Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:17 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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I got as far as the mulletted hooligans mouthing "Crime in the City" to each other. I had to stop watching--10 minutes of that and I don't think I'd have ever been able to listen to Neil Young again.
Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:03 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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pnjguy wrote:
I'm very, very, very excited to put the headphones on to this album.....
I just finished doing just that, all 90 glorious minutes of it. I prefer the rawer version of the title track, and wish Neil would have used that in the proper running order, but overall this is a great companion record to "Americana."
Definitely the second best pop culture product with the word "pill" in the title to be released this year.
Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:14 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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That Grantland article is a fantastic piece of writing, by the way. It makes me want to read "Waging Heavy Peace" and then take three weeks off work to do nothing but sit in a chair and listen to his music.
Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:18 pm
Unthought Known
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Kevin Davis wrote:
That Grantland article is a fantastic piece of writing, by the way. It makes me want to read "Waging Heavy Peace" and then take three weeks off work to do nothing but sit in a chair and listen to his music.
I happen to have a drink in hand listening to Ellington and Coltrane's "my little brown book"
Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:49 am
Former PJ Drummer
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Kevin Davis wrote:
That Grantland article is a fantastic piece of writing, by the way. It makes me want to read "Waging Heavy Peace" and then take three weeks off work to do nothing but sit in a chair and listen to his music.
When getting into a good book about a band I like listening to their records as the relevant chapters go by. Waging Heavy Peace doesn't really do this. it's a fascinating look into the nuts n bolts of his day today and he mentions his muse coming and going a lot without ever actually talking about what it is. It's a weird book. Good though.
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Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:52 am
Former PJ Drummer
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spenno wrote:
Not exactly.
I don't know, perhaps I'm in the wrong frame of mind right now, but I'm just enjoying Americana more.
Psych Pill is a major undertaking. You can't sit down real quick and skim through it. Neil and the horse sound great on Americana so its much easier to digest i think. Unfortunately, more than half the songs are pretty terrible. Its saved by the great playing. That being said : I love Travel On, Gallows Pole, High Flying bird.....
My only disappointment with Psych PIll is Poncho talking about how it rivals Ragged GLory. Which to that - it falls flat.
It is a great record though. I do think it may go down as a classic Neil and Horse record. The playing is great and the short songs have all you want in a classic Neil tune......
Post subject: Re: *The OFFICIAL Neil Young Thread*
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:08 am
Force of Nature
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dimejinky99 wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
That Grantland article is a fantastic piece of writing, by the way. It makes me want to read "Waging Heavy Peace" and then take three weeks off work to do nothing but sit in a chair and listen to his music.
When getting into a good book about a band I like listening to their records as the relevant chapters go by. Waging Heavy Peace doesn't really do this. it's a fascinating look into the nuts n bolts of his day today and he mentions his muse coming and going a lot without ever actually talking about what it is. It's a weird book. Good though.
I do the same. That's the great thing about the internet!
I was a bit put off by the reviews of Neil's book but have got the Pete Townshend next in my pile of reading. Am quite looking forward to it.
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