Cleveland Scene Magazine Articles

Over the summer I was fortunate enough to get an internship at Cleveland scene Magazine. A "Northeast Ohio institution!" as my uncle describes it. For those of you not quite as familiar with the magazine as he is, it is a local music and entertainment magazine, which is perfect for someone like me because I had the opportunity to write about a number of different local bands, and a few national ones as well. And because this is the kind of writing that I hope to do after I graduate, this internship gave me invaluable experience. Anyway below are links to all the articles that I had published in the magazine over the summer.


A CD review of the band Royalchord

A CD review of the band Skychief

A CD review of the band Everything Zen

A CD review of the band The Flipside

A calendar event for Gratefulfest

A calendar event for Third Eye Blind performing at The Great American Rib Cook-off

A CD review of the band Adelitas Way

A calendar event for Rupa & the April Fishes

A CD review for the band Colldieascope

A small review of the band The Devil Wears Prada as part of the Warped Tour

A CD review for the band Below Jupiter

A calendar event for Pete Yorn at The House of Blues

Top five Neil Young songs #5

5) Long may you Run

-my final choice for the top five neil young songs is long may you run. a song neil wrote about his car. Neil has always been a car guy, collecting classics, and building more economy friendly cars that run on water and everything in between, but the first car neil ever had was a black hearse that he named mort. when neil was first trying to make it as a musician he decided that he would have better success in america than in candida, so he packed up his car and drove across america just trying to catch a break. then while sitting at a red light in L.A. a musician named stephen stills saw the car and knew that it was neils because it was such a unique and one of a kind car. stills got neil to pull over and convinced him to join his band buffalo springfield. the rest is history.

-but i personally like this song for a few reasons. first of all my first car was not exactly in the best condition, it ran okay but tended to break down easily and frequently, so as sort of a good luck symbol this was the first song i played while driving my car by myself in hopes that this car would run for as long as i needed it to.

-i also love the harmonica in this song, i love any song with harmonica but especially this one, because every once in awhile when my cousin would put on his neil young "concerts" in my basement he would let me and my sister be part of his band, and it was always my job to play the harmonica. so whenever i listen to this song i remember those concerts and how excited i would get when there was a harmonica part for me to play.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nszR0tfp4Es&feature=PlayList&p=5576407F5D03F279&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=36

Top five Neil Young songs #4

4) My My Hey Hey (out of the blue) & Hey Hey My My (into the black)

-i had to group these two songs together for a few reasons. first because both titles are basically the same, just in reverse order i have never been able to distinguish between them without listening to them (once you hear the first notes its obvious though) but just by looking at the titles it still confuses me which one is which.

-also even the radio messes up these two titles from time to time, so i know im not the only one who has trouble telling the difference.

-but both of these songs are so amazingly well done, they work great together even though they are so opposite from each other, the soft acoustic sounds of my my hey hey compared to the electric guitar in hey hey my my which prove why neil is known as "the godfather of grunge" but somehow when these two different sounds come together in these songs it totally works, showing just how diverse neil can be, switching seamlessly from one genre to another like it was the most natural thing ever. which is something i have always loved about him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYV6PAckr5w (hey hey my my)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrsWUY9HA-Y (my my hey hey)

Top five Neil Young songs #3

3) After the Gold Rush

-My third favorite song is after the gold rush, the first thing i like about it is that it has such an unusual and unique title. Which he came up with by the way based off a screenplay of the same name, although the screenplay was never made into a movie.

-Anyway the reason i like this song so much is because the background music works so beautifully with the lyrics of this song. I love the piano solo that opens the song with just a few notes neil paints an amazing picture of the beauty and pain that this song expresses. Then when neil starts singing in a voice that should be too high for him, but somehow works for this song it just helps complete the picture that the music was painting before.

-looking back now, i wish that during at least one of the "concerts" that my cousin put on in our basement on a weekly basis had this song on it, there is so much emotion in this song and its impossible to sing this song without using as much emotion as possible so to see my cousin try to have as much emotion with it as neil has would have been great. (not that these concerts were not great anyway)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLbSSWZcVVY&feature=related

Top five Neil Young songs #2

2) Helpless

-my number two song was picked for purely personal reasons, not that i couldnt go on and on about the technical merits of this song, but thats not really what i like about it.

