Synthesizer Patel Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Agreed. See my posting above. While this isn't the worst Neil album, it is a concept album that doesn't entirely work. LouieB Yeah, it's worth having if you've got everything else, but not top of the list of ones to have. Obviously Wonderin' was a very old song anyway. A couple of the over-looked albums that are worth getting are Hawks & Doves and Old Ways, in my view anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Wonderin' is bulletproof. It's just impossible to ruin that song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Yeah, it's worth having if you've got everything else, but not top of the list of ones to have. Obviously Wonderin' was a very old song anyway. A couple of the over-looked albums that are worth getting are Hawks & Doves and Old Ways, in my view anyway.Yea, those other two are okay.... Isn't Wonderin' actually written by Neil? It sounds like an old song (doo wop style) but I think he wrote it. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YouAReMYface Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 thanks for the input from everyone....i wanna steer clear of anything on the Box set coming out in september. That being said many of the comments helped me alot....seems like the most liked by you guys are: After the GoldrushOn the BeachTonight's the NightEverybody Knows This is Nowhere ...so i guess these 4 will be my next adventures in that order. neil's the man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm tickled by all this love for American Stars 'n Bars. Usually Neil fans will run to its follow-up, the inferior (my opinion) Comes a Time, before giving it its due. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheMaker Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 The video for Wonderin' is great though. Amen to that! One of my favourite vids and, in spite of the record on which it appears, one of my favourite Neil recordings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufR6HmPlYKQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 after I bought the record some 20 years ago ? I found out that was the only song I liked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 All the usual suspects are all great records but I have to put the love down for Hawks and Doves. All her friends called her little wing....great album ,only too short. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nettles Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I can't believe nobodys made a Trans joke! Tonights the night Wonderin puts a smile on my face Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Smith Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 thanks for the input from everyone....i wanna steer clear of anything on the Box set coming out in september. Now that's funny. I'll believe that when I see it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
victor79 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I can't believe nobodys made a Trans joke! I actually find it pretty moving given its context. Sample And Hold is Neil's Spiders (Kidsmoke). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 In Shakey, Neil claims that he recorded the vocal for Will To Love, "in one sitting, in front of the fireplace.... I have never sung it except for that one time." He also recorded "Soldier" in front of a crackling fireplace in an old mill(?). That's in the movie Journey Through The Past. I don't know if it's in Shakey but it's in the film. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 What? No love for this? Of all the tours I've seen, I had one of the best times at this one. Edit: So did Neil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echo Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 it really is like trying to figure out which one of your children you love more, isn't it? After the Goldrush (on headphones) got me through some tough times and will always be my favorite! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pocahontas Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I would have to say Harvest Moon, back when it came out I was doing a lot of traveling with my job, I took my walkman with me on every trip and listened to the tape over and over again. It sure helped me with being alone and missing my family while I was gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 A good place to start is Decade. I've always loved Freedom, Harvest, and Ragged Glory (has my theme song: Why Do I Keep Fuckin Up; and then there's the classic, Farmer John!). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
elston gunn Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Yea, those other two are okay.... Isn't Wonderin' actually written by Neil? It sounds like an old song (doo wop style) but I think he wrote it. LouieB Wonderin' is included in the recent Live At Fillmore East 1970. and yes, it was written by Neil. great song. i prefer the Fillmore East version with Crazy Horse, of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airtaco Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I'd say hardcore Neil fans would list Tonight's The Night and On The Beach as his twin-towering masterpieces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I'd say hardcore Neil fans would list Tonight's The Night and On The Beach as his twin-towering masterpieces.How hardcore do you have to be? LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YouAReMYface Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 i just picked up After the Goldrush, Live Rust, and Silver & Gold.... Live Rust = p.s. when i get big im gonna get an electric guitar, when i get real big Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 i just picked up After the Goldrush, Live Rust, and Silver & Gold.... Live Rust = p.s. when i get big im gonna get an electric guitar, when i get real big No question...Live Rust...er...On the Beach uhh...Harvest uh...Tonight's the Night uh...After the Gold Rush uh...Rust never Sleeps I think I'll go lie down now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willkoman Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I'm curious if anyone has looked at the groove runout of the Tonight's The Night vinyl. The smooth part of the circle next to the black Reprise label. I just looked at my original copy bought in 1975 when I was 16. There are words scratched into the vinyl on both sides, I & II. I think it's finally time to read Shakey. Although it is fun to find things 32 years later I never new existed I don't want to miss any more hidden meanings. There's more to the picture than meets the eye. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigideas Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 I got Harvest on CD a few years back. Then last year I was looking at a music store and found On the Beach for $1 or $2 on vinyl. It was on the floor I guess because the jacket is waterdamaged. The record is in great shape though. I also picked up After the Gold Rush vinyl for $5. I liked OTB from first listen, but I haven't been able to get into ATGR as much. What's the deal with the short songs at the end of both sides of the record? Did he just do some quick songs to fill out the record? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YouAReMYface Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 i think i need to stop by my local used record store for sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Tonight's The Night is by far my favorite Neil Young album. Zuma is a close second. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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