Talkin' Bout Neil Young.....

[oistheone]

Saw Neil and the Horse last night in London. I urge everyone reading this to go out and get tickets to this "Alchemy" tour. I forgot just how hilarious Poncho is on stage. No one has more fun than him, and it really elevates Neil's playing to a whole new level. There was nothing but good vibes and smiles on stage right from the beginning. But "Fuckin' Up" really took it to another level. Poncho was yelling at all the "motherfuckers" in the audience to "go get fucked" while Neil was all smiles as he shredded his fingers off -- really drove home the point that no band is more ROCK AND MOTHERFUCKING ROLL than Neil and the Horse.

The new tunes were great as well. On "Ramada Inn", Neil was using some far-out octave technique of playing that sounded unlike any guitar work I've ever heard from him. Neil's playing was sublime all night but this was the song that just took me to another place entirely. Made me swallow a psychedelic pill, indeed. Can't wait for the album!

[lucylew]

Nice!!!! Thanks for sharing!

[wolof7]

Shit man I can get behind this music all day. Lovin the return of the Horse. Can't wait for Psychadelic Pill! 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8qkDQ_QP8A&feature=player_embedded#!

[oistheone]

I'm right with ya man, I think "Ramada Inn" is the best song Neil's put out in a long time. Seeing Neil and the Horse live over the weekend just blew me away and sent me into a fullblown nothin-but-Neil phase. It's been years since I had one of these.

His book is so damn hard to put down. I can safely say I've never read anything like it. Completely scattershot and full of rambling, but still quite entertaining.

Think I'll watch "Year of the Horse" tonight. It is a great film worth tracking down for others in a huge Horse phase right now!

[ralph]

One week to go! Fuck I'm excited...

[ralph]

Probably the greatest thing I've ever witnessed...

[ralph]

The new album is awesome.

[MrWhippy]

Agreed, Ralph.  The new album is pretty great. 

I particularly love Ramada Inn.  That song reminds me of some of the Le Noise songs in that it feels like something he could have only written with the perspective and wisdom of an old man.

[oistheone]

I could not agree more about the love for Ramada Inn. The first time I heard it was in concert and it BLEW MY MIND. Neil's solos in this song are just out of this world. He's STILL trying new techniques on guitar after all these years. And Poncho's rhythm riffs that he starts churnin' out about half way through the song are not to be forgotten. Moving stuff.

I am just so happy to see the Horse not only together again, but ROCKIN like it was 1976! Just wish it wasn't such a long wait for the Blu-ray/vinyl. I wanna crank this sucker loud -- in high fidelity! (I guess Neil's sound quality rants in his book are getting to me)

[ralph]

Ramada Inn acoustic at Bridge was fucking stunning. In fact that whole Bridge Set was just amazing.

I'm loving She's Always Dancing a lot too. That'll be great live if they decide to play it.

[bold992006]

This album is so good...classic Crazy Horse.

[Tracy 2112]

FINALLY got to see Neil and Crazy Horse in Tuscaloosa last week. After all these years I kept missing him, or too much $$$, but this time the timing was right PLUS with Crazy Horse, so willing to drop the extra $$$. Got about 15 rows back, dead center. Did not disappoint on any level. I purposely did not read reviews so the set list would surprise me and when they laid into Powderfinger song 2, I knew I had chosen correctly (actually knew that 2 chords into the opener Love and Only Love). Totally blown away by Walk Like a Giant especially the 5 minute ending; one of my all time favorite concert moments of all time. I could listen to them do that for hours. The show was simply spectacular with the stage hands as scientists and construction workers to Pancho and Neil cuttin' up. Blew my mind. And, for the first time ever had the vision of Pancho basically being the holder of the kite string and Neil being the kite during those long journeys on Old Black. Loved their energy and how they weren't just going through the motions. I could go on and on...

we rushed the rail during the encore; no sweat as 75% of the crowd was 50 plus!

[Sticky Icky Green Stuff]

can't stop listening to broken arrow lately for some reason.

[pawpaw]

I agree about the new album AND Ramada Inn. The album's good, and that song is outstanding.

Glad you got to the show Tracy. 