-when i was younger my cousin made me a tape of what he considered the best neil young songs, along with a few others by different artists. but anyway i listened to that tape at least ten times a day every day when i was young and whenever helpless came on me and one of my best friends at the time corey, would just sit there and laugh through the entire song. we thought that the line "big birds flying across the sky" was simply hilarious and even still when i hear that song today i always laugh and think of her.

-another personal reason i have for liking this song came when i was older. in high school i used to drive my friends sean and nick to school ever morning, and every morning i would subject them to that same neil young tape i had when i was little. generally they were pretty good sports about it, and for some reason when this song played sean would sing along with it. unfortunately sean cant really sing along with tapes that well, but i didnt want him to feel bad so i would sing along with him too, and for some reason when we both were singing together he could harmonize a lot better and we actually sounded halfway decent together. i still try and get him to sing this song with me when we are together, but he usually wont.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmeeXTkU3Cc&feature=related

Top five Neil Young songs #1

I get asked all the time what my favorite Neil Young song is, and I never have an answer for them, because it changes almost every day. Neil's music is so diverse that no matter what kind of meed youre in, you can always find something to listen to. But ive finally narrowed it down to my top five favorite Neil Young songs (at least for today)

In no particular order;

1) Rockin' in the Free World
-It's really cliche to pick this one, but at the same time no list would ever be complete without this song. People look at the title and assume that its a patriotic song, and then use it in the wrong way. But if you listen to the lyrics it is really obvious just what Neil is talking about, and it has nothing whatsoever to do with patriotism.

-The way that neil sing this song, you just know how strongly he believes in what hes singing about, hes not not just singing for the sake of making noise.

-But I guess the real reason i personally like this song is because when Neil was on tour for his Greendale album i had the opportunity to go see him live, and i was very disappointed in the show, it was very poorly advertised, i dont think anyone in the audience was expecting the rock opera/environmental rally that they got that night. but after the concert during one of the encores neil played this song and it completely made up for the disappointing concert earlier. Nothing compares to hearing that song live. And when i had the chance to see neil again with C,S,N and he once again performed this song during an encore it was just as amazing as hearing it live the first time, Neil rocks this song every single time he plays it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3pQZ5Y6pzU

U2: No Line On The Horizon

Rolling Stone has this to say about U2's new album No Line on the Horizon "their best since 1991's Achtung Baby."

Time Magazine, conversely, calls it an "unsatisfied and unsatisfying, new album. Their worst since 1997's Pop."

In my own, very much amateur, opinion it falls somewhere in between the two.

The eleventh studio album for the Irish super group was released on February 27th 2009 and despite much hype and pre-release buzz the album has not done nearly as well as expected. That isn't slowing the band down any though, their world tour is in full swing and the band is also, reportedly, working on yet another new album.

For over thirty years now U2 have been together recording political and popular music. The first big success for the band came when, in 1983, they had their first number one album in the UK, War. World wide recognition came soon after.

No Line on the Horizon is a collection of eleven songs, plus a bonus version of the title track, No Line on the Horizon. Which is probably one of the best songs on the entire album. When I first heard it I actually didn't think that it was U2, it sounds nothing like any song I have heard by them before, in all the best ways. There was nothing stereotypical or cliche. And from the opening notes the song hooks you, and you get sucked into the music, and before you know it, it's over.

The second song on the album "Magnificent" is another one of my favorites. The opening music has a very dark and mysterious sound to it, and with lyrics like "only love can leave such a mark/only love can leave such a scar" how can you not like this song.

Not all the songs on this album are that good however, the only way I can describe the song Breath is just blah. Nothing original. Nothing that stands out. Nothing that makes me want to listen to this song again.

So whether you thing that Rolling Stone got it right, or Time Magazine called it this time, U2's newest album No Line on the Horizon is worth checking out, if only so you can decide for yourself how good it is.

Janis Joplin

Another uncle Greg story;

My uncle also met Janis Joplin. He was at Blossom Music Center, basically this concert venue with some pavilion, as well as lawn, seating, for a concert. The pavilion part has these huge supports that come out into the lawn, and for whatever reason, probably just because he was bored before the concert, he decided that he should climb on them. Of course he got caught, and then kicked out.

