How One GENIUS Shaped NEIL YOUNG's Sound

Who was the KEY to shaping Neil Young's sound in his early days, and how did that impact the rest of his career? We find out...

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:49 He told me to keep it simple
01:07 Hitchhiker
01:53 The Emperor of Wyoming
02:47 Ray-dio Recorders
04:11 Overdub City
04:53 A scruffy bunch of hippies
07:04 Horse by the River
08:53 Learning to sing live
10:24 Basement Gold
12:01 "I can teach you everything I know in an hour"
14:10 Audio documentaries
15:00 "Psychedelic shit"
15:49 First among equals

Check out the previous video in this series:
Why did Neil Young HATE his debut album?

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[rickfromberlin]

Every once in a while the YT algorithm throws me a genuine gem. This is one of them. Neil Young is a major part of the soundtrack of my youth. Thanks!

[babylemonade]

On the beach is my favourite Neil album. Never tire of it

[jaykay]

Wow, just randomly bumping into David Briggs hitchhiking is crazy! Neil has had some remarkable luck just accidentally "running into" people on the roads of LA! Music history was literally changed forever, he runs into Stephen Stills first and they go on to form Buffalo Springfield, then meets up with Briggs who became a gigantic influence. Crazy stuff!

[geohew]

“All the Good ones”
Thanks for another Excellent Neil doc.

[JC]

Neil's first solo album was still brilliant no matter what anyone says. He's made some great ones since then but I keep on going back to that one for inspiration.

[lorenzomm]

1959 Fender Deluxe.
1953 Gibson Les Paul.
Great tone.
The original sound of everything
Maximum Electric Vibes.
❤

[volpe]

Thank you for this insightful video. This is the first real mention of The Rockets I've heard from anyone on Youtube. I know and played a duo with Bobby Notkoff. I first met him when he was playing with The Family Lotus band in Santa Fe. He came to Colorado shortly after that and we began playing together. His violin (not fiddle) was superb. He was a virtuoso who played with the New York Philharmonic as a teen. My greatest memory of him was his solo everytime we played JJ Cale's "Magnolia." I'd sit back and play that Cmaj7 Fmaj7 over and over and let him improvise for as long as he wanted before coming back in with the vocals. It was hypnotic. Thank you so much for giving him a shout out. Love...

[UncleDansVintageVinyl]

Thank you. I think that "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" is one of the greatest albums ever. I've been listening to it for more than fifty years. I never tire of it.

[billr]

Emperor of Wyoming---David Briggs...I saw that Tour of the T shirt you are wearing. First time he played Like a Hurricane and with a big Fan on Stage while it played...also saw his Europeans Tour of 76 both with the Horse. Great insight here on NY.

[donk.]

Thank you for doing this research. I've always wondered why there is a fine thread that connects me with Neil Young's music. You have strengthened that thread today. This was also a great video format. No sensationalism, unnecessary drama, just ' the fact's Ma'am'- kind of story. I look forward to more of your insightful research and videos. Cheers Don.

[pauliden]

Thank you for this. David Briggs deserves to be much better known.

[latheofheaven]

That story about the version of Helpless that never got recorded reminded me that, as an young recording engineer, I was caught a couple of times early on when a band would finish a song and, convinced it was a fantastic take, rush into the control room to hear it back. But I hadn't recorded it. Both times it was because they hadn't given any indication that were ready to record, and in one instance hadn't even started from the beginning of the song that they were now convinced was the perfect take.

You can bet I was considered to be a jerk for the rest of the session though. And you can bet that from then on, I always dived for the record button whenever the drummer started counting in, even if I wasn't ready, or if the manager and the band's partners and dogs were wandering through the room, knocking over mic stands as they went. I never got caught again!

[joerae]

a few years back I got to see Nils Lofgren play a solo gig at a cafe in Bethlehem, PA (a fantastic show by the way). after the show he was signing autographs and talking with fans. I'm sure he was getting peppered with questions about Bruce and the E Street Band all night, but when I got a chance to talk to him, I had to ask "what was David Briggs like?". Nils said that Briggs was fiercely protective of his artists and he would do anything for them.

[darwinsaye]

I was hoping this would be referring to Briggs. 👍🏻

[xers]

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young and Crazy Horse) still remains as one of my favorite albums.

[Michel-rm]

Harvest and After the Gold Rush are still two of the finest albums I own.

Seeing Pearl Jam playing Keep on Rockin' in a Free World with their hero on stage 😎

Thanks for the information, great video 👍

[williampringle]

72 now and still playing, was eighteen, a radio mech in fleet air arm, Neil young so touched me, chopped in my twelve string for a yammmy fg 180 and bought harvest songbook and learnt most of the songs. Still love that raw sort of sound, natural sounding instruments with the minimum of processing, Niel the grandaddy of Grunge.never plays the celebrity game. Integrity indeed.thank you.

[douglasdegraff]

Thank you sir for this, ya know, everyone I talk to about Neil Young is, they hate him or they Love him. Everyone who writes has a few stinkers along the way but, Neil's were few and far between. I WILL still listen to the self-titled album now and then and for me, Well, it intrigued me. Then " Everybody Knows This is Nowhere " came along and that to me was inspirational and his music made me feel as long as we kept our garage band simple and do this kind of stuff, we we're going to have fun and that, We Did!!! Our band's name was " BuckShot " and to this day, next to Neil, BuckShot's been my favorite. We wanted to sound like that 2nd album. I have ALL of Neil's recordings. One of the FEW GREATS. Thanks Neil and Thank you Rust For Glory. At 70, I listen to him and I'm a young teenager getting into garage bands and having the time of my life. Thanks again RFG, Doug, way up in Green Bay, WI.🎸🎹🎻🪕🥁✌

[stavmgoo]

Thank you very much for the video, it brought back good memories, kind of like going home and everything is the way it was when you left.

[CandidZulu]

Didn't like NY growing up, but in my late teens I got it, and became a big fan. I agree he's one of the few at the top! Very interesting stuff!