Can Someone please explain Neil Young to me.

Malcolm_X

I mean yes I know who Neil Young is, I've seen him in concert twice, got a few albums read his official biography "Shakey", but is Neil like some kind of "loner", I know he's married, but like was there a time in his life where he really was looking for romance but couldn't find it or understand it. Its been a while since I read his book.

harmless_little_f***

Isn't he married? Maybe I'm off base but that's what I've heard.

Edit: oh you've mentioned the marriage thing. Well in that case, what are you asking? I don't get it. You're not a 'loner' in a happy marriage.

i like matt.c

He's not a loner, he's a non-conformist.

DOSW

Most of his real longing music was written in the 70's, which was probably before he was married.

boxwine_in_hell

Malcolm_X wrote:

I mean yes I know who Neil Young is, I've seen him in concert twice, got a few albums read his official biography "Shakey", but is Neil like some kind of "loner", I know he's married, but like was there a time in his life where he really was looking for romance but couldn't find it or understand it. Its been a while since I read his book.

I'll explain him to you. He's a brilliant songwriter with a voice that sounds like a cat in heat. I don't know whether to bow at his feet or plug my ears.

SLH916

boxwine_in_hell wrote:

I'll explain him to you. He's a brilliant songwriter with a voice that sounds like a cat in heat. I don't know whether to bow at his feet or plug my ears.

Yeah, some of his stuff is just cringe-inducing.

Pearl Jam and toast

DOSW wrote:

Most of his real longing music was written in the 70's, which was probably before he was married.

And he was doing some heaaaaaaaaaaaaavy drugs.

I've never heard a song by him where I don't like his voice. Who the fuck cares if it's weird?

iluvcats

you never know if stuff from wikipedia is true...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_young

http://www.nndb.com/people/694/000024622/

iluvcats

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

Who the fuck cares if it's weird?

Me! Old prudes like me! I once asked my co-worker what is so great about NY.
He said b/c he is a great songwriter I like some of his songs but I don't go crazy over him like I do the front man of Nickelback*. I CSN&Y especially!

*it's hard for me to control myself when he comes on VH-1.

DiRtyFranK38

iluvcats wrote:

Me! Old prudes like me! I once asked my co-worker what is so great about NY.
He said b/c he is a great songwriter I like some of his songs but I don't go crazy over him like I do the front man of Nickelback*. I CSN&Y especially!

*it's hard for me to control myself when he comes on VH-1.

nonononononononononono please dont tell me we have a pearl jam fan who likes nickleback.... aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh


neil is genious

iluvcats

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

nonononononononononono please dont tell me we have a pearl jam fan who likes nickleback.... aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh


neil is genious

chad makes my heart pound. I fantasize that his filthy songs are about me.

intodeep

chiefojibwa wrote:

no he wasn't. the heaaaaaaaaaaviest drug neil has ever done was coke, and he was a casual user. he never did heroin or lsd for that matter. neil was and is mainly a pothead.

he had a period there between being with zeke's mother, carrie snodgress, and ben's mother, his current wife pegi. he was a bachelor, living it up, but also very lonely. but what a fertile period...he wrote some of his best songs then.

I'm not so sure about the never doing lsd thing. He did honey slides and i always understood them to be cooking pot with honey in a frying pan and adding liquid LSD and spooning it out and eating it.

also he did a LOT of coke. Hence during the last waltz they had to edit out the large piece left over on his nose he was doing backstage before he came out.

either way he is the man!

Pearl Jam and toast

chiefojibwa wrote:

no he wasn't. the heaaaaaaaaaaviest drug neil has ever done was coke, and he was a casual user. he never did heroin or lsd for that matter. neil was and is mainly a pothead.

he had a period there between being with zeke's mother, carrie snodgress, and ben's mother, his current wife pegi. he was a bachelor, living it up, but also very lonely. but what a fertile period...he wrote some of his best songs then.

I meant heavy use, sorry. As in, LOTS AND LOTS of Pot

edit: The honey slides thign is true, but I'm not totally sure his had LSD in it. I don't remember.

Pearl Jam and toast

iluvcats wrote:

Me! Old prudes like me! I once asked my co-worker what is so great about NY.
He said b/c he is a great songwriter I like some of his songs but I don't go crazy over him like I do the front man of Nickelback*. I CSN&Y especially!

*it's hard for me to control myself when he comes on VH-1.

Well shit, I can't say I think that's a good thing but you've proven yourself cool enough to be forgiven

iluvcats

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

Well shit, I can't say I think that's a good thing but you've proven yourself cool enough to be forgiven

thanks

now that you quoted me, I see where I left out a word. I meant to say that I like CSNY. think I left out like. I like CSN&Y better than just ny. And as for Nickelback, I am joking! I like some of their stuff, I don't hate them (and Walmart) like most people on here. I can't stand their new song. I turn it off, his voice hurts my ears, I think he has nodes on his vocal chords.

did NY sing backup in buffalo springfield?

Pearl Jam and toast

iluvcats wrote:

thanks

now that you quoted me, I see where I left out a word. I meant to say that I like CSNY. think I left out like. I like CSN&Y better than just ny. And as for Nickelback, I am joking! I like some of their stuff, I don't hate them (and Walmart) like most people on here. I can't stand their new song. I turn it off, his voice hurts my ears, I think he has nodes on his vocal chords.

did NY sing backup in buffalo springfield?

it's all good in the hood, chief.

Yeah, Neil got his start with Springfield. :cool:

iluvcats

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

it's all good in the hood, chief.

Yeah, Neil got his start with Springfield. :cool:

I know that But he wasn't the front man, right? I've seen BS on old music cd commercials. Neil with his BIG side burns. I was 5 years old when they were around. We have a man at work who still wears his side burns like that. I bet he likes NY.

Pearl Jam and toast

iluvcats wrote:

I know that But he wasn't the front man, right? I've seen BS on old music cd commercials. Neil with his BIG side burns. I was 5 years old when they were around. We have a man at work who still wears his side burns like that. I bet he likes NY.

Nah he was a backup singer and a guitar player.

iluvcats

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

Nah he was a backup singer and a guitar player.

damn. I'm disappointed. I checked out this site and I was hoping for more pics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Springfield