Neil Young is touring with a M-20

[adorshki]

...Seems like a good idea for someone to put one together! A cool official one.with Illustrations by Crumb!

Did you know Crumb's a hard core blues fan, has a huge collection of old 78's?

 

[adorshki]

Neil hasn't made a very good record in 20 years. And I'm a HUGE early Neil Young fan!

but mixed in all that music are some gems.

Second both thoes opinions, especially that distinction between a whole album vs the "gems".

 

[southernGuild]

...Seems like a good idea for someone to put one together! A cool official one.with Illustrations by Crumb!

Did you know Crumb's a hard core blues fan, has a huge collection of old 78's?

:wink: Oh yes Al! He is one far out dude! I have a few of his early mags, and back in the 80s used to buy his collector cards of great Blues artists, then Jazz, then'country'....all real nice! ( all those are now in a cool book, that comes with a Cd. That too was a treat!
There is a DVD out about his life, EXCELLENT and twisted viewing......you'd certainly see another side of his 'genius'. I think you'd like it at many levels.....he gives a good acount of the San fran area and music scene in the late 60's. He even had his own blues band at some point. I think now he is living in France, living off of his etchings etc..........but yea, WHAT an album collection!

 

[southernGuild]

This raises another point for discussion. I've heard people say that true genius and best output occurs in ones 20s. This goes for artists, scientists, etc. Einstein had his E-=MC2 in his 20s. this seem generally true of musicians, too.[/quote]
Interesting point, and something in it too. Worth a good ponder. :roll:
I'm halfway through my THIRD set of 20's..........No genius yet! :lol: I hope to be a late bloomer!

 

[adorshki]

I've heard people say that true genius and best output occurs in ones 20s. This goes for artists, scientists, etc. Einstein had his E-=MC2 in his 20s. this seem generally true of musicians, too.

I've seen that one too but I suspect if it was actually thoroughly researched out it would turn out to be unsupported. For one thing the young guys just have more energy. When they get older they get TRUE genius and learn how to work smart instead of hard... :lol:
That also begs the question of how many of 'em meet their unfortunate premature demises developing the practical applications of their genius, space exploration or atomic weaponry for instance. :shock: Maybe they just never live long enough to display genius past their 20's! :lol:

 

[bluepen]

his band came to see my band play when they were in town in the mid 70s

OK, now THAT's not something everyone can say...please give more details?!

I do think that Prairie Wind is a darned solid collection of songs.
And...not to be a stickler for details but Harvest Moon was released 18 years ago...but I'm guessing, Count, that you were "rounding up" and this was YOUR point of reference?

 

[6L6]

Neil actually owns Hank Williams' Martin D28

Actually, Neil owns "one" of Hank's D-28's (he had several). And yes, Neil often takes it on the road with him.

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[West R Lee]

I believe this one is a D41 or a D45. A very nice clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2a1_Do_fc

West

 

[6L6]

West:

That's Neil playing his '69 D-45. It looks a LOT more worn these days!

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[West R Lee]

West:

That's Neil playing his '69 D-45. It looks a LOT more worn these days!

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:lol: It was probably new when the video was taped.

West

 

[count savage]

In reference to bluepen's question about my statement regarding Neil Young's weak records the past 20 years, I now see in researching further than I would cut off the last complete, really good Neil Young album at 1978 with Comes a Time, which still does not rival his greatest art in Tonight's the Night (1975), my personal favorite, After the Goldrush (1970), Harvest (1972), Everybody Knows this is Nowhere (1969) and Neil Young (1968). So I would stretch that claim to say he hasn't really done a great record in 32 years, though it's possible that with Dan Lanois working with him, we may see something extraordinary in the same manner that we saw a rebirth of Bob Dylan in his later years when he worked with Lanois. That said, Neil has written some amazing one off classics which when compiled make up quite a list. He's one of the few artists who was really fully formed at 18, and when you hear his early folk performances in Canada, and his work in the Buffalo Springfield, his solo work and his work with CS&N, it's amazing stuff. More recently he seems to have dashed off fluff and half-conceived material he would never had considered issuing for public consumption during his early years. As for the question about him watching my band, this is was in the mid '70s, he was on tour and they stopped into the bar we were playing in at the end of the night. He invited us to come out to see his bus the next day, which was parked outside a luxury hotel. An amazing creation. Refashioned to look like a Ford Woody station wagon, with custom hand fashioned work work and trim inside and even a small pump organ! A great way to tour!