neil young

there's something that gets to me with harvest moon, there's almost a creepy quality to it, something hovering just outside the frame. the sterile production adds to it, in the same way it does for late period steely dan.

i can't really articulate it very well

ugh that show is hitting me hard after taking a break from ny for a few years.

i'm sure i've heard the organ like a hurricane before but whew

he did a version on mtv unplugged like that

yeah it's so good

he did it at the 2019 show i saw, so hopefully will be on timeless orpheum

i watched that show over the last two days wfh and haven't cried like that in months. 'powderfinger' trips me tf up every time. it's so good, he was so good (is he still good? honestly not sure). i identify with the crazed dudes at the end shouting out "happy birthday neil!"

wow, glad you liked it man - that type of catharsis can be really welcome

He's still good depending on what you mean. I think his virtual pandemic shows were good, and he's still really good performing solo, but his records have gotten so spotty. "Peace Trail," "Forever" and "I Do" were the only memorable tracks from his last three albums (one apiece) - those albums may be forgettable, but I really like those three cuts.

lyrically he's(for the most part) really lost it

lyrically he's(for the most part) really lost it

You can make a solid compilation where it seems like he hasn't, but it really feels that way if you listen to his albums from start-to-finish, where he's more about protesting in the most didactic and unambiguous way. I'm with him on a lot of his stances, some of the protest songs are pretty good, but most of them really need better lyrics.

there's a few here and there, peace trail is probably the best overall lyrically, it's got some genuine odd moments

psychedelic pill as well

milky way off colorado but yeah he's not exactly writing "ohio" anymore protest song-wise

Lyrically he's been hit or miss for decades, it's just that the proportion of misses gets higher and higher as the years go by. Especially when he gets topical or goes on about a car.

thanks for the feedback all.

my Way Down In The Rust Bucket package is on its way - the mail contains:

"Don’t Cry No Years - Digital Download"

Didn't even know about Way Down...listening to the 3 tracks that have been released now, on Spotify. Sounds good.

it really is one of the best Neil Young + Crazy Horse shows ... aside from maybe a missing "Down By The River" it's got everything you want.

haha oh man i just notice it's got a 6:45 T-BONE

gotta bring a t-bone to the doghouse for a little treat

lot of 10 minute+ songs too, always a good sign

oh yeah, Cowgirl In The Sand is on the DVD only, for some reason

oh yeah, Cowgirl In The Sand is on the DVD only, for some reason

Apparently the mobile truck had power issues during that song, and that caused some large dropouts in the multi-track whenever the power cut out. So Neil decided he didn't want it on the CD and vinyl releases for that reason alone, and economically it helped because it kept the whole package to two CD's and 4 LP's rather than 3 CD's and 5 LP's.

For the DVD, they reportedly filled the dropouts with a copy of the house feed, and even though it is a substantial drop in fidelity, I guess Neil thought having video over it was enough to smooth out the jarring degradation in sound quality.

Here's a trailer for the DVD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVE7MYBrroQ

People did ask him about a Blu-ray and he said he didn't believe the picture quality warranted a Blu-ray. That's not entirely true - at least with a Blu-ray, it wouldn't be subject to further degradation from the data compression inherent in DVD encoding. But he's not entirely wrong either - as you can see from the trailer, it's old SD video, so it's not going to look good resolution-wise, especially on a 4K TV screen.

FWIW, if you don't want to spring for the super deluxe sets in order to get the DVD, you can buy it as a standalone from the Greedy Hand Store (i.e. Neil's official online store through WB). https://neilyoung.warnerrecords.com/ It's supposed to be exclusive to the store, and it'll cost $20 before shipping and taxes. It's the same deal with the Shakespeare DVD - the standalone is exclusive to the store and priced the same. If you get those two plus spend another $10 on something else, shipping's free.

I guess I should say "mobile recording truck." It's not like the truck was moving.

hadn't read that Cowgirl explanation yet, thx

it's out in the wild! just started...Neil's going off on the end of Country Home

Smell The Horse! Expanded version of Ragged Glory! second paragraph:

https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=WDITRB-Now-Available-Everywhere

https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/1/article?id=ORS-5-ragged-glory-smell-the-horse also (but the Rust Bucket article contains the info on the extra tracks)

smell the horse: none more horser

you all loved Doghouse: here's Horsehouse!

