5/13/2023 0 Comments Shakey by Jimmy McDonough![]() ![]() It’s a challenge of Leviathan proportions to even attempt to nail down someone as seemingly impossible to nail down as Neil Young. ![]() Pulling that trick off is a tall order for any biographer. You get a sense of Neil, and more importantly, you come away with an authentic understanding of all the “why’s” behind so many seemingly inconceivable decisions he’s made through the years. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever read, anywhere else.įrom hearses to honey slides, Tonight’s the Night to Trans, McDonough doesn’t just give you a sense of what Neil accomplished during his rise from a polio-afflicted kid in North Ontario to a Worldwide superstar, he manages to capture his entire, idiosyncratic vibe. You don’t even need to be a huge fan of Neil or his work to appreciate the massive amount of research and character that McDonough injected into nearly every single paragraph of that nearly 800-page monolith. ![]() Also, maybe I should buy a CD player?Īnyway, in the introduction to that piece I made mention my belief that the book Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography by Jimmy McDonough is the greatest rock and roll narrative ever written. I don’t even own a CD player at this point, and am considering picking one up. For what it’s worth, a retail version drops tomorrow, (March 5th) if you’re eager to snag a physical copy for your collection. Back in January, I put together an edition of Sonic Breadcrumbs where I dove deep into Neil Young’s massive, 10-disc Archives Vol. ![]()
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