Neil Young Albums Ranked - The Top 15 - The Neil Exravaganza: Episode Three (Amity Tracks

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@stephenkilby7851 11 ай бұрын

great top 15, ive heard of most of them, now i need to get some, i was just relistening to the greatest hit cowgirl in the sand is just stunning, thanks for a great informative video

@AbbeyRoadkill1 11 ай бұрын

Nice job. If you asked 100 different people, you would get 100 different rankings of Neil's catalogue. He's sort of the ultimate artist in that way. He follows the muse wherever it takes him, no matter what, and you gotta admire that, even if it sometimes results in bad albums. My favorite period is 1968 to 1973, I think that's when he was at his absolute best. But I love a lot of his later '70s stuff, and '90s stuff, too.

@johncopeland2134 5 ай бұрын

Nice work!! I’ve grown old with Neil Young’s music. Lucky enough to see him tour Tonight’s The Night in UK - a year before album release. Support that tour was bunch of fresh faced guys called the Eagles. Later saw him tour Trans. Still play Everybody Knows album probably once a month - my number one, but that’s the beauty of these lists.

@amitytracks 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I'm jealous you got to see those shows!

@mordecaicarroll 11 ай бұрын

Good rankings and I like your top 3. I saw Neil play a live solo show after Freedom came out and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. His guitar sound was out of this world - distorted echoey and massive

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Yep. Those shows around 'Freedom' were really something special.

@pablolazaromartinez3541 11 ай бұрын

Freedom was my first Young álbum. And Everybody knows ....was( is) my favorite during ages

@willoloughlen9868 10 ай бұрын

Excellent insight! Thx.

@davef.263 3 ай бұрын

Great job. I have seen a few of these lists throughout the years and nobody came close to getting it right, in my opinion. I think you did a great job and definitely nothing touches Rust Never Sleeps. I would have had Comes a Time in this list and swapped out Stars 'N Bars. Was nice to see a real fan. I haven't been a fan of his later stuff, mostly pure drivel. However, the ones you mentioned in these last 15 were epic works. I have/had them all in albums and cd formats. Unfortunately the ones I don't have anymore were autographed albums that disappeared mysteriously. Although I still do have a signed bootleg which is one of my most cherished albums and memories. I was lucky enough to see him 4 times and meet him on two of those occasions. Great guy and great musician. Thanks for putting this together, it brought back a lot of good memories.

@amitytracks 2 ай бұрын

That's really cool. I've seen him about 5 times (once with that shortlived group he called The Restless back in 89, then twice with Booker T & the MGs, once with CSNY and once solo acoustic). I'm seeing him soon with Crazy Horse, finally. Never met him though.

@daledavidson8242 11 ай бұрын

💗Eldorado. The argument for 50 years has been Everybody Knows this is Nowhere vs After the Goldrush. BUT: What gets overlooked is his soundtrack for Dead Man, which is finally getting recognized as best film of the 90’s.

@daledavidson8242 11 ай бұрын

Plus: Decade has got to be the greatest compilation album of all time.

@davidbowman4259 5 ай бұрын

Freedom, Ragged Glory, Comes a Time, Rust Never Sleeps and Harvest Moon.

@surfwriter8461 5 ай бұрын

Man, you're delusional. Anyone who proclaims the soundtrack for Dead Man among Neil's best and calls that execrable film "the best of the 90s" is way off the deep end, approaching the rocks below. And NY hasn't produced a decent album in more than 25 years.

@daledavidson8242 5 ай бұрын

“SFWM!”@@surfwriter8461

@willmcfall7675 8 ай бұрын

This is an excellent ranking vid of Neil, like seriously how good is this artist he's comfortably one of the greats and he's my favourite too! I love the inclusion of Freedom as your 3rd favourite, that is a belting record that I reckon is highly underrated to be honest. My top 10 Neil records for myself would have to be: 1. On the Beach 2. Zuma 3. Tonight's the Night 4. After the Gold Rush 5. Rust Never Sleeps 6. Everybody Knows this is Nowhere 7. Harvest 8. Greendale (I know highly controversial!) 9. Sleeps with Angels 10. Harvest Moon 11. Freedom 12. Ragged Glory 13. Re-ac-tor 14. Time Fades Away 15. The Visitor (and it really has grown on me it used to be quite down there)

@johntyndall1373 11 ай бұрын

Great list! A friend of mine likes Trans better than any other Neil Young album. My favorite changes from day to day, although I have to admit that the run of Freedom, Rust Never Sleeps, and Live Rust is pretty damn good.

