From TFA:

With Fork In the Road, Young seems to be exploring three things - dirty blues, direct lyrics, and his LincVolt electric car project. That all sounds well and good until you hear the opening lyrics of the title track.

"Got a pot belly," Young sings, "It's not too big / Gets in my way / When I'm driving my rig."



Oh my God.

Neil's had plenty of lyrical clunkers in his career ("Welfare mothers/make better lovers"), but, Jesus, Neil.

Do you think he's just hit the point where he's so old now that he thinks he can just basically say stuff and nobody will care?

Ya know, like old people in the nursing home. Walk by, they scream, "I like noodles!", and everyone is like, "Aw, how cute".

"Got a pot belly," Young sings, "It's not too big / Gets in my way / When I'm driving my rig."


LOL !

Man, glad you're addressing the hard-hitting issues with this album

Screw you subby

Comparing Rush to Neil Young like that...

Joystk: Screw you subby

Comparing Rush to Neil Young like that...

I came in to say that.

/2112 rocks. neil pert ftw

How is that any worse than

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

that?

JerseyTim: How is that any worse than

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

that?

Well, that's a metaphor.
It's kind of ham-fisted metaphor that oversimplifies the class struggle in society, but it's a metaphor nonetheless.

Awesome headline.

Funny that 40 CD's worth of "throw aways" will most likely be far better than this new crap, and the new crap is pushing the Archives I back.

/excited about Archives I
//Don't have a Blu-ray player

Rev. Skarekroe: Well, that's a metaphor.
It's kind of ham-fisted metaphor that oversimplifies the class struggle in society, but it's a metaphor nonetheless.

I always thought of it as a metaphor that's too silly to be taken seriously. I mean, yeah, he had something serious to say, I'm sure, but this stuff has to work at the surface level as well as the deeper level.

A drunken Alex Lifeson would like a word with you, subby.

If only Rush Metallica had fans this dedicated



/ FTFY
// flame on :)

jake_lex:

Oh my God. Neil's had plenty of lyrical clunkers in his career ("Welfare mothers/make better lovers"), but, Jesus, Neil.

"Welfare Mothers" was a great song. It's only offensive if you don't recognize the sarcasm. I always thought that "Hard to believe that love is free now" was an excellent line.

Plus, I don't think there's anything wrong with lyrics about his belly. Most Americans, myself included, can probably relate. But what worries me is all the complaints about the lack of melody.

I checked out "Fork in the Road" on Youtube. I find it quite listenable and the lyrics are pretty funny.

I'll look forward to hearing more.

Fark you subby. fark you.

/Rush = greatest band in North America

Yeah, Young. Has some interesting songs.

But this whole media- and fan-inflamed version of Young as a punk-infused folkster or whatever, which he informed by his whole Live Rust-Dead Rust Never Sleeps stunt, is just crap.

Young as punk rocker. Heh. Young as American/folk punk rocker is even a bigger laugh.

Whoops, I meant, Canadian/folk punk rocker. Now it makes sense.

/bite another apple, subby.

I hate Neil Young. When his whiny nasal voice comes on the radio I can't switch stations quickly enough.

Secret Agent X23: I always thought of it as a metaphor that's too silly to be taken seriously. I mean, yeah, he had something serious to say, I'm sure, but this stuff has to work at the surface level as well as the deeper level.

I've actually read somewhere that it wasn't really meant to be a metaphor. More of just "Well, what if trees behaved like people?" than anything else. Can't remember where I read that though, so consider it pulled out of my ass.

Greendale

lurkster: Do you think he's just hit the point where he's so old now that he thinks he can just basically say stuff and nobody will care?

I'm pretty sure that was the case in 1963. Some of us admire him for it, though that doesn't always translate into an album sale.

JerseyTim
How is that any worse than

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the trees,
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.

that?

Hey, the trees can't help their feelings if they like the way they're made.

Great Metal Jesus: Secret Agent X23: I always thought of it as a metaphor that's too silly to be taken seriously. I mean, yeah, he had something serious to say, I'm sure, but this stuff has to work at the surface level as well as the deeper level.

I've actually read somewhere that it wasn't really meant to be a metaphor. More of just "Well, what if trees behaved like people?" than anything else. Can't remember where I read that though, so consider it pulled out of my ass.

To me it's hard not to see The Trees as an allegory, but you're right he did say that the trees is pretty much nonsense

And Niel Peart is a really, really ham handed lyricist. But Ayn Rand was just about as bad as a writer, so it works out.

veedeevadeevoodee
If only Rush Metallica had fans this dedicated

Too late, Metallica sued them all...

sadbad: To me it's hard not to see The Trees as an allegory, but you're right he did say that the trees is pretty much nonsense

Well, that's what I would say if I had written it.

