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DTITLE=Neil Young / Live At Massey Hall 1971
DYEAR=2007
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=On The Way Home
TTITLE1=Tell Me Why
TTITLE2=Old Man
TTITLE3=Journey Through The Past
TTITLE4=Helpless
TTITLE5=Love In Mind
TTITLE6=A Man Needs A Maid + Heart Of Gold Suite
TTITLE7=Cowgirl In The Sand
TTITLE8=Don't Let It Bring You Down
TTITLE9=There's A World
TTITLE10=Bad Fog Of Loneliness
TTITLE11=The Needle And The Damage Done
TTITLE12=Ohio
TTITLE13=See The Sky About To Rain
TTITLE14=Down By The River
TTITLE15=Dance Dance Dance
TTITLE16=I Am A Child
EXTD=Live At Massey Hall 1971\n\nOriginally Released March 13, 2007 \n
EXTD=\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: The second volume of Neil Young's long-promi
EXTD=sed, suddenly thriving Archives series is Live at Massey Hall, pr
EXTD=eserving a 1971 acoustic show at the Toronto venue. Where the fir
EXTD=st volume captured a portion of Neil's past that wasn't particula
EXTD=rly well documented on record -- namely, the rampaging original C
EXTD=razy Horse lineup in its 1970 prime -- this second installment ma
EXTD=y seem to cover familiar ground, at least to the outside observer
EXTD= who may assume that any solo acoustic Young must sound the same.
EXTD= That, of course, is not the case with an artist as mercurial and
EXTD= willful as Young, who was inarguably on a roll in 1971, coming o
EXTD=ff successes with Crazy Horse, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and his sec
EXTD=ond solo record, 1970's After the Gold Rush. The concert chronicl
EXTD=ed on Live at Massey Hall finds Neil dipping into these recent su
EXTD=ccesses for material, as he also airs material that would shortly
EXTD= find a home on 1972's Harvest in addition to playing songs that 
EXTD=wouldn't surface until later in the decade -- "Journey Through th
EXTD=e Past" and "Love in Mind" wound up on 1973's Time Fades Away, "S
EXTD=ee the Sky About to Rain" showed up on 1974's On the Beach -- and
EXTD= then there's two songs that never showed up on an official Neil 
EXTD=Young album: the stomping hoedown "Dance Dance Dance," which he g
EXTD=ave to Crazy Horse, and "Bad Fog of Loneliness," which gets its f
EXTD=irst release here. This is a remarkably rich set of songs, touchi
EXTD=ng on nearly every aspect of Young's personality, whether it's hi
EXTD=s sweetness, his sensitivity, his loneliness, or even his often-n
EXTD=eglected sense of fun. True, the latter only appears on "Dance Da
EXTD=nce Dance," but that comes as a welcome contrast to the stark sad
EXTD=ness of "See the Sky About to Rain." But even if "Down by the Riv
EXTD=er" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" retain their intense sense of menac
EXTD=e when stripped of the winding guitar workouts of Crazy Horse, th
EXTD=is concert isn't dominated by melancholy: it's a warm, giving aff
EXTD=air, built upon lovely readings of "Helpless," "Tell Me Why," "Ol
EXTD=d Man," and an early incarnation of "A Man Needs a Maid" (here pl
EXTD=ayed as a medley with "Heart of Gold") that removes the bombast o
EXTD=f the Harvest arrangement, revealing the fragile, sweet song that
EXTD= lies underneath. While this concert isn't as freewheeling and ri
EXTD=ch as Young's studio albums of the early '70s -- each record had 
EXTD=a distinctive character different from its predecessor, thanks in
EXTD= part to producer David Briggs, arranger/pianist Jack Nitzsche, a
EXTD=nd Young's supporting musicians, including Crazy Horse or the Str
EXTD=ay Gators -- it nevertheless captures the essence of Neil Young t
EXTD=he singer and songwriter at his artistic peak. That's the reason 
EXTD=why this concert has been a legendary bootleg for nearly four dec
EXTD=ades and why its release 36 years after its recording is so speci
EXTD=al: it may not add an additional narrative to Neil Young's histor
EXTD=y, but it adds detail, color, and texture to a familiar chapter o
EXTD=f his career, rendering it fresh once more. No wonder Briggs want
EXTD=ed to release this concert as an album between After the Gold Rus
EXTD=h and Harvest: it not only holds its own against those classics, 
EXTD=it enhances them. [Live at Massey Hall was also released as a two
EXTD=-disc set that contained a CD of the show and a DVD containing th
EXTD=e same concert in high fidelity audio.]  -- Stephen Thomas Erlewi
EXTD=ne\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\n"I'm gonna sing mostly new son
EXTD=gs tonight," Neil Young tells the rapt Massey Hall audience, "...
