Neil Young-Freedom(1989)[FLAC][Colombo-bt.org]

Personnel includes: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Linda Rondstadt (vocals); Frank Sampedro, Chad Cromwell, Rick Rosas, Pancho Villa, Steve Lawwrence, Ben Keith.



Producers: Neil Young, Niko Bolas.



Engineers: Niko Bolas, Dave Hewitt, Tim Mulligan.



Recorded at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York; The Barn-Redwood Digital; The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Redwood Digital.



After spending the 1980s going through stylistic changes, Neil Young released FREEDOM, a more straight-forward rock album that was no less lyrically complex despite its appeal to a broader piece of the mainstream. Playing with an assortment of musicians versus a set back-up band like the Stray Gators or the Shocking Pinks, this 1989 release is pure Neil Young. Like any great songwriter, Young populates these songs with memorable characters. "Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part 1)" is like a mini-Robert Altman movie with criminals and crooked cops rubbing shoulders with producers and artists whereas Rommel, oil riggers and televangelists populate "Someday."



Although Frank Sampedro is the only participating member of Crazy Horse, Young still manages to get a big guitar crunch on the predominantly stripped-down "Don't Cry" and a ferocious cover of "On Broadway." The subtler moments are also captivating, whether it's a duet with Linda Ronstadt on the folkie "Hangin' on a Limb" or the slow-burn, Spanish twang of "Eldorado" that occasionally burps up a bit of heavy distortion. Young's indictment of the Reagan '80s comes in bookended versions (one live acoustic, one electric) of the anthemic "Rockin' in the Free World" that howl with righteous indignation.



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1   Rockin' in the Free World   (3:3    

2 Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero, Pt. 1) (8:45)

3 Don't Cry (4:14)

4 Hangin' on a Limb (4:1

5 Eldorado (6:03)

6 TheWays of Love (4:57)

7 Someday (5:40)

8 On Broadway (4:57)

9 Wrecking Ball (5:0

10 No More (6:03)

11 Too Far Gone (2:47)

12 Rockin' in the Free World (4:41)





Personnel:



Neil Young -vocals, guitar, piano

Frank Sampedro -acoustic guitar, keyboards

Chad Cromwell -drums

Rick Rosas -bass

Steve Lawrence -tenor saxophone

Larry Cragg -baritone sax

Claude Calliet -trombone

John Fumo and Tom Bray -trumpet

Ben Keith -steel guitar, keyboards

Linda Rondstadt -vocals