Neil Young at Massey Hall...House Of Gord !

[Jesse Joe]

THE CANADIAN PRESS/J.P. Moczulski
Neil Young performs at Massey Hall.


Neil Young digs out favourites for acoustic, electric sets at historic Massey Hall


Cassandra Szklarski, THE CANADIAN PRESS Published Tuesday November 27th, 2007

TORONTO - Legendary rocker Neil Young tore through new and old favourites Monday night in a rousing return to the historic Canadian music hall that bore one of his most celebrated performances.
The first night of Young's three-night stand at Massey Hall was greeted by an enthusiastic standing ovation from the affectionate crowd, a mix of young and old fans who eagerly filled the intimate venue with shouted requests and more ovations throughout the night.
"Welcome back, Neil!" one fan yelled as others hooted from an audience that included Canuck singers Ron Sexsmith, Tomi Swick and Dallas Green.
"Good to be here," Young said in one of his few addresses to the audience.
"I appreciate you all coming down to see me, too."
The 61-year-old ambled through an hour-long solo acoustic set featuring sentimental gems that elicited whispered sing-a-longs from the crowd. He followed it with a charged electric set drawing heavily from his new disc, "Chrome Dreams II".
Dressed in baggy pants and a rumpled white dress shirt, Young spent much of the first set seated on a folding chair with a guitar on his lap and a harmonica at his lips.
He strummed through openers "From Hank to Hendrix," and "Ambulance Blues," his knees bopping up and down and side-to-side on pivoting toes. Later he picked up a banjo for "Mellow My Mind" and moved to a baby grand for "A Man Needs a Maid."
A brief intermission was followed by an electric set that offered several new songs including the garage bash, "Dirty Old Man," and a 16-minute guitar tear through "No Hidden Path."
For this segment, Young was joined by longtime collaborators Ben Keith on dobro, pedal steel and guitar; Ralph Molina on drums; Rick Rosas on bass and wife Pegi on back-up vocals.
The show came more than 25 years after Young appeared on the same stage to debut songs from his now-classic disc, "Harvest." A CD and DVD of that famous solo acoustic night was released earlier this year.
On Monday, Young revisted several songs he played in that 1971 show, including "Cowgirl In the Sand," and "Bad Fog of Loneliness."
He kept the audience on its feet with encores "Cinnamon Girl" and "Like A Hurricane."
Young's wife Pegi opened the show with songs from her self-titled debut album.
The Toronto shows are the only Canadian stops on Young's 18-city tour.
Young returns to Massey Hall Tuesday night and on Thursday before heading to Buffalo and a three-night stand in Boston.
The tour wraps up with a five-night stand in New York, ending Dec. 18.

[Borderstone]

I'm sure it was as rousing as Gord's shows there must be at Massey.

[Jesse Joe]

The Canadian Press
Neil Young


Neil Young digs out favourites

By Cassandra Szklarski
THE CANADIAN PRESS Published Wednesday November 28th, 2007


TORONTO - Legendary rocker Neil Young tore through new and old favourites Monday night in a rousing return to the historic Canadian music hall that bore one of his most celebrated performances.
The first night of Young's three-night stand at Massey Hall was greeted by an enthusiastic standing ovation from the affectionate crowd, a mix of young and old fans who eagerly filled the intimate venue with shouted requests and more ovations throughout the night.
"Welcome back, Neil!" one fan yelled as others hooted from an audience that included Canuck singers Ron Sexsmith, Tomi Swick and Dallas Green. "Good to be here," Young said in one of his few addresses to the audience.
"I appreciate you all coming down to see me, too."
The 61-year-old ambled through an hour-long solo acoustic set featuring sentimental gems that elicited whispered sing-a-longs from the crowd. He followed it with a charged electric set drawing heavily from his new disc, "Chrome Dreams II".
Dressed in baggy pants and a rumpled white dress shirt, Young spent much of the first set seated on a folding chair with a guitar on his lap and a harmonica at his lips.
He strummed through openers "From Hank to Hendrix," and "Ambulance Blues," his knees bopping up and down and side-to-side on pivoting toes. Later he picked up a banjo for "Mellow My Mind" and moved to a baby grand for "A Man Needs a Maid."
A brief intermission was followed by an electric set that offered several new songs including the garage bash, "Dirty Old Man," and a 16-minute guitar tear through "No Hidden Path."
For this segment, Young was joined by longtime collaborators Ben Keith on dobro, pedal steel and guitar; Ralph Molina on drums; Rick Rosas on bass and wife Pegi on back-up vocals.
The show came more than 25 years after Young appeared on the same stage to debut songs from his now-classic disc, "Harvest." A CD and DVD of that famous solo acoustic night was released earlier this year.
On Monday, Young revisted several songs he played in that 1971 show, including "Cowgirl In the Sand," and "Bad Fog of Loneliness."He kept the audience on its feet with encores "Cinnamon Girl" and "Like A Hurricane."
Young's wife Pegi opened the show with songs from her self-titled debut album. The Toronto shows are the only Canadian stops on Young's 18-city tour.
Young returns to Massey Hall Tuesday night and on Thursday before heading to Buffalo and a three-night stand in Boston.
The tour wraps up with a five-night stand in New York, ending Dec. 18.