Blue Ridge Mountains

So it turns out, there must be some special reason why I need to listen to and check out more of Neil Young.

As sometimes my friends will do, they will share with me songs they like. I was given this link and told I might not like it. How wrong that was. The harmonies... they are perfection. The music is sublime. What I love most is that it reminds me of where I used to grow up. Not sure if it is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, but a place in Tennessee. A country side. With lots of mountains and hills and plains. Honestly, probably my real favorite place on earth. Because it is perfection because that is how I saw it growing up. and of course...the song reminds me of a story I knew. The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. It talks a lot about mountains.

In any case, today I did a little bit of reading on Fleet Foxes. I go to wikipedia often when I want to study a band. (don't judge me, I know it's not the most accurate of sources, but it's the simplest thing to go to for research) One of their major influences happens to be...Neil Young. and from my previous blog about Foster The People, I mentioned that if someone was into older music, such as Neil Young, they've got taste. and with these guys it's obvious because their music sound like it's from the 60's or 70's. It's that good. While reading in wikipedia, I read of when someone had first listened to them and said they could tell "that talent was coming out of their ass." This made me laugh. But clever. And honestly, these dudes sound like their gonna make some sort of history, just like Neil Young perhaps. NOT, however, like the Beatles. :)

Also...I noticed something...Robin Pecknold, the lead vocalist, his voice reminds me most of Joel T. Hamilton's from The Working Title. I wouldn't be surprised if one got influence from the other. Or if their distantly related...who knows. In any case, they remind me of each other quite a bit. Except joel T. Hamilton's voice is a bit different of course...and makes me wanna jizz my pants. :D

I'm gonna get on the road with Neil Young sometime or another. I'm scared though...because I have a strong feeling I may like his stuff. and then I'll want all his music...we'll see.