Neil Young Reveals the Secrets to Hit Records 

Thanks Mark.....Joe

A truly genuinely Humble human.

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Nice indeed but, in the end, that’s all in all Neil who only gets all the songwriting credits (so, most of the money) for his songs whom musicians and arrangers have greatly contribute to as he says. Bless him, even so. Such a great artist and musician 🙏

@@Tristan.Suba.44 Yes, just like virtually every other songwriter. They create the song, the arrangers help create the record. The royalties are for the songwriter.

Thanks D L…. Joe

I see him surrounded by jawas

On stage at Wembley Stadium in 1974.....just Neil, guitar, stool and mic.........and holding 65,000 mesmerised. Neil really is so talented

Yes, he's great, no question about that. But Neil is kind of an asshole. I would love to see him live, but I would have to write the playlist. Neil Young has 2 types of songs - the ones I love, and the ones I hate. Cowgirl in the Sand is one of the greatest rock songs ever (top 10 of all time on my list) but he also has songs that I would rather take cyanide than listen to again

Nice to mention Hank Marvin, Jimmy, and J J Cale. Neil knows what he's talking about, exactly True. William Percival New Zealand Gardenia Band 🇨🇰 Kia Orana

@@TheMewoff Hi there ! your comment made me laugh ( in a good way) But maybe you should give those "bad songs" a second chance. it is like with food. the first 3 or 4 times i tasted olives, i didn,t like it, but now i love it. Anyway, Niel is for real. Have a nice day.

@@TheMewoff Taking cyanide is dangerous! dont do that. Your comment made me laugh anyway. And in a good way! About the songs that you dont like - give it a second try. It is like with food. the 3 times i tasted olives, i did not like them. now i love them. Have a nice day, and again, liked your comment.

@ Michael It seems that you're missing the Point... Neil writes songs from Every Human Emotion... Lary

I believe there's an audience tape of that show.

John Heussenstamm I wish I was there

OMG you're right. Thanks for pointing that out! I never would have thought of looking for that!

you might dig my aussie band john ...Mick , GTR ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HJuGjr3VsOI.html

Man, what a treasured experience for sure! It's a damn shame that the band didn't stay together longer. As you mentioned Stills and Young playing off of each other was a such a dynamic force-love it!

well said,now to get it arranged and produced.anyone?

Thanks ICEY…… Joe

He was a great rock drummer. Stood out with what he played. He kept time but played great fills and great energy. There's a thousand drummers from then but you'll remember mitch .

I liked when Eric Johnson mentioned that Mitch and his swing was as important to the Hendrix Experience as what Jimi was doing, hearing Neil say it also reinforces it.

One of the all time greatest drummers

Jimi’s sense of timing was so unique that average drummers couldn’t get it. There’s no backbeat because the drummer had to play as though the there was 1 beat per measure and no telling where the changes may occur . Jimi was effectively the rhythm section and the drums and bass followed Jimi.

@@lnhislmage Jimi another great one gone too soon Heaven must be a rockin' good place 🌅

Terry Quelet I Cried when I learned of JJ’s passing. He not only was a musician, but a writer and composer, he made a lot of money for big names and never got his due.

I love jj really was my first introduction to his music when I was 12 years old(now 56) have all his records

Whiperwill singing.....on a soft summer breeze. Makes me think of my baby.....I left down in New Orleans.

@@barryfohn4385 YES!!! Once heard never forgotten. I always thought Neil's Little Wing was more of a JJ Cale tribute than a Hendrix one. Thigh I guess it can easily be seen as both, that's part of the enigmatic genius of Neil. 'From Hank to Hendrix' - another moment. Great to hear Neil talking about what he truly loves in other people's work - he really comes alive here.

The only thing he omitted that I wish he would have included was The Wrecking Crew. They were another phenomenal group of studio musicians.

I certainly do!

Yeah - good one, they got to Diana Ross though, didn't they?

Respect to Levi …. recognised what keeps a band together …

Every lsdder needs its rungs. 🙏

Ha and then he goes on to promote amazon music.

In June '81 I was driving down Sunset in LA. I pulled up at some lights and Neil was alongside me in a Mustang convertible. I grinned and waved. He shook his head and gestured "NO." Fair enough!

@@wildbillharding What did you take from that?

TommyMacDaddy1 very happy you’re enjoying it. It’s never been seen before now since I did the interview during the recording session of thePrairie Wind album back in 2005. Best... Joe

Which NY team are you a fan of? Mets? Yanks? Giants? Knicks?

