"Iconoclast, innovator and influence on numerous generations of musicians, Neil Young's career has spanned 50 years and well over 40 albums. During that time the music-buying public has seen many different faces of the man: the pioneering country-rocker of Buffalo Springfield; the plaintive troubadour of After the Goldrush; the proto-grunge merchant of Rust Never Sleeps and Weld; the Nashville schlocker of Old Ways; or (bizarrely) the electro-cowboy of Trans. This book tells Young's story exclusively through his songs, performances and recordings, and examines his hugely varied output in the years between 1966's Buffalo Springfield and 1992's Harvest Moon."--Back cover.

Includes index.