Conference mr1pst::music

    He has an L.P. just released called "WELD" . It's a live account of
    last years "RAGGED GLORY" tour . It can also be bought as "ARC-WELD" ,a
    double package. The other disc contains lots of distortion and feedback
     'n' stuff. His most recent studio release is "RAGGED GLORY" from '90.
    
                     Niall

    I haven't seen "Arc/Weld" yet in the stores, is it out yet?
    
    						Brian

> I haven't seen "Arc/Weld" yet in the stores, is it out yet?

I believe its come and gone already. It was extremely limited edition, 
something like only 25,000 copies were made. Most stores only received
one or two copies, if that (although I'm sure Tower got a box or two!).

I have 'Arc' - its pretty interesting. Its not as unlistenable as I thought
it would be, really.....

alan

    "Weld" should still be available though .As far as I know it's only the
    dual package that's a limited edition.
    
               Niall

    "Arc" is available separately too. It's a little cheaper than a normal
    single cd (about $10), probably because it's only 35 minutes long.
    
    Did anyone get a commercial copy of Arc-Weld? I think mine's a promo
    because it has round punches through all the barcodes on the cover. It
    came just as 3 single cds shrink wrapped together, no box.
    
    While in England last summer, the Virgin store in London had many
    copies of the Japanese import "Eldorado". A bit pricy at 17 pounds.
    
    Scott
    

    
    I agree w/ .3 - I expected Arc to be pretty miserable from the store's
    description, but enjoyed it in an odd way.  Its not "sit & listen"
    stuff, but its fine for working around the house.  The entire set isn't
    one of Neil's more adventurous efforts, but its fun to listen to.
    
    I heard a rumor (maybe in the old MUSIC) that the often-mentioned but
    never released DECADE II compilation might actually surface in the near
    future.  Does anyone know about this possible addition to the current
    BoxSetMania trend?
    
    Will Monin
    Seattle

    re: .6
    
    Neil Young has made the cover of the Feb.'92 issue of "CD Review."
    The accompanying lead article answers your question about Decade II,
    which Neil is currently working on and which will begin to be re-
    leased late this year.  Decade II will be a "...massive, seven-disc
    (and counting) collection.  ...[it] will cover everything in Neil's
    entire career."  
    
    Neil says that he finds the Decade II project very revealing, stimu-
    lating, and even inspiring.  In hearing the old songs, he hears where
    he came from.  "There are over 500 takes of different songs, and all
    kinds of stuff to consider. ...I've always had this huge overspill of
    product that just never comes out.  I have more product that I *didn't*
    release during the '80s than I did release - not just unreleased ver-
    sions of songs, but [entire] songs."
    
    (Anyone who can't wait for Decade II to arrive can consult the maga-
    zine's other feature article, entitled "Box Set Binge.")
    
    The article on Neil also includes short reviews of 14 of his solo al-
    bums, a history of his career, and his current thoughts on the merits
    of digital vs. analog audio.  
    
    For me, none of his songs have ever beat "Heart Of Gold."
    
    Virginia

>    For me, none of his songs have ever beat "Heart Of Gold."

Did you read the liner notes for 'Heart of Gold' on the 'Decade'
collection?  Something like 'this was my trip to the middle of the road.  I
quickly went back to the ditch.  It's a bumpier ride but you meet more
interesting people there.'

Classic.

tom_p

   Well, he's back on the road.
    
       Neil Young - Paramount Theater, Seattle 1/21/92

       Neil did 2 solo acoustic shows here, I saw the second last night. 
   The show was mainly new stuff, most likely from the upcoming album
   (called "Harvest Moon", a companion piece to "Harvest" according to
    our local newspaper music critic whose reliability is questionable).
                                                                 
   Set List...

