Hey, just read that my nearly-favorite Neil Young album will be released on CD for the first time as part of a new package on May 12 (along with On the Beach, Zuma, and Tonight's the Night). Neil claims it is his worst album ever, but I think three, maybe four, of the songs/performances there are among his best.
I just moved across town, which did a couple of things. One, I was forced to finally admit to my wife that my son and I have just too many damned guitars. Two, after pushing around heads and speaker cabinets in the garage, I started thinking about those giant fake Fender cabs Crazy Horse uses as stage props during their concerts. This got me thinking about the Spook the Horse Tour in 1991, so I watched some old tour video on youtube. I will once again say that IMO Neil Young rocked as hard as anyone, and maybe harder than anyone ever did at the age of 50. It also amazes me to this day that he could take those three, let's be honest, garage band quality musicians, and light up an auditorium. I recommend watching some of those clips, and while you are at it the SNL clip of Rockin' in the Free World from 1989. It wasn't with Crazy Horse, but it's one of the best SNL musical numbers I remember seeing.
I just moved across town, which did a couple of things. One, I was forced to finally admit to my wife that my son and I have just too many damned guitars. Two, after pushing around heads and speaker cabinets in the garage, I started thinking about those giant fake Fender cabs Crazy Horse uses as stage props during their concerts. This got me thinking about the Spook the Horse Tour in 1991, so I watched some old tour video on youtube. I will once again say that IMO Neil Young rocked as hard as anyone, and maybe harder than anyone ever did at the age of 50. It also amazes me to this day that he could take those three, let's be honest, garage band quality musicians, and light up an auditorium. I recommend watching some of those clips, and while you are at it the SNL clip of Rockin' in the Free World from 1989. It wasn't with Crazy Horse, but it's one of the best SNL musical numbers I remember seeing.
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