Neil Young (Official Thread)

[IWasaCamera]

Figured there'd already be one given his stature in the musical community but the search function yielded no results aside from a thread about a tribute album. This is hereby where we discuss this man's beautiful music.

Here's a live video of Don't Let It Bring You Down off After The Gold Rush, which is in my opinion one of the greatest albums ever. Takes him a while to get into it but it's worth the wait. Enjoy.

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[FeynmanWannabe]

:thumbup:

[Regards]

'cause every junkie's like a setting sun

[IWasaCamera]

Favorite albums/songs?

[Regards]

I need to get a Neil Young album, I've old heard the tunes that I play on the air, but Needle And The Damage Done is probably my favorite song.

[CellarGhosts]

He's definitely a great songwriter but something about his voice...I don't know, I mean it's good and not unlistenable but his voice kind of prevents me from listening to a whole album at once.

:shrug:

[IWasaCamera]

It's never bothered me but I can see how it would for others.

Listening to Harvest Moon at the moment. :-)

[Brokenhill]

Keep on rockin' in the free world...

[CellarGhosts]

It's never bothered me but I can see how it would for others.

Listening to Harvest Moon at the moment. :-)
yeah, I will probably listen to more of his albums sometime and see if my opinion changes or not.

[abusedcat]

LOVE Neil Young! I was raised on his music and still love it to this day.
Hands down one of the best songwriters ever.

[KatieKutthroat.]

How was there not a thread for him? That's ridiculous! I love Neil Young. After the Gold Rush would have to be my favorite album, I listen to it quite often.

[IWasaCamera]

yeah, I will probably listen to more of his albums sometime and see if my opinion changes or not.
His voice sort of mellows out later in his career so anything from 1990 onward might be more pleasant a listen for you. Give Harvest Moon or even Prairie Wind a try to see if that clicks.
Keep on rockin' i the free world...
Not a fan of that song.
LOVE Neil Young! I was raised on his music and still love it to this day.
Hands down one of the best songwriters ever.
Indeed.
How was there not a thread for him? That's ridiculous! I love Neil Young. After the Gold Rush would have to be my favorite album, I listen to it quite often.
I like you.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Neil Young is just a Sam Beam wannabe. ;-)

[IWasaCamera]

lolz

[KatieKutthroat.]

I like you.

haha, thank you. I like you too.

[nivek87]

wow, no neil young thread before this. anyways, harvest moon, everybody knows, and after the gold rush are some of my favorite albums of all time.

[Brokenhill]

His voice sort of mellows out later in his career so anything from 1990 onward might be more pleasant a listen for you. Give Harvest Moon or even Prairie Wind a try to see if that clicks.

Not a fan of that song.

Indeed.

I like you.


Oh, I love that song.

[IWasaCamera]

The releases with Crazy Horse are actually among my least favorite. Along with those you mentioned (barring Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere), I'd add On The Beach. The raw feel isn't for everyone but I really dig it; sort of like Neil's Nebraska.

[Until The Bombs]

As a young Pearl Jam fan, I always loved it when they'd cover Rockin' In The Free World.

[IWasaCamera]

Have you heard any of Neil's other work?


For such a simple song, Birds is up there with my favorites.

[El_Jeffe]

i do enjoy him, but seldom listen. even though they're not that similar, i always pick up van morrison before i do young, but that's not to say i don't enjoy neil when i do listen. most of my favourite albums have already been mentioned. my favourite would be a toss-up between tonight's the night or after the goldrush, but i'd like to give a shout out to some of his live albums too, so bloody good

[IWasaCamera]

Completely agree Craig, the man is spot on live.

[chipdip18]

An increasingly rare quality.

[IWasaCamera]

You a fan?

[chipdip18]

Yes, but not a very big one because i'm not really acqainted. Man Vinh, you and Craig always make these great threads but never get very many posts.

[CellarGhosts]

His voice sort of mellows out later in his career so anything from 1990 onward might be more pleasant a listen for you. Give Harvest Moon or even Prairie Wind a try to see if that clicks.
Alright. Prairie Wind looked like it was pretty good and from what I understand it was pretty well received by fans/critics so I'll look into it. Harvest Moon too, probably.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Completely agree Craig, the man is spot on live.
Live at Massey Hall 1971 is awesome.

[IWasaCamera]

Yes, but not a very big one because i'm not really acqainted. Man Vinh, you and Craig always make these great threads but never get very many posts.
Pick up After The Gold Rush when you get the chance. Well the thread's done alright so far. Neil Young is an icon really, so it'd be a shame if he wasn't at least slightly appreciated here.
Alright. Prairie Wind looked like it was pretty good and from what I understand it was pretty well received by fans/critics so I'll look into it. Harvest Moon too, probably.
Cool beans. Let me know what you think.
Live at Massey Hall 1971 is awesome.
Probably my favorite live album of his.

