Neil Young...and his music

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: GUEST,James
Date: 02 Mar 04 - 12:48 PM

I feel I have to come to the defence of ole Neil..I love his music, always have. I think he has made significant contributions to music over the years. None of his band mates seem to have risen above cute pop tunes but Neil has put out some spectacular music over the years. I think that he is one of a handful of artists from the sixties era who will be listened to many years from now.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: GUEST,gjs
Date: 30 Aug 10 - 05:56 PM

Big, big fan. Just bought Sugar Mountain Live from University of Michigan, around 1968, after Buf. Spring. break up. It is really terrific. His banter with the crowd and storytelling makes his sound like such a down to earth likeable guy. I have heard that he could be a major pain in the ass to his bandmates.

Silver and Gold is also a often overlooked very good NY album.

I wrote him a letter when I was diagnosed with cancer. Never heard back. Never did anything like that before and who knows if it ever got to him.

take care,
g

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: bobad
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 10:26 AM

Love and War- a song from Neil's upcoming album "Le Noise" produced by Daniel Lanois.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 02:09 PM

Great performer. Even better listening to him when you are stoned.

Out On The Weekend

Old Man

Theres A World

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 02:33 PM

Some more that I love. The man is a genius.

When You Dance I Can Really Love

Birds

Cripple Creek Ferry

Till The Morning Comes

Damn, can't stop listening now. Enjoyable though. :-)

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: bobad
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 05:27 PM

Glad you like him Art, it seems that he doesn't have too many fans around here.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 05:43 PM

No taste Bobad :-)

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: bobad
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 05:47 PM

Another tune from his upcoming album in which he chronicles his drug use: Hitchhiker

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: pdq
Date: 21 Sep 10 - 07:05 PM

I don't care what the professional music critics say, but "Old Ways" and "Hawks and Doves" are really great records. The latter is especially good in vinyl when played on a good stereo system.

"Silver and Gold" and "Harvest Moon" are also under-rated. "Comes a Time" is probably the best record for non-fans to get first, especially folks who don't gravitate toward fuzz-tone guitar and hard rock.

Neil Young is almost two separate recording artists, one does Country Folk-rock, usually with a pedal steel player, and the other does hard rock with endless noodling on an electric guitar. That is not a criticism. Some of his best like "Hurricane" and "Rockin' in the Free World" are rockers.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: Arthur_itus
Date: 22 Sep 10 - 02:47 AM

I like this one from Le Noise

Walk With Me Tghis one is in the hard rock style as pdq mentions.

My only criticism of the songs I have heard on this album, is I am not impressed with his backing vocal. It is far too echoee. Could have done without that.

I prefer to listen to him, rather than see him :-)

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: evansakes
Date: 22 Sep 10 - 03:49 AM

I'd say with Neil you should always keep a sense of perspective.

He's behind a lot of the most sublime music I've ever heard but also responsible for some of the most self-indulgent claptrap ever released. First and foremost he's an iconoclast...artistic expression is often more important to him than pure artistry. Sometimes his prime motive is to shock rather than entertain. Also he's not a good editor and probably for several decades he's not had anyone alongside him who he needs to listen to....I sense many in his circle haven't got the balls to say "No, Neil, that's not a good idea". Or if they do he certainly doesn't listen.

I reckon I've heard 95% of the stuff he's released and own probably 75%. There are some real clunkers in my collection ('Landing On Water' from the mid 80's is probably the nadir). Interesting that all Arthur's links above are to tracks from 'After The Gold Rush' and 'Harvest'. I'm also a big fan of 'Comes A Time' and 'Hawks and Doves'. 'On The Beach' is another favourite. But they're all from the 70's. Since then there's been much more chaff than wheat

I've listened to several tracks from Le Noise and don't much like what I hear. OK, so he's discovered sampling (and dives in headlong) but it's not that I object to. It's the lazy, half-assed songs that are the problem. This latest infatuation will wear off as quickly as his previous dabbling with vocoders on 'Trans' and synth drums on 'Landing on Water'.

In a year's time I predict he'll be back in Nashville recording a syrupy country album.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 10 Nov 10 - 10:07 PM

This is the most recent NY thread I found, so maybe it's the appropriate place to insert that a brief story in my local (Wichita Kansas) newsless rag today (10 AUG 2010) reported:

FIRE DAMAGES NEIL YOUNG MEMORABILIA

A fire at a San Francisco Bay area warehouse early Tuesday damaged a vintage car and other memoriabilia belongin gto singer Neil Young ....

The 10,000 square foot building in San Carlos, Calif, contained only items belonging to Young and his family, including six vintage cars and paintings and what appears to be cases of musical equipment ....

Some of the memorabilia was removed as the fire burned, but it's not clear how much was salvaged....

The 64-year-old Canadian-born singer and songwriter is an avid collector of classic cars. He recently worked with a mechanic in Wichita on a project to turn his 1959 Lincoln Continental into an electric vehicle.

[I presume the "local reference" in the last paragraph above was the reason that the report appeared here. No reference to the incident found in national media.)

((The headline was actually - in column-inches - longer than the article.))

The report appeared next to the notice that Betty White is now officially an honorary Forest Ranger. Neil's picture was bigger than hers, but Betty is still better looking.

John

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: Bobert
Date: 10 Nov 10 - 10:20 PM

Bummer about Neils stuff gettin' messed up but...

...like I said 8 years ago on this thread, I like Neil Young... I like the way he lives and I like his music...

'59 Lincoln to run on batteries??? Man, that's alot of iron to push 'round on D cells...

B~

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: J-boy
Date: 11 Nov 10 - 01:27 AM

After the Gold Rush.A beautiful and profound song.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: GUEST,Patsy
Date: 11 Nov 10 - 03:20 AM

I have an affection for him and his music Harvest and After the Gold Rush is great to listen to time and time again and I choose his music for winding down more so than anything else. He is also reputed to be the 'godfather' of Grunge although I can't really see that myself. Did he ever sing with Kirk Curbain? it would have been interesting if he had. However, I wouldn't be without Neil Young in my collection.

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: GUEST,Woodsie
Date: 11 Nov 10 - 03:27 AM

Who is Kirk Curbain?

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 11 Nov 10 - 03:30 AM

Wasn't he in Nurvarner?

Subject: RE: Neil Young...and his music
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Mar 19 - 07:56 PM

I love Joe Hall. I will send my spirit to his funeral and we will all miss him greatly, dearly, lovingly. I celebrate his life. With tears.