Great article on great songs. As always with Neil—the work is both simple and beautifully complex at once.
Also wanted to mention—the LP contains my 2 favorite Neil / Crazy Horse songs all-time: his acoustic eulogy for CSNY in “Thrasher,” then the Horse unleashed on the epic “Powderfinger.”
I think Rolling Stone called "Powderfinger" NY's greatest song, and I'm not inclined to argue, either.
I was still a teen when Rust Never Sleeps was new and in my youthful and eager naivete, about the only rock n roll stuff I read was the engimatic Jon Marlowe's column in the old Miami News. And Marlowe was a huge Neil Young fan. I remember he named Rust Never Sleeps to his yearly top ten list, he reviewed the concert film *very* favorably, and most indelibly, in a somewhat strange appreciation of Young, he wrote of "Thrasher" being "mighty." To this day "Thrasher" <--> "mighty" is among my most ingrained tautologies.
Great article on great songs. As always with Neil—the work is both simple and beautifully complex at once.
Also wanted to mention—the LP contains my 2 favorite Neil / Crazy Horse songs all-time: his acoustic eulogy for CSNY in “Thrasher,” then the Horse unleashed on the epic “Powderfinger.”
Powderfinger for the win!
I think Rolling Stone called "Powderfinger" NY's greatest song, and I'm not inclined to argue, either.
I was still a teen when Rust Never Sleeps was new and in my youthful and eager naivete, about the only rock n roll stuff I read was the engimatic Jon Marlowe's column in the old Miami News. And Marlowe was a huge Neil Young fan. I remember he named Rust Never Sleeps to his yearly top ten list, he reviewed the concert film *very* favorably, and most indelibly, in a somewhat strange appreciation of Young, he wrote of "Thrasher" being "mighty." To this day "Thrasher" <--> "mighty" is among my most ingrained tautologies.
#burned my credit card for fuel
Great article! Neil Young has always been punk rock in my mind. Have you seen the version of HEY HEY MY MY with Devo and Neil? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clR-KJXk7DY
Oh snap! No, I have not. Here we go…
Perfect. I can see things but you can put the vision to words.
I appreciate you!