![]() ![]() Original Release Series, Discs 13, 14, 20 & 21 These three records are just a fraction of what he’s released since Colorado in the fall of 2019.īy my count-and I may well have missed a reissue or two-this is what Neil has released since the dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic:Īfter the Goldrush This week brings the release of World Record, his third consecutive album with a revitalized Crazy Horse since 2019, which is a streak that betters not only any of his peers but any rocker this side of Ty Segall. That night in Santa Cruz they ascended to the top spot.To crudely paraphrase Nick Cave, it seems like I’m forever near a stereo asking how is it possible there's another new Neil Young release. Legendary promoter Bill Graham dubbed their union as the 3 rd Best Garage Band in the World. It’s music that’s worthy to be played loud and your neighbors should thank you for it. “Way Down In The Rust Bucket” presents prime primal Young and Crazy Horse that acclimates perfectly to the band’s intimate surroundings. But, such a thing makes the foursome more endearing as a live sensation that embraces the foibles of human interaction and blossoms because of it.Įvery album, except “Life,” that featured the Horse on all the tracks is touched upon here including classics such as “Cinnamon Girl” (with its riff worthy of a hall of fame alongside “Smoke on the Water”), “Like a Hurricane” and an elegant “Cortez the Killer” to end the night. “T-Bone” gains new life on this evening as the superfuzz groove burner it always wanted to be while “Surfer Joe and Moe the Sleaze” adds lyrics – “Midway Esther and her sister Camille used to fuck all day under the Ferris wheel” – and contains a minor miscue when Young chimes in with the final verse just as the band heads into the final chorus. Even in this woozy version, the live debut of “Dangerbird, 15 years after appearing on 1975’s “Zuma,” remains a thrill. The venue’s proximity to the weed growers in the Emerald Triangle understandably brings “Roll Another Number (For the Road)” in the setlist. “Don’t Cry No Tears” has a false ending due to Young’s sudden decision to repeat one of the verses because he’s in the mood to do it. That relaxed vibe is accentuated on second set opener “Bite the Bullet” and “Farmer John.” Sampedro and Talbot’s laughter follows the line “Upon the fields of green, where time was just a joke” during “Over and Over” until the chorus starts up again. Another Ragged track, “Days That Used to Be,” rides the fine balance of wistful and defiant without falling into the abyss of mawkish hippie era nostalgia.Īfter a four-year break when Young played with other musicians, this reunion with CH finds the musicians re-energized and having a good time in these surroundings. “Love to Burn,” “Fuckin Up” and “Over and Over” are prime examples of the blistering sculpted grooves that he creates best with guitarist Frank Sampedro, bassist Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina. The studio release, this live show and the subsequent tour dates that followed cemented Young’s fitting moniker as the Godfather of Grunge. The Catalyst show picks up where Glory left off with controlled ferocity propelled forward by the rhythmic crunch of prime thrash ‘n’ slash Horse. ![]() The song, like every other number here, stretches out musically into self-contained sonic journeys that lead to satisfying ends. It’s apparent before the chorus kicks in that the quartet is locked in as one symbiotic musical entity. Running over three hours, the first of the night’s three sets begins with “Country Home,” one of eight numbers taken from Ragged Glory, which was recorded in the spring of 1990 and released in September. The vocals and instrumentation are as clear as one has come to expect from Young’s Archive releases but Rust Bucket also maintains the ambience of the room. 13, 1990 at the 800-capacity Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California. Neil Young continues to release treasures from his Archives with the latest being Way Down in the Rust Bucket, a beloved, much-bootlegged live document with Crazy Horse joining him on Nov. ![]()
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