EXTD=I've written so many new ones that I can't think of anything else
EXTD= to do with them other than sing 'em." He steps to the mic unador
EXTD=ned, distant from CSNY's rippled harmonies or Crazy Horse's yowl,
EXTD= hypnotically nailing 17 tracks on this unreleased 1971 solo set.
EXTD= You hear him tower at vocal heights on the chorus for "Old Man" 
EXTD=(then a debuted, brand-new song) and name-check Canada on "Journe
EXTD=y to the Past" and North Ontario on "Helpless," much to the Toron
EXTD=to crowd's delight. The sound is impeccable, and the closeness to
EXTD= Young in this spare setting exhilarates--especially his vocal qu
EXTD=avering in the high registers, his intricate guitar work, and an 
EXTD=overall vibe that exceeds description. And the DVD: Here you catc
EXTD=h Young in tightly framed, starkly-lit shots, flourishing in the 
EXTD=early years of an unparalleled rock career. Not only that, you ge
EXTD=t commentary from 1997, a rare window on how Young thinks, how he
EXTD= speaks, his humor. --Andrew Bartlett \n\nAmazon.com Product Desc
EXTD=ription\nOne of the greatest singer-songwriters of the rock era. 
EXTD=Solo. Acoustic. January 19, 1971. Live At Massey Hall, the legend
EXTD=ary concert from Neil Young, is finally officially released, and 
EXTD=in highresolution stereo, in this CD+DVD package (also as a solo 
EXTD=CD). The acclaimed Toronto performance features classics "Old Man
EXTD=" and, in a suite, "A Man Needs A Maid" and "Heart Of Gold" (befo
EXTD=re they were recorded for Harvest) along with some of his most po
EXTD=pular songs ("Cowgirl In The Sand," "Ohio") as well as the most o
EXTD=bscure ("Bad Fog Of Loneliness"). Live At Massey Hall is a newly 
EXTD=mined rock gem. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nJourney Through
EXTD= the Past!, March 22, 2007\nReviewer: M. Jantz or Celeste (Milwau
EXTD=kee)\nPlenty of people have already asserted the greatness of thi
EXTD=s record. Here's a unique point in Neil's career to look back on.
EXTD= Some of the tunes were still works in progress, as is evidence b
EXTD=y tracks like the "A Man Needs a Maid/Heart of Gold Suite", where
EXTD= he sings 'A man feels afriad' in the first verse. It's also inte
EXTD=resting to hear the song "See the Sky About to Rain" so many year
EXTD=s before it's appearance on "On the Beach". Neil's voice is young
EXTD= and fresh; he sounds as good here as he does on any studio recor
EXTD=ding. \n\nAs for sound quality, this is (in my opinion) the best 
EXTD=sound quality I've heard on a live Neil record. The audience is p
EXTD=olite and the microphones are very well-placed. The guitar and pi
EXTD=ano sounds great (as do the vocals). \n\nI couldn't have asked fo
EXTD=r a better variety of songs either...unless he were to do a compl
EXTD=ete performance of "After the Goldrush" or "Harvest." This album 
EXTD=has a nice mix of strong tracks from those two as well as some st
EXTD=uff from his earlier records, not to mention a song or two from h
EXTD=is time spent with Crosby, Stills and Nash. The performance of "H
EXTD=elpless" is pretty amazing. \n\nThis is definitely my favorite Ne
EXTD=il Young live record to date...I can't wait for what's next!\n\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nHoly Grail, March 19, 2007\nReviewer:
EXTD= S. M. Higgins (Atlanta, GA United States)\nThis archive release 
EXTD=is absolutely remarkable. The sound quality alone is extremely im
EXTD=pressive for a 1971 show but considering the quality of the setli
EXTD=st and how well the songs were performed, Massey Hall 1971 is one
EXTD= of the most amazing things ever released by Neil. \n\nNOW, add t
EXTD=he fact that you also get a wonderfully produced DVD with live fo
EXTD=otage of the show plus home movies from the time period and you r
EXTD=eally do have a tremendous gem. \n\nIn regards to the set list, I
EXTD='m thrilled to have a 'Bad Fog of Loneliness' which is gorgeous a
EXTD=t this show (and very rare elsewhere) but for me the big surprise
EXTD= is the 'There's a World'. I never really cared for the way the s
EXTD=ong was presented on Harvest but here in it's stark naked beauty 
EXTD=with just Neil's flawless, unwaivering voice and lovely piano, it
EXTD='s bound to choke you up with tears every time. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM 
