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| From | "Mark Tate" <zumpp99@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Neil Young-Harvest & Greendale |
| Date | Sat, 23 Aug 2003 08:12:48 -0400 |
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I meant middle-of-the-raod on neil young's quality curve--it places in the
middle of the pack for me. Not MOR as a style. I was being lazy by using a
common acronym out of context but with explanation.
I did leave After the Goldrush out of the albums I listed, I don't know why
as I love that album. It's one of my fave NY albums. Everybody Knows this is
Nowhere is a five-star masterpiece from my perspective, but his first album
is pretty mediocre, though it has moments.
Mark
>From: Ryan Williams <ryan@headphonetreats.com>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: Re: Neil Young-Harvest & Greendale
>Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 23:18:06 -0400
>
>>I like the album for the most part, but it's just MOR as far as NY's
>>quality level.
>
>I guess it is about as MOR as he gets, but it's certainly not as innate as
>most other MOR albums were at that time (read: The Eagles, Doobie Brothers,
>America). Oddly, the songs you mentioned as being great (with which I
>totally agree) are also what made it a MOR album. :) "Heart Of Gold" and
>"Old Man" are about as accessible he Neil has ever gotten, and they would
>probably rank in my top 10 of his best songs... certainly the top 20.
>
>> I must say that I am really a fan of Tonights the Night, Zuma, Everybody
>>Knows, Rust, On the Beach, Ragged Glory, Freedom, and a few others. Not as
>>much of a fan of his acoustic stuff (the acoustic stuff on Rust is great
>>however).
>
>Yeah, raw Neil is a blast, and I think most real fans of his lean toward
>the rockers. Tonight's The Night and Zuma probably are my favorites from
>that camp because they have such an exposed nerve kind of sound. Brooding,
>dark and emotionally explosive in all the right spots.
>
>However, the more poetic and tender songs of his always hit me over the
>head with an anvil. Particularly "After The Gold Rush", "Only Love Can
>Break Your Heart", and "Don't Let It Bring You Down" from After The Gold
>Rush -- those are such amazing songs. The debut solo record and Everybody
>Knows This Is Nowhere have some real gems on them as well. The gospel/R&B
>style backing vocals on "I've Loved Her So Long" blow me away. It is such a
>clever merging of country-tinged folk music and the Motown/Stax sounds.
>
>The only song he's done in recent years that gave me that same emotional
>vibe was "Philadelphia". Damn that is such a beautiful song! Maybe his
>best.
>
>Ryan
>
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