Neil Young, "The Godfather of Grunge"
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Neil Young, at Farm Aid, in 2013.
-He's in his fifth decade of making tremendous music.
-His 2010 album, "
Le Noise," is for the most part, exceptional. He's still making "rad" tunes after all these years. (I'll post one or two songs from this album at the bottom of this post.)
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-He has released three more albums since "
Le Noise" (2010). One of them features original songs written by him, and performed with his occasional backing band, Crazy Horse. The other two are both albums of "cover" songs.
-Has one of the coolest middle names of all-time, Percival.
-In 1985, Neil Young co-founded the Farm Aid benefit concerts, along with John Cougar Mellencamp and Willie Nelson. The Farm-Aid concerts raise money for family farmers in the United States. The first Farm Aid concert raised over 9 million dollars for family farmers alone. Since 1985, there has been a Farm Aid concert every year, except for 1988 and 1991. Neil Young performed in every concert except for 1989. (In '89, Willie Nelson incorporated Farm Aid into his tour, and visited 16 different towns.) Neil Young is currently on Farm Aid's board of directors, along with fellow musicians Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, & Dave Matthews. "Young's speeches about the environment are a highlight of the annual shows." (source for Farm Aid information is Wikipedia.)
-"In 1986, Neil Young helped found The Bridge School, an educational organization for children with severe verbal and physical disabilities." He also created, along with his wife Pegi, the annual supporting Bridge School Benefit concerts. Neil Young has two sons with cerebral palsy, (one son with Pegi, and one son with actress Carrie Snodgress, who unfortunately died in 2004.) Neil & Pegi also have a daughter who has epilepsy, which Neil himself also has. ( source, Wikipedia.)
I'm tired of researching and writing. Neil Young is ace in my book, both as a man and as a musician. Just like the rest of us, I'm sure he has his failings. He registers pretty high on the credibility meter with me. I'd have to place him above Moz on such a meter. Morrissey still rates higher than him on my favorite musical artists of all-time list. Last time I thought about such a list, Neil Young was 12th. The Smiths were 5th. Morrissey was number 1 on my list. That's the reason I came to Morrissey-Solo. Morrissey is still number 1 today.
-here are two classic cuts from "
Le Noise" (2010)....
"
Hitchhiker" by Neil Young
-This song is autobiographical.
"
Love and War" by Neil Young
-Absolutely beautiful.