Neil Young Critical Essay | Critical Essay by Richard Williams

Critical Essay by Richard Williams

Neil Young's "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing" was far and away the standout of the otherwise undistinguished first album from the late Buffalo Springfield, and through "Broken Arrow" to "The Old Laughing Lady" one has watched the growth of a very individual talent….

I'm certain that Neil Young will continue to knock more and more people out with his unique songs of despair and alienation—and, once in every while, happiness.

Richard Williams, "Stills and Young," in Melody Maker (© IPC Business Press Ltd.), January 10, 1970, p. 5.∗