The Bridge - A Tribute To Neil Young

So I've been wanting to create a Neil Young post since I started this blog. Unfortunately every time I tried to commit my thoughts to paper or computer, all that came out was a load of tedious fanboy bullshit. The same redundant statements people have been making on the man for eras now. "He was as essential a musician as you will ever find", "he practically invented the blueprint for modern rock" and I shit you not on this last one, "he has the voice of an angel". Man, I want to slap myself for even thinking of those statements.

So to divert the almost groupie like way of thinking on to a bunch of my favorite late 80s rock bands, this is the 1989 tribute to Neil Young with contributions coming from some of the times best. The diversity within the contributors is pretty well exemplified by the interesting twist a number of the bands present give to Young's back catalogue. Soul Asylum make "Barstool Blues" sound absolutely huge. Loop drag "Cinnamon Girl" through a pile of distortion and drone. Pixies version of "Winterlong" sees Frank and Kim utilizing their harmonic duel vocals for that extra touch of sweetness. Sonic Youth, Flaming Lips, Nick Cave and Psychic TV all hold down their end of the bargain with incredibly diverse renditions. But the band who manage to steal the show ends up being Dinosaur Jr. Their ability to take songs apart and rework them to the point where they're almost unrecognizable is proudly displayed on the loud, distorted rendition of "Lotta Love".

Loop - Cinnamon Girl
Pixies - Winterlong
Dinosaur Jr - Lotta Love

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