Album

Before And After

Neil Young

2023 · Rock

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Before And After by Neil Young

Before And After is a Rock album by Neil Young, originally released in 2023. On Gatefold: 8 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

About

Anyone familiar with <i>Hitchhiker</i> or <i>Homegrown</i> or the dustier corners of the <i>Archives</i> series knows Neil Young has never subscribed to the idea of a permanent and enduring studio version of his songs. Part of what’s interesting about the sparse rerecordings on 2023’s <i>Before and After</i> is the relative obscurity of the source material, which reaches as far back as Buffalo Springfield (“Burned”) and as near as 2021’s <i>Barn</i> (“Don’t Forget Love”). The frailty of “Birds” has never sounded more beautiful, and nobody should take issue with a “Mr. Soul” stripped so bitterly bare. But the grace of the album isn’t in any single performance so much as the way it blurs the beginnings and ends of songs into each other to create a seamless ribbon of sound. Call it a “montage” (Young’s word), call it a dream (ours)—this is the sound of a 78-year-old man briefly glimpsing a life’s work from somewhere just outside himself.

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Tracklist

  1. 1I'm The Ocean6:44
  2. 2Homefires2:05
  3. 3Burned2:06
  4. 4On The Way Home3:15
  5. 5If You Got Love3:33
  6. 6A Dream That Can Last4:33
  7. 7Birds2:47
  8. 8My Heart3:01
  9. 9When I Hold You In My Arms5:23
  10. 10Mother Earth3:43
  11. 11Mr. Soul3:43
  12. 12Comes a Time3:21
  13. 13Don't Forget Love3:42

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • raw
  • nostalgic
  • heartland

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Neil YoungVOCALS , GUITAR , PUMP ORGAN, HARMONICA VOCALS, GUITAR, PUMP ORGAN, HARMONICA VOCALS, GUITAR, PUMP ORGAN, HARMONICA, SONGWRITER
  • Bob RicePIANO VIBRAPHONE

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