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NEIL YOUNG
New Orleans 2009 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA; May 3, 2009. Fairly good soundboard. Marred by static issue?
This one’s really for the hardcore fans. We have come across an audience recording of this show (which we do not have) and then there is this soundboard. Unfortunately, the soundboard does not include the encore, A Day In The Life, and there is a buzz/static in parts. Or is that supposed to be the much-vaunted feedback on Needle And The Damage Done?
Approach with caution.
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Keith Spera of nola.com wrote:
A full-bore Neil Young had its full impact. He and his band stomped through “Hey Hey My My” and affixed an epic ending to “Cinnamon Girl.” They briefly lost their way in “Change Your Mind,” but recovered. He accompanied himself on organ and harmonica for the green themed “Mother Earth.” A solo acoustic “Needle and the Damage Done” included the lines, “Every junkie’s like a setting sun.” “I’m not depressing you, am I?” he asked. “We don’t want that. I’m just not used to seeing anything. It’s always dark when I play.”
A country-tinged “Heart of Gold,” with Young on harmonica and acoustic guitar, preceded “Old Man” and its banjo. He switched to saloon piano for “Speakin’ Out.” “Down By the River” ran for a full 18 minutes; the brawny chorus punctuated long improvisatory sections of muscular guitar heroics. As Young refused to let go, banging and pressing his Les Paul’s strings, his drummer appeared to be hanging on for dear life. It finally melted away…
With everyone on the same page, he bore down on his guitar’s whammy bar for an epic “Keep on Rockin’ in the Free World.”
It took 40 years to get Neil Young to Jazz Fest. He was worth the wait.
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Thanks to puffg13 for sharing the tracks on the net.
Picture by David Grunfeld, posted at thrasherswheat.org - Thanks!
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Disc 1
Track 101. Love And Only Love 8:56 (15.0MB)
Track 102. Hey Hey, My My 4:59 (8.4MB)
Track 103. Are You Ready For The Country? 4:14 (7.1MB)
Track 104. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 4:31 (7.6MB)
Track 105. Pocahontas 4:48 (8.1MB)
Track 106. Change Your Mind 14:37 (24.6MB)
Track 107. Cinnamon Girl 4:35 (7.7MB)
Track 108. Mother Earth 3:55 (6.6MB)
Track 109. The Needle And The Damage Done 2:08 (3.6MB)
53 mins
Disc 2
Track 201. Light A Candle 3:01 (5.1MB)
Track 202. banter 0:25 (691k)
Track 203. Heart Of Gold 3:10 (5.3MB)
Track 204. Old Man 3:32 (5.9MB)
Track 205. Speakin’ Out 5:01 (8.4MB)
Track 206. Down By The River 17:12 (28.9MB)
Track 207. Get Behind The Wheel 3:27 (5.8MB)
Track 208. Rockin’ In The Free World 7:58 (13.4MB)
44 mins
Encore
909. A Day In The Life - not included
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