Neil Young and Pearl Jam - Rockin' In The Free World (REACTION) First Time Hearing It

[@timithius]

THAT was a real rock and roll moment! OMG!

[@patswanson2870]

He grew up in my home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg is also where The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive are from. Neil started his first band in High School called The Squires.

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

Neil Young is considered to be the god father of Grunge. And the lyrics , as usual with Neil , are poetry !!!!!

[@SaeedReacts.]

Awesome! Looking forward to more of his music

[@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl]

Yes he is! An incredible human with an intelligent mind. He has paved a path for so many. Thank you for sharing this bit of information! Shine on! =)

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

This is Neil Young's protest against the George H.W. Bush administration; a defiant statement against perceived injustices and a call to action for positive change. Neil can really rock out when he wants to. Put Neil and PJ together, magic. Your take is right on.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks so much for sharing some info and context on this song. Much appreciated. Looking forward to discover more of their music.

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

Uncle Neil and Pearl Jam together !!!!! Originally a Neil Young standard. Put these two together and you’re in heaven !!!!

[@loveloochay]

I saw this live .. it has stayed with me The power was unmistakable!!

[@umpdaddy1]

Buffalo Springfield with Neil doing Mr. Soul is great. From the late sixties. His work with CSNY is also amazing. His solo acoustic performance of Old Man is also great. Decades of wonderful music from this treasure of a man.

[@AlanHoss-pb1bc]

Damn I forgot. Thank you. Never seen Neil go like that.. freaking awesome

[@jeannettesimpson9778]

Over 71 years, this is probably my favourite live rock performance.

[@paulabarber5590]

Me too. Seeing Neil looking like a giant

[@loriprovencher8984]

Neil Young helped PJ when they were starting out. They actually toured together. He advised them not to say "yes" to everything. I think he was instrumental in how PJ survived this long; he helped them survive fame.

[@jaycmacg]

Neil explores genres indeed! One of the great folk artists and song writers of the early seventies (Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, incredible solo albums), had a whole other 70's hard rock side with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, then is considered the Godfather of Grunge with this album and Ragged Glory in the 80's. Pearl Jam worshipped him, toured with him, even did an album with him (Mirrorball). And once when Eddie got hurt, Neil toured with Pearl Jam as their frontman. He also grew up near and came up on the music scene with Joni Mitchell in Canada.

[@nosparex]

If you want to hear another really heavy song from Neil, try "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)." Neil could do some of the greatest slow songs, but at the same time he could melt your face with other songs. And, he did everything in between. Two songs that I think you need to hear are "Cortez the Killer" and "Powderfinger."

[@patriciab825]

More live Neil!!

[@thegoatchild3545]

Ahhh.....the golden age of MTV. A stone cold cold classic....plus 90s super intense and passionate Eddie Vedder.🤘🤘

[@loveloochay]

🔥 Rock And Roll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥

[@1955billc]

There are a couple of different stories about the origin of the title. There is a Neil Young biography out there called 'Shakey' and in it the story is that Neil Young and Crazy Horse were flying to the Middle East to do a show. While they were in the air, and announcement came over the intercom that they had to turn around because war had broken out (first Gulf War), so one of the band (maybe Pancho) muttered under his breath 'I guess we just need to rock in the free world' and Neil liked it and wrote the song .

[@JohnLedger-g4i]

This was Eddies bad days !!!! Eddie gave a great speech when he introduced Neil when he was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - it was beautiful . Neil is a political and environmental activist and inventor. Try some Neil and Crazy Horse please eg Cortez the Killer

[@alphajava761]

I saw Young at The Shrine Auditorium in L.A. in a 2 1/2 hour show. He did his latest album in its entirety, took an intermission, and then did some of his back catalog for 90 minutes. Best concert I've seen. Young is excellent live. Great reaction Saeed.

[@KennyRansom-l5k]

Neil did a whole album with Pearl Jam as his backing band titled "Mirrorball" . It's a really great collaboration . The Pearl Jam guys really idolize Neil .

[@SaeedReacts.]

Oh, didnt know they did a whole album. I could see the admiration while they were performing.

[@KennyRansom-l5k]

@@SaeedReacts. For a little more Pearl Jam , this is actually the 2nd song of their performance that night. They had just released their 2nd album & used the MTV awards to give it a bit of a promotional push . They perform the song "Animal" from the album before bringing Neil Young out for "Rockin' in the Free World"

[@SavageGrace]

Neil has done solo acoustic albums like the classics "After the Gold Rush" & "Harvest", as well as heavy duty rockers with Crazy Horse, etc. He has about 45 studio albums, so plenty to dip into! I heard he sold 50% of the rights to his music in 2021 for an estimated $150Million. He's currently married to actress Daryl Hannah since 2018.