       Long May You Run

       6 new ones, 2 on banjo, 1 on piano, 3 on guitar

       Heart of Gold

       4 more new ones, 1 on piano, 3 on guitar

       Cowgirl in the Sand

       Don't Let It Bring You Down

       After the Goldrush (on organ)

       Old Man


       It was a short show, but very, very good.  His voice was strong, the
   sound was great, and the new songs are generally very good.  For the
   hardcore Neil Young fan who makes "acoustic Neil" tapes for the times
   when nothing else will do, it was a perfect evening.  It felt like being
   invited over to the guy's house to sit on the couch and listen to a few
   new tunes, or at least as close as most people will ever get to that.

       His new stuff was strong - most were love songs, two "green"
   save-the-earth tunes (very well received in Seattle), and a sorta funny
   one about his recently deceased dog (and now the King is gone...).
   They all remind me of his best acoustic work, but the guitar work is
   better than the early years.  I thought of the acoustic stuff from
   "Hawks and Doves" several times.  It was all upbeat, pretty, very
   listenable stuff.

       He was playing from lyric sheets on a table in front of him - it was
   interesting to hear songs so new that he still didn't have them nailed
   down cold.  He didn't talk much - really didn't introduce any of the
   songs except the one about his dog ("just so you know its really about
   my dog.  Lots of thought goes into this stuff.")

       The T-shirts showed tour dates in Spokane, Portland, and 4 or 5
   nights in New York City.  I speculate he's trying out the songs before
   finalizing the album.  If they play as well as they did last night, he
   may have another big commercial success, and I won't be able to see him
   in a little theater again for another 15 years.
    
       re -.2 - if you liked Heart of Gold, you'll like this stuff.  And
                will probably even hear it on the radio, since Neil seems
                to be doing a pretty good job of moving himself back into
                the spotlight. Thanks for the tip on the magazine.

       Will Monin
       Seattle
                       

    re: .8
    
    No, I haven't read those particular notes.  Neil's comments
    are interesting - I think of "Heart Of Gold" as referring to
    something very central, but not at all middle of the road.
    
    re: .9
    
    I wish I'd been at that theater in Seattle!  It must have been
    great to experience Neil and his music close-up.  From my east-
    ern perspective, the Seattle/Vancouver scene often resembles a
    creative caldron.  When I saw Ferron in a MA coffeehouse this
    summer, I wasn't surprised to learn that she'd moved from Province-
    town to an island off the coast of Vancouver, into a rented house
    that flooded at high tide.
    
    Virginia

    
    	I owe a lot to Neil for helping me to learn to play guitar.  I'm
    	sure a lot of other guitarists can remember back to their beginner
    	days and also thank Neil.  Personally, I think he is a very 
    	underrated guitarist.  Some rag on his playing, but there is no
    	doubt as to the uniqueness and soulful quality of his style.  Geez,
    	I *still* get off on soloing along to "Cortez the Killer" and 
    	"Down by the River".  I'd be lost without the Decade cd and
    	songbook combination.
    
    	-pat

    
    	actually, the biggest thing that suprised me about ny was an
    acoustic show he gave about 21 years ago where i was given a ticket,
    and watched him totally capture an audience without great singing or
    playing.  Especially when pulling out lyric sheets and doing brand
    new stuff.  Kind of made an important point about performing dynamics.
    
    bob
    

    I like a lot of Neil Young's music, but saying he's an underrated
    guitarist is a stretch.  "Down By the River" and "Hurricane" are 2 of
    the worst examples of lead guitar I've ever heard.
    
    He's never met a pentatonic scale he hasn't butchered.
    
    Mark.

    
    Neil's okay, but I have to agree, saying he's an underrated guitarist
    is definitely strecthing it.  I've always wondered why he insists on
    doing his own solos.  I wish I could say they were tasteful, but I
    can't. Nor can I say I even like the sound of his guitar.  Southern
    Man is the tune that always comes to my mind when I think of his 
    guitar playing, very strained, struggling type of sound. 
    
    Of course, this is JMO.
    Larry
    

    I came across two reprinted interviews recently, one with Duane Allman
    and one with Frank Zappa, and they both cite Neil Young as an example
    of an artist who should spend more time mastering the guitar, putting
    it nicely.
    
