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On the roller coaster ride
That my emotions have to take me on
I heard a newborn baby cry
Through the night.
I heard a perfect echo die
Into an anonymous wall of digital sound
Somewhere deep inside
Of my soul.
A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature
Don't judge yourself too harsh, my love
Or someday you might find your soul endangered
A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature.
Amazon
You had so much and now so much is gone
What are you gonna do
With your life?
What a lucky man.
To see the earth before it touched his hand
What an angry fool
To condemn.
One more night to go
One more sleep upon your burning banks
A greedy man never knows
What he's done.
A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature
Don't start yourself too short, my love
Or someday you might find your soul endangered
A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature.
Went to the rodeo today
I saw the cowgirls lined up on the fence
A brand new Chevrolet
A brand new pair of seamless pants.
We watched the moment of defeat
Played back over on the video screen
Somewhere deep inside
Of my soul.
A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature.
| Bleyfusz | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 08:10 dew34 wrote: I'm making a collection of Neil Young albums and I recently transferred the cassette copy to cd. I was amazed at how excellent this recording really is. neil is a major influence in my musical tastes and this is a fine example of his greatness. Just got Sleeps with Angels and i think that may be his best.   Excellent choice. |
| d-don (Oregon) | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 08:07 Nicolette Larson's backup vocals on this work so well. What a beautiful voice she had, and what a shame we lost her so early. |
| Gajdzin (Warsaw, Poland) | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 08:07 How could the recording engineer and the producer allow something like that leave their mixing desk? A piece where the singer is out of key on half the notes? Much as I hate AutoTune, it would be better to apply that than to cause toothache in those who happen to hear the correct pitch. It's like a fork on a glass plate to me. Add to it the whiny, shakey voice and I wish there was a rating lower than "1". |
| ccjemmett (Toronto) | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 08:06 Mr Songwriter ! |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 08:06 This is probably my favorite Neil Young disc. Not a clunker on it. Even enjoy 'King and I'. |
| Johnny-smooth (On my bicycle) | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 08:05 philbertr wrote: I love how Neal's songs have matured as he has...and I have. Unlike certain Britons who shall remain unnamed. ditto, he writes from the heart, what is important to him, his observations and not what will sell or fill a concert hall. For that alone I admire him - true artist, true to his art. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Mar 01, 2013 - 17:51 jimys wrote: Not at all a Neil Young fan. Thanks for sharing that with us. |
| dew34 (Wisconsin-quite woodsy) | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 10:14 I'm making a collection of Neil Young albums and I recently transferred the cassette copy to cd. I was amazed at how excellent this recording really is. neil is a major influence in my musical tastes and this is a fine example of his greatness. Just got Sleeps with Angels and i think that may be his best. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 10:14 that's me on the xylophone. |
| philbertr (Roch New York) | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 10:10 I love how Neal's songs have matured as he has...and I have. Unlike certain Britons who shall remain unnamed. |
| Gajdzin | Posted: Jan 29, 2013 - 10:10 He's singing out of key in some places. For me out of key notes are like fingernails on a blackboard. Yuck. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Dec 29, 2012 - 02:03 Loving this but if next up isn't The Who with Behind Blue Eyes I'll be at least a little disappointed. |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 19:40 buddy wrote: I believe Neil has one of the most beautifully distinctive voices of his generation. He is also an amazingly skilled acoustic guitarist, with mad skills on electric. . . . Ah, such a breath of fresh air to hear someone not whining about Neil's voice. |
| burdell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 17:11 This is awesome. Makes me push back from the desk, put my feet up, close my eyes, and lose myself in the music. |
| philbertr (Roch New York) | Posted: Oct 27, 2012 - 08:33 Not my favorite Neal Young song, but still incredibly good. If Neil Young isn't a musical god, then the term has no meaning. |
| coy (san antonio) | Posted: Oct 27, 2012 - 08:32 "Natural Beauty" On the roller coaster ride That my emotions have to take me on I heard a newborn baby cry Through the night. I heard a perfect echo die Into an anonymous wall of digital sound Somewhere deep inside Of my soul. A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature Don't judge yourself too harsh, my love Or someday you might find your soul endangered A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature. Amazon You had so much and now so much is gone What are you gonna do With your life? What a lucky man. To see the earth before it touched his hand What an angry fool To condemn. One more night to go One more sleep upon your burning banks A greedy man never knows What he's done. A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature Don't start yourself too short, my love Or someday you might find your soul endangered A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature. Went to the rodeo today I saw the cowgirls lined up on the fence A brand new Chevrolet A brand new pair of seamless pants. We watched the moment of defeat Played back over on the video screen Somewhere deep inside Of my soul. A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature. |
| jimys (West Coast) | Posted: Oct 27, 2012 - 08:28 Not at all a Neil Young fan. |
| buddy | Posted: Sep 25, 2012 - 20:53 cmarcan wrote: A not so great voice. Mediocre guitar skills. Yet Neil has an amazing way of writing and delivering music that is so awsome. Great music creates a doorway to another place and it's the artists job to draw the listener in through that door and no one does that better than Neil. I believe Neil has one of the most beautifully distinctive voices of his generation. He is also an amazingly skilled acoustic guitarist, with mad skills on electric. I totally agree with the rest of your points  |
