On the other hand, Neil's songs are ageless, maybe because his lyrics are written in such a personal way. I still found many of songs deeply connected to me. "Thrashers" is currently my favorite.
Hell yeah. Thrasher was the song that first woke me up to Neil Young. That song is like a 600 page novel condenced into 5 minutes. Then I heard "Out of the Blue" and there was no going back.
I saw a lot of comparisons of Neil Young vs. Bob Dylan here. Music is a personal thing, same goes with religion. In my mind I try not to compare any two artists. They may make similar music, but the experiences/moments that inspired them to write the music are completely un-correlated. Having said that, I found Bob's lyrics are a little more generation-specific. Born in the 80s, I found it hard to really understand many his songs because I didn't live through the 60s.
@MrPernell27 you shouldn't down someone's opinion because everyone is different. But it is cool you feel that way (even though you insulted someone's entire career. btw I actually like Cobain along with the other names you listed.
@iMovT actually i didn't down anyone's opinion. everyone is entitled to it no matter how wrong they may be. i simply gave my opinion of their opinion as you did to me
Why is Dylan great? He took advantage of a social counter-culture to make money. Yeah, that's what makes a great society. It's people like him who perpetuate society the way it is and undermine any real change.
@Torkgasmicgirl8 If you look at the body of song-writing Bono has put together over the 30+ years it is staggering. Not every single song is a golden nugget, but so many are simply brilliant. "The Boss" already said Bono's one of the the best song writer in modern music! Bet Dylan would agree as well. BTW_ - I also like Joni Mitchell, but no longevity.
@brnoamik It wasn't said that they we're equal. No musician is equal in the sense that they are the same. What was stated was that Neil Young and Bob Dylan are set among the greatest writers.
I appreciate Neil's candor. He, like Bob Dylan, expresses a universal truth -- no one owns the "soul" of music. I think that John Lennon tried to convey that, as well. Music a gift to us all from The Infinite Being.
@mickeymousebiker1 Cmon.... music is a gift? Then why do we have to buy it. John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Niel all took money for the music and lived in BIG mansions.
This so-called gift you speak about made these guys millions. A gift doesnt cost money.
@marcusdolby1 you don't need to buy music to listen to music, you can play music, etc. music is a gift and you would probably have to be a big music fan or a musician to understand. john lennon, bob dylan, neil young, etc, all were where we are in life, they were buying music just like us in homes probably smaller then ours and decided music could give them a better living because of their talent and passion. i'd say thats a gift.
Neil was born and brought up in Canada, and has since become an international star, so he has to expect to be asked idiotic questions about himself. Famous people are used to that. It goes with the territory. But, not to worry. As a Canadian, Neil should be OK with stupid questiions. Canadians get asked dumb questions all the time, usually by tourists who think Canada is still a howling wilderness full of French Canadian trappers, mad prospectors, and crazy hockey players.
@ronaldsneek Saw Bob this year. Smiling, gesturing to the crowd, being every bit as cool as I thought he would be. Anyone who has seen his previous concerts should know not to expect anything more.
@LazyBoyN They're very different songwriters but if I had to pick a "Canadian Bob Dylan" which I don't like the idea of I'd go with Leonard Cohen. My favorite songwriter of all time.
When faced with lifes difficult decisions I just stop and ask myself.......what would Neil do? What a modest and genuine guy. And a real awesome Canadian!
And you would be technically correct in doing so. I'm not saying that Canadians call themselves Americans, or that Germans call themselves Europeans, or even that Egyptians call themselves Africans. I'm simply arguing technicalities, and that is my point.
@BillWeekly that's absurd. the whole world, except you, americans included, refer to citizens of the US as Americans. nobody from mexico (part of the americas9 would call himself and american. what's yer point?
q: where are you from a i am an american. let it go.
Neil Young is one of the few people that Bob Dylan paid offhand tribute to in a song: "Highlands," (Time Out of Mind)-- one of Bob's most underrated songs BTW.
@noahstfuboi what? oh no. thanks neil and whatever whoever sent him here. so many of the most lovely songs of all time.. old man only love can break your heart heart of gold cinnamon girl southern man needle and the damage done ohio and on &on &on.guess i'm lucky i saw him once live at the Stanford Basketball arena in the 70's . flo and eddie opened ..steve stills sat in... nice show....i only have to play a couple of chords from "old man" to get my head straight . still works after 40 years.
well one things for certain, no-one can be compared to dylan, no one comes close to him, neil young or anyone you can think of... there are alot of great writers but dylan is the greatest ever, thats not an opinion but fact.
