On The Beach - Neil Young

marker_in_the_sand

I just found out that this is my favourite album of all time!
I love every song on it, not one that sometimes bothers me

This album is a quite sad one I know...
Especially "See The Sky About To Rain"...

My favourite track will be Ambulance Blues, because of the great lyrics and the sadness of the entire song...

Does anyone agrees with the greatness of this album?

intodeep

You're all just pissin in the wind you don't know it but you are'

My favorite album by my favorite musician

Dick Jones

My favorite Neil album too, by far. Well, not by far, but fuck....

Revolution Blues is better than any song you can list.

marker_in_the_sand

intodeep wrote:

You're all just pissin in the wind you don't know it but you are'

that is exactly the line that's hanging around in my head for days...

"...and there ain't nothing like a friend, who can tell you you're just pissing in the wind"

DOSW

Motion Pictures is such a beautiful song, and probably my favorite on the album. I think On the Beach is Neil's best and most complete album.

musicismylife78

this is one of uncle neil's best. It captures the mood of what it felt like in the 70's after the hippie dream died. Ambulence Blues in particular is stunning. it captures the whole scene perfectly. Revolution Blues rocks, and Uncle Neil takes the point of view of Manson and his family, which obviously wasnt a popular thing to do

intodeep

I hear some people
been talkin' me down,
Bring up my name,
pass it 'round.
They don't mention
happy times
They do their thing,
I'll do mine.

Ooh baby,
that's hard to change
I can't tell them
how to feel.
Some get stoned,
some get strange,
But sooner or later
it all gets real.

Walk on, walk on,
Walk on, walk on.

I remember
the good old days,
Stayed up all night
gettin' crazed.
Then the money
was not so good,
But we still did
the best we could.

Ooh baby,
that's hard to change
I can't tell them
how to feel.
Some get stoned,
some get strange,
But sooner or later
it all gets real.

Walk on, walk on,
Walk on, walk on.

merkinball

Dick Jones wrote:

My favorite Neil album too, by far. Well, not by far, but fuck....

Revolution Blues is better than any song you can list.

I agree with both those statements.

Manimal

Great album, although I personally like After the Gold Rush better.

It's amazing how every single album he puts out is so awesome, even if it gets terrible reviews.

sadprofessor

Not my favorite Neil record, but Ambulance Blues is my favorite song from him. Just absolutely epic... reminds me a lot of Dylan's Desolation Row, in fact I often listen to them together.

pdh1978

merkinball wrote:

I agree with both those statements.

Me too.

Well, I hear that Laurel Canyon is full of famous stars,
But I hate them worse than lepers and I'll kill them in their cars.

disconnected

I like the album too, but my fav on the album is 'Walk On'.

Anon

my favorite Neil Young album too.

the song "On The Beach" is one of my favorites. so is "For The Turnstiles" and "Revolution Blues".

if you haven't heard this record i feel sorry for you.