Fuckin' Up

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Fuckin' Up
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Live album by
Neil & the Horse
ReleasedApril 26, 2024 (2024-04-26)
RecordedNovember 4, 2023
Venue The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada
Length64:33
Label Reprise
Producer Neil Young and Niko Bolas
Neil Young chronology
Before and After
(2023)		Fuckin' Up
(2024)		 Early Daze
(2024)
Crazy Horse chronology
Odeon Budokan
(2023)		Fuckin' Up
(2024)		 Early Daze
(2024)

Fuckin' Up (also censored as Fu##in' Up) is a live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse under the name Neil & the Horse, released on April 26, 2024, through the Other Shoe Productions and Reprise Records. It is a live recording of their 1990 grunge album Ragged Glory , with each track retitled with a phrase taken from the lyrics (with the exception of the cover version of "Farmer John"). The final song on Ragged Glory, "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)", was not performed. [1] The album was recorded at a private birthday party for businessman Dani Reiss held at the Rivoli in Toronto, Canada on November 4, 2023. [2] Fuckin' Up received positive reviews from critics.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [5]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Uncut 8/10 [7]

Fuckin' Up received a score of 81 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, which the website categorised as "universal acclaim". [3] Mojo commented that there is an "undeniable zip" to the tracks, while Uncut felt that the album "captures Young and the Horse on blazing form", noting that Nelson is "a capable duelling partner for Young" and "Lofgren's honky-tonk piano lends a shimmying quality to these craggy, elemental songs". [7] PopMatters ' Christopher J. Lee said that it "highlights Neil Young and Crazy Horse at their best – loose, loud, and long-lasting, but without being long-winded". [1]

A staff review from AllMusic stated that the tracks are "refram[ed ...] in a live setting that's somehow even more ragged, and just as glorious" and "stretche[d] out a little more than on record [...] as Young tries new tricks with his guitar tones and the band injects some exploration into the jammier sections of the tunes". [2] Nick Seip of Slant Magazine felt that the live setting adds "even more grit and grime" as "it's truer to the spirit of the material, as the messier mix captures the energy of a one-and-done performance". [6] Stuart Berman of Pitchfork commented that "the lack of contextual detail puts the focus squarely on Crazy Horse's incandescent noise and slack yet unfailingly steady momentum" and the album "makes a convincing case for Ragged Glory as the definitive Crazy Horse album, showcasing the group in their purest, crudest state". [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Young, except "Broken Circle (Over and Over) written by Neil Young and Frank Sampedro and "Farmer John" written by Don "Sugarcane" Harris and Dewey Terry.

Fuckin' Up track listing
No.TitleLength
1."City Life"6:38
2."Feels Like a Railroad (River of Pride)"2:59
3."Heart of Steel"5:54
4."Broken Circle"9:05
5."Valley of Hearts"12:55
6."Farmer John"3:50
7."Walkin' in My Place (Road of Tears)"6:50
8."To Follow One's Own Dream"4:52
9."A Chance on Love"15:21
Total length:68:24

Personnel

Neil & the Horse

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for Fuckin' Up
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] 77
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [11] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 12
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [13] 127
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 8
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [16] 23
UK Record Store (OCC) [17] 39

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