@noahstfuboi songwriting at its best is done through stream of consciousness. every song I write isn't planned or thought about it just flows and happens..that's what he's saying
Hard for me to understand how anyone that TRULY appreciates musical talent could post comments trashing Neil or Bob. Two giant legends in their own right. And to suggest Neil's music never influenced any one musician is utter hogwash. He was only referred to as the "Godfather" of Grunge rock. But as Frank Zappa so aptly put it.." Most people wouldn't know good music if it jumped up & bit them in the a** . " Neil Young = cool, humble Canadian. His own man.
Old man lying by the side of the road With the lorries rolling by Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load and the buildings scrape the sky Cold wind blowing down the alley at dawn and the morning paper flies Dead man lying by the side of the road With the daylight in his eyes. Don't let it bring you down its only castles burning Find someone who's turning and you will come around. Pretty great lyrics to my ears!!!
That is the essence of songwriting, a gift and I'm glad that a great one defined it that way. You can'not own it: It comes and goes through you. amazing.
ok asshole I just listened to 4 peter mulvey songs...he can play a guitar and sing jus like 7000 other wanna bees......so what! he is not Neil Young nor Neil Diamond Nor Neil dickhouse fuk thyself
I love Neil Young, but anyone saying he, or any artist, approaches Bob Dylan lyrically is ridiculous, and OBVIOUSLY needs to listen to some more Dylan.
What a bunch of cry babies. Neil Young's NOT insulting Bob. He loves Bob. Dylan inspired him to become a musician. Look up what Young's said about Bob. Nothing but respect & admiration there, folks.
What Neil is saying about not owning the music is true. He may of given the music it's sound and put it into words that please the ears but what he writing about is EXPERIENCES that are common and relevant to Humankind. Who can OWN that?
I would put Leonard Cohen in this class of genius. These guys could put into words and song what many felt and still feel! Living is timeless and what was relevant then may not be relevant now to the guy who wrote it, but someone out there hears what Dylan or Young or Cohen wrote maybe today and says "wow" and it becomes relevant again..and again..and again..
@robinlorene First of all, I was responding to a ridiculous comment that was taking a side on why Dylan was better or some, B.S. ....that has since been REMOVED because of negative votes, so.... Also, YOU DON'T KNOW ME or my life. So, it's pretty ridiculous to assume whether I lived through a time period based on the comment: "That's the most ridiculous statement I've ever heard." Do yourself a favor and stop attacking people you DON'T know on YouTube comments - it's pathetic.
@noahstfuboi Fuck what he says -in an in-terview...yeah sure he's gettin' on (in age) -BUT just listen to his (2nd)album :Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere?.....(Not to mention several others :like Aft.the goldrush';Montezuma;Time Fades Away....Rust Never Sleeps;and -at least 4/5 more!!!!!!Who's the F'kin IDIOT Dude????!!!!!!!!Enjoy...creashonrebel@yahoo.com
@TheAURIEMMA Are you serious? His new albums are still cutting edge. He may not be transforming the Beatles or causing a social revolution anymore but his music is still ahead of it's genre and his songwriting is as strong as ever. Maybe you just don't like his new style? In that case power to ya bud but the experts agree, Dylan has NEVER lost it.
@teddrum , It is obvious you either didn't live through the 60's and 70's, during Vietnam to grasp what Neil Young is saying about Bob Dylan's lyrics. I did, and I get completely the essence of his statements about being there, hearing the music, and knowing that the songs were sang for that moment...kind of a "had to be there" moment in time.
@ssmith5342 That must be true, I mean that's why Dylan had made and sold over 40 albums to tens of millions of people, been revered as a legend who has influenced and changed music by all his peers and later musicians, and studied at univiersities around the world.
@ssmith5342 No, you've misunderstood. Dylan is great because he has critical acclaim from his peers (like in this post and in the legions of musicians who hail him as a major seminal influence - not hard to find these, just do a bit of research), he also has acclaim from lots of other people too. I don't care if you don't personally like him - I used to hate him until my 20s! - but to just dismiss someone like Dylan as being crappy is glib and shows a lack of understanding.
@ssmith5342 saying that they write crappy music is ignorant first of all, they influenced all other acts that came after them. They changed music to a more socially conscious and personal level, something that is missing from most popular music these days. Second of all, don't ever call someone elses art work crappy, especialy when they put their heart and soul into making it unlike most pop music today where it is writen by a company. Even if you don't particulary like the music, open your mind
Neil Young to me is a better singer/songwriter than Dylan. He has more of a range of styles, has a better voice, has more complex and interesting music, and I even think his lyrics are equally as good.
@Incubus941 Even Young wouldn't suggest his lyrics are in the same league as Dylan's. Young is like Springsteen - a good writer and a more popluist voice. But he never wrote anything that changed how other songwriters thought about what music could do. Or beatiful words like
@Incubus941 And without overstating the point: Then take me disappearin' through the smoke rings of my mind Down the foggy ruins of time, far past the frozen leaves The haunted, frightened trees, out to the windy beach Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free Silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands With all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves Let me forget about today until tomorrow.
