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All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology. Released right after the career albums TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT and ZUMA and right before the big-selling COMES A TIME and RUST NEVER SLEEPS, this country-rocky 1977 album is ... Full Descriptionoften forgotten. But it introduced the sensational "Like A Hurricane," which has remained a staple of Young's concerts, and such quirky favorites as "Homegrown," an ode to marijuana, and "Old Country Waltz," which is exactly what it says it is. As Neil Young's legendary 1970s albums go, it might be a bit of a tossed-off affair, but most country-rockers can only dream of making one album this good.
2003 remastered reissue of 1977 album. This roots 'n' rock album features guests, Emmylou Harris & Linda Ronstadt, & the fan favorite 'Like A Hurricane'. The album initially peaked at #21 & achieved gold status. Nine tracks. Reprise.
Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars); Frank Sampredo (acoustic & electric guitars, synthesizer); Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Nicolette Larson (background vocals). Ben Keith (steel guitar, dobro, background vocals); Carole Mayedo (violin); Billy Talbot (bass, background vocals); Tim Drummond (bass); Ralph Molina (drums, background vocals); Karl T. Himmel (drums).
Producers: Neil Young, David Briggs, Tim Mulligan, Elliot Mazer.
Spin (12/03, p.125) - "...It's got 'Like a Hurricane,' one of rock's great guitar-wank epics..."
Q (4/02, p.142) - "...Weirdly sex-obsessed country tracks, taped at rehearsals without telling fellow vocalist Linda Ronstadt..."
Musician (5/94, p.68) - "...AMERICAN STARS 'N' BARS (1977) found Young and Crazy Horse cranking out their most primitive garage rock with a honky-tonk edge..." Hide Description American Stars 'N' Bars Music Neil Young American Stars 'N' Bars Songs American Stars 'N' Bars Music American Stars 'N' Bars Music Review Average Rating: (4.1 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews One of Neil's best
I bought this album originally on vinyl when it was first released and then lost it in a divorce. I always wanted it back and when it was finally released on cd, I bought it. I bought it the first time because I had heard "Like a Hurricane" and loved it, but the second time around I needed to hear "Hold Back the Tears" and "Hey Babe" again, because you're never going to hear them on an oldies station or FM radio. Some of Neil's best country rock.
Submitted by gabrooks (Lawton, OK, USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Finally on CD
I've been wanting to get this disc on cd for so long. Always one of my top 5 Neil Young discs. Great melodies, rockabilly guitar licks and fun songs. It was vintage Neil in a happier time. If you haven't heard it, it's definitely worth a listen.
Submitted by jim (Newark,DE)
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Starsīn Bars
Nice to have it back.Buoght the vinyl mid 70ī.But first now itīs possible to hear it again.My old vinyl-player is not longer available.
Submitted by a reviewer (Denmark)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Neil's "Will to love" is one for the ages
The direction of this album is a little
hodge podge. It has a country feel with "Bite the Bullet" "Saddle up the Palomino" and "Homegrown". It also has a classic electic song "Like a Hurricane". This album should be bought on the strenth of one song "Will to Love". It is so powerful and romantic that it will floor you.
Submitted by a reviewer (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
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Another Seventies Holdout Makes it to CD
Quirky, country-ish. Singularly iconoclastic for its time AS&B is a patchwork of Neil's mid-seventies hubrus.
Known for including "Like A Hurricane", AS&B has much more to offer. "Hold Back The Tears", "Saddle Up The Palamino", and "Hey Babe" reflect the out there seventies ethos. Sounds much better on CD than vinyl.
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A surprise best-seller when it was first released, this mostly improvised pairing of singer/keyboardist/producer Al Kooper with two major guitar heroes of the day sounds fascinating all these years later precisely because of the distance of time--nobody makes records like this any more. The material runs the gamut from folk pop (covers of Donovan and Dylan), to blues ("Albert's Shuffle," "You Don't Love Me"), to heady jams ("His Holy Modal Majesty"), to big-band jazz ("Harvey's Tune").
All the tunes make effective templates for the kind off-the-cuff music-making that in less capable hands might have resulted in simple noodling. In fact, although Bloomfield and Stills don't play together on any of the cuts (Bloomfield played on one side of the original LP, Stills on the other), all three principals get off lots of good licks and producer Kooper has some interesting tricks up his sleeve, as in the over-the-top phasing he lavishes on "You Don't Love Me." The only real disappointment here is that Stills, a far better singer than Kooper, never opens his mouth.
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After working his way through loss and chaos on the brilliant TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (recorded in 1973, but not released until 1975), Neil Young deftly exorcised any lingering demons with 1974's ON THE BEACH. The album opens with the saunter of the aptly titled "Walk On," followed by the utterly gorgeous, Wurlitzer-tinged "See the Sky about to Rain."
The set also features a trio of scathing songs--"Revolution Blues," "Vampire Blues," and "Ambulance Blues"--that address issues important to Young, both social and personal. It is good to hear Young back with such bite and vitriol, especially after the broken desperation of TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT. But while ON THE BEACH is edgy and deeply felt, it also manages to ...
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Following up the energetic, one-two punch of RUST NEVER SLEEPS and LIVE RUST, Neil Young takes a more understated route with 1980's HAWKS & DOVES. On rustic tracks such as "Little Wing" and "The Old Homestead" (both written in the mid-'70s), Young revisits his HARVEST era with a spare sound that relies heavily on his distinctive voice and acoustic guitar. As the album progresses, its scope widens both musically and lyrically; "Stayin' Power" is a jaunty, piano-driven tune about the power of love, while "Comin' Apart at Every Nail" is a guitar-laden hoedown that comments on the US government. This surprisingly patriotic tone (especially coming from a Canadian) This politically minded theme takes on a surprisingly ...
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