Hitchhiker
by Neil Young
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Sep 8, 2017
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
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  1. PurplePiePete
    Sep 24, 2017
    8
    I had given Neil Young a bit of rest since 2014's Storytone rarely listening to any of his varied catalogue and prior to that he would be one of my go to listens. This is an interesting album from 1976, originally recorded in a single day, that was long kept in the vaults and it contains the original stripped down versions of songs that have since been released on subsequent Neil YoungI had given Neil Young a bit of rest since 2014's Storytone rarely listening to any of his varied catalogue and prior to that he would be one of my go to listens. This is an interesting album from 1976, originally recorded in a single day, that was long kept in the vaults and it contains the original stripped down versions of songs that have since been released on subsequent Neil Young albums, the most notable being Pocahontas and Powderfinger. There are two newly released tracks. I like the studio chatter between songs and it has a rough at the edges feel to it. It's an excellent collection of songs that are quite delightful in this form though perhaps they will not be as accessible to those coming to Neil Young for the first time. This album sits well and compares favorably with Neil Young's classic 70's period without quite reaching those peaks.… Expand
  2. Andremax
    Jul 13, 2018
    8
    Leftovers. The album isn't only this, the music here has too much quality too, it couldn't understand why this were been shelved by 40 years. OK, most of these songs were known by public, but it's quite interesting listening its seminal versions. Tasteful acoustic guitar soft folk songs and beautiful pianos that makes experience at minimum pleasant. It could seen that Neil Young is tooLeftovers. The album isn't only this, the music here has too much quality too, it couldn't understand why this were been shelved by 40 years. OK, most of these songs were known by public, but it's quite interesting listening its seminal versions. Tasteful acoustic guitar soft folk songs and beautiful pianos that makes experience at minimum pleasant. It could seen that Neil Young is too good artist when even in studio leftovers he does work well (a detail, he was high when he was recording Hitchhiker, isn't him a surprising artist?).… Expand

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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Magnet
    Nov 21, 2017
    90
    Hitchhiker is a perfectly wonderful solo-acoustic session recorded one day in 1976. .... This is a most welcome collection. [No. 148, p.61]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Nov 3, 2017
    90
    Originally rejected by Reprise Records executives as being nothing more than a bunch of demos, the entire set is spun with some strange, surreal and beautiful magic.
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  3. Mojo
    Oct 27, 2017
    60
    Side by side in this unfamiliar setting, well-known songs become unsettling. [Oct 2017, p.104]
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