Reaction to Ambulance Blues by Neil Young

[@WATERisLIFE9380]

"and there ain't nothing like a friend who can tell you your just pissin in the wind"

[@elberthiggins6667]

One of my favorite NY songs which to me has roots in folk and country. The lyrics are whimsical, psychedelic and personal which helps the song because they're not repeating worn out themes. NY is at his best in this genre.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope so so ...not bad but only good thing it's not the top 40 Harvest Moon

[@cornellrosiu8818]

Grt rxn, ur the only vid I've found that has reacted to this fav song of Neil Young! So good-

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

Thanks for stopping by! I covered more than 10 NY records on the channel 😉

[@kevinlakeman5043]

There's a few other good ones I've found, along with a couple doing the whole album. But yeah, this is one of the rarer ones to find reactions to.

[@mtnvalley9298]

'You're all just pissin' in the wind. You don't know it, but you are.' Truth Neil. Truth.

[@whocaresboutdat3972]

Check out 1998 Video of Neil paying this with REM, amazing

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

thanks!

[@kevinlakeman5043]

Yeah, it's fantastic. And Neil playing on "Country Feedback".

[@whocaresboutdat3972]

@@kevinlakeman5043 Neil's playing was hypnotic, and Michael Stipe was in awe!

[@kevinlakeman5043]

@@whocaresboutdat3972 Yes, they just let him do Neil Young things on their song and it worked in some divine chemistry.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

I'll forever love this song so much. Like Bowie's "Cygnet Committee", it's a groove that you either get or you don't. If you do, you get it hard. Rambling, disjointed, but the instrumental groove is always there. And when the lyrics hit, they hit really hard. The lyrics together with that guitar/harmonica/ragged violin just set the scene.

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

yeah, amazing one

[@charlesbracelen8031]

I was ino glam, then new friends in high school turned me into CSNY and much more. This was my first new release, and it stayed on my turntable for months. Stay on the ditch, go to Tonights the Night...

[@doriwiljt]

I love this song

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

yeah, amazing

[@derrickmorrell8275]

This could be my favourite NY song, just float along to the harmonica and violin. I am similar to John, discovering Neil later in life and absolutely falling in love with his music. The 60s and 70s material is absolutely mesmerizing!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope

[@mtnvalley9298]

@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN You are really great at killing a vibe! Do you scream in caps in the outdoors too? Cheers.

[@artvallejos1460]

​@@mtnvalley9298 pay no attention to denveroutdoorman he's NOT a true Neil Young fan.

[@neil3467]

On the Beach is brilliant!

[@jgwire]

this and Time Fades Away got me through puberty.

[@peters7025]

I was lucky enough to see him do a rare live version of this in Manchester a few years ago. No Rusty Kershaw on the violin sadly but still magic. I don't get all the references but The Riverboat was a club in Canada where he played. I believe there are references to former bandmates and not to get stuck in the past. I think the last verse references Nixon and his lies but I may be wrong. Great reactions

[@robforzese5496]

Rust never sleeps I think is his best album, followed by Zuma…. Great albums you should react to!

[@jgwire]

song is in Eb-- tuned down a whole step -- good for you exploring all this old stuff that never gets old......How about the Stones? my favorite song of his.

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

Stones are just around the corner 😉

[@jgwire]

watching your reaction to these songs I've grown up with is so cool-- it's like I'm getting to experience is all again for the first time -- through YOUR eyes and ears - This is great stuff, friend. Fixing to find more of your videos. A question: what is you DON"T like it? do you listen to every song anyway? Just curious. THere's no better joy than discovering great new music and it's just such a joy to watch you discover it. Thank you.

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

Hi Jay, nice to see you around. Means a lot to see you enjoy the content. Regarding your question, I will tell openly if I don't like the song on the first listen, and I will still do the whole album, because I really want to hear the whole album. I rarely quit books or movies I start to read/watch. So is with the music too :) On the other hand, On the beach is my top 3 Neil Young record, so lucikly, no room for mixed feelings there :D Check out the playlists on the channel profile to find more :)

[@alphajava761]

If you want to fast-forward on Neil for one album and then come back to the 70s, try Rust Never Sleeps 1979 or Freedom 1989 both of these albums Rock hard. American Stars N' Bars and Zuma are two of my favorite 70s Neil Young records that followed the Ditch Trilogy.

[@neil3467]

Great recommendations. Fun fact: rolling stone magazine gave Freedom a perfect 5 star review. I believe Rust Never Sleeps also had 5 stars.

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

I'll probably do that

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Rust Never Sleeps was great ..saw in Heidelberg when I was stationed in Germany Freedom wasn't bad but there s better albums...Stars and Bars only had Like a Hurricane and the rest was forgettable other than the way the song before it Seguin into Hurricane fantastically

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

@Robert Stewart yeah good. But deservered 3.5

[@ridemfast7625]

This album side is gold. "Their aint nothin like a friend that can tell you youre just pissin in the wind" Just one of many lyrics worth quoting. Thank you for playing On the Beach.

[@alphajava761]

Young was only 28 when he wrote this. He was 20 when started with Buffalo Springfield. Think about everything you've listened to so far, it's all been by a 20-something. Young wrote Cortez The Killer in highschool which is hailed as a masterpiece. Please Google the meaning of Ambulance Blues because the song is very cryptic. "An ambulance can only go so fast It's easy to get buried in the past When you try to make a good thing last" I don't know if this song is Bluegrass but it definitely has a lot of Bluegrass elements.

[@janeschmalfeld4307]

He has great albums. Try Zuma, Live Rust, Rust Never Sleeps. You can't go wrong....

[@deepdivemusicreactions]

I did Zuma and Rust never sleeps, check it out on the playlist ;)

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Not it's an okay album but not his best...you should hear Zuma and Tonight's The night

[@neil3467]

@@jameswiglesworth5004 Well, Barstool Blues, Don’t Cry No Tears, Cortez, Stupid Girl… Awesome tunes.

[@robforzese5496]

@@neil3467 Don’t forget Danger Bird 😂 it’s actually my favorite of Zuma

[@rghilino6734]

Zumba is great. Danger Bird is fantastic.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

@JAMES WIGLESWORTH absolutely but there Ragged Glory Kills it and best would probably be Everybody Knows This is Nowhere.....certainly not this

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

@Rob Forzese yup 2 different verses at the same time...instead of the so so accoustic stuff

[@ButternutGOLD]

Stars and bars : not this

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Nope ony thing good on that was Hurricane all else forgetable

[@paulgriffith1021]

Please give ‘Zumba a listen. It is a far better album than “On the Beach”!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup Zuma much better. This was okay but kinda wimpy

[@artvallejos1460]

​@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN you're comments are kinda wimpy