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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,766
    What did you pay for it @goldrush ?
    I used an NYA discount offer when I bought it.
    The Harvest 50th box set was $149.98, and the After The Gold Rush 50th box set was $69.98. I paid $131.98 for both, with free shipping.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    edited June 3
    goldrush said:
    What did you pay for it @goldrush ?
    I used an NYA discount offer when I bought it.
    The Harvest 50th box set was $149.98, and the After The Gold Rush 50th box set was $69.98. I paid $131.98 for both, with free shipping.
    Nice! The ATG should have gotten a book and a live LP though :/
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    HARVEST IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE 

    SO EVEN THOUGH I HATE CLUNKY BOX SETS WITH POINTLESS LITOGRAPHS AND POSTERS AND BACKSTAGE PASS-REPRODUCTIONS

    IT BEING THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE MAKES ME BUY THE DELUXE EDITION

    AND THEN ALSO MY DAD CAN BORROW THE  HARVEST TIME DVD

    ALSO 

    I WOULD LOVE A HARVEST MOON BOX SET


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    Bought:

    Archive III Takes
    Barn
    Harvest 50th
    Silver & Gold (to give to a friend who mentioned liking Razor Love)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,442
    HARVEST IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE 

    SO EVEN THOUGH I HATE CLUNKY BOX SETS WITH POINTLESS LITOGRAPHS AND POSTERS AND BACKSTAGE PASS-REPRODUCTIONS

    IT BEING THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE MAKES ME BUY THE DELUXE EDITION

    AND THEN ALSO MY DAD CAN BORROW THE  HARVEST TIME DVD

    ALSO 

    I WOULD LOVE A HARVEST MOON BOX SET



    I think I would have agreed with you in 1972.  It's great for sure, but people my age played it so damn many times I kind of burned out on it.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    brianlux said:
    HARVEST IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE 

    SO EVEN THOUGH I HATE CLUNKY BOX SETS WITH POINTLESS LITOGRAPHS AND POSTERS AND BACKSTAGE PASS-REPRODUCTIONS

    IT BEING THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE MAKES ME BUY THE DELUXE EDITION

    AND THEN ALSO MY DAD CAN BORROW THE  HARVEST TIME DVD

    ALSO 

    I WOULD LOVE A HARVEST MOON BOX SET



    I think I would have agreed with you in 1972.  It's great for sure, but people my age played it so damn many times I kind of burned out on it.
    Hehe. Understandable!
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    Neil Young Toast, is the vinyl 140 grams?

    Looking for a double LP gatefold release in my collection, that is 140 grams (and not 180 grams)...
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,766
    goldrush said:
    What did you pay for it @goldrush ?
    I used an NYA discount offer when I bought it.
    The Harvest 50th box set was $149.98, and the After The Gold Rush 50th box set was $69.98. I paid $131.98 for both, with free shipping.
    Nice! The ATG should have gotten a book and a live LP though :/
    Definitely. As much as I love the album, the box set is just the LP and a 7" single with 2 versions of Wonderin'. It would've been great to get a live record in there as well.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,766
    HARVEST IS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE 

    SO EVEN THOUGH I HATE CLUNKY BOX SETS WITH POINTLESS LITOGRAPHS AND POSTERS AND BACKSTAGE PASS-REPRODUCTIONS

    IT BEING THE GREATEST ALBUM EVER MADE MAKES ME BUY THE DELUXE EDITION

    AND THEN ALSO MY DAD CAN BORROW THE  HARVEST TIME DVD

    ALSO 

    I WOULD LOVE A HARVEST MOON BOX SET


    Harvest is a phenomenal album - and listening to the Heart of Gold / Sugar Mountain 7" with my Dad is my earliest musical memory - but After The Gold Rush is right up there as well. That amazing run of Don't Let It Bring You Down / Birds / When You Dance, I Can Really Love on side 2 is perfection.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,442
    Neil Young Toast, is the vinyl 140 grams?

    Looking for a double LP gatefold release in my collection, that is 140 grams (and not 180 grams)...

    Good question.  I have this one:

    but the Discogs listing doesn't give the weight, and it says nowhere on the LP itself (I even looked at the very fine print on the back with a magnifier).  I'd say it's either 120 grams or 140.  Great album, well worth having! 

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    brianlux said:
    Neil Young Toast, is the vinyl 140 grams?

    Looking for a double LP gatefold release in my collection, that is 140 grams (and not 180 grams)...

    Good question.  I have this one:

    but the Discogs listing doesn't give the weight, and it says nowhere on the LP itself (I even looked at the very fine print on the back with a magnifier).  I'd say it's either 120 grams or 140.  Great album, well worth having! 

    Yeah, I have it. It's great. Are You Passionate is a severely underrated album in the narrowminded Neil Young community. Mmmm!


    I will buy a kitchen scale after work, and weigh it :)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 9,229
    Toast is around 160g.

  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    Toast is around 160g.