[CellarGhosts]

Pick up After The Gold Rush when you get the chance. Well the thread's done alright so far. Neil Young is an icon really, so it'd be a shame if he wasn't at least slightly appreciated here.

Cool beans. Let me know what you think.

Probably my favorite live album of his.
Will do.

[IWasaCamera]

Today's been a Neil day. Appreciate.

[AP_Punk]

Young takes on the iPod, iTunes (http://www.punknews.org/article/29832)

[FeynmanWannabe]

Still making my way through his catalog - just got Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. :-)

[murrich]

Thanks for recommending After the Gold Rush, it is better than Harvest. (directed to IWasaCamera)

[IWasaCamera]

Sure thing. Keep sharing the Neil love everyone, one of the greatest songwriters ever and a Canadian to boot. :-)

[Kid B]

Listening to ATGR for the first time now...

I will post with my thoughts.

[IWasaCamera]

What's the verdict?

[CellarGhosts]

Sure thing. Keep sharing the Neil love everyone, one of the greatest songwriters ever and a Canadian to aboot. :-)
...fixed?


sorry, had to do that one

[kwsqd]

neil young ftw

[IWasaCamera]

...fixed?


sorry, had to do that one
Blah at Shelbyville!
neil young ftw
Sweet. Favorite song/album?

[CellarGhosts]

Blah at Shelbyville!

Sweet. Favorite song/album?
Haha, I'll bet alot of people around here have accents much more obvious than that.

[IWasaCamera]

I've never even heard "aboot" in conversation. I do say "eh" quite often though.

[CellarGhosts]

Haha I think the "aboot" thing is sort of an exaggeration but when I was in Canada a few years ago, "eh" did come up quite often.

[IWasaCamera]

Just about everyone uses "eh" here. Even Neil I bet.

[CellarGhosts]

Haha, probably.

[Burning Star IV]

I say aboot quite often.

[Kid B]

Listened to ATGR. Love Neil's voice, but most of the album didn't have much of a spark for me. I've heard it's a grower so I'll listen to it a bunch more.

[cahrishurr]

I could go on for awhile about Young, fanboy right here.

[IWasaCamera]

Comes A Time never seems to get any love.

[IWasaCamera]

Comes A Time never seems to get any love.
Still doesn't apparently.

[IWasaCamera]

Strings always rubbed me the wrong way on that.

[IWasaCamera]

Haha On The Beach as the worst.

[joss d.]

listened to after the gold rush today, did anyone read about how his next album may be a concept album about electric cars?

[IWasaCamera]

Heard the title track and wasn't impressed.

[TheWeakest]

""Burned" made it into my latest mix. It clashed with everything else on there, but i can always seem to find room for mr. young.

[JimGray]

The only Neil young album i own is Harvest Moon, and I love it, but never looked into any more stuff.

Maybe it's time.

[IWasaCamera]

Harvest Moon is rather clean, so I'd suggest Prairie Wind or Comes A Time next.

[JimGray]

Harvest Moon is rather clean, so I'd suggest Prairie Wind or Comes A Time next.

Will do, thanks.

[Wildness774]

i like the song dirty old man off his new record
funny name. lol

[StreetSpirit76]

Keep on rockin' in the free world...

:hitself:

The 'new' live album is pretty great. Anyone else pick it up?

[Brokenhill]

No?

[StreetSpirit76]

Don't care for that song. Haha.

[IWasaCamera]

Pretty awful compared to his 70s work.

[StreetSpirit76]

Pretty awful compared to his 70s work.

Awful? Really? It's not my favorite live album of his but I enjoy it nonetheless.

[IWasaCamera]

Basically everything between Rust Never Sleeps and Harvest Moon is bad, and I say this as a Neil fan.

[StreetSpirit76]

Ah, wait a minute. I thought you were talking about Live At Canterbury House. My mistake.

I would actually probably agree with you, although there are tracks from that period I like. None of the albums really stick out though.

[IWasaCamera]

Oh haha, thought we were still discussing Rockin' In The Free World.

[IWasaCamera]

Ha, saw that coming.

On The Beach >>>>> Gold Rush > Tonight's The Night > Comes A Time > Harvest > Prairie Wind > Harvest Moon > Hawks And Doves > Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere > American Stars 'n Bars > Neil Young.

Excluded live material and don't care much for the rest. For you Ben, I'd suggest Comes A Time or Harvest Moon.

[CellarGhosts]

I feel like I've been neglecting Neil Young too much. The only albums I have are Prairie Wind and Harvest Moon. They're quite good, but I really need to make a point of checking out the rest of his stuff.

