After my first listen and since then it quickly became one of my favorite Neil Young albums. Top five easily. It's that good.

A great Neil Young album 2nd only to Gold Rush I.M.O. Ambulance Blues, Vampire Blues, Walk On, See the Sky About To Rain are amazing tracks but the title track On The Beach is the best track here. The only slightly low point is For The Turnstiles but this album should be rated much Higher than Harvest or Rust.

"On the beach" contiene alcune delle migliori gemme del canadese, chissà perché rimaste meno celebri di altre contenute in altri suoi dischi.

One of his three best records.

Part of his darker era, along with Tonight's the Night (recorded after but released before) and later Rust Never Sleeps, this is in my opinion Young's best album. Does not have the standout hits of Harvest or Gold Rush, but there is a consistent mood and feel through out. Almost has themes similar to the Wall, Revolution Blues he describes those in Hollywood as "worst the Leopars, and I'll kill them in their cars," and on the title track repeats the isolating line "the world is turning, I hope it don't turn away." The record is a haunting expose on some of the darkest moments of human existence

Yes it one of Neil Young,s best albums, its up their with After The Gold Rush and Harvest. It a album with a greater variation of fast and slow songs, with a cutting edge to them.My favourite songs are WALK ON, REVOLUTION BLUES and AMBULANCE BLUES.

best tracks: vampire blues, for the turnstiles

A fantastic album. None of the songs I would take out of the album

This one keeps growing on me. It's rising up the ranks of my favourite Neil Young albums having already surpassed Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Rust Never Sleeps and Harvest, and it's hot on the heels of After The Gold Rush, which is one of my favourite albums of all time. I really appreciate the bareness of the sound, which, when coupled with the sometimes disillusioned and cynical lyrics, makes this a very emotive album. To me Ambulance Blues is the stand out song (I'll throw in another Desolation Row comparison as well), but other favourites are Revolution Blues, See The Sky About to Rain, For The Turnstiles and On The Beach. I've now listed over half the album, but there really are no weak songs.

Overall imoact: Excellent.
Historal impact: Genius artist
Emotional impact: Mellow
Production value: Medium