At the beginning of the song when you first heard his voice is the most honest thing I have ever seen on youtube. You stopped breathing and listened, it was like feeling eternity.
An absolute classic and great music by Neil. Probably one his better known. Old Man is great too. Neil also plays electric and can really rock too! Rockin' in the Free World.
This was a VERY Famous song of his. I grew up listening to this song. It got a lot a radio play in the 70s. Neil Young was an enourmous influence to many musicians.
You are spot on. The up and coming "alternative bands from the early 90s "deemed " him the Godfather of Grunge. He also does a lot of hard rock/ alternative
He is considered the Godfather of grunge two decades before grunge was actually a thing. His work with bands like Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield and then Crosby Stills Nash and Young (CSN&Y) are also ones to check out.
Do you self a favor and listen to as many songs from him as you can!! His songs tell great stories.. Neil is Amazing, great song writer. He music is one of a kind. I've been listening to him since I was a little kid growing up in the sixties. It doesn't get any better than this..
Great reaction! Neil has had a long, successful career as a solo artist. In addition, he was part of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young for several years.
The 60s and 70s were AMAZINGLY volitile times. People tend to think there are major things going on now, but honestly it was way worse back then. (24 hr news makes things seem bad now) So many young artist were really contemplating life, death, and really heavy topics at very young ages. Neil Young was 27 when this was released... so he was probably 26 shen he wrote this deep song. Artist like Young, Bowie, etc wrote shockingly deep lyrics and beautiful tunes at young ages because people were concerned at a young age. American kids graduating when this song came out knew kids in HS that were already drafted, dead, and buried.
I saw Neil live in 1997 in upstate NY. He did a show that lasted over 3 hours. Funny thing is, he only did about 12 songs. He had solos where he got lost in the sauce (we all did) for 15-20 minutes each song. Along with Plant and Page, John Mellancamp, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Perer Gabriel, John Fogerty (CCR), Jackson Browne, Cranberries, Cheap Trick, and Dr. Dirty,(John Valpy) it was a fun 2 years of concerts in that area.
Have you heard anything from "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere" yet? You can't miss on there, but "Cowgirl in the Sand", "Down by the River" and "Cinnamon Girl" would be loved by you, I imagine.
I thought I'd subscribed already....I wasn't.....but I am now. Keep up your good work! The '60-s and '70's were my High School years. I'm so glad the youth of today seem to love "our music" as we did growing up!
I have seen Neil Young 12 times in concert, he is Touring with Crazy Horse now in the States (but just not mine). You were right about him influencing younger artists, he was known as the "Godfather of Grunge" among other things. Lots of material here of many styles and genre's.
If it's raining and you're in one of those melancholic moods, try his songs "The Needle and the Damage Done" or "Don't Let it Bring You Down." Try his albums "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere," "After the Gold Rush," or "Harvest." He was also part of a couple of bands you may want to review, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
he has been inspirational.. he is called the Godfather of grunge for a reason. He is an idol of many younger artist like Eddie Vedder as an example. Song like this one or «Old man» from the same show is his sweet side, but he's a rocker too.. look at his song «Rockin in the free world» at the MTV playing along side with Pearl Jam... that is something!
I reminder this song. It came out back in the late 70's. He did songs like Harvest moon, old man. Then there was Neil Young and Crazy Horst. Song like Down by the River, Like A Hurricane And you have Crosby, Still, Nash &young. they did Down by the River too. They did Helpless at Farm aid in 2000. Just a few bands Nile Young been with.
I used to walk past a record shop as a teenager (I'm now 70 years old) and listened to Heart of Gold, which could be heard all the way down the street. That was electrifying for me. I immediately went into the record shop and bought the LP Harvest, which had this song on it. That's how I became a Neil Young fan. Later I was a solo musician and in two bands as a guitarist and singer and we covered a lot of Neil Young. I have a lot in common with this song. I was very lonely for over ten years and was looking for a girlfriend and longed for a heart of gold. Even today, as an old man, I still listen to the Harvest LP. The songs on it have never left me.
Pearl Jam claimed that Neil Young was one of the main inspiration for their sound... Neil Young rose to fame as a solo artist Neil Young & Crazy Horse... as well as acoustic quartet C.S.N.Y. (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) and rock band Buffalo Springfield ... He can play both acoustic and electric guitar exceptionally... Check out his songs - 'Cinnamon Girl' ... 'Keep on rocking in the free world' ... 'Old man' ... 'Harvest moon'... 🔥🔥
People really don't see I guess that this is kind of like the grandfather of grunge music that my generation in America. Generation X brought back organic music in the 90s after the 80s were so electronic. Neil Young, Bob Dylan and more inspired a lot of artist in the 90s and after
One of the greatest ever. “Old Man” was the first song I ever learned to sing because _I_ wanted to. He’s right there with Dylan, the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel…Thank you Millie.