    Thank you!
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,442
    A toast to Toast fans!
    A Toast GIFs  Tenor


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    Yikes
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,442
    What's the verdict on Big Change?  I'm on the fence about getting this one.  
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,442
    Yikes

    Admittedly, some of my late night posts are kind of lame.  
    Like, WTF, did I really do that?  :lol: 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    brianlux said:
    Yikes

    Admittedly, some of my late night posts are kind of lame.  
    Like, WTF, did I really do that?  :lol: 
    Hehe. Was a comment after the first listen of the new album :)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Tim SimmonsTim Simmons Posts: 9,229
    It’s not good. 
  • RatherStarvedRatherStarved Posts: 5,708
    It’s not good. 
    I’ve been holding off on buying a ticket for this tour until I see a few setlists.  Thankful to have sold the initial ticket I bought before realizing what this was.  
    PJ: 2013: London (ON); Buffalo; 2014: Cincinnati; 2016: Sunrise, Miami, Toronto 1-2, Wrigley 2; 2018: London (UK) 1, Milan, Padova, Sea 2, Wrigley 1-2, Fenway 1-2; 2021: SHN, Ohana, Ohana Encore 1-2; 2022: LA 1-2, Phx, Oak 1-2, Fresno, Copenhagen, Hyde Park 1-2; Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto; MSG, Camden, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, OKC; 2023: St. Paul 1-2, Chicago 1-2; Fort Worth 2; Austin 1-2; 2024:  Vancouver 1-2, LV 1-2, LA 1-2, Napa, Barcelona 1-2; Indy; Chicago 1-2; MSG 1-2; Philly 2; Boston 2; Ohana 1-2; 2025: FL 1-2, ATL 1-2, Nash 1-2, Pit 1-2.
     
    EV Solo: 2017 Louisville and Franklin, 2018 Ohana, 2019 Innings Fest, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Dublin and Ohana; 2021 Ohana Friday (from beach) and Saturday; 2022 Earthlings Newark; 2023 Innings Fest and Benoraya 1-2.

    Gutted:  London 2 2018, Sacramento 2022, Noblesville 2023
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,766
    After a first listen to Talkin To The Trees, it’s the same as a lot of Neil’s newer stuff - when it’s good, it’s very good, when it’s bad…

    The Good:
    I really like First Fire of Winter, it’s easily the best song on the album. It has some strong Helpless vibes, and the whole tone is warm and reflective.

    Talkin To The Trees 
    and Bottle of Love are really good too. Neil is definitely better on the quieter, introspective songs on this record.

    The OK:
    Movin Ahead has some interesting instrumentation. I like it. 
    Big Change is loud and shouty, but doesn’t really say anything. 
    Thankful is a delicate and acoustic. A nice closer.

    Silver Eagle is about his tour bus, Lets Roll Again is about cars, and they sound exactly as you’re expect them to.

    The Bad:
    Family Life and Dark Mirage have the same theme of how he never sees his daughter or grandchildren. Dark subject matter that could’ve made for something great, but somehow they’re the exact opposite.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,442
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    brianlux said:
    Yikes

    Admittedly, some of my late night posts are kind of lame.  
    Like, WTF, did I really do that?  :lol: 
    Hehe. Was a comment after the first listen of the new album :)

    "Yikes" : Proof that a one word review can say a lot!       
    goldrush said:
    After a first listen to Talkin To The Trees, it’s the same as a lot of Neil’s newer stuff - when it’s good, it’s very good, when it’s bad…

    The Good:
    I really like First Fire of Winter, it’s easily the best song on the album. It has some strong Helpless vibes, and the whole tone is warm and reflective.

    Talkin To The Trees 
    and Bottle of Love are really good too. Neil is definitely better on the quieter, introspective songs on this record.

    The OK:
    Movin Ahead has some interesting instrumentation. I like it. 
    Big Change is loud and shouty, but doesn’t really say anything. 
    Thankful is a delicate and acoustic. A nice closer.

    Silver Eagle is about his tour bus, Lets Roll Again is about cars, and they sound exactly as you’re expect them to.

    The Bad:
    Family Life and Dark Mirage have the same theme of how he never sees his daughter or grandchildren. Dark subject matter that could’ve made for something great, but somehow they’re the exact opposite.

    Lot's of detail, nice!  Thank you!

    ********************************
    Apropos of nothing at all, Try to not spook the hoooooorrrse!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni











  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,766
    One thing you can say is that Neil keeps you on your toes. After Lets Roll Again and Talkin To The Trees, you might have expected another ‘environment’ album, but opening with Family Life and Dark Mirage really flips that. The lyrics are raw and honest, but full of hurt and loss. It’s as open as Neil as ever been, and it’s surprising to hear such vulnerability, but they could’ve been so much better.
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    I kind of dug Dark Mirage. Do need to listen to the the album again. But didn't it have some early 90s crunch to it.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    So, the tour kicks off here in Sweden on Wednesday. 
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • cutzcutz Posts: 12,182
    So, the tour kicks off here in Sweden on Wednesday. 
    Are you going?

    I'm going in August.

    Have the New album but haven't listen yet.
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    edited June 16
    cutz said:
    So, the tour kicks off here in Sweden on Wednesday. 
    Are you going?

    I'm going in August.

    Have the New album but haven't listen yet.
    Hopefully... worried he will cancel, after the California cancel-disaster of 2024 targeted at me. Me and my brothers start the 6h drive north Wednesday morning. Picking up my uncle on the way. A friend who has a 8h drive comes down from the north of Sweden. 

    But just now my mom said she can't look after my cat. So need to find someone who can look after her.... 

    Then I'm going top copenhagen also (solo)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • cutzcutz Posts: 12,182
    cutz said:
    So, the tour kicks off here in Sweden on Wednesday. 
    Are you going?

    I'm going in August.

    Have the New album but haven't listen yet.
    Hopefully... worried he will cancel, after the California cancel-disaster of 2024 targeted at me. Me and my brothers start the 6h drive north Wednesday morning. Picking up my uncle on the way. A friend who has a 8h drive comes down from the north of Sweden. 

    But just now my mom said she can't look after my cat. So need to find someone who can look after her.... 

    Then I'm going top copenhagen also (solo)
    Yeah, we have to worry about cancelation. 

     I only have about a 2 & half hour drive but that's the closest to me and I figure this will be the last time I'll see NY.
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,970
    Was watching Big Bang Theory the other day and this clip was on :lol:


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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,387
    I have solved my cat issue. 
    No need to worry.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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