We're living with war, folks. And what a war this episode is. The boys talk about the difference between the original version and the In The Beginning version and talk about which one they prefer. Luke brings up the Deja Vu documentary. We get a little more political towards the end because, how can you not while talking about this album. Also, Mike breaks our zero tolerance policy about Jimmy Buffet and has to be reprimanded. We might impeach him. Also special thanks to our new friend Joël Desm...
Jul 07, 2021•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 54
It only took us a literal month, but we finished Prairie Wind! Who knew this would be the album we needed so much time for? We finish going through the songs. We talk about Heart of Gold - the film, specifically Rick Rosas's bad ass outfit and one-thumb bass playing. Mike discusses his theory on what the titular Prairie Wind represents. We get a little deeper during When God Made Me. But we balance it by making literal fart noises and burping like idiots during the majority of the episode, even ...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 53
It's the crazy season, Youngsters! Luke's hundreds of kids are all in the playoffs, Town Meeting is back up and booking summer shows like crazy, Mike is on the radio constantly and hunting Italian grinders in his downtime. What we're trying to say is, the pandemic it seems is coming to an end (Hallelujah!), and our lives are starting to explode again! So apologies in advance for the next few episodes - they may be scattered or short, but we will stay the course! And hopefully by the end of the m...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 52
We've arrived at Greendale. And what a perfect way to head into our second year of this beautiful wonderful nonsense that we call a podcast. Seriously though, what an album. More than that. What a world! Whatever Greendale is supposed to be or not be, all your hosts agree Neil executes everything perfectly. Down to the little details in each song. We get into the geography of the town, the way the Horse perfectly handles carrying the story, and who we'd cast in an HBO series based on the album. ...
May 26, 2021•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 51
It's our 50th episode and we invited all the Youngsters to join our celebration! Oh man, what a ride it's been. It's crazy to think that this time last year we were throwing on Neil's first self-titled album and getting ready to see if this whole thing would work at all. Seriously. Luke didn't even know what Squirt was. Russ was only flirting with Ben Keith. And Mike had NO IDEA what he was getting himself into. But what a year it ended up being! (For the podcast, anyway. Everything else about 2...
May 12, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 50
The results are in, Youngsters. We are passionate about Are You Passionate! The incredible John Craigie joins us for a second time, this time to talk about Neil's second album of the 2000's. And boy do we have mixed thoughts. We talk about Booker T. Jones meets Ol' Silver Gold. We get really close to getting into 9/11 conspiracies, but we show a little restraint. Luke wonders why McGruff the crime dog didn't make it into the liner notes. Russ thinks this album would have fit well in the middle o...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 49
It's another zoom episode, folks, and oh boy do we get into it on this one. Russ is absent (theories to his whereabouts abound), but thankfully some "friends and relatives" of the show contribute throughout! First, Luke reads a message our good pal Astrid sent about the Red Rocks show about the crazy weather and some situations that arose because of it. Mike and Luke discuss the wild differences between the album and the Red Rocks DVD. One is pretty universally thought to be superior. We'll let ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 48
With differing opinions on Neil's 23rd studio album and his first album of the 2000's, your favorite podcast trio discusses Silver & Gold over a zoom call and some hearty flapjacks. Russ obviously talks about Ben Keith, but also his appreciation for the rest of the band. Luke likes the album but thinks it lacks edge. Mike likes it and also introduces a new character, Ol' Silver Gold, who is bound to become another ridiculous staple to this insane podcast. We all loved Without Rings, though. ...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 47
Special guest Dan Condon (Luke and Russ's old man - see what I did there) joins us as we dive deep into the waters that are Year Of The Horse. We talk about the album and the film and the crazy differences between the two. We share Neil story's. Talk a little more Billy Joel. Dan tells how he got into Neil. Luke tells stories from the film. Mike tells more incorrect facts about the Hale Bop comet. (I know that's probably spelled wrong. I don't care.) What we're trying to say is - we smell the ho...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 46
Neil continues to dominate the 90's and take no prisoners as he does it. Broken Arrow is a downright masterpiece. It's Neil and the horse at their absolute finest. Our friend and Neil Guru Chris Letarte joins us for this episode to talk about the impact this album had on him when it came out. We talk about the death of David Briggs and it's impact on Neil. Chris talks about seeing the Broken Arrow tour. In typical LMYY style, we end up talking about Billy Joel too much. It's a good time. BUY SOM...
