![]() ![]() The uplifting tune merges beautifully with the late 60s musical vibe and nods knowingly at Young’s Buffalo Springfield days. Opening this live set with the the prophetic Tell Me Why we get an instant glimpse of a modern day philosopher: “is it hard to make arrangements with yourself, when you’re old enough to repay but young enough to sell?”. Part of the Neil Young archives Performance Series, Live At The Cellar Door features half a dozen songs from his 1970 album, After The Goldrush. Despite being recorded over 40 years ago, it feels fresh – a testament to not only the production but the brilliance of the material. ![]() ![]() So, there’s something really touching and poignant about hearing the young Young sing an awesome acoustic Old Man, with its piercing lyrics and memorable tune to less than 200 people: “doesn’t mean that much to me, to mean that much to you”, he quivers, in the calm, intimate setting. He may be pushing 70, but with his band, Crazy Horse, the man and his music puts younger rockers to shame and it’s in this guise these days that we hear most of his live material. ![]() With no signs of slowing down, Young returns to these shores in July (at British Summer Time). It would be a while before he would enjoy the global success of sell-out tours, festival headline slots and adulation from generations of people but here, the fresh-faced Canadian sounds wise beyond his years. Live At The Cellar Door – the latest live release from the Neil Young archives is a spell-binding snapshot of an evolving talent, road-testing early songs, soon to become classics.īack in 1970, 25-year-old Neil Young played a series of gigs at The Cellar Door in Washington D.C. ![]()
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