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Rust Never Sleeps
Rock · 1979 · 9 tracks

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young

A split-personality live document moving from fragile, campfire folk to thunderous, distorted rock. The definitive bridge between 70s folk and 90s grunge.

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It's half campfire folk and half garage-rock meltdown, and somehow both parts are perfect.

A defiant struggle between the peace of the past and the chaotic noise of the future.

Rust Never Sleeps · vs · Neil Young
Campfire+2.7σ

Campfire saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
3:48
02
Thrasher
5:41
03
Ride My Llama
2:31
04
Pocahontas
3:24
05
Sail Away
3:50
06
Powderfinger
5:31
07
Welfare Mothers
3:49
08
Sedan Delivery
4:40
09
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
5:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the delicate acoustic strumming of the opener to the crushing, overdriven sludge of the finale.
The haunting, lonely harmonica solo that pierces through the historical narrative of 'Pocahontas'.
The explosive, jagged guitar solo in 'Powderfinger' that feels like it's physically straining against the amplifier.
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