Like all great artists he reminds us what we need and are missing. That is what Neil Young does best and why he is one of our greatest artists/storytellers. So, of course, when everybody is talking about AI, out of the haze emerges Young to remind us all of our inherent humanity. 'I am so happy I was here before AI,' he said.īesides having authored some of the greatest songs of all time and being an insanely brilliant guitarist, Young's biggest contribution to popular culture the last six decades has been famously going against the grain and, as a result, making us think about what we want and need. Then he joked about AI and how his piano he got in 1968 had an AI soul. I wish I had something to say to change it.' A simple and beautiful melody surrounds the track, underlining Youngs harmonic gift and folk/country leanings. Sometimes his stories were just funny but often, as always with him, had a very deliberate message,Īfter 'Ohio' he offered, 'That's so strange? Four people. tumblr Song Review by Matthew Greenwald Introduced during the 1969 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live shows (and many subsequent bootlegs), 'Tell Me Why' eventually turned up as the opening track of After the Gold Rush. Early on he commented, 'Nice place,' then joked, 'We could be at the podunk coliseum.' For Young, this was an opportunity, after four years off the road, to reconnect with his audience.

Young also used the intimacy of the beautiful outdoor space to full advantage. Thu Nov 17, 2022, 10:33 PM happybird (3,953 posts) Neil Young: Tell Me Why Neil Young - Tell Me Why (live) - Young Shakespeare (Official Music Video) Watch on I was listening to the After the Gold Rush album earlier today while cooking and this song has been stuck in my head ever since.

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