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Sugar Mountain: Live At Canterbury House 1968
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: Released as part of the Archive series of rare recordings of concerts from the early days of his career, this album includes songs recorded from a gig in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on November 9-10, just before the release of his debut solo album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Uncut
    100
    Sugar Mountain is a fascinating snapshot of Neil Young at a transitory moment in his long career, for which it also provides an indelible template.
  2. Prefix Magazine
    90
    By investing a now-classic catalog with immediacy, freshness and a delicate, humbling charm, Sugar Mountain not only stands as the best argument for the Archives series and illumination it could provide, but as a classic live record in its own right.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    89
    The accompanying DVD offers only a higher fidelity version of the audio performance, but Sugar Mountain remains a magical and rare portrait of a budding genius.
  4. NOW Magazine
    80
    The quality of the recording and performances makes for a brilliant soundtrack.
  5. Rolling Stone
    80
    Young charges forward here, playing half of the imminent Neil Young in pristine, tremulous-vocal form and reclaiming six of his Buffalo Springfield songs.
  6. The A.V. Club
    75
    Much of the time, though, those "raps" meander--a good fifth of Sugar Mountain's 70-minute run time is devoted to them, and their replay value is limited. Which is too bad--the performances are excellent.
  7. Q Magazine
    60
    However appealing Sugar Mountain may be to some, the storytelling alone will prove too much for others. [Jan 2009, p.127]
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  1. mrtew
    Jan 2, 2012
    10
    This album gives you the feeling you're actually there and getting to know the performer like no other live album I've ever heard. PlusThis album gives you the feeling you're actually there and getting to know the performer like no other live album I've ever heard. Plus the music has got to be the most beautiful and honest of his or almost anyone else's career. Truly a young genius at the height of his early years!… Expand
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    Sep 3, 2014
    0
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#23 Best Album of 2008