EXTD=CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSimply wonderful., March 19, 2007\nReviewer: And
EXTD=rew Pruette "Rancors Love to Read" (Winston-Salem, NC USA)\nNeil 
EXTD=Young has been tantalizing his fans with the release of the Archi
EXTD=ves project for going on two decades now, starting with the conce
EXTD=pt of "Decade II" in the 80's. Here we are in 2007 and the time f
EXTD=or this glorious unearthing of the treasures in Neil's catalog ha
EXTD=s finally arrived. Neil will be releasing various live shows unde
EXTD=r the Performance Series banner, as well as multiple CD/DVD box s
EXTD=ets spanning his entire career, both studio and live. \n\nMassey 
EXTD=Hall is the second release in the Performance Series (despite its
EXTD= cryptic label of Disc 03). Neil reduces things to their absolute
EXTD= minimum at this gig. Neil's voice, his guitar, and his piano are
EXTD= the sole instruments for the seventeen tracks - his harmonica is
EXTD= nowhere to be found. There are no real guitar solos or significa
EXTD=nt instrumental breaks. \n\nThe effect this has is to bring to th
EXTD=e forefront Neil's uniquely powerful voice and his emotion-laden 
EXTD=lyrics. He sounds wonderful on this release, and the stripped-dow
EXTD=n presentation truly makes his songs shine. Like the CSNY live al
EXTD=bum "4-Way Street," we start off with a lilting version of the Bu
EXTD=ffalo Springfield song "On the Way Home." Neil intersperses a few
EXTD= other classics in the setlist, such as "Down by the River," "Don
EXTD='t Let It Bring You Down," and a powerfully emotional "Cowgirl in
EXTD= the Sand." \n\nHowever, this was not a nostalgia show. Ten of th
EXTD=e songs were brand-new at the time and had not yet been recorded.
EXTD= To their credit, Neil's audience rolls right along with the unfa
EXTD=miliar new material, granting it a respectful silence and enthusi
EXTD=astic applause at the end of each new number (with the exception 
EXTD=of the Canada name-check in "Journey through the Past," which of 
EXTD=course gets a response, seeing as how Massey Hall is a Canadian v
EXTD=enue). At this point, the famed "Heart of Gold" was almost a thro
EXTD=waway middle section in "A Man Needs A Maid." It's cool to hear N
EXTD=eil start his most famous/notorious song so casually, and the abs
EXTD=olute lack of audience response is fun. \n\nThe DVD that comes wi
EXTD=th this version of Massey Hall is terrific. The video footage is 
EXTD=dated, but it is undeniably powerful seeing the youthful Neil ove
EXTD=rcoming the back brace he was forced to wear on this tour and del
EXTD=ivering such an incredible set. The disc also contains a wealth o
EXTD=f historical information and supplemental video content. \n\n\nAM
EXTD=AZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\none acoustic guitar and a thin voice--a
EXTD=stounding, March 17, 2007\nReviewer: Bertrand Stclair "clearsaint
EXTD=" (new york, new york United States)\ni've seen neil live, acoust
EXTD=ic, solo, in new york around the time "silver and gold" came out,
EXTD= and he was absolutely amazing, after all the years between that 
EXTD=performance and the one on this CD/DVD. frankly - and you don't h
EXTD=ave to share this opinion - i get a little bored with "folky" sol
EXTD=oists who strum quietly for over an hour, even if i am a fan of t
EXTD=he artist's studio effort. but neil is unique: he doesn't merely 
EXTD="strum:" his peculiar syncopated guitar playing has such a powerf
EXTD=ul "traction" to it that he gives you a sense of forward motion a
EXTD=nd the need for foot-tapping even with the softest songs. a good 
EXTD=example are the perennial cowgirl in the sand and down by the riv
EXTD=er, which have a totally different quality acoustically than they
EXTD= do electrically - but are just as gripping emotionally . i alrea
EXTD=dy own most of these performances on a very good bootleg, but the
EXTD= sound here is pristine: you get something like studio quality wi
EXTD=th the warmth of neil playing in his living room. for any other a
EXTD=rtist, if i owned as many versions of his songs as i do of neil's
EXTD=, i'd say this is absolutely not necessary - but i am more than h
EXTD=appy to own this, and i think you will be too. the unreleased "ba
EXTD=d fog of loneliness" is not a highlight, the rest is impeccable. 