I love this intimate performance with just Neil, his guitar & harmonica. Neil is a very talented musician, singer & songwriter. He was with the groups Buffalo Springfield & Crosby, Stills & Nash in the later 60's. Also had his own group with Crazy Horse for a few years. Neil went solo & has had so many great songs over the years.
This was live on the BBC London. The album :Neil Young Harvest". His acoustic guitar and harmonica inspired a generation and still does. You should watch "Needle And The Damage Done".
On your observation that lyrics from years back like in this era (the early seventies) featured more variety in subject matter, whereas today's popular music has a very limited (and honestly very shallow) range of topics that they sing about, that reflects a societal decline, part of which is that people don't read books anymore at all and are less well informed about the range of human experience and the range of human emotions (though they think they're better informed than any people in history). During the period of this song, too, there was a serious awareness that money and status aren't everything, and may not even be a thing at all, whereas today that is unthinkable to just about everybody.
This is a song where the studio version is better in my opinion. There is a female harmony that's added at the end and it really completes it. In the live version, I always miss it.
Pleased you mentioned about contemporary loss of variety of topic and originality of approach . Mind you a lot of 60's music was also boy/girl heartache and as formulaic as Taylor Swift.( no better or worse than many ) Nothing changes, but every era has a more than a few gems which are later remembered. It takes God-given genius to be both a one-off original artist AND a crowd-pleaser- from the 60's-70's I can think only of such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen- and even such can manage it only for parts of their career and turn out a lot of filler also. I assume that there are plenty of 'singer-songwriters' about, even some on TH-cam, but not sure where their memorable songs are?
This is from the album Harvest as is the song Old Man that several people reference below. Harvest id probably his most popular album, but IMHO not even close to his best. If you want to hear melancholy listen to the albums Time Fades Away (this is a live album), On the Beach or Tonight's the Night. Then the albums Everybody Knows this is Nowhere and Zuma. Cortex the Killer on Suma is one if his best epic songs. IMHO if you only know the Harvest album you really don't know Neil.
I notice that the vast majority of reaction videos avoid Neil Young's electric stuff. Powderfinger, Like a Hurricane, Hey Hey My My(into the black) can set your soul on fire. Please give at least one a listen.
Yes - Neil Young is iconic, and you're 100% spot on - he influenced countless other artists. One such band is Pearl Jam. They performed together in 1993 on an unforgettable rendition of Neil's song Keep on Rockin' in the Free World. You'd love it. A totally different side of Mr. Young! Epic indeed: th-cam.com/video/kQlTPXvOtoE/w-d-xo.html
For a different taste of Neil, try the live version of "Hey Hey, My My (into the black)" th-cam.com/video/w_hoW6qmeOo/w-d-xo.html This is one of those rare tunes that only gets better the louder you play it: If your ears aren't bleeding, you aren't playing it loud enough. And it IS better to burn out than fade away.
Neil Young is a legend and this was his biggest hit. He did acoustic and electric and I think he inspired a lot of the Grunge bands and I think he was sometimes called the Godfather of Grunge if I am not mistaken. Neil's live album Live Rust is an excellent example of his versatility.
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN I didn’t say it was his best. I said biggest hit. I didn’t check the charts but I think it’s probably his best known song from my perspective. I agree Southern Man, Cinnamon Girl, Like a Hurricane, Down by the River and many others were more rock than Heart of Gold. I could be wrong, but I would have expected Heart of Gold to have gone higher on the charts than other songs. Maybe My My Hey Hey or Hey Hey My My might have charted higher. That is what I meant by “biggest hit”, basically chart position, not personal favorite.
"Beautiful and melancholy", that pretty much sums this classic up. It's not you, beautiful, complex and thought provoking lyrics are a thing of the past.
One man, one guitar, one harmonica, no special effects, perfection.
You can never go wrong with Neil Young. He's as real as it gets.
Nope you can when wimpy boy requesters never want to hear is ROCK ...
Yes Watch him perform "Old Man" at this same concert ! awesome
At the beginning of the song when you first heard his voice is the most honest thing I have ever seen on youtube. You stopped breathing and listened, it was like feeling eternity.
An absolute classic and great music by Neil. Probably one his better known. Old Man is great too.