[@lawrencesmith6536]

If I'm not mistaken Neil and pearl Jam did an entire album and tour together. Neil is an all-time great

[@rachelpsmith3129]

Neil is one of the all time greats. He's up there with Hendrix, Dylan and Bowie, and Lou Reed. He's a master of the guitar and the harmonica and his song writing is top tier.

[@MikeWalsh-f1g]

Neil Young is a rock and roll God!! Another rabbit hole for you Saeed 😅

[@MaddyN999]

Neil Young solo, Neil Young with CSN, Neil Young and Crazy Horse. From beautiful After The Gold Rush, Harvest, and others to rocking Rust Never Sleeps . Neil has one of the deepest catalogs with deep meaning songs

[@SaeedReacts.]

A lot to explore! Thanks for watching!

[@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl]

He was also with Buffalo Springfield. His guitar work is of his own. He is a pretty amazing human. =)

[@MaddyN999]

@ I already posted that on the CSN video and didn’t want to repeat myself lol

[@sandybourdeau9300]

Now for contrast do Old Man by Neil Young and Ohio by Crosby Stills Nash and Young. Nobody writes songs about social commentary like Neil Young

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for the recommendation. This will be another rabbit hole where i learn a lot! 😃

[@mitchellbeston1033]

In 1995, Neil Young released an album called Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam as the band. I owned it. It wasn't bad, especially as i am a fan of both.

[@YeungSze]

Neil Young is always having the duality of acoustic country/folk and grungy electric guitar with heavy distortion, right from the beginning of his career. If you dive into his very deep catalogue you will discover he belongs to the type of musician that begins in a very high standard, then not really evolving like The Beatles and Dylan, just carry on to explore the paths he laid out early in his career. The other musician of this type is Richard Thompson.

[@eddiewages7486]

Niel young best song is (Southern man)from the 4 way street album

[@peachbottom2010]

Keep hope alive - Jesse Jackson

[@gablen23]

What's more, they even made an album together (which they toured together), a pretty good one, "Mirror Ball", released in 1995. Another collaboration worth watching is when he performed the brilliant Beatles song "A Day In The Life" with Paul McCartney.

[@bobdelp2023]

HEY SAEED, SO YEAH, THIS SONG COMES OFF OF NEILS ALBUM ( FREEDOM ) 👍💯 OH YEAH HE DID CHANGE THRU THE TIMES BUT IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MUSIC AND HE DIDN'T CARE WHAT CRITICS THOUGHT😊THEY CALLED HIM THE 'GODFATHER OF GRUNGE ' FOR THE 90'S

[@sandybourdeau9300]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@SaeedReacts.]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@laurawatters914]

NEIL YOUNG AND PEARL JAM ARE CLOSE FRIENDS. EDDIE INDUCTED NEIL YOUNG IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. EDDIE VEDDER INDUCTED R.E.M. AND THE DOORS AND THE RAMONES IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!! AWESOME REACTION!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS AWESOME VIDEO!! 😊💓🔥🤘✌️ KEEP ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORLD 🌎

[@bumperu]

NY had a fantastic range of sounds and genres. He never gets old and always surprises me with his next move. He is very political and has shown the hypocrisy of conservative leaders like George Bush.

[@n.i.k.1977]

I would suggest some new Pearl Jam, but not until you saw the live performance of "Porch" Pinkpop festival 92'! #Pearljam Take care 🖤 greetings from Germany

[@festidious2644]

Hello, Saeed: It's me again, a happy Canadian. Thank you for doing this one. Check out the SNL version if you can find it (from 1989).

[@bobdelp2023]

SEE WHAT I MEAN BY GOING OFF ON A RANT WITH HIS ELECTRIC? LMAO 👍😊 HIM AND ELTON HAVE BEEN MY TOP 2 BANDS FOR ( 50 ) YEARS SAEED WITH JETHRO TULL BEING MY 3RD, I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A CRAZY 3 BUTS IT'S A SUPER LEGENDARY 3 FOR SURE! 💯 HE HAD SO MANY ALBUMS LIKE ELTON SO IT'S GOOD TO START OFF EARLY AND SEE THE PROGRESSION BUT I KNOW REACTORS DON'T DO THAT FOR THE MOST PART, A FEW DO THOUGH!😊

[@manwithumbrella]

You may find this hard to believe, but there are a lot of dumb people out there who don't respect Neil's guitar playing, they call it simplistic and stupid. These people tend to worship showboats like Eddie Van Halen and other shredders. What they can't grasp is that Neil has a unique and distinctive style, a rarity in rock music. I can tell a Neil solo in just a few notes, he's that special.