Who Is Neil Young?

[@nunyabizness6546]

You left out one of if not the most important thing of all about Neil Young. It's integrity. Unlike almost every other big-name musician you can think of, Neal has never sold out to anyone for any amount of money. He's never compromised his music to cater to the current taste, and he's poured his Blood Sweat and Tears into supporting the ideals that he believes in. Ideals that have never changed. That is on top of being maybe the greatest all-around musician of his era.

[@vegasmona]

"Who is Neil Young?" *A Man, An Artist, A Poet, A Lover, A Myth, A Legend and The Wiser Voices In Your Head* Mister Young saves a lot of broken souls through times, 24 and there's so much more.

[@brokenacoustic]

Got to see him live in '85 at the MN State Fair...first concert ever, 5 years old, loved it, and still love his music.

[@johnanthony6201]

Got to see him live in 1970, Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, as part of CSNY, Stephen Stills playing, “For What It’s Worth” solo on the piano (and I thought the dude totally ripped on guitar),. All of them playing together on “Ohio”. That concert captured the moment and is seared into my brain.

[@MegaSilverBlood]

Who is Neil Young? ...7 minutes later: Neil Young is Neil Young

[@klinkov6393]

american ruse and young is young

[@someguy2135]

To find out, you need to listen to his music from every era. Preferably entire albums.

[@Johnnay71]

Yep! Lol it is the ultimate truth.

[@vickielee9213]

LOL, WHO DOESN'T KNOW NEIL YOUNG, REALLY???? WHOEVER SAID YOU NEEDED A THERAPIST OR TO SPEND SHITLOADS OF MONEY ON THERAPY, NEIL YOUNG HAS BEEN MY THERAPIST THROUGH THIS LIFE , ALWAYS HAS BEEN , ALWAYS WILL BE, HE'S DONE MORE GOOD FOR ME THAN ANY COLLEGE EDUCATED , BOOK LEARNING FOOL ANYWHERE, HE'S A PURE, GENIUS SPIRIT OF A MAN 🕊 I LOVE YOU NEIL 💞✝🇺🇸☮

[@apolloptx]

Yep, typical pretentious video essay crap. Bet this guy hasn't even listened to his discography.

[@ericzace]

"Yin Young pair" That pun did not go unappreciated

[@Escapepod2024]

Haha, I thought I imagined that.

[@liam1558]

While we're making card analogies, I guess you can say Neil Young is a wild card.

[@matcoffidis1135]

Oooh, that's good!

[@reliablebow]

Dig♾️🎶✨🕯️

[@GD-mg6pk]

@@matcoffidis1135Exactly what I thought when I read that comment!

[@julianmuller9567]

Finally, the video I've been waiting for. Neil Young to me is one of the greatest characters in music. You have to realise how many bridges this man has purposefully burned to be able to evolve and make the music he cared about, he has taken every opportunity to make it harder for himself just to stay true to his idea of himself. Great guy, greater songwriter. Amazing guitarist.

[@gilbertrowland571]

Neil sets the standard for what music should be. I think if everyone in the world was a fan. The world would be a greater place!

[@peacefulamerican4994]

You mean how many wives and girlfriends and children has he abandoned?

[@julianmuller9567]

Really? He's such a romantic! Nothing like throwing your family out in the middle of the highway, what a philosopher!

[@janthepayne]

The only child he left (yet supported was Zeke - whose mother was not Neil's wife) when Neil & Pegi divorced their 2 offspring were adults.

[@GavinMcLeod]

No other artist like him, never will be.

[@robertmusilbronson3118]

im a simple man. when I see "Neil Young" in title, I click. even if simple man is technically a Lynyrd Skynyrd song.

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

Simple as that, man.

[@nickklok4955]

Hell yeah

[@pyromaniarules]

he probably meant southern man which is the anti racist song that skynyrd mentions in sweet home alabama so i guess it kinda works itself out.

[@idollevi5284]

Simple man is a Gahrahm song

[@robertmusilbronson3118]

@@idollevi5284 wtf is a gahrahm? Best Orthodontists in Englewood?

