Neil Young Archive

How Neil Young Affected the Sound of the Grunge Movement
March 8, 2014
Neil Young’s illustrious discography can be daunting for even longtime fans. With 35 full-lengths and dozens of live and tribute albums, it’s impossible to concisely classify his sound. Folk, country, and rock dominate much of his material, but Young’s sheer willingness to stretch out his stylistic boundaries – throughout every decade of his career –
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Best Protest Songs
November 26, 2013
Renowned for their songs depicting societal defiance and individuality, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s protest songs are vast and consistently strong. These three, however, hit a certain mark that best represents the ingeniously talented songwriters and their fight for freedom and courage in a time where productive counterculture was on the rise: Ohio Neil Young

10 Famous Musicians Afflicted with Hearing Loss
May 4, 2013
Even more so than vision, a musician’s hearing is considered essential to his songwriting for obvious reasons. Constructing even a basic melody can be an obstacle with hearing loss, even if only affects one ear – as is the case with most of the musicians below. While it is incredibly rare for a successful musician
Album Review: Neil Young and Crazy Horse ‘Psychedelic Pill’
January 1, 2013
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have been busy. After an almost ten year stretch of silence left fans in a state of withdrawal, the band has pushed out a pair of new concoctions in just one year, with the latest fix coming in the form of a Psychedelic Pill. Where Americana was a good, but
Album Review: Neil Young & Crazy Horse ‘Americana’
August 17, 2012
By the end of the opening track it’s clear that Neil Young & Crazy Horse came to recording Americana from the purest perspective: that of just wanting to hang out and play some music. Every song on the album has the sound of a jam session among old friends, down to its live and raw