I was planning on this massive ditch trilogy/quadrology whatever you call it post. In preparation I thought lets listen to the reason for the ditch first.
So I sat myself down and listened to Harvest, then I listened again and remembered that fine crisp day in the late 70’s when I struggled home from Woolworths with my new recently purchased copy of Harvest. This was my go to album for years when unhappy, in love, happy drunk/stoned or just tired. I would play it when I woke up and before I went to sleep. I lived this album in all it’s schmaltzy at times over the top glory. I burned through countless copies, at one time I had it on CD, cassette and the record so I could play it on the car, wondering around and at home. It was stolen by more girlfriends than I can imagine, I must have single handedly kept Neil Young in cocaine the number of copies I bought.
Anyway today I celebrate the album that was the precursor to the ditch, the towering pinnacle of country rock or whatever it’s called the album that gave us the phrase More Barn!!!
So I am staying out of the ditch for now and listening to Harvest.
Neil has finally confirmed the more barn story;
I enjoyed this stop in the barn Neil, looking forward to when you veer into the ditch!
‘Stolen by more girlfriends than I can imagine’ – Haha 🙂 They had good taste!
Or I was a bad boyfriend and it was really only two…
Man you speak to experience when you mention buying multiple copies of things. None of my exes ever stole copies of things, though, so I guess I got lucky there. But my lovely wife rolls her eyes whenever I ‘rescue’ a copy of something I already own. I tend to pass them on to people saying “you NEED this.” 🙂 Harvest would definitely be one of those records. Good on ya!
This is why I have four Dark Sides of the Moon, Two Walls and several other multiples.
Haha yes, THIS! I recently discovered I have two copies of a Van Morrison CD and I don’t even remember buying the second one…
I’ll also do the same thing with books. I’ll buy copies when I find them in good shape in used shoppes, and just give them to people.
“Schmaltzy… over the top glory” is on the money. Trust you enjoyed your nostalgic trip!
Ditch, ahoy!