Audio CD review:
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld (2 disc set)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld (2 disc set)

Band: Neil Young & Crazy Horse Title: Weld (2 disc set) Rating: Release Date: 22 October, 1991 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black) 2: Crime In The City 3: Blowin' In The Wind 4: Welfare Mothers 5: Love To Burn 6: Cinnamon Girl 7: Mansion On The Hill 8: F*!#in' Up 9: Cortez The Killer 10: Powderfinger 11: Love And Only Love 12: Rockin' In The Free World 13: Like A Hurricane 14: Farmer John 15: Tonight's The Night 16: Roll Another Number

Editoral Review Fired up by the success of 1990's Ragged Glory, and outraged by the eruption of the Gulf War, Young and his cohorts attacked their 1991 tour like men on a suicide mission. Live Rust gets the most props, but if you're looking for a live document of Neil Young and Crazy Horse at their speaker-shredding, stage-scorching best, Weld is an absolute must-own. An angry, gunshot-laced version of Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" is the closest thing here to an acoustic reverie; the rest of the album offers up staggeringly intense electric versions of Neil songs both current ("Crime in the City," "Love to Burn," "Rockin' in the Free World") and classic ("Cortez the Killer," "Cinnamon Girl," "Powderfinger"). The back-cover photo of a disheveled Young cradling a broken-stringed guitar pretty much says it all--no one could have unleashed a sonic onslaught this brutal, and emerged unscathed from the experience. --Dan Epstein .. You can see a complete list of all Neil Young & Crazy Horse discography, or go back to the Neil Young & Crazy Horse tabs