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Neil Young got to be one of the most, if not the most, gruesomely overrated solo artists in rock music. He seems to be the love and pride of every music critic - alive and dead, and, at first glance, he deserves it. There are three main points that seem to summarize all of the man's positive value. First, he is thought of as a contemplative, philosophical balladeer, following in the steps of Bob Dylan as far as introspective singing-songwriting goes: his soft, acoustic tunes with presumably deep, hard-to-understand and obviously heartfelt lyrics are often deemed to reflect the very 'spirit of America', if indeed there is such a thing (as an outsider, I wouldn't really know about that!) Second, he's known as an endless experimentalist, shifting from one style to another with such ease as if all of them were nothing but spare pairs of pants. He's never stuck to a single formula, and the 'pushing forth of music boundaries' label is appliable to him maybe more than to anybody else. Third, he's still a rocker at heart, and again, the critics drowned him in a sea of appraisal - both in the era of punk and in the era of grunge, when Neil came out with winners at a time when everybody else of his epoch was mercilessly labeled a sold-out old fart. What could there possibly be done about it?
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Neil Young may be the hardest man in rock and roll to pin down. Biographer Jimmy McDonough tried his best, but as he tells Scott Simon on Weekend Edition Saturday, he couldn't do it, even in 800-plus pages. But it sure was fun trying. NPR Online has the complete interview and a sampler of Young songs.
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Following Bill Graham's introduction, Neil Young leads the group through "Are You Ready For The Country" to get things warmed up. Levon Helm and Rick Danko take over on the next tune, "Ain't That A Lot Of Love." The band seems eager and playful, and are obviously having a great time together. The next two songs alternate in a similar fashion with "Looking For A Love," a song from Young's Zuma LP, followed by Rick Danko covering "Lovin You Is Sweeter Than Ever."
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In 2006, Neil Young: Heart of Gold, a film made by Jonathan Demme, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Filmed over two nights at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee during the premiere of Prairie Wind, it includes both new and old songs as well as behind-the scenes-commentary by Young, his wife Pegi and others.
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Neil Young was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 12, 1945. He is a singer-songwriter with a long and extensive musical career. He has become one of the most respected and influential musicians of his generation.
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Neil Young is mad as hell and wants you to know it. Immediately. Having knocked out a ragged collection of antiwar, anti-Bush songs in about two weeks, Young is now rushing the recording into the marketplace.
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