Southern Man (track)
by Neil Young
Year: 1970
From the album After The Gold Rush (track #4)
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Southern Man appears on the following album(s) by Neil Young:
- After The Gold Rush (track #4) (this album) (1970)
- Decade (track #15) (compilation) (1977)
- Greatest Hits (track #7) (compilation) (2004)
- Journey Through The Past (track #5) (1972)
- The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 (track #96) (compilation) (2009)
- The Times (track #6) (2020)
- Greatest Hits (1985) (track #8) (compilation) (1985)
- Carnegie Hall 1970 (track #8) (2021)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/10/2026 12:46 | ak1999 | 6 | 90/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2026 13:24 |  Ilolahti | 2,235 | 81/100 |
| ! | 09/13/2026 22:30 | willowen9 | 2,767 | 78/100 |
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True but he had made better songs of this style in Everybody knows... and made better in On the Beach, still, everything in this album seems overrated compared to the others... each to their own ;) (Edited)
One of the highlights of the album (Edited)
Young attempts to compete with "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand"--with a piano riff. (Edited)
Incredible song! (Edited)
Squonk007 05/22/2024 18:29 | #303654
Good but not brilliant. (Edited)
