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"Old Man" is a song written and performed by Canadian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Neil Young from his 1972 album Harvest. "Old Man" was released as a single on Reprise Records in the spring of 1972, reaching number 4 in Canada, [ 3 ] and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the week ending June 3.
The lyrics of "Tired Eyes" describe a cocaine deal that went bad, resulting in the death of four men. [2] [7] It is based on a true story that occurred in Topanga Canyon in 1972. [7] [5] [3] According to Young, "That actually happened to a friend of mine. My friend was the one who shot the other guys.
Harvest is the fourth studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released on February 1, 1972, by Reprise Records, catalogue number MS 2032. It featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks and vocals by guests David Crosby , Graham Nash , Linda Ronstadt , Stephen Stills , and James Taylor .
The Stray Gators was the name given by Neil Young to his supporting musicians from 1971 to 1973 and who backed him on the albums Harvest (1972) and Time Fades Away (1973). [1] It consisted of Jack Nitzsche (piano), Ben Keith (steel guitar), Tim Drummond (bass) and Kenny Buttrey (drums); the latter replaced during the Time Fades Away tour by ...
Rolling Stone ranked "Harvest Moon" in 2014 as the 30th-best Neil Young song of all time. [4] AllMusic 's Matthew Greenwald strongly praised the song, stating that the song epitomized the album and "the power of nature and music, as well as a feeling of celebrating lifetime love are the focal points here, and Young captures it all in his ...
[10] On the other hand, in his initial review of the Harvest album, Rolling Stone Magazine critic John Mendelsohn criticized the Stray Gators playing as a "flaccid imitation" of Young's other backing band of the period, Crazy Horse. [11] Young himself declared that "'Harvest' is one of my best songs. That is the best thing on Harvest." [7] [10]
The 66-year-old musician states that the book is meant to make money to allow him a recuperation period away from touring and music-making. [3] Young, who suffered a brain aneurysm in 2005, mentions the possibility of dementia in his father's health history as providing an additional impetus for writing his memoirs. [ 3 ]
Ragged Glory is the 20th studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Neil Young, and his sixth album with the band Crazy Horse.It was released by Reprise Records on September 10, 1990. [4]