Neil Young
anybody from nashville going to the show next week/ i just had a late night shopping spree and landed myself a 5th row center seat. apologize - my caps key isn't working to well Deb#s
Neil Young for the birds?
P2ers- Just got this from a friend of mine . . . figured some of you might appreciate . . . -- Neil Young for the birds? Apparently so. A fan letter posted on the "Hyper Rust" website excerpts an article from a recent issue of Cottage Life magazine that swears a liberal dose of Young's finest hits soothed an ailing loon. Seems bird rehabilitators Michael and Janice Enright could not comfort an inconsolable loon chick in their care. After the bird had been crying for weeks, the couple got the bright idea of playing the infant bird music. They went through their record collection, playing jazz, classical, pop. But nothing worked until they put on Long May You Run, by Neil Young, and according to Michael Enright, "the chirps turned into chirps." (Huh?) Just to make sure that it wasn't just a coincidence, the couple continued their musical tests, and interspersed Young with other artists. But the bird responded only to Neil. "He really liked 'Thrasher' and 'Birds,' of course," said Michael. The couple was astounded at their results and has included Neil Young music as a regular part of their therapy. When a second loon was brought in to recover from an injury, they immediately put Harvest Moon on the CD player, and, like the first bird, the second loon was quieted. When the magazine approached Young's father, Scott Young, about this strange phenomenon, he replied: "I always knew loons were smart. They probably heard in Neil's voice a kindred spirit, for he used to . . . watch loons and serenade them. He has a loon-like sound, I'm sure he tried to imitate them. That is why he's gotten so successful." Cottage has not yet weighed in with a report on how Young's charms work on former Byrd David Crosby, with whom Young is collaborating for new Crosby, Stills, Nash Young tracks . . .
Neil Young - ripping off or not?
This is forwarded from the Petty list. I have included the whole thing so you understand the context. I can't remember if it was on P or P2 that the comments about Young's high ticket prices circulated. Maybe this sheds some light... Stevie Andy Wedam wrote: Here in Portland the going rate for Neil Young is as I recall $35 at the Schnitzer (sic). There is a $150 option or some such thing to benefit the Bridge School Concerts which includes some sort of dinner or gathering w/ Neil Young. On Mon, 22 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 99-02-21 18:44:27 EST, you write: hats off to the heartbreakers and everyone involved in setting the ticket price at $45. looking back, they could have sold them at three to four times that amount and they still would have sold out in an hour. -- i agree cowboy! neil young is selling for 125 or something like that. the stones tickets were like 150! that's just so outrageous. Tom and the HB's are so totally awesome to their fans - they know who really, reallly loves them. at first i thought 45 was kind of steep, but then i remembered back for the 1997 shows they were about 31.50 i think so it is a bit of a raise but not too terrible. he has some mighty fine principles doesn't he? sigh - that's just one of the many reasons i love him so! man i'm so excited for the shows - can't WAIT!!! ---Mr. Breeze "Oh, here is the dog. Is I watching him or he watching me?"
Neil Young solo shows in SF Bay area
Friday March 19: Neil Young, solo, Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, 8 p.m. Saturday March 20: Neil Young, solo, Paramount Theatre, Oakland, 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Sunday at 10 a.m.
Re: Neil Young news
Stevie Simkin wrote, quoting from sonic net newsflash: Originally due March 23, the new album is on hold until Young completes work on two new tracks. Among those who have contributed to the recording are: bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, pedal-steel guitarist/producer Ben Keith, star session drummer Jim Keltner and keyboardist/songwriter Spooner Oldham. This is from the Emmylou Online newsletter: * * NEW MOON RISING * * According to The LA Times EmmyLou and Linda Ronstadt have been up at Neil Young's ranch in Northern California singing background vocals on some new Neil songs. Young's soon to be released new album(with a tenative March 23rd release date) is reportably in the same vein as Harvest Moon. At this time the track selection is not known. Young reportably has recorded some 15 to 20 songs and it is not known if the tracks with EmmyLou will be part of the new record. We can only hope! (Aquarian Resourses) -- Tom Mohr at the office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (on vacation till 2-8) at the home: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Neil Young news
apologies for P/P2 cross-posting, but I know there are some people out there who will be interested in this - from sonic net newsflash Stevie Neil Young Plans Acoustic Tour, New Album, Box Set Folk-rock legend begins solo outing March 3 in Vancouver, preps new album and multi-CD career retrospective. The next year in Neil Young's life is shaping up to be an unusually prolific period in a career that has spanned decades and musical genres. In addition to a series of live performances by the iconoclastic singer/songwriter, there will be an album of new material and the first installment of a multi-CD career retrospective. Young will kick off a solo acoustic tour March 3 with a show at Queen Elizabeth Hall in Vancouver, Canada. The month-long string of U.S. West Coast and Canadian dates is being billed as "An Evening With Neil Young," according to Elliot Roberts, the folk-rocker's long-time manager. "It will be a mix of some new stuff and older material," Roberts said of the tour, which will feature dates in Seattle, Wash., as well as Portland, Spokane and Eugene, Ore. Young also recently re-entered his Northern California home studio to lay down additional tracks for his 29th studio LP. The album is currently untitled and without an official release date, but Young is expected to debut songs from the project during his upcoming tour. Originally due March 23, the new album is on hold until Young completes work on two new tracks. Among those who have contributed to the recording are: bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn, pedal-steel guitarist/producer Ben Keith, star session drummer Jim Keltner and keyboardist/songwriter Spooner Oldham. Additionally, Young continues work on the first installment of his long-rumored career-retrospective box set, according to Warner Bros./Reprise Records spokesperson Bob Merlis. "It's not currently scheduled, but we hope to have it out later this year," Merlis said. Although Roberts said he couldn't confirm the set will feature eight CDs, he said that number was probably accurate. The set is slated to cover Young's career -- from his work with his teen-age band the Squires, through his early '60s group, the Mynah Birds (which also featured funk-pop idol Rick James), until the end of his stint with the influential Los Angeles-based folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield in 1968. Included among that material will be three CDs of live material that Roberts said featured "staggering" performances from the early stages of Young's solo career. "These are shows that defined Neil as an artist," Roberts said. The earliest live disc in the set is from Young's first appearance at the small Toronto club, The Riverboat, from the late '60s. That show in Young's hometown was one of his first live gigs following his departure from Buffalo Springfield. The other two performances are from the early '70s, Roberts said. The second live disc features a show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, England, with Young's hard-rocking backup band Crazy Horse. The third live CD is from an appearance at the Massey Hall in Toronto, recorded just before Young released his landmark 1972 album Harvest, which features such classic rock ballads as "Heart of Gold" (RealAudio excerpt of studio version) and "Old Man." The show also found Young previewing material from his 1973 follow-up to Harvest, Time Fades Away. "[The third live disc] has all the songs for his next two [studio] albums in their original form," Roberts said, "and the performances are just staggering." Roberts said Young is hoping to release the entire set in October. Young's solo acoustic tour is scheduled through the end of March, with a date at the Sacramento, Calif., Opera Hall on March 17 and two shows at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles on March 22 and 23. -- Gil Kaufman
