This is one of several early solo albums by Neil Young that are now classics.
This song starts out with Tell me Why. Tell me why is played on an acoustic guitar. Neil flat picks the song and its actually very catchy.
After the Gold Rush is a song that to this day I have never entirely understood. Well I dreamed I saw some silver space ships flying in the yellow haze of the sun.
In a dream all in a dream, the loading had begun.
I have always wondered if we were being saved from a nuclear holocaust or what.
Southern Man is another classic on this CD. Dont Let It Bring You Down is a personal favorit of mine.
When you Dance, I can really love is a great rocker.
There is not really a bad song on the album

This is the first album I purchased from Neil Young. Its a great way to start off a collection of him. Young and Bowie are my favorite solo artists. After The Gold Rush is pure classic material, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is very nice and touching. "Southern Man" is huge man, great classic song. "Don't Let It Bring You Down" was the song that sold me on Neil Young, there is a cover of it on American Beauty in the scene where Kevin Spacey and Mena Suvari start to get a little busy. Fantastic song, short and sweet and very touching. Phenominal classic folk/country rock here for sure I promise. Neil Youngs voice is kinda rusty too, great for his grungy classic rock sound, his voice is quite unique and cool and I like it. So, make way for the Cripple Creek Ferry. Neil Young is a guitar master(Especially on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere) and a great musician!

Like many, I often think of "Harvest" as THE essential Neil Young album, and it is excellent. However, every time I listen to "After The Gold Rush", I think it might just be better. The two are very similar of course. So many great songs here besides the title track. "Southern Man" was a big hit, though it's one of my least favorites. "Till The Morning Comes", "Don't Let It Bring You Down", and "When You Dance You Can Really Love" are all great cuts. "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is classic, and has been covered by many. One song that I didn't care for much at first was "I Believe In You", but it grew to be one of my favorites of any album. I get lost in that one, like many songs of his. After many years of listening, "After The Gold Rush" is one album in my essential Neil trilogy, along with "Freedom", and of course "Harvest".