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Track Listings
| 1. Down By The River |
| 2. Cowgirl in the Sand |
| 3. Cinnamon Girl |
| 4. Helpless |
| 5. After the Gold Rush |
| 6. Only Love Can Break Your Heart |
| 7. Southern Man |
| 8. Ohio |
| 9. The Needle And The Damage Done |
| 10. Old Man |
| 11. Heart of Gold |
| 12. Like A Hurricane |
| 13. Comes A Time |
| 14. Hey Hey |
| 15. My My |
| 16. Rockin' in The Free World |
| 17. Harvest Moon |
Product Description
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One question would be: What took him so long? After all, a contemporary like Van Morrison has sold boatloads of his single-disc best-of set to buyers wary of diving into that deep catalog without a primer to get them started. So three and a half decades into his solo career, Neil Young finally delivers his version of that most modest of albums--the pre-holiday "hits" overview. What's surprising, coming from such a proud maverick, is its conventionality. Granted, the original master mixes are a boon for fans, but otherwise, there's not much here for loyalists who quite likely already possess the original "Like a Hurricane" on a couple of albums, as well as a handful of live interpretations scanning the years. Since Young cracked the Top 10 only once (1972's "Heart of Gold"), this set is built around concert staples as "Cinnamon Girl," "Rockin' in the Free World," and "Hey, Hey, My My" rather than chart favorites. Despite Young's honorable standing as a still-vital graybeard, the disc is skewed heavily toward his early work, shortchanging some mighty productive recent years. Peripheral fans may find this set of interest, but faithful followers are better advised to investigate the DVD version, which, at least, includes videos, photos, lyrics, and Web links. --Steven Stolder
Album Description
His first ever CD greatest-hits collection, Neil Young's Greatest Hits is a long-awaited retrospective from one of rock's most influential and enduring singer-songwriters. With 16 selections spanning his entire career since 1969, Greatest Hits features some of the greatest hits of rock'n'roll, period. Also available is a CD+DVD package that includes the original stereo master mixes (for highest resolutation listening) photo gallery and other bonuses.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The greatest Canadian Ever!!!!!,
By MetalliFloyd (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)
Besides Neil peart, neil Young is the Greatest Canadian ever! This Cd Captures a lot of his career, and such classics like Rockin in the Free World, Southern Man, Only Love..., and Cowgirl in the sand.The 16 tracks are based on airplay, sales, and internet play, so I guess these are his greatest hits. I would have added Alabama,Are You Ready For The Country,and Words, and more stuff from his later carrer like stuff off Freedom and HArvest Moon. Still, its a helluva of cd, and great for anyone just getting into Neil young. If you like Pearl Jam, youll love Neil Young.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Didn't Know It Would Be This Good,
By Sinatra Fan (Edmonton, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)
I bought this CD for the two Neil Young songs that get the most air time "Hey Hey My My" and "Rockin' In the Free World". I had not been exposed to any of the other material until I put this CD in my player. What I discovered was a mixture of meaningful lyrics and unbelievable creativity that are no longer found on modern albums. The first two tracks blew me away because modern artists are incapable of writing songs that are longer than 4 minutes and 45 seconds. It has inspired me to look into other music of the 1960's and 1970's. I am sure the long time fans of Neil Young will know of some tracks that should be here, they may be right as I do not know. For people who don't know if they should buy this CD - Buy it. People who download music suck.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Straightforward Collection of Neil Young Classics,
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This review is from: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)
It's not necessarily his 16 best songs, but these are arguably his 16 best-known ones. A casual Neil Young listener myself, I found this collection to be a decent, no-frills sampler of his career, similar in scope to the Bachman-Cummings Songbook cd by touching on various solo & group work. It does focus on his prime 70's period, so don't expect any 80's electronica experiments or 90's Pearl Jam collaborations here (the 80's & 90's are represented by only one song each), just the great standards heard every day on classic rock radio. The sound is nicely remastered, and although it does miss many of his classics, it is a pretty good starting point for those getting into the guy's catalogue. The hard-core fans probably won't need this, especially since there's not much for liner notes; though they might consider it just for the sound quality until the record company gets around to remastering "Decade," which for many is still the ultimate Neil Young compilation. Well recommended.
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