YOUNG, NEIL - CD
AFTERNOON RADIO

LABEL:
American Fly HF004
SOURCE:
Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA - November 22, 1976
FORMAT:
Single CD
RUNNING TIME:
72:15
SOUND/SOURCE:
Excellent Audience
PACKAGING:
Clear Jewelcase Artwork
 


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SOUND 8 / PACKAGING 6 / PERFORMANCE 9

 
TRACK LIST:
1. Old Laughing Lady, 2. Human Highway, 3. Journey Through The Past, 4. Pocahontas, 5. Needle & The Damage Done, 6. Give Me Strength, 7. A Man Needs A Maid, 8. Sugar Mountain, 9. Country Home, 10. Don't Cry No Tears Bonus Tracks, Universal Studios, L.A.w/track 16 live at The Grammy Awards 1994) 11. Down By The River, 12. Dreaming Man, 13. War Of Man, 15. Winterlong, 16. From Hank To Hendrix
 
REVIEW:

A nice compilation of material in a cheesy Italian package.  Don't let the totally worthless artwork fool you, there's some great stuff on this disc.

The core material is a Neil solo acoustic performance as part of WBCN Boston Radio's Competition, Winners Afternoon Concert on November 22, 1976.  It's a unique show performed at Boston Music Hall and Neil is really in good form.  It shouldn't be misunderstood, this IS a very good audience recording not a radio broadcast.  What is interesting is that you can tell you are listening in the middle of the crowd but there's not a lot of disturbance in the immediate area so, the equipment being used picks up the softer acoustic performance very well.  Highlights include "Pocahontas" & "Don't Cry No Tears". 

At first the bonus tracks seemed rather random.  After listening to the shows in context with the disc, they compliment each other well and were thoughtfully chosen.  I love the Harvest Moon material anyway so, it garners approval either way.  The only portion of the disc where Neil is backed by any other musicians is on the 4 Universal Studios tracks.  Though the title credits Crazy Horse, the back sleeve credits The Stray Gators who are a handful of L.A. area musician friends of Neil's, I believe only one is a member of Crazy Horse (sorry, don't recall which member at this time!).

Anyhow, a nice disc and if you don't already have the material...well worth seeking out.

 

 


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