Comes A Time (studio album)
by Neil Young
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Neil Young bestography
Comes A Time is ranked 12th best out of 94 albums by Neil Young on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Neil Young is After The Gold Rush which is ranked number 83 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 14,894.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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55/100  | 10/12/2025 20:05 |  Superunknown | | 70/100 |
90/100 | 08/27/2025 20:22 |  imimesis | | 81/100 |
75/100 | 08/08/2025 15:23 | iannicolson | | 75/100 |
90/100 | 06/29/2025 06:58 | cicadelic | | 73/100 |
60/100 | 06/21/2025 13:48 | Elauqsapid | | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.0/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.
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NowhereMan 01/28/2025 11:43
Melodically, one of the strongest cuts in his discography.
Jboy56 05/04/2022 15:18
Not my favorite NY, but it contains many well-made songs, with some great vocal assist for Nicole. This is a worthwhile listen. Four Stars
La prolífica trayectoria de Neil Young tiene un poco de todo. Mi disco favorito de él es este muestrario de folk y country lleno de canciones extraordinarias.
A smooth and easy listening album that is very pleasant to listen too. It is a little more country than most Neil Young albums and so if you enjoy that side you will definitely love this album. The vocals are great as always and there is a little extra on this one with the help of a backing vocalist which really provides something new and fresh and gives us a softer side to the album. Every song matches in tone and so the record has a really nice flow to it and this creates a great atmosphere. The only song that deviates from this is Motorcycle Mama but it isn't too different to distract you too much. Definitely worth a listen and is a good album but not his greatest.
Harvest Moon always seems to get all the credit for returning Neil Young to the folky/country rock sound that made him famous in the early 1970s, but Comes a Time is very much in the same vein. Its a very laid back record, with the exception of Motorcycle Mama which is a bit of a rocker, but besides that its a consistent album with consistent content. Backing vocalist Nicolette Larson is an unsung hero of this album.
VictorVale 11/23/2020 17:00
Nunca decepciona.. Ou é excelente (como nesse álbum) ou melhor ainda! (ignorem qnd bate nele a loucura experimentalista)
teague 06/14/2020 02:24
Quite a fun listen. I can see why this record is often overlooked, but I think it is definitely worth a listen or two.
Repo 07/23/2017 18:16
Mixed Bag.
Starts off with some of his great soft rockers for the first 3 tracks but than flirts too much with the cheesy side of 70s soft rock for most of the rest of the album.
Grade: C
A rather sweet and mellow album from Neil Young. It's nothing spectacular but it is extremely pleasant and passes the time nicely enough. Good, but not great.
Underrated 70's classic. Brilliant country tinged acoustic suite. Much better than the likes of Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps l think. Virtually a companion album to After the Gold Rush. If you love that album you'll want this.
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