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The Words and Music of Neil Young
Ken Bielen
Book Code: C9902
ISBN: 0-275-99902-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-99902-5
200 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/2008
List Price: $44.95 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [H]ighly recommended to community library music collection and fans of the man in general.
    —California Book Watch     August 2008
  • Neil Young is an icon, plain and simple. The Words and Music of Neil Young follows the evolution of Young's musical work from the late 1960s to the present, with special focus on the enduring elements that have made his music successful. Neil Young cannot be simply labeled.
    —www.bad-news-beat.org     May 23, 2008
Description: Neil Young is an icon, plain and simple. The Words and Music of Neil Young follows the evolution of Young's musical work from the late 1960s to the present, with special focus on the enduring elements that have made his music successful. Neil Young cannot be simply labeled. He has recorded as a solo artist, as a member of a hard rock trio, and with numerous other musician configurations. He can move from the soft sounds of early 1970s acoustic folk to the distorted, fuzz guitar sound of Crazy Horse, while his compositions have responded to musical trends from punk rock to grunge, and to social issues like racism, the Vietnam War, and war in Iraq as well. Individual chapters cover Young's musical output album by album, and song by song--from his debut work with Buffalo Springfield, to his time with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, to his solo work within various genres and for various causes (some political, but all artistic). In his conclusion, author Ken Bielen sums up Neil Young's accomplishments and places his work in the context of contemporary culture. A discography and bibliography round out the work.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Buffalo Springfield, 1966-1968
  • 2. Harvest, 1969-1972
  • 3. Tonights the Night, 1973-1979
  • 4. With and Without Geffen, 1980-1988
  • 5. Freedom, 1989-1997
  • 6. Looking Forward, 1999-2007
  • Notes
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Discography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2008005330
LCC Class: ML420
Dewey Class: 782
PDF Catalogs:
Pop Culture Spring 2008.pdf
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