Being converted by Neil Young!

[ralph250]

Once he launches into Hey Hey My My (which is normally his 2nd song) all the doubters will be rwon over, i'm sure he will play some acoustic stuff but it shouldn't be the majority of his set,

[Craigston]

You must be mad!!!!!! I thought he was brilliant!

Edited February 5, 2009 by Craigston

[strudders]

OK I have been converted.

He is pretty awesome and I am truly looking forward to him.

What I would like as an encore however is:

[alframsey]

Can anyone reccomend some Neil Young albums which will more than likely feature heavily in his Glasto set? I mean am already well aquainted with Harvest, After the Goldrush, Deja Vu, Trans, Everybody's Rockin', Harvest Moon, and Zuma.

But im not sure this will be all he includes in his set. I dont think he will do too much Harvest!

Edited February 9, 2009 by alframsey

[.jay.]

I've never been a huge fan of Neil young but i have enjoyed some of his songs admittedly mostly the more well known ones we've all heard, but i got the chance to see him last year at the hop farm and i am so glad i did check him out as despite not knowing a lot of the songs i was mesmerized by his and his bands performance it was amazing and just i dunno i can't put it into words the atmosphere they created was just something special.

it had all the hallmarks of being a gig i hated, it was wet and cold i was very very ill after 3 previous nights out at wireless in Hyde park, i had a serious case of flu on the brew also, it was an artists i was familiar with and i was by myself (i was with friends but i lost them and went to sit on my own at the back and chill out)

yet it was one of the more memorable gigs i have ever been at.

i would definitely recommend checking him out to anyone who is flirting with the idea but not too sure.

[toooldtoknowbetter]

If you want a taste of Neil at his distortion-drenched finest, try Ragged Glory - one of my 'desert island' albums.

There are several good live albums too - try Weld.

The great thing about him is that you can tell he was a kid who learned acoustic guitar and loved it, then he plugged in and made a big unholy f**king racket, and loved it - and still, forty years on and more, he STILL loves it, he's still that kid inside. And though he has a two or three recognised styles which he rotates (sweet acoustic eg Harvest, Harvest Moon, Chrome Dreams II...... Country rocker eg On The Beach...... noisy kid with Les Paul eg Ragged Glory etc), he can still surprise you and doesn't play it safe; look at the fury his recent tracks have provoked amongst self-confessed diehard fans on Fansites like Thrasher's Wheat.

The man is a legend and if he plays I will not miss it for anything.

Edited February 9, 2009 by toooldtoknowbetter

[Martin Ashford]

Interestingly, some of Young's more recent music as exemplified by Weld and Ragged Glory borders on heavy metal in my opinion which is probably why I like it so much - only it's more of a psychedelic stoner metal. Did anyone catch the concert on Skyarts the other night from about 1991 with Crazy Horse? That's exactly what the Pyramid stage has been crying out for for years - pure, unadulterated freak out rock and roll.

[alframsey]

Interestingly, some of Young's more recent music as exemplified by Weld and Ragged Glory borders on heavy metal in my opinion which is probably why I like it so much - only it's more of a psychedelic stoner metal. Did anyone catch the concert on Skyarts the other night from about 1991 with Crazy Horse? That's exactly what the Pyramid stage has been crying out for for years - pure, unadulterated freak out rock and roll.

[toooldtoknowbetter]

Ha ha....'more recent'?

I know what you mean, but I made the mistake of calling Ragged Glory 'one of his recent albums' within earshot of my son, who witheringly pointed out that it was recorded before he was born.

Tempus fugit, and all that...

[adjwholovesmusic]

Tooldtoknowbetter,

I think i will go out get Ragged glory later this week. Thanks for the recomendation.

adjwholovesmusic

[toooldtoknowbetter]

If you enjoy that, Mirror Ball is worth a listen - with Pearl Jam as his band, but don't let that put you off.

I also reckon Sleeps With Angels is a very good and underrated 'later' album.

[Pulpfan]

What the best acoustic Neil Young albums to get. I have Havest & After the Gold Rush but are there any more worth purchasing?

