Neil Young

[herr_oberst]

[herr_oberst]

[herr_oberst]

[Steve Carlton]

How many artists admit when they're wrong or might be wrong? This is a beautiful song from 2010:



When I sing about love and war
I don't really know what I'm saying
I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war
Seen a lot of people praying
They pray to Allah and they prayed to the Lord
And mostly they pray about love and war
Pray about love and war
Pray about love and war
I've seen a lot of young man go to war
And leave a lot young brides waiting
I watched them try to explain it to their kids
And seen a lot of them failing
They tried to tell and they tried to explain
Why daddy won't ever come home again
Daddy won't ever come home
Daddy won't ever come home
I said a lot of things that I can't take back
But I don't really know if I wanna
They've been songs about love; I sang songs about war
Since the back streets of Toronto
I sang for justice and I hit a bad chord
But I still try to sing about love and war
The saddest thing in a whole wide world
Is to break the heart of your lover
I made a mistake and I did it again
And we struggle to recover
I sang in anger, hit another bad chord
But I still try to sing about love and war
Sing about love and war
Sing about love and war
Love and war
When I sing about love and war
I don't really know what I'm saying
I've been in love and I've seen a lot of war
Seen a lot of people praying
They pray to Allah and they pray to the Lord
And mostly they pray about love and war
Prayed about love and war
Prayed about love and war
Love and war

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

How many artists admit when they're wrong or might be wrong? ...

...or try to force platforms to ban the work of other artists that he disagrees with...

[Steve Carlton]

This was discussed already in PARF. Why do you need to argue about it here?

[herr_oberst]

[herr_oberst]

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Daves911L

I actually think he’s a great musician. I like a lot of his work. But it just p***es me off when musicians use their music as a vehicle to push their politics. Because he has a microphone he is able to push his thoughts on others. Neil Young is a much better musician than I am. I very much doubt he is wiser, more astute, or better educated than me, or you. Quite possibly less. Same goes for athletes, movie stars, and other types of celebrity.

I asked a question about this, Dave. Next door in PARF, where it belongs. Easy to find. The thread there is called "Megaphone." Apparently it is a hard question to answer.

[Superman]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

This was discussed already in PARF.

fint was specifically invited to participate in that thread. All I hear is crickets.

[Superman]

Well, I dreamed I saw the knights in armor coming
Sayin' something about a queen
There were peasants singin' and drummers drumming
And the archer split the tree
There was a fanfare blowin' to the sun
That was floating on the breeze
Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies
Look at mother nature on the run in the nineteen seventies

I was lyin' in a burned-out basement
With a full moon in my eyes
I was hopin' for replacement
When the sun burst through the sky
There was a band playin' in my head
And I felt like getting high
I was thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie
Thinkin' about what a friend had said
I was hopin' it was a lie

Well, I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships lying
In the yellow haze of the sun
There were children crying and colors flying
All around the chosen ones
All in a dream, all in a dream
The loading had begun
Flyin' mother nature's silver seed
To a new home in the sun
Flyin' mother nature's silver seed
To a new home

[craigster59]

A great band covering Neil....

[craigster59]

Neil covering a great band....

[Steve Carlton]

Don Gibson? He sure put his own spin on it.

[Superman]

I think NY played Oh! Lonesome Me straight up. As if he had to do the song that way. It's a sad song. The odd version is the one my band does, by Kentucky Headhunters. A bouncy, driving version. Weird. But certainly danceable.

[stevej37]

One of my favorites...

[upsscott]

I can’t pick a favorite song although I’d have to say Harvest Moon is the album I enjoy most. I’ve seen him play many times over the years and he never disappoints. As for his political views, who gives a crap. Everyone is entitled to their own view.

[herr_oberst]

Just when you think you have his style of music pinned down he'll pull something like this on you...(I think he might have had a beef with David Geffen here)

[Superman]

Dr. Higgins has reported being a longtime fan and attending Mr. Young's performances. I attended one of those, and it was really cool. The first half was unplugged, with just the man and some instruments. The second half was electric with the rest of the band. He tends to follow this model.

His Rust Never Sleeps concert tour is legendary. Still considered one of the best of all time. I highly recommend the DVD to anyone who does not already have it. The sets alone, and the gnome/dancer/stagehands, are worth the price of admission. And then he starts the concert, alone, with these songs:

Sugar Mountain
I Am A Child
After The Gold Rush
Thrasher

[fintstone]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

This was discussed already in PARF. Why do you need to argue about it here?

If you bring up a very political person who is an ass (in the opinion of many) and then try to claim that he is a man of great character, expect others to post the opposite. Should have limited it to his music.

If it was in PARF, then why post it here?