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Neil Young...got some albums from the 70s & then Mirror Ball

Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
edited January 2010 in Other Music
Well I've listened to Harvest Moon and On The Beach so far, not bad.
What would you guys/girls rank as his best albums & songs?
Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
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  • jammerfalljammerfall Posts: 908
    While I'm not as big a NY fan as a good number of other PJ faithful, my favorites of his run something like this...

    Harvest, Mirror Ball, Freedom, Ragged Glory, After The Goldrush, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, & Rust Never Sleeps.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    I just bought... After The Goldrush tonight. :) Currently listening to it.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I am currently listening to 'Rust Never Sleeps', so far I love it and I am up to track 2 ''Thrasher''.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    Neil lyric of the moment.... "Now that you made yourself love me Do you think I can change it in a day?"
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    Harvest will probably always be my favorite.
    But Live at Massey Hall (a recent release of a 1971 show) is pretty effing amazing.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Currently listening to Mirror Ball.

    Rust Never Sleeps is my favourite so far, Harvest is up there.

    Is the 92 album Harvest Moon a good album? It is rated high on Allmusic....

    Neil is playing at the Big Day Out tomorrow, I think tickets are sold out but I don't think I can justify spending $130 or whatever they charge to get in to see his 1 hr set at 9.30 am.
    I got a overseas vacation to save for hehe.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • cs247979cs247979 Posts: 22
    I,m not Neils biggest fan but my faves are mirrorball & zuma
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    I got into Neil Young through a guy on the old pit, he gave me 7 or 8 albums to check out. Will update when i know where i saved my pm's to from the last pit

    But i'm a massive fan of his crazy horse stuff, i listened to a lot of his 70s stuff. Right from the outside i listened to live rust after a few others and just couldn't stop listening to it, so many great version of songs. My favourites are Cortez the killer, and hey hey my my (acoustic version > electric). Those 2 songs are genious. BUt i also love needle and the damage done, sugar mountain, down by the river, cowgirl in the sand, comes a time, powderfinger, lotta love, old man, man needs a maide, like a hurricane, tonights the night.
  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    I BrisK I wrote:
    I got into Neil Young through a guy on the old pit, he gave me 7 or 8 albums to check out. Will update when i know where i saved my pm's to from the last pit

    But i'm a massive fan of his crazy horse stuff, i listened to a lot of his 70s stuff. Right from the outside i listened to live rust after a few others and just couldn't stop listening to it, so many great version of songs. My favourites are Cortez the killer, and hey hey my my (acoustic version > electric). Those 2 songs are genious. BUt i also love needle and the damage done, sugar mountain, down by the river, cowgirl in the sand, comes a time, powderfinger, lotta love, old man, man needs a maide, like a hurricane, tonights the night.

    Get the Live at Massey Hall album. It has a lot of your favorites on it.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    "Sleeps with Angels" is another great album to consider and the "Fillmore East Live" set with Crazy Horse is fantastic.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • WWSWWS Ontario Posts: 459
    Huge Neil Fan here...
    My list...subjective of course...favorite Neil Albums (non-bootleg)

    Studio:
    1.Everbody Knows this is nowhere.
    2. Tonight's the night
    3. Rust never Sleeps
    4. Harvest
    5. After the Goldrush

    Live:
    1. Live at Massey Hall
    2. MTV Unplugged
    3. Weld (2 disc)
    4. Sugar Mountain live
    5. Road Rock vol. 1

    ** Special mention for Zuma which contains two classics Dangerbird and Cortez the Killer.
    '93 Toronto, '98 Barrie, '00 Toronto, '03 Buffalo, '05 Hamilton, '06 Toronto 1&2 '09 Toronto, '09 Philly #4, '11 Hamilton, '13 London, '13 Wrigley,    '13 Buffalo, '14 Detroit Rock City,'16 Ottawa, '16 Toronto 1&2, '16 Fenway '18 Wrigley 1&2, '20 Baltimore. '22 Hamilton, '24 Wrigley 1&2
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    milarso wrote:
    I BrisK I wrote:
    I got into Neil Young through a guy on the old pit, he gave me 7 or 8 albums to check out. Will update when i know where i saved my pm's to from the last pit

    But i'm a massive fan of his crazy horse stuff, i listened to a lot of his 70s stuff. Right from the outside i listened to live rust after a few others and just couldn't stop listening to it, so many great version of songs. My favourites are Cortez the killer, and hey hey my my (acoustic version > electric). Those 2 songs are genious. BUt i also love needle and the damage done, sugar mountain, down by the river, cowgirl in the sand, comes a time, powderfinger, lotta love, old man, man needs a maide, like a hurricane, tonights the night.

    Get the Live at Massey Hall album. It has a lot of your favorites on it.

    yeah i've given that a spin too!
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    I've been on a huge Neil Young kick lately... I used to just have Mirror Ball and Decade. But I went back and bought some of his classic albums:

    Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
    Harvest
    After the Goldrush
    On the Beach
    Tonight's the Night
    Zuma
    Rust Never Sleeps
    Live at Massey Hall

    They're all classics and excellent. I have a one-disc distillation of Weld as well. I want to get Live Rust or Live at the Fillmore sometime soon.
  • Stu42Stu42 Posts: 178
    what would you guys reccomend for his crazy horse output? Especially on the more rocking side, I've listened to harvest and sleeps with angels, and love a few songs on both of those especially Change Your Mind.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Stu42 wrote:
    what would you guys reccomend for his crazy horse output? Especially on the more rocking side, I've listened to harvest and sleeps with angels, and love a few songs on both of those especially Change Your Mind.

