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Americana
Artist:
Neil Young with Crazy Horse
Format: Vinyl
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Formats and Editions
1. Oh Susannah
2. Clementine
3. Tom Dooley
4. Gallows Pole
5. Get a Job
6. Travel on
7. High Flyin' Bird
8. She'll Be Comin 'Round the Mountain
9. This Land Is Your Land
10. Wayfarin' Stranger
11. God Save the Queen
More Info:
Double vinyl LP pressing. 2012 release, the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. Americana is collection of classic, American folk songs. In their day, some of these may have been referred to as "protest songs," "murder ballads," or campfire-type songs passed down with universal, relatable tales for everyman. Some of these compositions which, like "Tom Dooley" and "Oh Susannah," were written in the 1800s, while others, like "This Land Is Your Land" (utilizing the original, widely misinterpreted "deleted verses") and "Get a Job," are mid 20th century Folk classics. Each of these compositions is very much part of the fabric of our American heritage; the roots of what we think of as "Americana" in cultural terms, using songs as a way of passing along information and documenting our past. What ties these songs together is the fact that while they may represent an America that may no longer exist, the emotions and scenarios behind these songs still resonate with what's going on in the country today with equal, if not greater impact nearly 200 years later.
