I finally picked up Americana yesterday and it definitely sounds like NY and Crazy Horse. Highlights upon first listen include Oh Susanna, Clementine and God Save the Queen. Get a Job sounded a bit out of place, but I'll still accept it on the disc. Overall I'm giving it a 7.5/10 based on my initial spin of the disc.
I finally picked up Americana yesterday and it definitely sounds like NY and Crazy Horse. Highlights upon first listen include Oh Susanna, Clementine and God Save the Queen. Get a Job sounded a bit out of place, but I'll still accept it on the disc. Overall I'm giving it a 7.5/10 based on my initial spin of the disc.
Clementine just blows me away.
Really like Susannah, Jesus Chariot.
Can't get into Gallows Pole - maybe just have to get used to it and the idea that it doesn't sound like Led Zep's version. (yeah, I know Robert Plant didn't write it, of course)
God Save the Queen sounds good but also a little ridiculous.
Get a Job - I can't get through it - it really annoys me.
This Land Is Your Land - I don't know - it's not "Crazy Horse"d enough.
I do really enjoy the album despite all my complaints. It's a glorious mess, in the way that so many of Uncle Neil's albums are.
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Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
^ I agree with your view on This Land is Your Land, it really isn't Horsed up. And Gallows Pole, too, isn't what I was expecting from this band; I guess Zeppelin really did do it best.
(Sorry Willie Dixon & Howlin' Wolf - it's the truth.)
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Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
The song "On The Beach" is the moodiest shit ever...so fucking good.
Every time Neil sings "I went to the radio interview...," I always interrupt with "tell 'em what happ'ned Neil, tell 'em"...which is followed by my wife in the passenger seat rolling her eyes. Haha.
Such a great song/album.
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2007-08-05 Chicago
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The song "On The Beach" is the moodiest shit ever...so fucking good.
Every time Neil sings "I went to the radio interview...," I always interrupt with "tell 'em what happ'ned Neil, tell 'em"...which is followed by my wife in the passenger seat rolling her eyes. Haha.
Such a great song/album.
My wife rolling her eyes in the passenger seat while Neil plays is a fairly common occurrence.
What's that radio interview line referring to, you know? Yeah that song is fucking awesome.
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Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
The song "On The Beach" is the moodiest shit ever...so fucking good.
Every time Neil sings "I went to the radio interview...," I always interrupt with "tell 'em what happ'ned Neil, tell 'em"...which is followed by my wife in the passenger seat rolling her eyes. Haha.
Such a great song/album.
My wife rolling her eyes in the passenger seat while Neil plays is a fairly common occurrence.
What's that radio interview line referring to, you know? Yeah that song is fucking awesome.
Hmm...that's a good question. My best effort: I picture this song as the background to the New York City that exists in a Woody Allen movie...the dingy, bustling scenes where Michael Caine is a sex symbol and everyone's depressed and medicated. The album and song was written in the early 70s and so much of what the 70s was grew out of what the 60s failed to be...maybe Neil wrote this as the ambiguous and tortured brooding of someone who hates what the world had become but still harbors that elemental need to be part of it. Every socially conscious person goes through that - you hate the world for the way it is, and instead of doing the logical thing and rejecting it altogether, you still want to change it - and the 70s was probably hyper-saturated with that feeling.
Ok...so maybe I've thought a lot about this song. But that's my best guess.
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Hmm...that's a good question. My best effort: I picture this song as the background to the New York City that exists in a Woody Allen movie...the dingy, bustling scenes where Michael Caine is a sex symbol and everyone's depressed and medicated. The album and song was written in the early 70s and so much of what the 70s was grew out of what the 60s failed to be...maybe Neil wrote this as the ambiguous and tortured brooding of someone who hates what the world had become but still harbors that elemental need to be part of it. Every socially conscious person goes through that - you hate the world for the way it is, and instead of doing the logical thing and rejecting it altogether, you still want to change it - and the 70s was probably hyper-saturated with that feeling.
Ok...so maybe I've thought a lot about this song. But that's my best guess.
Yeah, I wasn't expecting all that.
Check this out: interview with Cameron Crowe in 1975. He's talking about making Zuma and all kinds of shit - good stuff! I guess the appreciation for Tonight's the Night developed over time - neither party seems too fond of it at this point.
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Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
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The song "On The Beach" is the moodiest shit ever...so fucking good.
Every time Neil sings "I went to the radio interview...," I always interrupt with "tell 'em what happ'ned Neil, tell 'em"...which is followed by my wife in the passenger seat rolling her eyes. Haha.
The song "On The Beach" is the moodiest shit ever...so fucking good.
Every time Neil sings "I went to the radio interview...," I always interrupt with "tell 'em what happ'ned Neil, tell 'em"...which is followed by my wife in the passenger seat rolling her eyes. Haha.
