This Note's 4U by Neil Young (CD, 1990)

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Pre-owned in good condition. Little to no wear to the disc. Liner notes are in nice shape. See all photos for details and condition.

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Product Identifiers

ProducerNeil Young^Niko Bolas
Record LabelReprise / WEA, Rprw
UPC0075992571920
eBay Product ID (ePID)4046055524

Product Key Features

Release Year1990
FormatCD
GenreRock
ArtistNeil Young
Release TitleThis Note's 4U

Dimensions

Item Height0.35 in
Item Weight0.19 lb
Item Length5.62 in
Item Width5.03 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Number of Tracks10
TracksThis Notes for You (Live Version), This Notes for You (Edit of Live Version), This Notes for You (LP Version), Life in the City, Twilight, Married Man, Sunny Inside, Can't Believe Your Lyin', Hey Hey, One Thing
NotesThis Note's for You is the seventeenth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released on April 11, 1988. It was originally credited to Young and the Bluenotes. Most of the album's concept centered on the commercialism of rock and roll, and tours in particular (the title track is a social commentary on concert sponsorship). The music is marked by the use of a horn section. It also marked Young's return to the recently re-activated Reprise Records after a rocky tenure with Geffen Records. The video for the title track famously included a Michael Jackson look-alike whose hair catches fire. The video parodied corporate rock, the pretensions of advertising, and was patterned after a series of Michelob ads which featured contemporary rock artists such as Eric Clapton, Genesis and Steve Winwood. The video also featured parodic inserts from other commercials featuring singers including impersonators of Jackson and Whitney Houston, as well as popular characters including a look-alike Spuds McKenzie. The title itself even mocks Budweiser's "This Bud's For You" ad campaign. It was initially banned by MTV after legal threats from Michael Jackson's attorneys (although the Canadian music channel, MuchMusic, ran it immediately). After becoming a hit on MuchMusic, MTV reconsidered their decision to yank the video and put it into heavy rotation, finally giving it the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year for 1989. The video was directed by Julien Temple and written by Charlie Coffey. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of "Best Concept Video" of 1989 but lost to "Weird Al" Yankovic's Michael Jackson video spoof of "Bad", "Fat". Since Harold Melvin, founder of the R&B group Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, took legal action against Young over use of the "Bluenotes" name, the album is now credited as a Neil Young solo recording. The backup band Young used for this album was renamed "Ten Men Workin'" (after the album's lead-off song).

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  • This Note's for the Devoted Neil Young Fan

    This is not one of Neil Young's best albums. If you are a fan, you probably will enjoy at least a few of the songs. My favorite is the title song, but there are a few others that I liked.

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  • one of Neil's best

    Famous for the song and video "this notes for you. Not one bad song. Highly recommended.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New