[@AbbeyRoadkill1]

Arguably one of the 10 greatest songwriters in the history of rock and roll.

[@artvallejos1460]

Whammy Bard Surfer Joe And Moe The Sleaze

[@moptopbaku6022]

Why arguably? In my opinion - definitely.

[@maxh_music]

This is great. I've always felt Neil Young never got enough credit. He is a musical genius

[@davidchavez7242]

I love this genre of music Neil Young is a perfect pick

[@someguy2135]

The only genre he completely fits into is "The Neil Young Genre."

[@billytrespassers3123]

I always loved the guitar solo on "Like a Hurricane".

[@nicholas_scott]

Billy Trespassers I did too, until I heard him play it on a reed organ . It’s amazing

[@CorbCorbin]

Nicholas Scott Awesome

[@Accordionant]

Agreed. He’s the master of the warpath guitar.

[@peacefulamerican4994]

Another rip off. Listen to Sinatra's "Fly Me To The Moon". thief!

[@BMShutt]

Chicanista Revolutia get a life

[@CorbCorbin]

When I think of Neil Young, I think of gnarly guitars, and sweet acoustic pieces, along with piano. Versatile, is an understatement, when describing Young.

[@SmokedTails]

A man needs a maid.

[@kielbasa.sausage]

You failed to mention that neil young did the music for the 90s movie "Dead man" featuring johnny depp. At first that doesnt sound so important but please realize he did the entire soundtrack and you can easily hear him attempting this desolate and dark style of spaghetti western music its beautiful and was (in my opinion) the most underrated music he ever wrote

[@ralphgazda6735]

Years before that he did the soundtrack for the original "Where the Buffalo Roam" with Bill Murray as HST...

[@bobthebear1246]

Neil Young is an extremely unique legend. I, for one, appreciate *_all_* of his periods, phases, and stages.

[@bnorberg988]

40 years later and "Rust Never Sleeps" is still one of my favorite albums

[@turtleman5111]

B Norberg Nah, After The Goldrush, Harvest and Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere are GEMS!

[@bnorberg988]

@@turtleman5111 Yes I love them all. But when Rust never sleep came out I just loved it. Even the tracks I didn't like at first just really grew on me. And now it is my favorite Young album,....most of the time... Unless I am am in a mood to listen to After the Gold Rush then...that's my favorite unless I decide to listen to Harvest or maybe some Buffalo Springfield,... or Everybody Knows This IS...,Or even Harvest Moon.......Dang it they are just all so good. Except maybe Reactor 9 1/2 minute of Ain't Got No T-bone is 9 minutes too many. But yeah. All gems all of them and after a while I even really liked Welfare Mother's and Sedan Delivery

[@peteypickles7209]

ibid

[@davidtheinventor]

Neil's one of the true greats of all time, and also one of the very few artists to be inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame not once, but twice. Rock on Neil! Peace to all!

[@Tom-eq7eh]

Down by the river is the most under-rated rock song of the 70s

[@samuelakerdeutgen96]

Tom released 69

[@wutangclan2679]

10000 percent legit 💯

[@brownkemosabe]

My favourite is Ohio. Hauntingly strong

[@waynejohanson1083]

Love that song. Just the guitar playing alone.

[@oscar_anderson_beats_4399]

Facts but it was made in 1969

[@evandavies-velie8725]

I literally just saw Neil Young live last night, crazy timing

[@apolloptx]

How was it?

[@evandavies-velie8725]

@@apolloptx It was great! His voice sounds the exact same, even after all of this time.

[@tommasobrega2137]

73 years old and still rocks more and better than most musicians out there songs that actually mean something and that not just get stuck in your head do to the simplicity of lyrics and rythm

[@jon-kg9dk]

Polyphonic makes good videos

[@LordDragon1965]

As if that was in doubt. Unless it's too mild.