    Neither interview was recent (which should go without saying in the
    case of Duane Allman), and perhaps Mr. Young has taken their advice.
    
    I always liked his stuff with CSNY and solo when it was current, but it
    has not aged as gracefully as some of his contemporaries' works.  
    I think his appeal is as a songwriter and performer and, if you're in
    the mood, a singer.  Talented as he may be, he was not widely regarded 
    as a great guitarist in the late '60s/early '70s.
    
    Not just my humble opinion,
    \Gary

    Funny, Neil just made the cover of Guitar Player this month (may be his
    first cover shot).  It's like his shred-o-matic style is back in vogue
    again, what with grunge rock being all the rage in the underground. 
    He's like the godfather figure to those guys the way B.B. King was
    revered by the UK blooz crowd.
    
    I really like Neil's solos and in fact they've gotten better recently
    simply because he's abandoned all pretense to technique...
    
    						Brian

    I guess Neil's style is an acquired taste. I would say, however,
    that he does a great job of capturing an 'edge of insanity' feeling.
    Listen to the second solo in 'F*#%ing Up' off Ragged Glory. He says
    more with 2 twisted, strangled notes than Steve Vai could say in 
    a lifetime.

Well, I guess I'll have to come out of the woodwork and defend
Neil's guitar playing :-).  Yes, I admit that Neil doesn't have any
technique to speak of.  On the other hand, he *never* lets technique
interfere with what the music is trying to say.  Neal would never play
a lick just because it was difficult with no regard to whether it really
added to the music.  Lets face it, Neil's guitar playing eminently fits
the style and feel of his songs!

-Hal

    
    	ya, another affirmative.  Smooth technique would not do the job he
    seeks to on many of this stuff.  Raw, ragged, with a strong hint of
    tortured deraingement is what he seeks, and in its own way delivers.
    
    	The man plays to an emotion (whatever it may be) and not to show
    off his shiny new wheels etc!  He kind of proved on Buffalo Springfield
    Again that overproduction is not very effective in delivering his kind
    of material.  I applaud that, and i don't expect anything else.
    
    	bob
    

    re .16   (Brian Rost)
    > Funny, Neil just made the cover of Guitar Player this month (may be
    > his first cover shot).  
    
    January's is the 25th Anniversary Issue, whose cover has "25 That Shook
    The World".  Was Neil # 26?   ;7)
    
    February's cover is a drawing of an ear, and Eric Johnson's photo inset
    as the winner of the Annual Reader's Poll (didn't see Neil there,
    either).
    I didn't get my March issue yet... is he on _that_ cover?
    
    If Neil Young is an inspiration to the shred-o-matics, then that's
    another reason to, well... look, as it happens, I LIKE Neil Young's
    music, it's just that he's not what I would call a guitar hero, and I
    would be in good company with that assessment.

    Most of y'all say that his best song is "Heart of Gold"...I beg to
    differ.  Although not a HUGE Neil Young fan (as is evident by my
    ignorance) my absolute favorite song of his is the one with the line:
    
    "Look at Mother Nature on the run in the 1970's"
    
    I just absolutely LOVE that song...but don't know the title, nor the
    name of the album it is off of.
    
    K.C.

    
    	After the Gold Rush, from the album of the same name ( I think).
    
    	It's also on Decade, along with my other faves, Helpless and
    	Cortez the Killer.

    Well, I came across the March 1992 issue of GP on the newsstand, and
    shur enuf... Neil Young's smiling face!
    
    I shoulda known better than to:
    * doubt Brian Rost's word    :7)
    * subscribe to a magazine that is on the newsstand 2 weeks before
      it's in my mailbox  :7(
    * subscribe to a guitar magazine with Neil Young on the cover ;7)
    
    \Gary

    
     I think Neils performances on Saturday night Live about 3 
    years ago, and his version of what was called Mother Earth
    on Ragged Glory, as it was done originally at Farm Aid,
    are among the best rock performances to grace the tube in
    quite some time. He did a great Unplugged on MTV a while 
    back too.
    