[MyWorldEntire]

It's quite sad that I've never listened to this man. That changes tonight.

[funkel]

Only heard Gold Rush but I enjoy it quite a bit.

[MyWorldEntire]

Or maybe I wouldn't be able to find any albums:-( Can anyone help me out?

[funkel]

Google + Artist Name + Album Name + [insert name of some filesharing website]

[MyWorldEntire]

I tried that with After the Gold Rush, and I couldn't find anything. And I don't want to be looking around random sites, that's how I get the viruses on my computer.

[IWasaCamera]

Good on ya, Max.

[chipdip18]

Good on ya, Max.


I've redone the essay. I'm much more proud of it, the rating will change though.

[funkel]

I tried that with After the Gold Rush, and I couldn't find anything. And I don't want to be looking around random sites, that's how I get the viruses on my computer.
Inbox.

In the future, Sordo is your friend.

[MyWorldEntire]

Inbox.

In the future, Sordo is your friend.

Thanks Chris, I've got a feeling I'm going to really like this.

[IWasaCamera]

I've redone the essay. I'm much more proud of it, the rating will change though.
Too late in the day for me to be a sensible editor, I'll check it out tomorrow.

[chipdip18]

Too late in the day for me to be a sensible editor, I'll check it out tomorrow.


Fair enough.

I've heard good things about Neil Young, but always got the impression that i'd be turned off to him like i am to The Boss.

[IWasaCamera]

Entirely different artists but both are legends who deserve listens on that basis alone. Neil's tunes range from glossy to grimy so there's something for everyone to enjoy provided you don't mind the vocals.

[chipdip18]

If we're talking Tom Waits-style then i'll have to wait to try.

[IWasaCamera]

You mean in terms of vocals being hard to stomach?

[chipdip18]

Yes, i do.

[IWasaCamera]

Much like with Dylan, Cohen, Oldham, and so on, it adds to the charm.

[chipdip18]

Sounds worthy of a try. Bob Dylan has lately been growing on me, so Neil Young can't do any harm can he?

[IWasaCamera]

Only one way to find out.

[MyWorldEntire]

Wow, this is really weird to listen to. Wilco and The Flaming Lips were definitely influenced by this.

[chipdip18]

Only one way to find out.

I'll let you know how i like him.

[chipdip18]

The last.fm blurbs i'm getting sound promising. The song Are You Ready for the Country? stood out as one that is similar to The Kinks/The Zombies which i've been enjoying. Is the album that one on similar to those artists?

[IWasaCamera]

The album in question is Harvest which is occasionally rather string-heavy if that's your thing. Not particularly similar to The Kinks or The Zombies. I'd recommend starting with After The Gold Rush as everyone in here seems to have.

[chipdip18]

Maybe thirty seconds isn't enough to judge a song then? I'll look for After the Gold Rush. You've proven to me before that your word is reliable.

[IWasaCamera]

Still quite good live as well.

[chipdip18]

Well i've got it now, i'll give it a listen.

[chipdip18]

The song After the Goldrush is flawless.

I'll agree or disagree with you in about six minutes.

[IWasaCamera]

Awesome to see this thread taking off.

[MyWorldEntire]

Amazing that he was making music this fresh in 1970, sounds like it could have been written yesterday.

and hahaha at this Rolling Stone review: http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neilyoung/albums/album/241138/review/5942184/after_the_gold_rush

[chipdip18]

You know, that song in particular makes me think of Neutral Milk Hotel. The structure, the horn interlude, the profound yet simple music in the background, the vocal style.

[IWasaCamera]

Birds is among my favorites on Gold Rush. Beautifully brief and simple.

[chipdip18]

I'm two away from that track, but Southern Man, After the Gold Rush, and Oh, Lonesome Me stand out this far.

[MyWorldEntire]

Neil Young to Neutral Milk Hotel may be the greatest transition my itunes library has ever made.

[chipdip18]

Neil Young to Neutral Milk Hotel may be the greatest transition my itunes library has ever made.

Haha well let me know what you think. It definitely reminded me of Neutral Milk Hotel in terms of structure, and everything else i said. The horn line referring directly to The Communist Daughter.

[chipdip18]

Birds is a great piano ballad.

[MyWorldEntire]

Need sleep, must resist urge to listen to In the Aeroplane Over the Sea all the way through!

[chipdip18]

Haha talk about a tough call.

[chipdip18]

I like the closer a lot also.

[ThePartialGlow]

Call it played out if you want, but Heart of Gold will never get old to me. Timeless song.

[IWasaCamera]

Good song.

