Neil Young at Malahide - Lord take me now

fobster · 01-07-2008 09:03AM

Yeah woulda been great to hear something from TtN, love that album! Alas!

BurnsCarpenter · 01-07-2008 09:53AM

Similar set list in Cork last night.
A few different numbers - Heart of Gold, Hey Hey My My, a cover of All along the Watchtower.

shano · 01-07-2008 09:57AM

BurnsCarpenter wrote: »

Similar set list in Cork last night.
A few different numbers - Heart of Gold, Hey Hey My My, a cover of All along the Watchtower.

Hey Hey My My was played in Malahide too. Pity we didn't get Heart Of Gold but then you can't have everything.

niallk wrote:

And that vicar street gig in a bonus dvd on my favourite Neil Young album:
Greendale. You must own this album.

excellent DVD alright

Potcher · 01-07-2008 10:21AM

I thought this was pure ****e to be honest. 2 songs played in 45 mins is just self indulgent crap. He played guitar like he was jamming along to a cd in his bedroom (at 15). very little connection with the audience except to look at them like he wanted to kill them (I can understand!!) Hey hey my my was amazing as was some of the acoustic stuff but on the whole really self indulgent it was like watching someone masturbating on the stage for long periods. Bored senseless and most of the reason A day in the life went down well was because it was the 3rd song he played the crowd could sing along to. off the point but whats the story with people going to gigs and standing round talking muck ther was people round us IN THE FRONT PIT talking muck all the way through the gig. I thought the real Neil fans would be in there not people talking through every song. I've noticed it a lot at gigs lately lots of people there arent into music at all.

viv.ie · 01-07-2008 10:31AM

Hi
Great concert.Second time seeing Neil. Still buzzing,just a couple of observations about the gig.Sound on Neil was great,what was the story with the sound of The Frames?.I had to put tissue in my ears to cut the hi end out,it was like however mixed it thought I have a monster PA here and boy am I going to trash it!Bad EQ and much too loud .Another issue was leaving the venue after the gig everybody seemed to bottleneck very quickly trying to exit,got to the point where I thought it was dangerous.I hope this can be sorted out for future gigs here as I think its a fantastic venue much better than the RDS.It was great to see that the last Dart Southside waited until after midnight before leaving ,it was a bit like one of those trains you see in India crammed to the gills but glad to be on it all the same.Looking forward to going to more gigs at the castle in future.

shano · 01-07-2008 10:41AM

viv.ie wrote: »

Hi
Another issue was leaving the venue after the gig everybody seemed to bottleneck very quickly trying to exit,got to the point where I thought it was dangerous.I hope this can be sorted out for future gigs here as I think its a fantastic venue much better than the RDS.

that was due to the fact that the idiots didn't open the barriers in time (these are the same exits which worked fine for the Radiohead gig so it must've been down to the security staff on Sunday night not doing their job correctly)- the screens on the stage directed people to these exits and then people started to panic a little when they saw the barriers weren't open - then a slight surge started before everyone made their way towards the DART exit. There was serious congestion at that exit but thankfully no one got injured that I am aware of.

RE*AC*TOR · 01-07-2008 10:47AM

shano wrote: »

that was due to the fact that the idiots didn't open the barriers in time (these are the same exits which worked fine for the Radiohead gig so it must've been down to the security staff on Sunday night not doing their job correctly)- the screens on the stage directed people to these exits and then people started to panic a little when they saw the barriers weren't open - then a slight surge started before everyone made their way towards the DART exit. There was serious congestion at that exit but thankfully no one got injured that I am aware of.

That was ridiculous. We were all diverted away from the exits to the left of the stage (as you are facing the stage) back to the ones at the back left (where the surge / bottleneck issues were).
By the time we got through that exit the other exits had been opened. Could've been nasty. Talked to one of the gardaí standing just outside the problem exit. He didn't give a shít.

The was exacerbated by ground staff stopping the flow at intervals - so the whole thing came to a complete stop.

I won't be returning to Malahide Castle for a gig.

BarryCreed · 01-07-2008 11:57AM

was at neil last night in Cork. played pretty much the same set. it was heavy going in places, long songs, but I was kinda expecting that too. thought the 2nd last one, was a bit TOO long. he could have fitted in southern man, and rockin in the free world or something, plus he finished with a cover, after already playing all along the watchtower....

some racket made out of them though.im glad i went. one thing, what's with pricing tour tshirts at 30 and 35 € after the ticket prices, they should have been giving them away. After this year, ill not go to a gig in ireland again. too expensive....

fobster · 01-07-2008 12:25PM

BarryCreed wrote: »

some racket made out of them though.im glad i went. one thing, what's with pricing tour tshirts at 30 and 35 € after the ticket prices, they should have been giving them away. After this year, ill not go to a gig in ireland again. too expensive....