@@shizzy35 that would be none. Funny, though.

@@shizzy35 - None of the above. Try CSNY

Right. Its all about freedom and wisdome . Not about ego. Its about Harmonie and advancement to love and Peace.

@@lotharluder2743 Hippie Dreams > Make America Great Again

@@saleens peace, Love, stop the war, candles, incense, CSNY, pot, tie-dye, save the Whales. Barefoot too, but watch out for the needles.

Bill Astell I noticed that too in a number of his interviews. he’s a great leader, recognises greatness in others

I see what you did there... "Heart of Gold"... lol

Bill Astell Does That Mean You Got Your Head Out Of Your Ass !!!!!!

I see what you did there

@@anguslewis23 Sure thing Angus. Room for yours now..

Have you watched The Wrecking Crew? A music documentary and I think it's still on RU-vid so you should really see it if you haven't already. It's about the 20-30 studio musicians who played on 80-90% of the songs of the 60's plus. It's fascinating and well worth watching.

Bob the Avenger thank you so much. Please visit the MHOF when you’re in Nashville! Glad you’re enjoying these interviews. Best... Joe

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum Joe, I was born in 1952 and grew up with "Ring of Fire" evolving into the Beatles, Clapton. Hendrix, etc. and I'm familiar with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for which I've lost a lot of respect as their inductees keep complaining about brutal financial charges that prevent important (sometimes ex-) band members from attending awards . I like rock n' roll, rock, country rock, electric country, and various other genres that I grew up with. So, who are you? What's your connection to all this music. I suspect you've been at it a long time due to the top-level celebrity musicians willing to open up to you and the high quality of your work. There are a ton of interviewers out there who want to make themselves the focus of interest.(like Howard Stern), but a really good interviewer like you tries to represent the listener in asking intelligent questions. How do you do it? Who are you?

@@MusiciansHallofFameMuseum RIP Joe

No, I'm just reading the comments.

hmmm, what did you find misleading about it? Neil shared the inside scoop, providing real insight to those of you reading who have never produced records.

I think they mean the secret to making hit records is real musicians playing off each other - seems that was the point he kept driving home.

I agree, it is misleading clickbait for musicians like me looking for tips on how great songs are written. Not much help here.

I don't think Neil gives a fuck about Hit Records, he just makes music, but a great interview.

And the Stax house players, like Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, etc.

this is gold

Gordy lightfoot took me backstage to meet him after a show... Just his presence alone will never leave me Both guys were just such class acts Also huge props to Gordon’s band same kind of respect as this guy Bless

Love that song! Cinnamon 👧 girl! Is it about Jim Morrison's girl friend?

Would be funnier to say "great American songwriters from Canada".. lol

@@LouStoriale For some reason has chosen to live in America.

randyjacobsmd warmer and lower taxes and more cities to tour and loose women.

@@randyjacobsmd There's three types of winter in Canada: cold, wet or cold _and_ wet.

For a long time, I used to think he came from the state of Maine... When I learned he was from Canada, I was like, "wait... what?"

Lee Dile cn

Probably arranging too!

Indeed. Never deviated from his principles and the cause 👍🏽

An example of this is the Stones working through 'Sympathy for the Devil', experimenting until it became what it is.

Thanks so much, great advice

Thanks sounds like you know a few things.

Thanks, that’s some good advice.

Yes. Agreed. I was listening to sweet emotion on RU-vid and someone in comments suggested speeding it up in settings. I did, and he was right. I often slow down stuff to learn licks, but I never just sped stuff up randomly. I now mess with tempo a lot, looking for the sweet spot. Some songs you need to slow some parts and speed up others for a better experience. Not meaning to take away from the artist's intent, but it's a new, possibly better experience, and that's what music and creativity is all about.

The Lord of Syncopat...ion

Neil has spent most of his life going out of his way to avoid doing what other people want. It seems to have worked for him.

@@sayeager5559 - On The Beach, After The Gold Rush, Harvest. I've devoted such a large portion of my life to listening to Neil, I haven't had a chance to live it.

John Marty thanks John... best.. Joe

Thanks for watching! Best... Joe

@@chipgaasche4933 You must be a tone deaf clown

His voice is not about technical prowess. It's all texture. His voice shimmers.

Chip Gaasche absolute clown of an idiot.