     I'd much rather hear Neil abuse a guitar than have to 
    listen to yet another graduate of the Van halen school
    of tapping anyday.
    
     PAW

    re: .24
    
    Hear hear, I'll second that motion. 
    
    

    
    Hi folks.  Couldn't help overhearing your discussion about Neil's
    technique.  I think we can all agree that depending on your tastes, an
    opinion of an artist's technique becomes rather watered down when we
    look deeply into his freedom for creative expression.  Most critics
    base their opinion on "trained disiplines", or a better way to say it,
    laws they have learned in school vs what they perceive.  Is this the
    way Neil is being judged? Probably.  However, I have never seen a
    statue errected to honor a critic, but Neils music and guitar playing
    will live on long after we are gone.
    
                        Felt the need.....
    
                                Hank.
                                     
                                     

                         
    Well, he can't play and he can't sing (in the "normal" sense) but
    whatever it is that he's doing up there has somehow been interesting
    (at least) and sometimes extraordinary for more than 20 years.  I can't
    figure out why, but technical competence is obviously not a factor.
    
    The show in Seattle (.9?) was a perfect example - lots of folks in the
    crowd could probably both sing and play as well or better - but he blew
    the place away with 90 minutes of basics.  It was a treat to just sit
    there and _enjoy_ it.
    
    Unrelated, I speculate that some the recent Neil Young publicity frenzy
    is a lead up to an album intended to be a big commercial success.  The
    man is bright enough and experienced enough to make the most out of
    the music media - he's come from "nowhere" to "very hip dude" pretty
    rapidly this time.  I'm curious to see where it goes.
    
    Will Monin
    Seattle

    Yes, I think the "veteran performer who knows how to manipulate the
    media and serve as godfather to a new generation" sums up NY's latest
    wave of popularity.  Then again, I haven't heard too much of his new
    stuff.
    
    On a long drive yesterday I heard "Cinnamon Girl", and also "Night
    Moves" by Bob Seger.  I like them both, both performers, both tunes.
    
    The similarity occurred to me.  Neither on would be at the top of
    anyone's list as technical musicians, but they have had too many hits
    to list.  They are solid citizens with solid talent and a high degree
    of popularity and commercial success both live and in the studio.
    
    Neil Young has apparently developed a style that appeals to many new
    fans.  Great.  His old stuff was not characterized by guitar work that
    in itself placed him above, or even sometimes _with_, his peers.  I
    think that's all I'm trying to say.
    \Gary

    Well, a quick trip to the waldenbuchs in the mall revealed that Neil
    Young is now on the cover of CD Review as well as the soon-to-be-
    already released March issue of Guitar Player.  The comeback who never
    left.
    
    I think both are caricatures, but I haven't gotten my March GP yet.
    
    \Gary

    Neil is slated to play Ausin City limits soon, can't remember the time
     or date. any info out there ?
    

    It's scheduled for March 1 on channel 11 in NH.
    
    Scott
    

    
    	Ragged Glory is aweome.  That is mthe kind of grungy, edge of
    	feedback playing that I like.  I couldn't care less about 
    	his technique. eil commuinnicates a lot of feeling to me. Some 
    	people say I sound like Neil, I guess now I know why - No 
    	technique!   Anyways, I think Neil has been a very hardworking 
    	musician, and seems to be constantly trying new things.  Although 
    	I like the Crazy Horse stuff the best, I also get a kick out of 
    	the releases with the Blues Notes, the Pink Flaming's, etc.
    
    	Liking or not liking Neil isn't about being in good company, 
    	is it?
    
    	-pat

    Neils at the Ortheom (sp) Theatre (Boston) March 18,19,20.
    
    Acoustic only.  Had to pay top dollar as the shows are sold out.
    
    Should be a good show.

