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Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to [[California]] in 1966, where he co-founded the band [[Buffalo Springfield]] along with [[Stephen Stills]] and [[Richie Furay]], and later joined [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]] as a fourth member in 1969. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968; his career has since spanned over 40 years and 34 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles.<ref name="allmusic"/> The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] website describes Young as "one of rock and roll’s greatest songwriters and performers".<ref name="rockhall.com">[http://rockhall.com/inductees/neil-young rockhall.com – Neil Young – Biography]. Retrieved 2010-4-9.</ref> He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee-list|publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/inductee-list/|year=2009|accessdate =2010-01-26}}</ref> |
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Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to [[California]] in 1966, where he co-founded the band [[Buffalo Springfield]] along with [[Stephen Stills]] and [[Richie Furay]], and later joined [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]] as a fourth member in 1969. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968; his career has since spanned over 40 years and 34 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles.<ref name="allmusic"/> The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] website describes Young as "one of rock and roll’s greatest songwriters and performers".<ref name="rockhall.com">[http://rockhall.com/inductees/neil-young rockhall.com – Neil Young – Biography]. Retrieved 2010-4-9.</ref> He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee-list|publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum|url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/inductee-list/|year=2009|accessdate =2010-01-26}}</ref> |
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Young's work is characterized by his distinctive guitar work, deeply personal lyrics<ref>"Young is a most distinctive guitarist and singer, using ghostly shards of feedback to taint his ringing guitar chords." {{cite news | title = Neil Young's Passionate Guitar Playing Sparks Rock Arena | work = Los Angeles Daily News | date = 1993-09-14 | accessdate = 2009-07-28}}</ref><ref>"It's Young's distinctive, chunky rhythm guitar sound which defines the songs here [on ''Living with War'']." {{cite news |
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Young's work is characterized by his distinctive work inside gay men, deeply personal lyrics<ref>"Young is a most distinctive guitarist and singer, using ghostly shards of feedback to taint his ringing guitar chords." {{cite news | title = Neil Young's Passionate Guitar Playing Sparks Rock Arena | work = Los Angeles Daily News | date = 1993-09-14 | accessdate = 2009-07-28}}</ref><ref>"It's Young's distinctive, chunky rhythm guitar sound which defines the songs here [on ''Living with War'']." {{cite news |
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| last = Brinn | first = David | title = Disc Reviews | work = Jerusalem Post | date = 2006-05-30 | url = http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1148482072145&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |
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| accessdate = 2009-07-28}}</ref><ref>"30 years on, Neil Young remains one of the most distinctive voices of his, or any other, generation." {{cite news | last = Surkamp | first = David | title = Internal Fire From Neil Young Lights The Stage | work = St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| accessdate = 2009-07-28}}</ref><ref>"30 years on, Neil Young remains one of the most distinctive voices of his, or any other, generation." {{cite news | last = Surkamp | first = David | title = Internal Fire From Neil Young Lights The Stage | work = St. Louis Post-Dispatch |