[@BertGrink]

NO! Polyphonic makes EXCELLENT videos. Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation. ;)

[@madiserket2]

omg why tf do so many people still have the maximillimus pfp

[@jon-kg9dk]

Meme Sen litty committee

[@Bjac0]

Yeah, i guess you could say they're pretty sound.

[@vb2388]

Godfather of Grunge

[@farleys1376]

I will always see Neil as a folk master (harvest, harvest moon, long may you run etc) rather than any other thing.

[@badmoon2322]

As a rock fan, I feel the opposite. Testament to the enigma that is Neil Young

[@spaceinbetween6591]

yeah tbh I've never associated him with grunge at all. And "Rockin in the Free World" sounds more like hard rock than Soundgarden/Nirvana/Pearl Jam and co. if anyone is the Godfather of Grunge, it should be The Stooges

[@farleys1376]

@@spaceinbetween6591 Maybe i have that vision cause i hate grunge/hard rock

[@spaceinbetween6591]

@@farleys1376 So you don't like Led Zep or Queen? I dont like 80s hard rock which was essentially butt rock, but the 70s stuff is good

[@farleys1376]

@@spaceinbetween6591 Yeah, i love led zepp, early Fleetwood Mac (peter green era) and that kind of stuff, but when i say hard rock i mean Scorpions, whitesnake and that kind of shit... The early 70s rock was good because they had blues influences... Jimmy page used to be my hero, then i find out that he used to rip off a lot of stuff from other musicians.

[@miked7295]

"Alabama, you've got the weight on your shoulders" is also applicable today.

[@CorbCorbin]

Mike D Georgia

[@IvanLendl87]

Oh please

[@clintmack3286]

A wheel in the ditch.

[@miketomlin6040]

Talibama............................back to the dark ages.

[@artvallejos1460]

Mike D Alabam You've got the rest of the Union to help you along

[@oldnatty61]

He's also a dude who's music spoke to my heart and kept me from suicide when I was in high school.

[@Stred]

Somehow you always manage to hit the nail on the head for my music taste.

[@juicyclaws]

he hit the neil on the head hehe

[@clemlowes9417]

Neil Young's father Scott Young was a journalist who wrote for The Toronto Star newspaper.

[@waynejohanson1083]

True

[@oysteinoren]

"Tin soldiers" not "Ten Soldiers"

[@LordDragon1965]

I was about to call that one out too.

[@colinsmith7199]

Dude saw him live at bottlerock 3 days ago...the man still sounds 30😂 he was incredible.

[@KickstandOptional]

I saw him with Crazy Horse at Jazzfest 2014. That old man still rocks harder than anyone my age.

[@thekatazsiuniverse4868]

Who is Neil Young? I don't know, but I like him.

[@ivar7175]

I love that both Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley got a King Card and Bob Dylan a jester/joker

[@perryperry8978]

Ivar maybe it’s a reference to Don Mclean’s song “American pie”

[@ivar7175]

@@perryperry8978 that would be very cool

[@someguy2135]

@@ivar7175 Dylan did a song called "Jokerman." kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4m2p6Z8nNuKqJI On the other hand, it could be a reference to "American Pie," as mentioned in this discussion thread.

[@tolisfrag9220]

I was working in a bar in Greece. The co owner of the bar was around his late 50s and in LOVE with Neil Young. He would stop preparing drinks and coffee just to stop the music, take a vinyl and blast Neil Youg through the speakers. He had all his albums. It was great !

[@Mrkillermarshmellow1]

Great visual with cards man great essay as usual

[@JanStrojil]

The soundtrack to Dead Man elevates the whole movie and stands as a masterpiece of its own.

[@rexmundi3108]

He sat and watched the film and jammed to it. Basically all improvised. too cool.

[@gregmcamp]

If we are using the analogy of a card deck to explain the dichotomy of Neil Young, it is easy. There is a card that does that, the Ace.

[@vibangigan5336]

I discovered Neil young when I was in high school and just fell in love with so many of his songs this dudes a pure artist and I need his artistry in this world as long as whatever power in this world allows it

[@axelbergstrom3644]

Recently got Harvest on vinyl and its a god damn masterpiece

[@magichands135]

It's insanely good. But Cortez the killer will blow your mind.

