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#302 Neil Young, 'Tonight's the Night' (1975)

An album full of raw, emotional pain, ‘Tonight’s The Night’ was originally recorded in 1973 but was shelved as it was too painful at the time for Young to release. Instead, he released ‘On The Beach’ (#311) first, with this album would eventually coming out in 1975. The album covers the grief of the loss of two close friends of Neil Young’s to drugs; Danny Whitten, Crazy Horse guitarist, and Bruce Berry, roadie.

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#311 Neil Young, 'On the Beach' (1974)

As the man has many faces, it’s no surprise that this album is quite different to previous entry, ‘Every Knows This Is Nowhere’ (#407). Opening track, ‘Walk On’ is decidedly different to the rest of the album. Track feels quite produced, all the while the lyrics discuss ignoring people that are talking you down and moving on.

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