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Harvest Moon (1992)
and Dreamin' Man Live '92 (2009)
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Weld (1991)
also Arc (1991) and Way Down in the Rust Bucket (1990, released 2021)
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Ragged Glory (1990)
this is my album
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Freedom (1989)
along with Eldorado (1989) and Summer Songs (1987)
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This Note's For You (1988)
but really the Bluenote Cafe live album (1987-88, released 2015)
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Life (1987)
plus a little about the film Muddy Track
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Landing on Water (1986)
synthetic sounds from the future
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Old Ways (1985)
Also A Treasure (recorded live in 1984-85, released 2011)
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Everybody's Rockin' (1983)
Classic Neil move: After Trans, he pivots again and offers Geffen a pure country album called Old Ways. Geffen is feeling burnt by the failure of Trans and demands a “rock ‘n’ roll” album. So Neil immediately goes into the studio with a new band called The Shocking Pinks and
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Trans (1982)
And so we arrive at the most infamous album in Neil Young’s catalog. This album and the next one (Everybody’s Rockin) got him sued by his record company for making music "not commercial" and "musically uncharacteristic of [his] previous recordings." Eventually the suit was
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VIDEO: Ohio (Official Live)
from 2018
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Re•ac•tor (1981)
I’ve never heard this album but remember seeing it in stores all the time, always wondering what it sounded like. When my Neil fandom began, there was the general feeling that the 80s were a wash for Neil (more on that next time…) and that probably contributed to me