tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post6047125157507353450..comments2024-03-28T22:21:46.973-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Battle of the Bands: I'm Jumping in the Song River for Round 3Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-50127038401260088032013-09-04T11:07:04.832-07:002013-09-04T11:07:04.832-07:00Neil Young hands down. Honestly it is a sentimenta...Neil Young hands down. Honestly it is a sentimental vote for me. I would spend nights coloring by the fireplace rocking with my dad to Neil Young, while mom was out. Or I would come home and know my dad was in his office working and mom was gone shopping because again Neil would be blaring...Love it, took me back.<br /><br />McKendree just kept it a bit to mellow too. luckymama13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09239947552216717903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-45119186440501266152013-09-03T11:01:02.552-07:002013-09-03T11:01:02.552-07:00Lee-
It's always hard for me to go against th...Lee-<br /><br />It's always hard for me to go against the songwriter's own version, even when the songwriter in question has a voice that is reminiscent of a cat howling when you step on its tail.<br /><br />So cast my vote for Neil Young....<br /><br />LCDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78961074552989409632013-09-01T21:17:10.681-07:002013-09-01T21:17:10.681-07:00CW -- Neil is one of my all time favorite artists....CW -- Neil is one of my all time favorite artists.<br /><br />Sheena-kay -- Neil seems to be winning over all.<br /><br />StMc --I am still a big Young fan and probably over Dylan. To make the comparison you've made seems a bit off to me since Dylan is mainly about the words and for young it's the effect of the music. Your comments on the comparison make me wonder how closely you listened to the MKS version. The are similar in tempo and arrangement to some vague extent, but there is no mistaking one for the other. Spring's vocalist is far better technically than Young and the orchestration takes the song to a very different level. I think Robin said it well.<br /><br />Faraway -- I've been a die hard Young fan from the first time I heard him. I do see some similarity to Buffalo Springfield--especially in the songs they did with Young. I only saw Neil in concert once and that would have been in Kansas City. I don't remember much about that concert though.<br /><br />Susan Kane -- We are all getting older.<br /><br />Milo -- I must have missed Neil's <i>Sesame Street</i> performance unless he we in the Big Bird costume or something.<br /><br />Robin -- Yay Robin!<br /><br />Sheyboygan --I'll try to keep it this way. Some of my most intriguing comments have come from "anonymous". I've started to get a little spam but so far not unbearable.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-39332810898757095972013-09-01T20:51:16.552-07:002013-09-01T20:51:16.552-07:00Lee -
Thanks for opening this up to non-blogging,...Lee -<br /><br />Thanks for opening this up to non-blogging, un-documented Yayhoos like me. I'll understand if you need to cut back because you get too much spam. Since StMcC's blog is moderated, that issue is eliminated.<br /><br />Anyway... as I said on his blog, voting on YOUR BOTB: my choice is Neil Young by a nose. I like them both. And, thanks again for educating me about McKendree Spring.<br /><br />Sheboyganboy VISheboyganboy 6noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-91031029565941776232013-09-01T12:57:34.506-07:002013-09-01T12:57:34.506-07:00I decided to join in on the BOTB fun. Hope you st...I decided to join in on the BOTB fun. Hope you stop in and vote!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-54070101058047457182013-09-01T08:47:35.305-07:002013-09-01T08:47:35.305-07:00I'd have to go with Neil Young -- guess I'...I'd have to go with Neil Young -- guess I'm just more familiar with him. Wasn't he on Sesame Street?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-16935441651405206842013-08-31T20:23:41.467-07:002013-08-31T20:23:41.467-07:00Oh, I am getting old.Oh, I am getting old.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-10007793820055495032013-08-31T12:41:48.368-07:002013-08-31T12:41:48.368-07:00Sorry that I didn't vote sooner. I stopped by ...Sorry that I didn't vote sooner. I stopped by yesterday via my phone, read you post, made my decision, but because my phone is smarter than me, I was unable to leave a comment from it. I guess somewhere in my mind, I thought I had already voted.<br /><br />There was a time when Neil really got on my nerves, but then he kind of grew on me and I find that I love some of his stuff. <br /><br />I found that McKendree Spring had a sound that reminded me of Buffalo Springfield. Interesting? Tribute? Or some other anomaly (perhaps one of my own).<br /><br />In the end I gotta vote for Neil - long may he run.<br /><br />Incidentally, I've only ever seen him perform in person once, on my first trip to Tahoe.farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3713449368325924892013-08-30T19:24:06.431-07:002013-08-30T19:24:06.431-07:00ARLEE BOID ~