@Incubus941 Neil > Dylan? Dylan's style range is unmatched by anyone. Go listen to the 1997 Grammy Album of the Year and best rock vocal performance "Time out of Mind" and tell me that's just another rehash of Blowin in the Wind. He's had strong blues, folk, country, rock, jazz and even soul albums. As for his writing he was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in literature 5 times and has won a Pulitzer. Allen Ginsberg called him the greatest poet in the last 60 years. Love Neil but...
I think it's called integrity - Dylan and Neil Young both have it. Lotsa "entertainers" don't because they aren't tuned into their own voice and spirit - it's pretty simple.
To learn how to hear the hidden message in Beatles songs, search "Truth Contest" in Google and click the 1st result, then open The Present and read through the section about The Beatles
To learn how to hear the hidden messages in Beatles songs, search "Truth Contest" in Google and click the 1st result, then open The Present and read through the section about The Beatles.
Apart from 5 or 6 songs I could never get into Young, but for Dylan I have the majority of his albums, all from the 60's and 70's and scattered ones from the 80's to 00's and I must say
Dylan>Young
Hell for songwriting I'll also go
Lennon>Young
Neils a great songwriter, but I just don't really like his music.
Agree with you harybosco, so good to hear Neil Young speak. What a legend.
(Don't know how anyone can possibly put Joni Mitchell alongside Bob Dylan and Neil Young! Sure lots do, but she was never an original. Even her best (early) work was in a pretty safe, well established place)
Check out PHIL OCHS - one of the best voices and composers yet probably the most misunderstood and underrated singer songwriter of all time. He passed away but his music lives on. --- Check it out and pass it on....
for some reason when neil asks "Who else would I put up there?" hes seems like such a regular guy that i come in contact so often and it makes me feel like im there interviewing him and thinking "Wow i cant believe Neil Young is asking me something!!!!!"
@DarkestChapter He moved to the states after he became famous, like every famous person does that comes from that shithole of a country we call Canada.
@DarkestChapter He moved to the states after he became famous, like every famous person does that comes from that shithole of a country we call Canada.
Neil Young's written some fine stuff, but he's no Bob Dylan. He should've corrected Charlie. Dylan is in a class by himself. Neil might be grouped w/ Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and some others, but Dylan? I almost laughed at the grouping.
Just so I have it right: we can't say "Afro-American", can't say "black", can't say "colored" or "shit-skin"? What are we to call our swarthy darker brethren?!
Neil Young's reputation rests on his 60s and 70s work, prior to "American Stars 'N Bars", "Rust Never Sleeps" and the rest of the awful, mediocre work he put out since. Prior to his descent into mediocrity, he was a great musician and songwriter. He was also a poser with deliberately torn, carefully distressed jeans; a mumbling pothead who could barely put together a cogent sentence. This wouldn't matter except for his insistence on being a populist, left-wing mouthpiece. He's cringeworthy.
wow people are so caught up on the perceived racist remark that they looked past what neil was talking about. You guys need to look past the surface and really hear what neil young is talking about.
Bob Dylan and Neil Young were no match for Johnny Cash.
Entropy56 2 weeks ago
@Entropy56 oh I'm sure.
kermicheo 5 days ago
@Entropy56 apples and elephants
MurphmanCometh 4 days ago
@MurphmanCometh Which one is the elephant?
Entropy56 4 days ago
afro-american
HillsideKlepht 2 weeks ago
i didn't know Bill Bellecheck was a rock legend!
gymratlu99 1 month ago
I think don mclean is definately up there with Neil and bob. He's written some of the most amazing lyrics I've ever heard.
bassman1122 1 month ago
On the other hand, Neil's songs are ageless, maybe because his lyrics are written in such a personal way. I still found many of songs deeply connected to me. "Thrashers" is currently my favorite.
NeilYoungLive71 1 month ago
@NeilYoungLive71
Hell yeah. Thrasher was the song that first woke me up to Neil Young. That song is like a 600 page novel condenced into 5 minutes. Then I heard "Out of the Blue" and there was no going back.
funktionweb 1 month ago
I saw a lot of comparisons of Neil Young vs. Bob Dylan here. Music is a personal thing, same goes with religion. In my mind I try not to compare any two artists. They may make similar music, but the experiences/moments that inspired them to write the music are completely un-correlated. Having said that, I found Bob's lyrics are a little more generation-specific. Born in the 80s, I found it hard to really understand many his songs because I didn't live through the 60s.
NeilYoungLive71 1 month ago
Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon.