Mar 31, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 45
This week we're joined by the extremely talented Astrid Young - a singer/songwriter, musician, author and all around amazing human being. She also happens to be Neil's half-sister. We talk about going from classical music to Black Sabbath, Astrid's latest album (It's so good), and the story behind some of the songs. Mike tells us about a phone in the desert and we speculate on the kind of things that happen out in the Mojave. Russ surprisingly fawns over Ben Keith a bit more. Astrid tells us som...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 44
It's been a long December (through March) and here we are now at the Dead Man soundtrack! A film scored exclusively by Neil Young. Obviously not quite as long of an episode this time. We talk soundtracks, scores. Get in a heated debate about what does and doesn't belong in the top ten songs of all time. Luke does some heavy breathing. Russ gives us his take on how he thinks Jim's pitch meeting probably went. Mike is the only one of us who's seen another Jarmusch film, and Luke and Russ don't say...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 43
On November 13th, in the year 1990 Neil Young rode the horse into a tiny rock club in Santa Cruz, California and recorded the whole thing. He released it 31 years later and it hit Luke so damn good that he immediately texted his other Neil obsessed nerd friends and demanded an emergency bonus episode. So here it is. If you haven't listened to Way Down In The Rust Bucket yet, you should stop what you're doing immediately and get it into your ears. It's Neil and the Horse at their goddamn best. An...
Mar 04, 2021•38 min•Ep. 42
It's another Monster of the Week episode on Long May You Young and this week we got to zoom it up with Bill Janovitz from Buffalo Tom! We talk about Neil, obviously. But we also talk about getting music into TV shows, how Buffalo Tom got started, naming a band, and what song Bill would love to hear Neil cover. He's also got a slightly different (dare I say, controversial?) take on Keep On Rockin' In The Free World. A truly great guest, songwriter, artist, author and a Neil fan to boot; we were p...
Mar 03, 2021•57 min•Ep. 41
It's 1995 and Neil is teaming up with Pearl Jam to make one of the most fabulous albums of the 90's (In Luke's opinion...) It's Mirror Ball! The boys start by congratulating Mike for his new job doing the morning show at The Pike by singing him a tune they whipped up. We get into the album pretty much right away. We talk about Pirate Neil, Abortion, Eddie's stalker, Merkin Ball and our different opinions of Downtown. (Mike thinks it's about CSN...) Overall, we've all got favorable things to say ...
Feb 24, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 40
On this week's monster episode (cue x-files theme) we got to talk to the incredibly talented singer/songwriter John Craigie. We talk songwriting, favorite Neil albums, stealing weed from Todd Snyder, and we dabble in the ever popular topic of Dylan vs. Neil. John's released an album last year called Asterisk The Universe and it's a damn masterpiece. Everyone should check it out. Special thanks to Matt Lacorazza (the gracious youngster himself) for guest hosting with Luke and Mike. Russ was getti...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 39
A beautiful and sad album from beginning to end, Sleeps With Angels has us feeling all sorts of feelings. In a rare afternoon recording session, we talk about the mournful nature of Neil's 20th studio album (and 7th with the horse) and how he's still got it well into the 90's. Dripping with melancholy, there's little to dislike. We talk about Cobain's suicide and the impact it had on this release. Russ spills a giant drink. We say the word "Change" so much on this album it becomes a new drinking...
Feb 10, 2021•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 38
So apologies in advance for this episode, folks. It's probably the one we talk about Neil Young the least amount, and you can definitely hear the lack of Mike's notes... It's another Monster episode, and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, our scheduled guest had to cancel last minute. But thankfully the other boys from Town Meeting - including our manager, Mike - were able to hop on last minute and help us ride out a good old New England snow storm. The boys are late of course. Like v...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 37
Since both Lucky Thirteen and Unplugged mostly feature songs that we've covered already, we decided to double them up for this episode. And yes, there are a lot of repeats, but there are so many gems in these records. Russ starts in with more Ben Keith stuff. Mike and Luke fawn over Depression Blues. Russ's boss stops by for the first 15 minutes to talk about a board game he made up. We open a mysterious package left by a certain nail salesman. The boys all fawn over this version of Helpless. We...
