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Music Appreciation

moniss

(9,201 posts) Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:25 PM 11 hrs ago

June 22,1979 this album released

and shut the mouth of the people who thought Neil Young was "irrelevant" or passe. I remember the reaction when this first came rolling out of the FM radio.

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June 22,1979 this album released (Original Post) moniss 11 hrs ago OP

GREAT Album, along with the Live Rust double album! Chasstev365 11 hrs ago #1

Cow Palace Oct 22 1978 Innocent Smith 11 hrs ago #2

"Well, I just turned twenty-two...." lastlib 9 hrs ago #3

have always loved his voice. it got attitude and style and he always hits his notes....as did bob dylan nt msongs 8 hrs ago #4

Chasstev365

(8,329 posts)

1. GREAT Album, along with the Live Rust double album!

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:31 PM

11 hrs ago

Innocent Smith

(500 posts)

2. Cow Palace Oct 22 1978

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:33 PM

11 hrs ago

It was great when that album came out. And Live Rust a little later made it in better. My friend and I drove over to the Cow Palace the previous year to see the "Rust Never Sleeps" concert.

lastlib

(28,804 posts)

3. "Well, I just turned twenty-two...."

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 06:42 PM

9 hrs ago

"I was wondering what to do,
But the powers that be
sent me there to do the thinking......"

Yeah, I turned 22, and was just getting ready to start law school, at about the time that album came out. That verse kinda captured it for me.

msongs

(74,461 posts)

4. have always loved his voice. it got attitude and style and he always hits his notes....as did bob dylan nt

Reply to moniss (Original post)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 07:18 PM

8 hrs ago

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