neil young

lolz

Not sure if this is due to vinyl delays or what,

I could see this being a possibility. I'm sure Neil would rather delay the release of all formats than release the CDs first and the vinyl later.

Yeah, that would make a lot of sense to me too and I hope that's the issue, rather than just another Neil plan that fizzles out just before they were to get released.

I just saw an ad on fb for the Muddy Track DVD...has this been out for a while? I’m kind of weirded out that I missed any announcements about it.

Three more: This Note's for You, Chrome Dreams II (why "II"?), and Le Noise.

I'm a real downer on this thread, I know. My first engagement with Neil Young in high school was so intense--only thing ever to rival it was Husker Du in my early 20s--that everything I've listened to since exists in the shadow of that. I can count the later (meaning 1990 and beyond) songs on one hand where I felt something that came close to what I felt then: "Over and Over," "Driftin' Back," and (weird one, I know) "Scenery."

So there were a few songs that sounded pretty good--"Sunny Inside," "Ordinary People" and "Shine a Light," "Sign of Love" and "Someone's Gonna Rescue You"--and, except for the first two songs on This Note, nothing sounded egregiously bad. I'm listening in the car; most everything went right past me.

I'll plunge ahead. I see now that some of those most recent eight release are live are compilations, so when I get these eight, I'll count that as having everything (and any new studio release that appears in the interim): Greendale, Fork in the Road. A Letter Home, Storytone, The Monsanto Years, Peace Trail, The Visitor, Colorado. I could buy them all tomorrow, obviously, but I'm looking for used copies in physical record stores.

"live or compilations"

Chrome Dreams II is the sequel to a scuttled 70s studio album that was never released is (maybe? was?) going to be issued as part of the Archives series a la Homegrown

I've a lot of affection for A Letter Home, but it's a weird, weird record

I picked up a copy of Ragged Glory at the weekend, pretty pleasing as you don't see vinyl versions of that one around too much over here in the UK. Now to compare the studio recordings with those on Rust Bucket!

That was the first Neil studio album I bought, after entering the world of Neil with Weld. I have a beaten-up CD copy of it, was hoping Neil would get around to the vinyl reissue he trailed a couple of years ago some time soon!

hard to believe that Neil would announce something like that then it just not happen!

I only just found out about (or just remembered) Colorado's existence last week, so I'm listening to it this morning. I'm on the one big long track ("She Showed Me Love," 13:37) now and it's pretty good in a totally unsurprising way.

it's all one big long track

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere >> After the Goldrush for me

i'm looking forward to my first listen to Blue Note Cafe and A Treasure! was not a fan of either of the time periods they cover, but maybe i was hearing the wrong stuff!

― Karl Malone,

Well??

If Everybody Knows This is Nowhere has fallen in favour, it might be because its three best-known songs (out of seven) appear on both Decade and Greatest Hits?

That is, fallen OUT OF favour.

why are we saying it's fallen out of favor?

oh that was just me upthread, I just feel like it doesn't get discussed as one of the very best neil records? but that could just be my impression.

(not that people think it's bad)

EKTIN is so classic, maybe ppl just went overboard praising the ditch trilogy etc at the expense of the early classics

I suspect this may be true, people tend to go overboard on the (so-called) ditch trilogy.

I'd say every subsequent Young album follows Everybody Knows' template. If he'd died in 1972, that album would fairly represent his strengths and few of his weaknesses.

It's his first release that reveals (one of) his own style(s), but in what sense did it set the template for Gold Rush, Harvest, Tonight's the Night etc?

The mournful ballads, buckets of crunch-guitar, epics, terse little indescribable things.

From the tail-end of the Mirror Ball sessions: Merkin Ball, so-called EP, actually a single, with Neil playing and maybe singing a little back-up---listen on headphones! Too bad the album wasn't more like this, but Vedder was afraid to come out his house because stalker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB2W3vuzVGk

Live acoustic version of that second song, "Long Road," also w Neil (from a fairly remarkable, barely post-9/11 benefit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAlS378dxHM

"The Long Road" with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan from the Dead Man Walking soundtrack may be the best thing Eddie Vedder ever did.

