Thoughts On Neil Young

[Cougar Bait]

Considering the large contingent of both Canadians and southern Americans here, I thought it might be interesting to hear your thoughts, positive or negative about Neil Young.

I consider his best work to be 1971's Harvest.

Damn he is an ugly fucker.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Never liked him. Would rather watch fighting irish videos.

 

[reno cool]

I'm a fan

 

[senco78]

southern man dont need him around anyhow..

theres a few songs of his I like, but never really listened to any of his albums


and to put to rest the Neil Young -Ronnie Van Zant myth

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

Not a fan of Jimmy Fallon, but his imitation of Neil Young is spot on.

 

[reno cool]

nice Mikey
I guess Niel Young could be considered southern rock style musician.

 

[Cougar Bait]

That Jimmy Fallon clip was great until Bruce Springsteen showed up.

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

That Jimmy Fallon clip was great until Bruce Springsteen showed up.

I thought he added a 70's feel to it. I was just impressed how they took such an awful song and made it listenable.

 

[Archie]

I like Neil

 

[rito]

southern man dont need him around anyhow..

theres a few songs of his I like, but never really listened to any of his albums


and to put to rest the Neil Young -Ronnie Van Zant myth

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[Blitty]

southern man dont need him around anyhow..

theres a few songs of his I like, but never really listened to any of his albums


and to put to rest the Neil Young -Ronnie Van Zant myth

Mmike, isn't he dissing you and your peeps with the southern man song?

 

[Mudcat]

Neil Young is an icon for me. It's hard to put into words the significance of Neil Young, the feeling I have for him.

I'm sure a lot of has to do with being a guitar player. All young Canadian guitar players learn some Neil Young to go with their Gordon Lightfoot. But it is much deeper than that.

I have loved so much of his music. From Buffalo Springfield to CSNY to Zuma to Harvest to Comes a Time to Rust Never Sleeps and much more. It has been a big part of the soundtrack of my life for so long.

It's odd. I want to say it has something to do with him being Canadian but it has been decades since he's lived in Canada. But still, he does get some Canada points. I actually find his lyrics to be conspicuously awkward at times. Some of his lyrics are very good too. Anyway there is nothing I can do. He just has a whole lot of songs that can stop me in my tracks.

 

[Matty]

All young Canadian guitar players learn some Neil Young to go with their Gordon Lightfoot.

I like Harvest. In small doses, like a couple listens a year.

That voice is horrible if you pay any attention to it.

 

[Mudcat]

I don't think even his biggest fan would try to claim he has a spot-on voice. I think the word most fans would settle on would be haunting. He's in that camp with Dylan and Leonard Cohen of guys who are definitely not going to be accused of hitting every note and either it works for you or it doesn't.



I take it I was over-reaching when I said "all young Canadian guitar players . . ."

Perhaps I would have done better to say, "many Canadian acoustic guitar players of a certain age . . ."

 

[Cougar Bait]

Words...words...between the lines of age

He still sounds pretty good

Damn he's ugly

 

[Matty]

Perhaps I would have done better to say, "many Canadian acoustic guitar players of a certain age . . ."

:

T'was all about the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix when I started playing some 20 years ago.

 

[CASPERWAIT$]

I don't think even his biggest fan would try to claim he has a spot-on voice. I think the word most fans would settle on would be haunting. He's in that camp with Dylan and Leonard Cohen of guys who are definitely not going to be accused of hitting every note and either it works for you or it doesn't.



I take it I was over-reaching when I said "all young Canadian guitar players . . ."

Perhaps I would have done better to say, "many Canadian acoustic guitar players of a certain age . . ."

I am a big Cohen fan and yes his vocals are limited to say the least. Guy is a lyrical genius though. Neil Young's lyrics never appealed to me. I tired to get into it, but couldn't.

 

[kato]

not my favorite or favourite

tolerable