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Mar 26, 2015, 04:57 AM
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Original Gangsta
How Neil Young Introduced His Classic 1972 Album Harvest to Graham Nash
Great Story: How Neil Young Introduced His Classic 1972 Album Harvest to Graham Nash
"The man is totally committed to the muse of music. And he’ll do anything for good music. And sometimes it’s very strange. I was at Neil’s ranch one day just south of San Francisco, and he has a beautiful lake with red-wing blackbirds. And he asked me if I wanted to hear his new album, “Harvest.” And I said sure, let’s go into the studio and listen.
Oh, no. That’s not what Neil had in mind. He said get into the rowboat.
I said get into the rowboat? He said, yeah, we’re going to go out into the middle of the lake. Now, I think he’s got a little cassette player with him or a little, you know, early digital format player. So I’m thinking I’m going to wear headphones and listen in the relative peace in the middle of Neil’s lake.
Oh, no. He has his entire house as the left speaker and his entire barn as the right speaker. And I heard “Harvest” coming out of these two incredibly large loud speakers louder than hell. It was unbelievable. Elliot Mazer, who produced Neil, produced “Harvest,” came down to the shore of the lake and he shouted out to Neil: How was that, Neil?
And I swear to god, Neil Young shouted back: More barn!"
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Mar 26, 2015, 06:02 AM
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Love Neil Young. He does his own thing and is principled, which is all you can ask of a man, whether you agree with him or not.
And he has some unbelievable music. I listened to his interview on Howard Stern recently. It's hilarious when Neil talks about David Crosby.
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Mar 26, 2015, 12:06 PM
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I did read that somewhere a while back too. Pretty cool.
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Mar 26, 2015, 12:42 PM
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Old but Crafty
Prior to heading to Nashville to record "Harvest", Neil performed a classic acoustic concert at Massey Hall in Toronto. The album is out there and well worth a listen.
Neil did some of his Buffalo Springfield standards plus test drove a fair bit of the "Harvest" material.
Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap. ~Doug Larson
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Mar 26, 2015, 05:23 PM
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Neil Young is a bit of a bone of contention, but I love him. Saw him do a live solo act at the Horseshoe in my 20s, one of those shows you just don't forget.
Similar experience with Burton Cummings as well, another amazing artist. Saw him with nothing more than his piano in a somewhat impromptu situation, but what a great show it ended up being.
It is now my duty to completely drain you.
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Mar 26, 2015, 10:27 PM
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The Dude Abides
I saw him in RedRocks Amphitheatre near Denver once. Great show, great musician.
"Either He's Dead, Or My Watch Has Stopped....."
Groucho Marx
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Mar 26, 2015, 11:35 PM
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Only ever seen him twice, once at the Bill Graham memorial in Golden Gate Park and once at a Bridge Concert back in the early 90s. Not really a fan of his music but I have a lot of respect for his principles and his adherence to them.
IIRC he's a survivor of the polio epidemic that swept Canada during his youth. That's gotta count for something.
Last edited by Strange; Mar 26, 2015 at 11:36 PM.
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Mar 27, 2015, 12:14 AM
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Mar 27, 2015, 04:35 AM
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I saw him play (with Crazy Horse) at a music festival a coupla years ago. Heard Black Keys, Decembrists, Florence + the Machine, Band of Skulls, Mumford & Sons. He was amazing. He had the stage presence of "ok, now that you've seen the young folks play, I'll show you how it's supposed to be done." The really cool thing is that he managed to pull off that attitude without sounding like a pretentious prick. Pretty neat trick for a self-declared crank.
Long story short: Neil Young is a god.
-hayday
Last edited by hayday; Mar 27, 2015 at 10:30 PM.
Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Mar 27, 2015, 05:00 PM
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Old but Crafty
Another favorite of mine is Neil's session with Pearl Jam in 1995. He hung in there pretty well with the younger guys.
Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap. ~Doug Larson