| cmarcan | Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 08:47 A not so great voice. Mediocre guitar skills. Yet Neil has an amazing way of writing and delivering music that is so awsome. Great music creates a doorway to another place and it's the artists job to draw the listener in through that door and no one does that better than Neil. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Aug 25, 2012 - 08:43 This is music?! Ugh. |
| peterhgrimm (portland, oregon usa) | Posted: Jul 24, 2012 - 22:50 Possibly his best ballad, recorded in Portland, OR (ok, I might be biased here). |
| davell | Posted: Jun 23, 2012 - 12:02 Great album and song from a great artist. Now lets hear something off Americana. The new album has really stuck in my head after only a few listens. Can't wait to see him in Tahoe in August. |
| vaiodon (Halfway to Paradise) | Posted: Jun 23, 2012 - 12:01 This was one of only a few CDs I had access to for a short while around '92/'93. It got a lot of play & I'm really enjoying hearing this play this evening. |
| buddy | Posted: Jun 23, 2012 - 11:58 One of Neil's best somewhat unknown songs. Hauntingly beautiful on par with "Cortez the Killer"... "A natural beauty should be preserved like a monument to nature..." |
| CawCat | Posted: Jun 23, 2012 - 11:56 annie_fannie wrote: since it seems i always see negative posts about the songs i love on these message boards, i'm not gonna hold back here. i gotta admit, i don't get Neil Young's popularity. or the appeal of this song...long, rambling, seemingly random strumming of the guitar and overall really quite depressing despite the name. he had a few good ones with Crosby, Stills and Nash...but beyond that.... ok, i'll brace myself for the flood of "you have no musical taste" comments that will inevitably follow this... If we all liked the same thing, we would be cattle... |
| annie_fannie (Iowa) | Posted: May 22, 2012 - 16:26 since it seems i always see negative posts about the songs i love on these message boards, i'm not gonna hold back here. i gotta admit, i don't get Neil Young's popularity. or the appeal of this song...long, rambling, seemingly random strumming of the guitar and overall really quite depressing despite the name. he had a few good ones with Crosby, Stills and Nash...but beyond that.... ok, i'll brace myself for the flood of "you have no musical taste" comments that will inevitably follow this... |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: Apr 20, 2012 - 22:52 Best album since... "Harvest"!  |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 06:12 |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 06:05 Baketown wrote: Neil really got it right with this album!! Song for song, this has been my favorite Neil Young album for 20 years. |
| Baketown (Maryland) | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 12:07 Neil really got it right with this album!! |
| ozzie1313 | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 12:01 keeps sounding like it is going into Cortez, Cortez in the beginning |
| blueotis (Olympia, W@) | Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 18:11 Bill, Thank you for such a nice selection. The same effect on my soul as biting into the first tomato of the season. Can you wrap your brain around that? |
| ABPainter | Posted: Jan 16, 2012 - 18:01 So agree, Alberta is where it's at. coyotexxx2 wrote: Listen to this cd while driving through Alberta. The sounds seems to match the landscape. Makes for a great road trip. . . |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 08:31 Beautiful song. Beautiful album. |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Oct 13, 2011 - 19:09 A truly lovely song. Hits the spot. |
| coyotexxx2 (Enjoying Paradise) | Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 13:02 Listen to this cd while driving through Alberta. The sounds seems to match the landscape. Makes for a great road trip. . . |
| bluecshells (EARTH) | Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 13:01 Neil Young...so beautiful. |
| ziakut (A place with air, water and chocolate.) | Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 12:54 Intense, true and honest. Can't expect much less from Neil Young. Great stuff! |
| JBarDom (Mexico) | Posted: Jun 09, 2011 - 21:16 Cynaera wrote: This song is so haunting... so chillingly beautiful, achingly pure. I've always loved it, but I can't always listen to it because if I'm in the wrong mood, it will make me cry. Not crying today - just loving it for all that it is.   Certainly mood is a factor, but as you say, it is immensely beautiful! |
| gigikent | Posted: May 09, 2011 - 06:28 Although too soon, considering the recent talking heads treatment, I feel compelled to take another break... |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 15:15  Steve wrote: |
| reindeer (Pandora) | Posted: Apr 07, 2011 - 15:15 I love this Ode To Nature. It's wonderful and as sprawling as the great outdoors is when untouched. Thank you Neil. And thank you Bill and Rebecca, and family. : D I used to live in California, and the wilderness parts of that place still haunt my memories in a good way. I miss Yosemite. I miss Half Moon Bay. I miss so much of it. |
| Tylersmyler | Posted: Nov 01, 2010 - 06:01 What's this song about? I like it.
His wife maybe? |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 14:49 I hope this link works.... Neil Young's new stuff Man, he rocks. More passionate than ever, if that's possible... |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 14:41 On_The_Beach wrote: As a die-hard Neil fan, I'd have to say this was never one of my fave albums. I'm always surprised to see how much positive feedback it gets. "War of Man" was a pretty good tune, but most of the rest of it seems pretty average. All respect to you and your monikor OTB, but to my ears this album is a classic. Maybe its cause I came to appreciate Neil late in the game, late 80's and hadn't fully discovered his earlier work by the time this came out. |
| Steve (In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains) | Posted: Sep 30, 2010 - 14:39 |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Aug 29, 2010 - 14:47 As a die-hard Neil fan, I'd have to say this was never one of my fave albums. I'm always surprised to see how much positive feedback it gets. "War of Man" was a pretty good tune, but most of the rest of it seems pretty average. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Aug 29, 2010 - 14:47 This song is so haunting... so chillingly beautiful, achingly pure. I've always loved it, but I can't always listen to it because if I'm in the wrong mood, it will make me cry. Not crying today - just loving it for all that it is. |
| rbigelo (Spanish Town) | Posted: Jan 01, 2010 - 16:26 Someone just today, gave me a second-hand retail copy of "Harvest Moon." =) The CD is so pristine, I don't think it's ever been put into a CD player. This is Neil at his best. I'm in music listener's heaven. |
| buzmaggie (AZ, US) | Posted: Dec 01, 2009 - 07:42 i love the words when it says a greedy man never knows what he's done! godlike 10 natural beauty! aho! |