Song of the Day #4, July 1st

 Song of the Day #4, July 1st

Neil Young: Heart of Gold (1972)

I want to live 

I want to give 

I've been a miner 

For a heart of gold

It's these expressions 

I never give 

That keep me searching 

For a heart of gold

Country Rock/Soft Rock/Folk Rock 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7eB7Wns1-M&pp=ygUNaGVhcnQgb2YgZ29sZA%3D%3D

Gene Clark: No Other (1974) (Country, Folk, Rock)

Encapsulated sentiments of 60s counterculture but this time rather than reiterating the same tired anti establish motifs, it is rather passive and accepting, vying between spiritual and grounded, with tailored production yet maintaining the Midwest authenticity.

Country Rock/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock

Neil Young: Homegrown (2020) (Country,Folk,Rock)

Recorded between 1974 and 1975. For the most part quaint country-folk ballads with the occasional rock tune largely relating to Young's relationships at the time. A good batch of folk songs from one of the greatest in the genre.








Country/Folk/Rock

Bob Dylan: John Wesley Harding (1967) (Country,Folk)

In a year that was largely defined by psychedelic rock and innovations to electric guitar music, Dylan countered the prevailing trend by reverted to a folkier more rustic sound. Though it is not completely akin to the work that made him the singer-songwriter darling of the era. Instead, Dylan invokes lyrics of folk tales, myth, legend, spirituality often in an ambiguous and self meditative state. Though very earthy, there is something very ghostly and mystic, a masterpiece of an album for the Fall.




Country/Folk

Bob Dylan: Nashville Skyline (1969) (Country, Folk)

Homely forrays into country music with poppy accessibility are successfully conjured in the brief and casual Nashville Skyline. Dylan's voice is much heartier than usual allowing for an effective transformation into "mature" "rustic" country music. Though not groundbreaking, Nashville Skyline features filling but simple country ballads, written with much of Dylan's efficacy of the 60s. 

Best Tracks: Girl from the North Country*, Nashville Skyline Rag, I Threw it All Away, Lay Lady Lay, One More Night*, Tell Me That It Isn't True*


B+

Morning Vibes/Country/Folk