Apparently they're organic cotton t-shirts...the black one with NY on the front anyway. Wanted to get the Indian one but didn't have any large...

AlaskaFox · 01-07-2008 01:48PM

Cork had a few nice songs in it 'Everybody Knows' for one, but sadly I only went to see Neil once, on Sunday. I thought he was excellent, and like some of the others here I knew it wouldn't be a Greatest Hits show. You can check out my review of the show here: http://swearimnotpaul.blogspot.com/2008/07/live-review-neil-young-and-frames.html

blackbox · 01-07-2008 02:02PM

Potcher wrote: »

I thought this was pure ****e to be honest. 2 songs played in 45 mins is just self indulgent crap. He played guitar like he was jamming along to a cd in his bedroom (at 15). very little connection with the audience except to look at them like he wanted to kill them (I can understand!!) Hey hey my my was amazing as was some of the acoustic stuff but on the whole really self indulgent it was like watching someone masturbating on the stage for long periods. Bored senseless and most of the reason A day in the life went down well was because it was the 3rd song he played the crowd could sing along to.

Did you think it was going to be Neil DIAMOND?

rick_fantastic · 01-07-2008 02:06PM

didnt go to see him this time as i dont like malahide castle and couldnt get the tickets for the marquee.

i did however go to see him in the apollo in london on paddys weekend. this was the best gig ive ever been to. he played for 1.30mins accoustic and then 1.45mins electric, they were recording it for release on DVD so thats why it went on so long.

played a hell of a lot of songs without much in the way of jamming in between, nothing like thirty minute songs. played a lot of tonights the night and heart of gold.

guess its the luck of the draw.

BarryCreed · 01-07-2008 02:08PM

rick_fantastic wrote: »

didnt go to see him this time as i dont like malahide castle and couldnt get the tickets for the marquee.

i did however go to see him in the apollo in london on paddys weekend. this was the best gig ive ever been to. he played for 1.30mins accoustic and then 1.45mins electric, they were recording it for release on DVD so thats why it went on so long.

played a hell of a lot of songs without much in the way of jamming in between, nothing like thirty minute songs. played a lot of tonights the night and heart of gold.

guess its the luck of the draw.

yeah, ive seen some of those set lists, and they look like way better shows. oh well...
still glad i saw him though, even though he could have played less of the 20 min ones...

AlaskaFox · 01-07-2008 02:14PM

That would've been fantastic. I was thinking that show would've been the best one of my life if I had been in attendence.

Potcher · 01-07-2008 02:56PM

blackbox wrote: »

Did you think it was going to be Neil DIAMOND?

nope i did not. But i wasnt expecting a petulant child onstage indulging himself either.

AlaskaFox · 01-07-2008 03:04PM

Potcher wrote: »

nope i did not. But i wasnt expecting a petulant child onstage indulging himself either.

Actually, the guys around me were singing Neil Diamond beforehand in response to someone who shouted "We love you Neily". It was quite funny.

deko43 · 01-07-2008 03:48PM

Yea, jam on the last song went on too long and we could have had time for cinnimon girl if he has cut it down a bit but what the hell. I nomally avoid outdoor gigs these day but this might bring me back. To my eyes he seemed to be enjoying what he was doing on stage. Fantastic to see the guy at last.. hope he comes back soon. Powderfinger was the highlight for me...

turgon · 01-07-2008 11:52PM

Good gig. A little less self indulgence would have been better but sure what can you do.

One thing about the Marquee: couldn't even hear half the instruments. The mixer was all wrong.

See the guy painting in the back of the stage?

nataliehun · 02-07-2008 11:31AM

Hey was Brillant! I loved him anyway! Old Man was the best... The instrumental was amazing...Fair play neil...you were brillant!
xxx

dedon · 02-07-2008 12:46PM

Well I think it is a disgrace that he charged €80 in Cork and only €60 in Dublin. It is way over priced. Neil Young considers himself a lefty and is very anti-corporate and he hates to see people getting ripped off. He sings about the poor man on the strret etc. He is a total hypocrite as he charges €80 for his gigs over here. Total disgrace and shame on him.

Freedom my hole!!

Predhead · 02-07-2008 12:51PM

dedon wrote: »

Well I think it is a disgrace that he charged €80 in Cork and only €60 in Dublin. It is way over priced. Neil Young considers himself a lefty and is very anti-corporate and he hates to see people getting ripped off. He sings about the poor man on the strret etc. He is a total hypocrite as he charges €80 for his gigs over here. Total disgrace and shame on him.

Freedom my hole!!

