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Neil Young - Old Ways Audio CD

A fair review of the Neil Young "Old Ways" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Neil Young reviews here, or go back to the Neil Young tabs.

Neil Young Band: Neil Young
Title: Old Ways
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Release Date: 2000-08-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Wayward Wind 2: Get Back to the Country 3: Are There Any More Real Cowboys? 4: Once an Angel 5: Misfits 6: California Sunset 7: Old Ways 8: My Boy 9: Bound for Glory 10: Where Is the Highway Tonight?

Old Ways
As the title suggests, this bunch of songs are very country-rock 'n roll similar to his albums Harvest, Comes A Time and American Stars 'N Bars. Once again Neil Young delivers an album with great song-writing and music. Enjoyable listening with toe-tapping and knee-slapping tunes. A must have album if you like Neil's country side.


Gold Neil
This great "Oldie but Goodie" needs to be in your collection if you're a fan as are my son and I. When folks talk about "Gold" and Neil Young in the same breath, they mean a long career of thoughtful folk rock and and hard chrging old style rock & roll. Great listening. .


Neil Young's Best Album Yet!
And in my move out of my parents' house I sadly lost it. I received a copy of "Old Ways," for Christmas during my Neil Young phase, when I was a teenager. Fortunately, several years ago, I was able to buy a replacement copy. And I have it on my iPod. It has some GREAT numbers on it. A lot of the songs are ones that Neil Young wrote, but there are also ones that are classics. For example, everybody knows "The Wayward Wind. " And "Any More Real Cowboys," is also pretty popular. "My Boy," makes me cry every time I hear that cut.

If all you care about it Neil Young's rock music, this may not be the right choice for you. However, if you are a big fan of Neil Young, period. Then by all means buy yourself a copy of this first rate CD. You'll be glad you did!.


Hardcore Country - Good Stuff
Fantastic stuff, with Waylon and Willie adding to the mix, along with all the studio musicians in Nashville, seemingly. Neil finally goes all the way, putting out a full-on, hardcore country album. This album didn't do much when it came out, oddly. I can only imagine that it had to do with both the lawsuits surrounding this release (Geffen wanted something more commercial), and the fact that while most Neil fans like his countrified folk/pop stuff, they just don't like the real deal. Pity. I own all of Neil's albums, and this one always floats around near the top of the pile.


One great song, a few decent ones, but not a good Neil Young album...
Neil has done material with a country tinge to it before, and has done it very well, but when he tries to do a "real" country album, he overdoes it. I do like some of this album, but most of it feel forced and many of its cuts are way overproduced. It's a shame, because the idea of Neil Young doing a country album sounds great on paper.

The song The Wayward Wind, a country music classic covered by just about everyone, is butchered under one of the most overbearing string sections ever. A more subtle approach would have worked so much better. The song Are There Any More Real Cowboys? ventures into self parody, coming across as someone who understands nothing about cowboys. Misfits has some of the silliest lyrics ever in any of Neil's work. The only song that I absolutely adore is Once An Angel, an absolutely beautiful ballad with a sweet production and a moving, sincere vocal by Neil. It's one of my favorite Neil Young songs.

This album is actually one of the better albums from the 80's Neil's Geffen period. As Neil fans know, Geffen sued Young during this time because he felt Neil was purposely doing subpar work to get out of his contract. While that point is debatable, this is one of the few 80's albums that Neil is trying to do something good. He just doesn't succeed fully. It's worth a listen or two, but the only song worth hanging onto is Once An Angel. Old Ways is a noble failure. .


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