Neil also plays electric and can really rock too! Rockin' in the Free World.
No need for autotune synsythizers or studio production. Just talent.
GREAT VIDEO MILLIE. NEIL YOUNG IS A LEGEND, THIS IS A CLASSIC PERFORMANCE, TIMELESS!
He’s another wonderful Canadian talent. So many beautiful artists that have produced emotional connecting music from Canada.
Voice, guitar and harmonica, he puts on a spectacular show
This was a VERY Famous song of his. I grew up listening to this song. It got a lot a radio play in the 70s. Neil Young was an enourmous influence to many musicians.
You are spot on. The up and coming "alternative bands from the early 90s "deemed " him the Godfather of Grunge. He also does a lot of hard rock/ alternative
He is one of the original folk artists from Canada.Prolific song writer and musician
Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" was the first LP I ever bought -- still have it!
its called talent. Nothing making you better than what you are, just pure talent.
Watch him perform "Old Man" at this same concert. I wore out the grooves on all my Neil Young albums back in the '70s.
Fuck no stop the wimpy boy acoustic garbage...Neil made his mark with his ROCK....Need DOWN BY THE RIVER way way better
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN He made his mark with all of his music.
Sugar Mountain, needle and the damage done for acoustic Powderfinger, Cortez the killer, cinnamon girl for rock but there are many others
A voice that brings tears to your eyes
Neil Young is a legend.Powderfinger is another classic of his!
Neil Young is the Bob Dylan of Canada ❤🇨🇦
Great Canadian ... saw him live back when .... what an artist ... what a voice.
He is considered the Godfather of grunge two decades before grunge was actually a thing. His work with bands like Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield and then Crosby Stills Nash and Young (CSN&Y) are also ones to check out.
The music of the 60s and 70s was outstanding.
hi Millie good to see you again ! i like some song of Young .
Do you self a favor and listen to as many songs from him as you can!! His songs tell great stories.. Neil is Amazing, great song writer. He music is one of a kind. I've been listening to him since I was a little kid growing up in the sixties. It doesn't get any better than this..
"i'm getting old..."
But he's so YOUNG here. (And not just by name...)
On the studio track, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor sing backing vocals at the end of the song. :)
The Godfather of Grunge. Watch him do his song Rockin' In The Free World live at the MTV music awards with Pearl Jam. Epic.
Great reaction! Neil has had a long, successful career as a solo artist. In addition, he was part of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young for several years.
Lol. I'm in my 60's and if someone says you're old...I'll say no, I am vintage.😂
You nailed it Millie, you are right on topic , love your reactions. Check out Neil Young "Old Man" . I'm Curious Millie "What Nationality Are You" ???
Your witnessing a great great talent.
This is from his unplugged concert tour.
The 60s and 70s were AMAZINGLY volitile times. People tend to think there are major things going on now, but honestly it was way worse back then. (24 hr news makes things seem bad now)
So many young artist were really contemplating life, death, and really heavy topics at very young ages. Neil Young was 27 when this was released... so he was probably 26 shen he wrote this deep song. Artist like Young, Bowie, etc wrote shockingly deep lyrics and beautiful tunes at young ages because people were concerned at a young age. American kids graduating when this song came out knew kids in HS that were already drafted, dead, and buried.
I saw Neil live in 1997 in upstate NY. He did a show that lasted over 3 hours. Funny thing is, he only did about 12 songs. He had solos where he got lost in the sauce (we all did) for 15-20 minutes each song. Along with Plant and Page, John Mellancamp, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Perer Gabriel, John Fogerty (CCR), Jackson Browne, Cranberries, Cheap Trick, and Dr. Dirty,(John Valpy) it was a fun 2 years of concerts in that area.
Organic is the word. So direct.
When it comes to traditional roots-rock and old-fashioned, rustic music, Neil Young is #1 for me.
As a Canadian Millie he is by far one of our best artists of all time by far out of Canada !!
Have you heard anything from "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere" yet? You can't miss on there, but "Cowgirl in the Sand", "Down by the River" and "Cinnamon Girl" would be loved by you, I imagine.
Yup too many WIMPY GIRLIES requesting only Neil's Acoustic when his best stuff was his rock
Have you heard Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young? (David, Stephen, Graham, and Neil) - fantastic vocals, lots of songs
Saw Him 7 times!! ♥️😍🐐🎸🔥
My sister gave me this album for my 15th birthday. Best birthday present ever!
I get your "melancholy" feel. I call it more reflective and insightful....there's some hope here but the melancholy is there for sure!