Such a great song/album.
I hope I don't start doing that now too
Amazing song, and one of his best albums.
On The Beach on now and all I can think of is vant's quote above and I can't stop laughing.
"YOU TELL 'EM NEIL!!!"
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Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Back in the old folky days
The air was magic when we played.
The riverboat was rockin'
in the rain
Midnight was the time
for the raid.
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela,
They tore you down and
plowed you under.
You're only real
with your make-up on
How could I see you
and stay too long?
All along the Navajo Trail,
Burn-outs stub their toes
on garbage pails.
Waitresses are cryin'
in the rain
Will their boyfriends
pass this way again?
Oh, Mother Goose,
she's on the skids
Coz' you ain't happy,
neither are the kids.
She needs someone
that she can scream at
And I'm such a heel
for makin' her feel so bad.
I guess I'll call it
sickness gone
It's hard to say
the meaning of this song.
An ambulance can only
go so fast
It's easy to get buried
in the past
When you try to make
a good thing last.
I saw today
in the entertainment section
There's room at the top
for private detection.
To Mom and Dad
this just doesn't matter,
But it's either that
or pay off the kidnapper.
So all you critics sit alone
You're no better than me
for what you've shown.
With your stomach pump and
your hook and ladder dreams
We could get together
for some scenes.
I never knew a man
could tell so many lies
He had a different story
for every set of eyes.
How can he remember
who he's talkin' to?
'Cause I know it ain't me,
and I hope it isn't you.
Well, I'm up in T.O.
keepin' jive alive,
And out on the corner
it's half past five.
But the subways are empty
And so are the cafes.
Except for the Farmer's Market
And I still can hear him say:
You're all just pissin'
in the wind
You don't know it but you are.
And there ain't nothin'
like a friend
Who can tell you
you're just pissin'
in the wind.
I never knew a man
could tell so many lies
He had a different story
for every set of eyes
How can he remember
who he's talking to?
Cause I know it ain't me,
and hope it isn't you.
(I think that last paragraph was written with Richard Nixon in mind).
Chrome Dreams is a great album. It's been 'available' online for quite a while now, I can't remember where I found it but it's definitely worth searching for. The version that I have is called the "Rust Edition" and it has had 6 bonus tracks added to it. I think this is the version that's easiest to find online (search for Chrome Dreams Rust and you should find it). Neil's website said in 2010 that Chrome Dreams, Homegrown and Oceanside-Countryside were being prepared for Archives 2.
From Neil's site:
Made up mostly of songs recorded between September '75- November 1976 at Indigo Studios - Malibu Canyon, CA, the album starts off with an "alternate" version of "Pocahontas." This solo acoustic version is in fact the same take as on "Rust Never Sleeps" (July 1979) --minus the overdubs. "Will To Love"("American stars 'n bars"),"Star 0f Bethlehem"("Decade" October 1977) and "Like A Hurricane" ("stars 'n bars") sound much brighter, though they're all released takes.
Side 1 ends with a studio version of "Too Far Gone." At first it seems as if this is just a "warm-up" version before the tape rolled for the 1989 "Freedom" recording. In fact, the tempo is so similar that this take is only 10 seconds shorter than the released version! Unlike the released version, the sparse arrangement & hung-over performance that shuffles along under the lyrics with Neil reciting each line matter-of-factly, as if just-written.
Side two opens with an alternate version of "Hold Back The Tears," which was apparently recorded around the same date as"Too Far Gone." Unlike the "stars 'n bars" version, this take is considerably slower, and definitely more intense.
"Homegrown" follows, & even though this is the same take as the "stars 'n bars" LP, the mix is noticeably different. The guitars are pushed way up-front and have a "crisp distorted" sound. "Captain Kennedy" ("Hawks & Doves" 0ct. 1980) is next, with the well-known March 31, 1976 Hammersmith Odeon - London, U.K. version of "Stringman" right after. Often bootlegged, but just another famous unreleased song until 1993's "unplugged" album. This song was performed often during the 1976 U.K. tour, but never recorded in a studio (or performed again,until 1993).
An AMAZING example of TEXTBOOK "NEILYOUNG WITH CRAZY HORSE" follows with the STUDIO VERSION of "Sedan Delivery" that makes the "Rust" version sound like an "Old Ways" out-take! This plodding, ragged & LOUD performance would've fit just as well on "Times Square" or "Eldorado" as it does here.
It's a matter of personal opinion, but for me, the next track is the highlight of the album: the "Powderfinger" "studio demo." The stunningly-simple-but-brilliant acoustic performance defines "Neil the storyteller" at his very best. Additionally, this take isn't "better" than the "Rust" version; it simply stands apart as a completely different and, somehow, far-more-desperate & heart-breaking song, absolutely perfect from start to finish.
