Kingtone

I’ve always been a fan of Neil Young’s guitar playing and sound. His haunting soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man is one of my top tens. Of late, I have been reading his ‘officially sanctioned’ and perfectly flawed (I think in a good way) bio, Shakey, by J. McDonough. It has given me an appreciation of the range of his music and as an artist.

One particular thing I’ve been intrigued with is Neil’s association with one of his crazed producers, Jack Nitzsche. A musician and fantastic film soundtrack composer in his own right, Nitzsche’s production on Expecting to Fly (which the pair spent 30 days working on) is some amazing 50’s inspired Phil Spector lushness with a late 60’s LA filter on. Great stuff. The video below is kinda nice eye candy for the music, despite being in mono. It is spectacular in stereo.