Was rockin' out to this one the other day:

Neil Young - Bite The Bullet

[oistheone]

I've had "Bite the Bullet" stuck in my head for weeks! In "Waging Heavy Peace", Neil claims it is one of his favorites, and I can see why. The Horse has the spook, and Linda Ronstadt and Nicolette Larson sing their asses off! Just a great tune.

[rincon]

I got Psychedelic Pill yesterday after work. My commute to work is about 45 minutes, so I got to listen to the first disc on the way home. I made my usual CD copies for use in my car last night (tacked on my 37 minute mp3 audio - converted from the studio practice jam into Cortez the Killer - that Neil posted on his Official site a few months ago as the band finished up the album - onto the end of disc 2). I like the whole album! I really like the way it starts with the more than 27 minute long Driftin' Back. The lyrics are really good. Like in his new book, Waging Heavy Peace, Neil touches on how upset he is with the way music is bought and sold these days. He hates mp3's. The part I like goes, "Don't want my mp3, Don't want my mp3, I'm driftin' back, I'm driftin' back, I'm driftin' back, I'm driftin' back, When you hear my song now, You only get 5%, You used to get it all now, You used to feel it all, Blockin' out my anger, Blockin' out my anger, Blockin' out my anger, Blockin' out my anger, I'm driftin' back..."

The funny thing is Neil was the first major artist to embrace DDD recordings. He has since been outspoken not only against compressed files, but digital in general.

[EasyRyder]

FINALLY got to see Neil and Crazy Horse in Tuscaloosa last week. After all these years I kept missing him, or too much $$$, but this time the timing was right PLUS with Crazy Horse, so willing to drop the extra $$$. Got about 15 rows back, dead center. Did not disappoint on any level. I purposely did not read reviews so the set list would surprise me and when they laid into Powderfinger song 2, I knew I had chosen correctly (actually knew that 2 chords into the opener Love and Only Love). Totally blown away by Walk Like a Giant especially the 5 minute ending; one of my all time favorite concert moments of all time. I could listen to them do that for hours. The show was simply spectacular with the stage hands as scientists and construction workers to Pancho and Neil cuttin' up. Blew my mind. And, for the first time ever had the vision of Pancho basically being the holder of the kite string and Neil being the kite during those long journeys on Old Black. Loved their energy and how they weren't just going through the motions. I could go on and on...

we rushed the rail during the encore; no sweat as 75% of the crowd was 50 plus!

Tracy - here's a webcast stream rip that sounds PRISTINE from Voodoo fest. I haven't looked for Tuscaloosa recordings, but both our setlists were similar. SO elated to have seen him too, easy top 5 concert experience. Check it out 

http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1253

PS - missin' forum world and forum folk, med skool sux. back to the hole now...thought id pop in 

[ralph]

Crazy Horse Australian Tour announced for March 2013! FUCK YEAH!!!!

[buaawwww]

Neil's best work in years... just incredible.  Please stick with the Horse Uncle Neil!!!

[Tracy 2112]

FINALLY got to see Neil and Crazy Horse in Tuscaloosa last week. After all these years I kept missing him, or too much $$$, but this time the timing was right PLUS with Crazy Horse, so willing to drop the extra $$$. Got about 15 rows back, dead center. Did not disappoint on any level. I purposely did not read reviews so the set list would surprise me and when they laid into Powderfinger song 2, I knew I had chosen correctly (actually knew that 2 chords into the opener Love and Only Love). Totally blown away by Walk Like a Giant especially the 5 minute ending; one of my all time favorite concert moments of all time. I could listen to them do that for hours. The show was simply spectacular with the stage hands as scientists and construction workers to Pancho and Neil cuttin' up. Blew my mind. And, for the first time ever had the vision of Pancho basically being the holder of the kite string and Neil being the kite during those long journeys on Old Black. Loved their energy and how they weren't just going through the motions. I could go on and on...

we rushed the rail during the encore; no sweat as 75% of the crowd was 50 plus!

Tracy - here's a webcast stream rip that sounds PRISTINE from Voodoo fest. I haven't looked for Tuscaloosa recordings, but both our setlists were similar. SO elated to have seen him too, easy top 5 concert experience. Check it out 

http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=1253

PS - missin' forum world and forum folk, med skool sux. back to the hole now...thought id pop in