FMD – Neil Young

So I saw Neil Young twice this past week. Tuesday’s show at the State was amazing, even with the dudebros hootin’ and hollerin’ at inappropriate times.

Interesting that I’m not really interested in seeing any other legacy acts live such as The Who or The Rolling Stones but Neil Young. Heck I was thinking of going to Winnipeg to see him there.

Drop your lists.

22 thoughts on “FMD – Neil Young”

    1. I got to see him with CSN&Y once awhile back. The concert started off god-awful. They even stopped in the middle of about the third song, apologized, reset, then it was smooth sailing from there. A little solo Neil mixed in too, so I guess I can say I've also seen that.

  1. So this is probably as good a place as any to confess that I don't really like Neil Young.

    Now, don't get me wrong. I like his music. I just can't listen to his voice singing it. Sometimes interesting voices like that work for me (I was just mentioning to Philosofette last night that I've enjoyed Ezra Furman's voice, and he's got a more interesting voice too), and sometimes they don't. Mr. Young's just doesn't. I think I'd absolutely love him otherwise, but as it is, I often switch the station when he comes on.

      1. My college roommate (the one that was randomly assigned) played a lot of death metal, hardcore punk, and genres around there.
        Names I remember include Subhumans, Misfits (and Samhain), Black Flag (before Rollins ruined them), Elvis Hitler, Dayglo Abortions.
        I don't remember many of the death metal bands, but in my defense, it was hard to read the CDs (even the ones that weren't Japanese).
        There was one band that he played often and I actually liked, but I've forgotten their name. I seem to remember them being of Persian ancestry.

        Despite our personal disagreements, he could have landed a much less musically-tolerant roommate. Or one of those folks who played Dave Matthews or Barenaked Ladies all the time.

          1. My second year at the Alma Mater (returning from a year away) I got thrown together with a NoDak guy who had suddenly rejected his 70s hard rock roots and embraced punk, due to a man-crush he had developed with a floor mate his freshman year. I got subjected to regular, impassioned assertions that everything on FM radio was crap. Dude, c'mon.

  2. 1. Grimes “Oblivion” Visions
    2. Coldcut “Music 4 No Musicians”* Let Us Play!
    3. Katy B feat. Major Lazer and Craig David) “Who Am I” Honey
    4. Eric Copeland “Fun Dink Death” Doo Doo Run
    5. Johnny Cash “Down There by the Train” American Recordings

    6. Gui Boratto “Beautiful Life (Gui Boratto Remix)” Chromophobia Remixe Part 2
    7. Fila Brazillia “Subtle Body” Maim That Tune
    8. Elite Gymnastics “o m a m o r i” r u i n   1
    9. House of Pain “Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)” (Bonus Track) House of Pain
    T. Matthew Dear “Soil to Seed” Black City
    E. Spice Girls “Too Much” Spiceworld

    *Notes:
    2. An exercise in computerized Reichism, IIRC

    4. From his surftunes phase, among the poppiest things he's released:

    (Not quite as poppy as "Beat Your Baby", but it also doesn't feature the lyrics "Don't beat your baby, beat your baby, beat your baby; Don't beat your baby no more!")

      1. ❤︎❤︎❤︎ Awesome! ❤︎❤︎❤︎
        At least one person I know has listened repeatedly to Jan St. Werner's recording of Dylan Carlson reading Markus Popp's words.

  3. 01. "Old Friend" – MitskiBe The Cowboy
    02. "Things" – Frightened RabbitThe Winter Of Mixed Drinks
    03. "All Nerve" – The BreedersAll Nerve
    04. "(Straight To Your Heart) Like A Cannonball" – Van MorrisonTupelo Honey
    05. "I'm Dancing In The Show Tonight" – WeenThe Mollusk
    06. "Outro" – Ex HexRips
    07. "A Christmas Fucking Miracle" – El-P & Killer MikeRun The Jewels
    08 "We're Different Now" – Aye NakoSilver Haze
    09. "Dark Arc" – SaintsenecaDark Arc
    10. "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night" – PrinceSign O' The Times

  4. 1. Every Day--James Taylor
    2. You Take My Breath Away--Rex Smith
    3. Could It Be Magic--Barry Manilow
    4. Train Leaves Here This Morning--Eagles
    5. Yesterday Once More--The Carpenters
    6. Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad--Meat Loaf
    7. Nights Are Forever--England Dan and John Ford Coley
    8. One Less Set of Footsteps--Jim Croce
    9. Brilliant Disguise--Bruce Springsteen
    10. I Go Crazy--Paul Davis

      1. took a little bit for me too, but i dig the album. there's enough originality mixed in there with the CHVCHES/cults vibes that i can look past that.

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