[IWasaCamera]

Thoughts on his work other than Gold Rush?

[IWasaCamera]

Bump.

[chipdip18]

I've only got After the Gold Rush so i can't really contribute beyond that. But i should listen to that album today.

[kearn1tm]

Thoughts on his work other than Gold Rush?

Harvest is fantastic. It's telling just how beloved The Needle and the Damage Done is due to the large number of acts that have covered it. I was compelled to listen to the album recently after hearing a surprisingly good cover by Ray LaMontagne when I saw him live last fall.

[kearn1tm]

I've only got After the Gold Rush so i can't really contribute beyond that. But i should listen to that album today.

I only own After the Gold Rush, Harvest and On the Beach, so I'm with you on the limited Young exposure. Of the three, Harvest is my favorite.

[IWasaCamera]

It's hit or miss with me. On The Beach, Tonight's The Night, and Comes A Time are great as well if you've yet to give them a spin.

Edit: didn't see that second post.

[chipdip18]

I think i've seen earlier in this thread praise for Harvest. He's got a large discography, i think it would be really hard to tackle it all.

[kearn1tm]

It's hit or miss with me. On The Beach, Tonight's The Night, and Comes A Time are great as well if you've yet to give them a spin.

Edit: didn't see that second post.

How's Journey Through the Past? I know it's a soundtrack, but I'm curious.

[IWasaCamera]

It's all over the place frankly. Buffalo Springfield songs, live cuts alongside Stills and Nash, and material from the Harvest sessions.

[kearn1tm]

I think i've seen earlier in this thread praise for Harvest. He's got a large discography, i think it would be really hard to tackle it all.

With most luminary artists that have a large catalogue, I generally stick with the most praised/well-known works and after letting them digest, if I enjoy them enough, I'll move on to the other albums.

[kearn1tm]

It's all over the place frankly. Buffalo Springfield songs, live cuts alongside Stills and Nash, and material from the Harvest sessions.

It's probably not worth a listen until I eat through the others you suggested then?

[chipdip18]

With most luminary artists that have a large catalogue, I generally stick with the most praised/well-known works and after letting them digest, if I enjoy them enough, I'll move on to the other albums.

Always a good plan.

[IWasaCamera]

It's probably not worth a listen until I eat through the others you suggested then?
Since Harvest is tops for you so far, I'd say try Comes A Time, Harvest Moon, or Prairie Wind next. If you're in the mood for something a little murkier, a little grimier, try Tonight's The Night. It's a drunken rock 'n' roll ode to two fallen friends.

[kearn1tm]

Since Harvest is tops for you so far, I'd say try Comes A Time, Harvest Moon, or Prairie Wind next. If you're in the mood for something a little murkier, a little grimier, try Tonight's The Night. It's a drunken rock 'n' roll ode to two fallen friends.

I like the way Tonight's the Night sounds. I'll make that my first priority. Thanks, Vinh.

[Kid B]

Tonight's the Night is amazing, maybe even my favorite record from Young. Changes all of the time though so I don't know.

[IWasaCamera]

I like the way Tonight's the Night sounds. I'll make that my first priority. Thanks, Vinh.
Sure thing.

[IWasaCamera]

Bump.

[jbaseball44]

Downloading his new album now

[IWasaCamera]

From that first single, not promising.

[jbaseball44]

From that first single, not promising.
Vinh, do you know if sunonthesand is going to review the new album?

[IWasaCamera]

I should have it up on the 7th.

[jbaseball44]

Sweet, look forward to reading it.

[IWasaCamera]

Glad to hear it. Let me know if there are other releases you'd like covered.

[jbaseball44]

Will do, thanks again Vinh

[IWasaCamera]

Sure thing.

Getting back on topic, favorite Neil release?

[jbaseball44]

Hrmm it would be hard to pick just one but the three i listen to the most are On the Beach, After the Goldrush and Tonight's the Night. If i really had to choose i would probably take On the Beach. You?

[IWasaCamera]

Same. I wrote an article on SOTS for that very record haha.

[jbaseball44]

Haha, when you asked i thought to myself i remember reading an article on sunonthesand about one of the Young albums but i wasn't sure if you or Ben wrote it. It was a good read.

Unrelated to Young, but any idea when the Decemberists review will be up and is anyone reviewing the new Manchester Orchestra record because it got a ridiculously great review on this website, i don't particularly agree so i was hoping to get someone elses opinion.

[IWasaCamera]

Ah, thank you. On The Beach really captures that decade I find.

Decemberists was slated to go up a while ago but Ben didn't feel too comfortable with it so he deferred to another writer. Hopefully it'll be up in a week or so. As for Manchester Orchestra, Micah (istheballs) has that lined up but I can't state with any certainty when it will be published.

