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Jun 7, 2019The 11 songs that are here feel like a full journey through the potpourri of his classic styles. ... Great deep tracks, like their more famous singers, can’t be denied … so here’s to keeping the dump coming.
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Jul 26, 2019Tuscaloosa exposes Young's multiple, bizarre—if not comically fascinating—personalities, dipping into deep cuts while still catering to his pop-friendly roots.
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UncutJun 7, 2019Tuscaloosa is an incredibly valuable document of Neil Young in 1973, battling his demons in front of thousands and delivering some of his most deeply felt music. [Jul 2019, p.42]
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Jun 7, 2019More formal and complete editions of Neil Young’s archives have been as satisfying as Tuscaloosa--this one lacks two cuts from the original recording--but none carry its implicit social relevance: even an artist as supremely instinctual as Neil Young couldn’t foresee the topical pertinence of an album titled in reference to this Southern state in 2019.
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Jun 7, 2019Tuscaloosa presents Neil and his band in a warmer mood, sometimes downbeat but far less confrontational, and the vibe here is generally positive.
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Jun 7, 2019Tuscaloosa showcases Young’s full range, which makes it a rare glimpse of a now-iconic performer at a moment when he was working to find a balance between satisfying himself and pleasing his audience.
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Classic Rock MagazineJun 26, 2019It's hardly essential, but not without charm. [Summer 2019, p.87]
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MojoJun 7, 2019The incomplete tape of his concert. ... Some of the best moments on the 11 surviving songs from this University of Tuscaloosa show with Jack Nitzsche, Ben Keith, Tim Drummond and Kenny Buttrey are the mellow, almost hymn-like After The Goldrush and the edgy Alabama. [Jul 2019, p.107]