Even so, it'd be hard to find a better closing track to this set than"Look Out For My Love." Lost in the shuffle of the "Comes A Time" tapestry (October 1978), this haunting wordplay proves to be the perfect summary of the thunder & lightning that came before it.
Had it been released, "Chrome Dreams" might have stood today as one of Neil Young's best records ever. The bar-room characters amidst historical references & passionate love songs creates a magical atmosphere. But like most first drafts, the perception of what's important & what isn't must be left to the artist, and not to the record company bean counters or the whims of the artists' "biggest" fans. As near-perfect as "Chrome Dreams" might seem, it's release would've created un-fillable holes in other near-perfect albums like "American stars 'n bars," "Comes A Time" and "Rust Never Sleeps."
In any event, this "album" of rough sketches stands as a unique historical document, long-lost somewhere in the pages of Neil Young's amazingly-brilliant career; and at the top of the "ESSENTIAL Neil Young tapes" list.
The acoustic version of Powderfinger is fantastic and it's worth getting this album for this alone. Sedan Delivery sounds much better than the version on Rust Never Sleeps and Hold Back The Tears is really cool too.
The 'bonus' tracks are:
River Of Pride
Campaigner
No One Seems To Know
Give Me Strength
Peace Of Mind
Human Highway
River of Pride is the original version of White Line, recorded in 1975 but not released until Ragged Glory. Campaigner is the full length version with an extra verse. No One Seems To Know is a ballad that Neil once called A Man Needs A Maid part 2. Give Me Strength is from the Homegrown album, Peace Of Mind is an electric version played with the Horse and very different from the version Neil released on Comes A Time.
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; WF Center 10/21/13; WF Center 10/22/13; Baltimore 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
I had it lost it in a move. I have a buddy that has a copy i need to reach out to him and see if i can get it again.
Its pretty simple to find online too.
Okay, be honest, who here has listened to every single Neil Young release?
If you mean every commercially available album, along with stuff like 'Eldorado', 'Chrome Dreams' and 'Times Square', then I have. I'll listen to something of Neil's at least once a week, a few times I've played all of the albums in order from 'Neil Young' to 'Americana' (that takes a while, it's a good job I've got a long commute every day!). There's so much material that he's kept back or can only be found on obscure live bootlegs that I know there's a ton of stuff I haven't heard yet but that's part of the fun.
I've been into Neil since I was a little kid and he's one of a handful of artists that I'm genuinely excited about every new release (mainly because you never know which way he's headed next!)
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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Clementine just blows me away.
Really like Susannah, Jesus Chariot.
Can't get into Gallows Pole - maybe just have to get used to it and the idea that it doesn't sound like Led Zep's version. (yeah, I know Robert Plant didn't write it, of course)
God Save the Queen sounds good but also a little ridiculous.
Get a Job - I can't get through it - it really annoys me.
This Land Is Your Land - I don't know - it's not "Crazy Horse"d enough.
I do really enjoy the album despite all my complaints.
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Same as with all the other songs they "covered"
(Sorry Willie Dixon & Howlin' Wolf - it's the truth.)
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Every time Neil sings "I went to the radio interview...," I always interrupt with "tell 'em what happ'ned Neil, tell 'em"...which is followed by my wife in the passenger seat rolling her eyes. Haha.
Such a great song/album.
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My wife rolling her eyes in the passenger seat while Neil plays is a fairly common occurrence.
What's that radio interview line referring to, you know? Yeah that song is fucking awesome.
Any NY and Radiohead fans would appreciate this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XJ6KrK_fts
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Hmm...that's a good question. My best effort: I picture this song as the background to the New York City that exists in a Woody Allen movie...the dingy, bustling scenes where Michael Caine is a sex symbol and everyone's depressed and medicated. The album and song was written in the early 70s and so much of what the 70s was grew out of what the 60s failed to be...maybe Neil wrote this as the ambiguous and tortured brooding of someone who hates what the world had become but still harbors that elemental need to be part of it. Every socially conscious person goes through that - you hate the world for the way it is, and instead of doing the logical thing and rejecting it altogether, you still want to change it - and the 70s was probably hyper-saturated with that feeling.
Ok...so maybe I've thought a lot about this song.
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Yeah, I wasn't expecting all that.
Check this out: interview with Cameron Crowe in 1975. He's talking about making Zuma and all kinds of shit - good stuff! I guess the appreciation for Tonight's the Night developed over time - neither party seems too fond of it at this point.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-rebellious-neil-young-cameron-crowes-1975-rolling-stone-interview-20110601
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-poly ... qus_thread
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
amazing tune...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm0NhrLFc7Y
Too Far Gone
When I woke up you were gone
And the sun was on the lawn
Empty pillow with perfume on
I smelled it.
Well, we met in my favorite bar
Took a ride in my old car
But I still don't know how
We made it home.
