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Neil
Young
Journey Through The Past Solo Tour
Massey Hall (Late show), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19th Jan 1971
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This Toronto show was recorded live at Massey Hall in Toronto,
Canada on January 19, 1971. It surfaced among collectors in
2005 on the Aurora Borealis label. This version was cleaned
and mastered by THEFACE07 but as it is sourced from a few
generations away from the master tape, it has some hiss.
This was the tour when Neil Young was promoting After The
Goldrush, an album that fired the imagination of young Americans.
Together with James Taylor's Sweet Baby James, it marked the
arrival of the confessional singer-songwriter. But Young had
so much more to offer. The standout of this show is how a
solo Neil Young can rivet his audience with just his guitar
and piano. No gimmicks, no SFX and no Crazy Horse. It was
the anti-thesis of pop fluff. There were no obvious hit singles,
catchy choruses or power pop hooks. It was his thin, sincere
vocals and thoughtful songs that cut to the heart of the matter.
There is also a clear sense of hopelessness running through
this recording. Bad Fog Of Loneliness remains unreleased to
this day. There has been some suggestion that this is a lost
Reprise live album but I think not. It may have been recorded
to be part of a compilation live Neil Young album but at the
time, the record company probably thought it best to step
aside for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's double live album,
Four Way Street, which appeared in stores in early 1971. |
Track
Details:
1. On The Way Home
2. Tell Me Why
3. Old Man
4. Journey Through The Past
5. Helpless
6. Love In Mind
7. A Man Needs A Maid / Heart Of Gold
8. Cowgirl In The Sand
9. Don't Let It Bring You Down
10. There's A World
11. Bad Fog Of Loneliness
12. The Needle And The Damage Done
13. Ohio
14. See The Sky About To Rain
15. Down By The River
16. Dance, Dance, Dance
17. I Am A Child
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