Adrift in a sea of Neil Young

dr jam

I'm not quite a Neil Young virgin; I own Mirrorball and Ragged Glory, but quite clearly this is based on the PJ connection in both cases.

I've just listened to Living with War and I was really impressed.

Now I want to get into more of his stuff akin to the albums above. Where should I start? I've read the other thread about standout tracks on bad albums, but what do you consider to be strong Neil albums?

Thanks!

intodeep

Live Rust- Best place to get started it showcases his acoustic and rockin side

As for albums

Harvest
Sleeps with Angels
tonights the night
on the beach
After the gold rush
Zuma
Greendale
Rust never sleeps
Freedom
Everybody knows this is nowhere

all some of my favs. Pick up live rust though and go from there.

jsk175

Decade - Its a double disc greatest hits collection. Cant go wrong

JasonVaritek

Zuma is really good. So is Harvest Moon. I like the MTV Unplugged album as well. Rust Never Sleeps is the 1st Neil Young album I owned.

mookie blaylock 10

jsk175 wrote:

Decade - Its a double disc greatest hits collection. Cant go wrong

i would say decade is a good starting point, as it gives you an idea of the evolution of neil's sound and songwriting. it's not hard to find out what albums your favourite tracks are on and then search out those albums. it's only a matter of time until you become a neil freak! i would agree, you can't go wrong with decade.

cymbolic_music

Sweet Googa Mooga. His new albums are AMAZING. Living with War is in my top 5 Neil albums of all time, which is saying a lot.

tybird

jsk175 wrote:

Decade - Its a double disc greatest hits collection. Cant go wrong

Agreed........ works as a sampler so you can decide which phase of his early career interests you the most.

pearlzepfan

Not that it matters because I'm not a huge Neil fan but here's my list of my fav Neil albums (of the ones I own)

1. Rust Never Sleeps
2. On The Beach
3. Ragged Glory
4. Zuma
5. Living With War
6. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
7. Prairie Wind
8. Harvest
9. Greendale
10. After The Goldrush

neartodeath

greendale is a brilliant cd/dvd/film/story/concept/vision/play/etc/etc

Yefa

Here are some of my favorites that you don't have.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
After The Gold Rush
Time Fades Away (never on CD & OOP on vinyl...look for a used copy)
On The Beach
Tonight's The Night
Zuma
Comes A Time
Rust Never Sleeps
Freedom
Sleeps With Angels

dr jam

Thanks all for your help!

brain of c

landing on water

intodeep

Yefa wrote:

Time Fades Away (never on CD & OOP on vinyl...look for a used copy)

You can find a copy on CD it is just bootlegged and very hard to find. I found a copy a few years ago in a Used Cd store in Chapil Hill NC