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Released 47 years ago this November

Live Rust

Neil Young and Crazy Horse · 1979

73 min · 16 tracks

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

67 /100
Alpine
Higher than 91% of albums we've rated

The album blends various styles with strong performances but lacks a tightly cohesive flow throughout its length.

What we noticed

  • Several tracks are extended with improvisational solos, particularly in the electric guitar sections, allowing for dynamic shifts in energy.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
8/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Sugar Mountain 5:02
  • 2 I Am a Child 3:00
  • 3 Comes a Time 3:15
  • 4 After the Gold Rush 3:48
  • 5 My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) 4:11
  • 6 When You Dance I Can Really Love 3:42
  • 7 The Loner 4:52
  • 8 The Needle and the Damage Done 3:06
  • 9 Lotta Love 2:51
  • 10 Sedan Delivery 4:50
  • 11 Powderfinger 5:43
  • 12 Cortez the Killer 6:19
  • 13 Cinnamon Girl 3:21
  • 14 Like a Hurricane 8:02
  • 15 Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) 4:37
  • 16 Tonight's the Night 7:12

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