@pyrophore You are most welcome. I left Sugar Mountain in October of 78. Sweet happy memories are a precious thing. The more over 50 I am, the more I appreciate them. Especially the ones I can still actually remember. So much of it is archived somewhere in the deep recesses of mind....anymore.
Really unusual arrangement of guitars and strings....like nothing else he ever did or that I have ever heard...A beautiful song. Does anyone know if he ever plays this live?
@lennyscumwage I don't know. He didn't play this when I saw him. It is truly unique and beautiful. He was so young when he wrote and recorded this. I'm just blown away by the LP.
@TomThumbsBlues1965 I must admit a fondness for this song. People ask me where my email address comes from, all intrigued. I tell them, I can't take credit. I just it the feminine version of this song title. Now if they ask, I give them this link.
What a bold thing to do, open up your very 1st side of your very 1st solo album with an instrumental, not even guaranteed it's going to go somewhere. Back in the day when you didn't have worldwide media coverage, no youtube, internet etc etc AAAND wrote and played your OWN songs, true musicianship.
@cudaj2 Thank you for your comment. Think about how young Neil was when he wrote this. He was truly a visionary. And just like his songs stand alone with no lyrics, his lyrics stand alone and read as very good, eartht poetry.
@EmpressOfWyoming58 You're very welcome, You're one of the few people that I've heard besides myself call him a visionary, which indeed he is. To always use basic chords for the most part and hit the mark every time with his words is something ver few have ever done consistently as he has. A friend of mine once called his songs "Fall" music ( as in the 4 seasons of the year ) and that to me is a great description because funny enough, this is always the time of year I listen to him the most.
@cudaj2 You got that right! And it's such a cool mix of country and classical. I wonder if there are words somewhere. Neil is so prolific and excellent it's sick!
@peterzang When I saw him live on his Greendale tour he jumped around that stage like a kid. He has amazing energy and stamina and he loves his wife, kids, hound dog and his bandmates, friends and the fans. That was obvious at his show. But he hates Clear Channel and razzed on them even though they sponsored his tour. He's gutsy.
A gibberish laden storm of caterwauling, unharmonic guitar screeching and high-pitched whining, more worthy of a transgendered trollop pushed into a gutter after swallowing gallons of cum from multiple wayward gentlemen enjoying a night of depraved abandon in several of the seedier establishments on the dark outskirts of the shining city on the hill.
James!! Scuttle your way to me quickly now, man!
Bag that cat Nelly Young tonight. Here's a stout bat. Beat the daylights out of her!
@rockinroller7 Thank you for your comment, Rock. I never thought much about the order of his songs. I know that on After the Gold Rush, the album, each album side ends with a short song. "Till the Morning Comes" — 1:17 side one & "Cripple Creek Ferry" — 1:34 side two. " Then there was Greendale. Very eccentric. We saw him in concert for that LP.
with regards this album, I've always felt it to be comfortable with ending one side with one of them;Whiskey Boot Hill," or Emporer Of Wyoming," and begins the other side with the other. Just don't know if it was planned that way, but as I laready wrote, it feels 'comfortable."
And I'm with you on "After The Gold Rush." It DOES seem to be 'planned that way.
Neil is a man of mystery, beyond all else he gives us.
@rockinroller7 Sure. And now I am more convinced than ever that you are the one to open and close that book on Neil with your power of observation. Not to be published in Rolling Stone Mag. Alright I'm selfish as I need you to get famous so I can get more thumbs up on my comments when I say "I knew the man when.." Hey that reminds me of Nick Lowe song .. I was thinking you would like Nick more than you do or maybe you do. I don't know you are a man of mystery.
@LDixon007 This was blocked at first, then I discovered a couple of weeks later that people had been viewing my video. So maybe they have aprove of it first? I wonder if Neil watches these videos. That would be pretty cool. Good luck and I'll go check to see if your video is viewable.
@LDixon007 RE- Old Laughing Lady--my favorite track from this album. Maybe that particular cut is under stricter copyright sanctions--who knows. Thks for "Wyoming" -love this instrumental.
@TheClam88 You're welcome. There were only covers and none of them done with pedal steel, on youtube. I figured someone needed to upload it and who better then moi, the Empress of Wyoming? I love the whole lp. It's so profound and laid back. Mellow, even. He was a visionary even at that tender your age.
When I heard the cut off this album years ago it stunned me...never been a Western style music lover but when I heard this I had a sure fire bet I liked this and being from Texas it fit well.
@trollerguy Yes, Neil and CS&N, James Taylor, The Eagles and all the country rockers did a good job of blending country and rock to the point that they won over many who otherwise didn't like straight country and western music. Where in Texas? I have lived in East/Gulf Coast Texas and West Texas as well. Thank you for your comment. I really love the western culture. I have lived many places, including Hawaii. I appreciate all of the differences in those places..
