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I don't know if anyone on Facepunch likes Neil Young or cares who he is, but I decided to write this thread since I respect him a great deal, and he has released a huge amount of material. Anyway, if you know who he is, I hope you enjoy this thread, and if you're not familiar with his music I hope you learn something!
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Neil Percival Young is a Canadian songwriter born November 12, 1945 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who now lives on his ranch in northern California. Sometimes referred to as the Godfather of Grunge, Neil has had a long and (mostly) successful career, and has over 40 studio albums and numerous live compilations, and a 4 or 5 part Archive series, which contains many unreleased songs and alternate and live recordings that span his 45-career. Cited by many to be the second most influential living songwriter (only behind Bob Dylan), his influence reaches across a wide variety of genres including rock, punk, country, folk, grunge, psychedelic, folk, bluegrass, americana, noise and so much more.
After touring Canada as a solo artist, and a after having a brief stink with R&B legend Rick James, Neil Young decided he'd have more success in the States, and drove to LA with friend and bassist Bruce Palmer. While stuck on the LA freeway, he met up with Stepehn Stills, whom he had met previously in Canada, and Stills had recognized Neil's black hearse with the Ontario license plants. It was in LA where he would start his first successful band, the Buffalo Springfield.
His first hit with Buffalo Springfield (written by Stephen Stills). You may recognize it. Neil Young's the guitar player all the way on the left that's not sitting:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6NeM-6vBE[/MEDIA]
Here's the full studio version on which you can hear Neil Young playing lead guitar:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5M_Ttstbgs[/MEDIA]
[b]1968 - Neil Young[/b]
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After a few albums with Buffalo Springfield, the band broke up, and he quickly started his solo career. His first solo album, simply called Neil Young, contained his first solo hit, called [b]The Loner:[/b]
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v9GJWL6Y1g[/MEDIA]
The album was not very succesful initially, and had to be re-released with overdubs, but overall it is a solid album and has some solid tunes, and ends with the epic [b]Last Trip to Tulsa:[/b]
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXBYrp6Uzas[/MEDIA]
[b]1969 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere[/b]
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His first album with the legendary Crazy Horse, contains three of his classics, [b]Cinnamon Girl[/b], [b]Down By The River[/b], [b]Cowgirl In The Sand:[/b]
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6GH_tA77cw[/MEDIA]
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5E27Fp59c[/MEDIA]
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeUlAD0yzsM[/MEDIA]
Those are just the highlights, that whole album is great.
[b]1970 - After The Gold Rush[/b]
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After reuniting with former Buffalo Springfield bandmate Stephen Stills for a very succesful album as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Neil made an album that did extremely well and is considered an all-time classic. Here's just a few of the songs, but every song on that album could be given 5/5 stars:
Tell Me Why:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynlW5_rnRVE[/MEDIA]
Only Love Can Break Your Heart:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndEqu50MHdE[/MEDIA]
After The Gold Rush:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T2Ao_xV9ew[/MEDIA]
When You Dance I Can Really Love:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvxOX-y28pE[/MEDIA]
[b]1972 - Harvest:[/b]
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Released in 1972, and written just before the overdose deaths of Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten and roadie Bruce Berry, this is his best-selling album and contains his only #1 single, Heart of Gold and went 4X Platinum in the U.S.
Heart of Gold:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZX8RAaRNIk[/MEDIA]
Old Man:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcdSWfWSqGE[/MEDIA]
The Needle and the Damage Done:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0t0EW6z8a0[/MEDIA]
Alabama:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGXRXfZQ-Rw[/MEDIA]
If you want to check out his music some more, [u][b]These are the albums to start with, in order:[/u]
1. Harvest
2. Rust Never Sleeps
3. After the Gold Rush
4. Deja Vu
5. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere[/b]
I only just touched his career, but maybe I can add more to it later if there's enough interest. Anyway, the guy's a real talent, and I hope that if you don't like him, you can at least appreciate him from this thread.