    The show will probably be like his how in Seattle (see 71.9)

    Neil's first show at the Orpheum in Boston was mellow but excellent. 
    The description in .9 is pretty accurate, though with a somewhat
    different selection of older songs, and I thought today's Globe review
    was fair as well.  The "Natural Beauty" song was indeed a quiet
    showstopper, a beautiful long song.  Most of the new material was very
    good as well, with only a couple songs that I didn't care for as much.
    Hopefully the good tunes will make it to the Harvest Moon album, and
    not disappear off the face of the earth like some other of Neil's
    showstoppers I've heard in the past.
    
    It was just Neil sitting down amidst a sea of guitars plus banjo, with
    one tune on the piano and After the Gold Rush done on this old pump
    organ - that was fun!
    
    Neil certainly isn't the greatest singer in the world, but with all
    these new songs, I was able to understand just about everything he was
    singing on first listening.  His tone color may be an acquired taste,
    but his diction isn't bad at all!

	I dunno, maybe I'm too old :-).  Last night I found the crowd's
	behavior atrocious.  They hooted and hollered all through the
	night, and it particularly grated during the (many) new QUIET
	songs Neil sang.  It clearly irritated him, too, and I suspect
	him of cutting the evening's performance short.

	The Orpheum is filthy dirty, the seats are too small, the acoustics
	stink, and the crowd wasn't too interested in actually hearing the
	music.  I think it's the last show I'll be going to for a while.

	Neil was great, of course, I just wish I could have actually
	heard him sing without distractions and noise.

	RE: .31

	While flicking through the channels I just happen to catch the 
	show shown on PBS last night and as well a Moody Blues documentary
	which is actually a video.

	- Jim

    
    	well, neil attempts to convey a mood/emotion. He's usually very
    successful at this - it is why he has lasted and become so filthy rich.
    He also changes that mood every year or two - so, you get folk who
    like the mellow going to his electric blasts, and wired-loaded turn on
    the noise to his acoustic shows.  I would think by now he is acustumed
    to the situation.
    
    	I watched the PBS Austin City Limits show last night.  Same chords,
    same whiney voice, the only good chops was the fiddler, and yet he
    commands crowd respect where others would probably be booed off the
    stage if they pulled the same thing.  There is a message there for all
    performing musicians of every stripe!
    
    	bob

I find it odd that in all of the discussion over the man's musical skills vs.
non-skills, no one has discussed the greatness of his lyrics.  Sure, he's 
probably the most inconsistent major talent around (well, barring Dylan, and
maybe Lou Reed), but his best songs have a depth and a sense of yearning that
VERY few lyricists can achieve.

Witness:  "Cortez the Killer", "The Needle and The Damage Done", "After the Gold
Rush", Every song on Side 1 of "Rust Never Sleeps", most of "Tonight's the
Night", the line "What is the color when black is burnt?" and many more.

I'm SURE that this reply will bring a torrent of pro/con opinions as varied as
the previous bunch on his guitar playing, but I.M.O. Neil's one of popular 
music's most singular (if not greatest) talents, especially his songwriting.

Okay...bash away.

	Here's one on the pro-side!  Yes, good point.  I still enjoy the
	line "It doesn't mean that much to me to mean that much to you."

	It reminds me of Jimi Hendrix, I've always thought the had a
	great voice but how often do you hear that aspect of him discussed?

	- Jim

    Old enough to repaint, young enough to sell.
    Or did I get that backwards again?
    
    Seriously, if you like good lyrics --- Neil's or otherwise --- then
    check out any of the number of good contemporary folk artists that
    inhabit the FOLK_MUSIC (COOKIE:: ?) conference.  Some can even play the
    guitar like Neil does, but acoustic mainly.
    
    John Gorka, Greg Brown, Christine Lavin, Brooks Williams, Bill Staines,
    David Wilcox, Shawn Colvin, Claudia Schmidt, Eric Andersen, John Prine,
    many many more... real household names  ;7)
    
    \Gary

	It's not as much the case when it comes to Folk for me even though
	I only recognized one name from your list but in the case of Jazz
	in general I've lately felt much the same way as I do with getting 
	around to becoming proficient in U*ix (Unix/Ultrix).  

