I enjoyed the show a lot – always enjoy his guitar playing, and along with Los Lobos, it was a night full of guitar rock. He played for 2+ hours ending with Tonight's The Night for the encore.He went through a bunch of guitars - I saw a black guitar and wondered if it's the special one mentioned in the Shakey biography. I’d already heard the new material and Walk Like A Giant is amazing live. lots of endless feedback drenched song endings. It was a bit like he was seeing how far he could push the false endings but the feedback was incredible even in the big arena, and I gather that's part of the bargain when Neil gets together with Crazy Horse. He played a few of the classics including Powderfinger, Cinnamon Girl, Tonights The Night, etc. - didn't do much for me maybe because they're overplayed for me. Really enjoyed Mr. Soul – hearing it live brought some reflection for me about the song and the times back in 1966 when he wrote it. I liked crescendo-ing recording of A Day in the Life before they took the stage, and then starting out by everyone singing the Star Spangled Banner with a US flag displayed above the stage - nice touch. I liked the show I saw a few years ago (2009?) and I remember that he was incredible with dueling guitars opposite Stephen Stills when I saw CSNY in 1974, but this was a great night and glad that I went.Neil playing with feedback...Originally Posted by voice of theatr
That's a good one, one of my favorite Neil Young records. I always thought the watergate headline on the newspaper in the cover photo was a nice touch, especially with the general tone of the record.
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