My entry poin, I mistakenly thought, was Cinnamon Girl on AM radio, as a pre-teen. But later on, I realized it was really Buffalo Springfield as I didnt really know who was in the group. I finally got to see him during the Greendale tour. The full album during the first set. It was like sitting through your kid's 2nd grade concert/play. Luckily there was a second set.
My entry point into Neil Young was "Rust Never Sleeps," played by my local rock station in its entirety on January 1, 1980. I'm sure I'd heard "Heart of Gold" or "Old Man" or even "Southern Man" before that, but they didn't connect the way Rust did during Zeta 4's yearend rundown.
Getting even more specific, I might even say it was "Sedan Delivery" with its dissociative lyrics about lasers in labs and old men dressed in white clothes that hit me like the proverbial diamond bullet through my forehead.
I actually probably got the wrong idea about Young's lyrics from that song--they're not typical for him, I don't think, Mother Nature's silver spaceships notwithstanding.
But no matter: I bought Rust Never Sleeps within a couple months and was intrigued not just by the ketamine lyrics but also by the acoustic/electric dichotomy. I remember coming across a Stephen Stills record around the same time, and *he* had done the same thing, acoustic side A, electric side B, and I mistakenly drew the conclusion that this was a common thing for the Laurel Canyon crowd to do.
Also no matter. What was clear is a nice big rabbit hole had opened up and I was gonna dive down.
I enjoyed Neil Young, especially in his early years. I first saw him with Crosby, Stills and Nash and thought how unusual he was. Who didn't love Southern Man? Super talented guy and always so dark and mysterious to me. I watched a Netflix documentary awhile back called "Laurel Canyon" I believe. It showcased some of our generations most famous musicians from back in the day. Great flick if you want to walk down memory lane and get more insight as to their journeys starting out in L.A.
My entry point was Buffalo Springfield. Loved "Expecting to fly". And later "needle and the damage done", "cinnamon girl". Even Loved "sample and hold"
My entry poin, I mistakenly thought, was Cinnamon Girl on AM radio, as a pre-teen. But later on, I realized it was really Buffalo Springfield as I didnt really know who was in the group. I finally got to see him during the Greendale tour. The full album during the first set. It was like sitting through your kid's 2nd grade concert/play. Luckily there was a second set.
My entry point into Neil Young was "Rust Never Sleeps," played by my local rock station in its entirety on January 1, 1980. I'm sure I'd heard "Heart of Gold" or "Old Man" or even "Southern Man" before that, but they didn't connect the way Rust did during Zeta 4's yearend rundown.
Getting even more specific, I might even say it was "Sedan Delivery" with its dissociative lyrics about lasers in labs and old men dressed in white clothes that hit me like the proverbial diamond bullet through my forehead.
I actually probably got the wrong idea about Young's lyrics from that song--they're not typical for him, I don't think, Mother Nature's silver spaceships notwithstanding.
But no matter: I bought Rust Never Sleeps within a couple months and was intrigued not just by the ketamine lyrics but also by the acoustic/electric dichotomy. I remember coming across a Stephen Stills record around the same time, and *he* had done the same thing, acoustic side A, electric side B, and I mistakenly drew the conclusion that this was a common thing for the Laurel Canyon crowd to do.
Also no matter. What was clear is a nice big rabbit hole had opened up and I was gonna dive down.
I enjoyed Neil Young, especially in his early years. I first saw him with Crosby, Stills and Nash and thought how unusual he was. Who didn't love Southern Man? Super talented guy and always so dark and mysterious to me. I watched a Netflix documentary awhile back called "Laurel Canyon" I believe. It showcased some of our generations most famous musicians from back in the day. Great flick if you want to walk down memory lane and get more insight as to their journeys starting out in L.A.
My entry point was Buffalo Springfield. Loved "Expecting to fly". And later "needle and the damage done", "cinnamon girl". Even Loved "sample and hold"
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