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Btw, "Too Lonely" would have made my top 40. Just saying.
There’s a 102-204 list coming in a few days, stay tuned...Btw, "Too Lonely" would have made my top 40. Just saying.
Love Buddy Miles. Never heard this cover before - it's awesome.3. Down by the River (Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, 1969)
Buddy Miles cover (studio): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5_5ik5ZM6M
Thanks! There is no such thing as a typical Neil song.Rockin in the Free World Is the first Neil song that i fell in love with. It got my attention when Neil played it with PJ on that awards show in the 90s. I remember the moment vividly. I was alone living in my apt in CT and was memorized.
This isn’t what I would consider to be a typical Neil song but it certainly served as great gateway into his music for me. I am by no means a big Neil fan but a few dozen of his songs really hit me.
Thank you Pip for a great thread. I appreciate all of you that put forth such effort with these music threads.
All live versions are worth hearing. At the very least, in addition to SNL, the one on Weld.I've heard the studio version of Rockin' In The Free World, but never seen it live. The SNL rehearsal is something ####### else.
It is, and the live version may be even better. His version was released as a single and made the lower rungs of the Hot 100.Love Buddy Miles. Never heard this cover before - it's awesome.
Was it SNL for you too?Ya, that's one of a small # of songs that I can remember exactly where and when I heard it for the first time.
"After The Gold Rush" is another.
"Rockin' in the Free World" - first heard this one afternoon in a dive bar, having a beer with some old high school friends. (We were all Neil fans, of course.) They'd already heard it, and both of them were pretty entertained by my reaction. My first stop after leaving the bar was the nearest record store.Pip's Invitation said:Was it SNL for you too?
What’s your ATGR story?
That is true. I have really just scratched the surface of Neil’s musicPip's Invitation said:Thanks! There is no such thing as a typical Neil song.
In the clip with Mascis and Ranaldo, they said that DJ and SY used to jam on that song when they toured together in the mid 80s. But I couldn’t find any of those.I'm going to skip to the J. Mascis cover. If anyone can virtuoso on electric guitar with Neil, it would be Mascis.
Love it! This would be my #2.Thanks to all of your for sticking this out with me. In this post is a rundown of the post-countdown material I'll be sharing in the next few days, work permitting. Without further ado, here is my favorite Neil Young song of all time.
1. Cortez the Killer (Zuma, 1975)
About 2 months ago, I had this FB messenger exchange with a friend (the same one from entry #2):
Did you ever state your #1? My brain is fried after a long day of work so if you did, I forgot.Love it! This would be my #2.
Wow. Sonic Youth and Dino Jr. jamming it out. I'd love to have seen that.In the clip with Mascis and Ranaldo, they said that DJ and SY used to jam on that song when they toured together in the mid 80s. But I couldn’t find any of those.
PowderfingerDid you ever state your #1? My brain is fried after a long day of work so if you did, I forgot.
Uh, you might not want to read my Pegi Young tangent part 1 post.
I get it, but this thread made me realize how many background notes of my life are attributable to Neil; Motorcycle Mama was a note for me.Uh, you might not want to read my Pegi Young tangent part 1 post.
Oh yeah. Obviously that goes for me too.I get it, but this thread made me realize how many background notes of my life are attributable to Neil; Motorcycle Mama was a note for me.
I had a friend, still do. We met in the third grade. Through his older brothers, he introduced me to Rush, the Grateful Dead and Phish, and to a lesser extent Duran Duran, J. Geils, and others. If I never knew him, I may be a very different person.Oh yeah. Obviously that goes for me too.
Hell, does my life turn out differently if my parents didn't play their So Far cassette all the time from as early as I can remember? If they didn't buy Rust Never Sleeps in 1979?
...with a different username.If I never knew him, I may be a very different person.
It is the greatest protest song ever and that is saying a lot considering with the utmost respect to Woody Guthrie.4. Ohio (CSNY non-album single, 1970)
The passion and anger that sparked Neil to write the song can be heard in every second of the recording. If you like immediacy and emotion in your rock and roll, this is the song for you. It never fails to move me deeply.
Heard this cover one night on satellite radio, which got me to listen to more BTS, and they have become one of my favorites over the years.Built to Spill cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeT--v1X8vM
2000 tour? Where did you see them? I was at the second show of the tour in Camden.Neil Young with the Pretenders was one of the best concerts I've seen.
For me this is “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.” Just at totally random times it gets stuck in my head even if I haven’t heard it in years. I just love that song so much but I don’t know exactly why.
Still the greatest protest song of all-time, imho.It is the greatest protest song ever and that is saying a lot considering with the utmost respect to Woody Guthrie.
Love this song.Thanks to all of you for sticking this out with me. In this post is a rundown of the post-countdown material I'll be sharing in the next few days, work permitting. Without further ado, here is my favorite Neil Young song of all time.
1. Cortez the Killer (Zuma, 1975)
Gov't Mule cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIp3ajc4CYI
Mule always does a great job with the epic-rock-song covers but this one is truly exceptional.Love this song.
And the Mule crushes it here. Absolutely crushes it.
Fantastic list. Two exceptions. You heard about Sugar Mountain. There's one more for me that's top 30-ish material. Heard it for the first time on CSNY 74. We'll see if it's in your next list.
I think I’ve narrowed your mystery song to two choices. One is on the next list and one is not.Love this song.
And the Mule crushes it here. Absolutely crushes it.
Fantastic list. Two exceptions. You heard about Sugar Mountain. There's one more for me that's top 30-ish material. Heard it for the first time on CSNY 74. We'll see if it's in your next list.
F uck YeahThanks to all of you for sticking this out with me.
1. Cortez the Killer (Zuma, 1975)
Entry 48 got stuck in my head tonight so I'm listening to it now.For me this is “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.” Just at totally random times it gets stuck in my head even if I haven’t heard it in years. I just love that song so much but I don’t know exactly why.