Official Neil Young Thread

Spiritual_Chaos

static111 said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

No need to argue about it. 

But Harvest and Harvest Moon are the best of all times. best. of all. times. all times. best.

I prefer Silver and Gold over Harvest Moon, but it's close.

Harvest
Comes a Time
Harvest Moon
Silver & Gold

mfc2006

brianlux said:

One of the beautiful things about music is that we experience it uniquely.  None of us will ever hear music the same way anyone else does and no one else will ever hear it the way we do.  So, really, if you think about it, it is impossible to say what record is "best".  If someone told me "Old Ways is Neil Young's best record", they would be correct... for them.

Besides, what universal trait could make one piece of music "better" than another?  Is complexity of composition?  The consideration of the proliferation of alliteration  in the lyrics?  The greater or lesser likelihood of different music to create tinnitus when played at the same volume? The number of units sold (beep beep)?

For me, it's what feeds my soul, sparks my imagination, and rolls my socks.  And it's pretty much different every day. 

Exactly - and very well said.

DarthMaeglin

brianlux said:

One of the beautiful things about music is that we experience it uniquely.  None of us will ever hear music the same way anyone else does and no one else will ever hear it the way we do.  So, really, if you think about it, it is impossible to say what record is "best".  If someone told me "Old Ways is Neil Young's best record", they would be correct... for them.

Besides, what universal trait could make one piece of music "better" than another?  Is complexity of composition?  The consideration of the proliferation of alliteration  in the lyrics?  The greater or lesser likelihood of different music to create tinnitus when played at the same volume? The number of units sold (beep beep)?

For me, it's what feeds my soul, sparks my imagination, and rolls my socks.  And it's pretty much different every day. 

Beautifully put, thank you. I’ve been mulling over the Duke Ellington(?) quote about there only being two types of music: good and bad, but I don’t quite agree. I believe there’s music I like, and music I don’t like as much. And what I don’t like is probably someone else’s treasure, lol.

Back on topic, Sleeps With Angels is probably my favourite Young album, mainly because that’s the album where he clicked for me, and Change Your Mind is just a beautiful track, both musically and lyrically.

JeBurkhardt

brianlux said:

One of the beautiful things about music is that we experience it uniquely.  None of us will ever hear music the same way anyone else does and no one else will ever hear it the way we do.  So, really, if you think about it, it is impossible to say what record is "best".  If someone told me "Old Ways is Neil Young's best record", they would be correct... for them.

Besides, what universal trait could make one piece of music "better" than another?  Is complexity of composition?  The consideration of the proliferation of alliteration  in the lyrics?  The greater or lesser likelihood of different music to create tinnitus when played at the same volume? The number of units sold (beep beep)?

For me, it's what feeds my soul, sparks my imagination, and rolls my socks.  And it's pretty much different every day. 

Exactly. We even hear it ourselves different depending on where we are mentally or emotionally at any given moment. There have been times where I have listened to a song dozens of times, only to hear it again and have it impact me at that moment in a way that it never had before. Any art, including music, maybe especially music, is completely subjective. 

goldrush

The Greedy Hand store has fixed up the NYA members discount now. All items should now be eligible.

I just ordered the the Harvest 50th box set for under $90 with free shipping.
I also picked up the ATGR 50th box set as well because I'm a sucker with no will power! (it was only $40 with the discount)

brianlux

DarthMaeglin said:

brianlux said:

One of the beautiful things about music is that we experience it uniquely.  None of us will ever hear music the same way anyone else does and no one else will ever hear it the way we do.  So, really, if you think about it, it is impossible to say what record is "best".  If someone told me "Old Ways is Neil Young's best record", they would be correct... for them.

Besides, what universal trait could make one piece of music "better" than another?  Is complexity of composition?  The consideration of the proliferation of alliteration  in the lyrics?  The greater or lesser likelihood of different music to create tinnitus when played at the same volume? The number of units sold (beep beep)?

For me, it's what feeds my soul, sparks my imagination, and rolls my socks.  And it's pretty much different every day. 

Beautifully put, thank you. I’ve been mulling over the Duke Ellington(?) quote about there only being two types of music: good and bad, but I don’t quite agree. I believe there’s music I like, and music I don’t like as much. And what I don’t like is probably someone else’s treasure, lol.

Back on topic, Sleeps With Angels is probably my favourite Young album, mainly because that’s the album where he clicked for me, and Change Your Mind is just a beautiful track, both musically and lyrically.

Perfect!

And also to go back on topic- had my first listen to World Record today.  I like all of it, and love some of it.  "Chevrolet" is an easy 5 star number!

brianlux

I've always wondered about this:  at about the 4:45 mark, kick in the ass from Poncho, or near miss?

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2s8diq

DarthMaeglin

brianlux said:

DarthMaeglin said:

brianlux said:

One of the beautiful things about music is that we experience it uniquely.  None of us will ever hear music the same way anyone else does and no one else will ever hear it the way we do.  So, really, if you think about it, it is impossible to say what record is "best".  If someone told me "Old Ways is Neil Young's best record", they would be correct... for them.

Besides, what universal trait could make one piece of music "better" than another?  Is complexity of composition?  The consideration of the proliferation of alliteration  in the lyrics?  The greater or lesser likelihood of different music to create tinnitus when played at the same volume? The number of units sold (beep beep)?