[jbaseball44]

Agreed about On the Beach.

Look forward to reading both of those reviews. The new Decemberists album is ok in my opinion, i started out liking it and the more i listened to it the less i liked it. I trust Micah's opinions on most things involving music because i believe he is the one that shares my ridiculous love for Dylan

[IWasaCamera]

Yeah, The Hazards Of Love is just alright. Then again, I barely ever listen to the band anymore in general so this isn't some massive letdown for me.

[jbaseball44]

I was expecting something amazing either, although i enjoyed Crane Wife and Picaresque

[IWasaCamera]

Have you heard Southeast Engine's latest? I get the feeling you might dig it.

[jbaseball44]

Have you heard Southeast Engine's latest? I get the feeling you might dig it.
I have not, it's called something like "Forest to the Sea" right? I am going to download it now. What were your thoughts on it?

[IWasaCamera]

From The Forest To The Sea. I quite liked it actually, a pleasant blend of the catchier Crane Wife parts and the throwback 60s vibe of Dr. Dog.

[jbaseball44]

Sounds pretty good to me, the download is finishing up now. I'll let you know what i think after i listen a few times.

[IWasaCamera]

Good deal.

Sort of tying back into Neil, also give Odawas' new one The Blue Depths a try. Gorgeous album and my favorite of the year thus far. Vocals are often likened to Young's but it relies more on a spacey/ambient feel. Sorry for bombarding you with recs haha.

As for the man himself, what are your thoughts on his later work?

[jbaseball44]

Haha and not it's more than ok, i'll take all the recs i can get. In terms of his later work, i enjoy his stuff with Crazy Horse the least. I like Praire Wind and Harvest Moon quite a bit but other than those two albums i find myself listening to his older stuff a lot more than the newer stuff. You?

[IWasaCamera]

I'm not too keen on a majority of his work with Crazy Horse honestly. Seems as though he sacrifices some of his musical identity to accommodate a signature sound. Much like with Dylan, there are albums I adore and albums I wish had never been released.

[jbaseball44]

Completely agree about Crazy Horse. In terms of Dylan, i do agree with you but a lot of the time i find myself looking past those albums as if they didnt exist because he is one of if not my favorite artist of all time (even though it's a lot of albums to look past). What did you think of the most recent Dylan song that came out a few days ago.

[IWasaCamera]

I haven't gotten around to it yet. How is it?

[jbaseball44]

Not surprising but i liked it, very different from Modern Times and as Dylan said in an interview, it sounds like a Chess record from the fifties.

[IWasaCamera]

Hmm, could be interesting.

[IWasaCamera]

Bumping threads I like.

Now appreciate:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Neil_Young_TTN_cover.jpg

[jbaseball44]

Been listening to On the Beach a lot lately.

[IWasaCamera]

The back half is great for those late night/early morning moments when you wonder why you're still awake.

[jbaseball44]

Agreed, i listened to it the other night at around 3am when i was just siting around doing nothing.

[IWasaCamera]

One of those albums with very fitting art. I've always seen it as Neil's Abbey Road in how the front half is all over the place while everything comes together in the back.

[micahistheballs]

I've got After the Gold Rush and Harvest. Should I just keep going chronologically with Time Fades Away/On the Beach/Tonight's the Night?

[FeynmanWannabe]

Bumping threads I like.

Now appreciate:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Neil_Young_TTN_cover.jpg
Bet he was totally influenced by that Bonnie Prince Billy guy.

http://notahippo.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/folder.jpg

;-)

[chipdip18]

I heard some Neil Young on the radio, it was a nice thing to hear.

[xJesusFreakx]

Somewhere along the line, I put On the Beach on my running list of albums to check out. (Not sure who I saw recommending it. Probably Vinh.) Still haven't gotten around to it. Would that definitely be a good place to start? Any other good definitive albums to look into?

[chipdip18]

After the Gold Rush was the album that i was suggested, i think that was a good place to start as well.

[xJesusFreakx]

Ok, I added that to my running list as well. Thank you. (Huh, this is a nice list I have, with plenty of stuff ranging from Isis to the Microphones to Jay-Z. Good to know I don't have to worry about getting too bored of music any time soon, lol.)

[chipdip18]

Hahaha yeah, i have a huge list as well, but i always forget to add albums haha. Do you download torrents? If so, look into sordo.

[xJesusFreakx]

Nope, not a torrent guy, which slows things down quite a bit for me. At least some of the music I want to check out (including Neil Young) can be streamed on MySpace Music. MySpace is so convenient sometimes.

