Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar); Jack Nitzsche (slide guitar, piano); Ben Keith (steel guitar); John Harris (piano); Tim Drummond (bass instrument); Kenny Buttrey (drums); David Crosby, Graham Nash, James Taylor , Stephen Stills, Linda Ronstadt (background vocals); London Symphony Orchestra.
Recording information: Quadrafonic Sound Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Broken Arrow Studios, San Francisco, California; Barking Town Hall, London, England; Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, California.
Recognized as one of Young's (and hence one of rock & roll's) finest albums, HARVEST put the singer on the mainstream map with the mega-hit "Heart of Gold," which defined a soft folk-rock style frequently revisited by lesser artists throughout the 1970s. It also features some of his darker compositions, like the entropy-obsessed "Old Man" and the junkie eulogy, "The Needle and the Damage Done," one of Young's most haunting and compelling songs.
Deceptively laid-back-sounding country-rock plaints like "Out on the Weekend" and the title cut caress the ear unassumingly, pulling you into the more ominous subtext that is present even in the rollicking "Are You Ready for the Country." As always, Young has an ear for contrasts, laying down heavy rock ("Alabama") beside his balladry, and even employing the London Symphony Orchestra on the excellent confessional "A Man Needs a Maid." Due to back troubles, Young recorded much of this material while wearing a brace, a fact that seems audible in the tension and unease that underlies the friendly, acoustic surface of this superb release.
Recognized as one of Young's (and hence one of rock & roll's) finest albums, HARVEST put the singer on the mainstream map with the mega-hit "Heart of Gold," which defined a soft folk-rock style frequently revisited by lesser artists throughout the 1970s. It also features some of his darker compositions, like the entropy-obsessed "Old Man" and the junkie eulogy, "The Needle and the Damage Done," one of Young's most haunting and compelling songs.
Deceptively laid-back-sounding country-rock plaints like "Out on the Weekend" and the title cut caress the ear unassumingly, pulling you into the more ominous subtext that is present even in the rollicking "Are You Ready for the Country." As always, Young has an ear for contrasts, laying down heavy rock ("Alabama") beside his balladry, and even employing the London Symphony Orchestra on the excellent confessional "A Man Needs a Maid." Due to back troubles, Young recorded much of this material while wearing a brace, a fact that seems audible in the tension and unease that underlies the friendly, acoustic surface of this superb release.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.114) - Ranked #78 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Americana - steel, guitar, slide guitar, banjo - stripped down and rebuilt with every jagged edge exposed..."
Q (7/00, p.141) - Included in Q's "The Best Male Angst Albums Of All Time" - "...The showcase for [his] most affecting artistic devices..."
Mojo (Publisher) (11/01, p.150) - "...If he was laid-back at this time it was simply because spinal surgery had made him literally so..."
NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #60 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of All Time.'
NME (Magazine) (9/18/93, p.19) - Ranked #22 in NME's list of the 'Greatest Albums Of The '70s.'
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– Customer review on 11/12/2006
Harvest is probably one of the albums in my collection that gets the most repeat plays in a week. It is a superb rock album with its roots in folk, bluegrass and others. If i was going to recomend an album to someone who hadnt heard of neil young then this would definately be the record id recomend as it has a very wide appeal to it, being that it is incredible and all. check out after the gold rush and everybody knows this is nowhere also.
Heart of Gold, Needle and Damage done. do i have to say much more? One of his best ever albums, Neil Young was such and influential part of the folk and bluegrass movement in the 60's and the 70's alike. Introduce him to the young, he'll guide them on their way, my mother did for me and i fell in love with his music.
Neil Young's most commercially successful albumn sent him running for the ditch as he called it - as far as possible from the middle of the road. While Harvest isn't as biting or experimental as much of Young's other work it is still a beautiful and polished albumn all soft and shiny and very lovely.
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