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Amazon Music will release the EP on its high-resolution streaming service HD Music in 24bit / 44kHz.
The video of the session from Telluride, Colorado will also be available as video-on-demand on Amazon Prime.
Neil Young had already indicated the move to the world's largest online provider a few weeks ago. In a message on NYA, Neil Young writes of expanding NYA's reach to a larger audience.
"We know NYA is just a niche and the complete audience is not even aware of us as of yet. The public will have an easy way to get the quality we offer."
Much more Archives news continues to flood in and updates with the shifting releases are occurring on a near daily basis. See recent releases new summary here on TW, including upcoming release of "Noise & Flowers" by Neil Young + Promise of the REAL.
Neil Young on Amazon Music Promo
In November 2019, Neil Young spoke his relationship with Amazon Music and a new HD streaming audio service.
According to a recent response by Neil Young on NYA, a new live album tentatively titled "Noise & Flowers" is planned for 2021.
The latest news in a flood of planned releases, "Noise & Flowers" was recorded in Europe on tour with Promise of the REAL and includes at least the track "Heart of Gold" in Berlin 2019.
Another letter indicates that Mirror Ball Live w/ Pearl Jam is now a MAYBE for 2021.
Also, from NYA timeline update that Archives 2 is postponed to November 20th. Also, Eldorado
EP appears now on March 26th, 2021 as Original Release Series 21. The
tracklist is the same than the original one. No mention of bonus tracks
(like 60 to 0 or first recording of F*** up).
The Thrashers have been getting out recently to "Parking Lot" concerts held locally at Jammin Java in Vienna, Virginia. Mostly, very local bands, no cover charge and very casual. Bring your own chairs, sit in your car or however you like. Pizza and cold beer in pitchers served. Tip generously.
With lockdowns lifting, the sounds of music resumes.
RUST BUCKET VIDEO PREMIERE: "Love And Only Love" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1990 Rehearsals Video
"Love And Only Love"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
As we have been sharing here @ TW for the past months, another song from the 3 set "RUST BUCKET" concert is being screened on Hearse Theater Screen #2 | NYA.
As noted earlier, a complete multi-camera video (6 cameras?!) was discovered in the NYA vaults. Produced and Directed by the late LA Johnson, the Neil Young & Crazy Horse concert was filmed on November 11, 1990 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California. (See Sugar Mtn for more details). Consisting of 3 sets, plus encore, the video is titled WAY DOWN IN THE RUST BUCKET. Here's an update from Audio Engineer John Hanlon on the earlier announced Archives discovery of Neil Young "unearthing" a major 1990 Crazy Horse concert.
"Like A Hurricane"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
A night to remember with Crazy Horse at the Catalyst.
This is the third
set. Almost three hours of music that night. I’ll never forget that
show. No big deal. Just real. Billy Talbot just wrote to tell me how
happy he was to see it! I sent out the complete version to him. vert
recently. Billy helped with the opinions on the mix. When its totlally
completed i’ll send it to Ralph and Poncho. It’s gift that the Horse has
this to share.
"Mansion On The Hill"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
At the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, playing a full night of music with the
Horse. We had a blast! Wow. what a night. This is a beautiful record
and film of the Horse, right after recordng ‘Ragged Glory,’ coming out
on December 6 2020!
"HOMEGROWN"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
‘HOMEGROWN’ is a fun song. Here it is with Crazy Horse. It came from the
lost album Homegrown, just released, but this is the Horse version!
It’s been played many times by the Horse, but this is one of the best
ever! ‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’ is a treasure trove of amazing
moments for you. Enjoy this one right now. Turn it up and break it out.
‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’ - coming this year from Reprise in Blu-ray and Vinyl, CD and Hi res!
"T-BONE"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
“Got mashed potatoes. Ain’t got no T-Bone!”
This song speaks for
itself. A Horse classic from ‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket,’ coming your
way later this year in blu-ray and vinyl, cd and high res . . .
"F*!#IN' UP"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
This is ‘The Horse!’
‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’. A must for all Crazy Horse fans! Arriving
later this year in Vinyl, Blu-ray and CD. Digital release available in
high res at NYA.
