Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Mon August 05, 2013 7:51 pm
it was pretty in an aimless sort of way.doug rr wrote:another all time favorite
it was pretty in an aimless sort of way.doug rr wrote:another all time favorite
i'm really notcutuphalfdead wrote:You're a better person than someone who harbors a blanket opposition to Twitter.--- wrote:i like that this thread is a tw*tter-free zonecutuphalfdead wrote:Pfft, it's no Mynabirds thread.--- wrote:this thread is my RM watering hole
there's a lot to be said for nowherestip wrote:it was pretty in an aimless sort of way.doug rr wrote:another all time favorite
actually i liked that the least of the bunch--- wrote:this is probably more stip's speed
--- wrote:there's a lot to be said for nowherestip wrote:it was pretty in an aimless sort of way.doug rr wrote:another all time favorite
i'd be lying if i said i understoodstip wrote:actually i liked that the least of the bunch--- wrote:this is probably more stip's speed
honest question: did you prefer any of these neil songs to future days?stip wrote:--- wrote:there's a lot to be said for nowherestip wrote:it was pretty in an aimless sort of way.doug rr wrote:another all time favorite
perhaps that is Neil Young's future days!
I'm sure you did what you thought was best.--- wrote:i'm really notcutuphalfdead wrote:You're a better person than someone who harbors a blanket opposition to Twitter.--- wrote:i like that this thread is a tw*tter-free zonecutuphalfdead wrote:Pfft, it's no Mynabirds thread.--- wrote:this thread is my RM watering hole
yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and cleanstip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
You should follow me on Twitter to get repackaged versions of my RM posts.--- wrote:i like that this thread is a tw*tter-free zonecutuphalfdead wrote:Pfft, it's no Mynabirds thread.--- wrote:this thread is my RM watering hole
i'd categorize it as more of a "blanket indifference" than a "blanket opposition"cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm sure you did what you thought was best.--- wrote:i'm really notcutuphalfdead wrote:You're a better person than someone who harbors a blanket opposition to Twitter.--- wrote:i like that this thread is a tw*tter-free zonecutuphalfdead wrote:Pfft, it's no Mynabirds thread.--- wrote:this thread is my RM watering hole
oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.--- wrote:yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and cleanstip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
i still have a flip phonetheplatypus wrote:You should follow me on Twitter to get repackaged versions of my RM posts.--- wrote:i like that this thread is a tw*tter-free zonecutuphalfdead wrote:Pfft, it's no Mynabirds thread.--- wrote:this thread is my RM watering hole
stip wrote:oh sure, but that's where the voice is a dealbreaker to me. The instrumentation really puts him front and center, and I just don't like listening to him sing. I think on songs that have a bit more urgency I might get past it, but on languid atmospheric pieces it's going to work to the detriment of the song. I bet I'd like covers of more than a few of these.--- wrote:yeah but the majority of his 70s work isn't (aren't?) fuzzbombs. sure, a lot of it takes its time getting to where it goes, but the instrumentation is crisp and bright and cleanstip wrote:in the end I tend to not go in for fuzzy meandering guitars, and i don't really like his voice. So Neil Young is going to be a tough sell for me. Enough people whose tastes I respect swear by this guy, so I'm sure there is something here, but it's not reaching me
I don't really prefer any of them. None of them are songs I'd rush back to listen to. I guess a future days studio version would likely win out assuming it improvs over the pretty enough but slight and forgettable live version we have.--- wrote:honest question: did you prefer any of these neil songs to future days?stip wrote:--- wrote:there's a lot to be said for nowherestip wrote:it was pretty in an aimless sort of way.doug rr wrote:another all time favorite
perhaps that is Neil Young's future days!
If you were truly indifferent then this thread being a twitter free zone wouldn't mean a thing.--- wrote:i'd categorize it as more of a "blanket indifference" than a "blanket opposition"cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm sure you did what you thought was best.--- wrote:i'm really notcutuphalfdead wrote:You're a better person than someone who harbors a blanket opposition to Twitter.--- wrote:i like that this thread is a tw*tter-free zonecutuphalfdead wrote:Pfft, it's no Mynabirds thread.--- wrote:this thread is my RM watering hole