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  • Believe it or not... this is both of our first time listening to Neil Young! Nick is a guitar player and Lex a music fanatic, but we were never introduced to Neil Young. THIS WAS A REVELATION!!!!!
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Комментарии • 303

  • @NicknLex
    @NicknLex  3 года назад +19

    Thanks to Suzanne below for enlightening w/ the song name we mentioned in 5:53 is: Everybody’s Talkin’ by Harry Nilsson! Then we remembered we know it from Midnight Cowboy - how to forget! :)

    • @philpartynski3125
      @philpartynski3125 3 года назад +3

      Definitely listen to his “Harvest Moon” and “Heart of Gold”! MANY others! 😎🎶❤️

    • @SebGeddy
      @SebGeddy 3 года назад +1

      Original by Fred Neil but Harry Nilsson's voice is totally amazing

    • @DENVEROUTDOORMAN
      @DENVEROUTDOORMAN 3 года назад +1

      @@philpartynski3125 nope down by the River

    • @heikkieronen5226
      @heikkieronen5226 2 года назад +1

      Neil IS Legend ,Well,everywhere.

    • @greybeard2280
      @greybeard2280 2 года назад +1

      First have to say Niel Young is Godfather of Grundge. Grunge songs feature sludgy guitar riffs with plenty of effects pedals, melancholy lyrics, and an ambient, reverberated sound, along with plenty of unusual techniques such as alternating time signatures, diminished and unusual chords, dissonance, and very, very powerful vocals. Niel was doing this in the late 60's. His influence wouldn't start the Grundge movement until the late 80's centered around Seattle. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden are some first big hitters in the movement. All influenced by Niel. Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder gave Niel the moniker Godfather of Grundge at MTV music awards in '93 backing Rockin' in a Free World album. A great story withore to read into. Check it out sometime, worth digging into Niel. You will see influences he has on many bands today and back in the day.

  • @astonsfan
    @astonsfan 3 года назад +87

    Neil with an acoustic guitar will melt your hart,and when he straps on the electric guitar he will melt your brain!!!

    • @JimiBurleigh
      @JimiBurleigh 3 года назад +3

      Folk-rock legend, CSNY, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the "Godfather of grunge" - What a legacy.

    • @doriwiljt
      @doriwiljt 3 года назад +1

      Yep

    • @greybeard2280
      @greybeard2280 2 года назад +1

      I would not consider Niel folk rock. He's more close to hard rock/country. I read an interview regarding his Harvest album. He was asked what style or genre was it written, composed, and produced. He simply replied "hard country". I've never heard that used before. And only thing I can say is he referring to outlaw country or alternative country? I can see him being mixed in with the Man in Black, or Mighty Merle. Man this would be a great collaboration think Chris Stapleton and Neil Young. Or even just co-writer a genius masterpiece.

    • @JackT13
      @JackT13 2 года назад +1

      @@greybeard2280 I’d say he bridged the gap between a whole host of genres, with folk-rock certainly being one of them

    • @johnbrowne3950
      @johnbrowne3950 2 года назад

      Nailed it.

  • @williamkuhn2053
    @williamkuhn2053 3 года назад +50

    rust never sleeps that entire album is gold...

  • @shawneavis4802
    @shawneavis4802 3 года назад +61

    Neil's a legend up here in Canada. try 'Old Man', 'The needle and the damage done' , 'Harvest moon', 'Heart of gold', and Powderfinger is great!

    • @kevinlakeman5043
      @kevinlakeman5043 3 года назад +3

      C'mon now, what's with all the acoustic soft stuff? Revolution Blues, Hey Hey My My, Down By the River, Cortze, Hurricane, Ambulance Blues.....

    • @RavenNewsWatch
      @RavenNewsWatch 3 года назад

      Neil may be a legend in Canada but in the US Neil is a God.. My all time favorite artist. I play his songs , even built my own 1959 Fender tweed deluxe clone tube amplifier.

    • @RavenNewsWatch
      @RavenNewsWatch 3 года назад

      @Doug Sawyer Dude. I built my own 1959 Fender Tweed deluxe clone tube amplifier so I can Grung out to Rocking in the Free world. Some one once quoted Neil's guitar tone is like a jet engine in a hurricane.