[IWasaCamera]

I've got After the Gold Rush and Harvest. Should I just keep going chronologically with Time Fades Away/On the Beach/Tonight's the Night?
Depends on what you want out of Neil. If you dig the polished pop stuff, I'd recommend breaking chronological order.
Bet he was totally influenced by that Bonnie Prince Billy guy.

http://notahippo.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/folder.jpg

;-)
Seems that sneaky Canadian didn't only borrow a tune...
Somewhere along the line, I put On the Beach on my running list of albums to check out. (Not sure who I saw recommending it. Probably Vinh.) Still haven't gotten around to it. Would that definitely be a good place to start? Any other good definitive albums to look into?
Probably the last place I'd start. Go with After The Gold Rush, Harvest, Comes A Time, or even Prairie Wind. Easy, palatable albums that allow you to work your way into the grimier junk.

[The Fix]

On the Beach is nearly perfect.

I love Neil Young.

[xJesusFreakx]

Probably the last place I'd start. Go with After The Gold Rush, Harvest, Comes A Time, or even Prairie Wind. Easy, palatable albums that allow you to work your way into the grimier junk.

I'll start with After The Gold Rush, but I'll probably give On the Beach a try after that. If I don't enjoy it that much, I'll go back to those other more palatable albums you listed, then give On the Beach a try again after that.

Oh, I feel like I recognize After The Gold Rush's cover art... Wasn't that lunchforthesky's avatar?

[jbaseball44]

Not that you need anymore reassurance but i would definitely start with After the Gold Rush and ya that was Ben's avatar for a time.

[IWasaCamera]

I'll start with After The Gold Rush, but I'll probably give On the Beach a try after that. If I don't enjoy it that much, I'll go back to those other more palatable albums you listed, then give On the Beach a try again after that.

Oh, I feel like I recognize After The Gold Rush's cover art... Wasn't that lunchforthesky's avatar?
Sounds like a plan.

[MyWorldEntire]

Neil Young and Paul McCartney dueting on "A Day In The Life" during a Glastonbury aftershow. You should probably watch this:

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[chipdip18]

Sweet video.

[IWasaCamera]

Haha I just used that on SOTS and didn't see this thread bumped.

[chipdip18]

Hahaha yeah i just noticed that as well. I just downloaded Harvest and Harvest Moon though. I need an adapter for my ipod to my car stereo badly.

[IWasaCamera]

Nice, definitely strong albums.

[chipdip18]

So i've heard, i'm excited to hear them out.

[FeynmanWannabe]

Live at Massey Hall 1971 is sooooo good.

[micahistheballs]

It's odd. With every album of his I've listened to, the first two listens or so don't impress me, but I fall for it on the fourth or so.

[jbaseball44]

Bumpin

[chipdip18]

Great bump! I need to get him back into my rotation.

[jbaseball44]

Been listening to After the Gold Rush a lot lately.

[chipdip18]

That's a great album. I've been listening to Harvest and Harvest Moon most recently. I should get On the Beach and After the Gold Rush in there.

[jbaseball44]

Both good albums, i haven't listened to Tonight's the Night in a while, i think i'll do that tomorrow

[chipdip18]

I think i only have those four to be honest actually.

[jbaseball44]

Those are the main 4 that i listen to although i have about 3 or 4 of his others

[Andypeebs]

I never paid much attention to Neil Young, but a few weeks ago my dad got the Anthology boxset and some of his stuff is stupidly good. I cant believe I slept on his music for so long.

The Rust Never Sleeps dvd is awesome too.

[jbaseball44]

Bump

Edit: Jacob isn't here anymore to respond to my bump's

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

Bump

Edit: Jacob isn't here anymore to respond to my bump's

You're on a bump spree today. Keep it up and I'll follow ha.

Gotta get on some Neil Young.

[jbaseball44]

You're on a bump spree today. Keep it up and I'll follow ha.

Gotta get on some Neil Young.
gotta bump some good bands/artists every now and then to make up for all the crap that gets talked about.

Have you listened to any Neil Young before?

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

gotta bump some good bands/artists every now and then to make up for all the crap that gets talked about.

Have you listened to any Neil Young before?

After The Gold Rush and some On The Beach. Sounded like OTB was a bad place to start so I diverted and will come back to it. Recs?

[jbaseball44]

After The Gold Rush and some On The Beach. Sounded like OTB was a bad place to start so I diverted and will come back to it. Recs?
On The Beach is his best album but probably not a good place to start. After The Gold Rush isn't bad but i'd try Tonight's The Night or Harvest Moon

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

On The Beach is his best album but probably not a good place to start. After The Gold Rush isn't bad but i'd try Tonight's The Night or Harvest Moon

On it after class.

