I am an old man with a heart of gold, so Neil is one of my favorite artists of all time. We used to call him "The King of Distortion" in college jokingly for his electric guitar work, but most of his best songs - in my opinion - have been done acoustically. The guy is a legend and his library is so deep that it was difficult to rate them, especially from 13-30.
Neil Young
Top 20
1. Harvest Moon - A simple and beautiful love song that I could listen to over and over.
2. Heart of Gold - Neil's only No. 1 song on the Billboard charts hit the radio in 1972.
3. Old Man - Made it to No. 4 as the follow up to Heart of Gold and No. 6 on this list was the B-side.
4. Unknown Legend - An exquisitely-written song that just flows beautifully. "She used to work at a diner. Never saw a woman look finer. I used to order just to watch her float across the floor."
5. Like a Hurricane - Hard rocking tune. "You are like a hurricane, there's calm in your eyes."
6. Needle and the Damage Done - Neil wrote this sad, gripping song about heroin addiction among musicians he knew.
7. Rockin' in the Free World - Rolling Stone magazine ranked it the 216th greatest song of all time.
8. Sugar Mountain - Neil wrote this when he was a teenager in the mid 60s, mostly about his youth.
9. Hey, Hey My My (Out of the Blue and Black) - The song actually developed out of his work with the punk-art band Devo. "It's better to burn out than to fade away."
10. Comes a Time - Easy listening song. "Comes a time, when you're drifting. Comes a time, when you settle down." From the album by the same name in 1978, that includes No. 14 on this list.
11. From Hank to Hendrix
12. Southern Man
13. Prime of Life
14. Four Strong Winds
15. Cinnamon Girl
16. Long May You Run
17. Out on the Weekend
18. Walk On
19. Cortez the Killer
20. Transformer Man (unplugged)
Joe Lunardi's first six out
Lotta Love
Powderfinger
After the Gold Rush
Down by the River
Pocahontas
Change your mind
A dozen others considered
Philadelphia
Sleeps with Angels
One of these Days
Helpless
Mr. Soul
It's a Dream
This Note's for You
Downtown
Walk Like a Giant
Cowgirl in the Sand
Tonight's the Night
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
