New Neil Young "Best Of"

[nashreed]

My FYE new release sheets list a new Neil Young "Best Of" with a DVD(!) coming out Nov. 16. Anybody have a track listing or info on this?

Thanks!
James

[Sessal]

Check here:

http://www.thrasherswheat.org/wheatfield.html

- Lou

[nashreed]

Hey, thanks!
But.....

Good grief! What a waste of time! WHY???????
What a b-o-r-i-n-g selection. I guess it's the difference between a "Greatest Hits" and a "Best Of". I suppose it'll be chronological too (sigh).

Surely 1 disc can't do Neil justice, but it might be fun to try to come up with a track listing (a "Best Of", not "Hits"- those are boring). I'll have to think of one...

So, no DVD of music videos, rare live performances, or anything of any value whatsoever..... Then they wonder why the music biz is in the Crapper.

James

[Evan L]

This is being released for the same reason Beatles 1 was...the industry dictates that a regular priced 1-CD Greatest Hits be available for the casual music shopper. No more, no less.


Evan

[ubsman]

Originally Posted by Sessal

Check here:

http://www.thrasherswheat.org/wheatfield.html

- Lou

Is that his real hair?

[Casino]

Originally Posted by MatrixMan

This is being released for the same reason Beatles 1 was...the industry dictates that a regular priced 1-CD Greatest Hits be available for the casual music shopper. No more, no less.


Evan

Yes, MM - won't do many of US any good...

[nashreed]

Well, if I was compiling a single CD Neil Young "Best Of"... I actually went from it being a "Best Of" (which is too subjective), to more of a "Retrospective". Considering that to sell, it has to have "hits" (particularly "Heart Of Gold"), I threw some in, along with (what I consider) to be a pretty good sampling of all his "phases". What I would want to hear is a non-chronological (check out the new 2 CD John Mellencamp disc for a great track listing that's fun to listen to) ride through Neil's career.
So, this is what I would have picked, in this order (which I think works very well if I do say so):
(feel free to add your own track list too!)

Rockin' In The Free World
Walk On
Let's Roll
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Touch The Night
Heart Of Gold
Harvest Moon
Lotta Love
Thrasher
After The Gold Rush
Wonderin'
Sleeps With Angels
This Note's For You
Winterlong
Little Thing Called Love
Like A Hurricane
Long May You Run



James

[Toby]

Select a single disk worth of Neil?! Impossible!

But I think "Live Rust" does a pretty darn good job for songs up to 1979.

Any "Best Of" Neil Young compilation should include "Don't Be Denied" (which was conspicuously absent from Decade--perhaps because of the "direct to disk" mastering used for Time Fades Away).

[ubsman]

Originally Posted by nashreed

Well, if I was compiling a single CD Neil Young "Best Of"... I actually went from it being a "Best Of" (which is too subjective), to more of a "Retrospective". Considering that to sell, it has to have "hits" (particularly "Heart Of Gold"), I threw some in, along with (what I consider) to be a pretty good sampling of all his "phases". What I would want to hear is a non-chronological (check out the new 2 CD John Mellencamp disc for a great track listing that's fun to listen to) ride through Neil's career.
So, this is what I would have picked, in this order (which I think works very well if I do say so):
(feel free to add your own track list too!)

Rockin' In The Free World
Walk On
Let's Roll
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Touch The Night
Heart Of Gold
Harvest Moon
Lotta Love
Thrasher
After The Gold Rush
Wonderin'
Sleeps With Angels
This Note's For You
Winterlong
Little Thing Called Love
Like A Hurricane
Long May You Run



James

That's a good selection, especially the last song on there.

[Evan L]

Cinnamon Girl needs to be on there, though.


Evan

[-Ben]

Neil Young from the link Sessal posted: "I've always been a strong believer in analogue and this is about as close to the rewarding listening experience of vinyl as the real thing."

