Neil Young kramt weiter in seinen Archiven und kommt mit einer wunderbaren, neuen Live-Veröffentlichung. Das Teil ist eine wahre Perle! Mitgeschnitten wurde das Material zwischen dem 20.09.1984 und dem 10.09.1985, als Young, ohne damals mit der Truppe ein Album veröffentlicht zu haben, mit den fantastischen International Harvesters unterwegs war. Mr. Young und seine Freunde (Ben Keith - pedal steel, slide guitar; Rufus Thibodeaux - fuddle; Spooner Oldham & Hatgus "Pig" Robbins - piano, Tim Drummond & Joe Allen - bass; Anthony Crawford - mandolin, guitars; Karl Himmel - drums) auf einem inspirierten, faszinierenden Country-Trip. Dieses Album ist wirklich ein "Schatz", da es zum einen, wie gesagt, keine Studioaufnahmen dieser Traditional Country-/Countryrock-Phase mit den International Harvesters gibt, und zum anderen 5 bis dato vollkommen unveröffentlichte Songs enthalten sind - und zwar sehr starke.
Hier die Original U.S.-Produktbeschreibung:
The 12-track live album, A Treasure includes songs - 5 of which are previously unreleased - recorded during Young's 1984 and 1985 U.S. tours without the support of an album, or Young's then record label due to unique and unusual circumstances. Among those, "Grey Riders" will be the first track serviced to radio. A Treasure features Young's onstage work with some of the greatest artists in the history of Country music, including the late, great Ben Keith on steel and slide guitar and Rufus Thibodeaux on fiddle, along with living legends Spooner Oldham and Hargus "Pig" Robbins on piano, Tim Drummond and Joe Allen on bass, Anthony Crawford on mandolin & guitars and Karl Himmel on drums, among many others. A Treasure is Young's first release since last year's Grammy and Juno Award-winning album, Le Noise. The live album captures this iconic artist during a fascinating time in his career, when he was facing criticism and lawsuits from his then current record company for exploring a more traditionally country sound. "You can call me erratic," Young said when asked at the time about his tendency toward musical shape-shifting, "but I've been consistent about it, consistently erratic." Always celebrated for his musical versatility, A Treasure, is akin to a sonic time capsule, instantly transporting the listener to the time and place when it was made. "I love this record," Young says. "I hadn't heard these takes in 25 years, but when we unearthed them co-producer Ben Keith said, 'This is a treasure.'"
Part of what makes A Treasure so compelling is the musical contributions of The International Harvesters, with whom Young was playing at the time. Many of them were already paragons within the country music world and their notoriety has only grown in the years since. "I just love to hear those guys," Young says. "They're all country music legends." Those behind the scenes also made significant contributions to A Treasure's sonic potency. Tim Mulligan mixed and mastered the tracks. At the time these songs were recorded, Bob Sterne was the tour manager, Tim Foster ran the stage, and Larry Cragg was in charge of the band's instruments.
Das komplette Tracklisting:
1. *Amber Jean (9/20/84) Nashville Now TV - Nashville, TN (3.17)
2. Are You Ready For The Country? (9/21/84) Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH (3.38)
3. It Might Have Been (9/25/84) Austin City Limits TV - Austin, Texas (2.43)
4. Bound For Glory (9/29/84) Gilleys Rodeo Arena - Pasadena, TX (5.57)
5. *Let Your Fingers Do The Walking (10/22/84) Universal Amphitheater Universal City, CA (3.00
6. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (10/26/84) Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA 7. Motor City (4.47)(10/26/84) Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA (3.21)
8. *Soul Of A Woman (10/26/84) Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA (4.26)
9. Get Back To The Country (10/26/84) Greek Theater - Berkeley, CA (2.27)
10. Southern Pacific (9/1/85) Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN (7.51)
11. *Nothing Is Perfect (9/1/85) Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN (5.00)
12. *Grey Riders (9/10/85) Pier 84 - New York City, NY (5.58)
* Previously Unreleased Track
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