But he came back the next night, to see Janis Joplin, and while wondering around before the concert he sees the same security guard that had kicked him out the night before. He went over to apologize for his behavior the night before, and they started talking. The guard asked Greg if he wanted to go backstage, and meet Janis, of course he did, and got her to autograph his program from that night. She signed it; "To Greg; keep on rocking."

Years later when Janis Joplin's sister wrote a book about Janis, Greg met her as well and had her sign the book with the same inscription.

Rock & Roll Trivia Part V Answers

1) Ellas Bates is better known as Bo Diddley, which is a one-string African Guitar

2) Grand Funk Railroad got their name from a Michigan landmark "The Grand Trunk Railroad"

3) The Hollies where named in honor of Buddy Holly, one of the three artists killed in the plane crash in 1959, and forever immortalized in the song American Pie, by Don McLean.

Rock & Roll Trivia Part V

1) You probably don't know who Ellas Bates is, but you might know him by his more popular stage name, what is it and where did it come from?

2) Where did the band Grand Funk Railroad get their name from?

3) Where did Graham Nash's band The Hollies get their name?

The James Gang

Any story about Greg is inevitably better when it includes his best friend Doug.

When they were both in high school they were walking around Summit Mall, the local mall, and saw a little group known as the James Gang performing in the center of the mall. They both really liked the sound of this new group and decided to see if they would play at one of the dances the high school had on Friday nights.

Doug had a contract in his pocket, not exactly sure what he was doing walking around with a contract, but nevertheless they signed the James Gang to play two shows at Copley High School. a school near the bands native Akron Ohio. One show was to be in 1969 and the next in 1970.

In the year in between the shows the James Gang exploded into huge rock legends. but they had a contract and still came back to play this little high school show. Their limo pulled right up to the main doors, where there is a little half circle of parking and the group got out.

Joe Walsh was amazingly cool, he hung out and talked with the students when the band took a break. Jim Fox on the other hand was not quite as cool, as he walked into the school with a girl on each arm and alcohol in his hand, and was not happy when he was told he couldn't bring alcohol into a high school. He also told Greg and Doug "you know, we make a few grand per show now." Not missing a beat Doug looked him in the eye and replied "well tonight you're making 800"

Rock & Roll Trivia Part IV Answers

1) Yesterday by The Beatles, over 2500 versions exist.

2) Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."

3) Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" with 1285 nonconsecutive weeks on the charts. The next longest is James Taylor's 'Greatest Hits" with 573 weeks.

Rock & Roll Trivia Part IV

1) What is the most recorded song in history?

2) What was the first CD pressed in the US for commercial release?

3) What is the longest an album has spent on the Billboard charts?

Lynyrd Skynyrd vs. Neil Young

"Well, I heard Neil Young singing about her
Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down.
Well, I hope Neil Yong will remember,
a southern man don't need him around anyhow"

These famous words from the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama" have helped to fuel one of the longest running celebrity feuds in history.

It all started when Young wrote the songs "Southern Man" and "Alabama" both were anti-racist and anti-cross burning. The southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd took great offense to the songs and decided that Alabama needed a more redeeming song and thus they wrote "Sweet Home Alabama."

Especially because of the lines quoted above many people assumed that the two groups were fighting with each other but in actuality they both had a great deal of respect for each other. While he was still alive, Ronnie Van Zant was often seen wearing Neil Young t-shirts, and there is a rumor that when he was killed in a plane crash he was buried in a Neil Young shirt.

Despite what their music says, the two groups were actually great friends and respected each other both professionally and socially as well.

Jimi Hendrix

For as long as i can remember i have been interested in music, a good deal of this obsession probably comes from my uncle greg. he is constantly telling me stories of all the great concerts he has been to, and all the famous musicians he has met. he probably knows more about music, at least the music he likes, than anyone else i know. anyway, because i dont have any exciting music stories of my own yet, i will now share a few of gregs stories that i have heard countless times.

