Neil Young 1976-1988

[CRAZY-HORSE]

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE "live rust" 1979...#15 US, #55 UK, #21 AU

i was debating whether to include this live album and also 1991s "weld" live set, i finally realised that they are as important as his studio albums in the scheme of things due to their quality performances.
the difference between this and Weld is that this one showcases both his acoustic and electric greatness, whereas Weld is solely an electric assault.
originally released as a double vinyl album, the first album was an acoustic set, the second vinyl disc the more electric segment of the shows.
this one contains all his best tracks from Buffalo Springfield's "i am a child",through "tonights the night" and right up to and including the blistering "like a hurricane".
when Billboard/Mojo/Rolling Stone list the greatest concert albums of all time, this one ultimately sits planted in the top five consistantly...and rightly so, it shows not only the greatness of Young's back catalogue live but the raw energy of Crazy Horse in concert, whereas on a lot of live albums the energy of the show is lost in the production process, this one excels because there are no overdubs whatsoever, its a warts and all performance. the links here are all from the album(live audio) or clips from the dvd(live).

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. sugar mountain***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGI5wGp2tXA live
2. i am a child***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbuPNLFUuJw live audio
3. comes a time***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixE-_k6QpAY live audio
4. after the goldrush***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12T95RHGLH8 live
5. my my hey hey(out of the blue)**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYak0rPUDIU live audio
6. when you dance i can really love***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVvhJegJl...re=related live audio
7. the loner***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7oAKUITo...re=related live audio
8. the needle and the damage done**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8lEFNrh_QY live audio
9. lotta love**
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELakJxPiieU live
10.sedan delivery***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy_aaYtRo80 live audio
11.powderfinger***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2-Wp7D7BVk live audio
12.cortez the killer***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GDIkb5CDUY live
13.cinammon girl***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb3tkqbMBPA live audio
14.like a hurricane***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KxiEjPCXA8 live
15.hey hey my my (into the black)***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGQaoa8XnG4 live
16.tonights the night***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cXSUBs5tNQ live

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2s=3
1s=0

rating: 2.9