Valaument 1 month ago
@Valaument kurt cobain= overated, drugged out hack. DYLAN,Tom waits, springstein, leonard cohen, willie dixon, randy newman
MrPernell27 3 weeks ago
@MrPernell27 you shouldn't down someone's opinion because everyone is different. But it is cool you feel that way (even though you insulted someone's entire career. btw I actually like Cobain along with the other names you listed.
iMovT 3 weeks ago
@iMovT actually i didn't down anyone's opinion. everyone is entitled to it no matter how wrong they may be. i simply gave my opinion of their opinion as you did to me
MrPernell27 3 weeks ago
@MrPernell27 Not over rated. He was a shitty guitar a that, but he's one of the most influencial players.
Valaument 3 weeks ago
Joni Mitchell.
Torkgasmicgirl8 1 month ago 8
When I first clicked on to the picture I thought it was Jessie Ventura.
gtrefghuk 1 month ago
i nevr like dylan his face and song it is to far form me little italian from the south
nuzzaci20 1 month ago
Neil keeping it real. What cool fucking guy.
rubbersole79 1 month ago
Why is Dylan great? He took advantage of a social counter-culture to make money. Yeah, that's what makes a great society. It's people like him who perpetuate society the way it is and undermine any real change.
RayL1983 1 month ago
@RayL1983 Listen to Dylan and you will realize that he is great
danlaman1000 1 month ago
Bono, Springsteen...that's about it. Sting comes on the fringes. Johnny Cash used to write some good ones.
MrUndercoverblues 1 month ago
@MrUndercoverblues ...You would put Bono up there with Dylan & Young?????
Torkgasmicgirl8 1 month ago
@Torkgasmicgirl8 for songwriting...yes, absolutely. without question.
MrUndercoverblues 1 month ago
@Torkgasmicgirl8 If you look at the body of song-writing Bono has put together over the 30+ years it is staggering. Not every single song is a golden nugget, but so many are simply brilliant. "The Boss" already said Bono's one of the the best song writer in modern music! Bet Dylan would agree as well. BTW_ - I also like Joni Mitchell, but no longevity.
MrUndercoverblues 1 month ago
@MrUndercoverblues .....We'll just agree to disagree then...Peace!
Torkgasmicgirl8 1 month ago
@Torkgasmicgirl8 cheers!
MrUndercoverblues 1 month ago
I do that on all my road trips!
fishtruckthatloads 1 month ago
Mr.Young and Dylan two of my favorites.
MrPatches2000 2 months ago
Afro American???????????????
TheGreatZurEnRaah 2 months ago 3
Bob could've been born in Canada. Hibbing's very close to the border.
Rossonero072213 2 months ago
He's great but no way is he equal to dylan. Come on now.
brnoamik 2 months ago
@brnoamik In some ways he was better than Dylan.
SlackerSlayer 2 months ago
@brnoamik It wasn't said that they we're equal. No musician is equal in the sense that they are the same. What was stated was that Neil Young and Bob Dylan are set among the greatest writers.
Zane9471 1 month ago
I appreciate Neil's candor. He, like Bob Dylan, expresses a universal truth -- no one owns the "soul" of music. I think that John Lennon tried to convey that, as well. Music a gift to us all from The Infinite Being.
mickeymousebiker1 2 months ago
@mickeymousebiker1 Cmon.... music is a gift? Then why do we have to buy it. John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Niel all took money for the music and lived in BIG mansions.
This so-called gift you speak about made these guys millions. A gift doesnt cost money.
marcusdolby1 1 month ago
@marcusdolby1 you don't need to buy music to listen to music, you can play music, etc. music is a gift and you would probably have to be a big music fan or a musician to understand. john lennon, bob dylan, neil young, etc, all were where we are in life, they were buying music just like us in homes probably smaller then ours and decided music could give them a better living because of their talent and passion. i'd say thats a gift.
Light0fJah420 1 month ago
@Light0fJah420 I hear you and and although I respect your opinion, I respectfully disagree.
marcusdolby1 1 month ago
Neil was born and brought up in Canada, and has since become an international star, so he has to expect to be asked idiotic questions about himself. Famous people are used to that. It goes with the territory. But, not to worry. As a Canadian, Neil should be OK with stupid questiions. Canadians get asked dumb questions all the time, usually by tourists who think Canada is still a howling wilderness full of French Canadian trappers, mad prospectors, and crazy hockey players.
MrBillhouston 3 months ago
Neil Young has been humbled and is a honest man.
surfstomp 3 months ago
Saw them both live, Neil, the friendly entertainer, warm contact with the audience.
Bob, the cold entertainer, doesn't smile, doesn't talk to the audience.
ronaldsneek 3 months ago
@ronaldsneek Saw Bob this year. Smiling, gesturing to the crowd, being every bit as cool as I thought he would be. Anyone who has seen his previous concerts should know not to expect anything more.
I blast Bob when I'm driving, I'm 27.