A buddy of mine back in the early-1970s recorded this song to a 60-minute cassette tape (both sides). Every time we climbed into his truck, it was an endless stream of "Emperor of Wyoming" wherever we went. I got REALLY sick of that song, but looking back on it now, those were some of the best days of my life. Thanks for posting this song and nudging up some fond memories.
@StudebakerHawk57 You are very welcome. Thank you so much for your comment and especially the memory. Your friend had good taste. I am guessing he wanted a musical score to drive his truck to. Otherwise he'd have recorded the entire LP. I love to hear of the memories that songs bring to the surface.
Totally timeless..It is a very good thing to be the first one to bring a great classic to us...I love doing that...makes it very special..Thank you so much for doing so...seems like just yesterday hearing it...that is what makes it a classic..Congratulations on an amazing production...now, I am wondering what your next project is...;-) keep em coming...
OMG..it is So great to hear this again..You did an outstanding job interpreting this one..great photos of Neil and a great feel for your beautiful state of Wyoming...makes me want to visit there..I appreciate your time bringing this gem to the circle...such a small world when it comes to great connection of our hearts through a great classic like this..Awesome audio/visual..
@sherrylynn70 Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Sherrylyn. I was so bummed when my first video attempt wasn't viewable. I wonder why it took so long. I was sad that no one had posted this song on youtube, so I took upon myself to post it. People are always asking me about my moniker: Empress Of Wyoming. Now I can just e-mail them the link. This whole LP is incredible. It was very visionary for 1968. The sound is timeless.
Was still on sugar mountain (19) when i first heard this back in the day (71). Brings back sweet happy memories. Thanks.
pyrophore 1 hour ago
@pyrophore You are most welcome. I left Sugar Mountain in October of 78. Sweet happy memories are a precious thing. The more over 50 I am, the more I appreciate them. Especially the ones I can still actually remember. So much of it is archived somewhere in the deep recesses of mind....anymore.
EmpressOfWyoming58 17 minutes ago
Can you post Bless The Weather - Emperors Of Wyoming -think it's John Martyn original song, tribute to J.M.Thanks!
MilanVasiljevicBGD 3 weeks ago
@MilanVasiljevicBGD Hi, I wish I could, but I don't have this song speak of. I hope you enjoyed Neil's song though.
EmpressOfWyoming58 3 weeks ago
This is one of those rare songs that are truly timeless. Thanks for ^loading this!
billyjoeboomboom 1 month ago
@billyjoeboomboom You are welcome. The world deserves to find the original song when searching for E mperor of W yoming.
EmpressOfWyoming58 1 month ago
post buffalo springfield. a great start for our man from toronto! as a soloist. uplifting!
mayanlongcount1 1 month ago
@mayanlongcount1 He was in his early 20's when he wrote and recorded this LP. If forced to choose, this would be my favorite of his solo LP's.
EmpressOfWyoming58 1 month ago
Nice! Im Ken from Colorado, but let me say this I love Indians, I love Cowboys, I love Neil Young and I love Wyoming!
edelenwolf69 1 month ago
@edelenwolf69 They are both pretty impressive. So is Colorado. Thank you.
EmpressOfWyoming58 1 month ago
@edelenwolf69 I figure that the Indians were there in Wyoming before the cowboys, so I give them first place in the history part of the thread.
EmpressOfWyoming58 1 month ago
@edelenwolf69 That makes you a-okay in my book.
EmpressOfWyoming58 1 month ago
Really unusual arrangement of guitars and strings....like nothing else he ever did or that I have ever heard...A beautiful song. Does anyone know if he ever plays this live?
lennyscumwage 2 months ago
@lennyscumwage I don't know. He didn't play this when I saw him. It is truly unique and beautiful. He was so young when he wrote and recorded this. I'm just blown away by the LP.
EmpressOfWyoming58 1 month ago
I'm from Wyoming, you folk can come out here in the summer, but you won't last one winter!!!! Welcome to Wyoming now go home!!!
hyded100 4 months ago
@hyded100 You don't want people to visit Wyoming?
EmpressOfWyoming58 3 months ago
his first solo song.
evilthesaurus 4 months ago
@evilthesaurus yeah it is! and a damn good underrated one at that
TomThumbsBlues1965 3 months ago
@TomThumbsBlues1965 A lot of people have never heard this LP, much less this song. I hope youtube will change that. Thank you for your comment.
EmpressOfWyoming58 3 months ago
@TomThumbsBlues1965 I must admit a fondness for this song. People ask me where my email address comes from, all intrigued. I tell them, I can't take credit. I just it the feminine version of this song title. Now if they ask, I give them this link.
