Australia: Rolling Stone and The Herald
the discussion goes on. Hard to understand, why people expect something different than that what is known.
Rolling Stone: Show leaves Australian fans divided
[shows a video of Hey Hey, My My at Perth]
“By Andy Greene
March 4, 2013 11:25 AM
Neil Young and Crazy Horse kicked off their 2013 world tour in Perth, Australia on March 2nd. The set list was almost identical to the 2012 set, though he swapped in “Heart of Gold” for “The Needle and the Damage Done” and added a new song entitled “Hole in the Sky.” It’s a stripped-down (especially for Crazy Horse) track about the environment and how Young’s long-in-the-works LincVolt electric car project can save the planet. It sounds very much like an outtake from his much-maligned 2009 disc Fork in the Road.
The review of the show in the local press was extremely positive, noting that “Young and Crazy Horse displayed the kind of energy and enthusiasm for their craft that should make some of their younger contemporaries hang up their guitars and think again.” The comments on the site, however, tell a very different story. … ”
Read more on:
www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/video-neil-young-and-crazy-horse-play-hey-hey-my-my-at-2013-tour-kick-off-20130304
The Herald.au:
“TO the average punter, Neil Young stands for Heart of Gold and Old Man and the folkie movement of the 1970s.
But there’s another side to Young – the feedback-”
Read more on:
www.theherald.com.au/story/1353482/review-neil-young-difficult-pill-to-swallow