JAHdot84 2 months ago
I love you Neil
jhonas3113 3 months ago
totally stupid question, idiot interviewer, you get a chance to sit with Neil Young and then you ask him this crap
toprobone 3 months ago
totally stupid question, idiot interviewer
toprobone 3 months ago
Does anyone else think Neil Young is just the canadian Bob Dylan
LazyBoyN 3 months ago
@LazyBoyN They're very different songwriters but if I had to pick a "Canadian Bob Dylan" which I don't like the idea of I'd go with Leonard Cohen. My favorite songwriter of all time.
JoJaDaRu 2 months ago
The America includes Canada. We in the US are of the United States of America.
BillWeekly 3 months ago
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BillWeekly 3 months ago
When faced with lifes difficult decisions I just stop and ask myself.......what would Neil do? What a modest and genuine guy. And a real awesome Canadian!
dms040382 3 months ago
nothing against Neil, and I love Neil, but really, just the way it is, no one is in the same league as Bob.
scottay69 4 months ago
Another American legend gone. :-,,,( May he RIP.
Enyateas 4 months ago
@Enyateas
1. Hes Canadian, not American
2. Hes not dead
brettonlee 3 months ago
@brettonlee Canadians are Americans.
BillWeekly 3 months ago
@BillWeekly Would you mind justifying that statement?
TheNeidermayer 3 months ago
@TheNeidermayer
Germany is part Europe, therefore Germans are Europeans.
Canada is part of the Americas, therefore Canadians are Americans.
bedarder 3 months ago
@bedarder That's some beautiful logic there, buddy. By that, I can say that all people from Egypt are African, because Egypt is part of Africa.
TheNeidermayer 3 months ago
@TheNeidermayer
And you would be technically correct in doing so. I'm not saying that Canadians call themselves Americans, or that Germans call themselves Europeans, or even that Egyptians call themselves Africans. I'm simply arguing technicalities, and that is my point.
bedarder 3 months ago
@bedarder Well, technicalities aren't always considered when reading something like that.
TheNeidermayer 3 months ago
@bedarder Someone from Europe would never call himself a European but you are right but its a continent whit 50 different countries so...
Izoul 3 months ago
@BillWeekly that's absurd. the whole world, except you, americans included, refer to citizens of the US as Americans. nobody from mexico (part of the americas9 would call himself and american. what's yer point?
q: where are you from a i am an american. let it go.
markmarktarmann 3 months ago
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BillWeekly 3 months ago
Not owning. Comes and goes.
furiousfingers27 4 months ago
Neil Young is one of the few people that Bob Dylan paid offhand tribute to in a song: "Highlands," (Time Out of Mind)-- one of Bob's most underrated songs BTW.
daburack 4 months ago
music is the language of the soul and no one owns it! (i understand neil)
ChemicalMikeUK 4 months ago 24
; Neil Young's work, and singing is superiour to Bob Dylan. Figure it out yourselves, who would you rather listen to?
12Zwolf 4 months ago
@noahstfuboi what? oh no. thanks neil and whatever whoever sent him here. so many of the most lovely songs of all time.. old man only love can break your heart heart of gold cinnamon girl southern man needle and the damage done ohio and on &on &on.guess i'm lucky i saw him once live at the Stanford Basketball arena in the 70's . flo and eddie opened ..steve stills sat in... nice show....i only have to play a couple of chords from "old man" to get my head straight . still works after 40 years.
markmarktarmann 4 months ago
@bellhour234 STFU you prick
41BobDylan 4 months ago
Leonard Cohen.
InnocenceExperience 4 months ago 10
@InnocenceExperience Neil Young.
Brigglz 1 month ago
@Brigglz the question was who else would you put up there with Neil Young and Bob Dylan.
InnocenceExperience 1 month ago
well one things for certain, no-one can be compared to dylan, no one comes close to him, neil young or anyone you can think of... there are alot of great writers but dylan is the greatest ever, thats not an opinion but fact.
spliffitup 4 months ago 3
@spliffitup No, thats an opinion. Mine is completely opposite and i'm not dumb enough to call it fact.
liljgoneman 3 months ago
@noahstfuboi songwriting at its best is done through stream of consciousness. every song I write isn't planned or thought about it just flows and happens..that's what he's saying
SonicYouth5469 4 months ago
@noahstfuboi fuck you asshole ... wow im ashamed you dick face
Spongolese 4 months ago
Thoughtfulness. Wish more people gave a damn like Young and people like him.
ktpinnacle 4 months ago
0:08 You can tell he appreciates being ranked with only Bob Bloody Dylan
thejonesfloydsound 5 months ago
time to listen to 'like a rollin stone' and ask yourself...
ghodium 5 months ago
Hard for me to understand how anyone that TRULY appreciates musical talent could post comments trashing Neil or Bob. Two giant legends in their own right. And to suggest Neil's music never influenced any one musician is utter hogwash. He was only referred to as the "Godfather" of Grunge rock. But as Frank Zappa so aptly put it.." Most people wouldn't know good music if it jumped up & bit them in the a** . " Neil Young = cool, humble Canadian. His own man.
klippe19 5 months ago 2
MrCrazyhorse12 5 months ago
Neil...the essence of Coolness.