When greg and his friends were in high school Jimi Hendrix came to cleveland, of course they had to go. On the way to the concert they heard Jimi doing a radio interview/promotion for the concert. They quickly persuaded the dad that was driving them to make a short detour to the radio station and preceded to block the limo in the parking lot. Jimis limo driver starts freaking out and yelling at them to move. Then Jimi Hendrix himself rolls down his window to talk to the awestruck teenagers, during the whole conversation none of whom thought to ask for an autograph. For reasons still unclear to me greg and his friends had thought it would be cool to wear their jeans inside out to the concert and to this day he is still slightly embarrassed that he was dressed like that when he met Jimi. As Jimi was talking to them for a few minutes, asking them if theyre going to the concert and whatnot, he threw a cigarette on the ground and one of the guys picked it up. Im pretty sure greg still has it today.

Neil Young and Adam Sandler

So I recently discovered a video on youtube of Adam Sandler covering the Neil Young classic "Like a Hurricane." At first I thought there was no way I would like this version, I mean this is the same guy who brought us songs like "The Chanukah Song" and "Piece of Shit Car" how can he do justice to a Neil young song? But as I listened I was actually very surprised by how much I liked it. Adam's version was quite a bit different from Neil's, but that is probably a good thing. Most notably his is much calmer in a way than the original and about half as long. Adam doesn't use the "grunge" sound that Neil was so into during this song. What I like best about this is that both artists bring something completely original to their version. Adam isn’t trying to sound exactly like Neil, he’s doing his own thing and that makes it much better. Compare and contrast for yourself with the links below;

Adam Sandler's version
Neil Young's version

Rock & Roll Trivia Part III Answers

1) Many people think it came from the band the Rolling Stones, but actually both the magazine and the group got their names from a Muddy Waters song; Catfish Blues a.k.a Rolling Stone.

2) Sweet Caroline has no connection to baseball, nor to the Boston Red Sox, however it is still played during the eighth inning of every home Red Sox game, simply because Amy Tobey, whose job it was to choose the music that was played at every Red Sox game between 1998 and 2004, chose it. At first she only played it when the teem was ahead and she was sure they were going to win, but as time went on and it became more and more popular, management made it mandatory that the song be played during the eighth inning of every home game.

3) The first band to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was The Coasters.

Rock & Roll Trivia Part III

1) Where did the magazine Rolling Stone get its name?

2) What is the connection between the song Sweet Caroline and Boston red Sox games?

3) What was the first group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Rock & Roll Trivia Part II Answers

1) Pink Floyd got their name from two old blues singers; Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

2) The first part of the title, Baba, came from Meher Baba, Pete Townshend's spiritual guru. the second part, O'riley, came from Terry Riley, an experimental musician Townshend admired.

3) The answer is as obvious as it seems, 5.

Rock & Roll Trivia Part II

1) How did the Band Pink Floyd come up with their name?

2) The Who song Baba O'riley is often miss-titled Teenage Wasteland, where did the real name come from?

3) You would think this one would be easy, but a surprising number of people dont know. How many members are in The Dave Clark 5?

Rock & Roll Trivia Part I Answers

1) Stephen Stills, who wrote the song, told his manager that he had written a new song "for what its worth" when the manager was done listening to it, Stills said it still needed a title, and the manager said you just told me the title, "for what its worth." It stuck.

2) It is a song about having writers block, the title is referring to what time it is, either 25 or 26 till 4 or 3:35 or 3:34.

3) Paul Simon got the inspiration from looking at a chicken and eggs dish on a Chinese menu.

Rock & Roll Trivia Part I

1) The Buffalo Springfield song "For What Its Worth" is often miss-titled, how did the song get its seemingly random title?

2) Chicago's song "25 or 6 to 4" is a great song, but what is it about?

3) Where did Paul Simon get the inspiration for his song "Mother and Child Reunion?"

Halftime Show Part Two

Halftime Show I
Halftime Show II

part two of my review;

The next song was “Working on a Dream.” The only good thing about this was at least it was a new song, off his just released album. The only problem that I had with it is that I'm pretty sure Bruce got a little confused, he shouldn’t be working on a dream, he should be working on not being so lame, and what a surprise, he fails yet again. And I’m sorry but what was up with that choir? Once again Bruce is trying to be a preacher. And it’s just making him look bad.