  • @tavliburd9643
    @tavliburd9643 3 года назад +35

    This is a song written about his bandmates Crosby Stills and Nash and his time with them. Their immense success lead to massive drug use and softened them a bit, made them a bit lazy....(note the cocaine references about crystal canyons and blades). Neil still had a ways to go and didn't want to be dragged down. Basically a story about him leaving CSN.

    • @earlofdoncaster5018
      @earlofdoncaster5018 2 года назад

      Plus a metric fuck-ton of bile. It's a suicide note by proxy.

    • @jonahprophet4483
      @jonahprophet4483 Год назад

      He was never a part of CSN. When he played alongside them they were Crosby Stills Nash & Young. So he was kind of an occasional bandmate, who never left his solo career that he started after Buffalo Springfield where he was a band mate with not only Stephen Stills but also Rick James. (I'm totally serious there look it up.)

    • @jonahprophet4483
      @jonahprophet4483 Год назад

      An accurate interpretation of the song though!!!

    • @harrydelange1821
      @harrydelange1821 Год назад

      I guess it was meant wider then CSN only, think of his bandmate Danny and roady Bruce (?)

  • @screwedagain1
    @screwedagain1 Год назад +2

    Definitely my favorite Neil Young song. I saw him three times. Even took my mom to see him once. She was a very cool lady.
    You guys would like his live stuff. Sugar Mountain, I am a child, After the gold rush, Powder finger. So many great songs.

  • @unclejohn1053
    @unclejohn1053 Год назад +2

    Out of hundreds, Neil has been top three for 50 years.

  • @mrnobody9104
    @mrnobody9104 3 года назад +22

    Neil doesn't have a genre, he is music.

  • @mohammedhanif6780
    @mohammedhanif6780 2 года назад +4

    How can you be musicians and not hear Neil Young. Boggles the mind.

    • @mackeson71
      @mackeson71 Месяц назад +1

      I know, right!

    • @user-gq7zb4ko6v
      @user-gq7zb4ko6v 17 дней назад

      They don't know music is the answer..sad to see that

  • @joshb23
    @joshb23 3 года назад +21

    The Neil Young catalog is DEEP, in every sense - keep going, you'll never regret it! Also, the Joni - Neil connection is STRONG. Love your videos :) new subscriber.

    • @emilyflotilla931
      @emilyflotilla931 3 года назад

      Yes, the Joni and Neil connection spurred many songs...

  • @cesarnarro6013
    @cesarnarro6013 3 года назад +10

    I've been a Neil Young fan since he was in Buffalo Springfield. It blows my mind that ppl haven't listened to his music. I like his acoustic stuff but his rockers on electric guitar are my faves. He may not be a very technical guitarist but man he plays with so much feeling on the electric guitar.

  • @BCBlue
    @BCBlue 3 года назад +6

    I saw Neil play this song in 1978 during The Rust Never Sleeps tour
    at the L.A. Forum. Better late than never for these kids.

  • @SebGeddy
    @SebGeddy 3 года назад +1

    Like a Hurricane, Cowgirl in the Sand, Helpless, Don't Cry No Tears, Powderfinger, Heart of Gold...

  • @stevenm.6886
    @stevenm.6886 3 года назад +20

    I believe Powderfinger to be his best song. Give it a try 👍🏼👏🏼

  • @madisspiegel
    @madisspiegel 3 года назад +19

    Some other really good songs by him not yet mentioned:
    * Cortez the Killer
    * Powderfinger
    * The theme song from Dead Man soundtrack - probably his best electric work ever. Instrumental, but still awesome.

    • @papacarl2002
      @papacarl2002 3 года назад +1

      Thanks for the reminder on that Jim Jarmusch film score - hadn’t listened to that in forever. For me it’s right up there with Ry Closet’s Paris Texas.

  • @PROGROCK-tr9hw
    @PROGROCK-tr9hw 3 года назад +1

    Try down by the river,everbody knows this is no where,cowgirl in the sand,cinamin girl, after the goldrush,tell me why,southern man,ohio,pocahontas,powderfinger,cortez the killer,like a hurricane,long may you run,helpless,sail away,old laughing lady unplugged,mr soul unplugged,the needle and the damage done,look out for my love,going back,out on the weekend,harvest,harvest moon,drive back,sugar mountain and about a hundred more.Best artist ever

  • @ulyssesjohnparado2583
    @ulyssesjohnparado2583 3 года назад +3

    back in the 70's....Rust Never Sleeps-concert was my introduction to any Live Concert....to have a copy of that event was a treasure for music lovers then......and even NOW..for me...listening to it.....relives and revives my youth! Neil Young is legendary guys! you got the right stuff to listen to!...we are fortunate that we still have him alive!

