The much discussed Neil Young Archives box set collects nine years of his work into one volume, which hits stores today. (A second volume will follow). To hear a younger Young, fans can time travel through this span of recordings made between 1963-1972, when he was performing with The Squires, Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, CSN&Y, and of course solo. Here's one tune from the vault: a previously unreleased version of "Dance Dance Dance" recorded with Crazy Horse.
I'm Neil Young, biatch!
10. His middle name is Percival. (This actually explains his often anguished, tortured voice).
9. Before joining Buffalo Springfield, Young was in the Mynah Birds, a band fronted by future funkster Rick James. It's unclear whether he ever told James, "I'm Neil Young, biatch!"
8. His pre-fame pals included Joni Mitchell and Randy Bachman of BTO.
7. He has several aliases, including Bernard Shakey, director of "Journey Through the Past," "Rust Never Sleeps," and the up
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