Neil Young
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Pros
- Tons of Tangerine Dream. Some The Who, Neil Young, Hendrix, Beatles, and more. covers are dusty, but probably good or excellent condition records inside
- He legit plays the same note for like five bars and I love it
- Neil can show more feeling with a single note solo than most “shredders” can with 100.
- People saying he’s not technical but I think he’s got that “drunken master” thing going on. It’s not sloppy because he can’t play clean - it’s sloppy because that’s what conveys the emotion he wants to convey.
- He seems to have different mindsets depending on whether he’s playing electric or acoustic/playing with Crazy Horse or the more country-ish stuff. He goes to one note wailing world because he wants to…and I like it.
Cons
- Parent context: He's a competent pro guitarist. Nothing special, but good enough to hold down rhythm and solo work. Neil's biggest musical talent is his voice and his songwriting. The guitar playing is fine, but isn't what makes him grea...
- I would say his electric playin is purposefully sloppy, but his acoustic playing can actually be pretty clean and well-executed.
Sentiment
10 positive (83%) · 2 mixed (17%) · 0 negative (0%)
Trust + time weighted score: +85% · raw score 83%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
Tons of Tangerine Dream. Some The Who, Neil Young, Hendrix, Beatles, and more. covers are dusty, but probably good or excellent condition records inside
He legit plays the same note for like five bars and I love it
Neil can show more feeling with a single note solo than most “shredders” can with 100.
People saying he’s not technical but I think he’s got that “drunken master” thing going on. It’s not sloppy because he can’t play clean - it’s sloppy because that’s what conveys the emotion he wants to convey.
Parent context: He's a competent pro guitarist. Nothing special, but good enough to hold down rhythm and solo work. Neil's biggest musical talent is his voice and his songwriting. The guitar playing is fine, but isn't what makes him great musically (in my opinion). Reply: I would agree to a point, but I personally think his unique guitar playing adds a lot to his greatness. His lead guitar does not sound even remotely like anyone else.
He seems to have different mindsets depending on whether he’s playing electric or acoustic/playing with Crazy Horse or the more country-ish stuff. He goes to one note wailing world because he wants to…and I like it.
I would say his electric playin is purposefully sloppy, but his acoustic playing can actually be pretty clean and well-executed.
I love his wandering around, unclear direction and him just "being present" and rockin the house. Anytime Cortez live comes on, I just stop whatever I'm doing and let it happen.
Neil's sloppy. That's the point of it and the charm of it.
Take the song “Hurricane” as an example, where Neil plays the 2nd best solo of all time, then he sings a little bit, then plays the 1st best solo of all time.
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