Neil, Joni, Nils, and everyone else who's pulled their music From Spotify
brianlux
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I know Nils often gets lumped with Neil Young (Rolling Stone sort of did that here) so some may question why another thread here (or the Mods may eventually wan to merge them if more artists get on board with this), but Nils is a musical force in his own right having recorded several albums with his band Grin, as well as several solo albums. A terrific songwriter and guitarist, and- in my opinion- doing the right thing here.
Nils Lofgren Pulls Music From Spotify in Solidarity With Neil Young
“We encourage all musicians, artists and music lovers everywhere, to stand with us all, and cut ties with Spotify,” guitarist writes
Nils Lofgren has joined Neil Young in removing his music from Spotify to protest the misinformation about vaccines spread by the streaming service’s Joe Rogan Experience.
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Seriously?
Leads me to wondering what else you guys have missed out on. The amazing Richard Thompson? Steve Wynn (and the several bands and the 43 albums he has made- and written most of the songs for)? Slim Dunlap (who's two solo albums are widely praised by fans and critics alike)? Richard Barone (a man who has worked with everyone from Petula Clark to Donovan to Quincy Jones to Lou Reed, and of course The Bongos)? Julianna Hatfield (one one America's top song writers who has made over 20 albums and had or been in several bands)? To name a few greats.
I PM'd the idea to Kat. Good call.
you can edit title you know. its done in the op
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Done!
Hey, very cool. That self titled album I posted above is a gem and a great place to start with Nils. He wrote all but one of the songs, did all the singing (with some back up singing help on a few numbers), and played all the guitar and piano parts. A really talented and cool cat!
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Close, Nile Rogers. Yes, he did. Quite the hot guitar player too!
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Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14