Don't you miss it, don't you miss it, some of you people just about missed it!
(in the words, I think, of David Byrne)
Here is a your next well spent hour:
THE INTERVIEW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYwK6VhGTOwTHE FILM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5B53b9ntQ
THE MAN
Just watch both of these , my god he is so good , Boulevard , and Love and War stand out to me as classics in the making , wow this is going on the iphone & piepod
Thanks Madrab for the heads up on this
Rob
stunning
He's like the high priest giving out his sermon on the mount, and the feedback guitar wail is his holy angelic choir. I am very quickly becoming seriously blown away by this ablum. No drums or bass!!! thats style man. Just the man, his voice and his guitar.
I totally agree with you dave , no drums , no bass , this is one amazing album , those semi's do feed back so nicely
Rob
I'm glad you all finally watched it. Amazing how good Youngs larger than life sound goes together with Lanois sounds-scapes. It becomes clear in the interview how much Lanois did afterwards — without overdubs, but there is soo much there to start with.
Lanois certainly has a very special way of producing but I think the result is best when he is working with strong minds, like Young (or Dylan).
And the really mad thing is that this is NY's first solo album (live albums withstanding). Hard to believe, I know...
Thanks for the heads up, probably his best album for a long old time, maybe since 'Sleeps with Angels' or 'Mirrorball'....
henwrench
Sleeps with Angels...I have a real soft spot for that one. Love it.
what a great album the only music ive really listened to lately apart from the stuff on here, we need to get neil to join our wee club.
I 'm watching the interview again now. Neil Young at 17:20-:
"That's the last thing you wanna do — to think of something. That is death"
The zen master has spooken. I think they call it no-thinking (as opposed both to not-thinking and thinking).
I've been listening to this in my car, over and over, its incredible. Thank you Neil.
Don't think, just let it flow out...great advice...don't second guess...go with the feeling...
Its still on repeat play, all weekend long, everytime I went out in the car, I just love the symphony of overdriven guitar sounds here.
What an awesome post...
40 minutes with a master.
I will watch this many times.
Gave me goose bumps.
Plus he also has a song titled "Walk With Me" on his new album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUGej_ofcAQHis track totally kicks ass.
So it's back to the lab for me
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But I have something in common with Mr. Neil Young.
Hot Damn...how about that.
That's about where the commonality ends... but I'll take that. :D :) :D :)
Nelson
I enjoyed the interview, but felt sorry for the interviewer. And really,what's the difference in recording a drum beat or another guitar (overdub) and just taking a guitar strum and using it as a beat or putting it another spot (what they called a dub)?? It IS cool that it's all from the original performances but I'm not sure the distinction is much of anything other than the fact they had a limited resource to use. That in itself is very useful.
My big pride concerning things in common with Neil Young is my birthday: I am exactly 20 years younger. Besides me and Neil, its Charles Manson and "Honken", the old swedish hockey goalkeeper you all know so well that celebrates november 12th.
I don't think the the lack of overdubs is a "dogma"-sort of thing, more a way of keeping the Youngs spontaneity, and handling over work to Lanois. Had Young not liked what was done he would probably just canned it. That said I would like to hear the original recordings, or even better be able to peel away the overdubs one by one.
The interviewer did a great job and I really think a lot of people would have like to have his chance, so I don't feel sorry for him one bit.
Yeah, my post may have come off a little anti-neil or at least less enthusiastic than intended. I'm not a HUGE neil young fan, but he's the biggest unintentional influence I have so....
I was liking what I saw/heard. But like many artists, he's a bit particular in how he acts/thinks. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Probably what makes him Neil.
I don't necessarily think he's a nice person, especially not after having read the biography "shaky", I just love the way he makes music. I belive his best as well as worst music is the result of the same method.