246. Harvest

Harvest
Neil Young
1972

Tracks
1. Out On The Weekend
2. Harvest 
3. Man Needs A Maid 
4. Heart Of Gold 
5. Are You Ready For The Country 
6. Old Man 
7. There's A World 
8. Alabama 
9. Needle And The Damage Done 
10. Words (Between The Lines Of Age)


Man, the pressure is on to like this album.  Fortunately, it is not that hard since this is probably the most famous of all Neil Young albums.  Of course, the haters have to say that this album is misogynistic, particularly because of the track "Man Needs A Maid".  Actually, it seems to be more offensive to men since it is pretty much saying that males are completely useless.  Have you ever seen an all male living space?  Young may have a point.


I have heard Neil Young being compared to Bob Dylan a lot, but I have to say that I like Young infinitely better.  Everything about him is softer somehow; his voice, his lyrics, even his harmonica is less overwhelming. You have probably heard his hits, but just in case:

My personal favorite is "Harvest" but there is not a single bad track on the album, albeit it is a bit depressing.

RATING: 5/5