    On the really rocking side, Ragged Glory is pretty tough to beat... it's the album that has Fuckin Up on it. Other than that, Zuma is pretty good, or Everybody Knows. Rust Never Sleeps is one of the more well known Crazy Horse albums. The first half is acoustic, but the second half rocks hard.
  • WWSWWS Ontario Posts: 459
    Stu42 wrote:
    what would you guys reccomend for his crazy horse output? Especially on the more rocking side, I've listened to harvest and sleeps with angels, and love a few songs on both of those especially Change Your Mind.

    Ragged Glory
    Year of the horse
    Weld
    '93 Toronto, '98 Barrie, '00 Toronto, '03 Buffalo, '05 Hamilton, '06 Toronto 1&2 '09 Toronto, '09 Philly #4, '11 Hamilton, '13 London, '13 Wrigley,    '13 Buffalo, '14 Detroit Rock City,'16 Ottawa, '16 Toronto 1&2, '16 Fenway '18 Wrigley 1&2, '20 Baltimore. '22 Hamilton, '24 Wrigley 1&2
  • Stu42Stu42 Posts: 178
    thanks for the reccomendations, I'll prolly be picking up ragged glory and zuma soon
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I am hooked on 'Rust Never Sleeps'.
    What a great album.
    Neil is on stage performing here in Melbourne as I type.
    He's performing a 1.5 hr set at the annual Big Day Out music festival.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Everybody knows this is nowhere is a pretty good album.

    I mean It has cowgirl in the sand, down by the river, cinnamon girl, and the title track.... right there it is off to a pretty strong start.
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    How good is Greendale?

    They were selling it for £3 - roughly 6 bucks over here. Was so tempted to get it...
  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How good is Greendale?

    They were selling it for £3 - roughly 6 bucks over here. Was so tempted to get it...

    I didn't care for Greendale. It's kind of a concept album, and in my opinion, kind of gets away from Neil's style. I saw a show from the Greendale tour, and I was disappointed. I think it's one of those things where you love it or hate it. I liked Chrome Dreams II much better.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    milarso wrote:
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How good is Greendale?

    They were selling it for £3 - roughly 6 bucks over here. Was so tempted to get it...

    I didn't care for Greendale. It's kind of a concept album, and in my opinion, kind of gets away from Neil's style. I saw a show from the Greendale tour, and I was disappointed. I think it's one of those things where you love it or hate it. I liked Chrome Dreams II much better.
    I agree that Chrome Dreams II comes across as a better effort than Greendale.
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
  • WWSWWS Ontario Posts: 459
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How good is Greendale?

    They were selling it for £3 - roughly 6 bucks over here. Was so tempted to get it...

    Greendale is Neil's Rock opera.

    IMO- the track titled "Bandit" is the best track off of Greendale.
    '93 Toronto, '98 Barrie, '00 Toronto, '03 Buffalo, '05 Hamilton, '06 Toronto 1&2 '09 Toronto, '09 Philly #4, '11 Hamilton, '13 London, '13 Wrigley,    '13 Buffalo, '14 Detroit Rock City,'16 Ottawa, '16 Toronto 1&2, '16 Fenway '18 Wrigley 1&2, '20 Baltimore. '22 Hamilton, '24 Wrigley 1&2
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    WWS wrote:
    I BrisK I wrote:
    How good is Greendale?

    They were selling it for £3 - roughly 6 bucks over here. Was so tempted to get it...

    Greendale is Neil's Rock opera.

    IMO- the track titled "Bandit" is the best track off of Greendale.

    A good reason to avoid it... rock operas pretty universally suck!
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Any true Neil Young fan needs to listen to Time Fades Away.....
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Any true Neil Young fan needs to listen to Time Fades Away.....

    Is that the one right before On the Beach? Wasn't it never released on cd?
  • mp202084mp202084 Posts: 12
    soulsinging wrote:
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    Any true Neil Young fan needs to listen to Time Fades Away.....

    Is that the one right before On the Beach? Wasn't it never released on cd?
    never released on cd (not yet anyway). i see it in used record shops on vinyl all the time. it's decent.

    to add to the thread, i've always liked:
    On the Beach
    Zuma
    Freedom
    Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
    Live Rust

    just get Decade people. it has a ton of great tracks on it.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    mp202084 wrote:
    never released on cd (not yet anyway). i see it in used record shops on vinyl all the time. it's decent.

    to add to the thread, i've always liked:
    On the Beach
    Zuma
    Freedom
    Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
    Live Rust

    just get Decade people. it has a ton of great tracks on it.

    But Decade also has the shittiest cd sound transfer of all time. It sounds like you're listening through a blanket.

    All the albums you listed rule though.

    And today I decided that Live at Massey is the best live album of all time.
  • go prego pre Posts: 662
    i'm listening to greendale for the first time since i first listened to it back when i bought it in '03. the length of these songs is just crazy!
    There's a trapdoor in the sun.
  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    I'm a big fan of Harvest Moon. Classic Neil songwriting. Great guitars and beautiful harmonies.
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