Earth
by Neil Young
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Jun 24, 2016
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. mparrish2009
    May 28, 2017
    7
    Worth noting for its strangeness alone, "Earth" is a good live album by Neil Young and The Promise of the Real. The much discussed animal noises are amusing and hardly hindrances to the proceedings. The real highlights here are the songs, culled from great albums like "On the Beach," "Ragged Glory," and "Sleeps with Angels," among others. They sound good, the band sounds good and aboveWorth noting for its strangeness alone, "Earth" is a good live album by Neil Young and The Promise of the Real. The much discussed animal noises are amusing and hardly hindrances to the proceedings. The real highlights here are the songs, culled from great albums like "On the Beach," "Ragged Glory," and "Sleeps with Angels," among others. They sound good, the band sounds good and above all, Neil shows that he's still got it, imbuing these tunes with all the emotion and rage that he has been cultivating for 40-plus years.… Expand

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The Wire
    Aug 19, 2016
    50
    Promise Of The Real can't match Crazy Horse's lumbering majesty, but their youthful energy and sweet harmonies are infectious. ... The attempts at collage are pretty corny, with crows, pigs and bees all wandering into the mix. [Aug 2016, p.58]
  2. Magnet
    Aug 9, 2016
    70
    Pushing his backing band (featuring Willie Nelson’s kids Lukas and Micah Nelson on guitars and vocals) into a stomping Crazy Horse vibe, Young provides the album’s frills with his keening voice and bracing guitar. [No. 133, p.60]
  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 26, 2016
    40
    On first listen, it's sufficiently preposterous to be amusing, but over time, predictably, becomes intrusive and annoying. [Sep 2016, p.114]
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