[IWasaCamera]

After The Gold Rush and some On The Beach. Sounded like OTB was a bad place to start so I diverted and will come back to it. Recs?
Start with Harvest and maybe Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere since quite a few dig Crazy Horse (I don't personally). For folkier tunes, Comes A Time.

[s.t.e.v.e.n.]

Start with Harvest and maybe Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere since quite a few dig Crazy Horse (I don't personally). For folkier tunes, Comes A Time.

Thank you sir. And good to have you back.

[Genuma]

On the Beach is such a good album.

[jbaseball44]

His best.

[IWasaCamera]

Yep.

[jbaseball44]

Vinh, do you like After The Gold Rush or Tonights the Night better?

[fly_guy]

Really loving Harvest. Looks like I should download On The Beach now

[CellarGhosts]

"Helpless" has been on repeat for me lately. I love love love the Ryan Adams/Gillian Welch cover of it too.

[IWasaCamera]

I'd say After The Gold Rush most days, Joe.

To the other guy, go with After The Gold Rush before On The Beach.

[jbaseball44]

Yeah On the Beach isn't an album you want to listen to that early in your Neil Young experience.

[IWasaCamera]

Or this early in the day.

[dignan]

I dug into my Dad's music collection and ripped every Neil Young album into my iTunes. smartest thing I've ever done. Live at Massey Hall is my favorite.

[jbaseball44]

Post midnight On the Beach sessions rule

[IWasaCamera]

That they do. The back half is simply perfect under those conditions.

[jbaseball44]

Agreed, i had 'Vampire Blues' on today in my room and my roommate asked who it was and he had never heard of neil young

[IWasaCamera]

I take it he dug the song?

Suckin' blood from the earthhhhh

[jbaseball44]

Yeah he liked the song

[IWasaCamera]

Good on him. Is he into similar artists or is this an anomaly?

[jbaseball44]

Eh he likes some good music some bad music, big beatles fan but the kinda fan that loves their entire catalog, other than that i hear him listen to a lot of nirvana, the who, wilco and some radiohead. i think he picked up the radiohead from the Ok Computer poster i have.

[IWasaCamera]

Could certainly be worse.

Roomies here dig pure pop Neil most so After The Gold Rush and Harvest are playing over his other outings. At least Birds and Old Man are great to group-sing to.

[fly_guy]

I'd say After The Gold Rush most days, Joe.

To the other guy, go with After The Gold Rush before On The Beach.

Yeah On the Beach isn't an album you want to listen to that early in your Neil Young experience.

Alright, thanks guys. I'll let you know what I think when I listen to it

[jbaseball44]

Could definitely be worse, i gave him a lot of my music a few weeks ago so i am trying to work in some Dylan, Iron & Wine, Neil Young, Velvet Underground, etc.

[MyWorldEntire]

Love love After The Gold Rush, but On The Beach has really never stood out for me. Been meaning to give Harvest a listen, might be a nice break from all the modern music I've been listening to lately.

[MyNameIsRoss]

Neil was in St.Louis recently at a farmers benefit concert thing. Wasn't able to go unfortunately. Wilco was there as well. :-(

[StreetSpirit76]

Harvest Moon I think is a bit underrated. So much better than anything he released the 12-13 years previous.

[IWasaCamera]

Certainly a solid album, and overlooked within Neil's catalog. However, "better than anything he released the 12-13 years prior" isn't saying much.

[StreetSpirit76]

Ha, guess not. More people should check it out though.

[IWasaCamera]

I've found it quite effective in introducing listeners to Neil. His voice -- which seems to constitute the main gripe in my experience -- is set to quite a palatable backdrop.

[jbaseball44]

Dark, dreary day around here. Listening to On the Beach.

[StreetSpirit76]

I've found it quite effective in introducing listeners to Neil. His voice -- which seems to constitute the main gripe in my experience -- is set to quite a palatable backdrop.

I've never had a problem with his voice. :shrug: I've actually always liked it a lot, haha.

[IWasaCamera]

Most of those I've spoken to about Neil seem to dislike it. I suppose the nasal tone bothers some.

[xJesusFreakx]

Bump.

I downloaded On the Beach and have listened to it about three times now, and I love it. I expected it to be somewhat hard to get into because Vinh said not to start out with it (which I ended up doing anyways, lol), but I enjoyed it almost immediately.

Should I go back and listen to After the Gold Rush next, or would there be a better logical step?

[StreetSpirit76]

Bump.

I downloaded On the Beach and have listened to it about three times now, and I love it. I expected it to be somewhat hard to get into because Vinh said not to start out with it (which I ended up doing anyways, lol), but I enjoyed it almost immediately.

