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Classic Rock MagazineDec 11, 2018It's an essential addition to any Young fan's library. [Jan 2019, p.94]
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UncutDec 14, 2018Beautiful, weird and wasted, Songs For Judy never lets us forget it. [Jan 2019, p.28]
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Dec 6, 2018He’s in fine voice throughout, and even if these performances aren’t always iconic, they’re personal and often touching, even in front of some rowdy crowds. ... A compelling listen and historically significant.
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Dec 6, 2018These albums are as close as we can get to traveling back in time to see one of our greatest at his best.
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MojoDec 17, 2018We get to bask in the calm in the eye of Young's wilful hurricane without suffering the trail of destruction that followed it. An intensely enjoyable experience it is, too. [Feb 2019, p.99]
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Dec 6, 2018Songs for Judy now feels like a concept album whose concept is just as far out as prog rock, if less flashy and more soothing. It’s a high fantasy of meadows and moons and canyons, of shows that start after midnight, of possessing or creating enough space to let Neil Young play some quiet songs for you.
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Dec 6, 2018What really makes this collection worthwhile is how these robust performances put the lie to the notion that acoustic Neil is sad, sensitive Neil.
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Jan 25, 2019Songs For Judy plays best if a listener can manage to ignore such contextual inequities and instead immerse themselves in the slice of time and space that the album brings to life.
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Dec 17, 2018Songs for Judy lets us join Young in experiencing rock’s new world disorder.