Neil Young & Bluenote Cafe : Performance Series Vol. 11

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Neil Young & Bluenote Cafe : Performance Series Vol. 11

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I listened to a few tracks from this and it sounds really great. Definitely going to pick it up. I never expected to have interest in late 80's NY, but here we are.

You can stream the whole thing via Rolling Stone:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... m-20151109

Live album from the "Blue Notes" period 1987-1988, a smoking original lyric version of "Crime In The City" is out now as a single download.

Bluenote Café documents one of Young’s most funky and heartfelt periods and features seven unreleased songs: “Soul of a Woman,” “Bad News Comes to Town,” Ain’t it the Truth,” “I’m Goin’,” “Crime of the Heart,” “Doghouse,” “Fool for Your Love,” and a searing 19+ minute version of the immortal “Tonight’s the Night” from The Pier in New York City.

Tracklist

Disc 1:

Welcome To The Big Room*
Don’t Take Your Love Away From Me**
This Note’s For You***
Ten Men Workin’****
Life In The City****
Hello Lonely Woman****
Soul Of A Woman****
Married Man+
Bad News Comes To Town++
Ain’t It The Truth++
One Thing++
Twilight++

Disc 2:

I’m Goin’#
Ordinary People##
Crime In The City###
Crime Of The Heart####
Welcome Rap####
Doghouse####
Fool For Your Love####
Encore Rap####
On The Way Home+++
Sunny Inside####
Tonight’s The Night####

Recorded on location at:

* Mt. View Theater, Mt. View, CA - 11/7/87

** The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA - 11/12/87

*** The Palace, Hollywood, CA - 4/13/88

**** The World, NY, NY - 4/18/88

+ The World, NY, NY - 4/21/88

++ Agoura Ballroom, Cleveland, OH - 4/23/88

+++ Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL - 8/16/88

# CNE, Toronto, Canada - 8/18/88

## Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT - 8/23/88

### Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY - 8/27/88

#### Pier 84, NY, NY - 8/30/88

Band:

Neil Young - guitar & vocals

Bluenote Café:

Rick Rosas - bass

Chad Cromwell - drums

Frank Sampedro - keyboards

Steve Lawrence - lead tenor saxophone

Ben Keith - alto saxophone

Larry Cragg - baritone saxophone

Claude Cailliet - trombone

Tom Bray - trumpet

John Fumo - trumpet

Billy Talbot – bass

Ralph Molina - drums
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Wow - this is an incredible album. A few tracks are immediately up there in the pantheon of my all-time NY greats!

Old Black is way heavy in the mix, with that awesome and dirty echoed tone. The combined forces of the Stray Gators and Crazy Horse and others, plus what sounds like the standard Stax horn section... why did he not record an album with this line-up in 1988?

Respect for Neil Young - he just does what he wants to do.

The 20 minute version of 'Tonight's The Night' is stunning. Holy shit!
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Yeah, it's pretty awesome. There is a slight element of SRV cheese to it, but in a weird way, that's part of the appeal, as I've never heard Neil do this style before. I love the horns. The only song so far that has been a big turnoff for me is "Doghouse," but that's a minor gripe considering the fact that there are 23 songs on the set. Agree on "Tonight's The Night" ... fucking killer.
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It is a 19 minute surf/garage version of Tonight's The Night that could go on forever as far as I am concerned.
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TheWarmth wrote:Yeah, it's pretty awesome. There is a slight element of SRV cheese to it, but in a weird way, that's part of the appeal... Agree on "Tonight's The Night" ... fucking killer.
Yes! Totally....

It's like Neil Young and a big band doing their take on this:



Just beautiful... :D
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Only just got round to this tonight, what an incredible listen! Crime in the City, what a jam on here.

I'm really excited to see his tour with TPOTR next year, the sets have looked great and what I've seen online the band seems to really be hitting it off with him.
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BzaInSpace wrote:Wow - this is an incredible album. A few tracks are immediately up there in the pantheon of my all-time NY greats!

Old Black is way heavy in the mix, with that awesome and dirty echoed tone. The combined forces of the Stray Gators and Crazy Horse and others, plus what sounds like the standard Stax horn section...
Whoa, That sound incredible! I need to get on this!
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BzaInSpace wrote:Wow - this is an incredible album. A few tracks are immediately up there in the pantheon of my all-time NY greats!

Old Black is way heavy in the mix, with that awesome and dirty echoed tone. The combined forces of the Stray Gators and Crazy Horse and others, plus what sounds like the standard Stax horn section...
simonkeeping wrote:Whoa, That sound incredible! I need to get on this!
I got tempted too and the CD is now on its way.
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