Should I go back and listen to After the Gold Rush next, or would there be a better logical step?
If you enjoyed On The Beach I might suggest Tonight's The Night. Same sort of raw production and both are steeped in despair--though Tonight's The Night is a bit bleaker. You can't really go wrong with After The Gold Rush though.

[xJesusFreakx]

If you enjoyed On The Beach I might suggest Tonight's The Night. Same sort of raw production and both are steeped in despair--though Tonight's The Night is a bit bleaker. You can't really go wrong with After The Gold Rush though.

Thanks. On the Beach is still very fresh to me, so it should do for now, but I'll definitely keep my eyes open for both of those and might eventually just download them both.

[StreetSpirit76]

Bump. Spinning some Comes A Time.

[MyWorldEntire]

"Ambulance Blues" has officially become my favorite Neil Young song. Listen to this masterpiece if you have not done so already: pXAaNQjgMA8

[xJesusFreakx]

"I never knew a man could tell so many lies;
He had a different story for every set of eyes.
How can he remember who he's talkin' to?
'Cause I know it ain't me, and I hope it isn't you."

Haven't listened to On the Beach enough yet for how much I like it. I'll have to listen to it today at work.

[StreetSpirit76]

Neil was fantastic last night on Conan's farewell show. Here's the video if you missed it (also thought it was sort of ironic that they did a Skynyrd cover not long afterwards):

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[Rodeo]

That song is about his car.:-)

[MyNameIsRoss]

god, such a great performance.

[Never Better]

I saw him live a while back. Absolutely incredible.

[CellarGhosts]

Neil was fantastic last night on Conan's farewell show. Here's the video if you missed it (also thought it was sort of ironic that they did a Skynyrd cover not long afterwards):

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I loved him on Conan last night, great performance. And yeah, now that you mention that I guess it is sort of ironic, ha. I hadn't even thought of that.

[StreetSpirit76]

I loved him on Conan last night, great performance. And yeah, now that you mention that I guess it is sort of ironic, ha. I hadn't even thought of that.
I didn't think about it either until I saw Ferrell wearing that Tonight's the Night shirt. That whole rivalry is sort of bogus anyway though (but considering you're a DBT fan I'm pretty sure you already knew that, haha).

[CellarGhosts]

I didn't think about it either until I saw Ferrell wearing that Tonight's the Night shirt. That whole rivalry is sort of bogus anyway though (but considering you're a DBT fan I'm pretty sure you already knew that, haha).
Haha, yes indeed.

[CellarGhosts]

He's definitely a great songwriter but something about his voice...I don't know, I mean it's good and not unlistenable but his voice kind of prevents me from listening to a whole album at once.

:shrug:
So yeah. This has most definitely changed.

[StreetSpirit76]

:thumbup:

[CellarGhosts]

Been on a huge Neil Young kick lately haha. I've gotten increasingly used to his voice the more I listened and now, it really doesn't bother me at all. I feel kind of weird that it ever did, actually, hah.

[xJesusFreakx]

Nice thread bump. Guess I should listen to some Neil Young now.

[StreetSpirit76]

He's not a great vocalist in a technical sense, but nobody else could sing a song like "After The Gold Rush" and make it work as well. The level of emotion he pours into certain songs is just stunning.

[CellarGhosts]

He's not a great vocalist in a technical sense, but nobody else could sing a song like "After The Gold Rush" and make it work as well. The level of emotion he pours into certain songs is just stunning.
For sure. He's just so honest in his delivery.

[MyWorldEntire]

You're only real
with your make-up on
How could I see you
and stay too long?

[Jali]

Wow, im amazed i never found this before. I've actually been looking for the Neil Young and Devo movie "the human highway" but I can't find it ANYWHERE! I can only find one fan-made trailer on youtube. Its such an obscure movie but I really wanna see the collaborative version of Into The Black.

[abusedcat]

I've been listening to Neil a lot recently. Mainly Tonight's The Night, On The Beach, and Zuma.

[boomerangslang]

The On the Beach -> Motion Pictures -> Ambulance Blues sequence is so incredible.

[troubledsleep]

I couldn't agree more with the statement above

[jbaseball44]

http://sunonthesand.com/2010/neil-young-to-tour-the-twisted-road/

News from a little while ago, wish I lived around those areas and had a lot of spare cash

[jbaseball44]

He announced a bunch more dates for that tour today, still don't have enough money to see him

[Last NightsVice]

Razor Love by Neil Young may be my favorite song of all time.

[micahistheballs]

I always struggle with whether I should label certain albums as just Neil Young or Neil Young & Crazy Horse. An obsession with last.fm and iTunes neatness does crazy things to you.

[GuitarR0cker1]

I <3 Neil Young. I give my Dad serious cred for introducing me to Young's greatness.