- rock, country rock, folk rock
- 38 min
- 9 tracks
- Reprise Records
American Stars 'n Bars is the eighth studio album by Canadian-American folk rock songwriter Neil Young, released on Reprise Records in 1977. Compiled from recording sessions scattered over a 29-month period, it includes "Like a Hurricane", one of Young's best-known songs. It peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200 and received a RIAA gold certification.
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Character-led, grave, spare and classical in form.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- Pitchfork8.3/10
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Tracks
- 1The Old Country Waltz3:00
- 2Saddle Up the Palomino3:01
- 3Hey Babe3:38
- 4Hold Back the Tears4:21
- 5Bite the Bullet3:37
- 6Star of Bethlehem2:43
- 7Will to Love7:11
- 8Like a Hurricane8:21
- 9Homegrown2:22
9 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Neil Young
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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