At his best Neil sings and plays with great focus and intensity, acoustic or electric, which I think makes for a great performance even if it’s a one note solo. I had a similar experience with a CSNY concert in Minneapolis about 2006 as golden210 did. Best concert of my life by far, no matter the style popular or classical. I wouldn’t want to be on stage with Mr. Young if I was a guitar player. He kicks everybody’s ass with shear willpower. As the OP asked, no, no one plays with more raw emotion in my opinion. That doesn’t make him the greatest technical player. Couldn’t care less. Some people will also claim that their Yamaha receiver with .0001% THD is technically better than my Pass Labs with .5% THD. They can have it and their favorite speed metal guitarist du jour.
It would be a cruel world if you could only have one guitarist to listen to. If that were the case I’d have to go with Neil, partly because of the shear volume and variety. Hendrix would be second. Neither for their proficiency.
As for his politics, as mentioned above, I was a little disappointed in the delivery of the message, because it lacked artistry and subtlety. I believe he was so pissed that he couldn’t muster more, but I was fully on board with his intent, as was 99.9% of the audience.
It would be a cruel world if you could only have one guitarist to listen to. If that were the case I’d have to go with Neil, partly because of the shear volume and variety. Hendrix would be second. Neither for their proficiency.
As for his politics, as mentioned above, I was a little disappointed in the delivery of the message, because it lacked artistry and subtlety. I believe he was so pissed that he couldn’t muster more, but I was fully on board with his intent, as was 99.9% of the audience.