The Words and Music of Neil Young (The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.20 (665 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275999025 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Highly recommended to community library music collection and fans of the man in general." - California Book Watch"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." - bad-news-beat
Ken Bielen is Director of Grants Management at Indiana Wesleyan University for the College of Adult and Professional Studies and the College of Graduate Studies. He is the author of The Lyrics of Civility (1999) and The Words and Music of John Lennon (Praeger, 2007) with Ben Urish.
Chronicling his life album by album A legend in the field of music for over four decades. "The Words and Music of Neil Young" is a complete and comprehensive examination of the times and life of the artist. Chronicling his life album by album, "The Words and Music of Neil Young" covers all of the artist's popular and unpopular moves as a solo artist or part of his many groups over the years. Enhanced. "THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS BOOK IS THE COVER PHOTO!" according to Joseph A. Kengor. Maybe I expected all the lyrics. (The book is too small to have all the music sheets.) Having all the lyrics would've been a big plus. But all the information the author needed to write this book was all the albums and the liner notes - and that's about all you get, besides some guessing as to what Neil means in some of his lyrics. There's no interviews with Neil,
In his conclusion, author Ken Bielen sums up Neil Young's accomplishments and places his work in the context of contemporary culture.. Neil Young cannot be simply labeled. And his compositions have responded to musical trends from punk rock to grunge, and to social issues like racism, the Vietnam War, and the war in Iraq as well. He can move from the soft sounds of early 1970s acoustic folk to the distorted, fuzz guitar sound of Crazy Horse. 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.Individual chapters cover Young's musical output album by album, and song by songfrom his debut work with Buffalo Springfield, to his time with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, to his solo work wit