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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,796
    Holy crap! Neil played ‘On The Beach’ in Antwerp last night!


    He’s only ever played it 13 times, and 7 of those were on the CSNY 74 tour.
    Only 3 times since 1975 (Illinois 99, Hamburg 03, and last night)

    Talk about a deep cut!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    brianlux said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I just learned that Neil has a new live album out, Tuscaloosa.
    Listening to the previews on iTunes right now. I am keen to purchase this.
    Does anyone have it? What do you think?


    goldrush said:
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    I just learned that Neil has a new live album out, Tuscaloosa.
    Listening to the previews on iTunes right now. I am keen to purchase this.
    Does anyone have it? What do you think?

    It’s a really great document of the Stray Gators era and it’s well worth picking up. The run of Time Fades Away / Lookout Joe / New Mama / Alabama / Don’t Be Denied has been on repeat in my car a lot. 
    Ditto here, Thoughts, I like Tuscaloosa a lot. 

    I always liked the album Time Fades Away, despite it being uneven and a bit quirky in that's it's both cantankerous and depressed, depending on the song-- but that's also part of why I like it.  As goldrush pointed out, Tuscaloosa is from that same Stray Gators period but this record (both are live) to me seems more even, and the performances  generally warmer.  And it has some better known songs.  I think it's a keeper, for sure!

    And Time Fades Away finally got a re-release.  It was out of print for a long time and copies were fairly scarce and pricey.  A few times when I mentioned to friends that I had a copy they offered me a wad of cash and I had to say, "Sorry, not gonna let it go!"  I'm glad it's out there again.  (And the originals are easier to find now days.)
    I like Time Fades Away. Think I'll purchase it.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    goldrush said:
    Holy crap! Neil played ‘On The Beach’ in Antwerp last night!


    He’s only ever played it 13 times, and 7 of those were on the CSNY 74 tour.
    Only 3 times since 1975 (Illinois 99, Hamburg 03, and last night)

    Talk about a deep cut!
    So fun seeing his setlists this tour. Would have loved to go to more shows. 

    Mixes it up more than Pearl Jam.

    And to hell with On the Beach - He played The Loner <3<3
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    The Loner. Ahhh this song, so relatable. 
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,796
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    goldrush said:
    Holy crap! Neil played ‘On The Beach’ in Antwerp last night!


    He’s only ever played it 13 times, and 7 of those were on the CSNY 74 tour.
    Only 3 times since 1975 (Illinois 99, Hamburg 03, and last night)

    Talk about a deep cut!
    So fun seeing his setlists this tour. Would have loved to go to more shows. 

    Mixes it up more than Pearl Jam.

    And to hell with On the Beach - He played The Loner <3<3
    I love The Loner too. I’ve been lucky enough to hear it live once, at my first Neil show in 93 when Booker T & The MGs were backing him.

    Mr Soul / The Loner / Southern Man were the first 3 Neil songs I saw live. I’ll never forget that.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    edited July 2019
    goldrush said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    goldrush said:
    Holy crap! Neil played ‘On The Beach’ in Antwerp last night!


    He’s only ever played it 13 times, and 7 of those were on the CSNY 74 tour.
    Only 3 times since 1975 (Illinois 99, Hamburg 03, and last night)

    Talk about a deep cut!
    So fun seeing his setlists this tour. Would have loved to go to more shows. 

    Mixes it up more than Pearl Jam.

    And to hell with On the Beach - He played The Loner <3<3
    I love The Loner too. I’ve been lucky enough to hear it live once, at my first Neil show in 93 when Booker T & The MGs were backing him.

    Mr Soul / The Loner / Southern Man were the first 3 Neil songs I saw live. I’ll never forget that.
    Amazing trio. I heard Mr Soul for the first time last week. So that was great. One of my favorites.

    My three first were:

    Don't Cry No tears
    I've Been Waiting for you
    Love and only Love
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    Should have seen him at least once more this tour. 

    Promise of the Real has really opened everything up, it's loose - it's surprising - anything can be played.

    If he goes out with Crazy Horse next time, or someone else I bet the setlists will be more rigid and more boring.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,796
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Should have seen him at least once more this tour. 

    Promise of the Real has really opened everything up, it's loose - it's surprising - anything can be played.

    If he goes out with Crazy Horse next time, or someone else I bet the setlists will be more rigid and more boring.
    They’ve definitely brought something out of Neil. Remember that giant set list that he had on stage last year? Neil said that POTR knew all of his songs and that he could pick any one out of thin air to play. It must an incredible feeling to be able to do that.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,796
    A video of On The Beach has surfaced.

    Wow. Just... wow.

    https://youtu.be/sQHvY29UHBI
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Edved82
    Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    goldrush said:
    A video of On The Beach has surfaced.

    Wow. Just... wow.

    https://youtu.be/sQHvY29UHBI
    I dont care what anyone says. Neil is the greatest of all time. That is absolutely incredible.
    "...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    goldrush said:
    A video of On The Beach has surfaced.