  • @MarionJInce
    @MarionJInce 3 года назад +6

    Neil Young plays everything from country to punk to heavy rock.

    • @Mulgy
      @Mulgy 2 года назад +1

      via electro pop and rock and roll 😁

  • @kennethschreyer2527
    @kennethschreyer2527 3 года назад +5

    A wonderful Neil Young song is
    " Country Girl "
    It's on a Seminal Album by
    Crosby Stills Nash & Young
    Deja Vu
    The vocal harmonies of
    CSNY are on full display in
    the title song " Deja Vu ".
    David Crosby and Graham Nash
    provide back up vocals during a
    Live Performance of
    David Gilmour " On An Island ".
    Memorable and Beautiful.

    • @SoulShines4U
      @SoulShines4U 2 года назад +1

      Country Girl is one of the greatest songs of all time!!! Definitely my favorite CSNY song and it's also in my list of top 3 fav Neil Young songs. If the woman in this video loves the harmonica she'll *love* the last section of Country Girl.

  • @Matt..G
    @Matt..G 3 года назад +11

    Neil Young "Old Man" Live BBC (the 4:09 version) .. this is a must listen

    • @MonsterSound.Bradley
      @MonsterSound.Bradley 3 года назад +1

      Neil Young - Old Man (Live at the BBC 1971) ruclips.net/video/An2a1_Do_fc/видео.html
      Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (Live at the BBC 1971) ruclips.net/video/MkGOrIBCcg4/видео.html&start_radio=1&t=240
      Neil Young - a 🟥🍁🟥 legend

    • @kevinlakeman5043
      @kevinlakeman5043 3 года назад

      It's ok, but he's got plenty of much better songs, esp. actual rock songs.

    • @Matt..G
      @Matt..G 3 года назад

      @Doug Sawyer Good call. Unfortunately Nobody wants to look at that stuff. That's why "Old Man" was my choice. I definitely would rather Electrified Neil myself.

  • @tommycanadasmobazimmer
    @tommycanadasmobazimmer 3 года назад +3

    What, you've never heard of Neil Young - the legendary Neil Young, our Toronto Boy - (ok just north of Toronto) , member of CSNY, Buffalo Springfield etc. - No matter, discover - it's a great journey.
    Greetings from Toronto - did I mention Neil's hometown - it's always electric when he plays here.

  • @ydoesgooglesuck1960
    @ydoesgooglesuck1960 3 года назад +6

    "Tell me Why" "Powderfinger" "When you dance" great writer and performer

  • @sesamebay
    @sesamebay 3 года назад +2

    Never too late really. Neil is one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time. He's good at country, rock, folk, blues, grunge and experimental music.

  • @mattjohn4731
    @mattjohn4731 2 года назад +2

    Jeez you's guys :P Dylan was such a big deal in the sixties. And in his later years he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature, for his brilliant career of songs. Also he wrote memoirs but mostly it's his SONGS. Oh so glad you loved this NEIL song!!!! His earliest band Buffalo Springfield hat hits in 60s. Then he was in Crosby Stills Nash and Young which had HUGE hits you will Recognize

  • @pluggy86
    @pluggy86 3 года назад +5

    I've had a fascination with this song since I bought the cassette in HS. I agree it's referring to parting ways with CSN. I find the lyrics very poetic and moving even if I can't make sense of every line. Strike out on your own, keep producing. Ultimately it all will be grinded up and consumed by others, but you know you did what you could.
    Lots of connection between Neil and Dylan who admire each other. Grew up a few hundred miles away on opposites sides of the border.

  • @spaceheatersguide1640
    @spaceheatersguide1640 2 года назад +1

    .. This album called 'Rust Never Sleeps' has one side acoustic & one side full on Rock. It's what defines Young from other 70s 'singer-songwriters' .. dude, could Rock Out w/ the best of them & write acoustic, introspective tunes about the history of America that will melt your souls.
    #masters

  • @14gilbertst
    @14gilbertst 3 года назад +12

    You should listen to the song "After the Goldrush". He recorded it 9 years earlier with a lot less baggage from his whirlwind career. 15 years after this album (Rust Never Sleep) he wrote a tribute to Kurt Cobain called "Change Your Mind" and live versions are brutal. Kurt quoted Neil in his 'suicide note'.

