302. Neil Young, "Tonight's the Night"
I mean, it's a well-known fact that Neil Young has put out more albums than a single person could listen to in an average lifespan, but not only is this the second Neil Young album we've seen on the List in the past three weeks (and past 10 spots), it's the second one that deals with the overdose deaths of his friends Danny Whitten and Bruce Berry. This one was recorded before On the Beach but released after, and it's an even more stark yowl of pain and sadness and longing and emotion. The first verse in the first song sets the mood: Bruce Berry was a working man He used to load that Econoline van A sparkle was in his eye But his life was in his hands Berry was a roadie for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and a popular fixture in the LA music scene. He OD'd just a couple of months after Whitten, who was the former guitarist in Crazy Horse until the drug use got out of hand. Obviously their loss shook Young to the core, as it would anyone. To say this album is