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FUNHOUSE! #5 - vol. 1 - no. 5; October 20, 1994
The cyberzine of degenerate pop culture
editor: Jeff Dove (jeffdove@well.sf.ca.us)
associate editor: Jeff Frentzen (jfrentzen@pcweek.ziff.com)
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The rust@death Mail List Reviews the Neil Young Catalog
When I put out a request for reviews of Neil's albums to the list members,
there were no rules. I simply asked that a commentator pick a record that
they have strong feelings about one way or the other - a positive disposition
toward the title was not necessary. It was no surprise, however, that each
person picked an album they liked a lot. In light of Neil's comments that
anyone who claims to like every one of his records must be crazy, there are
probably some members of Rust@Death who could use some therapy. With that in
mind, I believe these evaluations will help others sort through a diverse
catalog, in which Mr. Young puts his unique twist on varying musical styles -
from folky acoustic to hard and distorted, and from feedback-drenched to pure
country, big band R&B, rockabilly, synth and techno. So if you're into some
of Neil's stuff and want to know which titles in his vast back catalog might
be of a similar style, or if you're just trying to put it all into place, the
following should be a useful source. Only records on which Neil Young was the
principal artist are considered, which means nothing by Buffalo Springfield,
CSN&Y, or the Stills-Young band is included. You will, however, read about
Crazy Horse, the Stray Gators, the Bullets, the International Harvesters, the
Shocking Pinks, the Bluenotes, and the Restless. Booker T. and the MGs
haven't yet appeared on an official release, but hopefully that is something
we can look forward to.
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