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Neil Young Solo @ The Ford, Los Angeles - June 30, July 1, 3 & 5
SOLO in 3D!
NEIL YOUNG COASTAL TOUR
Photos by Pat Q.
UPDATE via Mike E2F:
Quick review: not a "never live before setlist" but still unusual.
Sound
in the venue was fantastic.
Neil sounded real good.
17 songs: I'm The
Ocean, Homefires, Burned, On The Way Home, If You Got Love, My Heart,
Dream That Can Last, Song X, Prime Of Life, When I Hold You In My Arms,
Mother Earth, Ohio, Days That Used To Be, Don't Forget Love, Heart of
Gold, Love Earth, Four Strong Winds.
All were very well performed.
Piano, acoustic guitar, Old Black on a few songs, some 12 string.
Great
show!
Live premieres included "A Dream That Can Last", "Don't Forget Love" and "Love Earth" . Rarities were "Prime Of Life" from the album "Sleeps With Angels", which Neil Young had only recorded three times. "My Heart" , also from "Sleeps With Angels", " Homefires" , which has not been released on official albums, and the rarely played "Burned" from 1966.
Neil Young will have a solo residency at The Ford, Los Angeles on June 30, July 1, 3 & 5. Also, with special guest Chris Pierce as opening act.
"Chrome Dreams" was supposed to be released in early 1977 as a follow-up to "Zuma".
Neil Young included song material from the Zuma sessions with "Crazy Horse" (1975), recordings at his ranch and the Indigo Ranch solo session for "Hitchiker" (1976). However, Neil Young dropped the already completed work, of which a test pressing already existed, and released "American Stars'n Bars" instead. Five of the twelve songs ended up on this album. More songs appeared - some in different versions - in the following two years on the albums "Comes A Time" and "Rust Never Sleeps". The versions intended for "Chrome Dreams" at the time have since appeared on other archive albums such as "Hitchhiker" or in "Archives Vol. 2".
Per PR:
"Powderfinger" is the early/first solo version, the original.
"Pocahontas" is the same version that first appeared on RUST NEVER SLEEPS, but without the overdubs.
"Sedan Delivery" and "Hold Back the Tears" are originals
with lyrics that were not included in later released versions. Both are
very different versions than previously released.
"Stringman," is another original performance, included on the ODEON/BUDOKAN disc in ARCHIVES VOL. II; prior to that the song had only appeared on Young's UNPLUGGED album in a later version, not the original.
UPDATE: The album cover preview and advance track have been removed from Apple Music. We do not have any further info on why Apple Music apparently violated an embargo and/or shenanigans are at work here. Any further details would be appreciated. Drop a comment below.
Here is a preview of the album cover for the upcoming Chrome Dreams by Neil Young.
The release date is August 4, 2023 by Other Shoe Productions. Artwork looks to be by Ronnie Wood, Christmas '76. (NOTE: Neil - "original cover (drawn by Briggs) was burned in my house fire in 78 - lost forever.")
Image courtesy of Mike "Road Dawg" who tells us that this is now posted on Apple Music with "Sedan Delivery" now streaming.
"Chrome Dreams was mastered and I used to have a recording of it (test
pressing) that burned in a fire with my house. It was a good record that
I passed by, having written so many songs at the time."
"Pocahontas, Powderfinger, and Captain Kennedy are the Hitchhiker versions.
Bethlehem
is the Homegrown/Stars Bars take. Homegrown, Hurricane, and Will To
Live are the Stars Bars versions. Stringman and Too Far Gone are in
Archives 2. Look Out For My Love is the Comes A Time version. So if not
for Hitchhiker and Archives 2, this is a little repetitive. But Sedan
Delivery is terrific, and Hold Back The Tears is a cool solo acoustic
alternate."
‘chrome
Dreams’ from 77 is an acetate - a finished record - unreleased. NYA
has that acetate. It will be released in its entirety as a “Special
Release Series” offering. It’s from the Volume 2 period. I believe some
songs on it are on Vol 2.
It will get made eventually. I hope you will like it. It was a finished record…until I changed my mind……
Chrome Dreams II (2007)
by Neil Young
And who can forget Chrome Dreams II? (see them critics sitting alone react in reviews from back in the day... after those days that used to be...) For example,
"I’ve
heard “Chrome Dreams II” now, and I’m broadly struggling to see its
connection to the first mythical set.
In some ways, it’s a kind of
reverse: if “Chrome Dreams” was a collection of great Neil songs that
were subsequently dispersed across various disparate albums, “Chrome
Dreams II” in part seems to be a collection of disparate, mainly great
Neil songs that have been gathered together, somewhat belatedly."
The Neil Young album released in 2007 when the 1st version release never even occurred? And here we are in 2023 - some 15 years later -- we are finally scheduled to get Chrome Dreams #1.
That Neil. Always throwing the curve balls. Because you have to throw curve balls in order to stay ahead of the curves.
In 2018, we
had the honor and privilege of seeing Neil Young solo in Chicago both nights -- one of
which we were front row, center as you can see in the top photo.
When
Neil is performing solo inches away, you literally hold your breath for
2 hours. And then you exhale a great sigh of joy and happiness.
So it was a true joy to hear this concert in all of its pristine soundboard glory when a new Neil Young solo concert from Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Il on June 30, 2018 began streaming on Neil Young Archives.
An
acoustic performance for my friends in Chicago at the old Auditorium
Theater comes with good vibe. That is such a beautiful place. I played
there a long time ago with CSNY and played Tonight’s the Night there
with the Santa Monica Flyers on another memorable tour. That was a long
time ago.
This is a loose show with a good vibe. Enjoy it now at NYA on the Timeline. Lots of love!
neil
2018-06-30
Auditorium Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Solo
01. On The Way Home (acoustic guitar)
02. Homefires (acoustic guitar)
03. Love Is A Rose (acoustic guitar)
04. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (acoustic guitar)
05. Cowgirl In The Sand (acoustic guitar)
06. Mellow My Mind (banjo)
07. Ohio (electric guitar)
08. There's A World (piano)
09. Birds (piano)
10. Are You Ready For The Country? (piano)
11. After The Gold Rush (piano)
12. Tonight's The Night (piano)
13. Speakin' Out (piano)
14. Angry World (electric guitar)
15. Love And War (acoustic guitar)
16. Peaceful Valley Boulevard (acoustic guitar)
17. Out On The Weekend (acoustic guitar)
18. The Needle And The Damage Done (acoustic guitar)
19. Heart Of Gold (acoustic guitar)
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20. One Of These Days (acoustic guitar)
21. War Of Man (acoustic guitar)
Here is a rare photo from Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse's Rust Never Sleeps tour at McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, Colorado on 1978-10-19. (Thanks QueenCityJamz !)
If you look really closely, the "Chalk Talk" image has the immortal phrases "Better to RUST than to be David Briggs"! and "Better to burn out than be Larry Johnson!!"
So might that be L.A. on right in old man costume with David Briggs on left???
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