Eldorado (EP)
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| EP by Neil Young and The Restless | ||
| Released | April 17, 1989 | |
| Recorded | Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York City, 13 December-15 December 1988 (per www.neilyoung.com) | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 25:30 | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Producer(s) | Neil Young, Niko Bolas | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Neil Young chronology | ||
| This Note's for You (1988) |
Eldorado (1989) |
Freedom (1989) |
Eldorado is an EP released only in Japan and Australia by Neil Young and The Restless, which consisted of Chad Cromwell and Rick Rosas.
Rightly suspecting that the record was a return to form for him, after the experimental recordings Young produced in the 1980s, Young perversely limited the EP's release as if to say, "I'm back, but you've gotta find me." It was a precursor to 1989's Freedom. It contains different mixes of three songs that appear on Freedom, "Don't Cry," "On Broadway," and "Eldorado," and two tracks not available on any other recording, "Cocaine Eyes" and "Heavy Love."
It is claimed that "Eldorado" came about as a direct result of Young's reunion with Crosby, Stills and Nash on 1988's "American Dream" - "Eldorado"'s proto-grunge sound an extreme contrast to CSNY's lightweight folk/pop - and that the song "Cocaine Eyes" in particular is a critique of Stephen Stills' condition during the making of that album. The recording of "Cocaine Eyes" is a classic example of Neil Young's lack of interest in production techiniques: the track begins with Young's trademark "Old Black" guitar feedbacking away; responding to a protest from either a technical assistant or recording engineer, Young replies, "Yeah, but that sounds GOOD, though!" and begins playing the song. The "Don't Cry" track on "Eldorado" is distinguishable from the version on "Freedom" as the "Freedom" track (at the insistence of co-producers Niko Bolas and Poncho Sampedro) has some of the more free form guitar explorations edited out. When Young's archivist Joel Bernstein first played "Eldorado" for Graham Nash, Nash's response was, to wit, "I absolutely hate this record." Young was reportedly delighted by his reaction.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Neil Young, except "On Broadway" (written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller).
- "Cocaine Eyes" – 4:24
- "Don't Cry" – 5:00
- "Heavy Love" – 5:09
- "On Broadway" – 4:57
- "Eldorado" – 6:03
[edit] Personnel
- Neil Young - Guitar, Vocals
- Chad Cromwell - Drums
- Rick "The Bass Player" Rosas - Bass
[edit] Notes
Chad Cromwell and Rick Rosas recalled their rhythmic duties for 1989's Freedom, 2005's Prairie Wind and 2006's Living with War.
