Comment of the Moment: Neil Young's "Walk Like A Giant" is Just So HUGE

"Walk Like A Giant"
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Philadelphia, 11/29/12
Photos by thrasher
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The Comment of the Moment is from post Photo of the Moment: Neil Young's "Walk Like A Giant" is So HUGE by Thomas:

Now that we have Toast in our possession and Homegrown was finally set free I think Alchemy moves to the top of the list for forthcoming archives releases for me.

I have very clear memories standing at the front of stage in Melbourne when NYCH launched into Walk Like a Giant (fourth song in) which seemed to morph into some overdriven white heat outtake from the Dead Man score - after 20mins of ‘scorched earth feedback guitar freakout bliss’ I was left stunned - it was like they were attacking the crowd, attacking the convention of ‘ageing rock star comes to town and plays the hits’, pushing everyone in that arena room to the limits.

A few songs later when the rest of the band exited Heart of Gold provides the absolute joyful acoustic relief many were craving but for me with the ringing in my ears, the blood still bubbling in my veins and the earth flattened around me it only served to further illustrate through juxtaposition the kill or be killed force that was taking place that night between Neil, Ralph, Billy and Poncho.

Thanks so much Thomas for our TW  Comment of the Moment!  

Now that is some vivid writing of a memory well over a decade ago.  To say that WLAG leaves an impression -- negative or positive would be yet another vast understatement in a sea of under stated-ness.

More on Photo of the Moment: Neil Young's "Walk Like A Giant" is So HUGE.

Also, more concert reviews of Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Alchemy tours:

Fall 2012 N. America Tour

Spring 2013 Australia/New Zealand Tour

Summer 2013 Europe Tour  

Europe Summer 2014 Concert Tour 

 

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