- rock, country rock, country-rock
- 40 min
- 8 tracks
- Reprise Records
On the Beach is the fifth studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released by Reprise Records in July 1974. It is the second of the so-called "Ditch Trilogy" that Young recorded following the massive success of 1972's Harvest, and expresses feelings of over-exposure, alienation and melancholy.
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Character-led, grave, spare and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle3/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- Drowned in Sound10/10
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography9/10
- MusicHound Rock3/5
- Pitchfork9.5/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
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Tracks
- 1Walk On2:43
- 2See the Sky About to Rain5:02
- 3Revolution Blues4:04
- 4For the Turnstiles3:15
- 5Vampire Blues4:15
- 6On the Beach6:59
- 7Motion Pictures4:24
- 8Ambulance Blues8:56
8 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Neil Young
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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