Monday, 2 Mar 2009
As I’m rounding third and coming home to the conclusion of the Neil Young bio Shakey, I’m reminded of the above collaboration featuring Neil Young + Pearl Jam from the MTV Music Awards circa 1993. Somewhere I have a well-worn VHS tape with the same footage. I must have played it a hundred times. The instrument/stage destruction at the end of the performance is a result of poor monitor performance (according the Shakey) and a lot of pent up frustration.
I recently engaged in a lengthy discussion over at Via Chicago in reference to Young’s post 1980 output, where I declared his collaboration with Pearl Jam, Mirror Ball to be one of the high points since that time line marker. Feel free to discuss Young’s post 1980 output – the highs and lows – and, at some point I’ll be back with my review/recap of Shakey.
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Post-1980 Top 5 Neil Young albums (in order of preference):
Prairie Wind
Freedom
Mirror Ball
Harvest Moon
Silver & Gold
And the Jonathan Demme directed concert movie “Heart of Gold” is a must see for any Neil fan.
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:37 pm
shakey is so damn good
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:41 pm
The best thing I ever saw on the MTV Music Awards.
In second place is Dave Grohl playing with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
In third place? Nothing I can recall.
And yes, Mirror Ball is excellent.
March 3rd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Love NY fans! I’ve been hooked ever since age 15 when I heard “Old Man” on a friend’s mixed tape. That was just over half my life ago.
My Top Picks:
1. Ragged Glory
2. Mirror Ball
3. Freedom
4. Harvest Moon
5. Prairie Wind
And I think special mention should be made of “Ordinary People”. Epic!
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Neil’s done some amazing stuff since the 70’s but am I the only one who thinks Prairie Wind is bland.
1. Chrome Dreams II
2. Mirror Ball
3. Greendale
4. Ragged Glory
5. Freedom