Neil's Catalog Deserves More Collections Like This
Created: 10/07/07
Covering the first ten years of any artist's career can be challenging to fill two LPs, but when Decade was first released, it took three records to hold the magnificent songwriting and performance that began Neil Young's career. This collection, later released on two CDs, is packed with classics, and demonstrates what we knew then to be a master storyteller at his craft.
This compilation didn't stop with hits like 'Heart Of Gold' and 'Southern Man', or with work Young did with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young ('Ohio' being a shining example with the latter): this 2-CD set also gave some lesser-known tracks their due, like the thoughtful track 'Campaigner' or the melodic 'Winterlong', (both of which seem to appear only on this collection), or the deeper cuts from underappreciated albums like Tonight's The Night or American Stars 'n' Bars.
It's a shame that Reprise Records never caught on to release any further collections from the next three decades of music that followed, other than a simple 'Greatest Hits' package that includes eleven songs already compiled on Decade. Songs like 'Lotta Love' from the Comes A Time album are noticeably absent, even though the title track is there, and many of his albums are completely left off. Decades 2, 3 and 4 were the collections that never were, but should have been.
If you're looking for Neil Young's hits and not much more, the 2004 Greatest Hits package might be right up your alley. But if you're more than just the casual rock fan, looking to see how Neil progressed during his early years into the superstar he became in the mid-'70s and beyond, Decade holds a lot that you can grab onto.
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PEOPLE PLEASE JUST REVIEW THE CD!!!
Created: 16/01/10
Great CD on the classic Neil Young (late 60's-mid 70's). The review is about a CD review - it ticks me off when people say nothing about the music on the CD, so they give it a "1" star because of shipping charges (wow-see below that .35 cents extra must of put you in foreclosure) or the CD was not pristine condition blah blah. DON'T post a review unless you are reviewing the CD/album!?! Enuff of my bitching for today.
Buy this CD and buy Rust Never Sleeps (Hey Hey My My) or Weld (w/a live version of Rockin in the Free World). The 2004 GH CD has most of the 70's hits and incl. Hey Hey My My & Rockin in the Free World. As a Neil Young fan, I like a lot of songs that didn't make this CD (Everybody Knows this is Nowhere, Tell Me Why (one of my fav's why didn't this make it??)Don't Let It Bring You Down, Will to Love etc.)But most of the songs were on the radio or recognizable if you know Neil's music enough. So a definite buy from this reviewer - not a bad replacement for the albums (yeah I probably have all the albums from CSNY to Rust Never Sleeps incl Harvest Moon another good one), a GH compilation is not "all-inclusive" but at least this one is a recommended buy, esp. if you like the older classic Neil & who doesn't?
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Neil Young - Decade
Created: 11/02/08
"Decade" is a 2 disc set of Neil Young's best work in the first decade of his musical career. The reason I purchased this is because I personally think it contains more of his greatest hits than "Greatest Hits". "Greatest Hits" culled out to much of what makes Neil one of my favorite artists. I can do without hearing "Hey Hey My My" or "Rockin' In The Free World", those are great songs but they're not "Tonight's The Night", "For the Turnstiles" or "Cortez The Killer". Hmmm, 35 tracks or 16?

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Neil Young CD
Created: 13/10/09
Neil Young is the finest of the Seattle Sound ever. I have been a fan of his for decades and always will be. Every song is wonderful which very rare to find with most artists. I will play this CD until it is burned through. Rock On! Excellent all the way.
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A pleasure, as always
Created: 20/06/10
I bought this CD originally back in 1992. It has been misplaced so I bought another one. This is one that should always be in your music collection. So many songs that weren't given radio air time are on this CD. As always, it's a pleasure to hear Neil Young. Brings back many memories.

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