Audio CD review:
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971

Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall 1971

Band: Neil Young Title: Live at Massey Hall 1971 Rating: Release Date: 13 March, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: On The Way Home 2: Tell Me Why 3: Old Man 4: Journey Through The Past 5: Helpless 6: Love In Mind 7: A Man Needs a Maid/Heart Of Gold Suite 8: Cowgirl In The Sand 9: Don't Let It Bring You Down 10: There's A World 11: Bad Fog Of Loneliness 12: The Needle And The Damage Done 13: Ohio 14: See The Sky About To Rain 15: Down By The River 16: Dance Dance Dance 17: I Am A Child

Editoral Review "I'm gonna sing mostly new songs tonight," Neil Young tells the rapt Massey Hall audience, ". . I've written so many new ones that I can't think of anything else to do with them other than sing 'em. " He steps to the mic unadorned, distant from CSNY's rippled harmonies or Crazy Horse's yowl, hypnotically nailing 17 tracks on this unreleased 1971 solo set. You hear him tower at vocal heights on the chorus for "Old Man" (then a debuted, brand-new song) and name-check Canada on "Journey to the Past" and North Ontario on "Helpless," much to the Toronto crowd's delight. The sound is impeccable, and the closeness to Young in this spare setting exhilarates--especially his vocal quavering in the high registers, his intricate guitar work, and an overall vibe that exceeds description. And the DVD: Here you catch Young in tightly framed, starkly-lit shots, flourishing in the early years of an unparalleled rock career. Not only that, you get commentary from 1997, a rare window on how Young thinks, how he speaks, his humor. --Andrew Bartlett .. You can see a complete list of all Neil Young discography, or go back to the Neil Young tabs