Archive for May, 2011

Review: Philadelphia “beefy dudes”

Posted on Thu, May. 5, 2011
on: citypaper
Still The Searcher
Neil Young doesn’t need a band to fill a room.

By Sam Adams

[ concert review ]

…

That didn’t stop one beefy dude from repeatedly yelling “What the fuck?!” as the crowd streamed out after Young’s single encore, but then he’s spent decades perfecting the delicate art of getting classic-rock fans to turn out whether he’s playing the hits or an environmental rock opera. The show might not have been what the audience was expecting, but those with open ears heard Young finding new ways into well-worn classics and forging onward with characteristic eccentricity. At times,it recalled Young’s defense of his scattershot run of 1980’s releases: “You can call me erratic, but I’ve always been consistent about it — consistently erratic.”

Sat., April 30, Tower Theatre.

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Review: Cincinnati

Neil Young: Rockin’ in a weird world

Written by Chris Varias,Enquirer contributor

… But those keyboards and light fixtures didn’t tell half of the tale. Duplicating the sounds on his recent album “Le Noise,” Neil Young put forth several noisy, fuzzed-out displays on electric and acoustic guitars, at times making for what could be the loudest solo performance ever in the field of folk-rock.

Dressed as if he were headed to the off-track-betting parlor, in what appeared to be (in my view from the back of the room) a tan fedora, white sport coat and blue jeans, Young, 65, did nothing to indicate he’s still not our oddest and most relevant old-guy rock ‘n’ roller.

The show had its share of undisputed classic-rock landmarks alongside about a half-dozen “Le Noise” cuts. The old stuff ran from pretty and dreamy like the pump organ-fueled ballad “After the Gold Rush” to lonesome and mean like the endless jam “Down by the River,” which had the near-sellout crowd helping Neil sing the line, loudly: “I shot my baby.”

…more on news.cincinnati.com.

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Set List: 2011-05-04, Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA – Take 2

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2011-05-04, Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Solo

01. My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) (acoustic guitar)
02. Tell Me Why (acoustic guitar)
03. Helpless (acoustic guitar)
04. You Never Call (acoustic guitar w/ pickup)
05. Peaceful Valley (acoustic guitar w/ pickup)
06. Love And War (acoustic guitar w/ pickup)
07. Down By The River (electric guitar – Old Black)
08. Hitchhiker (electric guitar – Old Black)
09. Ohio (electric guitar – White Falcon)
10. Sign Of Love (electric guitar – White Falcon)
11. Leia (piano)
12. After The Gold Rush (pump organ)
13. I Believe In You (piano)
14. Rumblin’ (electric guitar – Old Black)
15. Cortez The Killer (electric guitar – Old Black)
16. Cinnamon Girl (electric guitar – Old Black)
—
17. Walk With Me (electric guitar – White Falcon)

Tour: Twisted Road Tour – 4th Leg
Band: Solo
Neil Young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, pump organ, harmonica, vocals

thx to kbs

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Set List: 2011-05-04, Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA

2011-05-04, Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Solo

01. My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) (acoustic guitar)
02. Tell Me Why (acoustic guitar)
03. Helpless (acoustic guitar)
04. You Never Call (acoustic guitar w/ pickup)
05. Peaceful Valley (acoustic guitar w/ pickup)
06. Love And War (acoustic guitar w/ pickup)
07. Down By The River (electric guitar – Old Black)
08. Hitchhiker (electric guitar – Old Black)
09. Ohio (electric guitar – White Falcon)
10. Sign Of Love (electric guitar – White Falcon)
11. Leia (piano)
12. After The Gold Rush (pump organ)
13. I Believe In You (piano)
14. Rumblin’ (electric guitar – Old Black)
15. Cortez The Killer (electric guitar – Old Black)
16. Cinnamon Girl (electric guitar – Old Black)
—
17. Walk With Me (electric guitar – White Falcon)

Tour: Twisted Road Tour – 4th Leg
Band: Solo
Neil Young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, pump organ, harmonica,
vocals

thx to kbs

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Set List: 2011-05-03, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

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Tour: Twisted Road Tour – 4th Leg
Band: Solo
Neil Young – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, pump organ, harmonica, vocals

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