Something I Like

This album used to be a time vault to 1991. when i first got into this, it reminded me so much of being a little kid, living in our old house and hearing my parents play it whenever they were cleaning or something. it was like that for a little while and then it sort of became it's own thing to me. as a whole, i find it to be a pretty incredible feat of music. it's unmatchable when there are four of the most well renowned songwriters of the time on the same record. similar to The Band record, this carries a certain American tradition-both of times of old and of the period in which it was made. a song like Almost Cut My Hair is geared towards the counterculture and those kinds of values, where Our House is almost the complete opposite: settling down, having a house and a family and responsibilities. 4+20 is a fingerpicked, almost traditional style folk song and Everybody I Love You is more current, a soloed rock song. but these attributes meld together throughout the album which is what makes it such a master work. Helpless is easily one of Neil Young's best songs, with such shameless and vivid melancholy that is very classic Neil. and obviously getting into the harmonies is something completely on it's own. most of the harmonic singing is still only done by Crosby, Stills and Nash, but it's supernatural. this is another easy candidate for one of my favorites of all time.