Neil Young: Long May You Run the Illustrated Biography - Hardcover

Daniel Durcholz; Gary Graff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760336474 ISBN 13: 9780760336472

Publisher: Voyageur Press Inc.,U.S., 2010

Synopsis

The first illustrated retrospective of this rock icon s career, one of rock and roll s greatest songwriters and performers Covers a career from high-school drop-out, through Woodstock, Crosby, Stills and Nash, to headlining Glastonbury 2009 Concert posters, ticket stubs, performance photography, discography, and more.Neil Young has been described as brilliant, cantankerous, enigmatic, vexing. Nevertheless, his generation-spanning fan base and profound musical influence cannot be denied he is cited as a major influence by Curt Cobain, Eddie Vedder, Sonic Youth, Radiohead amongst others, and has earned the title 'Godfather of Grunge' with his restless musical experimentation that transforms the most obvious music into something revelatory. From dropping out of High School to form his own band, Crazy Horse, he has ridden the ups and downs of the music world, from songs like 'Ohio' to commemorate the Kent State Massacre ( re-released after the Tianneman square massacre and dedicated to the Chinese students who died there), 'Southern Man', 'Needle A Day Down', and 'Let s Impeach The President' against George W Bush. Spanning 41 studio albums, 6 live releases, and over forty years as a touring and recording artist, this is the first and only illustrated biography to cover Young s early years, his rise to fame in the radical Sixties, the tenure with Buffalo Springfield, and CSN & Y, and his varied solo career, through the turbulent Seventies, to a difficult and painful obscurity for the Eighties until his re-emergence a decade later, still brilliant, still radical, and possibly more popular that ever with every age of the music-buying public. Packed with rock photography from the Sixties to today, concert posters, memorabilia from around the world, plus commentaries from notable musicians around the world, and a full discography, this is the ultimate tribute to an electrifying performer and will be eagerly received by his legion of fans world-wide.

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Neil Young While a number of narrative titles have chronicled Neil Young in one manner or another, this is the first illustrated history to span his 41 studio albums, 6 live releases, and 40-plus years as a recording and touring musician. Full description

Review:

Naturally illustrated history books do not purport to be definitive accounts of their subject(s). By definition they are rich in visual detail but not always hefty on text. This excellent Neil Young biography offers a detailed though potted history of the great man. Jimmy McDonough s scholarly work (Shakey) on Neil Young is justifiably claimed to be the major biography of the singer-songwriter but where this book scores high is with the archive material lots of pictures from his childhood, his influences, live shots, magazine covers, record covers, etc, etc. There is a handy discography which goes to show just how amazingly prolific he is from his work with Buffalo Springfield to CSNY and Crazy Horse and of course, his solo work. The authors have really done their research and are evidently huge fans though they cast doubts on some of his solo material. Don t forget that Young lost much of his appeal in the eighties with some experimental work...until he made a comeback with the brilliant album Freedom, and inspired by the grunge scene he used distortion and guitar feedback on the excellent Crazy Horse album Ragged Glory. From then onwards he seems to have done little wrong. It is not a cheap book - as hardback coffee table tomes rarely are - but if you re a fan you ll certainly want this in your music library. --Neildaniels dot com, March, 2010

About this edition

• Publisher: Voyageur Press Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0760336474
• ISBN 13: 9780760336472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224