What? My ticket was 80 bucks....

s8n · 02-07-2008 12:54PM

dedon wrote: »

Well I think it is a disgrace that he charged €80 in Cork and only €60 in Dublin. It is way over priced. Neil Young considers himself a lefty and is very anti-corporate and he hates to see people getting ripped off. He sings about the poor man on the strret etc. He is a total hypocrite as he charges €80 for his gigs over here. Total disgrace and shame on him.

Freedom my hole!!

Dublin price was €80 also !!!!!

dedon · 02-07-2008 12:55PM

He ripped us off over here. Disgrace

John Mason · 02-07-2008 01:03PM

i was working at malahide castle and i thought he was brilliant but it was the loudest concert i have every been at in my life.

I thought he did a little bit too much dicking around with the last two songs.

Other downside for me was the bloody car park at the end of the night, i dont know what was going on there but it was not like that for the other concerts

mathias · 02-07-2008 01:55PM

Well I think it is a disgrace that he charged €80 in Cork and only €60 in Dublin. It is way over priced. Neil Young considers himself a lefty and is very anti-corporate and he hates to see people getting ripped off. He sings about the poor man on the strret etc. He is a total hypocrite as he charges €80 for his gigs over here. Total disgrace and shame on him.

He doesnt set the ticket price ! That would be organiser ! like all gigs his cut would be a certain price per head and thats probably the same everywhere , the organiser sets the rest and the final price , shows in Ireland are invariably more than anywhere else , but how many event organisers do we have ?

jonniebgood1 · 02-07-2008 02:05PM

dedon wrote: »

He ripped us off over here. Disgrace

The price was standard for concerts in Ireland so to say neil young is ripping us off is incorrect. Just because he may take a stand on some issues does not necessarily mean that he will come and play for irish fans and make a monetary loss.

Perhaps you should avoid concerts in future as you may be 'ripped off' again!

dedon · 02-07-2008 02:14PM

jonniebgood1 wrote: »

The price was standard for concerts in Ireland so to say neil young is ripping us off is incorrect. Just because he may take a stand on some issues does not necessarily mean that he will come and play for irish fans and make a monetary loss.

Perhaps you should avoid concerts in future as you may be 'ripped off' again!

I won't be avoiding concerts because I love them but I have a right to question the price and still enjoy the music. It is just a bit hypocritical to be anti-corporate and 'for the people' and then over charge the concert goer.

For a musician who loves to play to the 'ordianry man' he should ensure ordinary prices. A lot of people I know are huge Young fans and could not go as it was too expensive for them. Pretty disgraceful.

Plenty of artist are cheap. Morrisey to name but one. Paul Simon . Generally bands are cheaper than €80. Check it out!!!

He was over charging us!!.

Danco · 02-07-2008 02:19PM

Dedon,

Were you at either of the concerts? I ask because you don't seem to know the prices of the tickets and also because if you were at either show you would know that 80 euro was a total bargain for what we got. I was at both the Dublin and Cork shows and came away totally satisfied. There are plenty of things that are over-priced and a rip-off in Ireland these days, but these Neil Young gigs certainly don't qualify. I got to see Neil play two totally storming sets and I feel lucky to have gotten that chance. He puts everything into his performances and that's obvious. If you feel the concerts were a rip-off you can't have been at them. Total bargain!

nataliehun · 02-07-2008 02:29PM

Danco wrote: »

Dedon,

Were you at either of the concerts? I ask because you don't seem to know the prices of the tickets and also because if you were at either show you would know that 80 euro was a total bargain for what we got. I was at both the Dublin and Cork shows and came away totally satisfied. There are plenty of things that are over-priced and a rip-off in Ireland these days, but these Neil Young gigs certainly don't qualify. I got to see Neil play two totally storming sets and I feel lucky to have gotten that chance. He puts everything into his performances and that's obvious. If you feel the concerts were a rip-off you can't have been at them. Total bargain!

+1
I agree!

dedon · 02-07-2008 02:29PM

Danco wrote: »

Dedon,

Were you at either of the concerts? I ask because you don't seem to know the prices of the tickets and also because if you were at either show you would know that 80 euro was a total bargain for what we got. I was at both the Dublin and Cork shows and came away totally satisfied. There are plenty of things that are over-priced and a rip-off in Ireland these days, but these Neil Young gigs certainly don't qualify. I got to see Neil play two totally storming sets and I feel lucky to have gotten that chance. He puts everything into his performances and that's obvious. If you feel the concerts were a rip-off you can't have been at them. Total bargain!

I wasnt at them because I couldnt afford to go. €80 is too much. Malahide was not sold out. So that sums it up really. Neil Young is cheaper inthe UK. He comes over here and charges more. That is just totally againts what he believes in. Well what I thought he believed it.

His political thinking just seems a bit flawed to me. Seems like it is more of a stunt that anything

Neil Young at Malahide - Lord take me now

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