Neil Young - Decade (1977/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 145:48 minutes | 3,12 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
"Decade" is a compilation by Neil Young, originally released in 1977 as a triple album. The album was supposed to have been released in '76 but had been delayed. Covering the years between 1966-1976, "Decade" is a solid overview that shows off the many sides of the always iconoclastic Neil Young. Starting with Young's work in Buffalo Springfield, some of the nuggets include the psychedelic calliope that is "Down To The Wire" and the fuzz guitar/Motown-inspired "Mr. Soul". Throughout these ten years of recordings, Young constantly dug deep, touching on controversial topics be it his CSNY masterpiece about the student massacre at Kent State ("Ohio"), compositions dealing with the ups and downs of the drug culture ("Needle And The Damage Done", "Tonight's The Night") or history's dark chapters of racial injustice ("Cortez The Killer", "Southern Man").
Given the quirkiness of Neil Young's recording career, with its frequent cancellations of releases and last-minute rearrangements of material, it is a relief to report that this two-disc compilation is so conventional and so satisfying. A 35-track selection of the best of Young's work between 1966 and 1976, it includes songs performed by Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the Stills-Young Band, as well as solo work. In addition to five unreleased songs, Decade offers such key tracks as the Springfield's "Mr. Soul," "Broken Arrow," and "I Am a Child"; "Sugar Mountain," a song that had appeared only as a single before; "Cinnamon Girl," "Down by the River," and "Cowgirl in the Sand" from Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere; "Southern Man" and the title track from After the Gold Rush; and "Old Man" and the chart-topping "Heart of Gold" from Harvest. This is the material that built Young's reputation between 1966 and 1972, although he is more idiosyncratic with the later material, including the blockbusters "Like a Hurricane" and "Cortez the Killer" but mixing in more unreleased recordings as the set draws to a close. He seems intent on making the album a listenable one that will appeal to a broad base of fans, and he succeeds despite the exclusion of much of the harrowing work of 1973-1975. Nevertheless, the album is an ideal sampler for new listeners, and since there is no one-disc Young compilation covering any significant portion of his career, this lengthy chronicle is the place to start.
Tracklist:
01. Buffalo Springfield - Down to the Wire
02. Buffalo Springfield - Burned
03. Buffalo Springfield - Mr.Soul
04. Buffalo Springfield - Broken Arrow
05. Buffalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly
06. Neil Young - Sugar Mountain
07. Buffalo Springfield - I Am a Child
08. Neil Young - The Loner
09. Neil Young - The Old Laughing Lady
10. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cinnamon Girl
11. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Down By the River
12. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cowgirl In the Sand
13. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - I Believe in You
14. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - After the Gold Rush
15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Southern Man
16. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Helpless
17. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio
18. Young - Soldier
19. Neil Young - Old Man
20. Neil Young - A Man Needs a Maid
21. Neil Young - Harvest
22. Neil Young - Heart of Gold
23. Neil Young - Star of Bethlehem
24. Neil Young - The Needle and the Damage Done
25. Neil Young - Tonight's the Night, Pt.1
26. Neil Young - Tired Eyes
27. Neil Young - Walk On
28. Neil Young - For the Turnstiles
29. Neil Young - Winterlong
30. Neil Young - Deep Forbidden Lake
31. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Like a Hurricane
32. Neil Young - Love Is a Rose
33. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cortez the Killer
34. Neil Young - Campaigner
35. The Stills-Young Band - Long May You Run