[@axelbergstrom3644]

@@magichands135 gotta give it a listen soon

[@byHeaLiiAU]

Its like his 6th best album so lucky you. On the Beach is his best, tonights the night, everybody knows this is nowhere, zuma, sleeps with angels and psychadelic pill are better imo

[@BMShutt]

HeaLii On the Beach is definitely up there

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Magic Hands love Cortez the Killer

[@gabrielday2388]

Glad to see Neil finally getting a bit more love on this channel! Great video

[@Anon-fm8tz]

Who is Neil Young? Answer: He is everything

[@jonty3awal]

Cortez the killer ❤

[@OujiDarkmatter]

"Everyone Knows this is Nowhere",1969 is Why he's called the Godfather of Grunge,everyone knows this is True

[@sUbScRiBeRswItHoUtvEdEo]

That is one of my favorite Young songs. Actually the whole album is my favorite Young album

[@iemandanders2577]

Whan the notification popped up I read "what is Neil Young" and I just thought "I have no idea"

[@Tradewindrain]

I'll do you one better: "Why is Neil Young?"

[@lookijones]

I think it "Tin Soldiers" not "Ten Soldiers" lyrics for Ohio

[@pfalzerwaldgumby4798]

lookijones Correct!

[@benheinz8817]

Yes.

[@martyjansing2675]

Correct, "Ten" makes no sense...it is "Tin Soldier".It was National Guard soldiers that were at Kent State. The National Guard was a way of staying out of Viet Nam. That is why "Tin" was used as a prerogative. Not real soldiers....

[@sputnikginger]

my thoughts exactly - I was wondering whether I was singing the wrong words there for a moment

[@BeatstreetMusic]

That was a bad error for a documentary to get a lyric incorrect..

[@paisleyprincess7996]

Who’s Neil Young? He was Rick James’s bandmate in the Mynah Birds! He’s the everything kinda dude, Renaissance man yet a consistent one, and for that we are grateful

[@aliccolo]

thank you for this video. he’s one of my favorite artists and i really hope so folks in your audience will explore his music after watching this video.

[@someonewithagarfieldphone1989]

you should really do a video on Richard Thompson or at very least Fairport Convention or the British late 60s early 70s folk revival

[@subslack]

The fact that Neil Young is such an enigma just makes his great artistry all the more fascinating.

[@teethgrinder83]

Young is an artist I havnt really checked out for some reason. I have "harvest" and absolutely love that album but his plethora of other albums kinda daunted me so I didnt look into his other stuff. Songs like "Old Man", "the needle and the damage done", "a man needs a maid" and "words (between the lines of age)" are probably my favourite so that will give someone who is kind enough an idea of what al um to point me to of his that I should really check out. Thanks in advance!!!

[@artvallejos1460]

Teethgrinder 83 check out 15 minute song called Change Your Mind. Live at Farm Aid

[@ethanrummel7638]

Gotta say, great video. And Ohio still makes me very, very angry at injustice. For such a simple song it hits really hard.

[@erikbarrett85]

Damn I love his guitar work. So unbelievably rich and defined.

[@jablair51]

Great video. I've been a huge Neil fan since college. One of my favorite songwriters ever.

[@lerotoculteux2139]

Neil Young, a perfect blend between country/folk/rock/wathever you want

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

Folkountrock

[@nedisahonkey]

I want him to rap. Old funny voice never did that.

[@NormanGaywood]

@@nedisahonkey :-) Clostest he came to rap is Restless Consumer kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5eYn4mharKIbZI

[@marymoonchild2801]

Could you please do a video on Rory Gallagher or Gary Moore?

[@NFMorley]

Rory would be a great shout - especially as he is so influential! (But if you do PLEASE use the proper Irish/Gaelic pronunciation of Gallagher!)

[@olavonogueira8944]

Yeah! Totally agree!

