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Music CD - Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
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Music CD: Rust Never Sleeps
Artist: Neil Young & Crazy Horse
List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $7.09
Your Save: $ 6.89 ( 49% )
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Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
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Tracks:
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1. My My, Hay Hay (Out Of The Blue)
2. Thrasher
3. Ride My Llama
4. Pocahontas
5. Sail Away
6. Powderfinger
7. Welfare Mothers
8. Sedan Delivery
9. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0766481224341
Format: Live
Label: Reprise / Wea
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Studio: Reprise / Wea
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Park bench mutations
Comment: It may be an exaggeration to say that Rust Never Sleeps saved my life, but it certainly lifted me out of a pit of despair in 1979. I was 23, living 200 miles from friends and family (i.e., lonelier than I thought I would ever be), and working for a moron.
The real irony of getting hooked on Rust Never Sleeps is that in college I hated Neil Young because I had been a HUGE fan of Crosby, Stills, & Nash (never mentioning "Young" in the group's name), and had thought of Neil Young as the guy that destroyed that super-group and also Buffalo Springfield. Sort of like Yoko did for the Beatles, except that Neil did it twice.
But one Sunday evening in the summer of 1979, a syndicated radio program played an interview with Neil Young, and the topic was his concert film, Rust Never Sleeps. Much to my surprise, Neil did not sound like the devil, but like a legitimate artist that was more concerned with being true to his art than he was in being commercially successful.
I checked the movie listings in the local newspaper and saw that Rust Never Sleeps was playing at a theater across town, so the next night I went to see the movie. It made me ridiculously happy, so the next morning I bought the Rust Never Sleeps vinyl LP, and listening to it day after day (and later, Live Rust and Comes A Time), I was able to survive my crappy job and The Summer From Hell.
For Christmas this year I bought Roxio Toast, with CD Spin Doctor, and started recording my old vinyl albums onto my Mac, and one of the first to be recorded was Rust Never Sleeps. Just for grins I went to Amazon to read reviews, and it was interesting to see where I agreed and disagreed with the other reviewers.
Powderfinger is one place where I diverge from the prevailing opinion. Although I like the song, it never seemed to me to be the greatest song Neil ever wrote or performed. From the electric side of the LP, Sedan Delivery and Welfare Mothers have much stronger places in my memory. I guess the humor that I needed in 1979 made those two songs more appealing. As a side note, whoever thinks that Powderfinger is about Native Americans should listen to the song again. The characters sound to me like they are from the backwoods of the South.
For the acoustic side, most reviewers love Pocahontas and Thrasher, and I'm with everybody on those. Of course, both Hey Hey, My My and My My, Hey Hey are great.
And as mentioned by some other reviewers, Live Rust is wonderful, too. The versions of Cinnamon Girl and Tonight's The Night make the entire record worthwhile.
Finally, if you have never seen the Rust Never Sleeps movie, buy it NOW. It is tremendous.
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Summary: Guitar genious
Comment: A few years ago, a local rock station had a contest to name the worst rock guitarist in history. Neil Young won this dubious honor. I realize he is no technical virtuoso, but what Neil does do with guitar is create powerful sounds and moods - especially when paired with Crazy Horse, the guitar work is stirring and overpowering. In Powderfinger and My My Hey Hey, the guitar work explodes off the disc and makes you want to stand up and shout and sing. I love this album and hope this worst guitarist continues to produce such incredibly moving music.
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Summary: Crazy Neil & Young Horse
Comment: This is a gem that was very much needed at the time of release. Disco was still squirming around the floor and Punk had not quite made it to the masses yet. I was at the Chicago Stadium for the Rust Never Sleeps Tour. I was and still am a huge Neil Young fan! The other reviews cover the bases on how all these songs are keepers. I have seen Neil Young solo and with every other configuration of bands including CSNY. That wonderfull night in Chicago I paid $8.50 for my seat is still fresh in my mind. I have another ticket stub for Neil with Crazy Horse twenty years later with the price at $85.00...For the Turnstyles... Every single time I listen to Live Rust I am back at The Stadium in my mind. If you were at one of the shows you know what I am talking about! I have seen Neil with Crazy Horse many more times through the years and many were great shows....but this was tops. If you think I am going on about the concert more than the CD thats because if you were there it will never be just a CD...It was a part of your life, If you were not there listen to the CD and close your eyes. You will be there soon! Of course the DVD is available as well. All in all this is Neil and Crazy Horse at their best. Every damn song!
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Summary: so good
Comment: First let me mention that John Morgan's review below was an exciting read. I love those kind of reviews!
My review won't be as good, but I want to give a shout out to a very good rock artist- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Whoops, I meant, Neil Young and Crazy Horse. hehe
Rust Never Sleeps was a very popular record for Neil Young back in the late 70's. My dad thinks it was Neil's most popular album, but I can't say whether there's any truth to that.
Anyway, everyone knows track one. It's great. A dark, creepy and interesting tune that one is. "Thrasher" is almost straight-up country, and it's very good. I enjoy it. "Pocahontas" almost brings me to tears with its amazing beauty, along with "Sail Away".
After that, the album starts rocking out. Funny how it's a gradual build. "Powderfinger" shows what's straight ahead- hard rock dominated by none other than guitars. "Welfare Mothers" is catchy and "Sedan Delivery" is an acquired taste, but numerous plays reveals a highly enjoyable song. It's strangely written, which might turn people off at first. "Hey Hey My My (Into the Black)" is like the first song but with heavy guitars thrown in, painting a darker image.
Neil at his best? Maybe.
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Summary: Rust Never Sleeps
Comment: If you are a Neil Young fan, this is a must for your collection. Every song is great!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Young has recorded many live albums, but none capture his two dominant musical personalities with as much power as 1979's Rust Never Sleeps. The acoustic side opens with "My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue)," a devastating anthem about the state of rock & roll. Comparing the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten to the late Elvis Presley, Young delivers perhaps his most famous line: "It's better to burn out than to fade away." Side 2 demonstrates the emotional power of Young's hard-rocking quartet, Crazy Horse, with the scathing political songs "Powderfinger," "Welfare Mothers," and the loud reprise of "My, My, Hey, Hey." --Steve Knopper
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