Thread: Your favorite Neil Young album

Not the "best" Neil Young album, I don't care about what the best is. What's your favorite and why?

Been on a Neil kick as of late, and the only one I own () is Harvest. (I do have access to listen to all of them on Rhapsody, I just don't own them, and therefore have them on my iPod).

Then you already have my favorite. I listened a hole through that record long ago, and still know every note. Nowadays it's easier to clear teh dross, too--there's no reason at all to ever listen to A Man Needs a Maid, and the london Philharmonic, not at all.

And a great companion album to all that See the lonely boy out on a weekend stuff is Dylan's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and the variations on the Billy theme.

Some might recommend hiding the sharp knives if you listen to such things, but it's inspirational stuff to me, even 35 years since I first heard it . . .

Zuma, Tonight's the Night being close 2nd

that's hard to pick just one- he's got so many. But to narrow it down, pretty well any one his releases in the 70's are excellent, plus one from 1969, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. I've owned everyone of these in one form or another except for Time Fades Away. Think my faves are Zuma and Rust Never Sleeps, followed by Tonight's the Night and Everybody Knows. I was really into On the Beach once upon a time.

There are so many neil albums to choose from. Been listening to Comes a Time and Harvest Moon tonight, both pretty awesome.

1. Live Rust
2. Amsterdam 1989
3. EKTIN
4. Any other live album

so stoked to see him! 10 days and counting...

Originally Posted by hop

1. Live Rust
2. Amsterdam 1989
3. EKTIN
4. Any other live album

so stoked to see him! 10 days and counting...

don't forget Live at Massey Hall 1971!...i guess that would go under #4, but i would put it at either 1 or 2 for neil live.
Comes a Time is awesome Schralph and for country-ish yet different, American Stars 'n Bars. they both be in my 70's list.

Ragged Glory is the best of many.

Originally Posted by cdlv

Zuma, Tonight's the Night being close 2nd

I'd only reverse the order - Tonight's the Night, then Zuma. Live at the Fillmore East and Ragged Glory are also great.

Most underrated: Trans.

This Note's For You is almost forgotten, but great stuff in there.

Originally Posted by nesta

Time Fades Away

^^^ Kicks the most ass - my favorite.

man y'all got some seriously wick-wick-wack tastes!

:P


Rust Never Sleeps - start to finish it's off-the-nuts.

On The Beach - ("Vampire Blues" is THE shit).

Neil Young Solo, or Neil Young with others.
Anyway, two of my favorite all time albums are Buffalo Springfield and, of course, So Far.
For What it's Worth is one of the most profound songs, evah, and every song on So Far is phenomenal

Lately I've been listening to Arc or Arc Weld or Weld or whatever the hell that one is that's an hour of feedback based around Like A Hurricane. Mostly because that's one of the few Neil Young albums that I have on CD (My turntable isn't working so good).

^ dude, good call on Weld. Went straight to Fuckin Up and turned my amp volume to 11. I think the neighbors might call the cops on me, but it was worth it.

Just listening to Sirius Dylan Archive Sunday Night 4 Hour, and he played "Old Man". Jezuz, that's one of the great great songs of the last 40 years.

Like A Hurricane was a great song, but when they slow it way down and throw in a bunch of feedback and draw it out for an hour it's that much better. I used to do the same thing with Cortez The Killer back when I used to eat a lot of mushrooms.

After the gold rush

Originally Posted by squirrelmurphy

After the gold rush

His best Studio Album, IMHO, closely followed by Harvest.

I've seen the old man live about 15 times, yet the live album of his I find myself listening to the most is "Unplugged."

So great.

The version of Mr Soul on Unplugged is priceless.

Isn't anyone gonna chime in with Trans?

On the Beach, followed by Tonight's the Night, followed by Everybody Knows This is Nowhere.

Originally Posted by powpig

Isn't anyone gonna chime in with Trans?

hahahahahahaha

admittedly, i dig the electro version of "Mr. Soul" and the "legend" surrounding that album (that Neil was unable to get out of his contract with Geffen so he started making albums that wouldn't sell in order to get dropped...or so the "legend" went at one time).

Originally Posted by squirrelmurphy

After the gold rush

That's the first one that came to mind for me, but it is really hard to choose just one.

toiugh fakkin question
like asking me my favorite resort.
dO I go with what I know best? the greely to nest alta laps, big rounds off trhe tram snowbird I have done since i was 17
or my best day
highlands temerity->aces and 8s laps till i literally puked
or the rare and undefiend
backside of lake louise i want to get back to more

rust never sleeps i wore out on cassette,
in a leauge of its own.
Tonights the night highes are soooo high but the whole album doesnt measure up

I am ignoring Buf spring field or CSNY here
I honestly love Freedom
It brings all NY has to offer and i think Crime in the city is one of his most uderrated tracks ever
but shit comes a time Always hits me
too


hows that for 3 decades of indecision
I think NY gave more to American musoc (yes iknow he is a canuck) than any body save Leonard Cohen, Townes van sant, and maybe lou reed


yes dylan fan boys I know

he's derivaative
i love him but he reinvents others


i dont know