Red Mosquito

I downloaded the following Neil albums:

S/T
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Harvest
On the Beach
Ragged Glory
Harvest Moon
Mirror Ball

Good start? Any egregious oversights I should have at the beginning?

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I downloaded the following Neil albums:

S/T
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Harvest
On the Beach
Ragged Glory
Harvest Moon
Mirror Ball

Good start? Any egregious oversights I should have at the beginning?

Yeah good start. You got a lot of his early stuff there which is what I'm a fan of.

Man, Harvest is so good.

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I downloaded the following Neil albums:

S/T
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Harvest
On the Beach
Ragged Glory
Harvest Moon
Mirror Ball

Good start? Any egregious oversights I should have at the beginning?

I think After the Goldrush should be spun early on, and there's no big rush to hear Harvest Moon. Otherwise you're in great shape.

Oh oops, I downloaded that one too. Forgot.

Listening to S/T and I can instantly tell I like Young and lot more than the Stones.

Wow, I can already hear the "Godfather of Grunge" thing on his first album. The guitar tone in "I've Been Waiting for You" seems way ahead of its time.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:seems way ahead of its time.

I've always felt this about Neil. I know he is popular but it has always seemed more of a "cult" following, and it is why I feel he is one of the most underrated musicians ever.

Really enjoyed his debut. While I'm listening to EKTIN, I'm seeing parallels between my feelings about these albums and my feeling's about Springsteen's early albums. Both have a comparatively "rudimentary" and verbose debut that often gets overlooked in favor of what came after, and a sophomore album (with not many songs, but the ones that are there are long) that everyone loves and I am underwhelmed by.

If this trajectory continues to parallel, Neil's third album should be great.

Catching up:

tragabigzanda wrote:Has anyone ever posted about that Day of the New song that sounds like AIC, in which he repeatedly sings "I've foundly found a reason, I don't need an excuse..."?

Isn't that "finally"? Though honestly he pronounces it so oddly maybe it is foundly.

Also maybe it's meth.

Kevin Davis wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:What does everyone think of Jerry Cantrell's solo work?

I like "Boggy Depot," though I haven't listened to it in years. "Degradation Trip" had a great sludgy vibe to it but ultimately I thought the songs were pretty weak. I haven't really listened to any post-Layne AIC.

And I agree with you about "Brush Away" -- one of my favorite AIC tunes.

The Degradation Trip double album can be condensed into one great album.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:So far I have a feeling the Stones are a great singles band but not so much a great album band.

This is so true. My mom had all of their albums on vinyl when I was growing up and I couldn't really get into them outside of the tried and true. I downloaded the albums a few months ago to try again and it was still singles only. Maybe one or two tracks were ok, but it was all singles otherwise.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Really enjoyed his debut. While I'm listening to EKTIN, I'm seeing parallels between my feelings about these albums and my feeling's about Springsteen's early albums. Both have a comparatively "rudimentary" and verbose debut that often gets overlooked in favor of what came after, and a sophomore album (with not many songs, but the ones that are there are long) that everyone loves and I am underwhelmed by.

If this trajectory continues to parallel, Neil's third album should be great.

EKTIN is probably my favorite of his albums, right up there with Harvest. But yeah, After the Gold Rush is great too.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I downloaded the following Neil albums:

S/T
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Harvest
On the Beach
Ragged Glory
Harvest Moon
Mirror Ball

Good start? Any egregious oversights I should have at the beginning?

Yeah good start. You got a lot of his early stuff there which is what I'm a fan of.

Man, Harvest is so good.

I'd throw in a personal favorite as well - ZUMA. Listen to that after On the Beach maybe.

I'd add "Rust Never Sleeps," but man, that's a lot of great music you're in for, LV.

I've always found "Everybody Knows" a tad overrated too.

The Roling Stones arent always great, but when they are, they're untouchable.

Yo have a great batch there...my favorites i guess, but please add Zuma. Please.

Im dying to hear from you with Ragged Glory and Mirrorball...i mean...you havent listened to Mirrorball??

VinylGuy wrote:Yo have a great batch there...my favorites i guess, but please add Zuma. Please.

Im dying to hear from you with Ragged Glory and Mirrorball...i mean...you havent listened to Mirrorball??

I must say I'm a bit disappointed with EKTIN and, so far, ATGR. I thought S/T had much richer mood and texture, and I was expecting that to evolve on subsequent releases. But the opposite is happening: these sound like more straightforward '70s rock to me. They're not bad, but I don't find them particularly exciting. However, I've heard On the Beach is moody AF, so I'm looking forward to that one.

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I must say I'm a bit disappointed with EKTIN and, so far, ATGR. I thought S/T had much richer mood and texture, and I was expecting that to evolve on subsequent releases. But the opposite is happening: these sound like more straightforward '70s rock to me. They're not bad, but I don't find them particularly exciting. However, I've heard On the Beach is moody AF, so I'm looking forward to that one.

Should you go through this process and decide you love Neil Young, and should you still feel underwhelmed by ATGR, then I'd encourage two things:

1. Try Tonight's the Night. It's sort of like the weird, druggy cousin of ATGR

2. Give ATGR another whirl some evening with friends. There's something about that record that creates a very comfortable space to share with loved ones.

you fool i have no friends

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I must say I'm a bit disappointed with EKTIN and, so far, ATGR. I thought S/T had much richer mood and texture, and I was expecting that to evolve on subsequent releases. But the opposite is happening: these sound like more straightforward '70s rock to me. They're not bad, but I don't find them particularly exciting. However, I've heard On the Beach is moody AF, so I'm looking forward to that one.

Should you go through this process and decide you love Neil Young, and should you still feel underwhelmed by ATGR, then I'd encourage two things:

1. Try Tonight's the Night. It's sort of like the weird, druggy cousin of ATGR

2. Give ATGR another whirl some evening with friends. There's something about that record that creates a very comfortable space to share with loved ones.

you fool i have no friends

I bet you'll be the toast of Littleton.

DEAR LITTLETON WHO WANTS TO GO SEE THE NEW MICHAEL BAY MOVIE WITH ME COME ON

you'll be friends with crickets