@suartgilmour4540 11 ай бұрын

Cool list. Brave man having Goldrush and Harvest outside your Top 5 lol. My top 15 would be quite similar, although i would have Broken Arrow and Prairie Wind in there. Love those 2 albums. Glad you mentioned Bandit and Razor Love in the last video - two of Young's greatest songs imo. If I had to pick a fav it would be On The Beach, as i think it's just perfect songwriting, particularly on side 2 with Ambulance Blues. But really I wouldnt argue with anyone who chose any of your top 10 as their fav. Stuart

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

I've seen a lot of people really love 'On the Beach.'

@albertguffanti8414 11 ай бұрын

Neil is my favorite artist too. I’m glad I ran into your channel. Subscribed! My number one is probably Harvest Moon, mostly because it is tied to a pivotal period in my life. But they are all great. Even the cringy ones, because it’s Neil

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Exactly. Thanks for subscribing! Hope you enjoy the channel.

@vincentbernard7504 11 ай бұрын

Great video as usual my friend ! But it is Emmylou Harris on Star of Bethlehem… not Linda R !! Can’t wait until Archive video

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Ah, you're right! Thanks. Archives are coming!

@Roy-ho6ii 5 ай бұрын

Rust Never Sleeps is unquestionably one of the finest albums ever made. I’m a rusted on hard rock / metal fan but this album is flawless. Thank you Neil.

@amitytracks 5 ай бұрын

It really is flawless.

@lostmixtapes 6 ай бұрын

Loved your rankings. Your top 3 was quite different from mine, but all three of those records are 5 star records for me. The guy just has too much material. I thought it was great to see Freedom in there. Such an underrated one for me. I picked up that ORS box to finally have Ragged and Freedom and Weld on LP and was pretty blown away by Freedom. I'm picking it out for regular rotation again after watching this.

@amitytracks 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Freedom has been a favorite for me since it came out. That was one of my most memorable concert experiences. Neil was touring for This Note's For You, but at the show I saw in Houston he had already sacked The Bluenotes and played a lot of Freedom, even though he had not released it yet. That was the loudest concert I have ever attended. I want to do a most memorable concerts video or series, and will expand on that story. I am convinced I lost some hearing that night, but it was worth it.

@adambower2677 5 ай бұрын

Both of his sons have CP i Met Neil and his family in 2003 backstage at a Greendale show very nice people by the way I love your channel

@amitytracks 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@JL-vo7dm 11 ай бұрын

Your # 1 and 2 are mine too Ray!

@albarton7189 11 ай бұрын

Very nice list. And as a longtime Neil Young fan since After the Gold Rush, my top ten list has mostly his earlier albums along with Harvest Moon. (You mentioned Linda Ronstadt doing backing vocals on one of the albums. So far, nobody on KZfaq has done a Ronstadt ranking. You ought to do a Ronstadt top ten.)

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

I like Linda Ronstadt, but I don't know her catalogue well enough to do a good video. And, as someone else in the comments pointed out, I was mistaken. It was Emmylou Harris on "Star of Bethlehem."

@fclosson 9 ай бұрын

I also have made a Neil Young list of his albums starting , however I started at 47-1. I have been working on my list for the past 3 years and adding to this list as Neil brings out more albums. I am also a big fan of Neil and love how other people see his albums in differnt ways 15. Harvest Moon, 14. Mirror Ball, 13. American Stars and Bars, 12. Living with War, 11. Chrome Dreams, 10. Rust Never Sleeps, 9. Freedom, 8. Sleeps with Angles , 7. Ragged Glory, 6. Zuma, 5. After the Gold Rush, 4. Everyone Knows this is Nowhere, 3. Harvest, 2. Tonight’s the Night, 1. On the Beach

@amitytracks 9 ай бұрын

So many directions to go with Neil.

@SH-ud8wd 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the inclusion of Eldorado!

