• RetroBen81
    • 6 years 5 months ago
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    		 Who remembers the time when in 1985, Canadian folk-rocker Neil Young had gotten sued by Geffen Records for releasing "unrepresentative/uncommercial" albums, meaning, in other words, "music that was not typical of Neil Young and had lacked commercial appeal"?

    His tenure at Geffen produced the following albums:
    1982 - Trans (this album had a synthesized sound - with synthesizers, vocoders and synclaviers - typical of the New Wave sound then the norm of the 1980-1984 period)
    1983 - Everybody's Rockin' (this album featured the hit single "Wonderin'", a throwback to the doo-wop sound of 1955-1959 and the rockabilly sound of 1950-1954 that dominated the rest of the album)
    1985 - Old Ways (this album has a contemporary country sound to it)
    1986 - Landing on Water (this album finds Young returning to the sound that made his 1982 release, Trans, as well as experimenting with other instruments)
    1987 - Life (this contract-fulfilling album for the Geffen label reunited Young with his backing band, Crazy Horse)

    Does anyone here own any one of these five Neil Young records?

    ~Ben
    "I am such a purist for old information on anything '70s and '80s."
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    • Funky Guy
      • 6 years 5 months ago
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      		 I don't own any of them but I have heard material off Trans, Everybody's Rockin' and Old Ways. Neil Young kocked off albums fast in the early 80's because he was devoting the majority of his time to his special needs son. I think We Are in Control off Trans is a pretty cool track, Everybody's Rockin' I didn't find very good, Old Ways I thought was decent. I may get a used copy someday if I see one for under 10 dollars.
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      • RetroJessica1985
        • 6 years 5 months ago
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        		 Is Neil Young the guy who sings Harvest Moon? if so thats guys terrible along with John Denver my parents use to overplay those guys not a plesent way to wake up on a Saturday morning.
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        • Funky Guy
          • 6 years 5 months ago
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          		 You're free to not like Neil Young but to compare Neil to John Denver.... When you find a John Denver album that sounds like Everybody Knows This is Nowhere or Rust Never Sleeps let us all know about it.
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          • RetroJessica1985
            • 6 years 5 months ago
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            		 indeed.....
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            • System
              • 6 years 5 months ago
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              		 Was there a resolution to this? The original post started out strong with the law suit. But there's no mention on what happened. Even it isn't relevant to the main point, owning the 5 Young albums mentioned, it was brought up. I'm sure some people are wondering. Personally I don't think Geffen had a case. Young was exploring new styles. Thats what an artist does.
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