Uncle Neil was back on high in 1990 and Ragged Glory still sounds great today...
Back in 2019, RtBE conducted our Masters Series, and NY&CH were a part of it. Ragged Glory was our 4th favorite album from this crew and here is what we had to say about it:
Neil was reborn with 1989's Freedom and then dove in head first with Crazy Horse for the follow-up Ragged Glory. With the bubbling up of grunge, the godfather himself would get out in front with this bad ass record. While guitars and Neil go hand in hand let's take a second to shout out the rhythm section as well as Billy Talbot and Ralph Molina lay the foundation which allow the guitars to soar.
They are not Sly and Robbie, or hell even Wyman and Watts, they are something totally unique a duo who lumber shift and push and pull forward almost collapsing but never quite giving into the madness around them. Ragged Glory and all Crazy Horse have this garage rock feel that has roots in punk, 60's rock and 50's roll.
This album pushed The Horse into the modern age and gave them a whole new batch of tunes to pull from for their ripping live shows (see Weld). "Love To Burn", "Love And Only Love" are the big stand out jams, but "Over and Over" is dynamite as is "Fuckin' Up" and "Mansion on the Hill". Their cover of "Father John" is fun and closer "Mother Nature (National Anthem)" warbles gloriously, every song stands strong and loud and the Horse returned yet again.
If anything since 2019, Ragged Glory has gone up in our book. If we did that list again, it may be #3 ahead of Zuma, we dig it that much.
So let's celebrate this kick ass album today, play it loud, here are a few tracks to get you started:
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