Neil Young 02

Ah yea agree with ya, On the beach is defo a certain mood album though, Ben Keith's slide guitar on 'See the sky about to rain' is just brill, great weeping sound to it.

Imo, Times fades away, On the beach and Tonight's the night are albums that Neil Young did because he just had to get all the **** that had happened in his life out of his system and once he had, he moved on with his life and left that period behind him.

What do people think of the new album "Fork in The Road"?

When Worlds Collide
Fuel Line
Just Singing a Song
Johnny Magic
Cough Up the Bucks
Get Behind the Wheel
Off the Road
Hit the Road
Light a Candle
Fork in the Road

My favourite tracks are Get Behind the Wheel, Off The Road and Light A Candle.

who_ru wrote: »

he must like playing with his shirt half hanging off his back

LOL. WTF was up with that?

Unreal gig.

who_ru wrote: »

he must like playing with his shirt half hanging off his back

I saw that. I'd say he needed his strumming arm to be free of the loose shirt but it might have been to cold to take off the shirt completely? He fairly mangled the poor old guitar at the end as well.

Mental Mickey wrote: »

I much prefer the Unplugged version of this song. I couldn't get into the "plugged in" version. Rest of the gig was brilliant, though. Well worth the money.

+1

eyeball kid wrote: »

Was at the Malahide gig last year but really preferred last nights. Sound was excellent at the O2 where I was.

I preferred last night as well, more of a Greatest Hits show, although the new song Get Behind The Wheel stood up well with the rest. Last year he did one song from the Chrome Dreams II album that lasted 27 minutes, too long.

Fantastic gig, great energy anyone know what the story was with the artist back stage.

Neil's had the painter on stage since the start of the tour early last year. The first leg (which didn't come to Ireland, but included shows in London and Edinburgh) split the set into two parts: he'd play an acoustic set and then have an interval, followed by an electric set with the full band.

He had the guy at the read of the stage painting throughout. Some of the paintings were used as part of the show by the time he played Malahide and the Marquee last summer. They were put on an easel at the front of the stage whenever the relevant song was played. He's done away with that element of it, 'cos nothing was displayed up front last night, but the guy is still painting away at the back.

He was much better last night than either show last summer. It was a much tighter performance, the set list was stronger, and he had Ben Keith doing more lap steel (his speciality) as opposed to playing perfunctory rhythm guitar. I was glad he ditched Spirit Road and No Hidden Path, especially the latter, which I agree with the earlier poster about. Twenty-five minutes of tiresome self-indulgence, both shows last year. No thanks.

Wow such an amazing gig, he's so cool.
Wish he played 'like a hurricane' though.

dubdoyle wrote: »

I hadnt seen him in Just 20yrs but was it worth the Wait....

You Better Believe it was The Energy and the Stage presence of the man was Enough for Me But it was Like a greatest Hits Night.....

My First Gig in the New Point and It was Cracker from Start to Finish...

Pocahontas /Cinnamon Girl/ Burned Wasnt Expecting to Hear That I Must Say /Down let it bring you down/ and Down by the River Was Just Epic...

The Guitar Playing was Unreal and He Was on Top Form...

Only Wished He had of Played Cortez The Killer

Ah Well you cant have it all

Cant Wait for the Next One Hopefully!!

I agree, it was an amazing gig. The new point rocks too, great venue.