Davechop54 5 months ago
That is the essence of songwriting, a gift and I'm glad that a great one defined it that way. You can'not own it: It comes and goes through you. amazing.
gnossticc 5 months ago
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journey46 5 months ago
ok asshole I just listened to 4 peter mulvey songs...he can play a guitar and sing jus like 7000 other wanna bees......so what! he is not Neil Young nor Neil Diamond Nor Neil dickhouse fuk thyself
BerkLeeDrm 5 months ago
@noahstfuboi if i was him I wouldnt even let you see my famous face..after his input into american cool...fuk off
BerkLeeDrm 5 months ago
Peter Mulvey will shake your bones to the bottom of the earth...
Dylan and Young need to wake up........listen to Peter Mulvey...
he will kick you butt....
brycedanderson 5 months ago
@brycedanderson Just looked up a video and man is that guy a dime a dozen. HE sounds like a singer for a disney movie. No Soul.
7mattduser 5 months ago
@7mattduser Gotta agree.
lundehund44 5 months ago
@brycedanderson shake this bone, idiot.
lundehund44 5 months ago
Peter Mulvey is better than BOTH DYLAN & YOUNG!!!
they need to get in tune...
sorry....but it is the truth...
brycedanderson 5 months ago
@brycedanderson huge force
3R3BU5GAT35 5 months ago
Canadians have some shitty taste in music... stupid Canadians.
MrImmabanana 5 months ago
I love Neil Young, but anyone saying he, or any artist, approaches Bob Dylan lyrically is ridiculous, and OBVIOUSLY needs to listen to some more Dylan.
pettylove13 5 months ago
@pettylove13 oh please shut up
64fairlane305 5 months ago
@pettylove13 neil young did approach dylan lyrically on his rust never sleeps record. very strong stuff.
rdnzl7878 5 months ago
Neil has the gift of humble! I adore him for that!
themooddisorders 5 months ago
No one touches the genius of Dylan.
dlrice 5 months ago
@noahstfuboi you're clueless
chinocash 5 months ago 55
@chinocash You're right, he IS clueless!
FloridaGirl46 2 months ago
@chinocash You're right, he IS clueless (referring to noahstfuboi)!
FloridaGirl46 2 months ago
@trezpazz Excuse me? Do you speak English?
MyAccount4TrollingU 6 months ago
Stupid questions get what they deserve. Well done Mr Young
BOBZOWNER 6 months ago
When talking about songwriting we gotta include Lennon/McCartney, too.
Rossonero072213 6 months ago
Neil Young is a genius just like Bob Dylan.
header0585 6 months ago
What a bunch of cry babies. Neil Young's NOT insulting Bob. He loves Bob. Dylan inspired him to become a musician. Look up what Young's said about Bob. Nothing but respect & admiration there, folks.
Rossonero072213 6 months ago
what a great interview. what an amazing musician
gpear123 6 months ago
What Neil is saying about not owning the music is true. He may of given the music it's sound and put it into words that please the ears but what he writing about is EXPERIENCES that are common and relevant to Humankind. Who can OWN that?
bluekarma 6 months ago 2
I would put Leonard Cohen in this class of genius. These guys could put into words and song what many felt and still feel! Living is timeless and what was relevant then may not be relevant now to the guy who wrote it, but someone out there hears what Dylan or Young or Cohen wrote maybe today and says "wow" and it becomes relevant again..and again..and again..
bluekarma 6 months ago
You certainly never lived through the 60s
ldavidkruse 6 months ago
@robinlorene First of all, I was responding to a ridiculous comment that was taking a side on why Dylan was better or some, B.S. ....that has since been REMOVED because of negative votes, so.... Also, YOU DON'T KNOW ME or my life. So, it's pretty ridiculous to assume whether I lived through a time period based on the comment: "That's the most ridiculous statement I've ever heard." Do yourself a favor and stop attacking people you DON'T know on YouTube comments - it's pathetic.
teddrum 6 months ago 2
@noahstfuboi Fuck what he says -in an in-terview...yeah sure he's gettin' on (in age) -BUT just listen to his (2nd)album :Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere?.....(Not to mention several others :like Aft.the goldrush';Montezuma;Time Fades Away....Rust Never Sleeps;and -at least 4/5 more!!!!!!Who's the F'kin IDIOT Dude????!!!!!!!!Enjoy...creashonrebel@yahoo.com
Mangosunsplash 6 months ago
The Genius from Nothern Ontario talking about the Genius from the Land of 10,000 lakes...)))