Analyzed: Buffalo Springfield / Decade (1-6)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young / Decade (7-8)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Decade (9-16)
Neil Young / Decade (17-34)
The Stills-Young Band / Decade (35)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.14 dB -13.46 dB 2:32 01-Down to the Wire
DR9 -0.91 dB -11.96 dB 2:17 02-Burned
DR11 0.00 dB -13.28 dB 2:49 03-Mr.Soul
DR11 -2.01 dB -16.30 dB 6:15 04-Broken Arrow
DR10 -1.07 dB -14.95 dB 3:48 05-Expecting to Fly
DR11 -3.76 dB -17.54 dB 2:19 07-I Am a Child
DR11 -2.91 dB -17.82 dB 3:40 16-Helpless
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.37 dB 3:01 17-Ohio
DR9 -1.02 dB -11.92 dB 3:00 10-Cinnamon Girl
DR10 -0.12 dB -11.64 dB 9:20 11-Down By the River
DR10 -0.13 dB -11.72 dB 10:06 12-Cowgirl In the Sand
DR10 -2.18 dB -14.95 dB 3:27 13-I Believe in You
DR10 -3.23 dB -15.72 dB 3:46 14-After the Gold Rush
DR10 -0.19 dB -12.18 dB 5:30 15-Southern Man
DR11 0.00 dB -11.61 dB 8:17 31-Like a Hurricane
DR13 0.00 dB -14.75 dB 7:32 33-Cortez the Killer
DR10 -4.75 dB -17.22 dB 5:46 06-Sugar Mountain
DR11 -0.21 dB -13.51 dB 3:52 08-The Loner
DR13 -0.85 dB -18.06 dB 6:00 09-The Old Laughing Lady
DR11 -5.40 dB -20.56 dB 2:29 18-Soldier
DR12 -1.12 dB -17.04 dB 3:22 19-Old Man
DR13 0.00 dB -18.79 dB 4:01 20-A Man Needs a Maid
DR12 -4.74 dB -19.71 dB 3:12 21-Harvest
DR12 -2.11 dB -16.57 dB 3:07 22-Heart of Gold
DR11 -1.62 dB -15.92 dB 2:50 23-Star of Bethlehem
DR13 -2.14 dB -19.46 dB 2:03 24-The Needle and the Damage Done
DR12 0.00 dB -14.89 dB 4:41 25-Tonight's the Night, Pt.1
DR12 -0.01 dB -16.05 dB 4:33 26-Tired Eyes
DR10 -1.14 dB -13.86 dB 2:42 27-Walk On
DR14 -1.59 dB -20.49 dB 3:01 28-For the Turnstiles
DR9 0.00 dB -11.41 dB 3:08 29-Winterlong
DR13 -0.86 dB -17.74 dB 3:45 30-Deep Forbidden Lake
DR11 -1.48 dB -14.79 dB 2:17 32-Love Is a Rose
DR13 -0.72 dB -16.09 dB 3:31 34-Campaigner
DR10 0.00 dB -13.00 dB 3:49 35-Long May You Run
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Number of tracks: 35
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2897 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young / Decade (7-8)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Decade (9-16)
Neil Young / Decade (17-34)
The Stills-Young Band / Decade (35)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.14 dB -13.46 dB 2:32 01-Down to the Wire
DR9 -0.91 dB -11.96 dB 2:17 02-Burned
DR11 0.00 dB -13.28 dB 2:49 03-Mr.Soul
DR11 -2.01 dB -16.30 dB 6:15 04-Broken Arrow
DR10 -1.07 dB -14.95 dB 3:48 05-Expecting to Fly
DR11 -3.76 dB -17.54 dB 2:19 07-I Am a Child
DR11 -2.91 dB -17.82 dB 3:40 16-Helpless
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.37 dB 3:01 17-Ohio
DR9 -1.02 dB -11.92 dB 3:00 10-Cinnamon Girl
DR10 -0.12 dB -11.64 dB 9:20 11-Down By the River
DR10 -0.13 dB -11.72 dB 10:06 12-Cowgirl In the Sand
DR10 -2.18 dB -14.95 dB 3:27 13-I Believe in You
DR10 -3.23 dB -15.72 dB 3:46 14-After the Gold Rush
DR10 -0.19 dB -12.18 dB 5:30 15-Southern Man
DR11 0.00 dB -11.61 dB 8:17 31-Like a Hurricane
DR13 0.00 dB -14.75 dB 7:32 33-Cortez the Killer
DR10 -4.75 dB -17.22 dB 5:46 06-Sugar Mountain
DR11 -0.21 dB -13.51 dB 3:52 08-The Loner
DR13 -0.85 dB -18.06 dB 6:00 09-The Old Laughing Lady
DR11 -5.40 dB -20.56 dB 2:29 18-Soldier
DR12 -1.12 dB -17.04 dB 3:22 19-Old Man
DR13 0.00 dB -18.79 dB 4:01 20-A Man Needs a Maid
DR12 -4.74 dB -19.71 dB 3:12 21-Harvest
DR12 -2.11 dB -16.57 dB 3:07 22-Heart of Gold
DR11 -1.62 dB -15.92 dB 2:50 23-Star of Bethlehem
DR13 -2.14 dB -19.46 dB 2:03 24-The Needle and the Damage Done
DR12 0.00 dB -14.89 dB 4:41 25-Tonight's the Night, Pt.1
DR12 -0.01 dB -16.05 dB 4:33 26-Tired Eyes
DR10 -1.14 dB -13.86 dB 2:42 27-Walk On
DR14 -1.59 dB -20.49 dB 3:01 28-For the Turnstiles
DR9 0.00 dB -11.41 dB 3:08 29-Winterlong
DR13 -0.86 dB -17.74 dB 3:45 30-Deep Forbidden Lake
DR11 -1.48 dB -14.79 dB 2:17 32-Love Is a Rose
DR13 -0.72 dB -16.09 dB 3:31 34-Campaigner
DR10 0.00 dB -13.00 dB 3:49 35-Long May You Run
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Number of tracks: 35
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2897 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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