Personnel: Neil Young (vocals, guitar, strings, whistle, pump organ); Frank "Poncho" Sampedro (vocals, guitar); Ralph Molina (vocals, drums); Billy Talbot (vocals); Daniel Greco (tambourine, bell).
Audio Mixers: John Hanlon ; Neil Young.
Liner Note Author: Neil Young.
Recording information: Audio Casa Blanca, Broken Arrow Ranch, Redwood City, CA (2012); Lava Tracks, Kamuela, HI (2012).
Illustrator: Lori Anzalone.
Photographer: Russ Avarella.
There's Neil Young, there's Neil Young with Crosby, Stills & Nash, there's Neil Young in folky country-rock mode, and then there's Neil Young with Crazy Horse. This sprawling album (one song, the epic lead track "Driftin' Back," comes in just shy of 30 minutes long all on its own) finds Young and the Horse delivering a state-of-the-union garage guitar blast that rivals past landmark albums from the group like Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Rust Never Sleeps, and Ragged Glory.
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (p.65) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "PSYCHEDELIC PILL is Young's second album of 2012 with the Horse...and it has the roiling honesty and brutal exuberance of their best records together."
Billboard (p.40) - "[T]he range, ambition and expansiveness of his instrumental work is worthy of study and praise."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Two songs triumph on every level: the phase-tastic title track and the 16-minute 'Walk Like A Giant,' which blends comedy, mystery and Crazy Horse's perennial mood of tragic pioneer quest."