	One of these days.
	
	- Jim

    Neil's New Release "Harvest Moon" came out last Tues (10/27),
    I heard it contains some of the new songs he played at the
    Orpheam (Boston) earlier this year (see note 71.35).  Has anyone 
    ot there listend to it yet?  Would like to hear some critique before 
    I go out and buy it..
    
    Thanks, Peter

    
    if you like mello neil young, go ahead and buy it. It's alright, but
    not terrific.  I did not like thr original Harvest album although it
    had at least good song on it (old Man).  This album is perhaps more
    consistent, but there's no real stand-out material either.
    
    bob

As Bob mentions, this is mellow Neil Young.  I've only
listened to it once, and albums like this often don't
grow on me until a few listenings.  So it will take a
while longer for me to judge it.  I think that all the
new songs he played at the Orpheum show I attended
wound up on the album; there were only about 2 songs
that I didn't recognize.

    
    I'm more enthusiastic than the last two replies.  I think the album is
    a very good "acoustic NY" effort that is a pleasure to listen to.  Its
    not hard to follow, not demanding, and not good dancing material, but
    almost all of it is as good as the acoustic bits and pieces that have
    come out on the last few albums (all very good, in my opinion).
    
    Most of the material is from the last concert tour, most of it seems to
    be unchanged, as I remember.  Its well recorded, with a reconstituted
    Stray Gators (the band from Harvest), even down to the backup vocals by
    Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor.  A couple of songs are real gems, and
    if you like that big, low, open Martin guitar sound, you'll enjoy it.
    
    I recommend it.  This is an album that family members who don't like
    that loud, whiny, raucous Neil Young music will enjoy.  These results
    are field-proven, by the way.
    
    Will
                                                                         

    I'm hoping someone can help me here...I've heard a Neil Young song
    about 3 times recently (and I think it's *excellent*), but I don't
    recognize the song. I'm also trying to recall the exact words, but
    don't know them for sure...so please bear with me. In the first line
    are the words "little creatures" and the chorus has something like
    "nobody wins, it a war of man"... can you help me out? Is it from the
    new album?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Suegene

> In the first line are the words "little creatures" and the chorus has 
> something like "nobody wins, it a war of man"... can you help me out? 
> Is it from the new album?

I forget the title, but it's definitely from the latest album, 'Harvest Moon'.
It might even be titled "War Of Man", but I'm not sure.

BTW, I think this is a great album! Mellow, but in a very nice way. Strong
songwriting, and great background vocals from James Taylor, Nicolette
Larsen, and Linda Rondstat really help flesh out the sound.

alan

    
    like Micheal, it takes a few listens, but i like the title song alot -
    soon as i learn the words i'm gonna sing and play it (music is very
    easy, but then all of neil is!).   
    
    Neil has been writing the same few songs with the same few chords for
    over 25 years now.  He is prolific, and out of the batch there's always
    a few that settle in real nice.  Not many people would get away with
    what he does, but then perhaps not many people takes the attitude he
    does.  For all his "sins", he very happily say's he's guilty and proud
    of it.  
    
    This album perhaps ranks up with Zuma, Comes a Time, Hawks & Doves.
    Good company....
    
    bob

    
    Howdy!
    
    Does anyone know which album/disc the tune "Wondering" is on?
    
    Much obliged!
    
    Tim
    

    
    	I believe "Wondering" is from Neil Young and the Pink Flamingos,
    	but..., ARRRGH!, I can't remember the title!  Shouldn't be too
    	hard to find tho'.

    
    A shopping I will go. 8)
    
    Thanks,
    
    Tim
    
    

    re .50, isn't the group Neil Young & The Shocking Pinks?  Don't
    remember title either but the cover is bright pink.
    