As the last song begins I breathe a sigh of relief, it’s almost over! And in spite of myself I can’t help but smile a little, Bruce has chosen to end the show with my favorite song of his (alright I admit it, there’s actually a Bruce song I like, but only one!) “Glory Days.” :) I am actually a little excited to hear this. But the excitement drains out of me in milliseconds. Um... changing the baseball to football and fast ball to hail marry, kinda ruined it for me, I get what he was doing but unfortunately it didn’t exactly work out the way he was hoping. Once again the performance left quite a lot to be desired, but this was without a doubt the best part of the show. And the talking with Steve at the end... SHUT UP ALREADY!!!! No one cares! They all just want to get back to the football game already. You have now wasted twelve minutes of their lives that they will never be able to get back.

And one final note, why did Bruce decide it was a good idea/necessary to swing his guitar around and around himself like that? News flash Bruce: you’re not twenty years old anymore and that move looks ridiculous when you’re doing it! Just stop already. As if the performance wasn’t bad enough already, seeing him do that just cemented in my mind what a horrible show this really was.

I am a lesser person for having to sit through it, and hope I never have to suffer through that experience ever again!

Halftime Show Part One

halftime show I
halftime show II

So unfortunately, or maybe not so much, I missed the halftime performance by Bruce Springsteen last night. :( But luckily I was able to find it on youtube this morning. As I was watching it a few thoughts came into my head. After all it’s not exactly like Bruce was doing anything that would make me want to pay attention to him or anything.

First off, when did Bruce become a preacher? Last time I checked he was supposed to be "the boss" of rock and roll or whatever. Not that that name really rings true in my opinion, but still he shouldn’t try to cross over into preaching any time soon because he, will fail. But still the whole preaching to us to come watch him pissed me off right from the start.

Then to make things worse, the first song he chooses to do is “10th Avenue Freeze-out” Really? Um who the heck told him that that was a good idea? I mean I know it’s a staple at your other concerts, and great it tells your story about how you got together with the E Street Band, but you have twelve minutes to put on the most amazing show of your life, and that’s the first song you play? Barf.

Oh and the pyrotechnics? This is Bruce Springsteen here, not exactly someone who needs fireworks exploding behind him while he’s performing. It was all I could do to hope that one would "accidentally" get fired in the wrong direction and he would get hurt. (Not seriously mind you, just enough to stop my ears from bleeding any more) so when the song ends, Bruce decides to try and pretend to be about forty years younger than he really is and slide across the stage and almost into a camera. Obviously his brain isn’t working that well because he’s well, him, but last night was an epic failure on the part of his brain.

So the next song Bruce chooses is “Born to Run.” Wow. Original. Or not. I mean seriously we get it you had a big hit with this song, but why not try to wow us with something original rather than play the same old boring crap as usual. And the worst part of this is that I never expected anything less of him.

To make things even worse, it wasn’t even that great of a performance, I mean this is only the SUPERBOWL HALFTIME SHOW, but why would we want a good performance out of the band. That’s just crazy!

As the next song begins, Bruce is obviously out of breath. How does that happen? He should have been preparing for this for quite awhile by now and there is no reason he shouldn’t be able to do a twelve-minute show without getting winded. I guess not.

This ends part one of my superbowl half time review

Neil Young quotes

As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.

I'm not into this judgmental, religious-right kind of thing.

It's better to burn out, than to fade away.

The thing about my music is, there really is no point.

When people start asking you to do the same thing over and over again, that's when you
know you're way too close to something that you don't want to be near.

Listen to your own voice. Don't listen to someone else's. To me the way to live is to always move forward - to keep searching for whatever it is that interests you.

As soon as you start talking about mystique, you have none.

As soon as you start preaching, nobody wants to hear you because then you're a jerk.

I didn't want to do the obvious thing. It didn't feel right.

I don't like to be labeled, to be anything. I've made the mistake before myself of labeling my music, but it's counter-productive.

Linc Volt

Not only is Neil Young an amazing musician, but he is also very concerned with the environment and keeping it clean, long before most celebrities cared about any of this stuff he was figuring out how to make his tour buses as safe on the environment as possible. And now he has taken his dedication one step further, he is building a car that runs on water. This site tracks his progress.

New Neil Young CD

He may be getting older, but Neil Young is showing no signs of stopping. He is currently working on a new album titled Potato Hole. It is a collaboration between Neil Young, Booker T. and the Drive By Truckers. The release date is set for April 21st. Young is also continuing work on his massive archives project. The release date, which has been pushed back multiple times already is now set for sometime this fall, but will likely be pushed back yet again.

