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Paste Magazine
Expectations don’t often live up to reality. Fortunately, that’s not true of Hitchhiker
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9.0
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Rolling Stone
A buried-treasure mother lode
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9.0
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Uncut
An album that, with a few overdubs and a bit more polish could have worked as that desperately anticipated follow-up to Harvest
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8.5
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8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
This is the unplugged album fans will have long awaited without even knowing it, standing confidently amongst the best of his ‘70s output, if not his entire career
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8.4
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Pitchfork
An acoustic snapshot of Neil Young’s creative process, captured at a time when he was crafting music strong enough to last his whole career
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A.V. Club
Could easily serve as an introduction to a generation that hasn’t heard his music
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8.3
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Consequence Of Sound
A fascinating look at an artist near his absolute pinnacle
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Emphasises atmosphere over finesse
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8.0
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All Music
Sustains a dusky sweetness from beginning to an end
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8.0
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Exclaim
It's fascinating to hear these songs sequenced together, as the album takes on a bit of a new narrative that shows 1976-era Young as a man out on his own
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8.0
99136
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American Songwriter
Compositions many would consider some of his finest
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Under The Radar
Tthe rare archival release that can appeal to both rabid superfans and casual listeners
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8.0
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Evening Standard
A snapshot of a day when a great songwriter was at his greatest
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Spin
From their finished versions, you’d think that if the tunes met in a bar, a brawl might ensue, or at least a lot of unkind glances. And yet on Hitchhiker they coexist peacefully.
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Anoraks will be riveted, of course, but this accurately styled “gem” from the archive is much more than a curiosity
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8.0
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The Independent
An album of myths and mangled daydreams
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6.8
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6.8 |
Gig Soup
“Hitchhiker” adds very little to Young's back catalogue, which is bristling with incredible, surprising and occasionally baffling work
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