Neil Young - Old Ways (1985/2021) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

In 1984, Geffen Records sued Neil Young on the grounds that he had submitted uncharacteristic, uncommercial records to the label. By the time a settlement had been reached, Young had been on the road with a country band called the International Harvesters for over a year and recorded a revamped version of Old Ways, a 1982 recording originally rejected by Geffen that was cut in the style of Harvest and Comes a Time, but with a stronger country leaning. Young depends heavily on friends, especially for vocals – Waylon Jennings sings harmony on six out of the ten tracks, and one of the others is a duet with Willie Nelson. Though populated by cowboys and country references, Young's take on the genre is typically idiosyncratic, including a reworked version of his autobiography in "Get Back to the Country," a cover of the 1956 Gogi Grant hit "The Wayward Wind," and the uncategorizable "Misfits," which portrays astronauts watching Muhammad Ali fights on television in space. Old Ways is not a great Neil Young album and at the time of its release served to alienate him even further from his audience, but it has its moments.

TRACKLIST

1. Neil Young - The Wayward Wind
2. Neil Young - Get Back To The Country
3. Neil Young - Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
4. Neil Young - Once An Angel
5. Neil Young - Misfits
6. Neil Young - California Sunset
7. Neil Young - Old Ways
8. Neil Young - My Boy
9. Neil Young - Bound For Glory
10. Neil Young - Where Is The Highway Tonight?



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