Performer Notes

Personnel: Daniel Greco (cymbals, tambourine); Frank "Poncho" Sampedro, Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot.
Audio Mixer: John Hanlon .
Liner Note Author: Neil Young.
Recording information: Audio Casa Blanca; East West Studios, LA.
Reuniting with his band Crazy Horse for their first album together in some nine years, Neil Young puts his own wild stamp on the notion of Americana with a set of classic folk tunes, including versions of "Tom Dooley" and "Wayfarin' Stranger," among others, even stretching the term a bit with a version of the Silhouettes' 1958 doo wop hit "Get a Job."

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.74) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey make the murder ballad 'Tom Dula' roar like a lost cousin of 'Powderfinger,' and Young sings 'Wayfarin' Stranger' with a surprisingly vulnerable high-lonesome twang."

Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "Not only does it reconvene Young's proto-grunge backing band Crazy Horse for the first time since 1996, but it also consists of reworkings of Dust Bowl-era folk tunes." -- Grade: A-

Q (Magazine) (p.113) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Overheard studio chatter and Bad Seeds-style backing hollers enhance the raucous chain-gang camaraderie..."

Uncut (magazine) (p.63) - "As ever, there's a gnarled appeal to the band's riffing, with high-register harmonies..."