New Neil Young tour sucks

6-9-03 | klgator

[klgator]

Went to the Neil Young concert tonight in Tampa.

[klgator]

Went to the Neil Young concert tonight in Tampa. I expected to hear his recent songs off "Mystery Train", his latest cd. Instead, he started performing some yet unreleased music that included enactments and video snippets along with the performances. It was entertaining until he started flashing political messages. One had a picture of a Clear Channel billboard that stated "Support Our War". Later, in reference to verses in a song that said for people to let us handle things, the video depicted several members of the Bush administration. It was bad enough to sit through music I haven't heard before enmasse, but to be subjected to this propoganda that had no relation to the story he was telling was too much. I left after the fourth song.

[blam]

"Southern Man Don't Need Him Around Anyhow."

[GATOR NAVY]

Is he with Crazy Horse?

[klgator]

Yes, he was, but you wouldn't have known that, at least at the beginning. How the show progressed, I'll never know.

[warchild9]

He's a drug-abusing Canadian who hates the South. 'Nuff said.

[GATOR NAVY]

Too bad. Here's the play list from the only time I saw him:

08-13-1987, Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, California w/ Crazy Horse

1. My My, Hey Hey

2. Tell Me Why

3. The Old Laughing Lady

4. Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

5. For The Turnstiles

6. Someday

7. Birds

8. American Dream

9. Sugar Mountain

10.Don't Take Your Love Away From Me

11.Welcome To The Big Room

12.Mr. Soul

13.Cinnamon Girl

14.Prisoners Of Rock 'n' Roll

15.Too Lonely

16.Down By The River

17.Name Of Love

18.Mideast Vacation

19.Long Walk Home

20.Powderfinger

21.Like A Hurricane

22.Hey Hey, My My

Tape Exists : Yes

Length : 135

Tour : 1987 Life Tour with Crazy Horse

Band : Crazy Horse, Line Up 5

Neil Young - vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica

Frank Sampedro - guitar, keyboards

Billy Talbot - bass, vocals

Ralph Molina - drums, vocals

Ben Keith - alto saxophone

Larry Cragg - baritone saxophone

Neil Young Set List