Smell the Horse!
ny
Jack Nitzsche ,
Neil Young's producer/arranger on the masterpiece "Broken Arrow", has
stated that Crazy Horse was the American equivalent of The Rolling
Stones. IOHO, Crazy Horse is to Neil Young what The Band was to Bob Dylan. As perfect a complement as tequila and salt.
Here
is the cover for "The Times" by Neil Young (see above).
While no track list has been announced as of yet, it will include
"Lookin' For A Leader" and presumably Neil Young's recent cover of Bob
Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'" from the PORCH EPISODE.
Neil replies: "I don't hate Trump. I do hate that he is President."
A passionate, but mainly civil debate has ensued here on TW with our recent posting Neil Young’s Journey Through the Past | The Nation -- which encompassed reflections on the recent Democratic National Convention and the performance of Buffalo Springfield's iconic anthem "For What It's Worth" by Stephen Stills.
"For What It's Worth" by Stephen Stills via 2020 DNC Video
Here is a comment by Sedan Delivery: (please note per Comments Policy, publication does NOT necessarily constitute endorsement, OK?)
I love Neil, but he is gone.
I did not watch the
convention so I can’t comment on it, but the constant assurances that it
was a great success leads me to believe that it was not.
“Biden
obviously thought this through and did a great job.” Does Neil really
think Joe had any part in planning the convention? Vote Dem all you
want, but at least be real with us.
I did however watch the clip
of FWIW. Did anyone here actually enjoy that? It was one of the most
cringeworthy things I’ve ever seen. It was like a bad MadTV skit. The
only good thing was that Stills was involved first hand. Glad it was
good enough for him.
I too appreciate the balanced responses in this post, though I strongly disagree with much of it.
I am happy that everyone agrees that FWIW was a jaw droppingly bad moment. Was that part of the success Neil was talking about?
I
am also glad that no one has disputed my notion that Neil is either a
fool or straight up lying when he says that Biden did a great job
planning the evening. In Joe’s words ‘cmon man!” That sentence didn’t
even need to be written, but was just a chance to artificially shore up
concerns about Biden’s current abilities. This is what I’m talking
about when I say the constant reassurances of the convention’s success
are suspect. An actual example. Don’t just flip my logic and act as
though you are disproving it.
There is no moral high ground in
politics. To me, claiming to have it is a trait of liberals, but I
suppose when you’re on the other side it looks like that’s what the
republicans are doing. Every clip I’ve seen from the convention is
talking about Joe’s heart and his empathy, his kindness, blah blah. In
govt policy those words mean nothing. Every goal they want to achieve
involves forcibly taking people’s income to give to others. Nothing you
do with it after that can be considered moral or empathetic. The big
lie is that we just need to elect “good people.” Power corrupts. The
sooner you accept that, the more sense politics makes. All the original
platitudes about America’s greatness were specifically because of its
minimal federal govt. Not because we had magically moral politicians
that would help fix all aspects of our lives. More freedom is always
the answer.
I’m always fascinated by the obsession that Trump
is destroying democracy. The DNC stole the nomination from Bernie in
2016 and 2020. This year was especially fun with Warren staying in just
long enough to rob him of a couple primary wins, dropping out, and then
still refusing to support him, even though she stole all of his
policies. It’s all coordinated, folks. Is that not subverting
democracy? Would love to hear Neil write a song about that. In fact,
Neil’s current home state is having rolling blackouts and wildfires
because of its failed liberal energy and land management policies. That
would make for a good song as well.
As for the Russia stuff,
feel free to cling to that as long as you wish. Same as with obsession
that Trump is some sort of fascist. He has let states control their
responses to both COVID and the peaceful riots. No situation could
better prepackaged for a dictatorship, but that liberal dream simply has
not come to pass. But people also think he called Nazis fine people,
so anything is possible.
As for Neil, I still consider him to be a
hypocrite until he issues a public apology for asking Trump for an
investment and taking a smiling photo with him. I hope he realizes that
photo is enough to destroy all of his credibility with the woke mob
should the issue ever arise.
