Going Back to Greendale #3: Photo of the Moment - Neil Young Gets Air w/ "Sun Green"

Neil Young and "Sun Green"
Greendale at Radio City Music Hall, New York City - March 18, 2004
photos by thrasher

In anticipation of the premiering of Neil Young's "RETURN TO GREENDALE" film on Hearse Theater | Neil Young Archives, we are going back 17 years to 2003 when the Greendale album and concerts first emerged.

As you will see in our series "Going Back to Greendale", the reaction back in 2003 was literally bewildering for both hard core and casual Neil Young fans.

But history has vindicated the highly experimental Greendale production much to our delight. enjoy!

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The Photo of the Moment is from the Greendale tour Radio City Music Hall, New York City on March 18, 2004 of Neil Young and "Sun Green".

If you look closely, you will see that Neil's feet actually leave the stage where he hovers a few inches in a dance with "Sun Green". In our 100+ concerts, we've never seen Neil's feet not firmly planted on the stage. He's not the jump around guy. More of a stomper and lunger guitar player.

"Be The Rain"

We recall quite clearly from where we stood in about the 4th or 5th row at New York City's Radio City Music Hall the look of joy and delight on Neil's face as they entire cast and crew joined in for the epic finale of Greendale's "Be The Rain".

With everyone in the sold out audience finally on their feet, Radio City Music Hall was bouncing along with Neil and Sun. And then happened. Neil appeared to levitate above the stage. Not really so much of a hop but like he just pushed his feet off the stage and floated up a few inches.

And then it was over. Neil came back to EARTH, "Be The Rain" concluded in glorious fashion with cast and crew doing a big bow and the set concluding before the intermission and the electric Crazy Horse set that would complete the night.

"Be a goddess in the planet wars"
Greta, Sun Green, Julia Butterfly & Neil Young's "Greendale"

As we've argued repeatedly over the years about the vastly underrated and under appreciated Greendale, the inconvenient truth of Greendale was that Sun Green -- and Neil Young -- were right.

More on "Sun Green" and being a goddess in the planet wars.

More Radio City Music Hall, New York City photos of Greendale set and Neil Young & Crazy Horse set. Also, see Greendale setlists.

More up to date Greendale photos on 2004 concerts from Detroit, Camden and Hershey.

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