Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject: Brand New Vinyl.
Oh the smell and feel of a Brand New Vinyl Album! It arrived about twenty minutes ago, all the way from Boulder, Colarado, U.S.A.
The album in question is Neil Youngs' "Prarie Wind", recorded in 2005.
O.K., I know I could get it on C.D. but somehow it just wouldn't be the same. It cost me almost £35 including shipping, but it is a 'double' album, and one whole side of record two is taken up by an interview with the man himself.
Neil Young is one of those artists that you either love or have never even heard of. He reminds me of my happy hippy days of the late sixties /early seventies, and just to read his song lyrics, never mind listening to them, means so much to me. His music takes me back to much happier days, when it really did seem as if we could really change the world for the better. I have never given up on that dream, although it's become more and more distant and tarnished these days.
Along with this album arrived another record by Wolfman Jack, (who was the DJ in the film American Graffitti.)
What a great start to the week!
Does anyone else still cherish their vinyl as much as I do?
On March 31, 2005, Young was admitted to a hospital in New York for treatment for a brain aneurysm. He was treated successfully by a minimally invasive neuroradiology procedure. Prior to undergoing the procedure, he wrote the first eight songs of a new album, Prairie Wind, in Nashville, with session musicians that included regular Young sideman Ben Keith on lap and pedal steel guitars. The last two songs on the album were written after his aneurysm procedure. Many of the songs, such as "Fallin' Off the Face of the Earth," seem to be inspired by Young's brush with mortality, the recent death of his father (who suffered senile dementia), as well as a connection with his Manitoba roots. Two days after the procedure, Young was forced to cancel a scheduled appearance on the Juno Awards telecast when the area where the surgeons did his procedure (via the femoral artery) suddenly began to bleed.
He next performed on July 2, 2005, at the close of the Live 8 concert outside of Toronto. He presented a new song, a soft hymn called "When God Made Me," and ended with "Rockin' In The Free World." He began his set with a cover of the Canadian folk classic "Four Strong Winds" by Ian & Sylvia Tyson. On September 28, 2005, Prairie Wind was released as a regular CD, a special limited-edition CD and DVD package, and on vinyl. In an interview given to Time magazine, Young revealed that he had planned to keep the news of his aneurysm private until he had the bleeding scare, in which case he decided to make news of his condition public.
In 2006, Neil Young: Heart of Gold, a film made by Jonathan Demme, was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Filmed at the Ryman Auditorium during the premiere of Prairie Wind, it includes both new and old songs as well as behind the scenes commentary by Young, his wife Pegi and others.
In April 2006, Young confirmed on his website[6] that he was going to release an album full of protest songs, titled Living With War, one of whose songs is titled "Let's Impeach the President." Recorded using his famous Les Paul electric guitar, "Old Black", along with Chad Cromwell (drums), Rick Rosas (bass) and Tommy Brea (trumpet), it was intended to be a stinging rebuke of President George W. Bush and the War in Iraq. Not surprisingly, some conservative American commentators attacked Young as a foreigner living on American soil who is not entitled to make such comments, even though Young has three American-born children, and has resided in the US since the late 60s. The album was recorded in a two week period in April, and was then made available over the internet from 28 April 2006 before being released as a CD on 5 May.
In April 2006, it was announced that Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young would embark on their "Freedom Of Speech Tour '06". The tour will see them play dates all across North America. It is thought that many of Neil Young's songs from Living With War will get their live debut on this tour. _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
I used to think that Crosby, Stills & Nash were the best group around in the late 60s, early 70s, but the addition to the band of Neil Young brought them to a new dimension.
Sorry to say that my vinyl collection is a bit threadbare at the moment but I do try to make up for it with CDs. The added advantage for me is that I can listen to my CDs playing on the PC whilst I am online.
I will look out for Prairie Wind on a CD, probably best to get into HMV when next in Peterborough.
Ken, just out of curiosity, did you ever buy Neil's "Prairie Winds" album, and, if so, what did/do you think of it? _________________ http://sewardchronicles.ning.com/
Sad to say Sandie, i never did get around to buying it I promise I will make a concerted effort to get hold of it before too much longer, you've whetted my appetite for it now !
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Oh the smell and feel of a Brand New Vinyl Album! It arrived about twenty minutes ago, all the way from Boulder, Colarado, U.S.A.
I promise I will make a concerted effort to get hold of it before too much longer, you've whetted my appetite for it now !
