs on the album. It is similar to the relaxed guise of the first songs but is a bit sharper. The album's last four tracks are more intense starting with 'There's A World'. Alabama follows this track and really creates an intense atmosphere with its powerful guitar work and great backing vocals by Crosby/Stills. It is in the same form and theme as 'Southern Man' which was on this albums predecessor 'After The Gold Rush'. It is not as good as that track but is still an excellent song and keeps Young's electric guitar work present. This is followed with the amazing 'The Needle And The Damage Done', one of the best acoustic songs he has ever done. It is similar to track two, but better and more harrowing. The guitar work here is also top quality. The album ends with the hypnotic 'Words' which is another intense, powerful track. It mixes some great piano work with Young's electric guitar and is moved along with a great bass line similarly to 'Cowgirl In The Sand'. The drumming is also outstanding on this track. It finishes the album on a strong note and a very different sound to which it began. br This style would be repeated by Young in the future, both with success ('Comes A Time', 'Harvest Moon') and failure ('Old Ways') but it was this album which created the style and is still the best country/rock album Young has done. Recommend to anyone and is a vital album to own.
Excellent January 25, 2004
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've just bought this and consider it one of the best albums I've heard in years.brA fairly gentle sound, it's hard to pick out particular tracks, the whole album goes well together. The instrumentals seem immaculate and blend in well with Neil's voice.brNeil Young seems worth getting into for anyone too young to remember him in his heyday! and I would recommend this album.
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