Back on the Neil train Now playing - Neil Young - Doves & Hawks #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #nowspinning #music #vinyl #musicsky - ThreadSky

jhonnybravo27.bsky.social • 8 days ago

Back on the Neil train

Now playing - Neil Young - Doves & Hawks #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #nowspinning #music #vinyl #musicsky

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forshie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yes Jhonny. Class Neil!

jhonnybravo27.bsky.social•8 days ago

Completely see what you mean by a mixed bag, still a great listen but albums like Zuma, ATGR, Harvest just have that something extra. Its Pat btw, you can have real name privilege not just the alter-ego 🤣

forshie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Jhonny I think his best era was from 69 debut to Rust Never Sleeps in 79. His 80s catalogue was a hard slog. Some of those albums are good but there's some clunkers. Neil wasn't bothered about that tho...He does what he wants to do. He was raising 2 severely disabled kids and that took priority.

forshie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Reactor and Freedom are good 80s albums imo and Trans is a total change of direction going electronic and I like that one. He had a resurgence in the 90s with Ragged Glory, Harvest Moon and Sleeps with Angels. They're all worth checking out. Also Silver and Gold, Prairy Wind from the noughties.

forshie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Psychedelic Pill from 2012 was a really good album too mate.

jhonnybravo27.bsky.social•8 days ago

I’m going to have fun tracking all
these down

jhonnybravo27.bsky.social•8 days ago

That’s interesting to know, I am on the look out for a good biography of him if you know one? I like to know the background of artists I listen to if they are interesting characters

forshie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yes mate, he's got a biography called Shakey which is very well researched and written by a big fan called Jimmy McDonagh. I would recommend that cos the author interviews many people close to Neil throughout many years including his mum and former bandmaster and associates.

forshie.bsky.social•8 days ago

Then there's Waging Heavy Peace which was an actual autobiography of his. I haven't read that one yet tho. My wife bought me it for Xmas years ago and I still haven't started it 😆🤦

jhonnybravo27.bsky.social•8 days ago

Thanks, will have a look for it

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