[@CorbCorbin]

The only way you could answer, “Who is Rory Gallagher,” is “He’s Rory Gallagher......” I’m starting my own channel! 😀

[@CorbCorbin]

Nevermind Ever hear Rory say his last name?

[@kiahdale3858]

yesss one on Rory would be really good.

[@dlbstl]

I love how you pulled so many facets of Neil Young's career and life into an artistic little video about him. I loved all your graphics all your work on this. And I've always loved Neil Young's work.

[@janthepayne]

Excellent analysis of an artist many have called an enigma!

[@thekatazsiuniverse4868]

Can you do a video on the history and origins of funk?

[@CorbCorbin]

The Katazsi Universe He’s at least 6 months from getting down for the up stroke. 🐣

[@sierra3644]

this would be a cool vid!!!

[@nedisahonkey]

Or just James Brown or Sly and the Family Stone.

[@tyleroldham4676]

He's one beautifully bad ass soul.

[@balls20_13]

Great video, although another important part of his career that didn't really get mentioned was the ditch trilogy (Time Fades Away, Tonight's The Night, and On The Beach), an excellent series of very depressive introspective albums. Still I get that you couldn't fit his whole career into a video, doing so would take a very long time.

[@aniballopez61]

Agreed.And don't forget El Dorado and Crime in the City ,songs that describes two diferents places ,the border and the city,in a cinematographic way.Also another great one, Change your mind.

[@grahamkristensen9301]

Do a video on Tom Waits.

[@joshbud365]

The dudes from my home town wpg, I was glad to see him for the first time last year

[@vickielee9213]

YEAH HE IS FROM WINNIPEG, HE HADN'T FORGOT HIS CANADIAN HOME & WHERE HE CAME FROM, SOME PEOPLE THINK HE HAS ✝🇺🇸☮

[@vickielee9213]

I'M JEALOUS, I'LL ADMIT IT, I HOPE HIS HEALTH IS HOLDING OUT & A DAMN CRYING SHAME ABOUT PEGI PASSING, I LOVED HER TOO 🕊✝💞

[@jordanhedington2421]

2:12 - Also, after Dylan played electric for the first time, his tour following this he would often play an acoustic set for the first half and then bring the Band out (capital B band). Some hated it at the time

[@JungleScene]

great video. your video editing was on point here, you should be proud of it (im sure you are!) you did our countryman justice polyphonic.

[@Kommunistpartiet]

Make a video about Janis Joplin

[@teethgrinder83]

Be polite. Please.

[@teethgrinder83]

@Danny Dircio yet millions know her name and her songs and few know you. If anyone is trash its yourself mate. 5 of her solo singles reached the billboard 100 (a big achievement at that time), she was the lead vocalist for big brother. Oh and shes still one of the too selling musicians in America (yeah I ripped all this from wiki before you say anything). So yeah, even though she died at 27 she has made a bigger impact than sucking Hendrix dick and being trash and dead at 27

[@groundbreaktv6935]

"Let's take a closer look," I get happy when I hear these words.

[@JamesCouch777]

Neil is one of the very rare musical masters.

[@GaryT1952]

Well done as usual👍 a Polyphonic upload is reason to live!

[@DjCinnamonbun]

I've been really into Neil Young and his body of work, the last while here and I've been hoping you'd do a video like this! And I cannot wait for the next one! edit: spelling is hard.

[@TheFyoshichannel]

Im a hip hop head who listens to mainly hip hop, jazz and soul but man I love me some Neil young.

[@TheJamesAraujo]

This is my favorite video ever. It's so nice (maybe soothing) to watch it. And I can assure that Neil's songs have changed my life since I was 15.

[@alisutherland1103]

I don't know any other way to message this to you, but to say you create one of my top two favorite youtube channels, between you and kaptainkritian. Thank you please keep making videos.

[@matrodmedia]

Your video is the first KZbin video that comes up when you search Neil Young on google 🤘

[@RyanLBrown9396]

The Godfather of Grunge That's who

[@paulc176]

Cortez The Killer is such a tune.

