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Neil Young
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Biography
Neil Percival Young OC, OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, later joining Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968; his career has since spanned over 40 years and 35 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website describes Young as "one of rock and roll’s greatest songwriters and performers". He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997. Young's work is characterized by his distinctive guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature alto or high tenor singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments, including piano and harmonica, his idiosyncratic electric and clawhammer acoustic guitar playing are the defining characteristics of a varyingly ragged and melodic sound. While Young has experimented with differing music styles, including swing and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into two primary styles: acoustic (folk and country rock) and electric (amplified hard rock, very often in collaboration with the band Crazy Horse). Young has also adopted elements from newer styles such as alternative rock and grunge. His influence on the latter caused some to dub him the "Godfather of Grunge". Young has directed (or co-directed) a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). He is currently working on a documentary about electric car technology, tentatively titled Linc/Volt. The project involves a 1959 Lincoln Continental converted to hybrid technology, which Young plans to drive to Washington, D.C. as an environmentalist example to lawmakers there. Young is an outspoken advocate for environmental issues and the welfare of small farmers, having co-founded in 1985 the benefit concert Farm Aid. In 1986, Young helped found The Bridge School, an educational organization for children with severe verbal and physical disabilities, and its annual supporting Bridge School Benefit concerts, together with his wife Pegi Young (née Morton). Young has three children: sons Zeke (born during his relationship with actress Carrie Snodgress) and Ben, who were diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and daughter Amber Jean who, like Young himself, has epilepsy. Young lives on his ranch in La Honda, California. Although he has lived in northern California since the 1970s and sings as frequently about U.S. themes and subjects as he does about his native country, he has retained his Canadian citizenship. On July 14, 2006, Young was awarded the Order of Manitoba, and on December 30, 2009, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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Discography
- American Stars 'n Bars, 2003
- 1992-11-14: Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI, USA (AUD 2)
- 1973-01-08: Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, USA
- Live in Stockholm, 1995
- Live at Massey Hall 1971, 2007
- 1999-05-01: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL, USA
- Chrome Dreams II, 2007
- Decade, 1977
- Neil Young, 1986
- Harvest, 1987
- 1992-03-22: My Dreamin' Man 2: Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, USA
- Harvest Moon
- Trans World Tour, 1994
- 1985-08-19: Indiana State Fair, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- 1993-07-04: Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
- Archives, Volume 1: 1963-1972, 2009
- 1995-06-24: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Greatest Hits
- Fork in the Road, 2009
- 1982-10-05: Sporthalle, Köln, Germany
- Dead Man, 1996
- Mirror Ball, 1995
- 1999-05-30: Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA, USA
- 1992-09-27: Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- After the Gold Rush, 1987
- Silver & Gold, 2000
- 2008-12-12: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (AUD3)
- Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968, 2008
- A Perfect Echo, Volume 1
- Tonight’s the Night, 1987
- Unknown, 1992
- On the Beach, 2004
- Hawks & Doves, 1980
- 1992-11-14: Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI, USA (AUD 1)
- Unplugged, 1993
- Le Noise, 2010
- Amsterdam 1989
- Comes a Time, 1978
- 1984-10-22: Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 1987-11-12, Late Show: The Old Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 1999-04-27: E.J. Thomas Hall, Akron, OH, USA
- 1999-03-26: The Joint, The Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 2008-10-14: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA (MASTER 1)
- 1978-05-24, Early Show: The Boarding House, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Cirkus
- 1989-12-10: Muziektheater Stopera, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2008-08-11: Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway (AUD 1)
- 1992-02-18: Beacon Theater, NY City, NY, USA
- Landing on Water, 2000
- Dreamin’ Man Live ’92, 2009
- Trans, 1982
- Freedom, 1989
- 1999-03-12: Hult Center, Eugene, OR, USA
- 1999-05-29: Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX, USA
- Hard to Find: Rarities on Compact Disc, Volume 17, 1994
- 2008-02-14: Le Grand Rex, Paris, France (AUD1)
- Neil Young Live Unauthorised, Volume 1
- 1974-05-16: Citizen Kane Junior Blues: New York, NY, USA
- 1971-01-19: Massey Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada (Late Show)
- After the Goldrush
- 2003-04-22: Stockholm, Sweden
- Living With War, 2006
- 1999-03-11: Opera House, Spokane, WA, USA
- Silver & Gold (Paramount Theatre, Seattle), 1992
- 1996-05-23: Old Princeton Landing, Princeton-By-the-Sea, CA, USA
