Some
of my favorite Neil Young music is contained on these five discs.
'Long May You Run' by The Stills-Young Band (its presence is why this is billed as "8.5"). While this isn't the Buffalo
Springfield stepchild the album art suggests, it's worth the price
of admission simply for Young's classic title song.
'American Stars 'n'
Bars' introduced the world to "Like a Hurricane"; enough said?
'Comes a Time' was a welcome return to country-rock singer/songwriter territory, and
also featured an instant classic in its folksy title track.
'Rust Never
Sleeps' sounded bold in its day, and it still qualifies as one of Uncle
Neil's most powerful musical statements.
'Live
Rust', an in-concert/film
soundtrack, summed up his career to that point in outstanding live fashion. The remastering on this one is a significant improvement over
previous releases, which I was never crazy about sonics wise, but love performance wise.
Each title has been remastered by Chris Bellman from the original analog recordings at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The sound is vivid and robust. This is the best this music has ever sounded.
For the freeload, post a snippet (a line or two) from your favorite Neil Young song(s).
There will also be a bonus mystery freeload from everybody's favorite Uncle.
What will it be?
The suspense will kill you…
It's better to burn out than to fade away
ReplyDeletemy, my, hey, hey
Late at night when the people were gone, he used to pick up my guitar...
ReplyDeleteThink I'll pack in it,
ReplyDeletebuy a pick up
take it down to L.A.
Still some of the greatest opening lines of all time...
Absolutely
DeleteIn no particular order:
ReplyDeleteOld man, I'm a lot like you.
Cortez, Cortez, what a killer.
There ain't nothing like a friend, who can tell you, you're just pissin' in the wind.
I want to live with a cinnamon girl.
I was lyin' in a burned out basement with the full moon in my eyes.
Though your confidence may be shattered, it doesn't matter.
I won't deceive you, I just don't believe you.
Well they say that Santa Fe is less than niney miles away, and I got time to roll a number & rent a car. Oh Albuquerque.
Thanks Babs
"A while ago somewhere, I don't know when
ReplyDeleteI was watching a movie with a friend
I fell in love with the actress
She was playing a part that I could understand"
Harvest 1972
"Purple words on a grey backround..."
ReplyDeleteWhen the winter rains come pourin' down on that new home of mine
ReplyDeleteWill I still be in your eyes and on your mind?
There was a band playing in my head
And I felt like getting high
'Cause the world is turnin'
I don't wanna see it turn away
Don't call pretty Peggy
She can't hear you no more
Now you're underneath the stairs
And you're giving back some glares
Everybody says he's mad
No one knows the things that he knows
We know where the music's playin'
Let's go out and feel the night
According to the Neiler (on an early 70s boot) the "stairs glares" couplet was part of the lamest verse he ever wrote!
DeleteANON RF: "The king is gone but he's not forgotten / This is the story of [a] Johnny Rotten."
ReplyDeleteI hit the city and I lost my band
ReplyDeleteI watched the needle take another man
I'm sorry for the things I've done,
I've shamed myself with lies
There was a woman he knew
ReplyDeleteAbout a year or so ago
She had something that he needed
And he pleaded with her not to go
On the day that she left
He died but it did not show
---The Loner
The king is gone
ReplyDeleteBut he's not forgotten
Is this the story
Of Johnny Rotten?
It's better to burn out
'cause rust never sleeps
If I could hold on to just one thought for long enough to know...
ReplyDeleteYou're just a stupid girl
ReplyDeleteYou really got a lot to learn
Start living again
Forget about remembering
You're such a stupid girl.
You're such a beautiful fish
Floppin' on the summer sand
Lookin' for the wave you missed
When another one is close at hand
You're such a stupid girl.
You're such a stupid girl.
I saw you in Mercedes Benz
Practicing self-defense
You got it pretty good I guess
I couldn't see your eyes
You're really stupid, girl.
You're such a stupid girl.
Marlin Brando, Pocahontas and me. He actually makes sense of this threesome!
ReplyDeleteCan someone help a newbie figure out where the links are to the music>
ReplyDeleteWhen we were strangers
ReplyDeleteI watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart
But now it's gettin' late
And the moon is climbin' high
I want to celebrate
See it shinin' in your eye
Because I'm still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I'm still in love with you
On this harvest moon
Link 1
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Link 2
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Thanks
ReplyDeleteThere ain't nothin' like a friend, who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind.
ReplyDeleteMr. Kleeg speaks for me. But I'll add this:
Delete"You take my hand, I'll take your hand
Together, we may get away
This much madness is too much sorrow
It's impossible to make it today"
D in California
Looking forward to the lagniappe as well as the known dl! Thanks, Babs!
ReplyDeleteThanks, and, erm. "for what it's worth":
ReplyDeleteFourteen junkies too weak to work
One sells diamonds for what they're worth
Down on pain street, disappointment lurks
Son, don't be home too late
Try to get back by eight
Son, don't wait till the break of day
'Cause you know how time fades away
Time fades away
You know how time fades away
All day presidents look out windows
All night sentries watch the moonglow
All are waiting till the time is right
Son, don't be home too late
Try to get back by eight
Son, don't wait till the break of day
'Cause you know how time fades away
Time fades away
You know how time fades away
Back in Canada I spent my days
Riding subways through a haze
I was handcuffed, I was born and raised
Son, don't be home too late
Try to get back by eight
Son, don't wait till the break of day
'Cause you know how time fades away
Talk about a dark and forboding record, but it used to be on constant rotation on my turntable.
DeleteBrutal. But I loved it. Still do.
DeleteI was thinking about what a friend had said
ReplyDeleteI was hoping it was a lie
I am a child, I'll last a while.
ReplyDeleteYou can't conceive
of the pleasure in my smile.
You hold my hand,
rough up my hair,
It's lots of fun
to have you there
Hey Hey My My! Rock'n Roll Will Never Die!
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ReplyDelete"You're all just pissin' in the wind
ReplyDeleteYou don't know it, but you are"
And there ain't nothin' like a friend
Who can tell you you're just pissin' in the wind