Album Description: One of the greatest singer-songwriters of the rock era. Solo. Acoustic. January 19, 1971. Live At Massey Hall, the legendary concert from Neil Young, is finally officially released, and in highresolution stereo, in this CD+DVD package (also as a solo CD). The acclaimed Toronto performance features classics "Old Man" and, in a suite, "A Man Needs A Maid" and "Heart Of Gold" (before they were recorded for Harvest) along with some of his most popular songs ("Cowgirl In The Sand," "Ohio") as well as the most obscure ("Bad Fog Of Loneliness"). Live At Massey Hall is a newly mined rock gem.
Amazon.com: "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
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - incredible
If you like acoustic young, this is the disc to get. Sound quality is impressive especially considering it was recorded in 71. To have been there as he introduced some of these songs would have been ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
For those of us who never saw Buffalo Springfield or early Neil Young, this cd is welcome.
I have been a long time fan and love to hear Neil Young in what I call his acoustic mode.
This is ... Read More
Rating: - A Snapshot from Young's Early Years
Decades before the intemperate bitterness, coarse cynicism, vitriolic politics and smug elitism that would infect his stage and interviews and music in his later years, Neil Young was an impressive, ... Read More
Rating: - Classic Neil Young
This is a very good live, early Neil Young. I really like his live music and this is a good collection.
Rating: - Live At Massey Hall 1971
Neil Young-Live At Messey Hall 1971 *****
Live at Messey Hall, 1971, is one of the most intimate and enchanting performances from Neil Young on tape. Recorded when many concidered him to be ... Read More
- A Snapshot from Young's Early Years