EXTD=\nthis is not a very detailed review because i see that others ar
EXTD=e already pouring in and doing a good job - no need for redundanc
EXTD=y; my five stars speak for themselves, and there must be very few
EXTD= humans on this planet who don't already know these songs. \na qu
EXTD=ick mention in response to one reviewer's comment: "time fades aw
EXTD=ay" DOES exist on cd - i own it, and i see that amazon had it at 
EXTD=some point, although it is not available now. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CU
EXTD=STOMER REVIEW\nA Journey through the Past, March 16, 2007\nReview
EXTD=er: James S. Bistodeau "Bluematter" (Westcliffe, Colorado USA)\nI
EXTD= knew that this would be good after the excellent reproduction of
EXTD= the Crazy horse show at the Fillmore. I wasn't disappointed at a
EXTD=ll-the sound quality is excellent and the selection was a Journey
EXTD= through the Past of Neil in his most intimate setting back in Ca
EXTD=nada. Songs found only previously on "Time Fades Away" are presen
EXTD=ted here with real emotion and clarity along with stellar renditi
EXTD=ons of "A man needs a Maid/Heart of Gold" and "Old Man" (especial
EXTD=ly liked the Video images on the DVD of the ranch) "Helpless" is 
EXTD=presented to the folks of Ontario with real heartfelt emotion. "D
EXTD=ance,Dance,Dance" from the original Crazy Horse LP is presented a
EXTD=t the end of the show with the Audience lending a hand. "Bad Fog 
EXTD=of Loneliness" is a selection that I had never heard before so wa
EXTD=s a rare treat. Neil closes and opens his show with two chestnuts
EXTD= from his days with the Buffalo Springfield which is fitting sinc
EXTD=e this entire show reminds us, as Dan Fogelberg would later pen, 
EXTD=of the Age of the innocent.The inner sleave tells of a huge proje
EXTD=ct that Neil is releasing later this year coveringthe 1963-1972 p
EXTD=eriod-I can't wait. Bravo on releasing these Gems to your fans Ne
EXTD=il. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nAnother piece of the Neil p
EXTD=uzzle., March 15, 2007\nReviewer: Michael Kusch "The Collector" (
EXTD=Waukesha, Wi USA)\nI've been totally immersed in Neil for a few m
EXTD=onths now. Mainly "On The Beach" and "Tonight's The Night". So wh
EXTD=en I read this was coming out I was more than excited, I actually
EXTD= tried to take the day off of work to run out, buy it, and listen
EXTD= to it. What's amazing is that Neil already has such history, we 
EXTD=all have our favorite albums, we all have our opinions on "Harves
EXTD=t", and now "Massey Hall" changes everything. It should immediate
EXTD=ly jump into the pantheon of his best albums, no matter which one
EXTD=s are your favorites. Also, no matter what you think of "Harvest"
EXTD=, love it or hate it this gives a new perspective on the album. I
EXTD=f you've read "Shakey" like I am now you already know a lot of th
EXTD=e details of his recording process during this time. But the song
EXTD=s here and the things Neil says between songs give us greater ins
EXTD=ight into "Harvest" and what he was thinking at the time. You rea
EXTD=lize that the songs would have been just as good as they're prese
EXTD=nted here. You realize that the songs only sound the way they do 
EXTD=on "Harvest" basically just by happenstance. He happened to be go
EXTD=ing to Nashville to do the 'Johnny Cash Show" so he hooked up wit
EXTD=h some musicians there, and we was going to England to do a BBC s
EXTD=how and added the London Symphony Orchestra. The sound quality is
EXTD= of course incredible. You can hear the echo in the Hall, Neil's 
EXTD=voice reverberating beautifully throughout the place, you can fee
EXTD=l Neil hitting those steel strings of his acoustic guitar with al
EXTD=l his might on the rising chorus of "Old Man". The DVD is wonderf
EXTD=ul too. If you're a huge Neil fan like me any footage audio or vi
EXTD=sual from this era is incredible. Some have complained the concer
EXTD=t footage is grainy and that the camera work is shaky, to me it's
EXTD= basically a documentary of the concert. It's interesting too to 
EXTD=see the actual old man from "Old Man" as well. Any fan of good mu
