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Old Ways
Country · 1985 · 8 tracks

Old Ways

Neil Young

A deliberate pivot into pure Nashville country. Fiddles, pedal steel, and high-profile outlaw duets define this unapologetically twangy mid-eighties detour.

August 12, 1985 · Geffen Records

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A stubborn, warm-hearted celebration of traditionalism and rural identity.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
The Wayward Wind
3:13
02
Get Back to the Country
2:51
05
Misfits
5:07
06
California Sunset
2:57
07
Old Ways
3:08
08
My Boy
3:37
09
Bound for Glory
5:48
13
Are There Any More Real Cowboys?
3:04
Moments Worth Listening For
The seamless vocal hand-off between Neil and Waylon Jennings on the soaring chorus of Bound for Glory.
The mournful, cinematic fiddle introduction to The Wayward Wind that sets a lonely, wandering tone.
The self-deprecating humor in the title track when Neil compares himself to a dinosaur unable to learn new tricks.
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Bonfire+4.0σ

Bonfire saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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