Jan 27, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 36
This week we zoomed it up with our friend Griffin Sherry! Griffin is an insanely talented musician and songwriter for the band The Ghost Of Paul Revere. We talked about his favorite Neil albums, what it was like to play on Conan, CSN vs. CSNY, and becoming part of Maine state history. Luke and Mike fight a little more about T-bone. We also read an iTunes review from Horse Lords and it pretty much unravels from there. Huge thanks to Griffin for joining us to talk Neil and other fun stuff this wee...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 35
Happy new year, Youngsters! And what better way to start a new year than with this absolute gem of an album. The boys all agree, it's one of the greats. We talk about whether or not this is a "sequel" to Harvest. Mike brings up Russ's recent medical procedure. Mike also brings up Hootie and the Blowfish an unusual amount of times. But not nearly as many times as Russ brings up Ben Keith. It's borderline worrisome. Luke eats some fudge and thinks it may have been of the medicated variety. Do we a...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 34
It's been a year. A hell of a year. Some ups. A lot of downs. And thankfully Neil's been there to get us through it all. We thought it only fitting to give you our top ten moments from the podcast this year. So here they are, Youngsters! Grab some merch and other goodness at Longmayyouyoungpodcast.com Long May You Young is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. Pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 33
It's the holiday season and let me tell you, Youngsters, the boys are MERRY in this one. Mike brings some pecan pie and it sets our spirits bright for a good fireside chat about Weld and Arc. We talk about the Horse, of course. Mike brings up David Briggs making someone cry and Neil putting a boot into the ass of one of his band members. The boys talk about edibles and live music. We compare versions of songs with earlier versions. We eat more pie. It's a good way to end 2020. For more goodness,...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 32
This album is so good. The horse is back and better than ever on Neil's 18th studio - Ragged Glory! Luke mixed up a few delicious Squirt based drinks and we get into it. Russ and Mike talk themes. Luke loves the way it was recorded. We come up with a questionable name for the drinks Luke made. About an hour into the episode, Luke gets noticeably annoyed at connection issues with his iPad. He wonder's why it keeps f*ckin up. Luke and Russ love Mother Earth. Mike not as much. We all agree, when it...
Dec 16, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 31
Super excited to have Patterson Hood from the Drive-By Truckers join us to talk about Freedom! We're all pretty in love with this album. We talk about how happy we are to finally be out of the 80's records, but also how this one wouldn't be what it is without them. We talk about Neil's influence on Patterson and DBT, and how sad it is that songs written in the 60's and 70's about racial injustice are still somehow relevant today. Luke loves Don't Cry. A lot. Russ finds a way to bring up Ben Keit...
Dec 09, 2020•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 30
Don't believe the rumors, Youngsters. We didn't record this episode for Pepsi, Coke, Miller or Bud. This pod's for you. Not gonna lie, there's A LOT of tangents in this one. We get sidetracked quite a bit. Mike whipped up some delicious Blue Notes and we went down quite a few side roads: the archives, The Band, Eric Clapton, Christian Ska Music. You know, the usual. We did talk about the album, though, I swear. Luke brought up the video for the title song. Russ really loved Twilight. Mike though...
Dec 02, 2020•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 29
Almost through the 80's. It's late. I've been editing for so damn long. We talk about the album Life on this episode. I don't know what else to say about it. I just want to get to Freedom. We've got like two albums left I think. Maybe only one. I don't even know anymore. The 80's are a never ending vortex. So yeah. We talk about Life. We drink. We laugh. We make jokes. It's an episode. Long May You Young is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. Pantheonpodcasts.com Learn more about your ad choice...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 28
A quick happy 75th birthday from your boys here at Long May You Young, to the unconquerable Neil Young. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2020•6 min•Ep. 27
The one and only Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar talks to us about Landing On Water and other great stories! Everyone make sure to check out Danny's current band, The Immediate Family, and their newest release, Slippin' And Slidin' - streaming everywhere now! Long May You Young is a proud member of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 12, 2020•47 min•Ep. 26
It's probably our most contentious episode yet! Wildly mixed reviews from the boys on this album. Luke thinks Neil pulls a Sully and lands it, but the other boys vehemently disagree. Russ comes in hot. He's not a fan of the drums and bass, and keeps trying to pick fights with Mike about 80's music. Mike sometimes takes the bait and sometimes doesn't. Mike likes the song Pressure but not much else. Luke, who in the past has said otherwise, comes out with a very favorable review of the whole album...
Nov 11, 2020•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 25