EmpressOfWyoming58 3 months ago
What a bold thing to do, open up your very 1st side of your very 1st solo album with an instrumental, not even guaranteed it's going to go somewhere. Back in the day when you didn't have worldwide media coverage, no youtube, internet etc etc AAAND wrote and played your OWN songs, true musicianship.
cudaj2 4 months ago
@cudaj2 Thank you for your comment. Think about how young Neil was when he wrote this. He was truly a visionary. And just like his songs stand alone with no lyrics, his lyrics stand alone and read as very good, eartht poetry.
EmpressOfWyoming58 4 months ago
@EmpressOfWyoming58 You're very welcome, You're one of the few people that I've heard besides myself call him a visionary, which indeed he is. To always use basic chords for the most part and hit the mark every time with his words is something ver few have ever done consistently as he has. A friend of mine once called his songs "Fall" music ( as in the 4 seasons of the year ) and that to me is a great description because funny enough, this is always the time of year I listen to him the most.
cudaj2 4 months ago
@cudaj2 You got that right! And it's such a cool mix of country and classical. I wonder if there are words somewhere. Neil is so prolific and excellent it's sick!
peterzang 3 months ago
@peterzang When I saw him live on his Greendale tour he jumped around that stage like a kid. He has amazing energy and stamina and he loves his wife, kids, hound dog and his bandmates, friends and the fans. That was obvious at his show. But he hates Clear Channel and razzed on them even though they sponsored his tour. He's gutsy.
EmpressOfWyoming58 3 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
A gibberish laden storm of caterwauling, unharmonic guitar screeching and high-pitched whining, more worthy of a transgendered trollop pushed into a gutter after swallowing gallons of cum from multiple wayward gentlemen enjoying a night of depraved abandon in several of the seedier establishments on the dark outskirts of the shining city on the hill.
James!! Scuttle your way to me quickly now, man!
Bag that cat Nelly Young tonight. Here's a stout bat. Beat the daylights out of her!
FuckngBastard 4 months ago
@FuckngBastard And you wish you could be so good!
cudaj2 3 months ago
I love this song and have loved it since it came out. It helped me when I learned to drive, I would put it on and just go with the flow.
kbidus 4 months ago
@kbidus Thank you for your comment. It is a very soothing song. That's a cool memory.
EmpressOfWyoming58 4 months ago
Just as "Whiskey Boot Hill," this song seems to be placed in a place on the album to set the stage for the whole side.
At the same time, I don't think Neil is much for where a song is placed on an album.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 5 months ago
@rockinroller7 Thank you for your comment, Rock. I never thought much about the order of his songs. I know that on After the Gold Rush, the album, each album side ends with a short song. "Till the Morning Comes" — 1:17 side one & "Cripple Creek Ferry" — 1:34 side two. " Then there was Greendale. Very eccentric. We saw him in concert for that LP.
EmpressOfWyoming58 5 months ago
@EmpressOfWyoming58
Yeah, intersting things to ponder.
with regards this album, I've always felt it to be comfortable with ending one side with one of them;Whiskey Boot Hill," or Emporer Of Wyoming," and begins the other side with the other. Just don't know if it was planned that way, but as I laready wrote, it feels 'comfortable."
And I'm with you on "After The Gold Rush." It DOES seem to be 'planned that way.
Neil is a man of mystery, beyond all else he gives us.
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 5 months ago
@rockinroller7 Yeah a great intro to me. But then if I didn't know the music I might be confused as to what Neil was all about.
11xzxzxz 5 months ago
@11xzxzxz
Same here. But as you can see, the downloader, EmpressOfWyoming, has already made the point I was thinking of regarding "After The Gold Rush."
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 5 months ago
@rockinroller7 Sure. And now I am more convinced than ever that you are the one to open and close that book on Neil with your power of observation. Not to be published in Rolling Stone Mag. Alright I'm selfish as I need you to get famous so I can get more thumbs up on my comments when I say "I knew the man when.." Hey that reminds me of Nick Lowe song .. I was thinking you would like Nick more than you do or maybe you do. I don't know you are a man of mystery.
11xzxzxz 5 months ago
@11xzxzxz
cracking me upLOL!!!.
But yeah, Nick Lowe is great anytime.
(See Loggins and Messina-"Didn't I know You When.")
Peace.
Ross
rockinroller7 5 months ago
@rockinroller7 I didn't know Lowe and Messina were a team? I just know we are a good tag team and thumbs up to you the rest of your life..
11xzxzxz 5 months ago
@11xzxzxz
Cut it outLOl!
Then again, it might be an interesting combo????
Peace.
Rock
rockinroller7 5 months ago
@rockinroller7 Cut it out like as in Marie Proust "she was a winner who became a doggies dinner"? Sorry that's a nasty combo.
