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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Comment of the Moment: Neil Young Archives Vol #3 Albums

Neil Young Archives Volume #3 Drops
 
 

With the release last week of Neil Young Archives Vol #3, the artist's full vision  comes into sharp focus  on the massive accomplishment.


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Which -- of course -- brings us to the latest TW Comment of the Moment on Neil Young Archives Vol #3 albums by Dan S.  In a bit of digressing from our standards practices here @ TW, we're not going to fully excerpt the CotM.  Instead, we're going to link over to the comments by Dan S.

Dan has been listening to each of the Neil Young Archives Vol #3 albums and dropping individual mini-reviews of each disc.

So check out the review comments by Dan on the Neil Young Archives Vol #3 albums.  Enjoy.

And thanks Dan - as always - for the thoughtful input here @ TW.  It is greatly appreciated and a gift to our fellow readers and Neil fans.  The rustie grain community is far richer with all of our voices, each contributing their unique perspectives while sharing our joys and insights of "the treasures".

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4 comments:

  1. Dan Swan9/15/2024 06:37:00 PM

    Thanks so much Thrasher. Always an honor to be singled out for comment of the moment. My “takes” on each CD were spontaneous reactions, with the intention not to include too many spoilers.

    The Boarding House BluRay was absolutely brilliant. As was Rust Never Sleeps, which I watched last night. Tonight my goal is to get through Catalyst & Trans.

    Peace to all 🙏

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  2. Dan Swan9/15/2024 11:33:00 PM

    The Trans BluRay is beautifully dystopian in its visuals, and they fit the music perfectly. It does have some tender touches, but it does depict darkness about technology and humanoid robots.

    The Catalyst BluRay is definitely a low-fi visual affair , but the music is hard hitting, and passionate. They are trying out new material, and clearly committed to the songs. Ben Kieth is visible on stage on saxophone, but whatever he’s playing its inaudible. The performance is ragged in the best possible way, and the fact that video exists at all is in itself a miracle.

    Berlin on BluRay is a great addition to this set, even though it wasn’t shot on film, it still looks awesome. This has always been a personal favorite, and it sounds superb. For those who already have the DVD, the picture quality is similar here, but the sound quality is definitely much better on the BluRay.

    Peace to all 🙏

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  3. Tom D9/17/2024 01:05:00 PM

    So like so many I’m seeing on the web, I’m taking my time going through volume 3. Instead of trying to cram everything in at once or listening to just the stuff I’m most interested in, I’m listening to it in order methodically. Right off the bat, I have to say that i was totally confused with the first two discs (and first dvd) of the set. Now I’m going to put this disclaimer here, this is NOT a complaint. Both the cds and the blu ray of Across the water might be the best chronicle of a Crazy Horse show ever. And I’m not saying this to be hyperbolic, up until now i always thought Rust never sleeps was the best, this one gives it a run for its money. But what really got me scratching my head was, why wasn’t this all in volume 2? Why isn’t THIS odeon budokan? Much like how journey through the past ends volume 1 with a great movie that really caps the whole box set, i feel like this blu ray could have done the same for volume 2. I always thought odeon budokan was too truncated and was somewhat disappointing especially since the rest of volume 2 was so thorough. I’m glad that volume 3 rectifies this with across the water but why is it all split between 2 boxsets? And it’s from the same tour! I thought at first it would maybe be from the crazy horse tour that took place after the stills-young debacle but no, not only is it from the same tour, it’s from some of the same shows! Plus the other glaring difference is just how much better across the water is performance wise than odeon budokan. I can’t tell whether cowgirl is the same performance just edited on odeon or if it’s a different performance but either way, across the water is far superior. That goes all around except for maybe cortez which is great on odeon. Anyway, I’ll say it again, this not a complaint, just a real headscratcher. The only thing I can think of is they didn’t want to put a blu ray in volume 2 for budget reasons? Maybe they just wanted to keep it as all cds? It’s a shame cuz like I said, it would have been the cherry on top but I’m glad we got it either way. And it will enable me to make a mix called Across The Budokan which is a pretty kick ass title so I can thank neil’s eccentric nature for that as well!

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  4. RandyM9/19/2024 11:07:00 PM

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