I Got Shit/ID is one of my favourite PJ recordings, and Neil's guitar throughout is just absolutely inspired.

“Merkin Ball?” Didn’t know these austere dudes had a sense of humor

my Rust Bucket DVD (better audio version) is almost here - just got the bill for the EU import/border stuff

be well
love!
neil

neilllll the god pic.twitter.com/wLwUn5nyK9

— not the guy (@notnotnuanced) August 4, 2021

According to Shakey, Neil actually has seen E.C's balls, so he knows what's what.

that has zero to do with love
be well
balls!
neil

he signed his post like it was a fricking email

and it was perfect

love!

Eric,

Eat Balls

Neil

george harrison made a big mistake in making friends with eric

Clapton would've done his legacy a huge favor if he died in 1972.

yeah, he's done jack shit for 50 years now

"Tweet unavailable". What was it? Neil dissing Clapton?

it was a screenshot of this: https://neilyoungarchives.com/news/2/article?id=Letters-Vaccination-do-you

I'm sure this would be a devastating diss if an elderly Clapton had any hope of navigating Neil's bullshit website.

So the Demme doc is great but there was a moment where I saw EmmyLou holding backing vocal court and wanted to hear that story.

.... I think that rust bucket DVD got lost after I paid customs. Not tracked, either.

All of Archives II up on spot btw

Shakey Pictures Records and Reprise Records are now happy to announce the first of a new series - The Neil Young Official Bootleg Series -- Carnegie Hall 1970 , available on double vinyl, double CD and High Res Digital on Friday, October 1, and for pre-order starting Friday August 20, at The Greedy Hand Store at Neil Young Archives ( NYA) . Five more series selections will become available in 2022.

Carnegie Hall , the first release, recorded on original analog multitrack, was mixed by “The Volume Dealers” -- Neil Young and Niko Bolas. This recording was made from the show on December 4th, 1970 and it was the first time Neil ever walked onstage at Carnegie Hall. There were two shows at Carnegie Hall, one on the 4th and one followed at Midnight the next morning. No bootleggers ever captured this first show, and it was, by far, a much superior show according to NY.

The concert’s generous setlist covers one of the most revered eras of Young’s career, with stripped-down versions of the tunes “ Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere,” “Down By the River,” “Helpless,” and “Sugar Mountain” plus “ After the Goldrush ,” from the album of the same name, released only nine weeks prior to the Carnegie Hall show. Neil even plays the poignant songs “ Bad Fog of Loneliness,” “Old Man,” and “See the Sky About to Rain” before they were recorded and released. Carnegie Hall is an album full of gems.

Neil Young Official Bootleg Series track listing:
OBS 1: Carnegie Hall 1970
(NYC: December 4, 1970 – Early show)

Down by the River
Cinnamon Girl
I Am a Child
Expecting to Fly
The Loner
Wonderin'
Helpless
Southern Man
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
Sugar Mountain
On the Way Home
Tell Me Why
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Old Man
After the Gold Rush
Flying on the Ground Is Wrong
Cowgirl in the Sand
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Birds
Bad Fog of Loneliness
Ohio
See the Sky About to Rain
Dance Dance Dance

i like that neil's official bootleg series kicks off with a performance ... that has never been bootlegged.

!!!!!!!!!!!

hell yeah Neil, that's why i use your shitty website!

this is wonderful news. i really, really love his early stuff

What's the difference between the Bootleg Series and the live shows released as part of Archives (Performance Series or whatever)?

He should just give every product he releases it's own Series name so it can be 1 of a series of 1.

Neil Young Bootleg Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Performance Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Road Rock Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Live Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Concert Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Live Concert Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Live Performance Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Archive Performance Concert (Live) Series, Vol 1
Neil Young Live and Unreleased, Vol 1 (Previously Released)