Comments on: Tournament of Rock – Legends: The Rolling Stones vs Neil Young

By: BIGCHIEF

BIGCHIEF — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:10:33 +0000

It wouldn’t suprise me if the Stones won. As a shadow of their former selves, Neil continues to be just as relevant if not more so than at any point in his career. Not many artists or bands can make that claim. Not many artists had an entire genra of music and styles atributed to them as Neil had with the so called ‘grunge movement’. He never set out to start trends, He never followed a successful record with a duplicate to be a commercial success even if he could had, he just continued to follow the muse and create what moved him at the moment even to the point of being sued by his own record company for not making ‘Neil Young’ records… thats integrety … his biggest record is yet to come. I don’t think that can be said of the Stones.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:02:50 +0000

Saint Etienne’s cover was better.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:54:35 +0000

I know, Russ. Only love can break your heart.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:52:33 +0000

Fikshun wrote:

Russ: Wait … when it comes to Neil & the Stones in the ’90s, you said that Neil’s quality nose-dived then???? What have the Stones done since maybe ‘82 that didn’t totally suck?

I agree. It’s just that I loved Neil Young so much, my disappointment was that much greater.

By: fikshun

fikshun — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:19:19 +0000

@Mike: Agreed. Trans was a solid album. It could be argued that, with Trans, Neil got to New Order’s signature sound two years before they did. Everybody’s Rockin’ was also quite good.

By: Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:04:55 +0000

I own several Neil albums, even the wonderfully weird ‘Trans,’ which is one of my favorites of his.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:02 +0000

Lou, that’s “Shine A Light”, but I agree with you ! Go on Neil !

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:46:33 +0000

@ Retro Hound : “U2″ ah ah you make me laugh : it’s like FM pop from Nike corporation (call Bono) versus old school garage from Crazy Horse. Just look at that and you’ll understand : http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2t1h_neil-young-goin-home_music

By: Ubertramp

Ubertramp — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:38:40 +0000

i’ve come to believe that this entire process is a lesson in american politics. it’s not about the best candidate, it’s about who can motivate their base. we seem to have our own microcosm of grassroots groups, too.

By: Lou

Lou — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:15:19 +0000

Even the stones concerts suck right now : look at shining light, the guys can’t play anymore. I’ve been in a gig at Paris, it was bad. And I am a big fan of mister Keif fuckin Richards. Neil is still here, he is still able to blow the audience with his metallic guitar. The Stones belong to the past. So Neil, you win dude.

By: Smell the Horse

Smell the Horse — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:10:28 +0000

Neil Forever, and I mean the Horse too.

By: Retro Hound

Retro Hound — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:04:18 +0000

Mike, I had that album but got rid of it. Two good songs are not enough (I will say Rockin’ in the Free World is one of the best songs of the late 80s). I also like what wufnik had to say.

By: Ann

Ann — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:58:05 +0000

Maybe lots of women are watching that video…

By: Brian Angliss

Brian Angliss — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:58:24 +0000

Looks like a NY fansite found this again (and yes, I’m serious – just checked the access logs)

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:39:18 +0000

Depending on how you feel about the post-Roger incarnation of Floyd, it’s at least safe to say that Neil has done the most of any F4 artist since 1982. But even at that, it’s been awhile since any of them were terribly relevant. Maybe that’s another criterion for greatness: must not have been relevant since Reagan.

By: Mike Sheehan

Mike Sheehan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:53:34 +0000

“Other than U2, none of the finalist have done anything since 1982″

That’s quite a claim. You’re wrong, btw…

By: wufnik

wufnik — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:56:34 +0000

Well, this one’s tough. The Stones are one of the great bands, and did seminal work in the 1960s through the mid 1970s. How many people discovered the blues through the Stones? Lots. The fact that nothing since then has been up to par isn’t necessarily a problem for me–that’s true for lots of groups. What is a problem is the fact that they stole from everyone. And it’s one thing to steal from old blues guys–lots of people did that. It’s another to steal from Ry Cooder and Mick Taylor, and not give credit where it’s due to people you’ve actually worked with. And even though they’re probably more important musically than Young, somehow for me Young embodies what rock should be more than the Stones do. Because great music or not, the Stones have always been about posing and pulling a fast one. I hate to bring up the “authenticity” tag–but Young deserves it more than the Stones do. So I’m going with Young, for reasons that don’t really have much to do with the music. In fact, I don’t even own a single Neil Young record. But there’s a certain spirit that I want to see represented, and he carries it, and the Stones don’t.

By: Retro Hound

Retro Hound — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:19:43 +0000

Other than U2, none of the finalist have done anything since 1982. Oh wait, U2 isn’t one of the finalists.

By: Djerrid

Djerrid — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:42:10 +0000

:: Puts his fingers in the shape of a cross in front of him defensively ::

“Back, you interlopers from Neil Young fan sites! Back I say!”

By: wufnik

wufnik — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:34:28 +0000

Probably. Actually, I would peg it earlier than that–when Mick Taylor left in 1974, and Ron Wood came in.

“So … continuing to slog through the old catalog live is a meaure of greatness in this tournament? ”

Sure. Didn’t you get the rulebook?