| Neil Young - After The Goldrush
(1970)
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| Cover Front |
Album |
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| Artist/Composer |
Neil Young |
| Length |
33:41 |
| Format |
CD |
| Genre |
Folk-Rock |
| Label |
Reprise Records |
| Index |
127 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
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| Musicians |
| Drums and Percussion |
Ralph Molina |
| Bass Guitar |
Billy Talbot |
| Bass Guitar |
Greg Reeves |
| Guitar-Electric |
Danny Whitten |
| Guitar-Electric |
Neil Young |
| Guitar-Electric |
Nils Lofgren |
| Guitar-Electric |
Stephen Stills |
| Piano |
Jack Nitzsche |
| Piano |
Neil Young |
| Piano |
Nils Lofgren |
| Harmonica |
Neil Young |
| Vocals |
Neil Young |
| Vocals-Backing |
Danny Whitten |
| Vocals-Backing |
Nils Lofgren |
| Vocals-Backing |
Ralph Molina |
| Vocals-Backing |
Stephen Stills |
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| Credits |
| Producer |
Kendall Pacios |
| Producer |
David Briggs |
| Producer |
Neil Young |
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| Track List |
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| 01 |
Tell Me Why |
02:54 |
| 02 |
After The Gold Rush |
03:45 |
| 03 |
Only Love Can Break Your Heart |
03:05 |
| 04 |
Southern Man |
05:41 |
| 05 |
Till The Morning Comes |
01:17 |
| 06 |
Oh, Lonesome Me |
03:47 |
| 07 |
Don't Let It Bring You Down |
02:56 |
| 08 |
Birds |
02:34 |
| 09 |
When You Dance You Can Really Love |
03:44 |
| 10 |
I Believe In You |
02:24 |
| 11 |
Cripple Creek Ferry |
01:34 |
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| Details |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Rare |
No |
| Sound |
Stereo |
| UPC |
075992724326 |
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| Notes |
| In the 15 months between the release of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush, Neil Young issued a series of recordings in different styles that could have prepared his listeners for the differences between the two LPs. His two compositions on the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album Déjà Vu, "Helpless" and "Country Girl," returned him to the folk and country styles he had pursued before delving into the hard rock of Everybody Knows; two other singles, "Sugar Mountain" and "Oh, Lonesome Me," also emphasized those roots. But "Ohio," a CSNY single, rocked as hard as anything on the second album. After the Gold Rush was recorded with the aid of Nils Lofgren, a 17-year-old unknown whose piano was a major instrument, turning one of the few real rockers, "Southern Man" (which had unsparing protest lyrics typical of Phil Ochs), into a more stately effort than anything on the previous album and giving a classic tone to the title track, a mystical ballad that featured some of Young's most imaginative lyrics and became one of his most memorable songs. But much of After the Gold Rush consisted of country-folk love songs, which consolidated the audience Young had earned through his tours and recordings with CSNY; its dark yet hopeful tone matched the tenor of the times in 1970, making it one of the definitive singer/songwriter albums, and it has remained among Young's major achievements. 6383 Produced by: Neil Young & David Briggs with Kendall Pacios Musicians: Neil Young: vocals, guitars, piano, harmonica, vibes Danny Whitten: guitars, vocals Billy Talbot: bass Ralph Molina: drums, vocals Greg Reeves: bass Steve Stills: guitars, vocals Nils Lofgren: guitars, piano, vocals Jack Nitzsche: piano All songs written by Neil Young except for "Oh, Lonesome Me", which was written by Don Gibson. Most of these songs were inspired by a screenplay for a movie titled After The Goldrush, which was never actually filmed. The screenplay was co-written by Dean Stockwell, who designed the cover for American Stars & Bars, and starred in the American TV show Quantum Leap. The southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd did not like how Neil's songs, in particular "Southern Man" and Harvest's "Alabama", perpetuated the myth that all Americans living in the South live in cabins and lynch African-Americans. In fact, Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote the song "Sweet Home Alabama" in reply to Neil and actually mention his name in the song! Despite all this, Neil and Lynyrd Skynyrd are not really agitated with each other, and Neil once played a snippet of "Sweet Home Alabama" in a concert shortly after the 1977 plane crash that killed three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Also, Neil originally wrote "Sedan Delivery" and "Powderfinger" (from Rust Never Sleeps) for Lynyrd Skynyrd, who never recorded them, although singer Ronnie Van Zant was, according to some interviews, going to use the songs for a solo LP. In the liner notes for this album, there is a track listing written in Neil's handwriting. Apparently, this was the set list for a concert. Most of the songs in the list are currently unreleased songs. Here is the listing: Oh Lonesome Me Wondering Everybody's Alone Sugar Mountain Sea Of Madness Big Waves Dance, Dance, Dance Birds I Need Her Love To Get By On display in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a proposed tracklist for this album; it includes the released songs along with "Wondering", a staple of Neil & Crazy Horse's tour in 1970 that didn't show up on record until 1983's Everybody's Rockin and "Long Walk Home", which wasn't played in public until 1986's "Rusted Out Garage" tour with Crazy Horse, and later turned up on 1987's Life. www.frodehoydal.com |
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