    • @NicknLex
      @NicknLex  3 года назад +1

      Wow thank you so much for sharing. We will definitely check it out! - Lex

  • @polliwogs
    @polliwogs 3 года назад +4

    Heart of Gold, Harvest Moon, Cowgirl in the Sand, Powderfinger, Old Man, Hey Hey My My, Cinnamon Girl, Ohio, Down by the River, blah blah blah. Recommendations could go on and on. Hard to find a bad one. Dive in and enjoy!

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 3 года назад +1

    Ambulance Blues, Albuquerque, Revolution Blues, Powderfinger, Southern Man, After the Goldrush, Down By the River, Cortez the Killer, Like A Hurricane, Words, Broken Arrow, Expecting To Fly (both w/ Buffalo Springfield), Round & Round.....

  • @keymack2477
    @keymack2477 3 года назад +4

    Thank you for your reaction to this Canadian legend. Whenever you get to hear his music opt for the live version every chance you get! Heart of Gold, Old Man, Hey Hey My My, After The Goldrush, Harvest Moon, The Needle and The Damage Done, Southern Man, and definitely look for Helpless from Farm Aid 1985! Enjoy!

  • @paulprendergast3184
    @paulprendergast3184 3 года назад +7

    Good old American feel by a Canadian....

  • @jamesbrown9130
    @jamesbrown9130 2 года назад +1

    Neil writes music about and from the country - the farms and the land. It's not country music - it's music about the country - it may refer to things that went down in LA but his time spent in Manitoba, rural Ontario and on his ranch in California is what this music sounds like to me.

  • @michaelmartin9128
    @michaelmartin9128 3 года назад +5

    Well that was a blast from the past. We would play this LP over and over at my girl friends house. Everyone would hang out in the basement playing darts and sneaking beer at her dads bar and having a good time This whole album is epic. Thrasher is such a great song you would not usually hear as a reaction so kudos to yous. Powderfinger is my favorite off the LP. My My, Hey hey(out of the blue) is Acoustic and Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) Is Electric Both are a MUST. Enjoy 💗🤘.

  • @crazydale1000
    @crazydale1000 3 года назад +3

    Neil Young "Rockin in the Free World "is a great one.

  • @user-me3pd8ph6o
    @user-me3pd8ph6o 2 года назад +1

    I always cry when I listen to this song

  • @Theimbennn
    @Theimbennn 3 года назад +4

    There's this very clear divide of what music sounded like and its lyrical component before Bob Dylan and what music was like after Bob Dylan he changed the game, The lyric structure and rhyming patterns are very bob Dylanesque and it sounds like Dylans 1965 song "love Minus Zero/No Limit". Neil young is a very talented singer songwriter in his own right in the folk rock arena

    • @johnnyc6258
      @johnnyc6258 3 года назад +1

      yes dylan changed everything and pushed everybody in songwriting, even the beatles obviously

    • @LPPunk
      @LPPunk 3 года назад +1

      The Bob Dylan comparison is very appropriate for this, I was thinking it reminded me a lot of Mr. Tambourine Man.

  • @markroberts8864
    @markroberts8864 3 года назад +17

    As a guitar player, I recommend listening to Neil Young's. "Cowgirl In The Sand". Shows some of his early electric guitar sounds, kind of quirky, but you get an idea of the "grundge" sound.

    • @NicknLex
      @NicknLex  3 года назад +2

      Thanks for joining us! We will check it out :) - Lex

    • @hlawrencepowell
      @hlawrencepowell 2 года назад +1

      Neil Young is considered the Godfather of Grunge.

    • @harrydelange1821
      @harrydelange1821 Год назад

      Or Everybody knows this is Nowhere from the same album. And the interaction between Danny's parts in the solos.

  • @BigfootAnthropologist
    @BigfootAnthropologist 3 года назад +2

    Heart of Gold

  • @MadrigalDream
    @MadrigalDream 2 года назад

    This Song was used to Dramatic Effect on Dennis Hopper's Canadian Produced Masterpiece OUT OF THE BLUE - an examination of the Punk Aesthetic taken to its Logical Conclusion ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @socratesenriquez1461
    @socratesenriquez1461 Год назад

    in one of neil young's interviews way back, he said that this song was mostly about his former bandmates in CSNY (crosby, stills, nash & young).

