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Favorite Neil Young album?

chris05chris05 Posts: 347
edited January 2006 in Other Music
I've though long and hard about this and i would have to say " Rust Never Sleeps " . Powderfinger, Welfare Mothers, Hey hey, My my, Thrasher, what an amazing album.

Id say " Mirrorball " a close second though.
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  • dCowboyPJdCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Mirror Ball.

    But then again, I have only heard a couple...
  • whatsthefreezerwhatsthefreezer Posts: 347
    Honestly Silver and Gold
  • KricketKricket Posts: 707
    If I had to pick.....Weld. That's a hard one.
  • AcidgrooveAcidgroove Posts: 1,228
    Everybody knows this is nowhere (sha la la, sha la la)
    1st one with the Crazy Horse!
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    Blasphomy.

    Stick my head in acid i can't pick...

    Well okay if you wre really going to stick my head in acid i would say:

    On the Beach

    But Tonights the Night is awesome too.
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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    i could never pick just one...too difficult. i can say that "trans" wouldn't be the one...other than that...just too difficult...
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    mookie blaylock 10 wrote:
    i could never pick just one...too difficult. i can say that "trans" wouldn't be the one...other than that...just too difficult...

    I admit trans is week but computer age and sample and hold are cool !
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  • mookie blaylock 10mookie blaylock 10 Posts: 4,042
    intodeep wrote:
    I admit trans is week but computer age and sample and hold are cool !

    i'd agree with that. it's just that trans is about the only one i wouldn't listen to straight through. there are underwhelming tunes on some of his albums, but for the most part i like them all cover to cover.
  • sadprofessorsadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    After the Gold Rush is my favorite as far as his records though. It doesn't have my favorite song, or even my second favorite song, but its my favorite Neil album to play from start to finish.
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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    On the Beach
  • BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    i only have 5 of his albums.. but id say After the Goldrush is my favorite. Very close though. NEIL ROCKS :D
  • frusciante89frusciante89 Posts: 125
    what album should i get if im looking for his more hard rock stuff. I have mirror ball and Harvest and they blew my mind
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    its like picking a favorite kid. Everyone is special.

    For the purposes of this, I would say my current state of mind is in line with On the Beach from 1975 I think.

    It just is whats going on now, the vietnam war ended, watergate happened, nixon resigned, people were tired, and frustrated.

    Ambulance Blues gives me chills everytime I hear it. We are at that same point right now in time.
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    i have to pick 2 since neil has two different sides.

    mellow has to be harvest (did she wake you up, to tell you that, it was only a change of plan?) a man needs a maid is also a favorite. the man is a songwriter for sure.

    rockin' is weld/arc (cortez the killer still gives me chills to this day)

    but who knows, i may just play sleeps with angels any moment now.. western hero sounds so goooood.. or harvest moon, or silver and gold, or etc.
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    harvest.

    that's where my favourite song lives.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    catefrances wrote:
    harvest.

    that's where my favourite song lives.

    and your favoutie song is? heart of gold?
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • freewheelin3freewheelin3 Posts: 173
    on the beach
    zuma
    everybody knows this is nowhere
    tonight the night
    rust never sleeps...

    canrt really split these 5 and most of the rest are equal second
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    olderman wrote:
    and your favoutie song is? heart of gold?


    hardly.

    the needle and the damage done.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    uuh probably ragged glory.

    i love heart of gold.
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  • grievance88grievance88 Posts: 31
    after the gold rush, followed by everybody knows this is nowhere.

    and while there are still more of his albums that i like more than arc, id like to give a shout for it, cuz that cd is fucking sweeeeeet.


    for the guy who said he wants rocking out neil....it depends what kind of rocking out. however, that said, the album that probably still rocks out the most, imo, is everybody knows this is nowhere.
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  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    catefrances wrote:
    hardly.

    the needle and the damage done.

    have you seen it? i have. too many times. love you.
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • likepilateihaveadoglikepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    Ragged Glory. God.
    Love to burn, love and only love, fuckin up, over and over...

    genius.

    Zuma needs some love too.
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  • HYLAHYLA Posts: 137
    After the gold rush
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    frusciante89 wrote:
    what album should i get if im looking for his more hard rock stuff. I have mirror ball and Harvest and they blew my mind

    Well if you don't have it already i suggest you get Live Rust. It gives you a great taste of both world with killer versions of rockin songs ie Like a Hurricane.

    As for his rockers:
    Ragged Glory =Great

    A lot of neil's rockers are on albums that have softer sides too. Like Everybody knows this is knowwhere has teh power trio of cinnamon girl, cowgirl in the sand, and down by the river but the rest of the album is a bit more mellow.
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  • niallniall Posts: 244
    the good thing about neil young is that he has so much material for different moods.

    Currently mine are comes a time and on the beach
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
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  • mariposamariposa Posts: 2,523
    His first 3 albums especially.

    Then...Comes A Time. Harvest Moon. Prairie Wind, hmm too many favourites.

    I can't choose either. This is Neil we're talking about...:)
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  • WESWES Posts: 168
    On the beach
    Tonight's the Night
    Zuma
    After the Goldrush


    pick any one of those four, shut off the lights, turn up the volume, put some sunglasses on....and get fucking blown away
  • likepilateihaveadoglikepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    he used to love that econoline van
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