![]() Neil Young's 1979 "Rust Never Sleeps" marked a major shift in artistic direction for both Young and the entire music industry. The gentle and fierce all in one package. In one of our very first posts to the Rust list back in 1993 we attempted An Analysis of the Meaning of the song Thrasher Lyrics.Īnd it is the duality of RNS that we cherish so much. Obviously, the song “Thrasher” is quite special to us and we've long considered the song to be Neil Young’s lyrical magnum opus - rich with poetry, metaphors, themes, allusions, and symbols. It was a long time coming, but it was oh-so worth the wait. that is until 2014 when we were enthralled by our second & third "Thrasher" experience in Philadelphia on October 8 & 9, 2014. A moment that we eventually came to believe that we would never, ever experience again in our lifetime.Īfter 1978, Neil would never play the song "Thrasher" again. In retrospect, it was an unforgettable moment. It's been almost 40 years ago since we first heard Neil Young perform the song "Thrasher" on the 1978 Rust Never Sleeps tour on October 7 in William & Mary Hall at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. We've seen and heard the song "Thrasher" performed live 3 times: Probably obvious to our long time readers as the album contains what we feel to be Neil's greatest song: "Thrasher". Rust Never Sleeps is the greatest album we've ever heard. Please excuse this as a jumping point for discussion. NOTE: This comment was removed by original poster and has been re-edited for sensitivity. Ask the same questions of the TW community - let's get a dialogue going. We broke that down into acoustic/piano/electric and I chose Tell me Why, Love in Mind and Hurricane (early versions). If you have to delete all Neil Young albums and keep only one then which one? Well for me it's On the Beach. I was raving about it to my wife and she threw it out there. So I've been listening to lots of work in the last few months - you name them - all the greats - I've re-visited them.Ī week ago I got to On the Beach and I realised it's the greatest album I've ever heard. A friend suggested I could re-engage with music if I tried listening to new acts and then I might find I could feed in some of my favourites. I've visited this site pretty regular for many years and contribute very occasionally but I appreciate the work you do and the information and dialogue on here. I appreciate it's a bit of a struggle during the sabbatical so maybe some of us out here need to help. ![]() ![]() Which brings us to our latest TW Comment of the Moment on Charles Bradley Covers Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" | The Strombo Show which will power us along through the weekend and our lifetimes ahead: Over the years, we here at Thrasher's Wheat have been involved in more than a few little miracles (see here, here, here, here, here, here and here for actual TW miracles randomly selected).Īnd it is these serendipitous synchroncities with our dearly loved blog readers which powers us ahead, day after day, week after week, year after year, and decade after decade. "On The Beach" Ad with Neil Young Facing Camera
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