Significant longplayers from yesteryear
10 September 2025
NEIL YOUNG and his loyal amigos CRAZY HORSE released memorable
CD RAGGED GLORY on 10 September 1990, today 35 years ago. Young‘s
20th album.
Young: “I purposely wanted to play long instrumentals because I don’t hear any jamming
on any other records. There’s nothing spontaneous going on on records these days, except in blues and funkier music. Rock & roll used to have all that. People aren’t reaching out in the instrumental passages and spontaneously letting them last as long as they can. I love to do that, but I can only really do it well with one band.
AllMusic said: “The album’s dominant sound was made by Young’s noisy guitar, which bordered on and sometimes slipped over into distortion, while Crazy Horse kept up the songs’ bright tempos. Despite the volume, the tunes were catchy, with strong melodies and good choruses, and they were given over to love, humor, and warm reminiscence.”
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