  • @mhump23
    @mhump23 3 года назад +1

    Bet you were surprised!
    Half acoustic half rock. This album is a masterpiece!
    Neil Young is one of the great song writers of our time. Right up there with Bo Dylan and the Beatles. His songs can rile you up and break your heart! Please more Neil!!!!
    From same album. Hey hey My my(into the black) side 2 rock version.
    Tonight’s the Night. About his buddy Danny Whitten that od’d on heroin.
    Cinnamon Girl!
    Old Man. Heart of Gold.
    Rockin the Free World
    Crime in the City
    Deep deep hole here! Start digging!!!

  • @douglasallaire5451
    @douglasallaire5451 3 года назад +1

    My fav by Neil Young is Birds

  • @samdunbar7259
    @samdunbar7259 2 года назад

    Omg, you’re first time! He has been my fav my entire life. Send another request…. Wow : too many. Way too many. You Must hear them all.

  • @edwinsc1968
    @edwinsc1968 2 года назад +1

    There is a part which sounds almost like a part in Ethon John's Candle In The Wind. Soooooo goood.

  • @KelleyStrzelczyk
    @KelleyStrzelczyk 2 года назад +1

    600 songs written by now. I checked 5yrs ago he had 530ish I think. He's still writing and performing theses days.

    • @artvallejos1460
      @artvallejos1460 Год назад

      Neil has 1180 copyrighted songs and counting as of 11/ 12/ 2022.
      We Were Born To Rock We'll Never Be Opera Stars .

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 Год назад

    The lines about knowing he'd had enough, burned his credit card, and 'headed out to where the pavement turns to sand' is about how he felt with C,S,N,Y's "Deja Vu" and his own "Harvest", he was right in the middle of the mainstream, which is what can kill the ambition, drive and edge of so many artists; thinking they've made it and can start to coast. As he said, when you're at the point, you can either stay in the middle of the road, or head for the ditch. So he went for the ditch (he even called one of his next and edgiest albums "On the Beach", speaking of 'turns to sand'). He said it's a rougher ride, but you meet more interesting people. That's Neil, in a very real nutshell.

  • @purplephnark
    @purplephnark 3 года назад +5

    Live - Rust never sleeps

  • @doriwiljt
    @doriwiljt 3 года назад +1

    I fell in love with Neils music when I was 13 in 1970. Harvest was the album. I love his voice.

  • @MrPolleyr
    @MrPolleyr 2 года назад +1

    You have got to watch Neil’s live version of “All along the Watchtower “….it is epic.
    He became the 4th member with Crosby, Stills & Nash.
    He has written some iconic songs.
    He had a part to play with the Farm Aid concerts.
    He is our Canadian Dylan.

  • @petersalter9359
    @petersalter9359 3 года назад +2

    You should try one of his electric guitar live songs - completely different sound. Maybe Like a Hurricane or Cortez the Killer.

  • @rickc661
    @rickc661 3 года назад +1

    Yea Neil is a true original - from thundering electric to this. late 1960's to now. it'd take an encyclopedia to list the gems. 'hurricane' - electric.' Pocahontas' - acoustic

  • @ddiamondr1
    @ddiamondr1 3 года назад +3

    Neil did ALL kinds of music. Buffalo Springfield was his first big band. Then Crosby, Stills, Nash and YOung while he continued to create solo projects. Personally I don't think Thrasher is a great intro to Neil. He is legendary. So legendary that Bob Dylan showed up at the door of the house he grew up in in Winnipeg Manitoba and asked if he could come in and see Neil's bedroom. Dylan said he wanted to see what Neil looked at out the window when he was a kid. From rock 'Cinnamon Girl' 'Keep on Rockin' in the Free World' to gorgeous beautiful melodies 'Old Man', "Helpless' (with CSNY), to orchestral works "A Man Needs A Maid', 'Expecting to Fly' (Buffalo Springfield)...Neil can do it ALL. OHIO was a song written within days of the Kent State shootings in May 1970 - four students killed by national guard - a tragic situation. The song was released by CSNY within DAYS of the shooting. In the 60's music as a huge proponent of societal change...I don't hear that today...or am I not listening in the right places??? Thanks for your video!