Chip Gaasche you‘re just an idiot clown with internet access.

@@chipgaasche4933 It depends what you mean by great. Tonally? outright weird, but certainly distinctive. Technically? probably pretty good actually. He can still hit some pretty strong high notes for his age and I guess that means he must have looked after his voice technically in the same way Paul McCartney has. Time has shown us his singing voice is the perfect counterpoint to his writing voice - that is, often searingly honest. To me when I hear Neil song his songs I hear a voice that connects me to a heart - and an amazing imagination and thinking mind. His image son the Freedom album are just great. I can find many singers who can sing louder and sweeter, I just don't prefer them. I love the fact I can have Neil and Bruce Cockburn as well as James Taylor and David Willcox. Some folks like to alternate Tom Waits with Stevie Nicks. And good for them. IF the singer connects with you emotionally, or maybe in some other way, THAT's what truly matters. Connection.

Like who?

@@mayito714 Steely Dan, three members of The Doors, Casady and Dryden of the Airplane, Zappa and crew, Little Feat, the Allman Brothers, the Doobie Brothers, etc. If they didn't play jazz themselves, they listened to a lot of it. Jack Casady of the Airplane and Hot Tuna said, in an interview, that one of his biggest influences was Scott LaFaro, who played bass with Bill Evans, and Duane Allman said that the one record that got the most play from them when they were touring was Miles Davis' Kind Of Blue'.

Other jazz-influenced legends include James Brown, Chuck Berry, the Kinks, the Who, Santana, Jimi, Stevie Wonder, EWF and the Grateful D. Mack Lack? More like brain lack.

@@memory-nownow-anticipation7087 Memory-Now? I think you "Lack" a memory now!

ssn0651 Nope. Some came from loving blues, most just formed garage bands and copied what was currently popular until they got good. Neil Young, Hendrix, Clapton, Stills, Page, Bloomfield Beck etc. listened to blues, Indian ragas, wherever the LSD led them.

Goggle products typical stereotype comment

Nice cut on 4 way street..

When I was about 18 (1988) I got Neal Young’s decade anthology... I learned to play guitar to it. Just great music. And great memories.👍

My all-time hero...

@@clivehorridge xoxo

i always related to that song too, are you canadian as well?

One should not forget Albert Lee who is also very humble.

What county u from colm

Thanks for watching Mark... Joe

That's amazing !!!! Because Eddie Vedder can't sing !!!!!😄😄😄😄😄😎😎😎😎😎🍺🍺🎸🎸🎼🎼🎼

That definitely didn’t happen in 1991. Probably a few years later

@@pontius2000 it was 93 I’m not the best at remembering exact years, just the experiences ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mP0jHH6Ny6Y.html

Thanks for watching Nd…. Joe

Neil is not humble , he is jealous of his peers in spite of what he sells here, he got mad when someone fawned over Jimi Hendrix because he thought he was a better player

@@lloydclaussen2432 I believe he was jealous of Hendrix because he says in this very video that Hendrix was the best. But in so doing, he was being humble, honest, or whatever you want to call it.

Haha: Rolling Stones, no ego.

@@fuked8229 6% in every population (Lobaczewski: "Political Ponerology") . They are in the highst positons in every field (Prof Eva Hartmann: "Wie viele Sklaven haben Sie?").

not true at all... most ALL the great Motown acts and star singers, from Smokey Robinson to Marvin Gaye to Martha Reeves to Michael Jackson & The Jackson 5 would always acknowledge the greatness of the Motown session musicians like James Jamerson and Benny Benjamin and Earl Van Dycke

Pity he didn't mention Leon Russell

Anibal Miranda we are losing our greats slowing like WW II vets. So sad and no where to go now

@@MarkSmith-js2pu very sad

Thank you gudge ...... joe

Thanks 73156............. Joe

Thanks mVm.... joe

nothing quite like a bunch of GCD Em songs all sounding great.....I did the same....

@@zeroceiling Count me in there with ya'll. Learned to play the harmonica too. Opened up an entirely new universe. SO glad I invested in that triple album back in the day. For me, a far better cause for my limited funds than George's ATMP - and I'm a huge George Harrison fan.

DUDE, vindicated. I say this ALL the time in my teaching for my students. Amen. feels good to have the same opinion as this legend

@@fattmusiek5452 I dropped my brush and hurried off to write a poem. Thirty years later my neighbour still complains about me leaving the construction site.