Neil Young - Old Man (live at the Ryman)

[913bungles]

It's amazing he still has the same singing voice as he did in his 20s, thats talent for ya there.

[desertswo]

For all those who I guess haven't listened to the original recording and believe the Massey Hall concert is the beginning and end of "Old Man," the pedal steel player on the original recording and seen and heard here was the late Ben Keith. The original banjo was a six-string played by James Taylor almost as a lark. Neil liked it and kept it. The banjo picker here is Neil's guitar tech Larry Cragg. He probably as forgotten more about stringed instruments than any of us are likely to learn.

[joeyzola]

@desertswo THANK YOU! A day isn't wasted if you learn something and we ALL learned a whole bunch there!

[soggybuilders]

Old man take a a look at my life :)

[aquakevo97]

2:50 is that chuck norrisplaying piano

[godisscene]

A voice that'll never change in sound, but change lives at the same sequence.

[Brynben1]

His voice no different from when he recorded it back in '71.

Even Elton John sings an octave lower now.

Neil Young great talent

[mrblisterfist]

I played this stage about 20 years ago.

~good times

[DarkStarO327]

LEGEND!!!!!!

[Pathmaster1000]

@noserider207 ... It has so much to do with how the guitar sounds in many many cases... Old wood has seasoned and resonates better.... Along with the story you mentioned....

[bilbobagins1951]

the old men are all gone now we are the old men

[jrgorilla1]

i saw neil in concert last spring on his twisted road tour, and he was still so so good. i don't think he'll ever stop playing

[sotweeddude]

Music doesn't get much better than this.

[joeyzola]

@noserider207 His comments have been removed. I hope you got to watch This Old Guitar! ;-)

[GundamGreg]

incredible! thirty years after he first recorded this song it still sounds the same!! pure storytelling and awe inspiring lyrics with a real world inspiration.

[fangirl2themax]

I love Neil Young forever.

[SuperShoplifter]

@1toRespectReggae cant sing for shit eh? lets hear you sing keyboard warrior. you must be some type great if your going to criticize a legend

[jspicoli69]

Does anyone know what year this was recorded?

[jspicoli69]

@jspicoli69 What year this live recording at Ryman was recorded, not the original studio cut.

[TheLeoOfCostaRica]

@jspicoli69

Judging by the back-up singers' hairstyles, I would say late 90s or early 2000s 

[joeyzola]

@jspicoli69 The show was Aug 18 & 19, 2005 in Nashville (of course)

[theycallmesmelley]

And i wrote this song for him (starts playing) everyone clapps. Neil young one of my favorite singers.

[theBESTdustyrose]

Great talent, great writer, great guy. I simply wore out my old albums playing them over and over. Hope that he continues to write and play as long as he can.

[joojoosasa]

Only 31,000 views?! WTF?!

[bribub]

its so amazing how much it still sounds like the original. his voice hasnt changed. so awesome.

[noserider207]

you think with all his money he'd have a guitar that wasn't beat to shit. kinda cool he plays that.

[rsymonds53]

@noserider207 I guess you know nothing about guitars... it might be well worn but I sure it sounds better than anything new he could buy, It also comes down to personal preference and feel to the player...

[joeyzola]

@noserider207 That guitar belonged to a country music legend that was on that stage 50 years ago. Neil explains why it's important in " This Old Guitar". Either from my list or do a Tube-search. Quite a story for that song too.

[desertswo]

@joeyzola I believe it in fact belonged to Hank Williams, Sr. Not sure how it got into Neil's inventory, but I'm pretty sure Hank, Jr. is OK with it.

[joeyzola]

@desertswo If you catch This Old Guitar (at the Ryman) He tells how about 30 years ago his friend, Grant Boatwright found the guitar and Neil bought it from the (then)owner, Tuck Taylor. Yeah... it's Hank's Old Guitar, and this was its first return to the Ryman since 1951.

[rentatrip1]

@noserider207 he does have a collection of guitars in perfect condition, so what is left is the conclusion that this old banged up guitar has a better sound for the concert than any other he would choose to play - "looks" have nothing to do with quality , one day you may figure out this fact - but for now it seems that you lack the wisdom to know such important human precepts

[Isaiah42069]

@noserider207 Obviously you havnt seen Willie Nelsons Guitar. its beat to shit because its been around. i bet that instrument sounds 100x better than most crap you can go into a music store and buy new.

[dustin741]

he sound younger than he did when he played it in 71, what a great voice.

[Artfactorychannel]

i love the song, but wtf with this?? 2:15

[joeyzola]

@Artfactorychannel It's probably gonna come as a shock to you, but if you listen to the original recording, the banjo-break is right where it should be :)

[steev9999999]

@joeyzola No banjo break in this... /watch?v=dVC2cszdTao&feature=B­Fa&list=FL0A2IRaQ969_3tATX8sYB­UA&lf=BFp

[Scotts87LX]

@Artfactorychannel The steel guitar? It's in the original studio version of the song. Personally, I think it's a major part of what makes the song. The only thing better is Neil with his guitar .. alone. MAGIC

[TheWitchybitchy]

@Artfactorychannel really???

[RavensHalo]

Amazing song....the story behind it makes it that much better...

[KorbinLondon1]

look at this version compared to the 71' version..... only thing that changed is the time. still sounds so great and his hammer ons are so good

[joannsm12201]

i hated this song so much only because my x played it all the time .. but not that I hear cause I can I LOVE IT

[joeyzola]

@joannsm12201  It makes a difference when you hear the story and the picture it creates. "This Old Guitar" has quite a story too.

[jackHNv]

The best - don't need to say any more.

[TheTater1984]

i belive james taylor played the banjo in the original recording

[guitar6192]

as a songwriter, if i could write a song a fraction as good as yours, id be overcome with joy



[cooler52er]

Just doesn't get any better then this , does it

[VchaosTheoryV]

ROCK ON! Awesome, just awesome!

[Manfromperu]

ouch i thought it was about his father "old man".....anyway still rocks!

[garizonaaz]

Sweet music and story something many people can relate with. Living and growing old fun stuff.

[XreaperX515]

he hasn't missed a step. still sounds like the original recording.

[cacasarq]

thanks!

[MrSunnyboy78]

it sure is, and thank god for giving us such a one of a kind storyteller, musician and beautiful soul. He was the reason I wanted my dad to teach me how to play a guitar, thank u so much Neil

[KestrelKid1]

@MrSunnyboy78 No need to thank God. You can Thank Canada.

[devilmadesmoke]

RIP Ben Keith.

[joeyzola]

@devilmadesmoke Yes, and thank you for mentioning it.

[SyrexIsStolen]

damn his voice is still the same



[byk3r11boy]

@SyrexIsStolen  yes:X....epic song

[besamemucho5]

@SyrexIsStolen in 1971 he had no cares...he put everything into his singing...

[thisisnowhere]

He's absolutely brilliant. What a talent, it's unbelievable.

[jcolecv]

That was better than "Helpless" from "The last waltz". Keep on rockin' Neil.

[glasgowkiwi]

The young man had enough money 'cause he could write songs like this.



[rjtruthseeker]

Its still a story, true or not. And he tells it well. One of my absolute favorites from him.

[BunduBasher58]

Love the way Neil tells a story -