TheWendyHour 6 months ago
@TheAURIEMMA Are you serious? His new albums are still cutting edge. He may not be transforming the Beatles or causing a social revolution anymore but his music is still ahead of it's genre and his songwriting is as strong as ever. Maybe you just don't like his new style? In that case power to ya bud but the experts agree, Dylan has NEVER lost it.
TheDuckmonk 7 months ago 2
@ssmith5342 TROLL, get off your ass and listen to some real music.
VxREGaming 7 months ago
LEGEND
joebarrrs 7 months ago
wow... what a humanitarian and musician, so well ahead of his time. a truly beautiful, introspective soul. Thank you Neil Young
kingjojothegreat 7 months ago
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Well, I guess the one thing that Neil Young and Bob Dylan have in common is that they both write crappy music. They both blow!
ssmith5342 7 months ago
@ssmith5342 that's the most ignorant statement I've ever heard.
teddrum 7 months ago 11
@teddrum , It is obvious you either didn't live through the 60's and 70's, during Vietnam to grasp what Neil Young is saying about Bob Dylan's lyrics. I did, and I get completely the essence of his statements about being there, hearing the music, and knowing that the songs were sang for that moment...kind of a "had to be there" moment in time.
robinlorene 6 months ago
@ssmith5342 That must be true, I mean that's why Dylan had made and sold over 40 albums to tens of millions of people, been revered as a legend who has influenced and changed music by all his peers and later musicians, and studied at univiersities around the world.
You must be right.
THthefirst 7 months ago
@THthefirst So, according to your logic, large fan base = quality music? You must be a huge huge fan of Justin Beiber then.
ssmith5342 7 months ago
@ssmith5342 No, you've misunderstood. Dylan is great because he has critical acclaim from his peers (like in this post and in the legions of musicians who hail him as a major seminal influence - not hard to find these, just do a bit of research), he also has acclaim from lots of other people too. I don't care if you don't personally like him - I used to hate him until my 20s! - but to just dismiss someone like Dylan as being crappy is glib and shows a lack of understanding.
THthefirst 7 months ago 2
@ssmith5342 Then why the fuck are you watching this video you daft cunt!
MrTimothyWatts 7 months ago 2
@ssmith5342 saying that they write crappy music is ignorant first of all, they influenced all other acts that came after them. They changed music to a more socially conscious and personal level, something that is missing from most popular music these days. Second of all, don't ever call someone elses art work crappy, especialy when they put their heart and soul into making it unlike most pop music today where it is writen by a company. Even if you don't particulary like the music, open your mind
MJF941 7 months ago 2
Neil Young to me is a better singer/songwriter than Dylan. He has more of a range of styles, has a better voice, has more complex and interesting music, and I even think his lyrics are equally as good.
Incubus941 7 months ago
@Incubus941 Even Young wouldn't suggest his lyrics are in the same league as Dylan's. Young is like Springsteen - a good writer and a more popluist voice. But he never wrote anything that changed how other songwriters thought about what music could do. Or beatiful words like
Pointed threats, they bluff with scorn
Suicide remarks are torn
From the fool’s gold mouthpiece the hollow horn
Plays wasted words, proves to warn
That he not busy being born is busy dying
THthefirst 7 months ago 3
THthefirst 7 months ago 4
@Incubus941 Neil > Dylan? Dylan's style range is unmatched by anyone. Go listen to the 1997 Grammy Album of the Year and best rock vocal performance "Time out of Mind" and tell me that's just another rehash of Blowin in the Wind. He's had strong blues, folk, country, rock, jazz and even soul albums. As for his writing he was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize in literature 5 times and has won a Pulitzer. Allen Ginsberg called him the greatest poet in the last 60 years. Love Neil but...
TheDuckmonk 7 months ago
Bob Dylan is a poet god.
devilfan1965 7 months ago 3
Neil Young is amazzing.
iamjoedubois 7 months ago
I think it's called integrity - Dylan and Neil Young both have it. Lotsa "entertainers" don't because they aren't tuned into their own voice and spirit - it's pretty simple.
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nowhereman319 7 months ago
@b1gregjockca you're a faggot.
Sunstreaker68 7 months ago
amazing intereview, cheers TheMakemFolkSinger
TheMakemFolksinger 7 months ago
neil turned away from the question
xtrmsprts 8 months ago
The best.
cantarooots 8 months ago
Apart from 5 or 6 songs I could never get into Young, but for Dylan I have the majority of his albums, all from the 60's and 70's and scattered ones from the 80's to 00's and I must say
Dylan>Young
Hell for songwriting I'll also go
Lennon>Young
Neils a great songwriter, but I just don't really like his music.
toadfan64 8 months ago
Agree with you harybosco, so good to hear Neil Young speak. What a legend.
