Identifier1322136
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Reference Number0001345501
Status1
Media TypeCDR
Media Count1
Sound RatingNYR
Note 1. On The Way Home
2. Tell Me Why
3. Old Man
4. Journey Through The Past
5. Cowgirl In The Sand
6. The Bridge
7. The Loner
8. Don't Let It Bring You Down
9. See The Sky About To Rain
10. Out On The Weekend
11. I Am A Child
12. Ohio
13. Love In Mind
14. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
15. Heart Of Gold
16. A Man Needs A Maid
17. Harvest
18. The Needle And The Damage Done
19. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
20. Dance, Dance, Dance
(missing: 21. Expecting To Fly)

Setlist from Sugar Mountain: http://www.cruzio.com/~tah/sugarmtn.html

Review from the Old Grey Cat: http://www.geocities.com/%7Eoldgreycat/csny/neillondon.htm

It says something about his confidence in himself that at this February 27th, 1971 solo concert Neil included 11 new songs among a 20-song set. Or is that 21-song set? According to Johnny Rogan's book The Visual Documentary, "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" was also performed that night but, alas, it's not included here.

What is here, however, is pure genius. Presenting himself in the singer-songwriter mode then in vogue, Neil shapes a delicate and incisive set for an appreciative--and quiet--audience. Compare this set to, say, later solo Neil, and what comes across most is the slow dissolve of innocence and the dwelling on the down and dour; but, of course, that "dissolve" is the domain (primarily) of the young, and here it's captured by one of the best equipped chroniclers of such stuff in the arts today. It doesn't matter, really, how rich or poor you are, whether you're a rock star or a kid just out for a good time--eventually, life catches up to you.

Typical for a Neil show, highlights abound: "Journey Through the Past" and a drop-dead, beautiful "Love in Mind" are two such moments. Quite a few songs that eventually surfaced on Harvest are also presented minus that album's MOR-ish sheen. Shorn of embellishments, "Old Man," "Out on the Weekend," "Heart of Gold," "A Man Needs a Maid," "Harvest" and "The Needle & the Damage Done" come across as what they, in truth, are: songs from a young man's soul.

The sound quality is stellar throughout, with a minimum of hiss and audience noise. Even the most novice fan would/should enjoy it. (A)




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Source InfoSBD>???>bootleg 'London 71'>CD-Rs>EAC>SHN
Tech NoteAll
Trades Allowed
Attendence0
Performance
Neil Young 1971-02-27 Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Set 1On The Way Home
Tell Me Why
Old Man
Journey Through The Past
Cowgirl In The Sand
The Bridge
The Loner
Don't Let It Bring You Down
See The Sky About To Rain
Out On The Weekend
I Am A Child
Ohio
Love In Mind
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Heart Of Gold
A Man Needs A Maid
Harvest
The Needle And The Damage Done
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
Dance, Dance, Dance
Expecting to Fly
Set 2
Set 3
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