Bambalwa abaculi be-rock abaye baduma futhi baba nethonya njengoNeil Young. Selokhu ashiya ibhendi yaseBuffalo Springfield ngo-1968 ukuze aqale umsebenzi wakhe eyedwa, u-Young ubelokhu elalele umnyuziyamu wakhe kuphela. Futhi umnyuziyamu wamtshela izinto ezahlukene. Akuvamile ukuthi u-Young asebenzise uhlobo olufanayo kuma-albhamu amabili ahlukene.
Okuwukuphela kwento eyahlala iphansi kwaba izinga lomculo wakhe, ukudlala isiginci okunekhono kanye nokunotha okungokomzwelo kwezingoma.
Umdwebi ubenezitayela zomculo ezimbili ezihamba phambili - i-folk emnene ne-country rock (ezwakala kahle kakhulu emsebenzini ka-Young ngeminyaka yawo-1970). Kodwa-ke, ngempumelelo efanayo, u-Young angakwazi ukungena ku-blues, naku-electronics, ngisho naku-rockabilly.
Naphezu kohlu lwakhe olukhulu lwemisindo namathonya, u-Young waqhubeka nokuthuthuka, ebhala izingoma ezintsha futhi ehlola umculo omusha. Lo mculi usephonse inselelo izitayela ezintsha zomculo iminyaka engaphezu kuka-50. Ukuphoqa abaculi abasebancane ukuthi balandele ezinyathelweni zakhe.
Ukuqala kwendlela yokudala kaNeil Young
UNeil Young wazalwa ngoNovemba 12, 1945 eToronto, eCanada. Ngemva kokuhlukana kwabazali bakhe, wathuthela eWinnipeg nonina. Ubaba walo mculi ubeyintatheli yezemidlalo.
U-Young waqala ukudlala umculo esafunda esikoleni esiphakeme. Akagcinanga ngokudlala i-rock yasegaraji emaqenjini afana neSquires, kodwa ukwazile nokudlala amakilabhu endawo nezitolo zekhofi. Wahlangana kanjalo noStephen Stills noJohnny Mitchell.
Ngo-1966, umculi wajoyina i-Mynah Birds. Kuphinde kwaba nomculi webhesi uBruce Palmer noRick James. Nokho, leli qembu alizange lithole impumelelo. Kungakho u-Young okhungathekile washayela iPontiac yakhe eLos Angeles, ethatha uPalmer njengokwesekwa.
Ngemva nje kokufika kwabafana e-Los Angeles, bahlangana no-Stills futhi basungula iqembu labo, i-Buffalo Springfield. Ibhendi yasheshe yaba omunye wabaholi bendawo yaseCalifornia folk rock.
Ngaphandle kwempumelelo yeBuffalo Springfield, ibhendi yahlushwa ukungezwani phakathi kwamalungu ayo. U-Young wazama izikhathi eziningana ukulishiya iqembu ngaphambi kokushiya iqembu.
Imicabango yokuqala ngomsebenzi ka-Neil Young eyedwa
Ngaleso sikhathi, uNeil Young wayecabanga ngokujulile ngomsebenzi wakhe yedwa futhi waqasha u-Elliot Roberts njengomphathi wakhe. Ngokushesha basayinwa kuReprise Records, lapho uYoung ekhiphe khona i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ekuqaleni kuka-1969.
Ngesikhathi kukhishwa i-albhamu, u-Young wayeseqalile ukudlala neqembu lendawo i-Rockets. Kunomdlali wesigingci uDanny Witten, umshayi webhesi uBilly Talbot kanye nomshayi wesigubhu uRalph Molina.
U-Young uphakamise ukuthi leli qembu liqanjwe kabusha ngokuthi i-Crazy Horse. Ucele abaculi ukuthi bameseke ekuqopheni icwecwe lesibili elithi Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Irekhodwe emasontweni amabili nje kuphela, i-disc yathola ngokushesha isimo "segolide".
Ngemuva kokuqedwa kokuqoshwa, u-Young wajoyina i-Stills kanye nebhendi ku-albhamu yabo yasentwasahlobo ethi Déjà Vu (1970). Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwalokhu kubambisana, u-Young waqhubeka engumculi yedwa.
Ukhiphe i-albhamu eyedwa, ngemuva kweGold Rush, ngo-Agasti 1970. I-albhamu, kanye nengoma yayo ethi Only Love Can Break Your Heart, yenze uNeil Young waba isihlabani somculo futhi udumo lwakhe lwanda.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Nakuba iqoqo le-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young laphumelela kakhulu, abaculi abakwazanga ukusebenza ngokuqhubekayo futhi bayeka ukusebenza ndawonye entwasahlobo ka-1971.
Ngonyaka olandelayo, u-Young wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala, eyahamba phambili emashadi ezwe. I-albhamu ethi Harvest iphinde yaveza eyokuqala nokuwukuphela kwayo ethi Heart of Gold. Esikhundleni sokwamukela impumelelo yakhe, lo mculi wanquma ukukushaya indiva futhi kungazelelwe wakhipha ifilimu ethi Journey into the Past. Kokubili ifilimu nomsindo wayo uthole ukubuyekezwa okuhle, njengoba kwenza i-albhamu ebukhoma yango-1973 ethi Time Fades Away with The Stray Gators.
Kokubili "Uhambo Oluya Esikhathini Esidlule" kanye "Nesikhathi Siphela" kwabonisa ukuthi u-Young ungene esikhathini esimnyama empilweni yakhe, kodwa le misebenzi yayimane nje iyisihloko se-iceberg.
