Layla vs Like A Hurricane?

Eric or Neil?

  • Layla - Derek And The Dominos

    Votes: 23 60.5%
  • Neil Young - Like A Hurricane

    Votes: 15 39.5%

  • Total voters
    38

Jonny Come Lately

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My vote goes to Like A Hurricane. I like Layla a lot and I think both songs get off to memorable and exhilarating starts with the opening guitar, but the difference for me is that Like A Hurricane never lets up, with the outstanding solos (probably my favourite guitar work on any Neil Young track) ensuring the song remains a thrilling listen throughout its length. By contrast, with Layla the piano section of the song, while by no means badly executed, seems too long to me - by the end of the track the exciting guitar rock of the first section feels long gone.

To summarise succinctly, I think Layla starts to drag towards the end, but Like A Hurricane never does, despite being over a minute longer.
 

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I opted for the much overplayed Layla.

Young just doesn't blow my frock up :flirt
 

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