I thought I'd subscribed already....I wasn't.....but I am now. Keep up your good work! The '60-s and '70's were my High School years. I'm so glad the youth of today seem to love "our music" as we did growing up!
I have seen Neil Young 12 times in concert, he is Touring with Crazy Horse now in the States (but just not mine). You were right about him influencing younger artists, he was known as the "Godfather of Grunge" among other things. Lots of material here of many styles and genre's.
If it's raining and you're in one of those melancholic moods, try his songs "The Needle and the Damage Done" or "Don't Let it Bring You Down." Try his albums "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere," "After the Gold Rush," or "Harvest." He was also part of a couple of bands you may want to review, Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.
Neil young es una leyendas
If you see his work with Rust and Crazy Horse, you will see how he got the nickname, the Grungefather
Yup too many Wimpy boys never listen to his rock which is sad
I think you would enjoy his performance of "Harvest Moon"
the classic compositions of Rock are from the Neil Yaong.
Several bands re-record his songs with reverence, encouragement, idolatry.
I first discovered Neal in the late 60's and he has been a favorite ever since. Also CSN/CSN&Y.
he has been inspirational.. he is called the Godfather of grunge for a reason. He is an idol of many younger artist like Eddie Vedder as an example. Song like this one or «Old man» from the same show is his sweet side, but he's a rocker too.. look at his song «Rockin in the free world» at the MTV playing along side with Pearl Jam... that is something!
Most 60's, 70's music tells a good story.
Love Neil. Check out Old Man.
The Godfather of Grunge, that's who he is.
I reminder this song. It came out back in the late 70's. He did songs like Harvest moon, old man.
Then there was Neil Young and Crazy Horst. Song like Down by the River, Like A Hurricane
And you have Crosby, Still, Nash &young. they did Down by the River too. They did Helpless at Farm aid in 2000.
Just a few bands Nile Young been with.
Epic Neil...
I used to walk past a record shop as a teenager (I'm now 70 years old) and listened to Heart of Gold, which could be heard all the way down the street. That was electrifying for me. I immediately went into the record shop and bought the LP Harvest, which had this song on it. That's how I became a Neil Young fan. Later I was a solo musician and in two bands as a guitarist and singer and we covered a lot of Neil Young. I have a lot in common with this song. I was very lonely for over ten years and was looking for a girlfriend and longed for a heart of gold. Even today, as an old man, I still listen to the Harvest LP. The songs on it have never left me.
Pearl Jam claimed that Neil Young was one of the main inspiration for their sound... Neil Young rose to fame as a solo artist Neil Young & Crazy Horse... as well as acoustic quartet C.S.N.Y. (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young) and rock band Buffalo Springfield ... He can play both acoustic and electric guitar exceptionally... Check out his songs - 'Cinnamon Girl' ... 'Keep on rocking in the free world' ... 'Old man' ... 'Harvest moon'... 🔥🔥
GODFATHER OF GRUNGE
People really don't see I guess that this is kind of like the grandfather of grunge music that my generation in America. Generation X brought back organic music in the 90s after the 80s were so electronic. Neil Young, Bob Dylan and more inspired a lot of artist in the 90s and after
One of the greatest ever. “Old Man” was the first song I ever learned to sing because _I_ wanted to. He’s right there with Dylan, the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel…Thank you Millie.
No it wasn't near his greatest overplayed wimpy boy...Down By The River wat better...Grow some
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Tough guy, oh no!
Neil Young ✨️🫡✨️
I love this intimate performance with just Neil, his guitar & harmonica. Neil is a very talented musician, singer & songwriter. He was with the groups Buffalo Springfield & Crosby, Stills & Nash in the later 60's. Also had his own group with Crazy Horse for a few years. Neil went solo & has had so many great songs over the years.
Nope time to grow some need Neil's Rock not the wimpy acoustic
I add my vote to suggestions made in the comments. I would also recommend Needle and the Damage Done
I CAN RELATE...I'VE BEEN FROM HOLLYWOOD TO REDWOOD...WEST COAST TRAVELS !!! GOOD OL DAYS !
This was live on the BBC London. The album :Neil Young Harvest". His acoustic guitar and harmonica inspired a generation and still does. You should watch "Needle And The Damage Done".
Nope stop the wimpy overplayed acoustic need Down By The River
I was number 600 for clicking like !
Take any song from live rust especially into the black or like a hurricane great guitar work
Check out his ass-kicking video for "Touch The Night". Really well done. He plays a reporter at an accident scene.