- Complete Joel Bernstein Tapes
- Chrome Dreams (Rust Edition)
- Event of the Season, 1993
- Road Rock, Volume 1, 2000
- 1999-06-01: Aerial Theatre, Houston, TX, USA
- Absolutely Acoustic
- 1999-04-15: Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN, USA
- 1993-08-14: Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- 2008-02-26: ICC Saal, Berlin, Germany (AUD1)
- Le Grand Rex First Night, 2008
- Live in Chicago 1992, 2011
- Mystery Train, 2001
- Journey Through the Past, 1995
- Archives Be Damned 2000
- 2010-07-14: Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, USA
- Tulsa '89
- 2001-06-20: Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany (AUD1)
- Prairie Wind, 2005
- An Acoustic Tale of Greendale
- Rake It and Rock It, 1993
- 1985-09-06: Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA, USA
- 1989-01-13: Brady Theater, Tulsa, OK, USA
- This Note's for You, 1988
- 1992-11-19: Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL, USA
- 1992-03-18: Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
- Acoustic Young
- A Perfect Echo, Volume 4
- 1999-04-30: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL, USA
- 2008-12-12: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (AUD2)
- 1999-05-27: Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX, USA
- 1992-06-26: Merriweather Post Pavillion, 1992
- Restless, 1989
- 1992-03-24: Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, USA
- 1989-04-18: Entertainment Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- 1985-09-01: Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Chrome Dreams, 1977
- A Perfect Echo, Volume 3
- Goodbye Waterface
- 1991-02-06: Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 1985-08-27: Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO, USA
- 1971-02-01: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- 1985-09-10: Pier 84, New York City, NY, USA
- 2000-09-22: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
- 1982-08-12: A Runner In Peru: Sherwood Hall, Salinas, CA, USA
- Chicago Hurricane
- 1999-05-23: Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, USA
- 1987-11-02, Late Show: Cocoanut Grove, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
- 1993-07-18: Live To Ride: Schlosspark, Bad Mergentheim Schlosshof, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
- 1971-02-01: I'm Happy That Y'all Came Down: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- On The Beach, 2003
- 1992-06-27: Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown, PA, USA
- 2008-07-08: Arena, Leipzig, Germany
- 1985-08-23: Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- Heart of Gold, Live in USA 1992
- A Perfect Echo, Volume 2
- Living With War: In the Beginning, 2006
- Le Grand Rex Second Evening (disc 2: Neil Young – Acoustic Set), 2008
- 1985-09-07: Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Dreamin' Man Live '92, 2009
- 2009-01-16: Big Day Out, Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
- Old Ways, 1996
- 1993-07-05: Sportpaleis Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 1989-12-10: Muziektheater Stopera, Amsterdam, Netherlands (MATRIX)
- 2008-03-12: Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK
- Chrome Dreams (American Stars & Bars Sessions)
- Lucky Thirteen, 1993
- Heart of Gold, 1994
- 1999-03-08: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, USA
- 2007-11-13: Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL, USA (AUD2)
- A Treasure, 2011
- The Mirror Ball Show
- USA 1990 (The Acoustic Set), 1993
- Solo Trans, 1984
- 1999-03-25: The Joint, The Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart, 1992
- A Perfect Echo, Volume 5
- 1985-08-29: Frontiers Day Park, Cheyenne, WY, USA
- 1971-02-27: Royal Festival Hall, London, UK
- 1999-03-20: Paramount Theatre, Oakland, CA, USA
- Love Art Blues
- 2008-12-12: Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA (AUD1)
- 2007-11-13: Chicago Theater, Chicago, IL, USA (AUD1)
- 2008-10-14: Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA (MASTER 2)
- 2010-09-20: Marina Civic Center, Panama City, FL, USA
- Youngs Heart Runs Free (disc 2)
- 1992-09-11: Erwin J. Nutter Center, Fairborn, OH, USA
- Everybody's Rockin', 1983
- 2010-05-21: Hitchhiker On The Road: Worcester, MA, USA, 2010
- 1973-09-21, Late Show: Roxy Night: The Roxy, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2002-05-18: Rock am Ring, Nürburgring, Germany (disc 1)
- 2008-09-20: Farm Aid, Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA, USA
- 1999-05-19: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- Live Rock am Ring 2002
- The Definite Collection From 1970-1996, 2001
- 1989-06-09: Great Woods Performance Arts Center, Mansfield, MA, USA
- Time Fades Away, 1973
- 1982-09-11: Stadio dei Pini, Viareggio, Italy
- From the Horde to the Bridge (disc 1), 1998
- Are You Passionate?, 2002
- 2008-08-11: Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway (AUD 2)
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Comments
Alabama--excellent choice " the devil fools with the best laid plans" amazing song of the excellent Havest album.
there's nothing quite like listening to Neil young on a Sunday afternoon
Nice one. Neil sings & plays best when he tries to get a message across
A hero in music and life.
Ditto Thank-you Mr Young. Never tire of your beautiful words and music
I have the DVD of the concert - so good well worth the effort. I even shed a tear or two there is so much emotion in his voice.
Thank you !
'Harvest' - effortless grace of a great artist at the peak of their talent.
great stuff!
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