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Originally Posted by Moses
Neil Young is on the short list of artists whose work really moves me. I take issue with the notion that he can't sing. I love his voice. Although his voice isn't classically "beautiful", it is tremendously expressive and emotive. He used vocals as another instrument.
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Ablosutely agree. Nothing whatsoever wrong with that voice.
I used to play bass in bands and have had many musician friends. Even since my heyday. A young fellow I knew years ago, several years or ten or so younger than I, was/is a very gifted guitarist. Speed metal, mostly. He was friends with the Seattle grunge contingent (Pearl Jam, Soundgarten, etc). He is highly respected, though he never got the Big Break. Brilliant guy. He once told me he envies my generation for its anthems. He said we have dozens. By some counts, many dozens. His generation has approximately none, unless you count Running With the Devil. Yes, we have your anthems. Several by Neil. And in those, his voice is ESSENTIAL to the song. When was the last time you heard someone try to cover a Neil Young song?