    Lorna
    

    Everybody's Rockin' - Neil & the Shocking Pinks.  The album was on
    Geffen (cd for a while too) but is out of print.
    
    Scott
    

    
    MR. Young will be on The Tonight Show Fri. night.
    
    
    			Jon
    

    
    Yup - first time he's ever been on too -
    

    Neil appears tonight on MTV's Unplugged @ 10.  The Glob
    raved about it today.

    Tom

    I just called WBCN to check and see if they would be broadcasting this
    show....well yes and no was the answer.....not tonight with the MTV
    broadcast but they will broadcast it (the Audio) at 11am Sunday....
    and the show will be for 1.5 hours ! get you're decks warmed up !
    
    Chris

    what is the name of the album that has a picture of neil leaning
    against a tree ?
    
    ann
    

>    what is the name of the album that has a picture of neil leaning
>    against a tree ?
could it be Everybody Knows this is Nowhere?  I'm really not sure..

    
    Gee, lotsa Neil fans out there....:-). If you're thinking of
    the album with him leaning on the tree and its in a kinda
    dot-matrix pattern, .62 would be right. Everybody Knows This
    is Nowhere. Once upon I time I wore that one out when it was
    a new release. Decades later, I haven't yet replaced it with
    a CD (and have no plans to, either).
    
    DAP
    

    So, any reviews of the MTV show?

     Anyone go to the show at Great Woods couple of days ago.. MOnday?
    It got a *terrible* review from a local writer.
    
    		Jerry
    

    fwiw, the Glob gave it a good review

It was one of the best shows I've seen in a long time.  It was the best
Neil show I've ever seen.

He ROCKED!  They rocked!

If you like screamin' Neil's crazy guitar and feedback well this was your
tour.

The MG's were a great backup band.  Cropper got to play lead on one tune
but can't remember which....anyone?  

I'd be interested in seeing a setlist as the we didn't know a couple of the 
names and "approximated" on the other ones.  

Mr. Soul
The Loner
Southern Man
Helpless
Hurricane
Motocycle Mama
Separate Ways
Take A Chance On Love w/ 5 minutes of feedback for the feedback freaks!!w
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Harvest Moon
Desert Island
Needle and the Damage Done
Powderfinger
? (Don't have a clue) Long song, 3 parts, 1st and last part same with excellent
		      middle portion.  reminded me of War.  
Rockin' in the Free World

encore:
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
All Along the Watchtower

    I agree, the show was fantastic.  I've been a fan for years (since
    AFter The Goldrush), but this was the first full-length concert I'd
    been to.  (I did see him do four accoustic songs at the Bridge School
    Benefit in Cal. 2 yrs. ago.)  He puts so much into his music (heart &
    soul).  It's incredible.  I loved it.  Of course, I love his music, his
    voice, his lyrics.  I think anyone who was a real Neil Young fan would
    love it, and everyone who was there seemed to love it.  His rendition
    of All Along The Watchtower was the best I've ever heard.
    
    Lorna
    

    .65:
    
    I don't know what show that local reviewer went to, but that Neil Young
    show was *hot*. I've seen him electric many times and this tour rates
    with the best of them. Booker T and the MGs were an excellent backup
    band for Neil. I expected less grunge/feedback from Neil with them as a
    backup band but was very surprised. 
    
    The setlist that I attempted to write in dark reads:
    
    Mr. Soul
    The Loner
    Southern Man
    Helpless
    Hurricane 
    Motorcycle Mama
    Separate Ways
    Love To Burn
    Harvest Moon
    Desert Island
    Needle and the Damage Done
    Powderfinger
    Live to Ride
    Rockin in the Free World
    --
    Dock of the Bay
    All Along the Watchtower
    
    Neil may be getting up there in years but he had as much, if not more,
    energy onstage than either of the two younger warmup bands, Blind Melon
    and Soundgarden who also put on respectable sets.
    
