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NEIL YOUNG'S LIVE AT MASSEY HALL SET FOR RELEASE MARCH 13TH
The 1971 Concert Is The Second Album in Performance Series
On January 19, 1971, Neil Young performed at Massey Hall in Toronto,
Canada. In many ways, this was a major homecoming event. He had left
Canada in 1966, soon becoming a member of Buffalo Springfield in Los
Angeles, then recording his self-titled debut solo album in 1968.
That was followed by Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere with Crazy
Horse, then Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Déjà vu in 1970 and his
best-selling album After The Gold Rush. By the time Young came back
to Canada for the Massey Hall concert, he had become one of the most
exciting and successful singer-songwriters in rock.
Neil Young was performing solo that evening in Toronto, playing many
of his well-known songs like "Down by the River," "Ohio" and "I Am a
Child." But he also included several new originals that would be
featured on his next new album, Harvest, which had not been released
yet, like "Old Man," "The Needle and the Damage Done" and "Heart of
Gold." The audience had not heard any of these before, and the night
was an historic and moving performance for all.
"This is the album that should have come out between After The Gold
Rush and Harvest," Young says now. "David Briggs, my producer, was
adamant that this should be the record, but I was very excited about
the takes we got on Harvest, and wanted Harvest out. David disagreed.
As I listen to this today, I can see why."
Live At Massey Hall, produced by Young and the late David Briggs, is
the second Reprise Records release in the Neil Young Archives
Performance Series, following last year's Live At The Fillmore East
album. Both are in anticipation of the Archives Volume I collection,
due this fall. That 8-CD, 2-DVD audiobiography will include Young's
music from 1963 to 1972, and feature a treasure trove of previously
unreleased recordings, both studio and live, along with concert
footage and rare memorabilia from the first decade of Neil Young's
long and unequaled career.
Pre-order here: http://tinyurl.com/2dy6nr
YEAH BABY!!!! I'll be looking forward to this!
The 1971 Concert Is The Second Album in Performance Series
On January 19, 1971, Neil Young performed at Massey Hall in Toronto,
Canada. In many ways, this was a major homecoming event. He had left
Canada in 1966, soon becoming a member of Buffalo Springfield in Los
Angeles, then recording his self-titled debut solo album in 1968.
That was followed by Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere with Crazy
Horse, then Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's Déjà vu in 1970 and his
best-selling album After The Gold Rush. By the time Young came back
to Canada for the Massey Hall concert, he had become one of the most
exciting and successful singer-songwriters in rock.
Neil Young was performing solo that evening in Toronto, playing many
of his well-known songs like "Down by the River," "Ohio" and "I Am a
Child." But he also included several new originals that would be
featured on his next new album, Harvest, which had not been released
yet, like "Old Man," "The Needle and the Damage Done" and "Heart of
Gold." The audience had not heard any of these before, and the night
was an historic and moving performance for all.
"This is the album that should have come out between After The Gold
Rush and Harvest," Young says now. "David Briggs, my producer, was
adamant that this should be the record, but I was very excited about
the takes we got on Harvest, and wanted Harvest out. David disagreed.
As I listen to this today, I can see why."
Live At Massey Hall, produced by Young and the late David Briggs, is
the second Reprise Records release in the Neil Young Archives
Performance Series, following last year's Live At The Fillmore East
album. Both are in anticipation of the Archives Volume I collection,
due this fall. That 8-CD, 2-DVD audiobiography will include Young's
music from 1963 to 1972, and feature a treasure trove of previously
unreleased recordings, both studio and live, along with concert
footage and rare memorabilia from the first decade of Neil Young's
long and unequaled career.
Pre-order here: http://tinyurl.com/2dy6nr
YEAH BABY!!!! I'll be looking forward to this!