At one time, I owned a fair number of...ARLEE BOID ~<br />At one time, I owned a fair number of Neil Young albums and considered myself a fan. Some years later, I began to think of him more as "a poor man's Dylan".<br /><br />Today, I own none of Neil's albums, although there is a handful of his songs I still genuinely like, particularly (as I've stated more than once on your blog) 'SUGAR MOUNTAIN'. <br /><br />This song you posted is, I think, pretty good. Nothing I'd feel that I need to own, but I don't mind listening to it. <br /><br />In my op., if someone is going to cover a song, they ought to think they can considerably improve it, feel that they have a better lead vocalist for it, or believe that they have a VERY DIFFERENT way of presenting it. Otherwise, what's the point in re-recording it?<br /><br />I don't feel the cover version here was significantly different enough to justify the re-recording, and I do kind of like Neil's (nearly) trademark raggedy, grungy electric guitar work in his original. <br /><br />So... add a vote for NEIL YOUNG.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-88816405606573810562013-08-30T15:24:29.487-07:002013-08-30T15:24:29.487-07:00Neil Young has my vote.Neil Young has my vote.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-28097595626058356122013-08-30T12:42:19.347-07:002013-08-30T12:42:19.347-07:00I wouldn't turn off MKS, but Neil is that good...I wouldn't turn off MKS, but Neil is that good old turn-on-the-guitar-and-get-stoned stuff I really love (even if the stoned part hasn't come into play in many moons). Despite Neil being by far my favorite act in the three BOTBs this week, this was the closest contest.CWMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798867734074134647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-32058526366471278292013-08-30T11:36:55.327-07:002013-08-30T11:36:55.327-07:00Alex - I guess if you win you won't be picking...Alex - I guess if you win you won't be picking any Neil Young CD's.<br /><br />L.Diane -- The mood of the two versions is similar, but I think the presentation is very different.<br /><br />Mark -- I don't know that McKendree Spring is in the Classic Rock category. They are obscure to most.<br /><br />Kelly -- Neil Young has left a huge legacy.<br /><br />Robin -- I like the way you broke down and analyzed the McKendree Spring version. Very perceptive I think.<br /><br />Yeamie -- Neil Young it is for your vote. After all he wrote the song.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-55864448516920493692013-08-30T10:50:59.101-07:002013-08-30T10:50:59.101-07:00I think I like Neil Young's version better but...I think I like Neil Young's version better but to be honest with you Lee they're both really good songs, I'm going to vote for Neil Young though.Outcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400755239612162157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3438143637865217832013-08-30T10:21:53.134-07:002013-08-30T10:21:53.134-07:00Never heard of McKendree Spring until today.
I an...Never heard of McKendree Spring until today.<br /><br />I anticipated liking Neil Young's version better, but I was surprised by McKendree Spring. I really enjoyed the voice of the lead vocalist. Now, that might not have been enough to get me, but I liked the arrangement better. McKendree Spring saved their instrumental section until the end and it had PURPROSE (aside from showing off the skill of whomever was rocking it out). I actually felt the tension of the song building to a crescendo as it raced toward the end. Then the boom. And finally the plaintive sound of the chorus. Really well done.<br /><br />My vote, with some unexpected surprise, goes to McKendree Spring.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-69910875524997694912013-08-30T09:02:33.973-07:002013-08-30T09:02:33.973-07:00Neil Young, hands down! He was an old soul even ba...Neil Young, hands down! He was an old soul even back when he was a young guy. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-11298546440012882782013-08-30T08:01:04.305-07:002013-08-30T08:01:04.305-07:00While I'm not a huge Neil Young fan, I liked h...While I'm not a huge Neil Young fan, I liked his version just a tad better than McKendree Spring's<br /><br />I'm ashamed to say, though, I've never heard of McKendree Spring...and I'm a pretty big 'classic rock' buff. <br /><br />I have some Googling to do now :)Mark Meanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029920604932980141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-90146360085715231902013-08-30T05:44:07.452-07:002013-08-30T05:44:07.452-07:00There isn't a huge difference between the two....There isn't a huge difference between the two. I think I like the McKendree version better.<br /><br />I thought battle of the bands was a fun idea and posted two videos today.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-25760189486291344472013-08-30T03:16:19.363-07:002013-08-30T03:16:19.363-07:00Yes, my battle is already up! And I'm stunned ...Yes, my battle is already up! And I'm stunned it's so close - a lot of rockers out there.<br />I prefer McKendree Spring's version. It's cleaner, both musically and with the voice. Sorry, I never cared for Young's voice, so that's the deal breaker.<br />Cool Stephen is giving away a CD.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com