EXTD=sic should buy this immediately. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW
EXTD=\nHometown Hero, March 14, 2007\nReviewer: Joseph Fierro Jr. "cul
EXTD=tual observer" (Northern NJ USA)\nNeil Young's Live at Massey Hal
EXTD=l is an instant classic, and the best live album of his long care
EXTD=er-easily surpassing 1979's Live Rust. With the entire place at h
EXTD=is command-early on he informs what is essentially a hometown cro
EXTD=wd that he will be playing mostly new music(to applause!)-Young r
EXTD=uns through some the most affecting songs he'd written to that po
EXTD=int; indeed , several from Harvest wouldn't be released for over 
EXTD=a year, including an embryonic piano version of Heart of Gold as 
EXTD=part of a medley with A Man Needs a Maid. Looking at it from our 
EXTD=vantage point 36(!) years on, Live at Massey Hall seems like a "g
EXTD=reatest hits live" collection, putting us in the position of obse
EXTD=rving the 1971 crowd hearing music for the very first time that w
EXTD=e already know is classic Neil Young. What I'm trying to say is t
EXTD=hat not only does the audience appreciate the new songs, they ent
EXTD=husiastically applaud songs-such as Cowgirl in the Sand, Helpless
EXTD=, and the songs from the (then current) After the Goldrush that w
EXTD=ere relatively new at that time as though they were already part 
EXTD=of the classic rock canon. Which, I suppose they were. Live at Ma
EXTD=ssey Hall, 1971 can be enjoyed on so many levels. Long time die h
EXTD=ard fans, Harvest-era casual fans, and younger fans seeking a qui
EXTD=ck introduction to the genius of Neil Young can all benefit from 
EXTD=this excellent collection.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nExcel
EXTD=lent Show, and a Nice Companion Set to the Fillmore Disc!, March 
EXTD=13, 2007\nReviewer: Matthew D. Frawley (Boston, MA)\nWhen the Nei
EXTD=l and Crazy Horse at the Fillmore disc came out, many lamented th
EXTD=at it omitted Neil's opening acoustic set. Albeit not from the sa
EXTD=me shows, here we have almost 70 minutes of unplugged Neil at the
EXTD= height of his creativity. The sparse arrangements of the 'Harves
EXTD=t' and Buffalo Springfield material are particularly revelatory a
EXTD=nd the inclusion of oft-bootlegged tunes like 'Bad Fog' and 'Danc
EXTD=e, Dance, Dance' are a treat to hear. \n\nThe audio, like the Fil
EXTD=lmore disc, is supreme. An all-around great release! \n\n\nAMAZON
EXTD=.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWhat a Dream!, March 13, 2007\nReviewer: Gi
EXTD=anmarco Manzione (St. Petersburg, FL USA)\nWell, as Matthew said 
EXTD=below, I guess we now understand why Neil chose to omit the acous
EXTD=tic set from the first installment in his "archives" series; this
EXTD= entirely solo acoustic performance rivals the best live work Nei
EXTD=l has ever released. Somehow, it outdoes the intensity of Neil's 
EXTD=incomparable "Unplugged" set from 1993, and conjures memories of 
EXTD=the night I saw Neil on his solo acoustic tour in 2000 to support
EXTD= the "Silver & Gold" album, which remains the most memorable conc
EXTD=ert I have ever attended. \n\nCasual Neil Young fans tend to pref
EXTD=er specific dimensions of the wide range of sounds Young has expl
EXTD=ored throughout his career, but "Live at Massey Hall" is that kin
EXTD=d of unifying performance that appeals across the entire spectrum
EXTD= of Young's audience. Crisp, marvelously intimate and characteris
EXTD=tically intense, this set captures Neil just before he leapt into
EXTD= superstardom with the phenomenally successful Harvest, and it is
EXTD= just so fascinating to hear Neil perform songs like "Heart of Go
EXTD=ld" when they were brand new and no one in the crowd had heard th
EXTD=em before. \n\nSeveral of these tracks would not be released unti
EXTD=l the following year, and there is a kind of curious and reverent
EXTD= timidity in Neil's performance of songs on this set that later b
EXTD=ecame his staples--"Old Man" and "Needle and the Damage Done" in 
EXTD=particular. He had just written them and still seems to explore t
EXTD=hem with almost the same degree of uncertainty that the audience 
