Neil Young's second album, and first with Crazy Horse, is a true masterpiece. Crazy Horse was one of the loudest bands of the time, and provided a perfect vehicle for Neil's songwriting ability.
It's really difficult to beat an album with both "Down By The River" and "Cowgirl In The Sand," two of the best rock songs written by anybody, ever. Neil has written several lengthy rock songs ("Words," "Last Dance," "Cortez the Killer," "Like A Hurricane," "Shots," at least four songs from Ragged Glory, "Change Your Mind," "Scenery," "Ordinary People," and "No Hidden Path," just to name a few), but the two on this album are his very best.
This is the album that turned me into a Neil Young fan. The first Neil records I had heard were Harvest, Harvest Moon, and After the Gold Rush, two of which are Young's most successful albums, but it is this one that converted me.
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