Neil Young Podcasts

The strongest listening begins with a record on the table. From there, the conversation can widen into catalog arguments, archival releases, studio memories or a public dispute. No single show attempts a complete life story. The useful choice is between close listening and one sharply defined angle.

One record at a time

That Record Got Me High Podcast takes the most focused route. Its style is measured and conversational, with room for historical context, side roads and the small details that make deep listening worthwhile. S9E457 - Neil Young 'Landing On Water' with Rossellini is the place to go when one album sounds more appealing than a broad retrospective. Expect knowledgeable fans working through a record rather than delivering a polished lecture.

For a wider view, Sound Opinions brings critic shorthand, personal listening history and blunt judgment to A Journey Though Neil Young's Catalog. Movement across records, instead of an hour devoted to one, is where this show has the advantage: it likes locating songs within a catalog and explaining why they work.

The Curmudgeon Rock Report narrows the frame again, this time around an archival release. The Neil Young Archives Vol. III Tales Album...A Curmudgeonly Review promises exactly the kind of opinionated assessment its title advertises. Start here if the appeal lies in hearing somebody evaluate the release, not merely describe it.

The view from the studio

Songs of Note approaches through somebody who did the work. 71. Buying Elliott Smith's Recording Studio & Working For Neil Young With Joel Graves puts studio ownership and a working relationship at the centre of the conversation. That makes it a practical alternative to catalog criticism: the draw is proximity to recording work and the stories that can come from it.

Living The Next Chapter: Candid Conversations with Authors and Writers for Readers Searching for a New Read finds an even more personal side door. E360 - Bob Young - True Golf - the story of Moe Norman and a new song with Bob's brother Neil Young joins a new song to a much broader conversation involving Bob Young and Moe Norman. Neil Young is part of the episode's promise, though plainly not its only subject. Choose this when a mixed, interview-led story sounds more inviting than sustained music analysis.

When the conversation leaves music criticism

Breaking The Ice Podcast supplies the loudest change of atmosphere. The show normally runs on rapid panel banter, interruptions and irreverent digressions; Joe Rogan vs. Neil Young | Breaking The Ice Podcast / Long May You Young Podcast places Young inside a direct public conflict. This is the topical, argument-shaped listen. It is likely to feel closer to a crowded table hashing out a controversy than critics patiently moving through songs.

Deep Dives is the outlier. Its relaxed teaching style usually develops ideas through repetition, everyday examples and light debate. EP91 FORGIVNESS & NEIL YOUNG pairs him with forgiveness, shifting the question away from records and toward a thematic conversation. The title leaves the precise connection open, which is part of the distinction: this is for the curious listener willing to follow an unexpected association.

Beyond these episodes, much of the available coverage amounts to passing mentions inside conversations centred elsewhere. That may reward a committed listener who enjoys catching references, but it is a poor starting point for anyone seeking sustained attention.

Where to start

Begin with Sound Opinions and A Journey Though Neil Young's Catalog for the broadest critical entry. Follow it with That Record Got Me High Podcast’s S9E457 - Neil Young 'Landing On Water' with Rossellini when you want to settle into one album. For a working musician’s angle, choose Songs of Note and 71. Buying Elliott Smith's Recording Studio & Working For Neil Young With Joel Graves. If a pointed review sounds better than a survey, go straight to The Curmudgeon Rock Report’s The Neil Young Archives Vol. III Tales Album...A Curmudgeonly Review.

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