Neil Young's so-called 'Ditch Trilogy'
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Neil Young's so-called "Ditch Trilogy" is an informal label for a trio of his early-1970s albums marked by dark, introspective themes and a raw, unpolished sound that contrasted sharply with his earlier commercial success.
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| Neil Young's Ditch Trilogy | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept in rock music history
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informal album grouping ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithQuote | “Heart of Gold put me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore so I headed for the ditch.” ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Neil Young's early commercial success ⓘ |
| criticalReputation |
cult status
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highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Neil Young biographies
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music journalism ⓘ |
| era | early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Neil Young fans
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music critics ⓘ rock historians ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
live recordings elements
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raw sound ⓘ unpolished production ⓘ |
| hasMember |
On the Beach
NERFINISHED
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Time Fades Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonight's the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMood |
bleak
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haunted ⓘ melancholic ⓘ |
| hasReissueHistory | individual albums reissued separately ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
darkness
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despair ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ introspection ⓘ loss ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
alternative rock
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grunge ⓘ |
| inspiredByContext |
Neil Young's reaction to fame
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disillusionment with the music industry ⓘ personal tragedies around Neil Young ⓘ |
| labelType | retrospective description ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | English ⓘ |
| namedBy |
fans
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rock critics ⓘ |
| notOfficialRelease | true ⓘ |
| precededBy | Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Neil Young discography
NERFINISHED
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post-‘Harvest’ period of Neil Young ⓘ |
| sequenceEnd | Tonight's the Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceMiddle | On the Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceStart | Time Fades Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Neil Young's Ditch Trilogy