  • @amyvarney7643
    @amyvarney7643 3 года назад +2

    One of my favorite songs!!!!

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 3 года назад +4

    There's a back story to this song. It's largely about how he felt about Crosby, Stills & Nash at the time. He was saying they blew it with all the promise to be huge, making great albums together for years, sometimes with Young. He saw them as becoming lazy, spoiled rock stars who believed too much of the hype. That and tons of drugs; esp. Crosby. As I call them, Groggy, Pills & Hash.

  • @nbeutler1134
    @nbeutler1134 3 года назад +5

    gotta listen to Harvest Moon too

  • @joykeebler1916
    @joykeebler1916 2 года назад

    "There is more too the picture than meets the eye" - stated by - Neil Young - himself.

  • @jimcampbell4778
    @jimcampbell4778 2 года назад

    The Needle and the Damage Done is amazing and emotional

  • @historyguy5942
    @historyguy5942 Год назад

    Many like Neil Young's electric guitar work--which is quite unique and recognizable. He was my favorite artist for many years growing up, being in middle and high school from the early to mid-1970s. As a guitarist myself for many decades I can say that his true "forte" as a artist is first his songwriting (lyrics especially, using a lot of symbolism) and then his acoustic (steel string) guitar work. You get both of those pieces of him in this song.

  • @edwinwise3348
    @edwinwise3348 2 года назад

    You really really need to listen to more Neil Young. Some of his songs you should do on your show are, Powderfinger, Old Man, Heart of Gold, Like A Hurricane, Ambulance Blues and Ohio. Ohio is the most important song ever written, it's about the Kent State Massacre in Ohio in 1970. Neil will accompany you to an entirely different reality. He wrote Powderfinger for Lynyrd Skynrd to record, but they were killed in a plane crash before they got a chance to record it.

  • @mage851
    @mage851 3 года назад +1

    This is not the song I would have used to introduce you to Neal Young. You should recognize the he was part of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Start with Our House and then Cathedral. Then try Down by the River and Cinnamon Girl with Crazy Horse. Then listen to Neil Young’s Harvest album. the title track is very good. Heart of Gold was popular, but my favorites from that album are the last two tracks-The needle and the Damage Done and Words. Lastly, you should listen to Alabama, which inspired Leonard Skynard’s rebuttal, Sweet Home Alabama. You might call this music simple-it is generally in 4/4 or 3/4 time with simple chord progressions. But it is emotionally supercharged. That does not come from simple times. Rather, it comes from turbulent times-the Vietnam war, Nixon Administration, etc. Keep on listening. I enjoy watching your reactions.

  • @joeduke8239
    @joeduke8239 13 дней назад

    "Thrasher" is another word for the big harvesting combines that harvest wheat or corn.

  • @trem2557
    @trem2557 2 года назад

    Neil Young..."Like A Hurricane", more rock for you.

  • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
    @kasperkjrsgaard1447 3 года назад +3

    Neil Young “Sleeps with Angels” a real fine album.

    • @Mulgy
      @Mulgy 2 года назад

      yes, it is 💜

  • @joestrummer9507
    @joestrummer9507 Год назад +1

    Neil's folky acoustic stuff is great and I feel if you're just starting with Neil you have to listen to ALL of Harvest. It's simply an incredible album; brings tears to my eyes. Rust never sleeps is great but Live Rust ('79) is phenomenal. Like a Hurricane being a standout track - this track moves you and sticks to your soul. Fast fwd a decade to Ragged Glory - Over and Over is a juggernaut, the guitar tone and solos are mind blowing on that song man!!!

  • @cometogether999
    @cometogether999 3 года назад +1

    Believe it or not, a reaction of yours that I haven't seen. Neil Young is a master songwriter and storyteller. Many months later, maybe you could do more Neil. Maybe "Cortez the Killer."

  • @OJB42
    @OJB42 3 года назад

    I've always been a big Neil Young fan. I'm not generally into country/folk style music, but I love the lyrics and the guitar in this. So awesome.

  • @mrnobody9104
    @mrnobody9104 3 года назад +1

    when the pavement turns to sand- that's when the fun begins.

