Neil Young–Live at Massey Hall
One of the only good things about grading is that it’s the type of work I can do while listening to music. (The same errors get pretty easy to spot.) Keeping that in mind, I made several purchases yesterday. Most of them consist of new stuff which I haven’t fully digested yet, but one deserves mentioning immediately: Neil Young’s 1971 Massey Hall concert, released last year. I’m a pretty big Neil fan, but anyone with ears has to like this record. The recording quality is just outstanding–I actually had to stop grading for most of the record because it pulled me in so completely. Neil is playing solo here, and his guitar work is jawdropping. He plays what were then “mostly new” songs, but which we now know as songs from Harvest. I can’t post anything, because I’d probably get my pants sued off, but most people know what they’ll be getting. If you aren’t a Neil fan yet, give this one a try. It gives shivers.