Thank you for the comment Sedan Delivery. While there is much we can and will say here, we do suggest that
everyone consider SD's comments in their context and the
replies that follow. This is what we call civil, respectful dialogue
which we strive to engage in here @ TW, Btw - for the record - we're trying to celebrate our differences as rusties and NOT trying to create an echo chamber where everyone agrees on everything. It is these heartfelt dialogues
with our readers that are better than silver & gold to us. (Again, please note per Comments Policy, publication does NOT necessarily constitute endorsement.)
Neil Young became a U.S. citizen earlier this year, immediately registered as a Democrat in order to specifically vote against president Trump. (See CITIZEN NEIL: Neil Young Becomes A U.S. Citizen.)
"He used to come to my shows and he was always welcome.
I met him in a
hallway once after a show. It’s too bad he could never attend one of
them now. The country is no longer safe for him. He did that all by
himself."
Something that most everyone seems to forget today is that Donald Trump has always been a major player in New York
City politics and always solidly in the Democratic camp.
JFK, Jr (D) and Donald Trump
Donald Trump only flipped to become a Republican with his first political campaign for President of the U.S. in 2016.
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton (D), Bill Clinton (D) & Melania Trump - 2005
Wrapping up, recall the 2005 movie V for Vendetta which was set in an alternative reality where a neo-fascisttotalitarianregime has taken control using a message of protection from terror and disease -- the invisible enemies.
In these scenes, visualize that you are that man in the bar, or the woman on the couch, or the child staring in disbelief at the TeeVee screen. You are them.
As V says:
“Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of
conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the
means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of
truth.”
"There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your
reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler.
He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. “
One more clip before we go, is Director Oliver Stone at the Writer's Guild Awards ceremony in 2017.
3 minutes of honesty out of milions of minutes of lies Oliver Stone's speech on American hegemony pic.twitter.com/wywVZkZvFO
"First they came for Thrasher's Wheat, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Neil Young fan.
Then they came for Aaron Swartz, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t an opponent of the "privatization of knowledge" by corporations and academia.
Then they came for Oprah Winfrey & Beyonce, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a black female social justice warrior.
Then they came for Neil Young, and I didn’t speak up, because I was Donald Trump voter.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
MODIFIED ~~ Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
We first published these original words by Rev. Martin Niemoller here on Thrasher's Wheat on September 27, 2011 -- almost 9 years ago. And we insert the profound words of Rev. Martin Niemoller into our postings from time to time. And it's been 75 years since the quote originated.
So how much longer will this continue all of you communists, jews, trade
unionists, and catholics out there? How's that identity politics thing
working out for you these days?
And just in case anyone is missing the obvious point here, if they can censor and de-platform a rather benign music blog such as Thrasher's Wheat for getting out of line, then we can guarantee that much more serious throttling lies in wait. Be very careful what you wish for.
RUST BUCKET VIDEO PREMIERE: "Like A Hurricane" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1990 Rehearsals Video
"Like A Hurricane"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
As we have been sharing here @ TW for the past months, another song from the 3 set "RUST BUCKET" concert is being screened on Hearse Theater Screen #2 | NYA.
This Friday's feature song is "Like A Hurricane". Neil writes on NYA:
A night to remember with Crazy Horse at the Catalyst.
This is the third
set. Almost three hours of music that night. I’ll never forget that
show. No big deal. Just real. Billy Talbot just wrote to tell me how
happy he was to see it! I sent out the complete version to him. vert
recently. Billy helped with the opinions on the mix. When its totlally
completed i’ll send it to Ralph and Poncho. It’s gift that the Horse has
this to share.
As noted earlier, a complete multi-camera video (6 cameras?!) was discovered in the NYA vaults. Produced and Directed by the late LA Johnson, the Neil Young & Crazy Horse concert was filmed on November 11, 1990 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California. (See Sugar Mtn for more details). Consisting of 3 sets, plus encore, the video is titled WAY DOWN IN THE RUST BUCKET. Here's an update from Audio Engineer John Hanlon on the earlier announced Archives discovery of Neil Young "unearthing" a major 1990 Crazy Horse concert.
"Mansion On The Hill"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
At the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, playing a full night of music with the
Horse. We had a blast! Wow. what a night. This is a beautiful record
and film of the Horse, right after recordng ‘Ragged Glory,’ coming out
on December 6 2020!
