neil young live on the way home tell me why

Here, it is presented solo on acoustic guitar, showing off Neil’s impressive vocal range and sounding more like a ballad about the horrors of becoming an elder than the warm country arrangement with banjo and slide guitar we’re all used to, and it’s cool. The songs are two of the more upbeat numbers in the set, and they get things off to a jolly start, with heavier songs to follow.Īfter a bit of background explanation and fiddling around on the guitar, Neil launches into ‘Old Man’, a new song at the time to appear on Harvest.

The audience applauds as Neil begins signing the familiar words, as they do throughout the album. The album begins with ‘On The Way Home’ from Buffalo Springfield’s third and final album, Last Time Around, and ‘Tell Me Why’ from ‘After The Gold Rush’. Neil’s set includes mostly new (at the time) songs, with a handful of old fan-favorites mixed in and some unreleased material to sweeten things up (including two never-recorded works and two from the out-of-print ‘Time Fades Away’). Neil Young was at the top of his game around this time, having gained huge following from both his CSN&Y work and his solo career with huge success imminent in the form of the laid-back Harvest in ’73. Following the high-profile ‘After The Gold Rush’ during his Journey Through The Past Tour, where Neil performed solo on acoustic guitar and on piano due to a back injury, the Massey Hall performance is nothing short of amazing. Live at Massey Hall is the latest from Neil Young, and the second in his long-awaited Archives Performance Series (though I’m still confused as to why it’s listed as Disc 3 on the sleeve). Review Summary: This is the album that should have come out between After the Gold Rush and Harvest.David Briggs, my producer, was adamant that this should be the record, but I was very excited about the takes we got on Harvest, and wanted Harvest out.

Neil young live on the way home tell me why