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10.0
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Uncut
The guitar sounds are almost terrifying at times in their elemental beauty
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10.0
17071
10.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
One of the most raw and raucous moments of his career
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9.0
17162
9.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The songwriting is tight, and Lanois’ production is spot-on. Le Noise stands up next to Young’s finest work
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9.0
16989
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PopMatters
Le Noise encapsulates nearly everything that you’d want or need from a Neil Young album, and does so in a novel yet organic way
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9.0
17483
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The Quietus
A fresh, raw, treat… at once, beautifully accessible (after two listens), addictive and occasionally disorientating
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8.0
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Q
Truly one of a kind. Print edition only
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8.0
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BBC
It’s amongst the more fascinating left turns he’s made, and once again confirms the evergreen restlessness of this gnarly and frequently inspiring Canadian
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8.0
16920
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The Guardian
Le Noise demands more effort than some listeners might be willing to put in, but at its best, it repays that effort pretty handsomely. In that sense at least, it pretty much sums up Neil Young's entire career
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8.0
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Eye Weekly
Sonically, Le Noise evokes the grungy murkiness of 1994’s Sleeps With Angels and the darker corners of 1989’s Freedom
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8.0
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The Observer
This wayward veteran can still crank out records that are both sonically arresting and emotionally affecting
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8.0
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Independent on Sunday
In its best moments it's as good as almost anything in the increasingly inconsistent canon
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8.0
17163
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Le Noise may not stand among the greatest of Young’s lengthy canon, but it’s been 15 years (Greendale’s “Carmichael" notwithstanding) since this brand of power and emotion has found its way into his work
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
The most intimate and natural-sounding album Young has made in a long time
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Over the past 40 years Young has always managed to decorate a decade with a classic album
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8.0
17248
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Spin
His best work since 2000's Silver & Gold
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7.6
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Pitchfork
Le Noise is as closely linked to Young's primal instincts as anything in his catalog
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7.0
17234
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musicOMH
Le Noise is the sound of a restless and prolific artist striving to deal with the burden of his great legacy
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7.0
17566
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The Quietus
A most worthwhile experiment
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7.0
17281
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s not a completely successful experiment, but Le Noise is certainly an important moment in Neil Young’s ongoing story
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7.0
18594
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Young has made enough utterly strange records for Le Noise to appear thoroughly digestible by comparison
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6.5
17698
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Prefix
Le Noise can be a trying record to listen to. It is surely one of those thorny "great" records, one that yields something lasting if you're willing to sit with it
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6.0
18258
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State
Overall, Le Noise is more about atmosphere than tunes: how you respond to it will depend on your willingness to embrace its impressionistic tones
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6.0
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The Digital Fix
Sometimes after yet another few minutes of just Young's reedy voice and his fat guitar you want a full band to kick in - which they never do - but the production casts an eerie shadow over proceedings
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6.0
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Daily Telegraph
The stark setting emphasises the powerful simplicity of autobiographical material, but overall this is one for hard-core fans
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4.0
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NME
On what could have been his most fired-up album in years, Young ends up smothered by unconvincing soundscapes on all but two acoustic tunes
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