CSNY Crowd won't Neil to Anti-War Bite

Boston Herald ^ | 8/17/06 | Dave Wedge

[weegee]

The one Neil Young clip worth seeing, but I still think Link Wray could've done it better...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIMttc0ciKU

[weegee]

Yep. He's playing the full album.

I think after the first CSNY reunion tour, there was a following tour of just CSN.

They must see better receipts with him on the marquee.

[dennisw]

I read his biography a few years ago. Boy did he smoke a lot of dope. His drug of choice. I think he gave it up a few years ago. He has a very strong, tough character in my opinion

Check out this video!

 

 

Neil Young - The Old Laughing Lady 05:53 Neil Young in the street of Glasgow back in 1976 singing the old laughing lady on his banjo...Enjoy Tags: Neil   Young   Old   Laughing   lady   Scotland   Glasgow   1976 Added: 2 months ago   in Category: Music From: Architeuthis Views: 20,038

[weegee]

It is an attempt at co-opting music.

Using the name and tune to serve as a Pied Piper leading a bunch of followers (who don't question the authority of the musical "leader" when he demands they question the authority of the ELECTED leader).

The commies hated rock and roll. It is juvenile, it was crass, it was irrelevant. They liked songs in the "folk" tradition (although they didn't like hayseeds).

When Dylan went electric, they saw him as playing "childish junk". They wanted to silence him. Then they took it over and became the "establishment". Years later, promoter Bill Graham was still trying to promote only bands that had the right "social commentary".

It can be seen in the first episode of the Tom Snyder Tommorow Show 2 DVD set. For Bill Graham (who WAS the music industry at a point), rock and roll BEGAN in the 1960s.

[trisham]

Wow. What a crowd he had there. Men wearing those old-fashioned hats, too. Thanks. The sound quality is remarkably good.

[martin_fierro]

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[dennisw]

Glad you liked it. It's a bit of a time capsule