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Freedom
Rock · 1989 · 12 tracks

Freedom

Neil Young

A fierce return to form that oscillates between fragile acoustic folk and thundering, distorted rock. The blueprint for the 90s alternative explosion.

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It's the record where Neil Young finally got his groove back and accidentally invented grunge.

A fierce, confrontational energy tempered by moments of deep, lonely introspection.

Freedom · vs · Neil Young
Urban Night+1.9σ

Urban Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Rockin’ in the Free World
3:40
02
Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero, Part I)
8:45
03
Don’t Cry
4:16
04
Hangin’ on a Limb
4:19
05
Eldorado
6:05
06
The Ways of Love
4:29
07
Someday
5:42
08
On Broadway
4:59
09
Wrecking Ball
5:10
10
No More
6:06
11
Too Far Gone
2:49
12
Rockin’ in the Free World
4:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the gentle acoustic opener to the sprawling, horn-inflected noir of Crime in the City.
The massive, sludge-thick guitar riff that kicks off the electric version of Rockin' in the Free World.
The fragile, high-register vocal delivery on Hangin' on a Limb that feels like it might break at any second.
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