If only we had a time machine, and could go back and make Neil Young NOT put most of his material. Maybe a few good albums worth of stuff, but having to sift through all that shiat is annoying.

I thought this was a Neil Young thread.

But yeah, Rush sucks.

bnobody: veedeevadeevoodee
If only Rush Metallica had fans this dedicated

Too late, Metallica sued them 'em all...

FTFY

notmtwain: I checked out "Fork in the Road" on Youtube. I find it quite listenable and the lyrics are pretty funny.

I found it laughable and geriatric and pretty much crap.

Well, if one guy says it sucks, and one out of context line of lyrics is laughable, I guess the whole project must be worthless. Good thing I didn't listen to it for myself.

Oh yeah---Rush sucks

screw this, I'm putting on "Trans"

Already Disturbed: screw this, I'm putting on "Trans"

Best Neil Young album ever.

Already Disturbed: screw this, I'm putting on "Trans"

I need a unit to sample and hold

TeddyBallGame: Fark you subby. fark you.

/Rush = greatest band in North America

What did North America ever do to you?

binkyman: Greendale

Heh.

I love Neil, but when you put out as many records as he does, and don't really care what other people think, you are bound to get a few crappy ones.

/took a date to see Greendale
//we both found it a little odd

Was there ever a good Neil Young CD?

Does atonal whining count?

Headline would have been much, much funnier if subby had picked an old band who also released a recent crappy album, instead of Rush. Rush's last album was quite good.

As a lifelong Rush fan, I agree with the subby, at least in the case of Snakes and Arrows, which is the worst album they've ever produced. I don't understand why anyone thinks it has any merits beyond making the boys a bundle of money that's well deserved for most everything else they've produced. And as far as the snide remarks about Peart's lyrics--he was a fantastic poet up until about Power Windows, and then he started to phone it in after that. The lyrics from S&A are some of the stupidest word combinations I've ever seen him squeeze out. Ayn Rand still sucks, though.

And as far as Neil goes--he's always been one of those artists who comes out with a legendary album one year and then a stupid one the next year. He's got at least a couple more gems in him before he passes on, but it doesn't look like this will be one of them.

I find it really amazing that all 9 Rush fans are also Farkers.

achtungpv: I find it really amazing that all 9 Rush fans are also Farkers.

I know! The funny thing is we all show up at their concerts and we bring ten thousand or so of our closest friends with us. We're really dedicated that way.

veedeevadeevoodee: If only Rush Metallica had fans this dedicated



/ FTFY
// flame on :)

Wins the internets.

/Rush rocks

jj325 2009-01-16 04:52:18 PM
Already Disturbed: screw this, I'm putting on "Trans"

I need a unit to sample and hold

Oh, so much THIS.

Anyone want to bet that Archives never sees the light of day?

And 'Fly By Night' is a GREAT SONG!
I still have it on vinyl and havent played it in probably 20 years.

ExJerseyGirl: I hate Neil Young. When his whiny nasal voice comes on the radio I can't switch stations quickly enough.

Oddly enough, you can say the exact same thing about Rush.

binkyman: GreendaleRivendell

The Amazing Mumford: achtungpv: I find it really amazing that all 9 Rush fans are also Farkers.

Count again.... 10

EAR BLEACH

Neil Young - Old Man (new window)

/It's almost like he's singing to his current self

Now that is a great troll headline!

Subby, that was very mean.
May you be run over by a red barchetta.

/Loves Rush.

Great as he is, I absolutely believe Neil Young can still dump a turd on the musical world. His career is full of such ups and downs.

But fark the caption in the article for claiming Greendale was one of them. I loved that record!

Neil Young is the most over rated douche bag in the music world, go play with your trains and never bother us with your shiat again.

binkyman: Greendale

Yeah, I remember from the last Neil thread. You're the moran who wishes he would only play his its from the '70s.

Greendale was an incredible concert. I hadn't heard any of the new (at the time) songs and didn't even know he was going play it all the way through.

I was thoroughly blown away. After, he came out and played about 45 minutes of old music.

You complained "Played two hits at the end as an afterthought."

I don't know what show you went to or if you left early.

Here was the "afterthought" I saw and heard though:

Hey Hey, My My
Like A Hurricane
Powderfinger
Sedan Delivery
Roll Another Number
Rockin' In The Free World

I mean farking Powderfinger? Holy shiat...