Very early ranking that I'm sure will be subject to many changes:
On the Beach
Harvest
American Stars 'n Bars
Zuma
Harvest Moon
Neil Young
After the Gold Rush
Tonight's the Night
EKTIN
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:10 pm
by doug rr
lv, what did you think of Birds? its probably the best 2 minute song ever
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:17 pm
by LoathedVermin72
doug rr wrote:lv, what did you think of Birds? its probably the best 2 minute song ever
Which album is that on?
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:18 pm
by doug rr
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
doug rr wrote:lv, what did you think of Birds? its probably the best 2 minute song ever
Which album is that on?
after the gold rush
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:22 pm
by LoathedVermin72
doug rr wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
doug rr wrote:lv, what did you think of Birds? its probably the best 2 minute song ever
Which album is that on?
after the gold rush
Just went back and listened. It's okay. I'm not crazy about his piano ballads in general.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:23 pm
by doug rr
hmmph
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:38 pm
by bune
I'd been listening to the Archives a lot lately and that in turn has gotten me into songs that I had over-looked previously. For example, my iTunes rankings on some songs were 2 and 3 stars but after the archives I bumped them up to 4 and 5 stars. I honestly found myself wondering what I was thinking when I ranked the songs previously.
The Birds is a good example of that. I mean, it's only on there three times (each Topanga disc) but it's great.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:05 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Rust Never Sleeps didn't do all that much for me as a whole, but "Into the Black" is killer. That riff!
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:13 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
LV, did you listen to Hawks and Doves?
Also, I'll be interested to hear your take on Greendale, should you ever listen to it.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:18 pm
by LoathedVermin72
E.H. Ruddock wrote:LV, did you listen to Hawks and Doves?
Also, I'll be interested to hear your take on Greendale, should you ever listen to it.
Not yet. After Stars 'n Bars, I'm very interested in checking out some more of that mid-career stuff.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:24 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Man do I love "Vampire Blues". I've never heard anything like it.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:27 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:LV, did you listen to Hawks and Doves?
Also, I'll be interested to hear your take on Greendale, should you ever listen to it.
Not yet. After Stars 'n Bars, I'm very interested in checking out some more of that mid-career stuff.
Hawks and Doves is an underrated one in my opinion.
Greendale is his "rock opera". Read up on it to see if it interests you. Greendale is more "late" career though.
H&D is 1980 or 81 I think, so that would count as mid-career.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:37 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I will check them out and report back!
In other news, "On the Beach" (the song) is sheer perfection. Kinda like a laid-back, contemplative version of the dreamy, nighttime mood Dr. John was getting at on Gris-Gris, only with a somber urban road-trip feel in place of sinister voodoo mysticism.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 4:41 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Man, "Ambulance Blues" is a serious gut-punch. Fuck.
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 6:05 pm
by Kevin Davis
Sorry you didn't like "Rust" -- there's not much to it sonically but I just adore the songs, especially "Thrasher."
Somehow I envision LV really digging "Trans."
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 6:12 pm
by bune
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:What a staggering use of sound. Oh my god.
It was an outtake from his scrapped Chrome Dreams record. I don't believe he updated it at all, just through it on AS&B because he felt like it. If you haven't figured it out yet, part of what makes his discography so rewarding is that he doesn't give a fuck, so you'll be treated to little gems tucked into albums that are otherwise unremarkable. Just wait until Trans.
It's all the subtle background noises that make it. It sounds like there's just ambient noise of a crackling fire, I think? And some weird, out-of-sync drums and stuff at one point. Man alive.
funny you mention that.
"Will to Love" had been intended for Young's never released Chrome Dreams album.[2] He recorded the song alone in a single take on a two track cassette tape, sitting in front of a fireplace playing acoustic guitar.[2][3][4][5] He used a fader and applied stereo vibrato to achieve a fish sound.[3][4] He also overdubbed percussion, bass and vibraphone himself.[3][4][5] He claims to have mixed the song the same night he recorded it and it was completed in about 8 hours.[3][4][6]
Re: The Official Neil Young Thread
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 6:12 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Kevin Davis wrote:Sorry you didn't like "Rust" -- there's not much to it sonically but I just adore the songs, especially "Thrasher."
Somehow I envision LV really digging "Trans."
Yeah, I do think it's one that may open up on repeat listens. I did like elements of a lot of the songs, even if the music didn't always grab me.
You're now the second person to mention Trans is up my alley. I'm excited.