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Most of the album was recorded before the event, but Young wrote this after Kurt Cobain's death and specifically Kurt quoting Neil Young's line "It's better to burn out than fade away" (from "My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)") in his suicide note. This effected Neil, who was inspired musically by Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. (thanks, Tom - Hell, CA)
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The magnum opus on this album is "Change Your Mind", a 14 minute guitar epic along the lines of "Powderfinger", "Down By The River" etc. The alternating ostinato bass is straight from Chopin's famous "Funeral March" but this song manages, like most of Young's music, to bring light out of darkness. It is a magnificent song.
-drl
- Danny Ross, Atlanta, GA
Wasn't that the other way around... Neil Young (The Grandaddy of Grunge) affecting Kurt Cobain and Nirvana?
- Johnny, Los Angeles, CA