Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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Quoted to be the “second best backing band in the world”, Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Young includes his personal garage band Crazy Horse to make raw and unpolished rock. With the studio albums “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere” (1969), “Zuma” (1975), “Rust Never Sleeps” (1979), “Re-ac-tor” (1981), “Ragged Glory” (1990), “Sleeps With Angels” (1994), “Broken Arrow” (1996) and live albums “Live Rust” (1979) and “Weld” (1991), their gritty style of rock has influenced countless artists and music styles.

Crazy Horse is best known for its long association with Young, despite having released five albums of its own over a 19-year span. It has been co-credited with Young as Neil Young and Crazy Horse on 13 albums, “Live at the Fillmore East” from the 1970 tour (2006) being the last.

The band recorded a concept album entitled “Greendale” (2003) that told the story using metaphors of murder and crime to represent the destruction of a small town community. The final song “Be The Rain” is one of Neil’s classic epics, pleading for the world to be like the rain — recycle and conserve to save our planet.

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Aulin223 wrote:
5 hours ago

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cHeeSaW wrote:
Tuesday evening

<3

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SaltyMcSushi wrote:
November 2009

The Band, as in Bob Dylan and The Band.

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DeucesAreWild wrote:
November 2009

if they're the second best backing band, who's the first?

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TheYardstick wrote:
October 2009

Greendale is probably their most under-appreciated work, it's such a great album.

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Lead_Ninja wrote:
September 2009

"Backing band?! You're just our singer!"

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rottmadgers wrote:
September 2009

"Live Rust" is epic.

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DZRTsurfer88 wrote:
September 2009

barrospablito ~LMAO~ so " 'Backing band' my ass", huh? really? oh well, you know what they say about assume? well, if not, here's a hint=>ass u me

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barrospablito wrote:
September 2009

"Backing band" my ass! Neil Young & Crazy Horse: this is the name of the band.

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KimiHendrix wrote:
September 2009

genius. i reckon you guys with taste like yours might like The Lady Sails, they've actually just released their new album for free, they're slightly alternative/folk/rocky, and definetly worth checking out at least, http://theladysails.blogspot.com/

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eric_montana wrote:
July 2009

Carmichael you asshole

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SaltyMcSushi wrote:
July 2009

I think Rolling Stone said it in the 80s.

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Lead_Ninja wrote:
July 2009

Who said they were the second best backing band? I would agree with them but that should really be in the description.

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ThommesHansen wrote:
June 2009

I love both the Band and Crazy Horse a lot!

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WLDB wrote:
June 2009

Cool. The archives come out and now all the "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere" stuff goes to the top.

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nicoinfurs wrote:
June 2009

Yes way, don't be ignorant or act like a fanboy, The Band is the best backing band ever to exist, and i'm a big Crazy Horse fan.

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nixhex4311 wrote:
May 2009

That would be THE Band, backing Dylan in the mid '60's.

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thommyrotten wrote:
May 2009

if crazy horse are supposedly the "second best backing band in the world", who is the first?

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poprockmaniac wrote:
May 2009

Me encanta que tenga esas dos caras tan diferenciadas a la hora de hacer musica...la salvaje electrica..y la acustica o mas tranquila....y el cd que sirve de paradigma para resumir sus dos vertientes es el "rust never sleeps" Primera parte tranquila....y segunda con mucha electricidad y distorsion..y las dos de gran calidad

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ExaggerArt wrote:
April 2009

Electric Neil / Crazy Horse is the best.

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