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

@robforzese5496 11 ай бұрын

Neil Young is also my favorite artist….I also ranked all his albums and my most underrated Neil album is Old Ways. Favorite album of all time is Rust Never Sleeps. Great list man! I’d like to see a list of your favorite songs… if your up to it GOOD LUCK 😂

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

I was thinking of some sort of series of picking like a Top 20 songs of various artists or something like that. If I did, definitely would do Neil.

@davidhuffman5029 2 ай бұрын

Living With War is very underrated. In my top ten. Every song is good. He was very dedicated to his desire to rock out on this album.

@amitytracks Ай бұрын

He was, but the songs feel like they were written and recorded in about 5 minutes.

@shalalalalee 11 ай бұрын

Harvest is the only Neil Young album that I have on vinyl and I love it so much... Live Long Neil Young! Hey hey, my my, rock n roll can never die 🤘

@shaynewest8757 9 ай бұрын

My 10 is 1. Time Fades Away 2. Zuma 3. After The Goldrush 4. Harvest 5. Rust Never Sleeps 6. Ragged Glory 7. Neil Young 8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 9. Tonights The Night 10. On The Beach

@77fox524 7 ай бұрын

Yes. Time Fades Away is his best. I have to limit myself to three plays a year. It is so visceral. It is as though you are coursing through his veins. Nothing comes close.

@SydBarrettArchives 11 ай бұрын

Ragged Glory is top 3 for me. And I have found that Life is VERY underrated, love that album.

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Agree on Life. I had it kinda low, but not as low as many people do. I like 'Life.'

@77fox524 7 ай бұрын

Glad you rate Re*Ac*Tor and Fork In The Road. Rust Never Sleeps isn't in my top 25. Welfare Mothers? Sedan Delivery?? Prairie Wind is sublime. But, it's all subjective. Good job!

@amitytracks 7 ай бұрын

Especially with Neil, there is a lot of room for different opinions.

@77fox524 5 ай бұрын

@@amitytracks I hadn't twigged you were a History teacher. So am I! What are your thoughts on Neil's 'history'? You love 'Mideast Vacation', yes? A lot of those 80s things were steeped in the politics of the time. 'Comin' Apart At Every Nail'? 'Union Man'? A 'grumpy' millionaire isn't my choice of political commentator. That said, live music is better (as you have shared with 'A Treasure'/Old Ways and 'Bluenote Cafe/This Notes For You') bumper stickers should be issued.

@777jones Ай бұрын

I haven’t even seen where you put Freedom yet. But I agree. And I think Ragged Glory is low, if anything. Great record.

@777jones Ай бұрын

Edit: wow, impressed with #3. I have to agree; beautifully produced, compelling songs. A true classic of his career.

@patricksexton702 Ай бұрын

Spot on about 'I've been waiting for you' - one of Neil's very best songs in my opinion (from a fine album), the Bowie version is not nearly as good

@JayMil365 5 ай бұрын

I got Zuma at 1 2 Everybody knows… 3 self entitled 4 American Stars… 5 On the Beach 6 Harvest 7 Prairie Wind, check out the concert movie by Johnathon Demme 8 Tonight’s… 9 Trans 10 Unplugged

@garypeacock5919 10 ай бұрын

In my opinion,Trans is one of the greatest album covers ever. I even had it framed in the early 80's.

@mrg1911 11 ай бұрын

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere After The Gold Rush Harvest Neil Young (1st album) Comes A Time Tonight's The Night Zuma On the Beach Rust Never Sleeps American Stars N Bars Long May You Run Silver And Gold Live Rust Live at Massey Hall 1971 Live at The Fillmore East 1970 BONUS: Déjà Vu

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Nice. If I were including live albums, Live Rust would top my list.

@richardtyson7884 10 ай бұрын

Spot on about Trans it would be in my top 15 too.

@tpstrato2270 6 ай бұрын

tonights the night

@gregorylapointe4157 5 ай бұрын

Ragged Glory would be in my top 3

@saifonlawrence2044 8 ай бұрын

Neil is the greatest lyricist ever

@amitytracks 8 ай бұрын

One of 'em.

