neil young

That list reminded me that “hawks & doves” is a great sleeper of a Neil record. “The Old Homestead” could drag another 10 minutes easily on that guitar groove.

yeah I love that track, great deep cut

So I've lost track of Neil's flip-flopping around on whether or not more of these are ever coming out. First there was going to be another limited edition box in a different color, then there wasn't, then a more streamlined version with just the CDs in 2021, but now maybe not?

I would have said the only thing more frustrating than Vol 2 never coming out would be for it to come out, but only as some super expensive limited edition thing that only super rich boomers will be able to afford and well, it seems like that's where we are? I mean, it's not even out yet, but you can reserve your very own for $2,000 on eBay!

my understanding is that there will still be a cheaper physical edition in early 2021. what a bungle, though ...
in other news, my review of archives II is in the upcoming issue of uncut!
https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/blogs/paul-mccartney-and-the-review-of-2020-in-the-new-uncut-128488/

Saw that on twitter, definitely excited to read your review when that hits stands!

i had to write it FAST to meet the deadline, so I don't know how amazing the review is ... but oh well. as dumb as the rollout has been, the music is great. tons of amazing stuff. i have plenty of complaints, but that's to be expected.

i guess i'm glad neil young archives auto-renewed on me, i'm assuming all deluxe box stuff will be on there?

I would assume that's a safe bet. I was surprised to see that three songs from this are already up on Spotify, I'm hoping the rest goes up there as well to tide us over in the meantime.

yeah the whole thing should be on the NYA site Nov. 20.
one of the coolest surprises on vol II is the Stills-Young Band version of "Separate Ways" — it's miles better than *anything* on Long May You Run.

man turns 75 this very thursday (nov 12), HB shakey in case i forget

it's miles better than *anything* on Long May You Run.

sorry, but my chrome heart is still shining in the sun

Anyone spun Return To Greendale? It is good, not that much different then the record, though one of things I really like about the record is that it is just the CH Trio (no Pancho), which adds a bit of weird space to the tunes, live it is a little bit more a "regular" (concept aside) CH album, the nosiy bits at the end of "Sun Green" are tasty though I just wish they really stretched out longer

I like it, you're right not much different but roughed up enough to be preferable to the record imo

I saw them on that tour and I could’ve sworn Pancho played piano on that and only busted out the guitar for the encore of old tunes.

yeah, he just plays electric piano on the greendale stuff. weirdest thing is that sampedro has been CGI-d in the accompanying film.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oU7JC_2ZRRE/X6nO_LfDk7I/AAAAAAAAaxU/Fa4Vs15ZKB4QGnYixGmVRndQ3piWLGSGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h185/poncho-rtg-cgi4.jpg

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lol

O_o

Bernard Shakey makes some odd choices, but he truly is one of the great auteurs of our era.

dang

haha what?

Neil getting his George Lucas on.

Makes sense, as he made sure the Jawas were well taken care for after A New Hope.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcKSgpDWAAAKCv_.jpg

why does he have so much stuff in his pockets?!

Droid parts

harmonicas tuned to different keys?

little trains

Could it be some sort of early wireless guitar system?

Hide-A-Keys

Pono prototypes

His wallet just in case he needed it ?

The remotes for the shock collars he uses to keep the Jawas in line?

happy 75th! long may you run buddy

Happy birthday Shakey, you inscrutable, frustrating genius you.

https://societyofrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/1401x788-109774087-735x413.jpg

to celebrate, just went on neil young archives to stream the santa monica flyers "losing end" that just got posted....and NYA crashed my computer

wouldn't have it any other way <3

FYI, for those paying attention, apparently there was a note shared by Neil that they will be announcing more plans for Archives II tomorrow so here's hoping for a cheaper, more widely available version.

here's a little something to celebrate both zuma and neil's 75th with: https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2020/11/12/neil-young-danger-bird/

Thx tyler! You are bringing a lot of Neil joy to my life right now.

that's what i'm here for!
gotta say it was insanely helpful to my mental health to have the archives II to listen to in October ... wish that everyone could've had the same experience.

So there is now a listing up on Amazon for Archives Vol. II for $159.98 with a release date scheduled for 3/5/2021. This is not my screenshot, but I verified on my Amazon and saw the same thing:

https://i.ibb.co/vXV4VGp/B04-EF466-9-F5-B-4938-A777-ED0-CC4-E46-A9-E.jpg

Ha ha ha, bad news for those people who were flipping their pre-orders for like 3k on eBay. I see a lot of non-paying bidders and negative feedback in the near future. Well done, Neil

To be fair, that one did come with a hardcover book, a NYA subscription and hi-rez downloads that this one (presumably) doesn't. But, yes, I guarantee some absolutely furious folks out there somewhere.

Still seems a little pricey. The basic version of the first listed for (IIRC) $100.

yeah that's spendy for a cd box set in 2020

i look at all this stuff and my eyes glaze over. maybe the neil young organization can make neil young curators available to help out the likes of me, for the low price of $1000 / year

Oh it's definitely still a lot for 10 CDs, three of which were already released elsewhere.

i bet it'll come down to around $100

thurston moore:

We toured with Neil in 1991, and I got to talk to him a bit about his guitar playing. He said to me, “I always play the same thing.” High up on the fretboard and then into the middle of the fretboard. But it went beyond hyper-dexterity and to this place where it was completely beholden to this kind of emotional touch.

https://tidal.com/magazine/article/happy-birthday-neil/1-75428

I’m sure I posted this upthread and/or on every other Neil thread, but when I saw Neil + Crazy Horse in 1991, this older guy next to me poked me on the arm during Sonic Youth’s set and said, “You like this shit?!” I said, “Yeah! It’s just like Crazy Horse, but faster!” He listened for a minute and said, “Yeah...you’re right!”

haha that's awesome, those shows sounded so brutal for SY reading about them in Goodbye 20th Century

to be fair, in those days (and quite possibly still) neil shows always had a good percentage of fans who didn't like it when neil got noisy either.