Ngemva kokushona kukaDanny Witten, owayenguzakwabo, uNeil Young waqopha i-albhamu emnyama ebizwa ngokuthi Tonight's the Night ngo-1972. Nokho, ngaleso sikhathi umculi wawushintsha umqondo wakhe ngokukhipha irekhodi. Kunalokho, wadedela On the Beach. Noma kunjalo, abalandeli bezwa iTonight's the Night ngo-1975.
Ngalesi sikhathi, uYoung wayesekunqobile ukucindezeleka kwakhe futhi wabuyela ekuphileni okuvamile.
Ukubuya kuka-Neil Young esenzweni
Ngo-1979 kwaphuma i-albhamu ethi Live Rust kanye nokuqoshwa bukhoma kwe-Rust Never Sleeps. I-albhamu ibuyisele u-Young enkazimulweni yakhe yangaphambili. Nokho, naphezu kwempumelelo enjalo, umculi wanquma ukuthatha ithuba. Kakade ngo-1981, i-albhamu ye-rock esindayo i-Re*Ac*tor yakhululwa, eyathola ukubuyekezwa okungalungile. Ngemuva kokukhululwa, u-Young ushiye ilebula ye-Reprise futhi waqala ukusebenzisana nenkampani yokuqala i-Geffen Records. Lapha wayethenjiswe imali eningi kanye nenkululeko yokusungula izinto.
Esebenzisa isikhundla sakhe, uNeil Young waqopha i-albhamu kagesi ethi Trans ngoDisemba 1982. Izwi lakhe laqoshwa kusetshenziswa i-vocoder yekhompyutha, engathakaselwanga ngabagxeki. Umsebenzi uthole ukubuyekezwa okungalungile kanye nokudideka okuvela "kubalandeli".
Phakathi neminyaka eyishumi, u-Young ukhiphe ama-albhamu amathathu ayeyisivivinyo sesitayela. Ngo-1985, wakhipha uchungechunge lwe-Old Ways, olwalandelwa ngumsebenzi omusha, Ukufika Emanzini, ngonyaka olandelayo.
Futhi, umculi wabuyela enkampanini yakhe endala yokuqopha i-Reprise. I-albhamu yakhe yokuqala ngemuva kokubuya ithi This Note for You.
Ekupheleni konyaka, waqopha i-albhamu yokuhlangana kabusha neqembu le-Crosby, Stills & Nash elibizwa nge-American Dream, elahlangatshezwa nezibuyekezo ezingezinhle.
Impumelelo Entsha KaNeil Young
I-albhamu ye-American Dream yaphenduka "ukwehluleka", futhi akekho noyedwa owayenethemba lokuphumelela okwengeziwe. Nokho, ngo-1989 i-albhamu ethi Freedom yakhululwa. Wathola impumelelo kwezohwebo cishe kuwo wonke amagumbi omhlaba.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo i-albhamu ikhishwe, u-Young waba ngumdlali odumile emibuthanweni ye-indie rock. Ngo-1989, wafakwa ku-albhamu yenkokhiso ebizwa ngokuthi, Ibhuloho. Ngonyaka olandelayo, u-Young waphinde wahlangana ne-Crazy Horse ye-Ragged Glory. Le albhamu ibe yingqophamlando yokuqamba kwabaculi, njengoba ithole ukubuyekezwa okuncomekayo eminyakeni engu-20 edlule.
Ukuze ahambele ukwesekwa kwe-albhamu, u-Young uqashe iqembu le-Sonic Youth. Waduma kanjalo-ke emibuthanweni ye-rock.
Kwakungemva kokuqala kohambo lapho u-Neil Young aqala khona ukubekwa njengokhokho we-rock ehlukile kanye ne-grunge. Kodwa ngokushesha umculi wawuyeka umqondo wokwenza i-hard rock. U-Young ukhiphe i-Harvest Moon ngo-1992. Kwaba ukuqhubeka okuqondile kwengoma yakhe ethi "impumelelo" ngo-1972.
Ngonyaka olandelayo, lo mculi wakhipha i-albhamu ethi Sleeps with Angels, eyadunyiswa njengomsebenzi wobuciko emibuthanweni emincane. Ngemuva kokukhululwa, u-Young waqala ukudlala noPearl Jam. Ukuqopha i-albhamu naleli qembu e-Seattle ekuqaleni kuka-1995. Ukurekhodwa okuwumphumela we-Mirror Ball kuhlangatshezwane nezibuyekezo ezinhle. Kodwa mayelana nokuthengisa, konke kwabonakala kubi kakhulu.
Ekuqaleni kwawo-2000
I-albhamu eyedwa entsha, ethi Silver & Gold, yalandelwa entwasahlobo ka-2000. NgoZibandlela, kwakhululwa iDVD ebizwa ngokuthi iRed Rocks Live, ehlanganisa amaculo angu-12.
Umsebenzi olandelayo ka-Young mhlawumbe wawuyi-albhamu yakhe enesifiso sokuvelela kanye nemicabango mayelana nokuphila edolobheni elincane elibizwa ngokuthi iGreendale.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2005, u-Young watholakala ene-aneurysm yobuchopho engase ibulale. Nokho, ukwelashwa akuzange kuthinte indlela yokudala yomculi, njengoba eqhubeka nokurekhoda umculo.
Ngawo lowo nyaka, kwakhululwa iqoqo lezingoma zombhikisho elithi Living with War.
U-Young waqhubeka nokusebenza kwakhe ngo-2017 ngokukhululwa kwe-Children of Destiny. Futhi ngo-2018, u-Young ukhiphe ama-disc amabili ahlanganisa okurekhodiwe okugciniwe.
NgoMeyi 2018, u-Young waveza ukuthi uzobe edlala imidlalo ethile eCalifornia noCrazy Horse. Amakhonsathi avele “ayizifudumezi” zokuqoshwa kwe-albhamu yaseColorado ngo-2019.
