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Neil Young — Dont Let It Bring You Down
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TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jun 18, 2013 - 18:07
 
 GreggH wrote:
God awful. Garbage hailed as art. Listening to him is reminiscent of being at a vets office, hearing the ill, caged cats.

 

You're on shakey ground there, mate.

GreggH
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 22:17
 
God awful. Garbage hailed as art. Listening to him is reminiscent of being at a vets office, hearing the ill, caged cats.

TheLib
(Silicon Valley, CA)
Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 14:28
 
 lshinkawa wrote:

As far as I'm concerned, he joins in the category of brilliant musicians that make my ears bleed; I'm looking at you, Bob Dylan.

 
My wife is with you on both Neil Young and Bob Dylan (and also adds Randy Newman).  I'm with you and her on Dylan.  But for Neil and Randy, their voices don't bother me enough to keep me from really liking the songs.
 

MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Apr 16, 2013 - 14:22
 
Appropriate play for today.

"Don't let it bring you down
It's only castles burning,
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around."

Pedro1874
(Newton-le-Willows, England)
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 03:45
 
Right on Bill, I note 87 in the library even more than U2!  {#Biggrin}

capandjudy
(Huntington, WV)
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 - 08:54
 
 hippiechick wrote:
I played the hell out of this album.
 
This is my favorite Neil Young album partially because I was 22 years old when it came out and was asking the big questions but also because it all just seem to come together on this one lyrically and musically and the blending of seemingly enigmatic lyrics at times and traditional instrumentation. It is all so subjective anyway. 
 

strick
(A New Home in the Sun)
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 - 07:58
 
 Luc_C wrote:
Please please, less Neil young.
 
Please, more Neil.....

Luc_C
Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 13:10
 
Please please, less Neil young.

lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 18:23
 
 vanmas wrote:
What is it with his singing?
I'll never get used to it...
 
As far as I'm concerned, he joins in the category of brilliant musicians that make my ears bleed; I'm looking at you, Bob Dylan.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Sep 08, 2012 - 18:22
 
 fredriley wrote:
Oh, that voice! Goes through my brain like hot cheesewire.
 

{#Yes}

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 07:21
 
 hippiechick wrote:
I played the hell out of this album.
 

Me too!

 

As for the voice, it was part of an act that helped make Neil Young a God among young rockers and a multimillionaire too.



vanmas
(Leiden, Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 07:12
 
What is it with his singing?
I'll never get used to it...

jazznyc
(Charlottesville, VA)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 07:11
 
Ugh, Neil Young ruins this song and sounds like a scalded cat.  I click Play Something Different when this comes on.

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Aug 08, 2012 - 07:10
 
I played the hell out of this album.

oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri)
Posted: Jul 07, 2012 - 20:45
 
...like flowers pushing through the dotted line...

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 23:09
 
Very nice!! Voice, words of the whole album are  nice!

terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC)
Posted: Dec 30, 2011 - 12:21
 
interesting lyrics "...find someone who's turning, and you will come around..."

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 28, 2011 - 04:23
 
Love it! Also get a kick out of those annoyed by Neil's voice. I actually understand the plight, same way I feel hearing Joni Mitchell so it is kinda like payback to those that enjoy Joni Mitchell or something or.......something

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 11:43
 
 a_genuine_find wrote:
helium cats
Sounds like this cat got into the helium.
 
{#Lol}


d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Sep 26, 2011 - 11:42
 
Forty one years later, it still holds up. Thanks, Neil.

redmachine
Posted: Aug 26, 2011 - 02:45
 
Genius

gigikent
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 05:36
 

A 10 for this song would rather translate as 'one zero'. too bad it's not an option.



a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 05:35
 
helium cats
Sounds like this cat got into the helium.

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 05:32
 
Wore the grooves out on this one.

h8rhater
Posted: Jun 24, 2011 - 05:32
 
8?  EIGHT!?!?  This is an easy 10.

p2h2d2
(On the Lake)
Posted: May 23, 2011 - 13:44
 
Just find someone who's turning...


estprophet22
(neit hertHereNor here)
Posted: Apr 22, 2011 - 00:13
 
... and you will come arounnnnnn

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 11:33
 
bindi wrote:
{#Sunny}Neil has the best worst voice there is.

I really love imperfect voices - it really reaches the human part of my psyche.
The difference between artist and draughtsman, well said.


Dave_Mack
(5.7 miles from a better place)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 11:32
 
 bindi wrote:
{#Sunny}Neil has the best worst voice there is. 