On your observation that lyrics from years back like in this era (the early seventies) featured more variety in subject matter, whereas today's popular music has a very limited (and honestly very shallow) range of topics that they sing about, that reflects a societal decline, part of which is that people don't read books anymore at all and are less well informed about the range of human experience and the range of human emotions (though they think they're better informed than any people in history). During the period of this song, too, there was a serious awareness that money and status aren't everything, and may not even be a thing at all, whereas today that is unthinkable to just about everybody.
Thank you for the review. Neil Young is considered the grand-father of grunge music.
Reacction great.millie🇬🇧
Hey Mill, how many songs r on the playlist?
TRY HIS SONG "OLD MAN" ...ANOTHER CLASSIC !
"This is vintage!"
If it's beautiful, listen to it. Don't talk over it. Heavens girl! What was all that stuff about it sounding "organic"?
Who knew then that later on Neil would become the father of Grunge?
This is a song where the studio version is better in my opinion. There is a female harmony that's added at the end and it really completes it. In the live version, I always miss it.
Check out Mr. Tambourine Man by Bob Dylan.
Pleased you mentioned about contemporary loss of variety of topic and originality of approach . Mind you a lot of 60's music was also boy/girl heartache and as formulaic as Taylor Swift.( no better or worse than many ) Nothing changes, but every era has a more than a few gems which are later remembered. It takes God-given genius to be both a one-off original artist AND a crowd-pleaser- from the 60's-70's I can think only of such as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen- and even such can manage it only for parts of their career and turn out a lot of filler also. I assume that there are plenty of 'singer-songwriters' about, even some on TH-cam, but not sure where their memorable songs are?
Listen "Cinnamon Girl" and you'll get bit different side of him, or his work with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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This is from the album Harvest as is the song Old Man that several people reference below. Harvest id probably his most popular album, but IMHO not even close to his best. If you want to hear melancholy listen to the albums Time Fades Away (this is a live album), On the Beach or Tonight's the Night. Then the albums Everybody Knows this is Nowhere and Zuma. Cortex the Killer on Suma is one if his best epic songs. IMHO if you only know the Harvest album you really don't know Neil.
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I notice that the vast majority of reaction videos avoid Neil Young's electric stuff. Powderfinger, Like a Hurricane, Hey Hey My My(into the black) can set your soul on fire. Please give at least one a listen.
Yes - Neil Young is iconic, and you're 100% spot on - he influenced countless other artists. One such band is Pearl Jam. They performed together in 1993 on an unforgettable rendition of Neil's song Keep on Rockin' in the Free World. You'd love it. A totally different side of Mr. Young! Epic indeed: th-cam.com/video/kQlTPXvOtoE/w-d-xo.html
For a different taste of Neil, try the live version of "Hey Hey, My My (into the black)" th-cam.com/video/w_hoW6qmeOo/w-d-xo.html This is one of those rare tunes that only gets better the louder you play it: If your ears aren't bleeding, you aren't playing it loud enough. And it IS better to burn out than fade away.
If you get the chance listen to Sugar Mountain by N Young.
@MillieMochiTunes you want Lyrics than listen to the Don McLean songs "Vincent" and "American Pie"
Neil Young is a legend and this was his biggest hit. He did acoustic and electric and I think he inspired a lot of the Grunge bands and I think he was sometimes called the Godfather of Grunge if I am not mistaken. Neil's live album Live Rust is an excellent example of his versatility.
No IT WAS NOT HIS BIGGEST HIT !!!! Southern Man was way better...and it was rock not wimp
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN I didn’t say it was his best. I said biggest hit. I didn’t check the charts but I think it’s probably his best known song from my perspective. I agree Southern Man, Cinnamon Girl, Like a Hurricane, Down by the River and many others were more rock than Heart of Gold. I could be wrong, but I would have expected Heart of Gold to have gone higher on the charts than other songs. Maybe My My Hey Hey or Hey Hey My My might have charted higher. That is what I meant by “biggest hit”, basically chart position, not personal favorite.
"Old Man"
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Cortez the Killer nuf said
"Beautiful and melancholy", that pretty much sums this classic up. It's not you, beautiful, complex and thought provoking lyrics are a thing of the past.
You are so cute whit your long hair 😎
If I put together a list of what you need on vinyl Harvest would be in the top 20.
Nope too overplayed too wimpy even Neil said it put him in the middle of the road meaning boring top 40 garbage played every 15 mins
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN He said that about Heart of Gold not Harvest.
It is actually impossible to listen and talk at the same time- and you talk a lot✌️
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