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I used to be a major Neil Young fan, but when he wasn’t on Spotify he just fell out of my daily rotation. But he is back and better than ever, just in time for my spring/summer playlists. His music makes things feel right. Southern Man was my first fav, Harvest Moon has been a comfort song for years, and Only Love Can Break Your Heart has been on repeat lately.
Mar 28, 2024
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Love this man's music. Personal favorite (as a guitarist): "Cortez the Killer"
Apr 3, 2024
unfortunately he lost his fight against joe rogan but that does mean that it’s much easier for me to listen to him!!
not this record, but harvest moon is one of my favorite songs of all time go listen to that 2!!!
Mar 21, 2024
While I'm on the topic of the CSNY boys, I have to shout out my favorite later Neil Young record, Sleeps with Angels.
I'm more of a Neil Young fan than I have any right to be. I think it's cool that he is considered the godfather of grunge. It isn't just about his early work with Crazy Horse on Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, though those guitars do feel very grimy. It's a genuine feeling he cultivated on After The Gold Rush, after the hazy, marijuana Laurel Canyon fever dream ended- this question of, where do I go from here? It's a feeling he continued to noodle with on "On The Beach" a couple of albums later on, confronting his love hate relationship with fame, his audience, and that good old artist question of "what the hell do I have to say that make these people like me!" (I went to the radio interview/But I ended up alone at the microphone).
Abridging the history is hard with Neil, but for brevity's sake- here we are, '94. This album is directly influenced by the death of Kurt Cobain, who referenced Neil by name in his suicide note, striking a chord with the aging rocker.
Sleeps with Angels is a reaction to grunge while also being steeped in it, but there are no distorted guitars. There's a wistful, dreamlike atmosphere. It's pretty heavy despite it all. I also think the cover is amazing.
Fav tracks: Driveby, Change Your Mind (15 minute rocker!!), Safeway Cart, Blue Eden.
I hope you enjoy.
May 23, 2025
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