"HOMEGROWN"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
‘HOMEGROWN’ is a fun song. Here it is with Crazy Horse. It came from the
lost album Homegrown, just released, but this is the Horse version!
It’s been played many times by the Horse, but this is one of the best
ever! ‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’ is a treasure trove of amazing
moments for you. Enjoy this one right now. Turn it up and break it out.
‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’ - coming this year from Reprise in Blu-ray and Vinyl, CD and Hi res!
"T-BONE"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
“Got mashed potatoes. Ain’t got no T-Bone!”
This song speaks for
itself. A Horse classic from ‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket,’ coming your
way later this year in blu-ray and vinyl, cd and high res . . .
"F*!#IN' UP"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Catalyst Club, 1990 via Neil Young Archives
This is ‘The Horse!’
‘Way Down in the Rust Bucket’. A must for all Crazy Horse fans! Arriving
later this year in Vinyl, Blu-ray and CD. Digital release available in
high res at NYA.
Smell the Horse!
ny
Jack Nitzsche ,
Neil Young's producer/arranger on the masterpiece "Broken Arrow", has
stated that Crazy Horse was the American equivalent of The Rolling
Stones. IOHO, Crazy Horse is to Neil Young what The Band was to Bob Dylan. As perfect a complement as tequila and salt.
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I love Neil, but he is gone.
I did not watch the convention so I can’t comment on it, but the constant assurances that it was a great success leads me to believe that it was not.
“Biden obviously thought this through and did a great job.” Does Neil really think Joe had any part in planning the convention? Vote Dem all you want, but at least be real with us.
I did however watch the clip of FWIW. Did anyone here actually enjoy that? It was one of the most cringeworthy things I’ve ever seen. It was like a bad MadTV skit. The only good thing was that Stills was involved first hand. Glad it was good enough for him.
I too appreciate the balanced responses in this post, though I strongly disagree with much of it.
I am happy that everyone agrees that FWIW was a jaw droppingly bad moment. Was that part of the success Neil was talking about?
I am also glad that no one has disputed my notion that Neil is either a fool or straight up lying when he says that Biden did a great job planning the evening. In Joe’s words ‘cmon man!” That sentence didn’t even need to be written, but was just a chance to artificially shore up concerns about Biden’s current abilities. This is what I’m talking about when I say the constant reassurances of the convention’s success are suspect. An actual example. Don’t just flip my logic and act as though you are disproving it.
There is no moral high ground in politics. To me, claiming to have it is a trait of liberals, but I suppose when you’re on the other side it looks like that’s what the republicans are doing. Every clip I’ve seen from the convention is talking about Joe’s heart and his empathy, his kindness, blah blah. In govt policy those words mean nothing. Every goal they want to achieve involves forcibly taking people’s income to give to others. Nothing you do with it after that can be considered moral or empathetic. The big lie is that we just need to elect “good people.” Power corrupts. The sooner you accept that, the more sense politics makes. All the original platitudes about America’s greatness were specifically because of its minimal federal govt. Not because we had magically moral politicians that would help fix all aspects of our lives. More freedom is always the answer.
I’m always fascinated by the obsession that Trump is destroying democracy. The DNC stole the nomination from Bernie in 2016 and 2020. This year was especially fun with Warren staying in just long enough to rob him of a couple primary wins, dropping out, and then still refusing to support him, even though she stole all of his policies. It’s all coordinated, folks. Is that not subverting democracy? Would love to hear Neil write a song about that. In fact, Neil’s current home state is having rolling blackouts and wildfires because of its failed liberal energy and land management policies. That would make for a good song as well.
As for the Russia stuff, feel free to cling to that as long as you wish. Same as with obsession that Trump is some sort of fascist. He has let states control their responses to both COVID and the peaceful riots. No situation could better prepackaged for a dictatorship, but that liberal dream simply has not come to pass. But people also think he called Nazis fine people, so anything is possible.
As for Neil, I still consider him to be a hypocrite until he issues a public apology for asking Trump for an investment and taking a smiling photo with him. I hope he realizes that photo is enough to destroy all of his credibility with the woke mob should the issue ever arise.