Inspired by Albumism, I’m doing my own version of Flying Solo with individual tracks. Band breakups and hiatuses are never fun, but these solo jams were defining moments in my life’s soundtrack.

Twenty years after he released Harvest, Neil Young was back at it again with a similar motif. “Harvest Moon” is my favorite Neil Young track of all time. It’s that rare musical gem that does what it says and says what it does.

Every element of the song captures the ethereal mood so well—from Linda Ronstadt’s beautiful background vocals to the quiet steel guitar to the soft brush strokes on drums. Every element pulls you in and puts into that idyllic moonlit moment on that unspoiled night.

“We could dream this night away.”