[@gabrielcfandrade]

You should talk about Powderfinger, and epic Neil Young’s song! And his little fight against Lynyrd Skynyrd!

[@boriskarloff9992]

Gabriel Andrade, Powderfinger is one of the Top 10 songs of all time....by anybody, ever.

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Great job! My feelings too! He’s the archetype of “Neil Young”! U also chose almost all my favorite Neil songs!

[@majucarvalho5558]

Neil Young is definetly one of the most unique musicians ever, this video is so great!!

[@slwtgf]

You rock! Analyzing in short, concise and right on way, and also relevant yet obscure material with trustworthy facts is a rare talent, thank you for sharing all of these vid’s

[@johnpatz6197]

Somewhere I recall the comment about Neil: The music is always changing, only the bluejeans stay the same. In addition to acoustic and electric guitar, he's also remarkable on piano, organ, and harmonica. Speaking of lyrics (we weren't) check out "Don't Let is Bring You Down" from After the Goldrush. It doesn't get much tighter than those.

[@jhonhall928]

A musician that stayed relevant through the decades having the respect of his peers and fans. I'm from Northern Ontario, all my changes were there.

[@SoundPuma]

Well done mate. Great video

[@juriewel4461]

Finally i waited so long on this

[@thenotoriousdig610]

Polyphonic: Neil Young is Neil Young Me: wild.

[@shinitaisenpai9057]

Neil Young embodies music, he isn't tied down by the borders of genres, he just exists in music and floats freely in it. Also guitarists often bash him for being technically unproficient, specifically on electric guitar (because his acoustic playing is really good) but fuck, when Neil hits a note on an electric guitar, you instantly know who's here playing it and that, in my opinion, is what it's about, there are a lot of people that can solo noodle circles around him, but he has that unmistakeable tone and attack and that is the mark of a truly great guitarist.

[@sfranz5413]

Fantastic production values, as always! Kudos!

[@ldespot]

So happy you did this video. Thank you!

[@deadendstreet2484]

Great video .... Neil is my favourite solo artist and wow I loved the way you described everything oml 🙏

[@kylecouperthwaite]

Another excellent video in a long line of great content. Keep up the great work and thank you for showcasing a Canadian.

[@aniballopez61]

Don't forget El Dorado and Crime in the City ,songs that describes two diferents places ,the border and the city,in a cinematographic way.Also another great one, Change your mind. Very unclassifiable.

[@saifonlawrence2044]

Neil was every bit as important to music of the 70s as ANYONE.

[@artvallejos1460]

no doubt about that

[@daaveecrocket]

I love your videos man. The subject matter, the research that goes into it, and the graphics are all top notch. Would you consider doing one on my man, Stevie Ray Vaughan?

[@daniellink6370]

what i grew up on. everything i have done in music has been because of artist like him

[@antonioliu6309]

The qualities of your videos have increases so much

[@robertbradley9168]

One of the best story teller of all time

[@International72521]

Pop music: ..... and that was when he started putting his hands on me. FBI: who? Pop music: Neil Young....

[@jakemckernan9568]

I find myself tearing up whenever I watch this

[@michellekelleher9797]

My favorite song is "The Needle and the Damage Done." Nice guitar work and the lyrics describe any addiction, the actions of the addict, and the reactions of those that love them.

[@oldman3821]

whoever Neil young is I love him and his music.

[@jonasbutterworth8153]

Neil Young is an original bad ass, an although his acoustic side is completely amazing, when he plays electric there is no one like him, he fucking kills it!!

[@geckogamingreptos8654]

That’s a video I didn’t know I needed until now, thank you !

[@rexmundi3108]

When people think of great musicians they often think of people who have perfected the art and science of their music. Young isn't a scientist or artist: he's a Master Alchemist.

[@VelMa-opinion]

Neil Young is a true troubadour. He's the singer-songwriter who is above all always his own man. My introduction to him came in his 1960s music, and I admire the old guy who is just as much Neil Young as he was searching for the heart of gold.