11xzxzxz 5 months ago
Great song, have liked it for years, it is the first song on his first solo
album from 1969.
JSTONE9352 5 months ago
@JSTONE9352 There's just a bit of magic and mellow in it. Thank you for commenting.
EmpressOfWyoming58 5 months ago
Would love to see more comments. <3
EmpressOfWyoming58 5 months ago
Hi cutie face! You sure did a great job on this video! I am proud of you. We are so lucky to have been able to see him perform live together.
Killdozer1973 6 months ago
@Killdozer1973 Andy, I am so glad you enjoyed the video. And yes, it was wonderful to see my favorite singer, songwriter in concert, with you.
EmpressOfWyoming58 6 months ago
Hi Empress ~ Love this song.
** How did you upload it? (You complained a few months ago on another thread, that YT wouldn't let you, at that time.)
I tried to upload "The Old Laughing Lady" last night, but it was blocked worldwide.
I've tried eliminating the "tagging" on the MP3 before, but there must be deeper tagging that allows their system to spot it as a WMG product.
** Hey - let's call Neil - maybe he will give us permission!!
LDixon007 7 months ago
@LDixon007 This was blocked at first, then I discovered a couple of weeks later that people had been viewing my video. So maybe they have aprove of it first? I wonder if Neil watches these videos. That would be pretty cool. Good luck and I'll go check to see if your video is viewable.
EmpressOfWyoming58 7 months ago
@LDixon007 RE- Old Laughing Lady--my favorite track from this album. Maybe that particular cut is under stricter copyright sanctions--who knows. Thks for "Wyoming" -love this instrumental.
TheClam88 6 months ago
@TheClam88 You're welcome. There were only covers and none of them done with pedal steel, on youtube. I figured someone needed to upload it and who better then moi, the Empress of Wyoming? I love the whole lp. It's so profound and laid back. Mellow, even. He was a visionary even at that tender your age.
EmpressOfWyoming58 6 months ago
EmpressOfWyoming58.... this is wonderful ...very soothing to me... yes a wonderful job of blending music and very appealing photos... thanks so much
53Caliber 8 months ago 2
@53Caliber Glad you have enjoyed this and found it soothing. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.
EmpressOfWyoming58 8 months ago
When I heard the cut off this album years ago it stunned me...never been a Western style music lover but when I heard this I had a sure fire bet I liked this and being from Texas it fit well.
trollerguy 8 months ago
@trollerguy Yes, Neil and CS&N, James Taylor, The Eagles and all the country rockers did a good job of blending country and rock to the point that they won over many who otherwise didn't like straight country and western music. Where in Texas? I have lived in East/Gulf Coast Texas and West Texas as well. Thank you for your comment. I really love the western culture. I have lived many places, including Hawaii. I appreciate all of the differences in those places..
EmpressOfWyoming58 8 months ago
@EmpressOfWyoming58 Oh the Corpus Christi area. Looks like you lived around my area too. But I mostly listen to Reggae music.
trollerguy 8 months ago
A buddy of mine back in the early-1970s recorded this song to a 60-minute cassette tape (both sides). Every time we climbed into his truck, it was an endless stream of "Emperor of Wyoming" wherever we went. I got REALLY sick of that song, but looking back on it now, those were some of the best days of my life. Thanks for posting this song and nudging up some fond memories.
StudebakerHawk57 8 months ago
@StudebakerHawk57 You are very welcome. Thank you so much for your comment and especially the memory. Your friend had good taste. I am guessing he wanted a musical score to drive his truck to. Otherwise he'd have recorded the entire LP. I love to hear of the memories that songs bring to the surface.
EmpressOfWyoming58 8 months ago
wonderful!
bluegalaxiedreams 8 months ago
most definitely...
sherrylynn70 8 months ago
Totally timeless..It is a very good thing to be the first one to bring a great classic to us...I love doing that...makes it very special..Thank you so much for doing so...seems like just yesterday hearing it...that is what makes it a classic..Congratulations on an amazing production...now, I am wondering what your next project is...;-) keep em coming...
sherrylynn70 8 months ago
OMG..it is So great to hear this again..You did an outstanding job interpreting this one..great photos of Neil and a great feel for your beautiful state of Wyoming...makes me want to visit there..I appreciate your time bringing this gem to the circle...such a small world when it comes to great connection of our hearts through a great classic like this..Awesome audio/visual..
sherrylynn70 8 months ago
@sherrylynn70 Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Sherrylyn. I was so bummed when my first video attempt wasn't viewable. I wonder why it took so long. I was sad that no one had posted this song on youtube, so I took upon myself to post it. People are always asking me about my moniker: Empress Of Wyoming. Now I can just e-mail them the link. This whole LP is incredible. It was very visionary for 1968. The sound is timeless.
EmpressOfWyoming58 8 months ago