    Wow. Just... wow.

    https://youtu.be/sQHvY29UHBI
    In the words of Liam Gallagher: Biblical 

    Fuck.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • vogonpoetbythelake
    vogonpoetbythelake Posts: 2,146
    Thank you so much for sharing this!!!
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    goldrush said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Should have seen him at least once more this tour. 

    Promise of the Real has really opened everything up, it's loose - it's surprising - anything can be played.

    If he goes out with Crazy Horse next time, or someone else I bet the setlists will be more rigid and more boring.
    They’ve definitely brought something out of Neil. Remember that giant set list that he had on stage last year? Neil said that POTR knew all of his songs and that he could pick any one out of thin air to play. It must an incredible feeling to be able to do that.
    He has that list on stage still. It lies sideways in front of the drums. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,364
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Should have seen him at least once more this tour. 

    Promise of the Real has really opened everything up, it's loose - it's surprising - anything can be played.

    If he goes out with Crazy Horse next time, or someone else I bet the setlists will be more rigid and more boring.
    I don't like this idea at all. For some idiotic reason, I haven't given POTR a fair shake at all. I have viewed them as "NCH (or Not Crazy Horse)." 

    Recently, I've been more into Neil Yound than I have been for 15-20 years probably. I don't know why. Been having some of his live tracks pop up from time to time and SiriusXM has been throwing him on more often. 

    Historically, I love a lot of NY stuff, don't know a bunch more, and some of it is weird or boring to me.

    Anyhow, I've been waiting for years to see NY & CH again. It has been WAAAAYYY too long since I saw them at the most memorable concert I have ever attended. I need to see them again and they need to be their bad ass selves. 

    What would you folks recommend I listen to to open my eyes to his work with POTR? They deserve a more fair shot.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    darwinstheory said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Should have seen him at least once more this tour. 

    Promise of the Real has really opened everything up, it's loose - it's surprising - anything can be played.

    If he goes out with Crazy Horse next time, or someone else I bet the setlists will be more rigid and more boring.
    I don't like this idea at all. For some idiotic reason, I haven't given POTR a fair shake at all. I have viewed them as "NCH (or Not Crazy Horse)." 

    Recently, I've been more into Neil Yound than I have been for 15-20 years probably. I don't know why. Been having some of his live tracks pop up from time to time and SiriusXM has been throwing him on more often. 

    Historically, I love a lot of NY stuff, don't know a bunch more, and some of it is weird or boring to me.

    Anyhow, I've been waiting for years to see NY & CH again. It has been WAAAAYYY too long since I saw them at the most memorable concert I have ever attended. I need to see them again and they need to be their bad ass selves. 

    What would you folks recommend I listen to to open my eyes to his work with POTR? They deserve a more fair shot.
    Some of their live stuff. No need to listen to the albums he has made with them. Won't say anything.

    This "NY & CH" is a romanticized but fabricated construct. I would doubt they would bring it in 2019/2020 in a way that POTR wouldn't be able to.

    https://youtu.be/7ov4K_4nfm8


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,364
    That kind of circles me back to where I was to begin with. I don't necessarily want to see NY and POTR do NY/CH tunes (a couple are fine). It's just the same as why I don't want to see Eddie Vedder and POTR do a PJ set. I have come to terms that I may have to see NY w/ POTR or not at all. I will just know fewer songs with them in place of Crazy Horse.

    And I fully understand the "romanticized" aspect of a show 20 years ago. A MAJOR component to that show was the weather and them playing through it.

    ***Side Note - it is not recommended that you go visit Crazy Horse monument near Mount Rushmore. It is so incomplete and a waste of time and money. :lol:
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    darwinstheory said:
    That kind of circles me back to where I was to begin with. I don't necessarily want to see NY and POTR do NY/CH tunes (a couple are fine). It's just the same as why I don't want to see Eddie Vedder and POTR do a PJ set. I have come to terms that I may have to see NY w/ POTR or not at all. I will just know fewer songs with them in place of Crazy Horse.

    And I fully understand the "romanticized" aspect of a show 20 years ago. A MAJOR component to that show was the weather and them playing through it.

    ***Side Note - it is not recommended that you go visit Crazy Horse monument near Mount Rushmore. It is so incomplete and a waste of time and money. :lol:
    Just go watch Neil with POTR and fall head first into Words, Winterlong, Walk On etc. And watch Neil smile, and the bands smiles and don't watch to long at the cringy bassplayer.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I am listening to Tuscaloosa live now, playing on YouTube.

    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,796
    Stepping away from the negative shitfight of the Live At Easy Street thread for a second...

    The last night of Neil’s European tour will be live streamed on the Archives site on Sunday :smiley:


    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,472
    goldrush said:
    Stepping away from the negative shitfight of the Live At Easy Street thread for a second...

    The last night of Neil’s European tour will be live streamed on the Archives site on Sunday :smiley:


    Time to organize a viewing party!!!
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"

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