A World of Constant Strangers: The Neil Young Results Thread

My #1. One possible screen name change I'd been pondering recently was Al Bakerky.

Albuquerque, I mean...

(xpost)

Many xposts: The Goldrush movie was never made (and the script was eventually lost). It was only developed as part of Hopper/Fonda's deal @ Universal (the ill-fated "Youth Movies" division).

Couldn't be Kingston Road--it's Bruce Berry's van. Not sure where he resided, other than it wasn't Toronto.

Gold Rush and Don't Let It Bring You Down were both in my Top 10 - classic "uh oh, here come the 70s" vibes on that album.

After the Gold Rush is my excuse to post this list of links to five Radiohead covers of Neil Young - very nice version of Gold Rush going into Everything In Its Right Place.

http://www.twentyfourbit.com/2011/02/hear-radiohead-cover-5-neil-young-songs/

Only realised this morning how much NY reminds me of Lou Reed on parts of Tired Eyes.

http://phildellio.tripod.com/neil16.jpg

okay so basically the bottom 25 is just going to be TTN and OTB right...? Glad Rockin' in the Free World made it at least, such an amazing song.

Tonight's the Night (album) is suddenly killing it.

Didn't chart it, but I will add that I prefer the album closing version to the album opening version.

A good bit of OTB has already placed tho.

Still one "Rust" song yet to place that will, I'm pretty sure.

still some zuma and everybody knows tracks, too, i'm sure.

okay so basically the bottom 25 is just going to be TTN and OTB right...?

Plus a minimum of 3 from Everybody Knows....

xpost.

"ride my llama" of course :) xzpost

Both versions counted together (only a couple of voters indicated a specific version anyway). I had a real negative reaction to what Neil did with this in the Year of the Horse movie. It was just too much, the way he stretched it out and howled and yelped. I realize how personal a song it is, and obviously he's entitled to do whatever he wants with it. Speaking as a listener, he crossed a line into overkill.

Still surprised "After The Goldrush" didn't finish higher for some reason, but of course I like all of the songs in the top 20 anyways so no biggie. Thought it might be close to "Life On Mars" in the Bowie poll though.

xp yeah, occasionally i find live versions of tonight's the night kinda garish (and tasteless, i guess!). they're entertaining in a trashy way, but sorta seem like they've crossed the line into pulp fiction, even though it's about a real dude.

Just got here. Albuquerque placing so high is the big surprise of the day so far.

I like how in the Rust movie the encore of TTN comes AFTER the end credits.

Still surprised "After The Goldrush" didn't finish higher for some reason, but of course I like all of the songs in the top 20 anyways so no biggie. Thought it might be close to "Life On Mars" in the Bowie poll though.

Me too; it was one of my two guesses for what an "obvious" #1 would be in this poll.

As everyone probably figured out, the photo is of Bruce Berry. I don't think I'd ever seen him until putting together this.

I would have been happy with "After the Gold Rush" at #1; #12 on my own ballot.

http://phildellio.tripod.com/neil15.jpg

in general the year of the horse versions of 70s cuts feel a little too "alternative"-influenced

kind of want bruce's dolphin project shirt

the ones in the movie at least, album's pretty tight xpost

My #1. Genius.

For the first person who can identify the still...I have nothing!

Perfect song.

I had it at #14. I love Saint Etienne's version, btw, but it's not even in that band's top 10.

Surprising that there will be at least 2 songs from ATGB that place higher than the title track.

Three of us, including me, voted for the Saint Etienne version. It was the one cover I thought had a chance.

Shameful last-minute ballot cut.

I always skip this song when I can. Too CSNY for me.

always amazes me that OLCBYH didn't make it onto Decade...

I see such a stark line between "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and non-Neil CSNY ballads.

Surprising that there will be at least 2 songs from ATGB that place higher than the title track.

― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 11:56 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark

After The Gold Bush is one of the best '70s porn movies before the girls started shaving

I always skip this song when I can. Too CSNY for me.

― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 1

Clemenza - ah, of course. I dunno, just gave me this "I've seen this" feeling (obviously not THAT gas station though!)

and I do prefer the Saint Etienne version

Only Love was my #3. Didn't vote for the St. Etienne version, but I did used to have the cassingle...

i think i really appreciated the sentiment of "only love can break your heart" at one point. now it just registers as a series of well-worn proverbs. great song though.

I do too, but I don't like the harmony vocals at all. Actively bug me and have since I first heard the album. There are some versions from the '76 tour I don't mind.

xposts to Clemenza.

FFM: I'm a lifelong West-ender who gets frightened and confused whenever I venture east of Mount Pleasant.

http://phildellio.tripod.com/neil14.jpg

Last minute cut for me. For this one, I actually prefer the versions with the CSN vocals (see the live cut on Archives).

According to my calculations, there are 10 songs that are still guaranteed to place. That leaves 3 mystery songs. I can hardly stand the suspense.

Is that a photo of someome making arrangements with himself?

My #6. Disappointing to learn upthread that Neil doesn't play this anymore because he doesn't know what it's about...C'mon, Neil, we do--just don't ask us to explain it.

lol waht this song is good but it's a bunch of nonsense!

xp