EXTD=surely experienced as he introduced them to this then-new materia
EXTD=l. \n\nNeil's fingers hadn't quite developed the kind of effortle
EXTD=ss familairity with these melodies that they now possess nearly f
EXTD=orty years later, and it's this kind of spontanaeity that disting
EXTD=uishes "Live at Massey Hall" as the most fascinating live album N
EXTD=eil has released in many years--and that includes the Fillmore Ea
EXTD=st set. \n\n\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: David Briggs \n\nAlbum
EXTD= Notes\nRecording information: Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Can
EXTD=ada (01/19/1971).\n\nBob Dylan once famously remarked about heari
EXTD=ng Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" on the radio that he knew his day
EXTD=s as the man of the hour were numbered. Fact is, Young is the onl
EXTD=y guy who can even reasonably compete with Dylan for the title of
EXTD= rock's greatest songwriter, and while "Dylan in the '60s" has lo
EXTD=ng been a cliched assessment of an undeniable rock hot streak, so
EXTD= too has become "Neil Young in the '70s." While Dylan has long cu
EXTD=lled material from his archive, Young has been reluctant to do th
EXTD=e same. He's now joining the fray full force with LIVE AT MASSEY 
EXTD=HALL 1971--the second live release in an ongoing series from Youn
EXTD=g's legendarily deep vaults.\nThe performance comes between the r
EXTD=elease of AFTER THE GOLDRUSH and HARVEST and hot on the heels of 
EXTD=DEJA VU, basically the last time Young's eminently enthralling ma
EXTD=n-child persona of "I Am A Child" and "Helpless" held sway over t
EXTD=he obstinate, electric crank of TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT and RUST NEVE
EXTD=R SLEEPS. The set is pure magic. Young still seems humble and shy
EXTD=, a guy who stumbled across an incredible gift for melody but pos
EXTD=sessed the worldliness to let his awkward talent breathe and warb
EXTD=le as it was meant to.\n\nFamiliar songs have drastically differe
EXTD=nt readings: the subdued "A Man Needs A Maid" comes off here as m
EXTD=ore of a cry for help than the potentially chauvinistic enigma on
EXTD= HARVEST and seeps perfectly into "Heart of Gold;" while the norm
EXTD=ally heavy "Cowgirl in the Sand" and "Ohio" are remade as acousti
EXTD=c dirges. The true treasures, however, are the never-released gem
EXTD=s "Bad Fog of Loneliness" and "Dance Dance Dance," a song--with i
EXTD=ts lyrics of love and rainbows--that foregrounds Young's latent w
EXTD=himsy and sets up "I Am A Child" as the perfect closer for this d
EXTD=isc. A must for fans of Young, '70s singer-songwriters, and rock 
EXTD=in general, LIVE AT MASSEY HALL 1971 perfectly captures the momen
EXTD=t just before Dylan's prophecy came true and Young took over pop 
EXTD=music.\n\n\nROLLING STONE REVIEW\nIn 1966, canadian-born neil you
EXTD=ng decided his rock & roll future was in America. He split Toront
EXTD=o's folk scene and, with his friend bassist Bruce Palmer, drove t
EXTD=o L.A., where the two were soon founding members of Buffalo Sprin
EXTD=gfield. On January 19th, 1971, Young returned to Toronto a star, 
EXTD=showing off his rapidly matured songwriting in two solo concerts 
EXTD=at Massey Hall. This album is the full second show, in such pin-d
EXTD=rop fidelity that the noise of him adjusting his mike sounds like
EXTD= Crazy Horse-gig distortion. The set list reflects the pace of Yo
EXTD=ung's ambition: Nine of the seventeen songs were as yet unrelease
EXTD=d, including the theatrical Harvest ballads "There's a World" and
EXTD= "A Man Needs a Maid" (the latter with a turn into "Heart of Gold
EXTD="). Young's obsession, at twenty-five, with the hard-won lessons 
EXTD=of age and experience comes up repeatedly, in songs like "Old Man
EXTD=" and "Bad Fog of Loneliness." But there is a striking vigor to Y
EXTD=oung's high, eccentric singing -- and a surprising nostalgia in t
EXTD=he fond references to his homeland in "Helpless" and "Journey Thr
EXTD=ough the Past." Young never moved back to Canada. Yet he never le
EXTD=ft it behind.  -- DAVID FRICKE -- (Posted: Mar 7, 2007)
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