![]() © 2012 WMG 'Oh Susannah' - the first video from Neil Young & Crazy Horse's new album 'Americana' - coming June 5th. Pre-order the album at http://neilyoung.c. 2012 release, the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. Americana is collection of classic, American folk songs. In their day, some of these may have been referred to as 'protest songs,' 'murder ballads,' or campfire-type songs passed down with universal, relatable tales for everyman. • • • Length 87: 41, and Mark Humphreys chronology (2012) 2012 Psychedelic Pill (2012) (2013) 2013 chronology (2012) 2012 Psychedelic Pill (2012) Psychedelic Pill2012 Psychedelic Pill is the 32nd studio album by Canadian musician, released on October 30, 2012. It is the second collaboration between Young and released in 2012 (the first being ) and their first original work together since the album and tour in 2003 and 2004. The album was streamed on Young's website on October 24, 2012, and leaked onto the Internet the same day. A version of the album, with and two bonus tracks, was released November 19, 2012. A version is also available. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Recording [ ] At 87 minutes in length, Psychedelic Pill is Neil Young's longest album and his only studio album to span two discs. Many of the songs on the album came out of extended jam sessions with Crazy Horse while recording, released earlier in 2012. Three of Psychedelic Pill's nine tracks are more than 15 minutes in length. The album was recorded at Young's ranch in. The opening track 'Driftin' Back' makes references to Young's new memoir and his disdain for in between segments of extended jamming. Another of the album's extended tracks, 'Walk Like a Giant', laments the failure of his generation to change the world for the better ('We were ready to save the world / But then the weather changed'). Elsewhere on the album Young recalls listening to 's ' and on the radio ('Twisted Road'), and his Canadian roots ('Born in Ontario'). A review of the album for noted that the riff and lyrics of the title track share similarities with Young's previous work such as '. The main riff is borrowed from Young's 'Sign of Love'. That track also features the recording filtered with a phaser effect, giving it a 'psychedelic' feel (although the alternate mix removes the effect). The 3-LP vinyl version contains the same tracks as the 2-CD set, though in a slightly different order, and with 'Driftin' Back' split into two parts over sides A and B. The Blu-ray version contains two bonus tracks: the 37-minute 'Horse Back', and a second alternate mix of the song 'Psychedelic Pill'. Reception [ ] Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating 80/100 Review scores Source Rating A- (favorable) (8/10) (9.0/10) (7.0/10) (7/10) (4.5/5) (favorable) Overall, Psychedelic Pill received positive reviews. Gave the album four stars and said 'it has the roiling honesty and brutal exuberance of their best records.' Douglas Heselgrave, writing for, said: ' Psychedelic Pill may be the best album Neil Young has ever done with Crazy Horse. It'll take years to figure out.' Dan Stubbs, giving the album 8 out of 10 stars for, writes: 'two tracks here – 'Ramada Inn' and 'Walk Like a Giant' – could sit among Young's best.' Other reviewers were less generous, such as the, which stated that the album 'boasts a few brilliant moments amid numerous typically thundering and meandering dull diversions.' The album was listed at #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying, 'This is as inspiringly strange as anything he's done.' They also named the song 'Ramada Inn' the fifth best song of 2012. Track listing [ ] Disc one [ ] No. Title Length 1. 'Driftin' Back' 27:36 2. 'Psychedelic Pill' 3:26 3. 'Ramada Inn' 16:49 4. 'Born in Ontario' 3:49 Disc two [ ] No. Title Length 1. 'Twisted Road' 3:28 2. 'She's Always Dancing' 8:33 3. 'For the Love of Man' 4:13 4. 'Walk Like a Giant' 16:27 5. • Andy Greene (24 August 2012).. Retrieved 11 September 2012. • Tomas Franta (23 January 2012).. Archived from on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2012. • Alex Young (24 October 2012).. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 24 October 2012. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013. Archived from on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2013-02-01. • Helier, Jason (2012-10-30)... Retrieved 2012-11-01. • Reed, James... Christopher M. Retrieved 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-10-31. • Heselgrave, Douglas (2012-10-30)... Retrieved 2012-11-01. Retrieved 8 August 2018. • Mistich, Dan... Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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