  • @garygratzer9670
    @garygratzer9670 3 года назад +1

    Guys it’s going to take many more samples of Neil Young to get close to the whole picture. This is one little facet.

    • @brianritchie8920
      @brianritchie8920 2 года назад

      I’ve been listening to Neil Young since I was in a crib. 42 years. And to this day I’m still discovering stuff from him I’ve never heard.

  • @earlgrey691
    @earlgrey691 3 года назад +1

    'You and me' from Harvest Moon will hit the spot. Sublime heart-melter.

  • @yorkiegeoff1825
    @yorkiegeoff1825 2 года назад +1

    Just another line in the field of time 🙏
    try Rust never Sleeps …. Powderfinger , Pocahontas , Needle and the damage done 👍

  • @thomasklempin542
    @thomasklempin542 3 года назад

    Down by the River. To me SCREAMS NY & CH!

  • @carnivoroussoupspoon
    @carnivoroussoupspoon 4 месяца назад +1

    the whole Rust Never Sleeps album is an absolute gem cover to cover

  • @shane5200
    @shane5200 3 года назад +2

    Soft Neil Young songs
    Pocahontas
    From Hank to Hendrix
    Heart of gold
    Hard core Neil Young songs
    Rockin in the free world
    Fuckin up
    Down by the river

    • @NicknLex
      @NicknLex  3 года назад +1

      Thank you!!!!

    • @shane5200
      @shane5200 3 года назад

      @@NicknLex you're welcome

  • @bobdelp2023
    @bobdelp2023 3 года назад

    HEYYYYYY, NIIIIICCCCEEEE GUYS! :) SO NEIL IS A GUY WHO WROTE MANY 8-10 MINUTE SONGS AND MANY MANY 2-3 MINUTE SONGS AND SO MANY DUIFFERENT STYLES, FULL TILT ROCK, COUNTRY, BALLAD, ACOUSTIC ONLY, ABSOLUTE GENIUS WHO WRITES, SINGS, PLAYS GUITAR, HARMONICA AND LOVED LISTENING TO ELTON JOHN ON PIANO AND BOARDS AND SO HE WOUND UP PLAYING PIANO TOO! JUST SO MANYYYYYY GR888888 SONGS YOU CAN DO AND I'M BETTING YOU'VE HEARD HIS BIGGEST HIT OFF OF HIS 72 MULTI PLATINUM ALBUM ( HARVEST ) HEART OF GOLD :) ANYGOOD BE GOOD GUYS AND HAVE GOOD FUN!

  • @slimpickins9124
    @slimpickins9124 3 года назад +3

    Early in his career he was in bands that had musicians with folk roots.

  • @BRIANZ969
    @BRIANZ969 9 месяцев назад

    I never herd this before-Today is Neil's 78th Birthday Brian Birch-Neil has written allot of great songs.-I mean-a REAL LOT-Please check em out !!!!! Brian Birch

  • @scottdobson1276
    @scottdobson1276 Год назад

    Neil is one of the most under appreciated truly great players ever.

  • @kevinlakeman5043
    @kevinlakeman5043 3 года назад +4

    This is smarter than nearly anything The Eagles did.

    • @fpanpurrzachariah6290
      @fpanpurrzachariah6290 2 года назад

      Neil is a bit much for the Eagles. Seen one group once, the other 22 times.And met the lead singer. Guess which...

  • @rudolfbecker4313
    @rudolfbecker4313 3 года назад +2

    This is only one side of Neil Young - the storyteller - only him, his guitar, his harmonica, he has Songs where he extends this up to 30 minutes … But the one Neil Young song you really should have heard is HEART OF GOLD, it's a "everybody knows it - song " :-) The other Neil is playing a real fuzzy e-guitar, good examples are Like a hurricane or Hey hey my my (into the black) … the other hey hey my my (out of the blue) is acoustic , both from the same Album than Thrasher. I personally enjoy the Electric Neil after 2 - 3 beers :-)

  • @paulkingartwerks7981
    @paulkingartwerks7981 6 месяцев назад

    "Powderfinger" next please. One of Young's best tunes ever from Live Rust.

  • @markk8975
    @markk8975 2 года назад

    Nice to see you discovered Neil Young. Great first reaction. He has so many great songs. To get a real feel for his spirit check out "Pocahontas". Also check out the group Buffalo Springfield the he was a part of in the 60's.

