Neil Young

The thread I started on STP reminded me that around the time of the release of "Core", I remember Neil Young was being hailed as a grandfather of grunge, anyone a fan, I see him more as the godfather of alternative country, but this my opinion since stylisic Neil Young is all over the map and goes wherever the muses take him.

I like Neil Young a lot, but I can only get into his hit songs. I also liked him a lot when he was with Crosby, Stills and Nash.

That godfather of grunge thing is retarded. But I like alot of his stuff. The "Mirrorball" album with Pearl Jam is my personal favorite. But I'm a bit of a Pearl Jam fan boy.

spectrefate wrote:

That godfather of grunge thing is retarded. But I
like alot of his stuff. The "Mirrorball" album with Pearl Jam is my
personal favorite. But I'm a bit of a Pearl Jam fan boy.

By the way why did they start calling him the godfather of grunge anyway? Is it because of the material he did with Crazy Horse?

Yeah. The Crazy Horse stuff. It was heavy and brooding so I guess that influenced the grunge movement.

I'd say he was an influence, but you're right, stylistically he's all over the place (but that's cool, I love his stuff anyway!). The godfather of grunge title is misleading, IMHO.

Neil Young - Live At Massey Hall 1971.

I just got this CD recently and it's absolutely INCREDIBLE. It's an all acoustic solo set with Neil either playing guitar or piano. Beautiful, painful, angst-ridden...it's all there and it's genius.

Neil Young=Legend. I agree with ^^^detuned^^^. The man is very talented, he can play any instrument. I saw a concert on VH1 from like 1970 and the man is captivating. I wouldnt expect new-school rockers to get him.

I own Silver and Gold DVD, which is an unplugged set, just incredible emotional performance. If your fan, highly recommended.

I like his work with Crazy Horse and CSNY. Not wild about his solo albums although he has one classic song called "Piece of Crap".