Official Neil Young Thread

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  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Neil... brother... we need some damn tour dates!!!
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    edited January 2018
    Looks like the Roxy Archive release is on its way after all. It's changed to "now in production" on the NYA website


    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    Is anyone else like me and only hone in on a certain style of Neil's albums/songs. He's got so much material available but I find myself primarily going back to the same stuff. 
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited January 2018
    bflynn1 said:
    Is anyone else like me and only hone in on a certain style of Neil's albums/songs. He's got so much material available but I find myself primarily going back to the same stuff. 
    I really dislike the more country-sounding stuff. Albums like Old Ways. Not my thing at all. Plus he put out a few real shit albums in the 80s, and a few more in recent years.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • buck502000
    buck502000 Birthplace of GIBSON guitar Posts: 8,951
    I like to ride the Crazy Horse
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    bflynn1 said:
    Is anyone else like me and only hone in on a certain style of Neil's albums/songs. He's got so much material available but I find myself primarily going back to the same stuff. 

    buck502000 said:
    I like to ride the Crazy Horse
    My favorites are Neil with The Horse, but I'm also a big fan of Tonight's the Night, On the Beach, American Stars 'n Bars, Time Fades Away, Comes a Time, and Trans.

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

  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    I saw a great comment on one of the Facebook NY fan pages:

    "Music is one Ocean. Neil swims where he will from day to day. Folk, grunge, rock, country. He goes where the tides take him."

    I'm not a fan of the country songs either, but I love acoustic folkie Neil just as much as I love the Horse, if not a little more. I very rarely listen to the 80s stuff, but there are some really great songs hidden in there. I'd love to hear some of the Geffen records get the 'Hitchhiker' treatment; they'd sound great with just Neil's voice and an acoustic guitar.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    One of my favorite NY albums is Silver & Gold from 2000.
    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.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    Dr. Delight said:
    One of my favorite NY albums is Silver & Gold from 2000.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgiOJNnOjdk
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    I still think his solo debut is his secret masterpiece. It's mindblowingly amazing.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Every day I randomly google "Neil Young Tour" at least once... just hoping... wishing... please god, announce a fucking tour!!! :) 
  • pjpitt89
    pjpitt89 Posts: 1,874
    Promise of the Real seems to be on every festival lineup released, not sure what that would mean for a NY tour? But I'm also hoping he tours this year for sure. 
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    pjpitt89 said:
    Promise of the Real seems to be on every festival lineup released, not sure what that would mean for a NY tour? But I'm also hoping he tours this year for sure. 
    Inspired by his hometown show, who knows -- maybe he will tour acoustic by himself? 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    edited January 2018
    pjpitt89 said:
    Promise of the Real seems to be on every festival lineup released, not sure what that would mean for a NY tour? But I'm also hoping he tours this year for sure. 
    Seriously? I don't see anything past May right now
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  • pjpitt89
    pjpitt89 Posts: 1,874
    my2hands said:
    pjpitt89 said:
    Promise of the Real seems to be on every festival lineup released, not sure what that would mean for a NY tour? But I'm also hoping he tours this year for sure. 
    Seriously? I don't see anything past May right now
    Well they're in on Firefly too, which is mid June and I swear I saw them on another festival in June too. I just want Neil, and I think POTR keeps him energized. 
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    I USED TO DIG PICASSO
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    I'm driftin back now.......
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    https://instagram.com/p/Bc0ov-1FeCD/embed/


    Greendale (2003). You always have to respect Neils crazy ventures. And greendale must be the Neil-album I've invested the most into - I saw him on the tour, I bought the Be the rain-single and bought the film on DVD. But, listening to Greendale now I don't find the rock opera with its social realistic stories that compelling. BUT - the songs work alot better live on the live album from Dublin, where you get Neils banter between and introduction to the songs. Just like in Stockholm where I saw him. I would say that is the way one should experience this album.



    Prairie Wind (2005). I remember this being hyped up as a successor to Harvest and Harvest Moon. The songs are not here. The production is great. The horns, the backing vocals and the sound of it is great. But, with few exceptions - the songs aren't here.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    https://instagram.com/p/Bc0ov-1FeCD/embed/


    Greendale (2003). You always have to respect Neils crazy ventures. And greendale must be the Neil-album I've invested the most into - I saw him on the tour, I bought the Be the rain-single and bought the film on DVD. But, listening to Greendale now I don't find the rock opera with its social realistic stories that compelling. BUT - the songs work alot better live on the live album from Dublin, where you get Neils banter between and introduction to the songs. Just like in Stockholm where I saw him. I would say that is the way one should experience this album.



    Prairie Wind (2005). I remember this being hyped up as a successor to Harvest and Harvest Moon. The songs are not here. The production is great. The horns, the backing vocals and the sound of it is great. But, with few exceptions - the songs aren't here.
    I have to agree with the Greendale review, although I'd maybe give it 3 stars. It's good, but it's definitely better live. The movie and book are cool too.

    I always want to like Prairie Wind more than I actually do. Maybe it's because it came out after Neil's aneurysm, and there was a genuine feeling that we could have lost him that makes it feel like a key record, but it's never as good as I remember it.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • my2hands
    my2hands Posts: 17,117
    Greendale is at least a 3 in my world, but it's all good....

    Prarie Wind only a 2????????? The songs aren't there???? I think it's a 5 star Neil Young 21st Century Masterpiece... one of thel all time Neil classic albums in my opinion

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