(Don't know how anyone can possibly put Joni Mitchell alongside Bob Dylan and Neil Young! Sure lots do, but she was never an original. Even her best (early) work was in a pretty safe, well established place)
cooltubeish 8 months ago
charlie rose needs to shut up and let neil talk...it's so rare we get the pleasure
harybosco 8 months ago
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Neil Young sucks compared to Bob. He hasnt got any balls
chairmanmeow1973 8 months ago
What an asshole thing to say.
tetrisclock 8 months ago
Happy Birthday Bob - may you stay Forever Young!
ImNoDylan 8 months ago
Check out PHIL OCHS - one of the best voices and composers yet probably the most misunderstood and underrated singer songwriter of all time. He passed away but his music lives on. --- Check it out and pass it on....
OMGDeBest 8 months ago
What a great answer to that question.
daughterhat 8 months ago
he doesn't speak the way you'd expect
GriefTourist 8 months ago
for some reason when neil asks "Who else would I put up there?" hes seems like such a regular guy that i come in contact so often and it makes me feel like im there interviewing him and thinking "Wow i cant believe Neil Young is asking me something!!!!!"
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ElectricChurch428 8 months ago
you would never have neil..it you never had dylan...neils special ..he aint dylan
ChiroQuacker 8 months ago
Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty.
Three of the best American singer songwriters of ALL time.
legodarknight101 8 months ago
@legodarknight101 Neil Young is CANADIAN, not American.
DarkestChapter 8 months ago 38
@DarkestChapter I know, i'll change it then.
Best three songwriters ever. Does that suit you?
legodarknight101 8 months ago
@legodarknight101 Yes, thank you.
DarkestChapter 8 months ago
@DarkestChapter lol good call
poolio 8 months ago
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@DarkestChapter Canada is not in north america ?
Tigre012 8 months ago
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MEELATEHGRIL 6 months ago
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@DarkestChapter Neil Young is CANADIAN, not American.
Bob Dylan grew up close to Canada and so did Prince
themooddisorders 5 months ago
@DarkestChapter Indeed. However, much more American than many Americans. Politicians at least....Wouldn't you agree?
thedude1347 5 months ago
@DarkestChapter He moved to the states after he became famous, like every famous person does that comes from that shithole of a country we call Canada.
lacore1988 4 months ago
Not so,
He wasn't "famous" when he was in Canada. His fame probably began in the Buffalo Springfield era which was after he had moved to the States
BCScotty 3 months ago
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@DarkestChapter He moved to the states after he became famous, like every famous person does that comes from that shithole of a country we call Canada.
lacore1988 4 months ago
Neil Young's songs have meant a great deal to me.
squamish4244 9 months ago 3
Dan Akroyd could play him really well
RecruitingAnimal 9 months ago
Listen to Miles Away by Kaz Piech!
TheKPiech 9 months ago
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ToneSpectra 9 months ago
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there is but one dylan
o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o 9 months ago
Neil Young's written some fine stuff, but he's no Bob Dylan. He should've corrected Charlie. Dylan is in a class by himself. Neil might be grouped w/ Elvis Costello, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and some others, but Dylan? I almost laughed at the grouping.
bailinnumberguy 9 months ago
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The problem i have with Bob Dylan - and he confessed - is that he was never a political song writer
llothar68 9 months ago
Neil can't think of anyone better than Neil. Go Neil.
mbl1118 9 months ago
Just so I have it right: we can't say "Afro-American", can't say "black", can't say "colored" or "shit-skin"? What are we to call our swarthy darker brethren?!
beowulven 9 months ago
@beowulven im guessing bronzed,
blueyourmom123 9 months ago
haha afro american, thats excellent
666CorpseRot 9 months ago
@ FentonQHardwickIV - "for a gelded Neanderthal with Asperger's, Young has done quite well for himself" - That's what I'm talkin bout! Ha ha LOL
FuckngBastard 10 months ago
Neil Young's reputation rests on his 60s and 70s work, prior to "American Stars 'N Bars", "Rust Never Sleeps" and the rest of the awful, mediocre work he put out since. Prior to his descent into mediocrity, he was a great musician and songwriter. He was also a poser with deliberately torn, carefully distressed jeans; a mumbling pothead who could barely put together a cogent sentence. This wouldn't matter except for his insistence on being a populist, left-wing mouthpiece. He's cringeworthy.
FuckngBastard 10 months ago
@FuckngBastard Your name says what you are.
RDKF13 9 months ago
wow people are so caught up on the perceived racist remark that they looked past what neil was talking about. You guys need to look past the surface and really hear what neil young is talking about.
VooDooChild505 10 months ago