For me, it's what feeds my soul, sparks my imagination, and rolls my socks.  And it's pretty much different every day. 

Beautifully put, thank you. I’ve been mulling over the Duke Ellington(?) quote about there only being two types of music: good and bad, but I don’t quite agree. I believe there’s music I like, and music I don’t like as much. And what I don’t like is probably someone else’s treasure, lol.

Back on topic, Sleeps With Angels is probably my favourite Young album, mainly because that’s the album where he clicked for me, and Change Your Mind is just a beautiful track, both musically and lyrically.

Perfect!

And also to go back on topic- had my first listen to World Record today.  I like all of it, and love some of it.  "Chevrolet" is an easy 5 star number!

I had to look up the quote because it was bugging me and it seems there’s actually a couple versions, I prefer Ellington’s version, lol. It was Louis Armstrong who labeled music as good or bad, apparently.

brianlux

DarthMaeglin said:

brianlux said:

DarthMaeglin said:

brianlux said:

One of the beautiful things about music is that we experience it uniquely.  None of us will ever hear music the same way anyone else does and no one else will ever hear it the way we do.  So, really, if you think about it, it is impossible to say what record is "best".  If someone told me "Old Ways is Neil Young's best record", they would be correct... for them.

Besides, what universal trait could make one piece of music "better" than another?  Is complexity of composition?  The consideration of the proliferation of alliteration  in the lyrics?  The greater or lesser likelihood of different music to create tinnitus when played at the same volume? The number of units sold (beep beep)?

For me, it's what feeds my soul, sparks my imagination, and rolls my socks.  And it's pretty much different every day. 

Beautifully put, thank you. I’ve been mulling over the Duke Ellington(?) quote about there only being two types of music: good and bad, but I don’t quite agree. I believe there’s music I like, and music I don’t like as much. And what I don’t like is probably someone else’s treasure, lol.

Back on topic, Sleeps With Angels is probably my favourite Young album, mainly because that’s the album where he clicked for me, and Change Your Mind is just a beautiful track, both musically and lyrically.

Perfect!

And also to go back on topic- had my first listen to World Record today.  I like all of it, and love some of it.  "Chevrolet" is an easy 5 star number!

I had to look up the quote because it was bugging me and it seems there’s actually a couple versions, I prefer Ellington’s version, lol. It was Louis Armstrong who labeled music as good or bad, apparently.

I could see cutting Louis Armstrong some slack on this assuming he might have been frustrated by the fact that white musicians and bands (good though they may have really been) like Benny Goodman, the Dorseys, Glenn Miller, Harry James, et al, were raking in large sums of money and had the freedom to play and go anywhere those chose,  while black artists were underpaid and (at the very least in the south) were restricted by where they could eat and spend the night, etc. 

If his motives for saying there is "bad" music were otherwise, I would respectfully disagree.

goldrush

brianlux

Has anyone else here read this book?  I've had a copy for several years and didn't think I'd like it, but I picked it up the other day and now I'm about half way through and totally loving it!

BrainofBGA

goldrush said:

Oh boy! 

static111

brianlux said:

Has anyone else here read this book?  I've had a copy for several years and didn't think I'd like it, but I picked it up the other day and now I'm about half way through and totally loving it!

I read it years ago right after Shakey came out.  I thought it was great and It was cool to learn all about Neil's dad too.

brianlux

static111 said:

brianlux said:

Has anyone else here read this book?  I've had a copy for several years and didn't think I'd like it, but I picked it up the other day and now I'm about half way through and totally loving it!

I read it years ago right after Shakey came out.  I thought it was great and It was cool to learn all about Neil's dad too.

Yeah, I get the feeling Scott Young was a very super and cool dad!

goldrush

brianlux said:

static111 said:

brianlux said:

Has anyone else here read this book?  I've had a copy for several years and didn't think I'd like it, but I picked it up the other day and now I'm about half way through and totally loving it!

I read it years ago right after Shakey came out.  I thought it was great and It was cool to learn all about Neil's dad too.

Yeah, I get the feeling Scott Young was a very super and cool dad!

It’s a really cool book. I’ll have to dig my copy out and read it again (especially given Scott’s appearance in the WR sleeve)

goldrush

Bad news for the wallet - Archives Volume 3 is done and Volume 4 is “well on the way”

Tim Simmons

I usually just DL the archives. If he’s not putting it out on vinyl, I’m not interested. 

Though I would buy a small brick box set of blu ray if there was plenty of video content. 

Spiritual_Chaos

Give me a best of the the archives. Don't need it all.

brianlux

goldrush said:

brianlux said:

static111 said:

brianlux said:

Has anyone else here read this book?  I've had a copy for several years and didn't think I'd like it, but I picked it up the other day and now I'm about half way through and totally loving it!

I read it years ago right after Shakey came out.  I thought it was great and It was cool to learn all about Neil's dad too.

Yeah, I get the feeling Scott Young was a very super and cool dad!

It’s a really cool book. I’ll have to dig my copy out and read it again (especially given Scott’s appearance in the WR sleeve)

Yes, great book and very cool that the dapper younger Scott Young is on the cover and the rest of the family (whom Mr. Young talks about in the book) are featured in photos as well!

BrainofBGA

I need a Mirrorball vinyl 😳