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Greatest Hits (Neil Young Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is Neil Young's third compilation album after ''Decade'' and '' Lucky Thirteen''. Eleven of the first twelve tracks appear on ''Decade'', and the disc spans his solo career from 1969 through 1992. On the rear cover of the album, Young comments that the tracks were selected "based on original record sales, airplay and known download history". Mastering All tracks on this album were mastered using the HDCD process, which Young had been utilizing for his studio work since 1995. The album was also released as a high-resolution DVD Video disc with 24bit 96 kHz audio, and in a two-disc format including the audio album plus a bonus DVD with videos for "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Harvest Moon". Extensive notes on the remastering process can be found on Young's website. On the press release, Young said: Track listing 7" single :Issued exclusively with the vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemistry * Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer * Vin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse (band), Crazy Horse, he has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'', ''After the Gold Rush'', ''Harvest (Neil Young album), Harvest'', ''On the Beach (Neil Young album), On the Beach'' and ''Rust Never Sleeps''. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. Young also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk music, folk, rock music, rock, country music, country and other musical genres. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDCD
High Definition Compatible Digital (HDCD) is a proprietary audio encode-decode process that claims to provide increased dynamic range over that of standard Compact Disc Digital Audio, while retaining backward compatibility with existing compact disc players. Originally developed by Pacific Microsonics, the first HDCD-enabled CD was released in 1995. In 2000, the technology was purchased by Microsoft, and the following year, there were over 5,000 HDCD titles available. Microsoft's HDCD official website was discontinued in 2005; by 2008, the number of available titles had declined to around 4,000. A number of CD and DVD players include HDCD decoding, and versions 9 and above of Microsoft's Windows Media Player on personal computers are capable of decoding HDCD. HDCD was a favorite for several artists such as Neil Young, the Beach Boys and the Grateful Dead, all of whom have had multiple titles in their catalogs reissued in this format. Technical overview HDCD encodes the equivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohio (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Song)
"Ohio" is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills's "Find the Cost of Freedom", peaking at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 16 in Canada. Although a live version of "Ohio" was included on the group's 1971 double album ''4 Way Street,'' the studio versions of both songs did not appear on an LP until the group's compilation '' So Far'' was released in 1974. The song also appeared on the Neil Young compilation albums ''Decade,'' released in 1977, and ''Greatest Hits'', released in 2004. The song also appears on Neil Young's '' Live at Massey Hall'' album, which he recorded in 1971 but remained unreleased until 2007. A version also appears on Young's 1972 release "journey through the past" soundtrack. Recording Young wrote the lyrics to "Ohio" after seeing the photos of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Man (song)
"Southern Man" is a song by Neil Young from his album ''After the Gold Rush''. The album was released in 1970. An extended live version can be heard on the Crosby Stills Nash & Young album '' 4 Way Street''. Description The lyrics of "Southern Man" are vivid, describing the racism towards blacks in the American South. In the song, Young tells the story of a white man (symbolically the entire white South) and how he mistreated his slaves. Young pleadingly asks when the South will make amends for the fortunes built through slavery when he sings: :''I saw cotton and I saw black,'' :''tall white mansions and little shacks.'' :''Southern Man, when will you pay them back? The song also mentions the practice of cross burning referencing the Ku Klux Klan. Young was very sensitive about the song's message of anti-racism and anti-violence. During his 1973 tour, he canceled a show in Oakland, California because a fan was beaten and removed from the stage by a guard while the song was pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" is a song written by Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist Neil Young. It has been covered by many bands. Genesis and recording The song is the third track on Neil Young's album ''After the Gold Rush''. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash's split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat tentative in admitting or remembering this. Released as a single in October 1970, it became Young's first top 40 hit as a solo artist, peaking at number 33 in the U.S. The single was issued with a Crazy Horse version of "Birds" (rather than the solo piano version of the album) on the B-side, apparently accidentally. The song is praised as a "seemingly simple song which display considerable attention to detail in the deployment of instruments." Saint Etienne version In 1990, English band Saint Etienne recorded a cover version of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart", which was included on their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Gold Rush
''After the Gold Rush'' is the third studio album by the Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in September 1970 on Reprise Records, catalogue number RS 6383. It is one of four high-profile albums (all charting within the top fifteen) released by each of the members of folk rock collective Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in the wake of their chart-topping 1970 album ''Déjà Vu'', along with ''Stephen Stills'' (Stephen Stills, November 1970), ''If I Could Only Remember My Name'' (David Crosby, February 1971) and ''Songs for Beginners'' (Graham Nash, May 1971). The album consists mainly of country folk music, along with the rocking " Southern Man", inspired by the unproduced Dean Stockwell-Herb Bermann screenplay ''After the Gold Rush''. ''After the Gold Rush'' peaked at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums chart; the two singles taken from the album, "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "When You Dance I Can Really Love", made it to number 33 and number 93 res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Gold Rush (song)
