neil young

looking

Neil is like 7 years older than Kim Gordon.

Yeah, and Kim actually knew and was friends with Bruce Berry in the early '70s.

Yeah, and Kim actually knew and was friends with Bruce Berry in the early '70s.

whoa, really? that's a sweet piece of trivia. bookmarking the "neil young" thread delivers _again_

yeah say what????

truth rating: ZERO Pinnochios

It’s not an especially chatty book; there aren’t long recreated conversations. But every subject is handled with careful introspection, detail and real feeling. We’re in Gordon’s head as she figures out the world around her. There’s an early Sly Stone song called “Plastic Jim” where he describes a phony poser: “Plastic Jim / Will give you a conversation / To avoid a situation / That needs contemplation.” There’s no plastic here. Even when the material verges on Forrest Gump territory, full of celebrity cameos — during one short stretch in the late ’60s and early ’70s, she’s dating Danny Elfman in high school, then hanging out with Bruce Berry, the roadie whose overdose inspired Neil Young to write “Tonight’s the Night” — it never feels forced or showy. She’s clear on how the people around served her as artistic inspirations, sparking her ideas and giving her the confidence to ­express herself.

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/15/books/review/kim-gordons-girl-in-a-band.html

sorry, to be clear: a Truth Rating of Zero Pinnochios is equivalent to a 100% truth factor

lol that took me a minute to figure out

there are all sorts of truth systems

ZERO PINOCCHIOS WITH THEIR PANTS ON FIRE!

it's very simple. there are 4 pinnochios with very long noses. But none of their pants are on fire, so

there are four pinocchios but none of them got no t bone

Pinocchio, Marlon Brando, and me

(pretend I got that order right)

(pretend I got that order right)

50th anniversary 'Harvest' box set just announced.

will it be released before or after Ragged Glory II/Smell The Horse ?

That looks like the late Joe Cole in the NY/SY twitter photo.

Eldorado cost me $25 at the time. I've always been fascinated by the choice of formats it was available in. CD-only in Japan (makes sense), vinyl-only in Australia (WTF? OK, Neil).

― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:20 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

shakey's selling his El Dorado represses at a bargain then!

I just got this used for only $10. (The new CD re-issue seems to have substantially deflated the market value of that original CD pressing.)

I stumbled on my CD copy about 5 or 6 years ago for $18, which I thought was a huge bargain. That said, I'm glad it's in circulation again, it's a killer EP.

I only wish Neil would release the original version of "Box Car" - that's the only Times Square track that hasn't been properly released.

FWIW, here's the disc I made based on a Japanese bootleg of that rough-sounding acetate. I pieced it together from official sources, but I also made two changes for my own listening preferences - I subbed in the electric version of "Crime in the City" from Bluenote Café (the definitive version of that song IMHO - "I got thrown out of Bible school / For givin' a finger to the preacher") and also replaced "Someday" with "No More." I never understood why Neil included "Someday" - he perversely derided it as one of his Perry Como tracks even before it was released.

1. El Dorado
2. No More
3. Crime In The City (Sixty To Zero) - live, electric 1988 version
4. Box Car
5. Don't Cry - unedited version from the El Dorado EP
6. Heavy Love
7. Wrecking Ball
8. Cocaine Eyes
9. On Broadway

Bonus tracks:

10. Rockin' In The Free World - from the Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music DVD
11. Needle And The Damage Done - from the 1989 Saturday Night Live broadcast
12. No More - from SNL25: Saturday Night Live, The Musical Performances, Volume 2

Yeah, that's a strong (and dark!) album there — though I do have a soft spot for "Someday" ... At some point Neil put up a "sneak preview" of "Fuckin' Up" recorded with the SNL 89 band (I think) that would fit right in there, too.

I know - even without my tweaks, I always thought Times Square was like THE album to showcase the appropriately named "Old Black." I'll have to find that preview of "Fuckin' Up" - I'm still waiting for him to follow through on that promise to put those sessions out in their entirety.

still waiting for him to follow through on that promise

honestly, this could be appended to the thread title

I too dig "Someday." I wasn't crazy about it at first; the tinkly arrangement grated initially, but I soon realized it was perfect for the bleakness of the third verse.

yeah, that verse is incredible — "smog might turn to stars ..." kind of brutal.

tyler, apologies if I've already missed it, but will you be reviewing World Record anywhere?

not a review, but I just interviewed Billy Talbot yesterday! I'm slowly working my way up to Neil, haha. Should be up on Aquarium Drunkard towards the end of the month.

nice

still waiting for him to follow through on that promise

Neil Young & Promise of the Release

I prefer that touring lineup over BDSM & Young

^^50 Shades of Neil

xp - nice! can't wait to see that interview

Crazy Horse Glamour Shot, 1994 pic.twitter.com/AY1JJ5iY9h

— QueenCityJamz (@QueenCityJamz) November 11, 2022

How do you do, fellow kids?

Harvest Time gets a couple of theatrical showings here next month--have to skip the first, so lucky I can catch the second.

Very enjoyable Neil Young birthday program from WFMU’s Joe Belock. https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/121440

Happy Bday Neil!

https://www.cbc.ca/music/neil-young-says-he-will-no-longer-tour-unless-the-venues-are-clean-1.6652645

I see you, Morrissey, and I will one-up your demands.

So I guess this means we will likely never see Neil Young tour again, unless he tours farmers markets, which would be cool.

Just picked up World Record today so I haven't had a chance to spin it yet but, lol Neil spreading out a 46 minute album over two CDs. The second disc, consisting of the final two songs, is a whopping 17 minutes.

Did someone tell him spreading out over more CDs helps fidelity too?

Saw a trailer for Harvest Time tonight, looks fantastic. I do wonder if there'll be lots of overlap with Journey Through the Past.

there's some overlap with JTTP on Harvest Time, but plenty of fresh footage and all presented in a much more pleasing fashion than that previous movie. A great watch, really takes you into the famed barn.

That's great to hear, I always hoped there'd be extra footage of Neil sitting on his car hood eating strawberries.

https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/11/30/billy-talbot-of-crazy-horse-the-aquarium-drunkard-interview/

That's a great interview, thanks Tyler!

thanks, fun to talk to Billy!

here's a little crazy horse mix I made this week, too: https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/702450351410954240/through-hills-and-valleys-over-creeks-and-rivers

nice!

I'm going to see Harvest Time at Alamo Drafthouse this weekend. Looks fantastic.

"Chevrolet" is so great.