Neil's seventeen studio album October 1989 and recorded over a twelve-month period (25 July 1988-10 July 1989) effectively relaunches a stalled career.
Hughesy's assessment: Having seemingly done everything possible to alienate everyone outside a very hard core fan base Young bounces back with a far stronger set of material than most would have expected. Rockin' In The Free World becomes an ironic semi-anthem, while some great songs wend their way into relative obscurity. As one of the most consistent albums in an extensive discography, Essential.
Track listing:Rockin' in the Free World (Live Acoustic); Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I), Don't Cry; Hangin' on a Limb; Eldorado; The Ways of Love; Someday; On Broadway; Wrecking Ball; No More; Too Far Gone; Rockin' in the Free World (Electric)
Classics: Crime in the City (Sixty to Zero Part I) Eldorado; Someday; Too Far Gone
Almost there: Rockin' in the Free World; , Wrecking Ball; No More;