Neil Young's best songs.
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Re: Neil Young's best songs.
Now that it's no longer played to death, I'd say the album "Harvest" is pretty bloody good.
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Re: Neil Young's best songs.
Cinnamon Girl
Old Man
Needle and the Damage Done
Don't Let it Bring You Down
Hey, Hey, My My
Old Man
Needle and the Damage Done
Don't Let it Bring You Down
Hey, Hey, My My
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Re: Neil Young's best songs.
Powderfinger
Hurricane
All the above
Hurricane
All the above
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Oh, and I absolutely LOVE the "Dead Man" soundtrack as well. Not sure it counts as "songs" though.
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Cortez the killer. End of thread.
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It really is something else. I've tried covering that acoustically, but you need that spongy fuzzy, fucked up guitar. It's not the same without it. It's the tune that got me into Neil young in the first place, really.jeremyb wrote:Cortez the killer. End of thread.
I read somewhere that it should've been longer, but they dropped the last verse and faded 'cos the tape ran out.
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Yarrrr, it's just so glorious, I love this version!MattH wrote:It really is something else. I've tried covering that acoustically, but you need that spongy fuzzy, fucked up guitar. It's not the same without it. It's the tune that got me into Neil young in the first place, really.jeremyb wrote:Cortez the killer. End of thread.
I read somewhere that it should've been longer, but they dropped the last verse and faded 'cos the tape ran out.
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Re: Neil Young's best songs.
I generally don't like Neil Young, especially Hey, Hey, My My... but in the spirit of this thread, I LOVE Cinnamon Girl. When people talk about him being the Godfather of Grunge, I generally assume they are referring to this song in particular.
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Once I finally "got" neil young it was all good. From his solo stuff to crazy horse even a bit if buffalo springfield.
The unplugged albums old laughing lady is great and live rusts powderfinger some of my favorites
The unplugged albums old laughing lady is great and live rusts powderfinger some of my favorites
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Re: Neil Young's best songs.
Sugar Mountain: One he wrote when he was quite young, which set the standard for following material. Beautiful acoustic guitar work; typical Young style of hammer-ons and pull-offs on the cowboy chords. Nice meaningful lyrics. He can bring you into the song. Like how a good writer can absorb you into the book, making you feel as if you're there - he can do that with his songs.
Like A Hurricane: Outstanding song. Great guitar work, even if slightly unpolished, it's brilliant and raw at the same time. An epic, in that great era when there were great bands and musicians, unlike nowadays. Cortez The Killer is another epic in the same mold.
A Man Needs A Maid: Quirky lyrics, soulful piano - shows the talent of the man, to put the guitar down and switch instruments, and completely succeed in the process. You just couldn't play a song like the on the guitar, and have the same effect and provoke the feeling/mood of the song.
Ohio: Taking a strong event/subject, and turning it into a memorable piece of music isn't easily achieved, but 'ol Uncle Neil can do it better than anyone.
Tell Me Why is my personal favorite.
Like A Hurricane: Outstanding song. Great guitar work, even if slightly unpolished, it's brilliant and raw at the same time. An epic, in that great era when there were great bands and musicians, unlike nowadays. Cortez The Killer is another epic in the same mold.
A Man Needs A Maid: Quirky lyrics, soulful piano - shows the talent of the man, to put the guitar down and switch instruments, and completely succeed in the process. You just couldn't play a song like the on the guitar, and have the same effect and provoke the feeling/mood of the song.
Ohio: Taking a strong event/subject, and turning it into a memorable piece of music isn't easily achieved, but 'ol Uncle Neil can do it better than anyone.
Tell Me Why is my personal favorite.
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Oh, and On The Beach... great album there, too.
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I don't have a lot of classic Young but I dig his stuff.
Mirrorball that he did with Pearl Jam as a backing band is awesome.
Mirrorball that he did with Pearl Jam as a backing band is awesome.
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