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After spending the 1980s going through stylistic changes, Neil Young released FREEDOM, a more straight-forward rock album that was no less lyrically complex despite its appeal to a broader piece of the mainstream. Playing with an assortment of musicians versus a set back-up band like the Stray Gators or the Shocking Pinks, this 1989 release is pure Neil Young. Like any great songwriter, Young populates these songs with memorable characters. "Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part 1)" is like a mini-Robert Altman movie with criminals and crooked cops rubbing shoulders with producers and artists whereas Rommel, oil riggers and televangelists populate "Someday."
Although Frank Sampedro is the only participating member of Crazy Horse, Young still manages to get a big guitar crunch on the predominantly stripped-down "Don't Cry" and a ferocious cover of "On Broadway." The subtler moments are also captivating, whether it's a duet with Linda Ronstadt on the folkie "Hangin' on a Limb" or the slow-burn, Spanish twang of "Eldorado" that occasionally burps up a bit of heavy distortion. Young's indictment of the Reagan '80s comes in bookended versions (one live acoustic, one electric) of the anthemic "Rockin' in the Free World" that howl with righteous indignation.
Recorded at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York; The Barn-Redwood Digital; The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Redwood Digital.
Engineers: Niko Bolas, Dave Hewitt, Tim Mulligan.
Personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Linda Rondstadt (vocals); Frank Sampedro, Chad Cromwell, Rick Rosas, Pancho Villa, Steve Lawwrence, Ben Keith.
Producers: Neil Young, Niko Bolas.
Award Winner
Rolling Stone (11/89) - 5 Stars - Ranked #85 in Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums Of The 80's survey.
Q (4/02, p.141) - "...FREEDOM hit harder than anything Young had recorded in a decade [the '80s]..." Freedom Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   Neil keeps on rockin'
This album is Neil Young at his best. Rockin in the free world (both versions)is a classic song about the issues in the US at the end of the 80's. I would rate this album as being equal to Harvest, Comes a Time and Rust never sleeps.
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freedom, one of his best
rockin' in the free world is one of neil's best songs. on top of that you get two versions, an acoustic to open and an electric to end. the other songs on the album are great too. one of my favourite albums since rust never sleeps.
Submitted by kyle (Calgary, AB, Canada)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  It's like a Greatest Hits album with new songs
Wow, this album has got it all. Neil has always been an artist who has challenged conventions by altering styles and personas from year to year and from album to album. After releasing a dizzying 7 albums in the previous 8 years which ranged from hard core rock of re-ac-tor to vocoder vocals on Trans to country on Old Ways and rockabilly with The Shocking Pinks, Neil released an album which seemed to have all of his best styles rolled into one. Don't Cry and Ways of Love feature the spare arrangments and vocal backings reminiscent of Harvest. Crime in the City and Eldorado are guitar workouts that remind me of earlier greats like Cortez and Hurricane. Then, you get the amazing one-two punch of Rockin in the Free World, both acoustic and heavy, similar to Hey Hey My My from Rust. All of the performances are wonderful, and at almost 60 minutes it is Neil's longest disc to date. Each song is well crafted and the arrangements fit just right. For such a prolific writer, Neil has occasionally tossed a few songs on a record which appeared to be demo quality at best, or which could have used a tighter arrangement. There are no duds on this one. Someday is my favorite track, and while I am not sure what a song that includes references to Rommel and The Great Alaskan Pipeline is exactly about, it has a magical feel and a timeless quality that all great music has.
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