Harvest Moon
Released: 1992

Harvest Moon

by Neil Young

The 3706th greatest album of all time

Harvest Moon (1992) finds Neil Young revisiting the gentle, acoustic-based folk rock and country rock textures associated with his early 1970s work, often regarded as a companion to 1972's Harvest. The record emphasizes warm acoustic guitars, piano and pedal steel with understated percussion, and features intimate, reflective lyrics about aging, enduring love and domestic life delivered in Young’s weathered tenor. Its mellow arrangements and pastoral mood prioritize melody and atmosphere over hard rock dynamics, making it one of Young’s quieter, more contemplative records.

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