Talkin' Bout Neil Young.....

[Murph]

Just spent the last 20 minutes watching the infomercials on that Kickstarter page. As an appreciator of super-high-quality-sound and also a hardcore Neil fan, this device interests me greatly. However, I just don't know if I can justify $400. I'm sure the quality is fantastic, but I have fantastic quality in my home setup already through my records and Blu-Ray and whatnot. And do I really NEED uber-high quality while I'm running around? I guess it would be nice to have a device on which I could play all my FLACs. But I'm worried that this whole thing is a scam by Warner to get suckers to pay $20+ for albums they already have.

I'm torn.

I feel you on the $400, but thats essentially the price of an iPod.  As far as it being some sort of scam, I dont think Neil would put years of blood, sweat and hardwork into developing this thing if it were anything other than to advance the quality of music people listen to. So while I wont be going out and getting one anytime soon, only because I'm broke as fuck, I'd love to hear some user reviews.

[walterfredo]

I know some folks on this forum went to Neil's show at Carnegie Hall, they just added more signed posters to the kickerstarter linked above, $100 donation.  I'm assuming it's signed by Neil Young, but the description is a little vague, it says signed Neil Young poster.  I assume it means signed BY Neil, but could also mean signed by the artist (although looks to be a Hatch Show print, so artist signed wouldn't make sense). 

[walterfredo]

was lucky to attend this last week.  Truly amazing.

Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, April 1, 2014:

1. From Hank To Hendrix
2. On The Way Home
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Love In Mind
5. Philadelphia
6. Mellow My Mind
7. Reason to Believe
8. Someday
9. Changes
10. Harvest
11. Old Man
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12. Goin' Back
13. A Man Needs A Maid
14. Ohio
15. Southern Man
16. Mr. Soul
17. If You Could Read My Mind
18. Harvest Moon
19. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
20. After The Gold Rush
21. Heart Of Gold
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22. Thrasher

[oistheone]

Good lord, what a setlist. "Thrasher"!! "Philadelphia"?!?! Are you kidding me?! How heartbreaking was the "Philadelphia" performance on a scale of getting choked up to crying uncontrollably? What a religious experience that must have been. I wouldn't trade the show I saw at Massey a few months ago for anything, but goddamn, this setlist has all the gems that I was hoping to finally see but were for some reason cut -- "Flying On The Ground Is Wrong", "Goin' Back" and my ultimate white whale "Harvest Moon", which I somehow haven't heard live despite seeing Neil a dozen times.

[walterfredo]

Thrasher has long been one of, if not the, favorite Neil song of mine.  Absolutely my highlight of the night.  I later read that when he played it two nights prior it was the first time he had played it in 36 years!  I had no idea. 

Philadelphia was definitely beautiful too.  Amazing show. 

[oistheone]

A Letter Home, the covers album produced with Jack White is finally out! Only for sale at Third Man at the moment. Wasn't even announced! Guess I shouldn't have expected anything else from Neil and Jack. Can't wait to listen to this, the tracklist is a doozy! The covers Neil has been performing on tour sound incredible. Audio quality be damned, this is going to be a good record.

[ellisintransit]

I picked the covers album up Saturday at Third Man.  They didn't even have them out in the bins.  I noticed they put them up for sale on their website Friday evening (sold out there now) so I asked the cashier on RSD and they had a box of them behind the counter.  The sound quality makes this even better.  It has a very timeless quality to it, like it could have been recorded in the 1940's and discovered in a box of reels in a basement somewhere.  The first track on each side is a "letter home" where he's talking to "momma" and they're very cute and actually kind of moving.  The covers were all great.  Girl From the North Country and On the Road Again were awesome.  The packaging is great too of course.  Cardboard outer sleeve, and lyrics and notes on the inside.  I've heard other songs from the TMR recording booth, and they were very rough (both my own recording and the Willie Nelson one that came out in the Vault package), but they clearly did some work with these to make it sound okay while still sounding like the ancient technology it is.  Highly recommended!   

[oistheone]

Thanks for the review! I think yours may be the first review anywhere actually! It is now out of stock from Third Man but I'm thankful I ordered it immediately. Hope to receive this 'letter' by the end of the week! Sounds like a hell of a record!

[oistheone]

I LOVE A Letter Home! Listened to it for the first time last night and I'm blown away! This is like some sort of lost relic from another time. Neil sounds like he could be 20! The sound quality doesn't bother me one bit. Still can't believe Neil Young and Jack White recorded together. The Everly Brothers cover sounded fantastic! Loved the "letters" to his mother and the post-song banter too. Hearing Neil and Jack laugh after a song made me smile like the giddy kid I am. "That's a funky one!"

There's something very personal about this record. It's very warm and inviting. Some of Neil's work over the last decade seems a bit forced -- and I say that as a big fan -- but this album feels like a complete artistic expression. I love it!

[GO4IT]

Thanks for posting that beautiful rendition of "Needle of Death", Mr. White.
Hard to describe the emotions it evokes in those touched by this.

[oistheone]

That's awful news about Billy, but it's great to hear that he's expected to make a full recovery. When I first saw this news, I thought for sure the tour would be canceled and that this whole Crazy Horse reunion is cursed! First a broken hand, now a stroke? Very interesting to see that they will go forward without Billy -- yet they wouldn't without Poncho. These shows are shaping up to be pretty damn unique with Rick Rosas on bass and also two back-up harmony singers. Very interested to see what these setlists look like!

[walterfredo]

Neil and Pegi apparently getting divorced. Bummer.

[pattilovesmmj]

Just read that myself.  They were married 36 years - sad 

[Crispy]

This is really going to change the way I feel when I hear Harvest Moon from now on. 

[walterfredo]

This is really going to change the way I feel when I hear Harvest Moon from now on. 

...and Unknown Legend.

[pattilovesmmj]

This is really going to change the way I feel when I hear Harvest Moon from now on. 

Harvest Moon is absolutely one of my favotie songs of all time.  I played it and sang it to my husband for his 40th birthday (16 years ago).  His cousine improvised the harmonica.
I have a twin brother (God rest his soul), and it was one of his favorite songs as well.
The first time I remember hearing it is the same time that Jim heard it - on Saturday night live.
Beautiful song and I seem to always want to play it in early fall - go figure.

[rincon2]

This took me a bit by surprise. Not so much the couple itself, but the fact they are walking down Thousand Oaks Blvd (not a very trendy location) and were spotted by British Paparazzi. I have a feeling this sighting was arranged by them.

[EverythingChanges]

Okay seriously. 4 Way Street and Live Rust are fucking awesome.

I wish Neil would show up as a headliner for a festival.

[Murph]

https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-detail-new-album-colorado-share-new-song-listen/

Always good to get new Neil.. even better to get new Neil & Crazy Horse

[ChiefOKONO]

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-young-and-crazy-horse-share-nostalgic-heading-west-1250094/