  • @josephgrant2403
    @josephgrant2403 Год назад

    Peace of mind

  • @zsid3
    @zsid3 3 года назад +1

    I’m so glad you loved it!!! I agree with Rick - definitely dig into his catalog, you won’t be disappointed ❤️❤️

    • @NicknLex
      @NicknLex  3 года назад

      Promise we will!

  • @erikberg5363
    @erikberg5363 2 года назад +1

    Wow, been watching your channel for a while now but I never realized you had done a Neil Young song! I’m a huge fan and I would love to see you guys do some more of his songs, there are tons of great ones I could suggest but you might as well start with some of the most famous ones like “Old Man” for his folk side or “Cinnamon Girl” to hear how he can rock!

    • @ldmoore7002
      @ldmoore7002 2 года назад

      Cinnamon Girl is a SUPER SONG that to me is is an automatic top 10 hit!

  • @astrogoodvibes6164
    @astrogoodvibes6164 2 года назад +1

    That song this one reminds you of is Harry Nilssons ''I said goodbye to me" ('Everybody's talkin at me')
    Also, Neil Youngs Zuma and On the Beach albums are totally underrated releases of his with soft ballads and heavy rock mixes.

  • @markhennigar748
    @markhennigar748 3 года назад +1

    Anything from Harvest album. So many. Later stuff he’s father of grunge. CSNY era as well. Canadian treasure.

  • @Axeman517
    @Axeman517 3 года назад +3

    Neil ha so many great songs. Kudos to you for reacting to a song that’s not one of his hits!

    • @NicknLex
      @NicknLex  3 года назад

      Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

  • @tomp1193
    @tomp1193 3 года назад

    This song is about Neil leaving Crosby, Stills & Nash and going his own way

  • @blbtube
    @blbtube 3 года назад

    PS Walk like a Giant is a 16 minute trip. Guitars sound like a brontosaurus thundering across the land. Saw this at George Mason U.

  • @bobhoey4648
    @bobhoey4648 Год назад

    I am a long time fan of Neil Young but am unfamiliar with this. Check out Old Man, Helpless, Southern Man, Harvest Moon, Heart of Gold more

  • @bobdelp2023
    @bobdelp2023 3 года назад +1

    SO THEY HAVE THESE 71 BBC CONCERTS WHICH ARE ABOUT 30-40 MINUTE SHOWS, ELTON JOHN, NEIL YOUNG, CARPENTERS, JAMES TAYLOR, JONI MITCHELL AND OTHERS BUT REMEMBER THEY'RE 50 YEARS AGO SO! LOL :) IT'S INSANELY GOOD TIMELESS MUSIC SO I'D SAY TO DO FOR STARTERS ( OLD MAN AND HEART OF GOLD OFF THE BBC SHOW! :)

  • @charlesrubio7650
    @charlesrubio7650 11 месяцев назад

    to @astonsfan, You are absolutely right and love your comment! Funny and oh so true!

  • @alberto-os1bx
    @alberto-os1bx 3 года назад

    Try Helpless. It's Neil Young and The Band,1976,The Last Waltz concert,you won't be disappointed. My compliments,you are a lovely couple. From Italy,ciao!!

  • @jimdunagan4180
    @jimdunagan4180 2 года назад

    A new world for you two...you will love it

  • @gkitteringham
    @gkitteringham 3 года назад +7

    How can you say you listened to rock all your life but never listened to him. Possibly the most prolific recording and performing astist there is.

  • @garyspry1444
    @garyspry1444 3 года назад

    Heart of Gold. Old Man.

  • @stevepincombe3836
    @stevepincombe3836 2 года назад

    You are talking about "Everybody's Talking". Harry Nielsen from the sound tack of Midnight Cowboy.

  • @jameswilson8433
    @jameswilson8433 3 года назад +6

    If you want more in this vein, the entire "Harvest" album. Any track. If you want electric Neil, the album "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere". There's more than fifty years of goodness, nearly every genre.

  • @kljindiana5551
    @kljindiana5551 2 года назад

    You definitely need to hear, the live 1991 version of Cortez The Killer. Amazing song , amazing performance.

  • @johnforde7735
    @johnforde7735 2 года назад

    Did you know that Neil Young is considered the Godfather of Grunge? All the grunge bands worshipped Neil Young.