Neil Young
Neil Young lives in gentleness. 21 of 48 songs are safe — this is music that holds you.
5.3
Avg Intensity
48
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Cowgirl in the Sand
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1969
Cowgirl in the Sand
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1969
Southern Man
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1970
Like a Hurricane
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1977
Powderfinger
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1979
Rockin' in the Free World
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1989
Rockin' in the Free World
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1989
The controlled burn
Cinnamon Girl
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1969
Down by the River
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1969
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1969
Round and Round (It Won't Be Long)
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1969
Don't Let It Bring You Down
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1970
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1970
When You Dance I Can Really Love
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1970
Alabama
moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1972
Are You Ready for the Country
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1972
Journey Through the Past
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1972
On the Beach
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1974
Vampire Blues
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1974
Walk On
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1974
Cortez the Killer
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1975
Tonight's the Night
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1975
Lotta Love
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1978
My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1978
Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1979
Like an Inca
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1982
Look Out for My Love
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 2023
The quiet ones
Birds
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 3
After the Gold Rush
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1970
Helpless
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1970
I Believe in You
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 1970
Tell Me Why
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1970
Heart of Gold
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1972
Old Man
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1972
Out on the Weekend
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1972
The Needle and the Damage Done
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 1972
There's a World
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1972
Words (Between the Lines of Age)
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1972
Albuquerque
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1975
Mellow My Mind
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1975
Lost in Space
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 1977
Sugar Mountain
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1977
Comes a Time
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1978
Human Highway
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1978
Pocahontas
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 3
· 1979
Thrasher
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1979
Harvest Moon
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 1992
Campaigner
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 4
· 2018
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