Everybody's Rockin' [Original recording remastered]

Neil Young

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Interscope Records
• ASIN: B00004VW34
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,831 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Nestled somewhat uncomfortably between a haywired electro-pop experiment, 1983's Trans, and the countrified Old Ways, this rockabilly curio now stands as one more wild swing from Neil Young during a particularly shaky phase. Backed by the five-member Shocking Pinks, Young works his way through a selection of covers and slight originals. In retrospect, Everybody's Rockin' presages 1988's This Note's for You; this is roots-rock Neil, a fellow with a taste for swamp-pop (the Slim Harpo weeper "Rainin' in My Heart"), easy-rollin' blues ("Bright Lights, Big City"), and raveups (Bobby Freeman's "Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes," his own "Kinda Fonda Wanda"). Young sounds amused but less then committed, as evidenced by the fact that he'd soon wash the grease out of his hair and disband the Shocking Pinks. --Steven Stolder

Product Description

Unavailable on CD in the U.S., this is his digitally recorded '50s-ish album with the Shocking Pinks. Released byGeffen in 1983, it features the title cut and nine other tunes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Nice representation of the Fifties, June 23, 1999

By	Rob "Rob" (Roanoke, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everybody's Rockin (Audio CD)

Neil Young has always been a unique and diverse songwriter and musician. Here, again, he swings in an entirely different direction. The end result is an uplifting, fun bouncy trip back to the innocence of the fifties.

I've always respected Neil for his variety and imagination. He is , in my opinion, by far the most talented musician in the field today and will always remain so.

Granted, this is no way close to his past albums with vivid tales and dreamy landscape memoir songs that tend to conjour up images for its listeners. But this album is just pure fun.

A note of trivia: this album was actually an act of retaliation to his record producers at the time. They demanded he cut a certain number of records in a time period. Disgruntled by their greed and "assembly line" approach to putting out music, Neil launched this record as a way to fight back the system. Neil himself did not expect it to be a seller ; rather a financial burden to the record company.

This is why the record is so rare. The record company only produced a limited supply after they listened to the content.

But, beside the fact, this is a nice record. It would make a great addition to that juke box in the diner!

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neil young goes fifties rock 'n roll!, February 24, 2000

By	John Peter O'connor - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Everybody's Rockin (Audio CD)

Neil young goes fifties rock 'n roll!

This is wonderful. I am sure that Neil Young had a lot of fun making this and I know that I had a lot of fun listening to it.

The album is a collection of ten songs in fifties rock and roll style. Lots of echo especially on the vocals, syrupy backing vocals, classic twelve bar chord progressions. Added in are occacional bursts of harmonica that sound like sixties Dylan. It's great.

The songs all sound fresh and explore many differet facets of the period. The lyrics range from from the pastiche of "JellyRoll Man" to a strident complaint about the music business in "Payola Blues" all delivered with Neil Young's characteristic vocal range.

You only get 25 minutes of music for your money on this album but I guess that, in that time, Neil Young said just about all that he had to say in this style. More would probably have lead to some degree of repetition.

This album will not appeal to everyone but any Neil Young fan with a sense of humour will enjoy it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Neil's best, but he did worse, August 1, 2003

By	Chris Makas (Dearborn, MI) - See all my reviews

This is one of Neil's many 80s genre expeditions, and, while the songs are upbeat and fun, has very little depth. Neil released it as a payback to David Geffen, his record company exec who insisted he shelve his country project (which became "Old Ways") and release a more rock album like "Rust Never Sleeps." This is hardly "Rust Never Sleeps," and it resulted in Geffen suing Young for not sounding enough like himself (the latter lost, of course). I've read Neil quoted as saying the above and also as saying that this album is "as good as 'Tonight's the Night.'" Trust me, it's not, and he probably knows it, although who am I to judge. If you find this album on vinyl at a garage sale in good condition, by all means grab it. But whether or not it's worth $$$ is a matter of personal opinion. Mine is that, while I dig the music, that much for a 24-minute album is hardly worth the money.