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You can find reviews of the following albums on these pages:

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You can find reviews of of the following movies on these pages:

MOVIE: Journey Through The Past.
MOVIE: Rust Never Sleeps.
MOVIE: Year Of The Horse.

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You can find reviews of the following shows on these pages:

March 13, 1970.
Contra Costa Junior College Gym, San Pablo, CA. With Crazy Horse.
March 22, 1973.
Winterland, San Francisco, CA. with The Stray Gators.
March 28, 1976.
Hammersmith Odeon, London, England.
May 26, 1978.
Boardng House, San Francisco, CA. Solo.
September 18&19, 1978.
Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, MI. With Crazy Horse.
March, 1985.
Entertainment Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With The International Harvesters.
September 5/6, 1989.
Palladium, New York City, NY. Solo.
December 12, 1989.
Hammersmith Odeon, Londong, England. Solo.

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Buffalo Springfield Again ***Buffalo Springfield Again***

??? "Buffalo Springfield Again Album Review." Rolling Stone, December 14, 1967.

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Last Time Around ***Last Time Around***

Gifford, Barry. "Last Time Around Album Review." Rolling Stone, August 24, 1968.

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Neil Young ***Neil Young***

Tersch, Gary Von. "Neil Young Album Review." Rolling Stone, April 5, 1969.

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ***Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere***

Miroff, Bruce. "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Album Review." Rolling Stone, August 9, 1969.

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After The Goldrush
***After The Goldrush***

Winner, Langdon. "After The Gold Rush Album Review." Rolling Stone, October 15, 1970.

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Harvest ***Harvest***

Drysdale, Rob. " Neil Young's Harvest: Exclusive track-by-track review." New Musical Express, February 12, 1972.

Mendelssohn, John. " Harvest Album Review." Rolling Stone, March 30, 1972.

Evans, Buffalo. "Harvest Review." Words & Music, June 1972.

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Journey Through the Past ***Journey Through the Past***

Miller, Jim. " Journey Through the Past Album Review." Rolling Stone, March 1, 1973.

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Time Fades Away ***Time Fades Away***

Scoppa, Bud. "Neil Young's Unorthodox Live Album." Rolling Stone, January 3, 1974.

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On The Beach ***On The Beach***

Rusty Kershaw's liner notes to On The Beach

Holden, Stephen. "Neil Young: The Sands Of Time." Rolling Stone, September 26, 1974.

MacDonald's Ian. "'You're All Just Pissing In The Wind." Uncut, September 1998, p. 66-69 (a reprint from 1974)

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Tonight's The Night ***Tonight's The Night***

Tonight's The Night Liner Notes

Marsh, Dave. "' Tonight's' the Dark Night Of Neil's Soul." Rolling Stone, August 28, 1975.

Scoppa, Bud. "What To Do With Neil Young's New Album: Play it loud and step back." ????

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Zuma ***Zuma***

Costa, Jean-Charles. "Neil Young." Rolling Stone, January 15, 1976.

Scoppa, Bud. " Zuma: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Still Lookin' For A Love." Rolling Stone, (?) 1976.

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Long May You Run ***Long May You Run***

Tucker, Ken. "Long May You Run Album Review." Rolling Stone, October 21, 1976.

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American Stars And Bars ***American Stars 'n Bars***

Kent, Nick."Neil: Bad Judgement... Or Just a Bad Liver?" New Musical Express, June 11, 1977

J.A. "Young Man Of A Melancholia" Melody Maker, June 17, 1977

Nelson, Paul. "Neil Young's Solitary Journey." Rolling Stone, August 11, 1977.

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Decade ***Decade***

Clarke, Steve. "Bully for you, Lonely For Me: Neil Young Looks Back, Steve Clarke Looks On." New Musical Express, (?) 1977.

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Comes A Time ***Comes A Time***

Rambali, Paul. "Neil Young Comes a Cropper." New Musical Express, December 1978.

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Rust Never Sleeps ***Rust Never Sleeps***

Nelson, Paul. "Neil Young: Every Promise Fulfilled." Rolling Stone, October 18, 1989.

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Live Rust ***Live Rust***

Carson, Tom. "Neil Young Unleashes A Live One." Rolling Stone, January 24, 1980.

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Hawks And Doves ***Hawks & Doves***

Piccarella, John. "Neil Young Takes A Close Look At America: Another Casual Masterpiece." Rolling Stone, December 25, 1980.

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re-ac-tor ***re-ac-tor***

Piccarella, John. "Neil Young Checks In With Another Winner." Rolling Stone, January 21, 1981.

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Trans ***Trans***

Sweeting, Adam. "Before and After Science." Melody Maker, (?), 1983.

Tobler, John. " Digital Soul Control." Sounds, (?), 1983.

Puterbaugh, Parke. "Neil Young's Computer Love." Rolling Stone, February 3, 1983.

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Landing On Water ***Landing On Water***

??? "Landing On Water." WEA, 1986.

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Life ***Life***

Sikabas, Jane. "Life Review." New Musical Express, July 4, 1987.

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This Note's For You ***This Note's For You***

Browne, David. "Neil Young's Blues Revival." Rolling Stone, May 5, 1988.

