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American Stars ’n Bars
Rock · 1977 · 5 tracks

American Stars ’n Bars

Neil Young

1977 · Reprise Records

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A weary but warm collection of songs that finds comfort in the traditions of country music while occasionally exploding into electric catharsis.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
The Old Country Waltz
3:00
02
Saddle Up the Palomino
3:01
03
Hey Babe
3:38
04
Hold Back the Tears
4:21
05
Bite the Bullet
3:37
Moments Worth Listening For
The weeping pedal steel that mimics the vocal melody on The Old Country Waltz.
The loose, almost conversational vocal harmonies provided by the Bullets on Hey Babe.
The sudden shift from the dusty country of side one to the electric roar of the closing tracks.
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