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Track Listings
| 1. The Wayward Wind |
| 2. Get Back To The Country |
| 3. Are There Any More Real Cowboys? |
| 4. Once An Angel |
| 5. Misfits |
| 6. California Sunset |
| 7. Old Ways |
| 8. My Boy |
| 9. Bound For Glory |
| 10. Where Is The Highway Tonight? |
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Neil Young's most dependable route has always been to head for the back roads. Country-flavored releases Harvest (1972), Comes a Time ('78), Harvest Moon ('92), and Silver & Gold ('00) are among the most commercially popular titles in a fitful career, which makes Old Ways something of a anomaly. Released in 1985 as the mid-title in a misbegotten five-LP stint with Geffen, it failed to exhibit the kind of roughhewn muscle of its more robust country cousins. With Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson making vocal contributions and a mix of longtime Young sidemen and Nashville cats laying down a bed of fiddles, steel guitar, and banjo, it would seem to be cruising right up Music City's main drag of the mid-'80s. But Young being Young, he goes around the bend with "Misfits," which summons an indelible image of space-station astronauts watching reruns of Muhammad Ali fights. It happens to be the most memorable number on Old Ways, which perhaps explains why those new fans never showed up and the old ones found other things to do for awhile. --Steven Stolder
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Old Ways ou si vous préférez : Neil Young à l'ancienne. Le titre est bien choisi pour ce disque country tranquille et reposant. Loin du chaos qu'il chérit parfois, le Loner se replie ici sur la tradition; il s'entoure de Waylon Jennings et Willie Nelson (le superbe "Are There Any More Real Cow Boys?") et opte pour une orchestration country classique : pedal steel guitar, banjo, guimbarde, chœurs féminins et cordes. Cependant Old Ways n'est pas un disque de genre, les chansons y sont souvent personnelles voire autobiographiques ("My Boy" sur son fils Zeke) et une chanson comme "Once An Angel" est très proche de Harvest un album sur lequel Neil Young interrogeait déjà : "Are You Ready For The Country?" --Hubert Deshouse
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Neil Country,
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This review is from: Old Ways (Audio CD)
This CD is a hidden jewel in the Neil Young catalogue, especially for those who enjoy Neil's forays into Country Music. Classic songs include "Once an Angel", "Are There Any More Real Cowboys?" with Willie Nelson, and "Bound for Glory" with the late, great Waylon Jennings. Recorded during his feuding days with David Geffen, this was one of the CDs that Geffen sued Young over, claiming Young had recorded albums that weren't "like Neil Young". Perhaps Mr. Geffen forgot about songs like "the Emperor of Wyoming", "(When You're On the) Losing End", "the Old Country Waltz", "Harvest", etc. If you like Neil Young, and you like Country, you'll like this too!
5.0 out of 5 stars
an old friend,
By jon g dowle (new westminster, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Old Ways (Audio CD)
having lost this piece of vinyl about 20 years ago, i was thrilled to find it on amazon, as numerous trips to record stores proved fruitless. a classic americana c.d. by a classic canadian. it will be in my permanent shuffle on the player!
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WAY better than I remember,
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This review is from: Old Ways (Audio CD)
I remember being vaguely disappointed with this one when it came out. But I'm durned if I can remember why. Hearing it on CD, I like it as well as I liked _Comes a Time_.It's mostly traditional, straight-up country music, with the usual Neil twists (this time it's astronauts sitting around watching reruns of Muhammed Ali). The opening track -- a beautiful take on "The Wayward Wind" -- is the only track that Neil didn't write, and it's as lovely as "Four Strong Winds" on _Comes a Time_. The guest appearances by Waylon & Willie are suitably understated. The songs are strong. I honestly do not remember why I wasn't thrilled with this when it was first released. But whatever the reason, I was wrong, wrong, wrong. I seem to recall that around the time this album was released, David Geffen sued Neil for putting out uncharacteristic and uncommercial music. Well, here's hoping Neil keeps that up forever. Neil, I apologize for doubting you. I haven't got a _clue_ what I was thinking.
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