There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Biographer Jimmy McDonough has asserted[9] that Young was intentionally trying to combine Crazy Horse and CSNY on this release, with members of the former band appearing alongside Stephen Stills (who contributed backing vocals to "Only Love Can Break Your Heart") and Reeves. His lyrics embrace sci-fi scenarios ("After the Gold Rush"), narrate cryptic nightmares ("Don't Let It Bring You Down"), and confront smoldering injustices ("Southern Man") with equal conviction. It was covered by Tommy Graham and Friends, The Alice Band, Andy Milne, Da Capo and other artists. Very good idea and execution. Bleak. If there`s a more immaculate album out there, I want to hear it. Neil Young. Nina Hagens Nunsexmonkrock: Greatest (and weirdest) unsung masterpiece of the postpunk era? Coming in at a lower key than Neil, Patti Smiths simple and respectful 2012 cover of After the Gold Rush adds a layer of wistful poignancy lacking in the yearning original. Heck, I didnt even miss the guitar until I started writing. Hell know her. Forgot how good it was, not having listened to it in its entirety since my late teens. When Lofgren said he didn't play piano, Young assured him it didn't matter. On the left side of the law school is Macdougal Street, the site of many famous folk and rock clubs in the 60's where Neil used to play. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse, he has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest, On the Beach and Rust Never Sleeps. One of the great benefits today is you can pick up some great remastered albums at no great expense and certainly to my ears they are a lot better than much of the manufactured music around at the moment; the thing with Neil Young is its still in a way current as he still tours and performs his music to bigger audiences than ever. It was covered by Tommy Graham and Friends, The Alice Band, Andy Milne, Da Capo and other artists. . Worth a listen, I hope you will agree, proving again that with just a little counterpoint and syncopation, country begets soul. A friend of Popspots (Alex at the blog Flaming Pablum) notified us that photographer Joel Bernstein and album designer and music photographer Henry Diltz are 1970 Reprise Records. When the resulting page comes up, then click on the "street view" panorama in the top left and then, when the view is on the street, spin the picture around with the "knob" on the circle in the upper left. To be notified of new PopSpots entries, follow PopSpotsNYC on Twitter: For questions or comments you can email me (Bob) and it turned out to be the most beautiful and emotionally moving record in his catalogue, Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2018, After The Gold Rush was Neil Young's third album as a solo artist, and it turned out to be the most beautiful and emotionally moving record in his catalogue. (52 minutes). Her cover of Birds does nothing to dissuade me. A fter the Gold Rush is Neil Young's third solo album and it was released in 1970. Songs like 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart ', Don't Let It Bring You Down', and I Believe In You'. If the actual photo was shot mid-block - it was probably in one of the all brick side spaces to the left or right of these large windows. In 2005, Chart magazine readers placed it fifth on a poll of the best Canadian albums. Tracks that Young recalls as being written specifically for the film are "After the Gold Rush" and "Cripple Creek Ferry". Mahoney believes the role of women in the original Gold Rush which started in Australia in 1851 has been largely ignored. I guess I'm really making an effort to listen to old music at this point. This is the size it is in on the album cover, which makes me believe the photo was taken in this mid-block area. ", see the original black-and-white photo with Graham Nash on the right here at the Morrison Hotel Website. Only Love Can Break Your Heart Stephen Stills The cover art is a solarized image of Young passing an old woman at the New York University School of Law campus in the Greenwich Village district of New York City. (I also recommend her best version of this.). I had even typed in Rickie Lee Jones for this before my computer reminded me otherwise. Devonshire Downs Home Of The Newport Pop Festiv UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall In Berkeley, CA, Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios Former Location In Hempstead, NY, Ode Records Former Location In Malibu, California, The Singer Bowl The Doors Headline For The Who In 1968, KPPC-FM Former Underground Radio Station. Fantastic! It's here: As you can see, it matches with the corner: the end of the building is on the left and there's a white window on the right. [21], According to Acclaimed Music, it is the 60th most celebrated album in popular music history. There's also one little brick that seems smaller than all the others touching the "A" in the word "After." "[19] Village Voice critic Robert Christgau was more enthusiastic, saying: "While David Crosby yowls about assassinations, Young divulges darker agonies without even bothering to make them explicit. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2009. 'The heroes of the Gold Rush, the places towns are named after, and the . Don't Let It Bring. After The Gold Rush is an acoustic album that led to many other confessional singer/songwriter works in the early '70s (James Taylor, Carole King, etc.). So forgive this little affectation today as I present for you another purely feminine take, at least vocally. written by Barbara Stromberger Digital high-resolution files of the album are also available via the Neil Young Archives website, including a longer 3:36 outtake of "Birds" recorded at the same Sunset Sound sessions as "Wonderin'". That looks pretty convincing. Southern Man is a political statement that is inappropriate (the first of many Neil songs that did this) because ALL southern men aren't the way that painted them (even during the Civil War since many Confederates who fought did so for state rights and didn't own slaves). The re-release includes two different versions of the song "Wonderin'" - on the CD as two extra tracks and in the vinyl box set as a 45rpm single in a picture sleeve. 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"After The Gold Rush" is the title track from Young's 1970 album of the same name. NOTE:Because of the nature of the solarization process, each print is unique, and small variations from print to print will occur. and from another angle, looking north. written by Werner Schler secondhandsongs.com. Joel Bernstein explains how the old woman came to be in the frame: The photo was not a mistake. I saw the small, old woman coming towards us down the sidewalk, was intrigued, and wanted to catch her passing Neil. Editor's cover song pick: After the Gold Rush: The King's Singers: 1975: After the Gold Rush: Julie Mairs & Chris Stowell: 1977: After the . It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album Dj Vu. (STOP PRESS: nearly, see below!!). Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2016. ALL FIVE EXISTING SETS SOLD (AND SEVERAL RESOLD) BY SFAE BEGINNING 2005. After the Gold Rush is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records, catalogue number RS 6383. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2012. [28] It was voted number 62 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd edition (2000). Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2022, This is great ( if your a Neil Young fan), "Is it hard to make arrangements with yourself? (Addendum #1 - June, 3, 2011) As I referred to at the beginning of this entry, in an email to PopSpots Joel Bernstein cleared up the confusion about being quoted as saying the the shot was "accidental" He writes: "The photo was not "a mistake." [citation needed] The incorporation of Lofgren was a characteristically idiosyncratic decision by Young, as Lofgren had not played keyboards on a regular basis prior to the sessions. We can organise framing for UK customers. Originally released September 19, 1970, After the Gold Rush is cemented in the annals of music history-the album has often been rightly recognized as one of the finest ever made. This just inread the addendums below to learn about the unedited photo of the album cover shot that has just been released. They've taken down the entire fence. 11-x-14-inch-paper-size, 16-x-20-inch-paper-size, 20-x-24-inch-paper-size, 30-x-40-inch-paper-size. There's a huge new series of glass windows mid-block, where I think the original photo was probably taken, because, as much as the space I depicted in the opening shots looks like the actual space, there's no grating behind the fence as there is in the original cover shot. Your email address will not be published. If 'Everybody Knows This Is Knowhere' was the first step in Young's one take only approach to recording, this album embraces the concept like no other, along with a punk style contempt for accomplished musicianship and fussy production. The song After the Gold Rush was written by Neil Young and was first released by Neil Young in 1970. A real rarity: pleasant and hard at the same time. Release Notes: Initial sessions were conducted with backing band Crazy Horse at Sunset Sound Studios in August 1969, shortly before Young embarked on a tour of the US with Crosby Stills Nash & Young that would include their now-famous appearance at Woodstock. see the original black-and-white photo with Graham Nash on the right here at the Morrison Hotel Website or by visiting the exhibit. Those songs are still a regular part of Neil's concert repertoire to this day! It is one of four high-profile solo albums released by the members of folk rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album Dj Vu. New Musical Express named it the 80th greatest album of all time in 2003. I can play it side to side (yes, of course vinyl) and be instantly transported to a teenage me, dreaming of a future I couldnt ever quite picture (and indeed havent quite yet), all hopes and fears, intermingled with tears and joy. Required fields are marked *. This is the Macdougal Street side of the law school, at midbuilding. So when I do remember After the Gold Rush, when I come back to it, it astonishes. The picture was taken by photographer Joel Bernstein and was reportedly out of focus. A vinyl box set is scheduled to become available on March 19, 2021. [citation needed], Except for the track "Birds", recorded on June 30, 1970, at Sound City Studios, the remainder of the album was recorded at various sessions in a makeshift basement studio ("Redwood Studios") in Young's Topanga Canyon home during March and April 1970 with CSNY bassist Greg Reeves, Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina and burgeoning eighteen-year-old musical prodigy Nils Lofgren of the Washington, D.C.-based band Grin on piano. (end of original entry: June 1, 2011), Wait! After The Gold Rush was the third Neil Young solo album. (52 minutes) (See Addendum #4 at the end of the site for more on this. I art directed the taking of this photo and was standing right there behind Joel when the shutter clicked. If not click the link. After The Gold Rush - Rolling Stone Music After The Gold Rush By Langdon Winner October 15, 1970 Neil Young devotees will probably spend the next few weeks trying desperately to convince. Ive since discovered Claffy is a he, but its my piece and by God I will stick with this version of Dont Let It Bring You Down, along with its uncredited (at least if female) vocal accompaniment. Although progress was hampered by the deteriorating health of rhythm guitarist Danny Whitten, the sessions yielded two released tracks, "I Believe In You" and "Oh, Lonesome Me". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Full Albums features covers of every track off a classic album. The album was recorded in Los . In 1998 Q magazine readers voted After the Gold Rush the 89th greatest album of all time. the two figures, closer to the fence than to Neil's face. Oh, Lonesome Me 7. Share these album covers: A Treasure After the Gold Rush American Stars 'n Bars Arc Are You Passionate? Added by anto47 After The Gold Rush. How about it! Please try again. I saw the small, old woman coming towards [10] The photo is cropped; the original image included Young's friend and CSNY bandmate Graham Nash. Was a great pop song. This image was chosen for the front cover of Young's third studio album, After the Gold Rush , released in August of that year. Young's melodiesevery one of themare impossible to dismiss. , ASIN Its follow-up album, Harvest, was named the greatest Canadian album of all time in that book. So now I am retired, settled in a cottage, and I've re-bought Neil Young. This is an overhead shot of the law school (from Bing Maps: Bird's-eye view). [27] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Critics were not immediately impressed; the 1970 review in Rolling Stone magazine by Langdon Winner was negative, with Winner feeling that, "none of the songs here rise above the uniformly dull surface. [11], Songs on the album were inspired by the Dean Stockwell-Herb Bermann screenplay for the unmade film After the Gold Rush. Turns out, Graham Nash was in the original photo, too! Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022. About the Album: After the Gold Rush was released by Reprise Records in August 1970 and shows up on many "Top 100 Albums of All Time" lists, including those of Rolling Stone and Time Magazine. Free UK shipping on unframed items. Joel Bernstein explains in an email to PopSpots that when he said the shot was "accidental" -- the shot itself wasn't accidental - he saw the woman coming and wanted her in the shot -- it's just that he got the focus wrong in his haste to get her in frame.) After the Gold Rush (1970) Neil Young 1. Free shipping outside the UK if item costs 495 or more. 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