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  • Issued : 27 Jun 1995

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : 45934
Format : CD Label : Reprise/wea
Issued : 27 Jun 1995 Item sourced from : Europe
Number of Discs : 1

Mirror Ball

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HMV Review

Neil Young uses Pearl Jam on Mirror Ball much as he has used his perennial backup band Crazy Horse, looking for feel and spontaneity. At the start of the record, he can be heard instructing them: No tuning, nothing, and the take of I'm the Ocean is an obvious run-through that became a master take. But Pearl Jam is not Crazy Horse; in place of the latter's primitive, nonswinging sound, the former boasts spirited rhythms and dense guitar interplay that Young makes excellent use of in a series of songs built out of simple, melodic rifts. Those songs come mostly in pairs: Song X and Act of Love, the first two tracks, both seem to be about abortion, especially in its religious aspect, each containing a reference to the holy war; What Happened to Yesterday and Fallen Angel are song fragments on which Young plays the pump organ; and Downtown and Peace and Love find Young addressing the musical and philosophical concerns of hippies and contain name checks of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, and Led Zeppelin. The songs also share highly imagistic lyrics that are allusive and frequently just obscure. At their best, notably on I'm the Ocean and Scenery, they provide intriguing portraits of the artist -- People my age/They don't do the things I do, Young sings in Ocean -- while Scenery is one of his bitter denunciations of celebrity. Such subject matter is not new for Young, and Mirror Ball is typically uneven. But it is always interesting musically, suggesting that he has found another catch-up that works. Probably due to the commercial power of Pearl Jam, the album became Young's highest charting record since Harvest 23 years earlier, though it had a relatively short chart life. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Credits

Brendan O'Brien(Guitar (Electric)),  Brendan O'Brien(Piano),  Jack Irons(Drums),  Jeff Ament(Bass),  Jeff Ament(Guitar (Bass)),  Mike McCready(Guitar (Electric)),  Neil Young(Guitar (Acoustic)),  Neil Young(Guitar (Electric)),  Neil Young(Organ),  Neil Young(Vocals),  Stone Gossard(Guitar (Electric)),  Brendan O'Brien(Vocals (Background)),  Eddie Vedder(Vocals (Background)),  Jack Irons(Drums (Snare)),  Neil Young(Organ (Pump)),  Brendan O'Brien(Producer),  Brett Eliason(Engineer),  Nick DiDia(Engineer),  Brendan O'Brien(Mixing),  Chad Munsey(Assistant Engineer),  Gary Burden(Art Direction),  Gary Burden(Design),  Henry Diltz(Photography),  John Aguto(Assistant Engineer),  Sam Hofstedt(Assistant Engineer),  Joe Gastwirt(Digital Editing),  Joe Gastwirt(Digital Mastering),  Joe Gastwirt(Transfers),  John Hausman(Production Assistant),  John Nowland(Transfers),  Tim Mulligan(Digital Editing),  Tim Mulligan(Digital Mastering),  Emek(Logo Art),  Joel Bernstein(Portraits)

Songs

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    1
    Song X  (04:40)
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    2
    Act of Love  (04:54)
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    3
    I'm the Ocean  (07:05)
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    4
    Big Green Country  (05:08)
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    5
    Truth Be Known  (04:39)
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    6
    Downtown  (05:10)
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    7
    What Happened Yesterday
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    8
    Peace and Love  (07:02)
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    9
    Throw Your Hatred Down  (05:45)
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    10
    Scenery  (08:50)
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    11
    Fallen Angel  (01:15)

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    マカロ二ウェスタン  |  茨木市  |  不明  |  20/November/2007

    Neil Young meets Pearl Jam言うこと無し。最高です。

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    YE  |  東村山市  |  不明  |  04/June/2003

    これは名作だと思います。”I’m the ocean”とかグアーってくる。若手と一緒にほえるニールは熱い。共闘って感じがします。

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