Berkeley Community Theatre -- 9-15-2004

photo by John O'Hara

A wonderful review by Joel Selvin, in the San Francisco Chronicle.

"Nobody gets more low-key than Neil Young. He never looked up. He shuffled between the guitars and piano. He muttered a few, almost random asides to the devoted audience between numbers. He may have had some plan originally, but by the time he returned for an encore, he was fumbling, trying to think of something to play, properly craggy and rustic, like a stoner Gary Cooper.

But when his fingers started lovingly stroking those strings and he leaned his frail voice into those weather-beaten songs, his spell was instantly cast. He etched each number with exquisite detail, twisting his whispery voice or decorating the melody on guitar."

Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, California setlist from Sugar Mountain:

Pocahontas, Harvest Moon , On The Way Home, Journey Through The Past, Cowgirl In The Sand, Don't Let It Bring You Down, Birds, Human Highway, Goin' Back, Old King, Four Strong Winds, Field Of Opportunity, Comes A Time, Heart Of Gold

FLAC downloads of the show are up on EZ Torrent.

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