Harvest - NEIL YOUNG*****

Out On The Weekend/Harvest/A Man Needs A Maid/Heart Of Gold/Are You Ready For The Country/Old Man/ There's A World/Alabama/The Needle & The Damage Done/Words (Between The Lines Of Age)

Singer songwriter Neil Young hit a creative and commercial peak with Harvest, topping the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Consistently excellent throughout it includes the US No.1 and US No.10 hit single Heart Of Gold (US:1 UK:1)

“Harvest is a beautiful folksy masterpiece, featuring unforgettable and heart-on-a-sleeve numbers. It is also one of few rock albums on which an orchestral music additions actually works for good effect. A true classic.”

“Show me another album where songs of such quality arrive so densely packed. There are no less than six you wouldn't hesitate to call 'the emotional centrepiece' of some run-of-the-mill all-time classic.”

“A soft and smooth album, which apart from somewhat politically loaded lyrics also has a more sensitive and emotional side to it. As for the music it ranges between some singer/songwriter material mixed with a bit of folk-rock and some slight country elements as well. The rock is from the smoother side, but suits the lyrics really well, adding to the emotional appeal of the album.”

“One of those albums you just have to hear at least once in your life. Young seems to have a sincere way of expressing himself and having a unique style with this record. Wonderful stories and a great country rock vibe.”

“This album is the mortar and bricks that have built up the music industry. The lush sounds, sad themes and haunting melodies are beyond category, beyond time, and beyond what I had expected.”

“One of Neil Young's finest albums and one of his darkest. The Needle & The Damage Done is a fine anti-drug song. Alabama is an indictment of the old Southern way of thinking and way of life. Heart Of Gold is a beautiful song and Old Man is a slap at the older generation of the time. The whole album is great folky beautiful rock.”

“Harvest contrast nicely different approaches and sounds. The album refers to many issues. Neil also secured a nice skirmish with Lynyrd Skynyrd over the song Alabama, which was not appreciated by the southerners.”