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Freedom ***Freedom***

Fricke, David. "Neil Young Lets 'Freedom' Ring." Rolling Stone, November 2, 1989.

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Ragged Glory ***Ragged Glory***

Loder, Kurt. "Neil Young's Guitar Ecstasy." Rolling Stone, September 20, 1990.

Henke, James. "Back In The Saddle Again." Rolling Stone, October 4, 1990.

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Arc
Weld ***Arc / Weld***

McLeese, Don. "Weld Album Review" Rolling Stone, November 14, 1991.

Fricke, David. "Neil Young: Going To Extremes" Rolling Stone, November 28, 1991.

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Harvest Moon ***Harvest Moon***

Wise, Brian. "Harvest Moon Review" ????, ?? 1992.

Kot, Greg. "Harvest Moon Album Review" Rolling Stone, November 26, 1992.

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Lucky 13 ***Lucky Thirteen***

Hunter, James. "Lucky Thirteen: Excursions Into Alien Territory Album Review" Rolling Stone, April 29, 1993.

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Sleeps With Angels ***Sleeps With Angels***

Matin, Gavin. "Ashes To Ashes, Rust To Rust" New Musical Express, August 13, 1994.

Fricke, David. "Recordings Forever Young" Rolling Stone, ?? 1994.

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Mirror Ball ***Mirror Ball***

Sakamoto, John. "Mirror Ball " Canoe, 1995.

Flannigan, Erik. "Mirror Ball Album Review" Wall Of Sound, 1995.

Sakamoto, John. "Neil Young-Pearl Jam Cd: A Blast From Past" Canoe, June 3, 1995.

Considine, J.D. "Recordings Forever Young: Mirror Ball" Rolling Stone, August, 1995.

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Dead Man ***Dead Man***

Graff Gary. "Neil Young Dead Man album review." Wall of Sound, ???, 1996.

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Broken Arrow ***Broken Arrow***

Gee, Mike. "Changing Highways: Neil Young and Crazy Horse Broken Arrow." The i Magazine, ???, 1996.

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Year of the Horse ***Year of the Horse***

Gulla, Bob. "Neil Young Year of the Horse album review." Wall of Sound, ???, 1997.

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Silver and Gold ***Silver and Gold***

Holmes, Bill. "Neil Young Silver & Gold album review." Pop Matters, ???, 2000.

Durchholz, Daniel. "File Under: Re-reaping the Harvest." Wall of Sound, ???, 2000.

Denberg, Jody. "Neil Young: Silver & Gold Interview." KGSR Radio, March 17, 2000.

Young, Cook. "Neil Young Silver & Gold album review." NYrock, April, 2000.

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Road Roack Volume I ***Road Rock Volume I***

Hall, Russell. " Neil Young, Friends, and Relatives Road Rock, Vol. 1. File Under: Dusty trails." Wall of Sound, ???, 2000.

Gendron, Bob. " Neil Young: Road Rock Volume I album review." The Perfect Vision, ???, 2000.

Lux, Joanna. "Neil Young: Road Rock Volume I album review." Jam Base, September 12, 2000.

King, Chris. " Neil Young: Road Rock Volume I album review." Dotmusic, December 14, 2000.

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March 13, 1970
Contra Costa Junior College Gym, San Pablo, CA

Morthland, John. "A Statement Of A Single Man." Rolling Stone, April 30, 1970.

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March 22, 1973
Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Hilburn, Robert. "Neil Young Comes to Play in Concert." The Los Angeles (CA) Times, March 24, 1973.

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March 28, 1976
Hammersmith Odeon, London, England

Clarke, Steve. "Ain't Nothing Like the Neil Thing." New Musical Express, April 3, 1976.

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May 26th, 27th, 1978
The Boarding House, San Francisco

Nelson, Paul. "Young's One-Stop World Tour." Rolling Stone, July 27, 1978.

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September 18&19, 1978
Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkston, MI

Whitall, Susan. "Neil Young and Getting Younger." Cream, December 1978.

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March, 1985
Entertainment Center, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Barber, Lynden. "Down Under." New Musical Express, April 6, 1985.

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September 5/6, 1989
Palladium, New York City, NY

De Muir, Harold. "Effing Genius." New Musical Express, 1989.

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December 12, 1989
Hammersmith Odeon, London, England

Martin, Gavin. "London." New Musical Express, 1989.

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Journey Through The Past
(movie)

Maslin, Janet. "A New Movie And a New Album Signal a Shift in the Career of Neil Young." New Times, 1973.

Ellis, Janelle. "Neil Young's First Film Shown: A docu-autobio-musico-'Journey'." Rolling Stone, May 24, 1973.

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Rust Never Sleeps
(movie)

Rockwell, John. "Neil Young's Rock." New York Times, August 16, 1979.

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Year Of The Horse
(movie)

Westerbrook, Bruce. "Young seen through low-budget haze." Houston Crhonicle, 1997.

Kirkland, Bruce. "Riding A Rocking Horse: Jim Jarmusch Focuses on Neil Young & Co." Toronto Sun, Monday, December 29, 1997

Van der Ent, Michiel. "Year Of The Horse". Cinemazine, 1998.

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