Neil YOung

[chancellor]

While I enjoy the Crazy horse period, I love his acoustic stuff, like Unknown Legend, Pocahontis and Four Strong Winds, etc. So much good stuff. Sometimes when I drive from Chicago to Iron Mointain in the summer, I just have Siri play Neil on shuffle. That 6 hours of great music.

If you're ever stopping in the Green Bay area, pop me a PM. I'd be happy to buy you a beer if you have the time.

Understand where you're coming from. I have to credit someone who used to be in here - a Canadian who went by jazzycat - to explaining the complexity of Like A Hurricane to me. Took me a few more listens and lessons (since I'm not a musician and he is) to really appreciate how brilliant the guitar work is in that song, but I finally got it. Now it's in my "best music" set on my all my devices.

[Erik]

Ah, memories...

http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showthread.php/1917-Neil-Young-song-draft?highlight=neil+young+song+draft

Mith agrees with BB re Powderfinger.

Fuckin' Cobain's Ghost, who went on and on about how Neil was best from 1989 to 1996, and then started off his draft with four songs from the '70s.

[Mithrandir]

Ah, memories...

http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showthread.php/1917-Neil-Young-song-draft?highlight=neil+young+song+draft

Mith agrees with BB re Powderfinger.

Fuckin' Cobain's Ghost, who went on and on about how Neil was best from 1989 to 1996, and then started off his draft with four songs from the '70s.

I found some great tunes that i had never heard from him in that draft.
Ordinary People and Dangerbird top the list.

[chancellor]

Ah, memories...

http://forum.rotojunkiefix.com/showthread.php/1917-Neil-Young-song-draft?highlight=neil+young+song+draft

Mith agrees with BB re Powderfinger.

Fuckin' Cobain's Ghost, who went on and on about how Neil was best from 1989 to 1996, and then started off his draft with four songs from the '70s.

Clearly that was Cobain's strategy...I like his list the best.

[senorsheep]

Clearly that was Cobain's strategy...I like his list the best.

As a big fan of Freedom/90's revival Neil, I agree!

[johnnya24]

I found some great tunes that i had never heard from him in that draft.
Ordinary People and Dangerbird top the list.

My favourite draft.

Ordinary People story (FYI, this song is like 20 minutes long). I was working at home, and had the uninvited "pleasure" of my brother-in-laws for the day. He was annoyingly sitting next to my desk using one of my extra screens to follow bets he had running. For hours he sat there ... drinking cheap beer ... starring at the screen. I had this one song on repeat for the entire afternoon ... background music.

After like 3 hours he turns to me and says ... didn't you play this song earlier?

[Redbirds Fan]

My favourite draft.

Ordinary People story (FYI, this song is like 20 minutes long). I was working at home, and had the uninvited "pleasure" of my brother-in-laws for the day. He was annoyingly sitting next to my desk using one of my extra screens to follow bets he had running. For hours he sat there ... drinking cheap beer ... starring at the screen. I had this one song on repeat for the entire afternoon ... background music.

After like 3 hours he turns to me and says ... didn't you play this song earlier?

That is now my favorite Neil Young song story.

[onejayhawk]

Is Powderfinger a story song.

J

[Erik]

Is Powderfinger a story song.

J

I'm not sure if it's based on real life, but by technical definition it probably qualifies as a story song.

It actually goes back to 1969; its initial version was an After the Gold Rush outtake called "Big Waves".

[Erik]

As a big fan of Freedom/90's revival Neil, I agree!

I was certain he was gonna take Rockin' in the Free World in the 2nd and leave Down by the River for me. But no. I'm happy either way, but starting off my draft with Cortez/DBTR would have been epic.

[onejayhawk]

I'm not sure if it's based on real life, but by technical definition it probably qualifies as a story song.

It actually goes back to 1969; its initial version was an After the Gold Rush outtake called "Big Waves".

I must have listened to the song 20 times before I realized that it's done from the grave. Part of the problem is that I couldn't parse out the words "face splashed in the sky."

J

[TranaGreg]

rumours of his demise were greatly exaggerated ...

Neil Young’s secret site for Dec. 1 concert is Omemee, Ont.: report

[Erik]

Songs that basically ripped off Cortez the Killer:

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