Was I too far gone
Too far gone
Too far gone
For you.
We had drugs and we had booze
But we still had something to lose
And by dawn I wanted
To marry you.
With our attitudes by day
And our secret dreams by night
Can we really live our lives
That way.
Am I too far gone
Too far gone
Too far gone
For you.
Was I too far gone
Too far gone
Too far gone
For you.
12/3/12
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Tickets go on sale June 25 at 10 am.
- Al Swearengen
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
Mike McCready also played the song at The Bob Rivers Show. I guess American people know what show that is, I never heard of it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoB4tKhqtUw
Arnhem 2006 - Nijmegen 2007 - Rotterdam 2009 - Nijmegen 2010 - Amsterdam I 2012
Amazing song, and one of his best albums.
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
On The Beach on now and all I can think of is vant's quote above and I can't stop laughing.
"YOU TELL 'EM NEIL!!!"
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
The Bridge - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4cPU9blsfE
Journey Through The Past - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsAWMF7r ... re=related
From 'On The Beach':
On The Beach - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKgj1FNToWY
Ambulance Blues - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzkinJC5F78
Back in the old folky days
The air was magic when we played.
The riverboat was rockin'
in the rain
Midnight was the time
for the raid.
Oh, Isabela, proud Isabela,
They tore you down and
plowed you under.
You're only real
with your make-up on
How could I see you
and stay too long?
All along the Navajo Trail,
Burn-outs stub their toes
on garbage pails.
Waitresses are cryin'
in the rain
Will their boyfriends
pass this way again?
Oh, Mother Goose,
she's on the skids
Coz' you ain't happy,
neither are the kids.
She needs someone
that she can scream at
And I'm such a heel
for makin' her feel so bad.
I guess I'll call it
sickness gone
It's hard to say
the meaning of this song.
An ambulance can only
go so fast
It's easy to get buried
in the past
When you try to make
a good thing last.
I saw today
in the entertainment section
There's room at the top
for private detection.
To Mom and Dad
this just doesn't matter,
But it's either that
or pay off the kidnapper.
So all you critics sit alone
You're no better than me
for what you've shown.
With your stomach pump and
your hook and ladder dreams
We could get together
for some scenes.
I never knew a man
could tell so many lies
He had a different story
for every set of eyes.
How can he remember
who he's talkin' to?
'Cause I know it ain't me,
and I hope it isn't you.
Well, I'm up in T.O.
keepin' jive alive,
And out on the corner
it's half past five.
But the subways are empty
And so are the cafes.
Except for the Farmer's Market
And I still can hear him say:
You're all just pissin'
in the wind
You don't know it but you are.
And there ain't nothin'
like a friend
Who can tell you
you're just pissin'
in the wind.
I never knew a man
could tell so many lies
He had a different story
for every set of eyes
How can he remember
who he's talking to?
Cause I know it ain't me,
and hope it isn't you.
(I think that last paragraph was written with Richard Nixon in mind).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Dreams
Writing in The Guardian, Alexis Petridis opined that the album "could have been Young's strongest album of the 70s" - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/oc ... k.shopping
There are rumors that this will be part of NY's next archive series
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
From Neil's site: The acoustic version of Powderfinger is fantastic and it's worth getting this album for this alone. Sedan Delivery sounds much better than the version on Rust Never Sleeps and Hold Back The Tears is really cool too.
The 'bonus' tracks are:
River Of Pride
Campaigner
No One Seems To Know
Give Me Strength
Peace Of Mind
Human Highway
River of Pride is the original version of White Line, recorded in 1975 but not released until Ragged Glory. Campaigner is the full length version with an extra verse. No One Seems To Know is a ballad that Neil once called A Man Needs A Maid part 2. Give Me Strength is from the Homegrown album, Peace Of Mind is an electric version played with the Horse and very different from the version Neil released on Comes A Time.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22;
Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; WF Center 9/7/24; WF Center 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Yep - Have the rust edition too. Stringman is (to me) the standout track. I get lost in it every time.
http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
spotify:user:merkinball
I have it on my I-Pod now. Parts I & II. Just need to give it a listen.
Waiting for the next PJ euro Tour
Hoping not to get drown in the wave of life
I had it lost it in a move. I have a buddy that has a copy i need to reach out to him and see if i can get it again.
Charlotte 03
Asheville 04
Atlanta 12
Greenville 16, Columbia 16
Seattle 18
Nashville 22
It's available to torrent.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
I've only listened to the first 5 tracks, and like what I've heard so far. I'll give it a proper listen this weekend.
Its pretty simple to find online too.
Okay, be honest, who here has listened to every single Neil Young release?
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
I've been into Neil since I was a little kid and he's one of a handful of artists that I'm genuinely excited about every new release (mainly because you never know which way he's headed next!)
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)