50 reasons why Neil Young is better than Bruce Springsteen

If you know me at all then you know that I'm just a little obsessed with Neil Young. And i don't think anyone knows this better than my brother-in-law. From the day we first met we have been fighting about who is better, Neil or Bruce. We are both particularly stubborn and absolutely refuse to see the others side. (even though I am clearly the winner.) I now offer you my top fifty reasons why Neil Young is better than Bruce Springsteen.


1) When people shout "booooce" at your concerts, its not a good sign.
2) Bruce Springsteen??? No. More like booce stinksteen.
3) Bruce may have a lot more radio play, but only because every song sounds the same; poor boy down on his luck, no girls like him and he cant get out of his hick town.
4) Neil Young may not be as commercially popular as Bruce is, but he rocks harder.
5) Neil Young's songs don't all sound like they came from the same cookie cutter mold (like Bruce's).
6) Neil Young writes whatever he feels like regardless of how popular it would make him.
7) Neil Young doesn't give a shit about what people think about him.
8) Neil Young fucking built a car that runs on water!
9) All Bruce has accomplished recently is pollute the superbowl half-time air.
10) Bruce is the name of that fat kid in "Matilda" who eats all the cake.
11) Neil Young has not only performed as a solo act, but has also been in many different bands.
12) Neil has been in Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Crazy Horse.
13) Bruce is so self centered that he has never played with another band.
14) Neil Young was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame four years before Bruce.
15) Neil was in the first class to be inducted into the museum.
16) If Dave Rubens likes him (Bruce) you know it can't be good! (just kidding Dave you're my favorite brother in law!!!)
17) Nothing good comes from New Jersey. Ironically, or not, Bruce's home state is New Jersey.
18) Bruce calls himself "The Boss". Just a little conceited?
19) Bruce cheated on his wife, what a catch!
20) Neil wrote a song in early 2006 stating that Obama could/should be the next president, and look what happened.
21) Neil Young plays five instruments! Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Banjo, and Synclavier. Talk about talent.
22) Bruce only plays three instruments: Guitar, Piano, and Harmonica. Lame.
23) Neil Young plays a Gibson R6 Les Paul Goldtop that he named "Old Black".
24) Bruce Springsteen plays a Fender Esquire. It is not named. What a great singer/songwriter he is, he can't even name a damn guitar.
25) Neil Young has played in 11 bands, including Pearl Jam.
26) Bruce has only played in 8 bands.
27) Neil Young has 43 solo albums.
28) Bruce has only 23 solo albums...Neil has nearly double that amount, not including his work with other musical groups.
29) Neil Young was ranked #9 in the Top 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time in Mojo magazine.
30) Neil was #2 after Bob Dylan in the Greatest Living Songwriters article in Paste Magazine.
31) Neil Young has a spider named after him!! It's the Myrmekiaphilia neilyoungi spider!!
32) Neil Young is the original founder of Farm Aid.
33) Neil created the Bridge School Concerts, to help children with special needs.
34) Neil has directed four movies!
35) Bruce's songs all talk about how he is just a poor man, although he lives in a very upscale community.
36) Bruce still lives in New Jersey, which still sucks, by the way.
37) Bruce's lyrics never get any better, and he insists on writing the same things over and over.
38) Neil Young is known as "The Godfather of Grunge".
39) Neil had a brain aneurysm, but was in the middle of recording an album and waited a few days to go to the hospital. Talk about dedication!
40) Neil Young wrote "Ohio" in memory of the Kent State shootings on May 4th, 1970.
41) We recognize that Neil can't sing either, but at least he doesn't care.
42) Bruce thinks he can sing.
43) Bruce can't sing. Period.
44) Neil writes songs that actually mean things.
45) Bruce writes songs just to get radio play.
46) Lynyrd Skynyrd dissed Neil in "Sweet Home Alabama" but they were actually very good friends.
47) It is rumored that an original band member from Lynyrd Skynyrd was buried in a Neil Young t-shirt.
48) Bruce has been dubbed as " the most overrated peice of garbage out there".
49) Just look at how ugly Bruce is! Gross.
50) Cause hes Neil fucking Young!!!

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