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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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