"After the Gold Rush" is a song written and performed by Neil Young and is the title song from his 1970 album of the same name. In addition to ''After the Gold Rush,'' it also appears on the compilation albums ''Decade,'' and ''Greatest Hits,'' and on '' Live Rust.'' An ''a capella'' version of the song was a hit in many countries in 1974 for the English vocal group Prelude. It is ranked number 322 on ''Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Composition Young has said that he doesn't recall what the song is about. Dolly Parton, recalling a conversation while in the process of recording a cover of the song, along with Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt, for their 1999 album ''Trio II'', said: However, in his 2012 biography Young reportedly gave a different explanation of the song's origin and meaning, describing the inspiration provided by a screenplay of the same name (never produced), which apocalyptically described the last days of California in a cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Album)
''Déjà Vu'' is the second studio album by the American folk rock group Crosby, Stills & Nash, and their first as a quartet with the addition Neil Young. It was released in March 1970 by Atlantic Records. It topped the pop album chart for one week and generated three Top 40 singles: "Woodstock", "Teach Your Children", and " Our House". It was re-released in 1977 and an expanded edition was released in 2021 to mark its fiftieth anniversary. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 148 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and later was ranked No. 220 on the 2020 edition of the list. Certified 7× platinum by RIAA, the album's sales currently sit at over 8 million copies. It remains the highest-selling album of each member's career to date. Recording The album was recorded between July 1969 and January 1970 at Wally Heider's Studio C in San Francisco, and Wally Heider's Studio 3 in Hollywood. It was produced by all four members of the band. Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helpless (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Song)
"Helpless" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) on their 1970 album ''Déjà Vu''. Young played the song with The Band in the group's final concert with its original lineup, on American Thanksgiving Day 1976 at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, with Joni Mitchell providing backing vocals offstage. Personnel *Neil Young–lead vocals, acoustic guitar *David Crosby–harmony vocals *Stephen Stills–harmony vocals, electric guitar, piano *Graham Nash–harmony vocals *Greg Reeves Gregory Allen Reeves (born ) is an American bass guitarist. He is best known for playing bass on Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's album ''Déjà Vu'' (1970). Early life Reeves grew up in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Warren Western Reserve Hi ...–bass * Dallas Taylor–drumsSugar Mountain Neil Young Set Lists www.sugarmtn.org/sm_song2.php?song=251 References External linksTranscript of 1995 interview with MOJO magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamon Girl
"Cinnamon Girl" is a song by Neil Young. It debuted on the 1969 album ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'', which was also Young's first album with backing band Crazy Horse. Songwriting Music Like two other songs from ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'', "Cowgirl in the Sand" and " Down by the River", Young wrote "Cinnamon Girl" while he was suffering from the flu with a high fever at his home in Topanga, California. This song displays the very prominent role played by Danny Whitten in the sound of Young's early recordings. The vocals are a duet, with Whitten singing the high harmony against Young's low harmony. (The 45 rpm single mix of the song, in addition to being in mono and cutting off the guitar outro, features Whitten's vocal more prominently than the album version.) Young performed the song on his then-recently acquired Gibson Les Paul, "Old Black". The ''NME'' named "Cinnamon Girl" an example of "proto-grunge from 1969". The song was written in double drop D tunin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowgirl In The Sand
"Cowgirl in the Sand" is a song written by Neil Young and first released on his 1969 album ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere''. Young has included live versions of the song on several albums and on the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young album ''4 Way Street''. It has also been covered by The Byrds on their self-titled album. Like three other songs from ''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'', "Cinnamon Girl", " Down by the River" and the title track, Young wrote "Cowgirl in the Sand" while he was suffering from the flu with a high fever at his home in Topanga, California. Lyrics and music The song's lyrics are about a promiscuous woman, or perhaps three different women if each stanza describes a different woman. Author Nigel Williamson describes the lyrics as "obscure and dreamlike, addressed to some idealized woman." Music critic Johnny Rogan describes the lyrics as "oblique", describing the woman as being both "idealistic" and "idealized" by the singer, referring particularly to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
''Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'' is the second studio album by Canadian-American musician Neil Young, released in May 1969 on Reprise Records, catalogue number RS 6349. His first with longtime backing band Crazy Horse, it peaked at number 34 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 in August 1970 during a 98-week chart stay and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The album is on the list of ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. In 2003, the album was ranked number 208 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and at number 407 in the 2020 edition. It was voted number 124 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' (2000). Production The album contains four songs that became standards in Young's performance repertoire: "Cinnamon Girl", " Down by the River", the title track, and "Cowgirl in the Sand", all of which were written in a single day while Young had a 103 °F (39.5 °C) fever. Young's lead vocal tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
