Live Rust (live album) by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Live Rust by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
(Live album)
Year: 1979
Overall rank: 1,660th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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81/100 (from 337 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1979 (29th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (332nd)
Award Best albums of all time (1,660th)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse bestography

Live Rust is ranked 5th best out of 26 albums by Neil Young & Crazy Horse on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere which is ranked number 196 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 8,380.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.5/100, a mean average of 80.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.8.

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From 04/17/2022 08:45
This has a track score of 90 and is placed at 25th in my overall chart. It has a rating of 100
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From 02/15/2021 15:58
Neil Young tem muito mais força no palco, principalmente acompanhado da Crazy Horse.
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From 07/08/2020 23:37
An excellent live album with a good variety of acoustic numbers and some hard rocking jams with Crazy Horse. The tracks range from early stuff to tunes off the recently released Rust Never Sleeps. The album even kicks it up a notch on the back half.

Key tracks: Like a Hurricane, Cortez the Killer and Tonight's the Night
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From 08/31/2017 21:57
I bought this album many years ago, possible late 70". Right away i really like it. Most of the live version are better than studio versions. Neil and Crazy Horse really show that they could rock with the best of them. Still think that the live Zeppelin albums are better.
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From 03/28/2016 11:43
99/100. Exellent guitarmusic.
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From 11/16/2015 18:24
Along with Nirvana's MTV unplugged this is the best LIVE album I've ever listened. Most of the songs here sounds even better than on the original album.
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From 10/13/2014 05:43
I loved this record upon first listen some 32 years ago. I love the acoustic half equally with the electric half. "Powderfinger" being the absolute highlight. "The Loner" & "Like a Hurricane" rival it though. Least fav track "Sedan Delivery". What an album! It will always hold a special place and I return to it often. Best of both Neils acoustic & electric & I really love Live albums & live music. Highly reccommended! MEZ
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From 06/24/2012 17:09
What a live performance. Neil Young shows the world that he can rock with the best of them. I don't usually like live albums, but when I do, I prefer Live Rust.
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From 03/27/2011 14:37
Released 5 months after Rust Never Sleeps, an almost live album with studio overdubs and removed crowd noise, Young released the fully live Live Rust. Starting off with Young playing solo, he is joined by Carzy Horse and turns in a rocking performance. The song selection is key, and it's mostly great here (although "Lotta Love" sounds out of place). From "Sedan Delivery" on, it's all rock. "Powderfinger" (maybe Neil's best song) is awesome as always, and following that with "Cortez The Killer", Cinnamon Girl", and "Like A Hurricane"...how could you not enjoy this album? Even asking for the crowds help to stop a rainstorm at the end of "The Loner" is priceless.

There is a concert film of this somewhere, directed byYoung under the name Bernard Shakey. Also of note...the guitar solo on "Cortez The Killer" was cut short because of time limitations for CD.
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Best Albums of 1979
1. London Calling by The Clash
2. The Wall by Pink Floyd
3. Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division
4. Fear Of Music by Talking Heads
5. Entertainment! by Gang Of Four
6. Breakfast In America by Supertramp
7. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
8. Rust Never Sleeps by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
9. Highway To Hell by AC/DC
10. Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
11. Reggatta De Blanc by The Police
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