Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Tracks
1. Cinnamon Girl
2. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
3. Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) - Robin Lane
4. Down by the River
5. Losing End (When You're On)
6. Running Dry (Requiem for the Rockets)
7. Cowgirl in the Sand
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Review
Opening with the methodical, hard-rocking "Cinnamon Girl"--still one of the singer-songwriter's most-hollered requests in concert--Young's second solo album introduces the cockeyed harmonies and sloppy, chiming guitars of Crazy Horse. His wide swings from soft-spoken country-folk ("Round & Round [It Won't Be Long]") to menacing metal (the punch line to "Down by the River" is "I shot my baby") indicate the multiple personalities in Young's future. His second album of 1969 broadcasts a sincere passion for the peace-and-love '60s (dig the long guitar solos) but also predicts the dark introspection of "Tonight's the Night." --Steve Knopper
The album opens up with Neils first hit single, the song the started his carear, and to me his best song, 'Cinnamon Girl.' This song features one of the all time greatest guitar solo's and riffs. The melody, structure and lyrics and delivery are all amazing when all these incrediants were placed together they had to know this song was going to be a classic. Next is the title track, the awesome 'Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere' which like the song before it contains some really great guitar playing. This is also one of Neils all time best songs. Next is the slower and more intament 'Round And Round (It Wount Be Long)' though this song is slower it still packs quite a hughe punch. The lyrics are beautiful, and not only that this features some of Neil's all time best singing. Whoever said he couldn't sing should here this. The epic 'Down By The River' is next. This classic is nearly ten minutes long, and is still a classic. To me this is one of Neil's all time best songs period and the guitar solo is the very best the man has ever recorded. 'The Losing End' and 'Running Dry' are two slower songs but are both extremely beautiful. These two songs help ease the album for when it comes to and end at full speed. When the album does come to and end it goes out on top with yet another classic Neil Young song 'Cowgirl In The Sand' which like all the others contains amazing guitar work as well as great vocals. This songs starts off slow then kicks into gear and goes out perfectly. Even though this song is over ten minutes long it doesnt get dull at all and Neil and Crazy Horse couldnt have ended the record any better.
Of all the albums Neil made in his long and amzing carear his early ones seem to be his best, as with most bands and musicians. Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere is one of the most amazing collections of music on one album ever. For those of you that like Neil, guitars, and any form of rock then this is the album for you.