[darrenbha]

Finally got round to listening to some neil young today and i like what i'm hearing so far

[toooldtoknowbetter]

What the best acoustic Neil Young albums to get. I have Havest & After the Gold Rush but are there any more worth purchasing?

Edited February 13, 2009 by toooldtoknowbetter

[adjwholovesmusic]

I am loving Zuma at the moment. .Cortez the Killer is a sprawling monster of a track and absolutey brilliant. I honestly honestly didn't realise that Neil Young rocks out as much as he does.

Also Like a hurricane on Live Rust is awsome! Is there anybody else out there that is in the process of being converted?

adjwholovesmusic.

[toooldtoknowbetter]

*Laughs*

I was converted a long time ago. But I tell you, listening to NY's backcatalogue on heavy rotation these last few weeks, since the line-up rumours started, has made me feel like I'm discovering him all over again. Roll on June.....

[IRISHMANC]

Usually he finishes his set with Day in the life as well. Think I would actually cry if I heard that by Young in Glasto.

[HastingsBoy]

Sorry guys but I don't reckon NY is gonna happen. I have nothing to base this on but it's gone awfully quiet on the rumour front and as far as i'm aware he doesn't have any plans to tour in the summer.

Also he is notoriously fickle and I thought it was quoted that he wanted £1M to perform last year...

Anybody got any views out there? Neil (e-festivals)?

[fantomas]

Sorry guys but I don't reckon NY is gonna happen. I have nothing to base this on but it's gone awfully quiet on the rumour front and as far as i'm aware he doesn't have any plans to tour in the summer.

Also he is notoriously fickle and I thought it was quoted that he wanted £1M to perform last year...

Anybody got any views out there? Neil (e-festivals)?

[ralph250]

Sorry guys but I don't reckon NY is gonna happen. I have nothing to base this on but it's gone awfully quiet on the rumour front and as far as i'm aware he doesn't have any plans to tour in the summer.

Also he is notoriously fickle and I thought it was quoted that he wanted £1M to perform last year...

Anybody got any views out there? Neil (e-festivals)?

[HastingsBoy]

I'm still optimistic. The rumours are no more quieter than the blur ones really, he's been listed as rumoured to play in the Q article going out tomorrow (see the white stripes/cs&y thread)...there's now the additional rumour of crosby, stills & nash playing that might be linked to Young already doing it.

Granted there's no announced tour dates over here but it's still early. I think it'll happen personally, and I'm pretty sure Neil (efests) was pretty sure aswell...think he said in one of the recent threads something along the line of that he was pretty certain but less certain than springsteen.

I'd guess if he wasn't to play, the newly rumoured white stripes would probably be the most likely replacement.

[psouthern]

Can anyone reccomend some Neil Young albums which will more than likely feature heavily in his Glasto set? I mean am already well aquainted with Harvest, After the Goldrush, Deja Vu, Trans, Everybody's Rockin', Harvest Moon, and Zuma.

But im not sure this will be all he includes in his set. I dont think he will do too much Harvest!

[tylerdurden]

worried that he might not end up playing.

but he is amazing, especially the harder rocking stuff, really different to what my preconceptions of neil young were.

[Sam Crawley]

Bump! Wasn't sure which of the hundred threads on this theme to bump up, but I picked up Neil Young's Harvest for 3 quid from Fopp yesterday, and it's pretty good! Also for an album that came out in 1972 it's kept its value - any speculation on how much Lady Gaga's cds (or, err, blue-hologram cubes?!) will go for in 2046??!

[grandadcollective]

Listen, just a word of warning. I was converted by Neil Young. I used to be a lovely bungalow and now I'm a knackered Two up, two down. He made a complete hash of it, total cowboy. Problem started when the first Shaky I phoned said he didn't have time to fix the shingles or the floor but said he knew a Shakey who could fit me in. It was like a disaster strewn episode of Property Ladder without a buxom, mouth on sideways Sarah Beanie to gsave the day with her sage advice.

Last I heard he was digging Beatles shaped holes in Lancashire, Blackburn I think it was. You have been warned.