[b]Update:[/b]
Added a few new videos.
Cortez The Killer
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQQCPfjTKY0[/MEDIA]
Sugar Mountain
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsACIBI5NPk[/MEDIA]
[url=http://en.sevenload.com/videos/USMENud-Neil-Young-Rockin-In-The-Free-World-Live-SNL-1989]
[u][b]Rockin' In The Free World SNL 1989[/b][/u][/url]
(Not available on the youtube)
He's really great, I don't really know that much about him but I like some of his songs :)
I heard Like a Hurricane on the radio once, it was awesome.
Neil Young is awesome, still does alot of touring too.
Where's [I]Keep on Rockin In The Free World[/I]?
It's like, pretty much Neil's only song I know :v:
Recently heard [i]Cortez the Killer[/i] on Planet Rock. Blew me away.
Neil Young & Sir Paul McCartney - A Day In The Life
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6SSR3YY-rc[/MEDIA]
Rust Never Sleeps has to be one of my favorite albums. The first and last tracks are fucking powerful and Pocahontas is hilarious.
[QUOTE=Sgt Revolver;21202510]Rust Never Sleeps has to be one of my favorite albums. The first and last tracks are fucking powerful and Pocahontas is hilarious.[/QUOTE]
Rust Never Sleeps isn't my favorite album of his but I think it may be his best. Also the version of Pocahontas on Year Of The Horse is pretty cool too.
I have After the Gold Rush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Tonight's the Night. All superb albums.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;21213840]I have After the Gold Rush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Tonight's the Night. All superb albums.[/QUOTE]
Harvest is a must-listen. Zuma and On The Beach are really cool too.
[QUOTE=Reaver1991;18819541]I like Neil Young, very much.[/QUOTE]
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Greatest song writer alive.
Keep on Rockin' in the Free world is a classic
Neil Young is the distilled essence of a Canadian musician.
Old man, take a look at my life, i'm a lot like you weeeerrrreee
[QUOTE=SilverHammer;21242877]Old man, take a look at my life, i'm a lot like you weeeerrrreee[/QUOTE]
me and my dad cover this all day
neil young is the man
[QUOTE=Lambeth;21242619]Neil Young is the distilled essence of a Canadian musician.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, he's about as real as it gets.
I hear if you cut him he bleeds Maple Syrup.
Here's some information about his new album, simply called [i]Le Noise[/i] that's coming out on Sept. 28:
[b][u]Le Noise:[/b][/u]
1. Walk With Me
2. Sign of Love
3. Rescue Me
4. Love and War
5. Angry World
6. Hitchhiker
7. Peaceful Valley Blvd.
8. Rumblin'
Most of the album is solo electric using all sorts of effects and synthesizers. A couple of the songs are acoustic. And most of the reviews so far say this album is going to kick ass.
LA Times Review:
[url]http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/08/neil-young-le-noise-daniel-lanois.html[/url]
Hitchiker:
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbyTTPUvMrQ[/MEDIA]
I think we could be in for a real treat.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;21213840]I have After the Gold Rush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Tonight's the Night. All superb albums.[/QUOTE]
Add in Rust Never Sleeps, and On the Beach. I still haven't listened to them yet though.
[QUOTE=pie_is_good;24578196]Add in Rust Never Sleeps, and On the Beach. I still haven't listened to them yet though.[/QUOTE]
Those are two of his best, for sure. Although pretty much album he did during the 70's is among his best really.
My father and I absolutely love Neil Young
Young Neil Megathread.
What's really exciting though, is his [i]best[/i] album is finally going to be released within a year, after sitting in his vault for nearly 40 years because it was so personal and real that it scared him. That should be a good one for sure.
But so far [i]Le Noise[/i] looks like it's going to be awesome.
this guy is a massive faggot
"hey baby"
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His new album, [i]Le Noise[/i], is awesome, 10/10 stars. It's possibly his best album since [i]Rust Never Sleeps[/i]. I highly recommend it.
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