    A clue that it was grunge night: they were selling flannel shirts at
    the vending stands:-)

Whenever a reviewer says that a show was bad, I know that the show was
one of the following: (a) lousy, (b) average, or (c) great.

1/2 ;^)

- DC

    
    I'm feeling real sorry I missed that show.  Neil is great.
    
    An idle thought, perhaps, but... is the tour still anywhere in
    the area?

                    <<< Note 71.71 by RANGER::WESTERVELT >>>
>    An idle thought, perhaps, but... is the tour still anywhere in
>    the area?

Tom,  I heard that he might be at Jones Beach (just happened, happens soon)
in NY but then that's not exactly in the area either....

bob

    Happy 48th birthday to Neil Young!
    
    
    Lorna
    

re: .73

>    Happy 48th birthday to Neil Young!
    
Wow, Neil's a Scorpio too!

-Hal (who turns 40 tomorrow)

    Musician magazine just named Neil Young and Pearl Jam the band of the
    year.
    
    Lorna
    

    is that together as a band or apart in there own band ? if apart then
    just which band are refering to with Neil, as his MTV unplugged band
    and his Harvest Moon band and the band that toured with him are all
    different bands......
    
    just wondering

    Either way I guess I won't be subscribing to Musician soon.
    
    Dave

    re .76, they meant Neil Young backed by Pearl Jam, as they appeared on
    some music (MTV??) awards show.  They also appeared together at a
    couple of concerts during the past year.  Someplace in Canada was one
    of the locations, I think, and maybe Europe (not sure of Europe).
    
    Lorna
    

    Personally, I preferred Neil backed by Booker T. and the MG's, since I
    think they're better musicians than Pearl Jam.  Of course, I always
    love Neil.
    
    Lorna
    

    Re: Booker T and the MGs and Neil.
    
    Agreed, Steve Cropper (sp) is one smooth dude on guitar, and the rest
    of the MGs are equally cool. Pearl Jam can only dream of having that
    kind of class and taste as a backup band.
    
    Al_who_likes_Neil_with_the_MGs_better_Than_with_Crazy_Horse
    

    Booker T and the MGs rool!

     Pearl Jam was the opening band for Neil w/Booker T and the MG's in
    europe and the two band would jam on the encore (Rockin' in the
    Freeworld, like they did on the MTV video awards show).
    
    I'd hardly call that a band (but I guess we need to know how this rag
    er I mean Mag defines a band...)
    
    Chris

The magazine was referring to the performance Neil did  with Pearl Jam
on some awards show (perhaps the MTV one, I forget).  It was kind of a
tongue-in-cheek thing, they weren't seriously impying that Neal and 
Pearl Jam were a "band".

-Hal

    
    I picked up Neil's recent release "Sleeps with Angels" the other night
    and have listened to it a couple of times.  Except for the 14 and a
    half minute tour de feedback "Change Your Mind", I find this album very
    disappointing.  I don't think the songwriting is up to his normal
    standards (some songs sound alot like other songs off of other albums), 
    and I think Neil's voice on a couple of songs is close to falling
    into the Dob Dylan category (although, it does sound okay on most of
    the album).  I also subscribe to Time magazine and their reviewer just
    raved about this CD.  I don't think he's heard a lot of Neil, this one
    just isn't in the same class with "Live Rust" or even the recent
    "Harvest Moon".  I'm a real Neil Young fan, but this one just didn't
    grab me.  Anybody else have this?  Like it, hate it?
    
    Al
    
    

    
    I sure wish I could find "Reactor" on CD.
    
    - Sean

    really reactor was over looked and is a great rock album.

>    I sure wish I could find "Reactor" on CD.

  FWIW, I checked when you first posted this -- doesn't seem to be out (or
  at least currently available) on CD.   - Jay

    re: .86
    
    I agree. T-bone is a rocker too-
    
    
    lln,
    
    

>    I sure wish I could find "Reactor" on CD.

  Reactor is out on CD.
  
  Tower's Pulse magazine says so, it must be true.  - Jay