Was watching TV early Saturday night and came across an interview with Neil Young and the first thing that struck was how much he has aged over the last year - still lucky to be among us nonetheless.
Terrific songwriter and a very fine guitarist he has been one of my musical heroes for the last thirty years. Cannot say that I have enjoyed all of his offerings, but that is one of his traits that I admire, he does what he feels like doing and not what is expected of him.
Finally got to see him and Crazy Horse live around six years ago and they were excellent - well worth the two hundred mile round trip in very heavy rain.
So here in aging order are three clips, Old Man (recorded 1971),
Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) (1979) and Pocahontas (2004).
Respectively they are Acoustic, Electric & Loud (though I did find a clip of him doing this acoustically which was great) and Acoustic.
Finally someone put the interview up on Youtube, here he is talking to everyone's favourite film critic.
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3 comments:
something about Neil Young's voice has always sounded frail, even when he was young.
Saw him with Crazy Horse in about 1990 (91?). Sonic Youth and Social Distortion opened up for him. One of the best concerts I've ever seen. Fantastic.
OH, and have you seen Dead Man, a film by Jim Jarmusch? Neil Young does the stark, sometimes bleak and always soulful soundtrack. It's a brilliant setting for his guitar. One of my favorite movies. Check it out.
Phlegmmy, That sounds like one cool night out, Neil Young and Sonic Youth - awesome dudes.
Remember seeing Dead Man around six or seven years ago, fantastic film with a great soundtrack.
Strangely enough (or not) it was mentioned in the interview. Link added to post as someone finally put it up on YouTube.
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