Now THERE IS a vinyl version of Neil Young's Greatest Hits coming too....I wonder if its gonna be the real thing ...all analogue from the original master tapes. I sure hope so, but I'm not betting.

[jjhunsecker]

Since WSM/Rhino has done excellent 2CD sets on many of their artists (Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles , Jackson Browne, Van Halen, ZZ Top ), I'm really surprised that neil only got a 1 CD set . He should have 2, or even a box set

[jamesmaya]

I picked up a promo copy of neil young greatest hits this afternoon. Have only had the opportunity to sample the redbook disc in the car -- sounds good. No surprises in track listing. "Greatest hits inclusion based on original record sales, airplay, and known download history. -- N.Y."

Jim W

[Gary]

It's HDCD encoded, too.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by jamesmaya

I picked up a promo copy of neil young greatest hits this afternoon. Have only had the opportunity to sample the redbook disc in the car -- sounds good. No surprises in track listing. "Greatest hits inclusion based on original record sales, airplay, and known download history. -- N.Y."

Jim W

...much better than decade?

[Niteowl37]

somewhere I heard neil was working on a CD box set...but I know he must go through hours and hours upon songs thinking of the best ones.....here's a good continuous message thread...what do you consider a GODD neil box set ?

Here's mine so far.....haven't completed yet

NEIL YOUNG
THE EMPORER OF WYOMING THE LONER I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU THE OLD LAUGHING LADY STRING QUARTET FROM WHISKEY BOOT HILL WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY LIFE I'VE LOVED HER SO LONG CINNAMON GIRL EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE (IT WON'T BE LONG) ROUND AND ROUND DOWN BY THE RIVER RUNNING DRY COWGIRL IN THE SAND TELL ME WHY AFTER THE GOLD RUSH ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART SOUTHERN MAN TILL THE MORNING COMES OH LONESOME ME DON'T LET IT BRING YOU DOWN BIRDS WHEN YOU DANCE YOU CAN REALLY LOVE I BELIEVE IN YOU CRIPPLE CREEK FERRY OUT ON THE WEEKEND HARVEST A MAN NEEDS A MAID HEART OF GOLD ARE YOU READY FOR THE COUNTRY OLD MAN THERE'S A WORLD ALABAMA THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE WORDS (BETWEEN THE LINES OF AGE) WALK ON SEE THE SKY ABOUT TO RAIN REVOLUTION BLUES FOR THE TURNSTILES ON THE BEACH AMBULANCE BLUES TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT SPEAKIN' OUT WORLD ON A STRING BORROWED TUNE COME ON BABY LET'S GO DOWNTOWN MELLOW MY MIND ROLL ANOTHER NUMBER (FOR THE ROAD) ALBUQUERQUE NEW MAMA LOOKOUT JOE TIRED EYES TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (PART II) DON’T CRY NO TEARS PARDON MY HEART LOOKIN’ FOR A LOVE STUPID GIRL DRIVE BACK CORTEZ THE KILLER THE OLD COUNTRY WALTZ SADDLE UP THE PALOMINO HEY BABE HOLD BACK THE TEARS STAR OF BETHLEHEM WILL TO LOVE LIKE A HURRICANE GOIN’ BACK COMES A TIME LOOK OUT FOR MY LOVE LOTTA LOVE PEACE OF MIND HUMAN HIGHWAY ALREADY ONE FIELD OF OPPORTUNITY MOTORCYCLE MAMA FOUR STRONG WINDS LIVE RUST SUGAR MOUNTAIN I AM A CHILD AFTER THE GOLD RUSH MY MY, HEY, HEY WHEN YOU DANCE I CAN REALLY LOVE THE LONER NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE POWDERFINGER CINNAMON GIRL LIKE A HURRICANE HEY HEY, MY MY TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT RUST NEVER SLEEPS-> THRASHER POCAHONTAS SAIL AWAY WELFARE MOTHERS SEDAN DELIVERY


Niteowl

[Squealy]

I was trying to put together a best of Neil from Freedom onward... any suggested tracklists?