Before Nov 2020, grades range from 5 stars to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are honorable mention :-), neutral :-|, negative :-(. At least 3 listens per album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. [I shelved/sold 10,000-12,000 albums before starting this blog and will add entries for some of those as they come up. If you don't see an album, it doesn't mean I don't know it.]
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Neil Young - Road Rock, Vol. 1: Friends & Relatives [honorable mention]
:-) ["Cowgirl," "Words," and "Watchtower" are A level, but all the other songs are far below that. But those three are so good, it almost rates a B plus in my mind, like Christgau gave it. He overrates it by a notch no doubt because Neil let his wife sing on it. So we probably agree in the end. Overall, I can't justify purchasing it. I have all his live albums with Crazy Horse though, just not this one with "friends & relatives." At least four listens]
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