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[CRAZY-HORSE]

CRAZY HORSE "crazy horse" cd,1971. #84 US

yeh yeh...youre all going to say "he only loves it 'cause of Neil Young", not true, and not the case...i was critical of some NY albums in the beginners guide and rightly so IMO, i dont simply like an album because its by or associated with an artist i like/love, i take every album on its own merits,same as i dont dislike every album by artists i generally dont like neither!!!...got it?...good!!!
this is CH's debut set from 1971, if you like the sounds they made on NY's "everybody knows this is nowhere" and the more grungier material that followed through the decades then you'll probably love this one also. Danny Whitten does actually have not too bad a voice as do the other members(when given a chance to vocalise)
two on here co-writeen with NY..."dance dance dance" and "downtown" for which Neil's cover appeared on 'tonights the night' several years later.
Scottish band Nazereth and Randy Newman both covered tracks one and four, and Rod Stewart covered "i dont want to talk about it" all of which proves these guys are more than capable writers in their own right and do not simply hang off the Neil Young coat-tails!
allmusic rate this one 4.5/5 or 2.7 when converted, which is line with my score here also!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: crow jane lady
best track: nobody

tracks:

1. gone dead train **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCtxQz_srCw audio
2. dance dance dance **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSl0_cjx9w0 audio
3. look at all the things ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mktsktY46qc audio
4. beggar's day ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9yJlF7OZ0 audio
5. i dont want to talk about it ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXZLG4NmtxU audio
6. downtown ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FV5kttQ9b8 audio
7. carolay ***
8. dirty dirty ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOww9qnWhY audio
9. nobody ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIx7PNADPHg audio
10.i'll get by ***
11.crow jane lady **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmXuwdgowsY audio

3s=8
2s=3
1s=0

rating: 2.7