Zuma's Neil Young Top 50 to 1

[Hard Ball Get]

Great job.

 

[Agent13]

Eldorado is top ten for me easily. This live version in particular...

 

[Zuma]

Eldorado is top ten for me easily. This live version in particular...

Great live version i have the EP was only released in Japan and Australia back in the day . Love dont cry its so heavy. Heavy love you can tell pearl jam listened to. Cocaine eyes is frenetic and on broadway is well different

 

[Plugger35]

How about this song?



Neil Young country style.

The genius of Neil Young is how he can change between music genres and be a legend in all of them.

The jack of all trades and master of all.

 

[Zuma]

How about this song?



Neil Young country style.

The genius of Neil Young is how he can change between music genres and be a legend in all of them.

The jack of all trades and master of all.

Versatile performer, look at what he was doing through the 80's and yes that song was in my 50-1 sings it so well

 

[Plugger35]

Versatile performer, look at what he was doing through the 80's and yes that song was in my 50-1 sings it so well

He got signed up to a major label album deal in the 80s with them expecting Neil would roll out more radio friendly Harvest style albums.

Then he produced a metal album Weld in the early 80s that flopped commercially and got him in a shitfight with the music label he was on.

When he got free of all that bullshit he released this song which was a big FU to the commercialisation of 80s music.



"I ain't singing for Miller, I ain't singing for Bud"

 

[Zuma]

He got signed up to a major label album deal in the 80s with them expecting Neil would roll out more radio friendly Harvest style albums.

Then he produced a metal album Weld in the early 80s that flopped commercially and got him in a shitfight with the music label he was on.

When he got free of all that bullshit he released this song which was a big FU to the commercialisation of 80s music.



"I ain't singing for Miller, I ain't singing for Bud"

This note for you was banned then received MTV Video of the Year, go figure. For trivia buffs his current girlfriend Daryl Hannah presented the award to Neil who came on stage beer in hand and merrily sloshed there was video footage of this but cannot find it.

The Weld feedback was industrial noise released as a companion to the 1991 tour live album Live Weld and inspired by Sonic Youth whom toured with Young at the time.

Yes the record deal was with Geffen during the 80's and the album you were talking about is that Trans? commercial disappointment in the record companies eyes but artistic triumph that has been re-evaluated as ahead of its time.

The last album release on Geffen "Life" album cover had the number of albums he had made under the label scribbled on a prison wall and the parody rocker from that album in my Top 50 called "Prisoners of Rock and Roll"

 

[moto748]

Delighted with #1, which was what I'd hoped for. Thanks so much, Zuma, for your work, much appreciated. Personally, I'd have liked Cowgirl higher too, but can't argue with your #1 and #2.

 

[Suspense]

thanks for this thread zuma. there used to be a poster - i think UpForGrabs? - who would post these massive anthological neil young threads on this forum a while back. they were the best and this reminded me of them. looking forward to the dylan one.

fwiw, a quick scan of my shakey playlist and these would all be in my top 50:

The Loner
The Old Laughing Lady
The Last Trip to Tulsa (yeah i really ****in dig his debut LP)
Down by the River
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Out on the Weekend
Alabama
Words (Between the Lines of Age)
Albuquerque
Barstool Blues
Love and Only Love
Goin' Home
Grey Riders

the hard part would be working out what to replace...

 

[JimDocker]

Great work Zuma. Clearly a lot of work and thought went into that list.

I would not have had quite so much recent stuff in. Not because I don't rate it at all. I just think his earlier stuff is so incredible.

That is one of the great things about Neil's catalogue. There are so many different qualities, in genre, attitude, quality etc. that everybody will have their own take on them.

Once again, terrific job.

 

[JimDocker]

How about this song?



Neil Young country style.

The genius of Neil Young is how he can change between music genres and be a legend in all of them.

The jack of all trades and master of all.

Comes a Time was the album that got me into Neil. This was the first Neil Young album in our house. My older brother bought it when it came out and I would have just turned 12. My dad had a love of country music and it was passed onto us. This ended up being the best introduction in many ways.

I only recently heard Ian Tyson's original of Four Strong Winds (Ian and Sylvia) and did not like it at all. I had grown up knowing Bobby Bare's version which I still really like, but prefer Neil's. Great song.

 

[rocker_oz33]

Cool thread.
Ive been listening to some Neil young he has some pretty great tunes.
Hey hey is prob one of my favs along with old man and rocking in a free world.Heart of gold and southern man are also very good.
I like his more rocky/good beat type tracks than those folky type tracks.

 

[moto748]

Just listening to that first 'live'version of Old Man, the BBC one. What a performance that is!

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Watched a Neil Young concert on Netflix last night. Good stuff

 

[eldorado]

Eldorado is top ten for me easily.

He is pretty good, I must admit

 

[Fossie 32]

I love all of Harvest, On The Beach, Farmer John and Weight of the World