Is Rust Bucket streaming on NYA? It is not showing up for me.

I fucking hate Neil? Why am I paying for this fucking bullshit.

haha

new tracks:
Born to Run
Interstate
Boxcar
Don't Spook the Horse

this is apparently born to run, good stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhx87Xfvs_k

Boxcar is on Chrome Dreams II in a folkier, stray gators style version

xpost - it is - on the home screen there's a little new live album thing click on that

Jesus Fucking Christ!!!!

Why would the new big release only be available via a small link in the upper corner of the front cabinet on the homepage but not through the Rust Bucket link in the cabinet or on the timeline? This guy is a fucking asshole. Having to pay $ to navigate his stupid website is infuriating. This is literally ruining my enjoyment of the album.

I'm pretty savvy about websites generally, but this makes me feel like I'm fucking 90 and wondering how the kids' tiktoks work.

you gotta give into that part of the process

Ok, now I see that by Neil Fucking Young Logic, we need to split the Rust Bucket release into separate releases for the *album* and the *DVD* and place one of them (DVD) on the timeline based on release date (today) and the other (album) on the timeline based on recording date 1990 with no reference or link between them. This shit is fucking sadistic.

This album would have to be better than 1000 blowjobs to make up for how annoyed I am right now.

haha

honestly, I ended up pre-ordering the CD box set of Archives II because, after the first few days, I have barely listened to a release that I have been waiting years for, it's just so wonky, really looking forward to getting the CDs so I can just get into it like normal music

I just bought the standalone DVD's for both Rust Bucket and Shakespeare. I just want an easy way to play this shit, and as others have mentioned elsewhere, I'm much more invested in the music (mentally, not financially) if I have a physical album in front of me rather than rummaging through an online file system.

In terms of cost, the price seems fair if you take the super deluxe sets and subtract the price of the CD and vinyl-only sets (maybe a few dollars more, which seems reasonable given how much less you have to buy).

honestly, I ended up pre-ordering the CD box set of Archives II because, after the first few days, I have barely listened to a release that I have been waiting years for, it's just so wonky, really looking forward to getting the CDs so I can just get into it like normal music

but hasn't he already released a ton of shit on NYA that isn't on the box set?

Threads like these make me grateful I'm only a casual fan. Has there ever been an artist more sadistic to his fans?

'Ol Pagey is pretty sadistic about Zep live/catalog releases. Honestly, most 'classic rock' estates/artists/consortiums seem fairly sadistic about releases when compared to the turn & burn of the new fangled means of music distribution/releases. Perhaps some grifty Kickstarters are in order. That said, 'Rust Bucket' sounding pretty excellent tonight. My fave horse year for sure.

whenever i start to get frustrated with neil, i just listen to some neil ... and all is forgiven.

lol T-Bone off Rust Bucket is as ridiculous as I hoped

This album would have to be better than 1000 blowjobs to make up for how annoyed I am right now.

― perhaps I myself was the object of my search (PBKR), Friday, February 26, 2021 1:09 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I'm 3:52 into Over and Over and it's definitely better than some blowjobs - how many remains to be seen as there are 6+ minutes left - but I'm floating on a wave of distortion and I needed this in my life right this moment.

been so overexposed to it that it's hard to really *hear* it, but every once in a while, Cinnamon Girl will hit me like the first time....what a great riff

The DVD reportedly has shittier sound than the CD, and supposedly you can hear the difference in these YouTube clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Ax9Z2-OgI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FsP7OL681Y

yeah ok, but it's still better than the bootleg/audience recording we had and enjoyed for 30 years so I don't mind

Hopefully a good week for Neil in my house. Really digging Way Down in the Rust Bucket today (I could live in his guitar tone for days) and the Archives II box should be getting here Friday (finally!).

I never thanked TylerW for that great hour of deep cuts he posted two weeks ago - thank you, enjoying it lots, still.

glad you liked it!

vinyl came today
sounds great!