A sort of anti-star who paid for his reluctance to popularity ended in the darkness of time. The only reason I knew him is the fact that Tim Buckley, in the few interviews in life, declared and paid tribute inspired, as well as it bestowed its coverizzando Dolphins live since 1968, when a years after Neil had released this album. And indeed there is to be struck by the similarity: first, to be read almost calligraphic curls that worked for Dolphins but not only. The deep voice and charming Neil certainly did not have the same extension, but some trills, cadenzas and passages betray more than anything.
Musically, however, there were many differences. The ohioano proceeded with a folk-blues mottled country, infinitely more straightforward and dry compared to California, but he also knew how to write great songs Ba-de-da, I've got a secret, Faretheewell, Everything Happens, together the same Dolphins. A songwriting disenchanted with his feet on the ground but able to generate melodies airy and serene, a superfine craftsmanship.
But it was not all: Everybody's talking, who became famous around the world a couple of years later thanks to the film Midnight Cowboy , was really written by Neil who here gave the original version. A good source of income during his lifetime, you might say ...
The album ended with a significant gap, the swirling acid-jam westerns Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga, which also showed some quality guitar up to the time limitation on singer-songwriter .
There was only one other disc the following year, after Neil left of all studies and appeared more sporadically in some concerts during the 70's. He devoted the rest of his life to pro-dolphin association he founded, earning the Everybody's talking royalties. He died in 2001 at age 65. He had no art, and lightning Buckley, but a longer life.
Fred Neil - Fred Neil (1967)
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