Neil, Joni, Nils, and everyone else who's pulled their music From Spotify

brianlux
brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
edited January 2022 in Other Music
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.




"It's a sad and beautiful world"
-Roberto Benigni

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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,661
    Starting a "Will Pearl Jam join Nils Lofgren in leaving Spotify?" thread in PJc right now
  • AW124797
    AW124797 Posts: 762
    Nils who?
  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,623
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,661
    You guys really love Joe Rogan, huh. 
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,527
    edited January 2022
    might ask to use this or the other as a possible artists leaving spotify catch all thread? as opposed  to individual  threads, ya know?
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  • Tim Simmons
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    edited January 2022
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

    drakeheuer14 said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?


    Seriously?
    How odd that some music fans here are not familiar with Nils Lofgren. 
    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.
    Just curious.
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?


    Great idea.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?

    I PM'd the idea to Kat.  Good call.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,661
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

    drakeheuer14 said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?


    Seriously?
    At best it’s ignorance, but I really think it’s low key commentary that he is not as significant as Neil or Joni. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    A great place to start with Nils.  I'm diggin' it right now!
    Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren - Amazoncom Music

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,527
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?

    I PM'd the idea to Kat.  Good call.

    you can edit title you know. its done in the op
    _____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________

    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
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    mickeyrat said:
    brianlux said:
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?

    I PM'd the idea to Kat.  Good call.

    you can edit title you know. its done in the op

    Done! 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • AW124797
    AW124797 Posts: 762
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

    drakeheuer14 said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?


    Seriously?
    How odd that some music fans here are not familiar with Nils Lofgren. 
    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.
    Just curious.
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?


    Great idea.
    On a serious note, I just didn't get a chance to discover him. I'm 37 and got mostly stuck in the 90s-present, but I'll definitely give it a listen. Thanks, Brian.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    AW124797 said:
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

    drakeheuer14 said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?


    Seriously?
    How odd that some music fans here are not familiar with Nils Lofgren. 
    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.
    Just curious.
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?


    Great idea.
    On a serious note, I just didn't get a chance to discover him. I'm 37 and got mostly stuck in the 90s-present, but I'll definitely give it a listen. Thanks, Brian.

    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!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,527
    edited January 2022
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

    drakeheuer14 said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?


    Seriously?
    How odd that some music fans here are not familiar with Nils Lofgren. 
    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.
    Just curious.
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?


    Great idea.
    On a serious note, I just didn't get a chance to discover him. I'm 37 and got mostly stuck in the 90s-present, but I'll definitely give it a listen. Thanks, Brian.

    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!

    didnt he also produce bowie on lets dance?
    ahh that was nole rodgers wasnt it.

    holy fuckbalks dudes been on some shit...



    Post edited by mickeyrat on
    _____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________

    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
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    mickeyrat said:
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    brianlux said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?

    drakeheuer14 said:
    AW124797 said:
    Nils who?


    Seriously?
    How odd that some music fans here are not familiar with Nils Lofgren. 
    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.
    Just curious.
    mickeyrat said:
    might ask to use this or the other as a pissible artists leaving spotify catch all thread?


    Great idea.
    On a serious note, I just didn't get a chance to discover him. I'm 37 and got mostly stuck in the 90s-present, but I'll definitely give it a listen. Thanks, Brian.

    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!

    didnt he also produce bowie on lets dance?
    ahh that was nole rodgers wasnt it.

    holy fuckbalks dudes been on some shit...




    Close, Nile Rogers.  Yes, he did.  Quite the hot guitar player too!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,485
    brianlux said:
    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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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,485
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,485

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,681
    Is there really folks here who don’t know who Nils is damn he’s been playing lead guitar for Springsteen for decades lol and also has a great solo catalog! 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....

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