Music Banter - Live at Massey Hall by Neil Young

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well, i finally got the full version of it after only having a "truncated" version

it's okay, I suppose, though for these "archival" historical releases, i'd much prefer him and his "Old Ways" band's live performances, it's called "International Harvesters", cos i really much prefer country NY than folk NY

I guess you`re talking about this album, Howard, which was new to me until I read your post :-

http://www.free-covers.org/covers/58366.jpg

From the little bit of investigating that I did, it sounds quite good, but maybe a little lightweight. I wonder how it compares to Old Ways, which tbh I usually think of as a two track album ; The Wayward Wind and Are There Any More Real Cowboys.

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1172770)

yeah, that's the one

Old Ways sure is better live than in the studio

i also got "Dreamin' Man Live '92" and "Live at Fillmore East" based on the interest in his "Archived Performances" releases sparked by this thread

also, i was in the midst of typing this when the timer cut off my line yesternight so, sorry for the late reply

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Originally Posted by Howard the Duck (Post 1172924)

Old Ways sure is better live than in the studio

Yes, I`m getting that impression.
Especially after Dylan`s Nashville Skyline showed how great a "New Country" album could be, Neil`s effort was truely disappointing, with it`s focus on replicating all the clichés that make country music a joke to many people. It sounds as if, with the live International Harvesters, Neil rediscovered one of the best elements of country music; lively acoustic jamming.

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i also got "Dreamin' Man Live '92" and "Live at Fillmore East" based on the interest in his "Archived Performances" releases sparked by this thread

also, i was in the midst of typing this when the timer cut off my line yesternight so, sorry for the late reply

Well, let us know what you make of those albums.
No need to apologise, btw - you are one of the most consistently responsive posters on MB. In fact last night we had a power blackout here. Happens quite a lot; a big storm blows down trees and branches which then pull down the power lines.

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 1173133)

Well, let us know what you make of those albums.
No need to apologise, btw - you are one of the most consistently responsive posters on MB. In fact last night we had a power blackout here. Happens quite a lot; a big storm blows down trees and branches which then pull down the power lines.

will do

edit - ok have heard both - no surprises there, neither is that much different from the studio versions, i don't think they're any superior or any inferior, unlike International Harvesters - A Treasure, which demonstrated what the "Old Ways" band could really do

i have a curfew as i'm somewhat addicted to the Net

if there's no timer, i'd probably not get any sleep