@syater 11 ай бұрын

Asking because I don't actually know, but wasn't "Sweet Home Alabama" actually a reaction to Neil's song "Alabama?" I'm not sure about the chronology and too lazy to look it up right now. --- Regarding #1 picks: I find that 'After the Gold Rush' has the best flow and feel as-an-album of all. But it's just one fine song after the next. By the time "Cripple Creek Ferry" floats into view I feel like my soul has been washed somehow. An all time top ten album to my taste, none of his other albums are.

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

You may be right.

@richardsonfamily7594 11 ай бұрын

1. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 2. Rust Never Sleeps 3. Harvest 4. Neil Young 5. Ragged Glory 6. Harvest Moon 7. Trans 8. On the Beach 9. Prairie Wind 10. Zuma 11. After the Gold Rush 12. Le Noise 13. Sleeps With Angels 14. Psychedelic Pill 15. Homegrown 16. Mirror Ball 17. Re-ac-tor 18. Tonight’s the Night 19. Hawks and Doves 20. Freedom 21. Comes a Time 22. Hitchhiker 23. American Stars ‘n’ Bars 24. Landing On Water 25. Toast 26. Chrome Dreams II 27. Storytone 28. A Letter Home 29. Broken Arrow 30. Silver and Gold 31. Are You Passionate? 32. Peace Trail 33. The Visitor 34. Old Ways 35. Barn 36. This Note’s for You 37. Colorado 38. Everybody’s Rockin’ 39. Life 40. Americana 41. Fork In the Road 42. Long May You Run 43. World Record 44. The Monsanto Years 45. Living With War 46. Greendale

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Nice. I think we both have Le Noise at 12.

@gibby6904 5 ай бұрын

Not a bad list except Greendale needs to move up to the top15......

@vinylrichie007 11 ай бұрын

Honestly a top 15 is all I need.

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

I disagree, my friend. I think the weird, lower albums are sometimes more fun to talk about vs. the classics everyone already knows. Like 'Everybody's Rockin'". That's some funny stuff with that one, how Neil recorded it as basically giving the middle finger to David Geffen.

@davidoswell3079 11 ай бұрын

Rust Never Sleeps.......you have got to be kidding!!!

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

Absolutely not kidding!

@davidoswell3079 11 ай бұрын

I would choose After the Goldrush, Rust somewhere in the middle. But that's just me. Love your channel!@@amitytracks

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

@@davidoswell3079 Thanks! Neil's catalogue is so huge, there is room for lots of differing opinions. That's what's so fun talking about it!

@vinylrichie007 11 ай бұрын

After The Gold Rush is my favorite. Both sides of Harvest are ruined by the songs with orchestration.

@amitytracks 11 ай бұрын

I'm not a fan of "There's a World" or "Words," but I do think "A Man Needs a Maid" really works.

@vinylrichie007 11 ай бұрын

@@amitytracks I like Words but A Man Needs A Maid makes me ill.

@kevtruth 11 ай бұрын

Top 10 is difficult and 1-8 can be rearranged because they are all excellent. Might have to give Freedom another spin 1. Zuma 2. Harvest 3. Rust Never Sleeps 4. After The Gold Rush 5. On The Beach 6. Ragged Glory 7. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 8. Tonight's The Night 9. American Stars 'N' Bars 10. Neil Young (debut)

@tuneyouup 4 ай бұрын

Burned out now can’t play or sing 🎤 or write ✍️ worth a s

@amitytracks 4 ай бұрын

I think he's still capable occasionally. But it is more laziness, in my opinion.

@surfwriter8461 5 ай бұрын

The top albums are roughly correct except for El Dorado. It's more important to assess the peak and the long decline of NY's career. He produced numerous classic songs and a few classic albums, but his muse left the building about 25 years ago and his albums since then have been an offensively bad collection of undistinguished "songs" lacking any decent melody or lyrical content. Neil seems to be devoid of a creative filter and just seems to churn out more garbage with no self-awareness or editorial judgment at all. That's been the case for virtually all his albums in the last 25 years--slack music, often embarrassing non-songs, produced because the self-indulgent Neil Young thinks it's fun and his "fans" need another dose of undistinguished trash. .

@amitytracks 5 ай бұрын

Mostly, I agree. I am grateful he's been putting out the Archives releases.