All One Song - “Thrasher” with James Jackson Toth

All One Song - “Thrasher” with James Jackson TothWelcome back to All One Song! We’re spending some time this spring traveling deep into the Shakeyverse, talking with some great artists about their favorite Neil Young songs.On last week’s episode, Brigid Mae Power and I got into Neil’s classic lament “Albuquerque” — and I think we both agreed that Neil nailed the stark, lonesome vibe of the American southwest in that song. If you’re going to try to evoke those kinds of landscapes, you don’t need to use a lot of words, right? Right. But also … wrong?A few years after Neil wrote “Albuquerque,” he found himself on a long road trip from Taos, New Mexico, back to the west coast. And as he rolled through the desert, he wrote “Thrasher.” In contrast to “Albuquerque,” the lyrics of this song are rich and poetic, as images of ancient rivers, timeless gorges, crystal canyons and dinosaurs in shrines all float before the listener’s eyes. “Thrasher” unfolds like a stoned, rapturous daydream as…