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Jeff Rosen has been doing it since before the beginning (I think he even put together Biograph back in the 1980s). yeah, I mean, that shit has been a dream come true.

My favorite bit in No Direction Home is when Rosen asks Dylan what about the music industry he hated so much that he had to drop out for a bit. Dylan said, "Um, you know...people like you." But yeah, Rosen's evidently done ok by Dylan, and Bob seems content not having to think about the releases.

But Dylan has/had a fraught relationship with his past; I think he prefers not having to listen to all the Saved outtakes or whatever (to say nothing of the '65-'66 box). Whereas, Neil was asking fans, "Hey, remember this from way back when?" after his fourth solo record.

Yeah, it would honestly be better if Neil handed this off to someone else completely and he just went back to his model trains or w/e. Problem is, dud is a born tinkerer and can never leave well enough alone, which probably explains why he's into a hobby like model trains that are literally nothing but tinkering and adding on to existing set ups, but it's frustrating when it comes to his own musical archive.

Hahaha "dude" not "dud", but given some of the feelings I've seen on other forums this week, maybe that too.

ahem
this is "out there"

ysi?

n/m

So..I think he just threw this whole thing up on Neil Young Archives????

"Just threw up" pretty much encapsulates decades of Neil's release strategy.

yeah it went up on friday — that's the deal! everything goes on NYA.

Still can't bring myself to subscribe, I'm so rarely at a place to listen via a browser. But I guess there's an app now? Is that any easier to navigate?

the app is actually a keyfop to a irl filing cabinet

it is not easier to navigate

haha, i kinda figured that would be the answer

for $20 a year, it's not bad though ... various hard-to-find-otherwise movies, occasional outtakes, kind of cool ephemera — and now, full live shows to listen to. i think the price might be going up soon though (or there will be various "tiers).

tyler - where can i find that alt vampire blues that's not on the archives set? been looking

you mean ambulance blues? it was a "sneak preview" which means that I think it only is up for like a weekend lol. but I think it is supposed to be a permanent thing at some point.

oops yeah ambulance blues, jfc of course it's not there haha

one cool thing about this is fucking over all these scammers

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=neil+young+archives+vol+ii&_sacat=0

oooh "Monday Morning" (aka Last Dance off TFA) is cool

there is some cool stuff in the "files" for each song, like on an unreleased studio version of "Time Fades Away" there's original notebook lyrics for "Back by Eight" the original title, and a cool pic of Neil playing a Flying V

"Hello Christians by the Shore" is a real knockout

okay the stray gators fucking up "last trip to tulsa" and "the loner"..fuuuuuuck this is great

i mean, after everything all the bullshit and frustration with neil, this is fucking amazing

can't stay made @ u boo

Ughhhhh hurry up March.

haha yeah, it's been a weird year, but i still love neil young.

Is the "Last Trip To Tulsa" the live vers that was making the rounds a few yrs back? I fucking love that take of the song

yeah, it's the one on the b-side of the "time fades away seven-inch — sounds way fuller and even more awesome here, though.

kinda blowing my mind that Neil still had any un-compiled B-sides!

so what happened to Oceanside-Countryside?

yeah, it's the one on the b-side of the "time fades away seven-inch — sounds way fuller and even more awesome here, though.

― tylerw, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 10:40 AM (nineteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

YES! I love that take!

Man I want a Time Fades Away 7"!

xp that falls outside of the timespan for vol II ... when does vol III come out?

Not sure I even knew there was a "Time Fades Away" 45...Depends how badly you want it, chr1sb3singer, but if you're in the States, looks like there's a copy on Discogs for under $10, including shipping.

good grief this is so good

Not sure I even knew there was a "Time Fades Away" 45...Depends how badly you want it, chr1sb3singer, but if you're in the States, looks like there's a copy on Discogs for under $10, including shipping.

― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 17:14 (thirty-five minutes ago) link

Oh! That price sounds good to me, I'm looking right now

Sorry, I may have been converting currency in the wrong direction.

How is that "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" was a big hit in 1973 and "Time Fades Away" wasn't? I don't get it.

I found a cheap one!

AM radio programmers in the 70s loved any song with the word "junkies" in the opening line.

I was kidding, of course. My real question: what in the hell was Neil--or Reprise--thinking?

His previous single was War Song, which actually did chart, despite being only marginally more commercial. I guess Don't Be Denied would be the most likely single, but not very likely. It might have been the record company humouring Neil until he returned to the middle of the road.

If I'd been hoping for a medium-range hit, I probably would have released "Love in Mind," which is short and beautiful and sort of shares some of Harvest's mood (still only a year removed).

they were probably thinking -- "hey this dude with the weird voice just made us millions, he can do whatever he wants."

strangest release of the era still has to be the Journey Through The Past soundtrack. Pretty sure no one was psyched about that.

There actually was a junkie hit in 1972 ("Freddie's Dead"), and "Needle and the Damage Done" was the B-side to an even bigger hit, "Old Man" (and got AM airplay itself). Also, "Family Affair" reached #1 in late '71, and was still on the charts in '72--doesn't actually mention junkies, but it does sound like heroin, more than any hit single ever.

1973 was not 1972. I know that's an arbitrary calendar separation, but when I think about the difference, it's very tangible. '72 was the last great year of the '60s; '73 was K-Tel and the '70s.

I'm part of a Zoom trivia thing tonight, and one of the categories is Northern Ontario. Unless one of the questions is "Is there a town there?", I will absolutely score 0/10.

How many of his changes were there?

strangest release of the era still has to be the Journey Through The Past soundtrack. Pretty sure no one was psyched about that.

How many of his changes were there?

― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 2:58 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

pedant answer: none. Neil lived in a small town in Ontario as a kid - Omemee - but it isnt in the north. just made the line scan well I guess

Diaper changes?

Ain't singin for pampers
Ain't singin for Luvs
Don't sing for no huggies
I just poop my pants