Decade CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Down To The Wire ~ Neil Young

2. Burned ~ Neil Young

3. Mr. Soul ~ Neil Young

4. Broken Arrow ~ Neil Young

5. Expecting To Fly ~ Neil Young

6. Sugar Mountain ~ Neil Young

7. I Am A Child ~ Neil Young

8. Loner, The ~ Neil Young

9. Old Laughing Lady, The ~ Neil Young

10. Cinnamon Girl ~ Neil Young

11. Down By The River ~ Neil Young

12. Cowgirl In The Sand ~ Neil Young

13. I Believe In You ~ Neil Young

14. After The Goldrush ~ Neil Young

15. Southern Man ~ Neil Young

16. Helpless ~ Neil Young

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Ohio ~ Neil Young

2. Soldier ~ Neil Young

3. Old Man ~ Neil Young

4. Man Needs A Maid, A ~ Neil Young

5. Harvest ~ Neil Young

6. Heart Of Gold ~ Neil Young

7. Star Of Bethlehem ~ Neil Young

8. Needle And The Damage Done, The ~ Neil Young

9. Tonight's The Night (part 1) ~ Neil Young

10. Tired Eyes ~ Neil Young

11. Walk On ~ Neil Young

12. For The Turnstiles ~ Neil Young

13. Winterlong ~ Neil Young

14. Deep Forbidden Lake ~ Neil Young

15. Like A Hurricane ~ Neil Young

16. Love Is A Rose ~ Neil Young

17. Cortez The Killer ~ Neil Young

18. Campaigner ~ Neil Young

19. Long May You Run ~ Neil Young

Neil Young exerts the power of style shifts throughout his career and this album illustrates some of these definitions. "Old Man," "Southern Man," and "Cinnamon Girl" are just some of his masterpieces from this double album.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	3 LPs on 2 CDs, recorded between 1966 and 1976.
	Personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, guitar); Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Crazy Horse.
	Compilation producers: Neil Young, Tim Mulligan, David Briggs.
	Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, harmonica).
	Covering the years between 1966-1976, DECADE is a solid overview that shows off the many sides of the always iconoclastic Neil Young. Starting with Young's work in Buffalo Springfield, some of the nuggets include the psychedelic calliope that is "Down To The Wire" and the fuzz guitar/Motown-inspired "Mr. Soul." Throughout these ten years of recordings, Young constantly dug deep, touching on controversial topics be it his CSN&Y masterpiece about the student massacre at Kent State ("Ohio"), compositions dealing with the ups and downs of the drug culture ("Needle And The Damage Done," "Tonight's The Night") or history's dark chapters of racial injustice ("Cortez The Killer," "Southern Man").
	Neil Young's choice of accompanists also allowed him to explore many different avenues. Crazy Horse provided the sonic wallop that bore such fruit as "Like A Hurricane," whereas The Stray Gators provided the springboard for more countrycentric numbers like "Heart Of Gold" and "Harvest." Other welcome inclusions are "Star Of Bethlehem" and "Deep Forbidden Lake," from HOMEGROWN, the unreleased sequel to HARVEST. The solid material on this compilation and accompanying liner notes by Neil Young make this an essential part of any record collection.
Musical Guests
	Buffalo Springfield
	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
	Stills-Young Band
	Crazy Horse

Artist Overview

Like the Band, Neil Young eschewed his Canadian roots to create a sound rooted in American folk and country, which he mixed with visionary, poetic rock in Buffalo Springfield and on his solo albums. He played the crucial fourth wheel role in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but ultimately proved too individualistic to participate in a democracy. The gritty, electric assault of his work with Crazy Horse is the alter ego of Young's more folk/country-based work, and also proved a key influence on the grunge sound of Seattle (Young even recorded a live album with Pearl Jam as his backing band). Over the years, he's followed his mercurial muse through everything from rockabilly to synth-pop to big-band blues, always remaining uniquely Neil.

Compilation Appearances

	Last Waltz (Live)
	Bob Dylan-30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
	Duets
	Elyse
	Last Man Standing
	Goin Home:tribute To Fats Domingo
	Chrome Dreams II
	Pearl Jam Twenty (Original Soundtrack)
	Bridge School Concerts 25Th Ann Ed

Associated Artists and Works

	Buffalo Springfield
	Crazy Horse
	Rust Never Sleeps ~ Crazy Horse
	Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ~ Crazy Horse
	Psychedelic Pill [Digipak] ~ Crazy Horse
	A Treasure [Digipak] ~ Neil Young & The International
	A Treasure [Digipak] ~ Neil Young & The International
	On, Pickin'
	Original Soundtrack
	Pickin' On
	Stills, Stephen

Technical Info

	Release Date : 1988
	Original Release Date : 1977
	Catalog ID : 7599272332
	Label : Reprise
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00075992723329

Professional Reviews

Q (10/00, p.155)
- Included in Q's "Best Best Of... Albums Of All Time"

Q (8/93, p.107)
- 4 Stars - Excellent - "...reaching back to his Buffalo Springfield days, it has many of his finest [and] nothing that wastes space..."