I really love imperfect voices - it really reaches the human part of my psyche.
 
You got it, I do believe. His voice makes the song seem strongly personal, easy to relate to.  He's a real person talking to you.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 21, 2011 - 11:32
 
 dyharenas wrote:
Song is amazing. Annie Lennox gave a good rendition for those who want more polished vocals, but the procduction on that is a little schmaltzy
 
second that recommendation on Annie's version.


Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Jan 17, 2011 - 21:08
 
 bindi wrote:
{#Sunny}Neil has the best worst voice there is. 

I really love imperfect voices - it really reaches the human part of my psyche.
 
I must agree with Bindi's statement too.  We could start a list of iconic performers whose vocal stylings are less than perfect but touch a place within our being that leads to an emotional and/or spiritual experience...at times.


calypsus_1
Posted: Dec 27, 2010 - 15:44
 

Neil Young - Don't Let it Bring You Down, Live-Acoustic (1971)

"I grew up listening to Neil Young, every Sunday morning my dad would play him... there's a special place in my heart for this music, it takes me back to summer days when I was a child."   jessmessization

 





frank-peter
(Siegen / Germany)
Posted: Dec 17, 2010 - 11:19
 
ELEVEN! Not only ten!

dyharenas
(Cerro Apoquindo)
Posted: Nov 15, 2010 - 17:52
 
Song is amazing. Annie Lennox gave a good rendition for those who want more polished vocals, but the procduction on that is a little schmaltzy

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 07:00
 
Always been one of my favs from him, no doubt!{#High-five}

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 13, 2010 - 06:56
 
Great song - Can't get enough of this old Neil Young -{#Music}

myersei
(Denver, CO)
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 09:06
 
if his voice offends so many people, it makes you wonder how he ever made it.  epic song though. his voice doesn't rank in my top 100, but the guy still rocks.

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 09:04
 
                                         {#Notworthy}

Sleepytyme
(Left Coast, California)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 12:36
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
With an average rating of 8, I just ignore the whiney comments.
 

{#Clap}

yodasan_magoo
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 12:28
 
 crockydile wrote:

I like many of his songs, but his voice on this one is particularly offensive. {#Headache}
 
Bob Dylan was his voice coach if that explains anything.


shmuelman
(Denver)
Posted: Jun 09, 2010 - 12:26
 
Neil Young proves that there is a difference between having a great voice and being a great singer. Jerry Garcia, Rick Danko and Lou Reed  are more examples of great "Americana" singers whose choice of songs were critical.
On the other hand, I have never gotten used to Neil's seeming lack of technical ability on the guitar.
Still - I had to rate this song as "Godlike," one of the finest songs of its time, or anytime.


plaice3
Posted: May 08, 2010 - 18:33
 
 bindi wrote:
{#Sunny}Neil has the best worst voice there is. 

I really love imperfect voices - it really reaches the human part of my psyche.
 
Well said.


crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: Mar 06, 2010 - 10:30
 
 fredriley wrote:
Oh, that voice! Goes through my brain like hot cheesewire. Kudos to yer man Young as a songwriter but his voice is like nails on a blackboard.
 
I like many of his songs, but his voice on this one is particularly offensive. {#Headache}

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 12:07
 
 bindi wrote:
{#Sunny}Neil has the best worst voice there is. 

I really love imperfect voices - it really reaches the human part of my psyche.
 
Gotta agree with you bindi. Something about that imperfect voice strikes the right chord with many of us.


onomasticator
(London, England)
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 12:05
 
Mellifluous!  Gotta love Neil!  Now, Bob, play some On the Beach, dammit!

gregler
(Chile)
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 12:05
 
 fredriley wrote:
Oh, that voice! Goes through my brain like hot cheesewire. Kudos to yer man Young as a songwriter but his voice is like nails on a blackboard.
 
I agree, i respect him as an artist but his voice is just intolerable!


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Jan 02, 2010 - 12:04
 
With an average rating of 8, I just ignore the whiney comments.

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Dec 02, 2009 - 03:30
 
Oh, that voice! Goes through my brain like hot cheesewire. Kudos to yer man Young as a songwriter but his voice is like nails on a blackboard.

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Oct 31, 2009 - 19:32
 
{#Sunny}Neil has the best worst voice there is. 

I really love imperfect voices - it really reaches the human part of my psyche.

EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee)
Posted: Sep 30, 2009 - 04:44
 
Bazooka wrote:

This cat is definitely alive.



As is the pigmy shrew{#Tongue-out}